Dr. Barbara Podgurski, Executive and Artistic Director
“A musical gem in the Queens community”
“...We are grateful to MRP for keeping the music alive"
Musica Reginae Productions (MRP) is dedicated to serving the citizens of Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States. Artists and audiences at MRP concerts regularly represent this full range of diversity. Through its concerts MRP brings together the diverse populations of Queens in a community-building experience celebrating diverse styles of music. Most MRP concerts feature Queens natives or residents as performers and composers. Other guest artists usually have some connection to our amazing and beautiful borough here in NYC. All of our COMMUNITY CONCERTS have a companion concert tailored specially for kids and families that takes place a few hours prior on the same day and is FREE to the public with reservations recommended. Click here to view our COMMUNITY CONCERTS FOR KIDS. Click here to see our new program of FREE Community Outreach Concerts.
Musica Reginae is proud to announce the start of its MILESTONE 25th year of bringing the highest caliber of artists and music to our beloved hometown of Queens, NYC. This season includes our most exciting programming to date and will be a celebration of all the MRP has come to embody and represent in our community.
All concerts to be held at The Church-in-the-Gardens—50 Ascan Avenue Forest Hills, NY 11375
Exceptional Women and Outrageous Puppets
A concert of works for piano four-hands performed by Forest Hills-based husband and wife team Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia. This award-winning duo will perform works by Fanny Mendelssohn, Haruna Miyake, Clara Schumann, Juri Seo and will end the evening with Stravinsky’s Petrouchka.
Unsung Heroines — Celebrating Women’s History Month
A quartet of women featuring Sarah Pratt (violin), Liuh Wen Ting (viola), Roberta Cooper (cello) and Barbara Podgurski (piano) perform works by a diverse group of female composers to include Dora Pejacevic, Florence Price, Vitezslava Kapalova, Cecile Chaminade, Teresa Carreno, Rebecca Clarke, Ethel Smith, Louise Farrenc and Helene de Montgeroult.
Kaoru Watanabe - BUNPUKU!—A Celebration of Asian American Heritage Month
Acclaimed composer and musician brings the aesthetics and sensibilities of Japanese traditional music through a distinctly contemporary American lens. The music ranges from meditative contemplation to percussive festival music, performed in a way that blurs the lines between in-the-moment improvisations and intricately structured compositions. A singular musician, Watanabe has collaborated with iconic figures such as Wes Anderson, Yo-Yo Ma, Jason Moran, Laurie Anderson, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Rhiannon Giddens.
Jazz Night and Party—Season Finale
The final night of MRP’s 25th concert season will feature an evening of jazz with special guests. Great music, stories and fun extras with a reception to follow.
Postcards from New York
An evening of chamber music for piano and strings featuring original members of MRP’s roster of performers as well as some new friends. The program is about visiting New York and includes works by those who would “come and go” through NY for both work and play. The witty and beautiful Postcards from NY will be performed as well as works by Colin Pip Dixon, Rolando Garza Rodríguez and Dvorak’s Piano Quintet.
Pitcairn & Podgurski In Concert
Come join us as we kick off our 25th concert season with internationally acclaimed virtuoso violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn who will perform on the famed "Red Mendelssohn" Stradivarius of 1720 - said to have inspired the Academy-award winning film, The Red Violin! She will be joined by Artistic Director Barbara Podgurski.
The concert features traditional works that have been the foundation of MRP from its very beginnings as well as modern gems of the classical repertoire.
Photo: ©Joy Strotz