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Greetings and hope you are enjoying the summer! Musica Reginae will start the season on Saturday October 3 with a fun jazz night and reception. Please save the dates below as we update our website and ticket links in the coming weeks.

MRP ANNOUNCES ITS 27th CONCERT SEASON:

COMMUNITY CONCERTS: All concerts will take place at 7pm 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026—HAUNTING JAZZ OPENING BASH 
MRP kicks of the concert season with the Paul Joseph Trio in an evening of spooky-themed jazz just in time for Halloween. Come out to celebrate the start of “Spooky Season” and listen to a concert of Jazz inspired by classical masterworks. This unique concert event will be followed by a reception. 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2026—AN EVENING OF CHAMBER MUSIC – FREE EVENT 
Join MRP Artistic Director and pianist Barbara Podgurski for this memorial concert honoring founding board member Joan Barnes. This concert is being offered free to the public in honor of Joan who left a legacy fund to benefit Musica Reginae’s programming. The evening will also feature Sarah Pratt Parsamian (violin) and Robert Burkhart (cello) and the program will include Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata and Dvořák’s F Minor Piano Trio, op. 65. Reception to follow. 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2027—MARIMBA POETICA 
Virtuoso marimbist Makoto Nakura returns to Musica Reginae in an evening of music for solo marimba and the NY Premiere of Benjamin C.S. Boyle’s song cycle La ceinture de ciel for baritone and marimba, featuring special guest baritone Randall Scarlata. 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2027—PARTHENIA VIOL CONSORT WITH DUO YUMENO 
An evening of music with special guests Parthenia Viol Consort. Lisa Terry and Parthenia are fellow Queens artists and they will perform a unique program of music for viols, modern cello and koto with special guest artists DUO YUMENO. 

SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2027—AMERICAN STRING QUARTETS 
A concert of music featuring string quartets by American composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries featuring the CUNY Graduate Center String Quartet. Program to be announced shortly. 

SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2027—DALI STRING QUARTET WIT BARBARA PODGURSKI 
An evening of chamber music for string quartet and piano featuring the award-winning Dali String Quartet. Program to be announced shortly. 

COMMUNITY CONCERTS FOR KIDS: All concerts will take place at 4pm 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026—SPOOKY JAZZ 
A concert of Halloween-themed music featuring classical pieces with jazz improv in a fun workshop concert for kids 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2027—MAKING MUSIC WITH MAKOTO 
Makoto Nakura demonstrates his virtuosity on the marimba and introduces kids on how this beautiful instrument of African origins creates sound using his vast collection of mallets. Makoto’s demonstrations are always a crowd favorite! 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2027—ANCIENT STRINGED INSTRUMENTS AND NEW FRIENDS 
Kids meet the members of Parthenia Viol Consort and learn about the viol family, the original stringed instruments of our modern violin family. They will be joined by DUO YUMENO, a modern cello and koto player, and kids will learn about the differences between the stringed instruments and about their history. 

SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2027—SOUNDS OF AMERICA 
Kids learn about American composers and what types of music influenced these composers of the 19th and 20th century to create their masterpieces. 

SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2027—MAKING MUSIC WITH FRIENDS 
Kids meet members of the Dali String Quartet and MRP Artistic Director Barbara Podgurski who demonstrate how friends communicate with their instrument sounds in place of words to have musical conversations.