Maestro Ida Angland and Gateway Classical Music Society present concert featuring Italian violinist Davide de Ascaniis
On the evening of Thursday, May 22 at The Little Church around the Corner at 1 East 29th Street in New York City, Maestro Ida Angland and Gateway Classical Music Society presented a delightful evening of musical favorites.
The Gateway Classical Music Society was founded 10 years ago by Maestro and Music Director Ida Angland and since then audiences have marveled toAida, Rigoletto, Mme. Butterfly,Tosca,The Verdi Requiem and others with critical praise and word of mouth. The theme of this splendid organization is “great works-up close and personal.” This concert was presented in five different venues including The First Congregational Church in Greenwich Ct., St.Phillip’s Church in Harlem, The Ridgewood United Methodist Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey and Shaarei Tikvah Synagogue in Scarsdale. We hope a Brooklyn venue will soon be available for this remarkable ensemble.
Maestro Angland and the 80 piece Gateway Orchestra opened the concert with the Overture to Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899) It was a lively, spirited affair. Maestro Ida Angland is a pioneer as a woman in a man’s profession but when she lifts the baton, its as easy as opening a door and letting in fresh air.