Duo Alterity to perform fundraiser for Paul Van Doran Memorial Fund

| 20 Mar 2019 | 11:39

    — The multi-award-winning flute-and-guitar ensemble Duo Alterity will perform in a fundraiser for The Paul Van Doran Memorial Fund From 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 24, at First Presbyterian Church, 33 Park Place, Goshen.
    "Their zest for contemporary music shines through in every performance, and their zeal for diving into new compositions is abundant in their work with emerging composers," says Aaron N. Price artistic director and co-founder of Connecticut Summerfest.
    In 2016, the Duo Alterity gave the world premiere of "La Perla del Pico" by Frank Wallace, and the 2019 season will see them back at Connecticut Summerfest.
    In 2017, the Duo became finalists in the Classics Alive Young Artist Auditions, adding to their growing list of awards. The ensemble also won first prize in the 2017 Music of Americas Great Composers Competition, the 2016 Vivo International Music Competition, and the 2016 Inaugural Hartt Chamber Music Competition.
    Duo Alterity has performed at many prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, and the Governor's Mansion in Hartford, Connecticut.
    Admission to the concert is $20, which includes refreshments.
    For tickets or more information, emai paulvandoranmemorialfund@gmail.com or see Pat in the church office.
    About the Paul Van Doran Memorial FundThe memorial fund supports charitable and educational projects in memory of Paul Van Doran, one of three Goshen High School students who died in a driver’s education car crash on July 14, 2015, in Warwick. This year the fund will help two Goshen High School seniors attend the senior class trip to Walt Disney World, one of Paul's favorite places.