Aaron Copland School of
Music
65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing
718-997-3800
qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/music
The school offers a series of
daytime concerts and recitals
given by students, faculty,
alumni and guest artists. It is
handicapped-accessible and
there is bus parking. Open
weekdays and some weekends
September through May.
The Astoria Big Band/The
Astoria Jazz Band
31-20 12th St. c/o Sudhalter,
Astoria, NY 11106
917-667-5331
sudhalter.com
The Astoria Jazz Band is
a 12-piece offshoot of the
Astoria Big Band, founded in
1986 by baritone saxophonist
Carol Sudhalter to provide
big band music for the people
of Queens through events in
parks and churches as well as
at street fairs.
Astoria Music Society
22-70 23rd St., Astoria
917-300-8695
www.astoriamusic.org
The society offers programs
of traditional classical music
through its Astoria Symphony
Orchestra and Astoria
Symphonic Choir, as well as
new music through its Lost
Dog New Music Ensemble.
Community Singers of
Queens
42-15 165th St., Flushing
718-326-1922 or 718-465-4777
www.csofq.org
Community Singers is a
25-member chorus directed by
a professional conductor and
accompanied by a professional
pianist. The group presents
two annual concerts.
Con Brio Ensemble
108-57 66th Ave., Forest Hills
718-459-1277
www.conbrioensemble.com
The ensemble presents
chamber music concerts
throughout the borough at
libraries, colleges, churches,
museums, schools and
concert halls.
Forest Hills Symphony
Orchestra
107-23 71st Road, Suite 240,
Forest Hills
718-374-1627
fhso.org
Both amateur and
professional musicians of
all ages perform in this
group, which provides three
concerts a year at the Forest
Hills Jewish Center.
Kupferberg Center for the
Arts
65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing
Box Offi ce: 718-544-2996
kupferbergcenter.org
This has been one of the
major cultural institutions
in Queens for more than
35 years. It houses Colden
Auditorium, LeFrak Concert
Hall and Goldstein Theatre.
Although on the Queens
College campus, the
Kupferberg Center is a selfsupporting
institution that
MUSICAL GROUPS
brings classical, pop and jazz
concerts as well as family
and children’s performances
to more than 350,000 people
each season. Subscriptions
are also available at a
discounted price.
The Latin-Jazz Coalition
80-15 Cross Island Parkway,
Bellerose
718-343-3113
latinjazzcoalition.com
Performs Afro-Cuban,
Brazilian and traditional jazz
music during several free
concerts.
Musica Reginae
Productions
59-56 57th Drive, Maspeth
718-894-2178
musicareginae.org
Producer of professional
classical music concerts,
Musica Reginae offers highquality
performances and
innovative programming with
outstanding artistic talents.
Oratorio Society of Queens
50 Ascan Avenue, Room 105,
Forest Hills
718-279-3006
queensoratorio.org
This community group
performs great works
of choral music with full
orchestra accompaniment
and aims to promote musical
excellence throughout the
borough. Performances
at the Queensborough
Community College
Performing Arts Center in
Bayside include an annual
spring concert in May and
an annual holiday concert,
which includes a rendition of
Handel’s “Messiah,” in late
December.
Queensboro Symphony
Orchestra
Mary’s Nativity Church, 46-02
Parsons Blvd., Flushing
718-359-5996
www.queensborosymphony.
org
The borough’s newest
classical music group is led
by conductor Dong-Hyun
Kim, and performs several
concerts a year at Mary’s
Nativity Church in Flushing.
Queens College Choral
Society
Queens College, 65-30
Kissena Blvd., Flushing
718-997-3818
qcchoralsociety.org/
The choral society is
comprised of a 100-voice,
college community chorus
that performs many different
choral masterpieces. The
society is open year-round.
Call for schedule information.
Queens Symphonic Band
Queensborough Community
College, 222-05 56th Ave.,
Bayside
718-631-6393
Performs band music of many
styles and from a variety of
periods.
Queens Symphony
Orchestra
Queens College, 65-30
Kissena Blvd., Flushing
718-570-0909
queenssymphony.org
The orchestra, which
presents a series of concerts
throughout the borough,
offers free concerts for
young people, an in-school
music education program, the
Young Soloist Competition,
the Youth Gospel Choir
and free open rehearsals.
The orchestra is in season
from September to May and
reaches nearly 50,000 people
annually.
Songs of Love
107-40 Queens Blvd., Forest
Hills
800-960-7664
songsofl ove.org
This nonprofi t uses the
healing power of music by
creating personal songs for
children and teens in crisis,
including those who are
terminally ill.
Sunnyside Drum Corps
43-12 46th St., Long Island
City 11104
718-786-4141
No auditions are necessary
for this community youth
marching band for ages 7 to
18. The band includes drums,
bell lyre, color guard, fl ag
team, pom-poms and baton
twirlers.
Tahuantinsuyo: Music of
the Andes
P.O. Box 2340, Astoria 11102
718-728-1793
Researches and performs
traditional music and dance
from regions formerly
occupied by the ancient
Incas. Presents concerts,
workshops, slide shows and
lectures.
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