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New Rochelle, NY, February 26, 2002 - The Amerigo Ensemble, with a crossover repertoire spanning the continents, will perform on Thursday, March 14, at 12 noon in the Joyce Auditorium of Iona College at 715 North Avenue in New Rochelle. The concert is sponsored by the Iona Council on the Arts and funded by an endowment from the Baron Lambert Fund for the Arts established through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Murphy. The concert features Joanne Sternberg, clarinetist, who grew up in the Beechmont section of New Rochelle where her parents still reside. The concert is free and open to the public.

The Amerigo Ensemble is an exciting group of young virtuosos banded together with the goal of making a social and educational contribution through music. The group strives to bring understanding among all peoples by performing music of various cultures and finding common threads that bind us all together.

Members of the Amerigo Ensemble have performed chamber music extensively throughout the United States, South America, and Asia. In addition, these young artists have played with the leading performing organizations in the New York area, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, New Jersey Symphony, American Symphony Orchestra, and several Broadway shows.

For further information please contact Dr. Victor A. Stanionis at 633-2276.

For questions or more information please contact:
Meghan Finn
Public Relations Office
Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801
tel: 914 633-2005 fax: 914 637-2711

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