The Morning Music Club (MMC) was established on January 8, 1924 by a group of professional women musicians in the Nyack area. MMC serves the community culturally, through its Concert Series; educationally, through its Music Scholarship Awards; and charitably; through its Outreach Program. Today, MMC attracts both men and women as members from Rockland and adjacent counties, and includes music lovers and patrons as well as musicians. Read more history about the club here. HISTORY

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NEXT CONCERT EVENT Saturday, May 20, 2023

Come support these amazing students!

Guest Artist is an Ukrainian Treasure, Pianist Pavlo Gintov.

Pianist Pavlo Gintov has been described as “a poet of the keyboard” by Marty Lash of the Illinois Entertainer, a “musical storyteller” by the Japanese publication Shikoku News, and “a fantastic pianist and extraordinary artist” by Jerry Dubins of the Fanfare Magazine.

Following his debut at the Kyiv Philharmonic Hall at the age of 12, when he performed Mozart Concerto in D minor K 466 with Kyiv Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Roman Kofman, Mr. Gintov has been touring throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and the United States, appearing at such stages as Carnegie Hall in New York, Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Teatro Verdi Nationale in Milan, the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory and Kioi Hall in Tokyo. He has been a soloist with Tokyo Royal Chamber Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Shizuoka Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic and Manhattan Chamber Orchestra under such conductors as Michiyoshi Inoue, Victor Yampolsky, Thomas Sanderling, Volodymyr Sirenko and Tomomi Nishimoto. Mr. Gintov has appeared on WFMT radio station of Chicago, WCLV of Cleveland, WPR of Wisconsin as well as numerous radio and TV stations in Europe, Japan, and Ukraine.

A native of Ukraine, Mr. Gintov won a First Prize in the Premiere Takamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan, where in addition he was awarded four special prizes. An avid chamber music performer, he has worked with such distinguished musicians as violinists Nina Beilina and Alena Baeva, pianists Mykola Suk and Sasha Grynyuk, cellist Yehuda Hanani, tenor Neil Rosenshein, woodwind quintet Windscape and many others. He regularly performs together with his sister, violinist Iryna Gintova.

Mr. Gintov graduated with honors from the Moscow State Conservatory, where he was a student of Lev Naumov and Daniil Kopylov. He holds a Doctor of Musical Art degree from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, where he studied with Nina Svetlanova.

Meetings and Calendar of Events

Scholarship Awards

Since 1950 MMC has held annual scholarship auditions for musically talented Rockland County High School seniors who plan to continue their music studies in college or conservatory. Winners are awarded monetary scholarships and are showcased in a public recital. Donations to the scholarship fund are accepted at the door and throughout the year. More information will be forthcoming.

Outreach Program

MMC sponsors special music programs in the community for the young, the elderly and the physically and mentally challenged.

Here is just a sample of how amazing James Rensink from Morning Music Club is. Our residents were spellbound!

Thank you to James Rensink and Liz Van Dyke, Volunteer Outreach Coordinator, for collaborating with us and making this event so special!

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An Invitation to Join MMC

Morning Music Club’s main thrust is to support and promote fine music. MMC provides music lovers a venue to enjoy and appreciate professional musicians from Rockland County and the greater NY area. Our members provide scholarships to Rockland County High School seniors to further their musical education. MMC provides outreach to community charities by sponsoring local musicians to perform. MMC Chorus, a volunteer ensemble from our membership also performs for senior centers and nursing homes in the area. Be a part of an organization that makes a difference in our community. Join MMC by completing and mailing the application form, along with $40 annual dues payable to: “Morning Music Club”, Mail to: Bernice Rice Gerstein, Treasurer, 4 Baltic Court, New City, New York 10956.