The Omega Ensemble is a nonprofit chamber music ensemble, in existence since 1973. Its mission is to introduce outstanding young artists to the public. So far, Omega has presented more than 161 artists. The Omega Ensemble is partially funded through grants from The New York State Council on the Arts, The Friars Foundation, the Frank and Helen Herman Foundation, and other foundations, as well as contributions from private donors.
Omega provides a series of free "Gift to the City" concerts in New York City at the Park Avenue Christian Church, a Cocktail Series held at the Rose Studio at Lincoln Center and at the Polish Consulate in New York City, and a subscription series at Christ Church, in Oyster Bay, L.I.
Omega holds a couple of benefits each year. The Long Island Benefit will take place on September 17, 2011 at 6 pm at an elegant private home in Glen Head, NY. For tickets, please contact Daniela Wong, 39 Renwick Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743, 631-271-839 or 917-658-1868 (cell number).
The 2012 Annual Benefit will be held on February 6, 2012 at the New York Health and Racquet Club located at 370 Park Avenue in New York City. We are pleased to be honoring Eugene Drucker, violinist of the world renowned Emerson String Quartet, and guest violinist for Omega in the 1990's, as the artistic honoree. Also, we will be honoring a philanthropic honoree. For further information and tickets, please contact Andrew Janss at ajanss@gmail.com or 805-807-6323.
We invite you to join us at any of our concerts and/or our benefits to celebrate the beauty of chamber music.
Our 2011-2012 Season:
This season marks our 34th year and begins on September 17th. We are truly pleased to present several talented new artists:
- Kristen Lee, violin
- Ayano Ninomiya, violin
- Emily Smith, violin
- Itamar Zorman, violin
- Molly Carr, viola
- Eric Nowlin, viola
- Vicki Powell, viola
- Gabrille Cabezas, violoncello
- Andrew Janss, violoncello
- Brook Speltz, violoncello
To view the artists who performed during our 2010-2011 Season, please click here.
- Kristen Lee, violin
- Jessica Lee, violin
- Ayano Ninomiya, violin
- Elena Urioste, violin
- Mark Holloway, viola
- Vicki Powell, viola
- Julie Albers, violoncello
- Nicholas Canellakis, violoncello
- Sophie Shao, violoncello
To view the artists who performed during our 2009-2010 Season, please click here.
- Saeka Matsuyama, violin
- Ayano Ninomiya, violin
- Korbinian Altenberger, violin
- Eric Nowlin, viola
- Beth Guterman, viola
- Pierre Lapointe, viola
- Nicholas Canellakis, violoncello
- Andrew Janss, violoncello
- Efe Baltacigil, violoncello
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