Sunday Street
LIM, The Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council, and WUSB-FM’s Sunday Street Concert Series present an eclectic music series featuring nationally and internationally known touring artists.
All performances will take place in the Carriage Museum’s Gillespie Room. Purchase advance discount tickets at sundaystreet.org. If available, tickets may be purchased at the door on the day of the show.
March 9 – Celebrating Lou Reed & Paul Simmon | 5:00 pm
Sharing Long Island roots, Lou Reed graduated from Freeport High School in 1959, where he played guitar and sang in doo-wop groups, while Paul Simon graduated from Forest Hills High School in 1958 and initially recorded as “Tom and Jerry” with classmate Art Garfunkel. Join us we celebrate these two legendary songwriters and their illustrious careers.
Featuring performances by Gene Casey, Caroline Doctorow, Andrew, Andie Juliette, and Cole Fortier, Bryan Gallo, Ray Lambiase, Russ Seeger, and Hank Stone.
Tickets
Purchase $25 advance tickets at sundaystreet.org.
Tickets at the door, if available, will be $30 (cash only).
April 13 – Lucy Kaplansky | 5:00 pm
According to The Boston Globe, “Lucy Kaplansky is becoming the troubadour laureate of modern folk.” Everyday Street brought a collection of her songs often referencing her longtime home, Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, followed by Last Days of Summer in 2022 and The Lucy Story, a retrospective of rare and unreleased tracks, appearing this year. Kaplansky’s career began in Greenwich Village at venues like The Cornelia Street Café and The Bottom Line, and she was well-represented on Jack Hardy’s Fast Folk recordings. After working as a psychologist, she returned to music full-time, releasing her debut album, The Tide (produced by Shawn Colvin) in 1994. Other acclaimed albums followed, and her song “Land of the Living” received frequent folk radio play for its nuanced reflection on the reaction to 9/11.
Tickets
Purchase $30 advance tickets at sundaystreet.org.
Tickets at the door, if available, will be $38 (cash only).
May 18 – Bob Dylan’s 84th Birthday Celebration | 7:00 pm
Dylan’s groundbreaking year of 1965, sixty years ago, is our focus with a full show featuring two classic albums from that era. In an outpouring of creativity, Dylan released two landmark albums in a single year, producing some of his most iconic songs, including the generational anthem “Like a Rolling Stone,” “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue,” and “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues.” That July, he delivered a brief but controversial electric set at the Newport Folk Festival, marking a pivotal moment in music history, recently depicted in the film A Complete Unknown. As is tradition at our annual celebrations of Dylan’s music, our performers will showcase songs from both albums while also exploring the vast Dylan catalog, bringing both well-known classics and hidden gems to life.
Featuring performances by The Kennedys, Rod MacDonald, Russ Seeger, Steve Kaplan, Tom Ryan, and Mark Mancini, with special guest Ray Lambiase.
Tickets
Purchase $35 advance tickets at sundaystreet.org.
Tickets at the door, if available, will be $45 (cash only).
Folk & Fiddle: String Quartets Inspired by Folk Traditions
Friday, May 30, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Celebrate the coming of summer with an evening of string quartets under the open sky at the Long Island Museum. Enjoy a captivating concert of string quartets inspired by folk traditions. This enchanting evening invites you to experience the vibrant essence of folk music through an engaging performance that blends folk-inspired melodies with the charm of a classical string quartet.
Featuring music by Manuel de Falla, Florence Price, Béla Bartók, and Antonín Dvořák!
Opening with Manuel de Falla’s Spanish Dance No. 1, a lively piece that captures the fiery spirit and rhythmic vibrancy of Spanish folk dance. Following this, immerse yourself in a Danish String Quartet Suite, that artfully combines sophistication with fiddling flair.
Enjoy Florence Price’s Four Folk Songs in Counterpoint, an exploration of American folk traditions, where Price’s intricate counterpoint enriches the soulful, folk-inspired melodies including “My Darling Clementine” and “Swing Low Sweet Chariot.” After a brief intermission, let the energetic rhythms of Béla Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances transport you with their vibrant Eastern European melodies and energizing spirit.
The evening culminates with Antonín Dvořák’s American Quartet, a monumental work that masterfully weaves American folk influences with Romantic elegance. This exuberant quartet reflects Dvořák’s deep engagement with American musical traditions, offering rhythms and lyrical beauty that echo the spirit of the New World.
This concert is made in collaboration with Long Island Chamber Music, a classical music music non-profit organization that brings high-caliber music to our Long Island community.
Location
The performance will be held on the lawn of the Carriage Museum. Bring your chairs and pack a picnic for a lovely evening on the grounds of LIM!
In the event of rain, the concert will be moved indoors to the Gillespie Room.
Tickets
General Admission (non-members): $35 online ($40 at the door)
LIM Members: $30 online ($40 at the door)
Student: $20
The Musicians
Suliman Tekalli, violin
Violinist Suliman Tekalli has established his voice as an exciting and versatile concerto soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. As the top-prize winner of the Seoul International Music Competition and prize winner in the Sendai International Music Competition, International Violin Competition “Rudolfo Lipizer Prize” and the Henryk Szeryng International Competition, Suliman has performed throughout the US, Canada, Central America, Europe, and Asia, appearing on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Seoul Arts Center, Wigmore Hall, and the Kennedy Center among others. His performances have been broadcasted on KBS World TV in Korea, CBC Radio 3 in Canada, and WQXR and NPR in the U.S.
Gergana Haralampieva, violin
Gergana is a Bulgarian-American violinist and music educator. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and her Master’s Degree from New England Conservatory. As an in-demand chamber musician, Gergana has performed with the Borromeo String Quartet, Eighth Black Bird, A Far Cry, and was a member of Ensemble Connect from 2018 – 2020 an in-residence ensemble at Carnegie Hall. As an educator, Gergana has taught classes at Fordham University, Skidmore College, and City College Academy of the Arts in Washington Heights. Gergana is a co-founder of Long Island Chamber Music, an organization that provides professional classical music concerts and educational programs to Long Island.
Ramón Carrero-Martinez, viola
Venezuelan violist Ramón Carrero-Martínez is a prize winner of numerous competitions in the US, Italy, Australia, Japan, and Venezuela, including the Grand Prize at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, Second Prize in the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, and Third Prize in Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa. Mr. Carrero-Martinez recently was appointed as a member of Ensemble Connect at Carnegie Hall for their 2023-2025 season. He has toured with the Grammy Award-winning conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, premiered James Ra’s Concerto for Three Violas with the New York Classical Players, was a Senior Seminalist of Sphinx Competition. In the summer of 2023, he performed Peteris Vasks’ Viola Concerto with the Classical Music Institute Orchestra of San Antonio.
Clara Abel, cello
Praised for her “gorgeous tone and fine solo playing” (Nordjske), cellist Clara Abel has captivated audiences throughout the US and Europe on both modern and baroque instruments. She recently graduated from three degrees at The Juilliard School, where she specialized in both chamber music and historical performance, and was a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship. Clara is a dedicated chamber musician noted for her flexibility, vivid stage presence and generous collaborative spirit. She has attended international music festivals such as Clasclas and Thy, and held quartet residencies at Kneisel Hall and Norfolk. She currently performs with the Tempest String Quartet.
