Schleuning and Pegis
Sat, Aug 15
|Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
A rich chamber music program of classical and contemporary works.


Time & Location
Aug 15, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 3446 NY-28, Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812, USA
About The Event
Maria Schleuning, violinist, has been a member of the Voices of Change Modern Music Ensemble since 1996 and artistic director since 2009. An advocate of new music, she has worked with many leading composers,
including Witold Lutoslawski, George Crumb, Aaron Jay Kernis, John Corigliano, Sam Adler, Sebastian Currier, Bright Sheng, Augusta Read Thomas, and Pierre Jalbert.
She has premiered many new works; among them, the world premiere of “Dream Catcher” (2009), a solo violin work written especially for her as a gift by Augusta Read Thomas, and “Partners” (2018), a double concerto by David Amram, written for her and cellist Jolyon Pegis.
An active chamber musician, Schleuning has performed in venues such as New York’s Alice Tully Hall, Weill Hall, Merkin Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, and the Museum of Modern Art. She has recorded with Continuum modern music ensemble in New York City as well as in Dallas with…
