Two Important Concerts

The winter concert series at Kendal is well underway. In the next week we will have both the Kendal Chorale and a first-rate chamber music concert:

January 27 - “Songs for a Snowy Winter Evening”

Join the Kendal Chorale for its first concert with their new director Nell Macdonald. It will feature guest singers Randi Alberino, Graham Bobby, Regina Leon, and Will Robinson.  Mark Mitchell will be the accompanist.  Monday, January 27 at 7:30 pm in the Gathering Room.

Questions? Contact Bob Singleton

February 2 - William Pennell Memorial Concert

 Bill Pennell appreciated art, food, wine, theater, opera, music and ballet. In honor of his full and memorable life, the family is sponsoring a memorial concert at 3 pm, Sunday, February 2, in the Gathering Room.  Performing will be Daniel Gilbert, clarinet; Xiao-Dong Wang, violin; Jeehae Lee, violin; Katarzuna Bryla-Weiss, viola; Wendy Sutter, cello. Works by Brahms, D'Rivera, Barber, Gould, and Mozart will be featured. A reception will follow the concert.

Pace Courses Open to Kendal Auditors Announced

Click here to download the announcement. A Pace representative will be at Kendal Thursday, January 23 at 10 am for registration. Click here for more information about the courses. Click here for a registration form.

Opera on Film @ Kendal

Kendal continues its Opera on Film series.

Adriana Lecouvreur, to be shown on Monday, January 20, had to be postponed due to a scheduling conflict.

To simplify the calendar, all future operas will be screened on Saturdays at 2 pm in the Gathering Room unless noted otherwise.

Here is the program through March:

February 1: Adriana Lecouvreur

February 8: Lucia di Lammermoor

February 15: Romeo et Juliette

March 7: La Traviata

March 21: Boris Godunov

Casts will be announced in the future.

These are great performances and you don’t have to travel to see them.

P.S. And they’re free!

Free Van Rides to Met Opera HD

The ever-productive Trips Committee has done it again.

There will be Free Van Rides to Met Opera HD Live.

The Trips Committee is delighted to announce that its trips to the Saturday matinees of 2020 Met Opera HD Live will include free transportation, a saving of $19 to $25 per person.

The new Kendal policy covers three trips scheduled in February and March: Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (February 1); Handel’s Agrippina (February 29); and Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman (March 14). All trips are currently fully booked, but residents can still sign up on the wait list. The Metropolitan Opera has not yet announced its 2020-2021 season.

Photos Needed: Kendal View Calling

If you have a photograph (or two) that you would like to be considered for the March/April issue of Kendal View, please email it (them) to Art Brady.

The photo(s) should be 2 MB or greater to ensure sharpness when enlarged in the magazine.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Art.

New Trip: Asia Society, Plus Other Trips News

There is a new trip scheduled for Wednesday, February 19, to the Asia Society in New York.

The show is “The Art of Impermanence: Japanese Works from the John C. Weber Collection and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection,” an exhibition of masterpieces of calligraphy, painting, sculpture, ceramics, lacquers, and textiles from two of America’s greatest Japanese art collections.

There are Short Wait Lists for the following trips:

Wednesday, January 22, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers: Exhibitions include Thomas Cole’s paintings of Catskill Creek; James McElhinney’s “Discover the Hudson River Anew” with his mini sketchbooks and prints; Janelle Lynch’s color photographs of nature; and “Self in the City,” paintings of the industrialized city from the late 19th to the late 20th century.

Thursday, February 6, Jewish Museum, New York: “Edith Halpert and The Rise of American Art” (1900-1970), a trail-blazing art dealer who championed the work of Stuart Davis, Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Ben Shahn; “Rachel Feinstein: Maiden, Mother, Crone” (1971-), three decades of the artist’s work as a sculptor, painter and in video; and “Scenes from the Collection.”

Wednesday February 12, New York City Do Your Own Thing, with drop-off at the Met Museum. This trip is now on a first-come, first-served basis with no one-way trips.

All trips must be signed up for in the Trips Book located in the Activities Alcove.

Concert: Immortal Beloved

On Sunday, January 26 at 3 pm an outstanding and different kind of program will be presented in the Gathering Room entitled “Immortal Beloved – Songs and Letters of the Great Composers.”

Residents are invited to this special concert arranged by Catherine Nesbit Campbell, Kendal’s former Chorale director.

With Catherine will be singers Nell MacDonald, Julie Majchryzk, Laura Stelman-Jaeger, Jed Aicher, and Nancy Rathbun; accompanist Mark Mitchell; and narrator Meredith Maddox.

The program will feature letters and compositions of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Vaughn-Williams, Bernstein, Barber, and Copland.

This concert will surely be popular. Come early for a good seat.

Poetry & Finances

Anne White, the Treasurer of Kendal’s Residents Association, is not only keeper of the Association’s riches, but also a gifted poet. She has taken to sharing her poetry after she finishes giving her monthly financial report. We think you’ll enjoy reading her latest; it far outshines a column of figures.

“Haiku for a Healthy Balance Sheet”

Like the Hudson

funds flow to and fro

in balance.

A Seasonal Poetic Pondering

February marks

the start

of annual replenishment,

like April showers 

nourishing the rich array

of Kendal’s programs —

courses, lectures, concerts, films

and gatherings —

to stimulate and activate

our late life living, filled with

camaraderie and creativity.

And don’t forget the portion

set aside to benefit 

the ambulance, police

and fire crews that keep us safe,

and the many groups that serve 

a great diversity of neighbors

in our warm and welcoming community

of Sleepy Hollow.

Learn How to Help the Census Succeed

Resident Alice Clague is driving to the meeting and offers a ride to anyone who wishes to go. Contact her for more information or to indicate your interest.

Tax Deadline

This is to remind residents that the fourth and final installment of 2019 estimated income tax (both Federal and NY State) is due on or before January 15, 2020.

Please pay attention to this. Get those checks in the mail ASAP.