2012
04/30/2012 - THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION’S HOT PINK PARTYNEW
04/26/2012 - Grand St. Settlement's Taste of the Lower East Side
04/02/2012 - 2012 Skating with the Stars Gala
04/02/2012 - Strokes of Genius to benefit Autism Spectrum Disorders
03/29/2012 - The American Classical Orchestra 2012 Spring Gala Concert & Benefit
03/24/2012 - United States launch of the Seol Won Foundation
03/21/2012 - Kick-off event for The Perlman Music Program’s May 3rd Spring Benefit
03/16/2012 - Asia WeekNY kick-off reception at the Morgan Museum & Library
03/10/2012 - Toby and Itzhak Perlman and The Perlman Music Program hosted by Jim and Kristy Clark in Palm Beach
03/08/2012 - National Committee on American Foreign Policy Hosts the 2012 Gala Awards Dinner
03/06/2012 - 2nd Annual Fountain House Associates Spring Breakfast
03/05/2012 - School of American Ballet's Winter Ball 2012
03/03/2012 - AMIT NewGen Wine Tasting
03/01/2012 - American Cancer Society Honors Grace Hightower De Niro, Diane Reidy-Lagunes MD, Emily Sonnenblick MD
03/01/2012 - New York School of Interior Design Kick-off Reception
02/25/2012 - GiGi’s PLAYHOUSE NYC, Down Syndrome Awareness Centers, opened its doors for the first time
02/25/2012 - CARON LIGHTS UP MAR-A-LAGO WITH “AFTER DARK” GALA
02/19/2012 - Blitz Build 2012
02/07/2012 - 2012 Annual High School Counselor’s Breakfast
02/06/2012 - The Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s ® (BCRF) annual Hot Pink Luncheon and Symposium
02/04/2012 - The 2012 Hope Gala
02/03/2012 - North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee Presents Checks to Local Food Banks
02/03/2012 - American Cancer Society’s 54th Annual Black and White Gala
02/02/2012 - Cut 25 Flagship opening - an event to benefit Project Paz
01/29/2012 - KiDS of NYU Langone Foundation hosted its 6th annual KiDS Play to Win!
01/28/2012 - Girls Bite Out for the North Texas Food Bank
01/26/2012 - French Heritage Society’s New York ChapterKicked Off its 2012 Cultural Season
01/26/2012 - Annual Event to benefit The Samuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School
01/26/2012 - 2012 Plates for Pediatrics Benefit
01/24/2012 - New York Philharmonic Chinese New Year Gala
01/20/2012 - 2012 Wishmaker's Ball
01/20/2012 - Silence! Silent Art Forms
01/19/2012 - UJA-Federation of New York Generosity Signature Event
01/19/2012 - JDRF Central Jersey Chapter Events
01/17/2012 - TIFFANY & CO. HOSTS CARON SUPPORTERS TO SPECIAL PREVIEW OF 2012 TIFFANY LEATHER COLLECTION
01/16/2012 - 2nd Annual San Diego Breast Cancer Fundraiser
01/13/2012 - "Cycle Without Limits" Specialized Bike Program
01/12/2012 - Salvatore Ferragamo Hosts and Evening of Shopping to Benefit the Paradise Fund in Support of St. Jud
01/12/2012 - JDRF Central Jersey Chapter Walk to Cure Diabetes Awards Party
01/09/2012 - Museum of American Finance 2012 Gala
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Add your Article

Concert at St. Verrer Church to benefit The Polyphony Foundation
10/27/2011 - By Photos by Annie Watt @ Society-Photos.com

Concert at St. Verrer Church to benefit The Polyphony Foundation
Photos by Annie Watt @ Society-Photos.com

Sol Guy with the musicians

Polyphony founders Craig Cogut and Deborah Cogut hosted a concert and dinner Monday evening October 24th for the benefit of The Polyphony Foundation.

St. Vincent Ferrer Church was packed with close to 700 concert attendees as famed German conductor Felix Krieger enthralled the audience with Polyphony’s renditions of Mozart, Bach, Barber and Puccini. Master of Ceremonies Paula Zahn was introduced by music producer and TV personality Sol Guy, who reminded the audience of Paula Zahn’s own passion for playing the cello. Met tenor Adam Diegel serenaded all with a Tosca aria accompanied by the Polyphony Ensemble. The young musicians, ranging in age from 10 to 20, wowed the crowd with the virtuosity of their playing. World renowned violinist Gil Shaham was in the audience to support the musicians.



At the subsequent dinner at Café Boulud, additional support was offered by Inside The Actors Studio host, James Lipton and acclaimed violinist, Jenny Koh.



The Polyphony Foundation seeks to bring equal opportunity for music education and other innovative educational programs to Arab Israeli youth, offer Jewish Israeli youth opportunities to participate in these programs and create channels for dialogue between Jewish and Arab communities in Israel . Polyphony was founded in 2011 by four individuals: Craig and Deborah Cogut; renowned concert violinist and co-founded of both The Orpheus Foundation and The Barenboim-Said Conservatory in Nazareth, Nabeel Abboud-Ashkar; and award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, producer, activist and philanthropist, Cher.



Today Polyphony is providing Arab-Israeli youth a dynamic pathway to participate in the building of civil society guided by the principle, that through music and the humanities, it can promote a more tolerant and just society and stimulate dialogue between divided communities. Through music education, training and performances in Israel, Polyphony is creating a bridge between the Arab and Jewish communities based on a common love of classical music and the arts.


Photo Gallery

Click here for more pictures and a slideshow. You can also click on any of the photos to start slideshow.

Slideshow »