Around the World in 80 Minutes
Friday October 24, 2025 at 10:30am

Around the World in 80 Minutes
Friday October 24, 2025 at 10:30am

Around the World in 80 Minutes
Friday October 24, 2025 at 10:30am

Musical Program to include
Giacomo Puccini Chrysanthemums
Harold Arlen Somewhere over the Rainbow
George Gershwin Lullaby for String Quartet
Lennon/McCartney Beatles arrangements
W.A. Mozart Allegro from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Small Space Series
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Location
Temple Beth El, 350 Roxbury Road, Stamford, CT
Duration
75 minutes with no intermission
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About this performance
Take your seats for a musical grand tour! From the sounds of old Vienna to the Emerald City, this concert makes no apologies for making you smile. Enjoy the nostalgia of the Wizard of Oz and the Beatles, the folk music of Denmark and Hungary, and Mozart’s evergreen Eine kleine Nachtmusik. What’s not to love?
Sebu Sirinian, violin
David Steinberg, violin
Laura Mount, viola
Sarah Carter, cello
Featured Artists
Sebu Sirinian violin

Born in Bucharest, Romania, was the first violinist of the award-winning Meridian String Quartet. He has performed internationally and held residences at Queens College, Bard College, Turtle Bay Music School though a grant by Chamber Music America and the Yale at Norfolk Summer Festival. Mr. Sirinian has performed as concert-master for Musica Viva, the Princeton Chamber Orchestra, the Connecticut Grand Opera, as Principal Second of Orchestra Lumos, and has performed with Amici NY, American Symphony Orchestra, American Ballet Theater and many Broadway orchestras including Sunset Boulevard, Phantom of the Opera, Christmas Carol, West Side Story, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular and most recently as a member of the My Fair Lady production at Lincoln Center. Sebu has performed chamber music with Paul Neubauer, Seymour Lipkin, Daniel Phillips and William Sharp, and has performed as a soloist with The New York Chamber Orchestras, Bach Aria Festival Orchestra, Hunter College Orchestra. Mr. Sirinian earned his BM and MM from the Juilliard School, has studied with Jerry Beal, Ivan Galamian, Joyce Robbins and the Juilliard String Quartet, and is currently on the faculty of the Princeton Playweek Workshops. He has been heard on WQXR and WNYC, and is recorded on LRC, LIQUID SILVER, CAPSTONE and MIDDER MUSIC RECORDS, INC.
David Steinberg violin

Violinist David Steinberg has been a member of Orchestra Lumos for many years. He was brought to New York under the guidance of Ivan Galamian and is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he received his Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music degrees. He is also a graduate of Juilliard’s pre-college division. He has been heard as a soloist, recitalist, chamber and orchestral musician in both the U.S. and Canada. His Canadian performances have been heard on CBC Radio, including CBF-FM’s “Music from Montreal” and has appeared in Montreal’s Pollack Hall, as well as the Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur. He has an active freelance career in New York City and the tri-state area, and has appeared with numerous orchestras including: the Montreal Symphony, the American Symphony, Opera Orchestra of NY, the N.E. PA. Philharmonic, L.I. Philharmonic, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Cecilia Chorus & Orchestra, Master Works Chorus & Orchestra, American Ballet Theater Orchestra, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, among others. Summer festivals have included: The Bard Music Festival and Great Music West (Utah). He is currently Concert Master and Violin Soloist with the Doansburg Chamber Ensemble in Putnam County. He resides in New York City with his wife, actress and singer, Victoria Devany.
Hobbies include reading and Tai Chi.
Laura Mount viola

Liana Laura Mount, violist, was awarded a DMA from the Juilliard School. Her teachers included William Lincer, Karen Tuttle, Leonard Mogill, Donald Wright, Stephen Clapp and Francis Tursi. She has performed throughout Asia and Europe with La Sinfonica Galicia. She appears frequently with orchestras in the Tri-State Area. She is a member of the Columbus Chamber Players and the North South Consonance. She was formerly the faculty of Hunter College High School, Hunter College and Queens College. She has been on the faculty of Mannes Preparatory Division since 1994.
Sarah Carter cello

Sarah Carter has enjoyed tremendous versatility in her career as a performing artist. Her orchestral affiliations include the American Symphony, the Westchester Philharmonic, the American Composer’s Orchestra, Orchestra Lumos, the Oratorio Society of NY, and Radio City Music Hall where she was the principal cellist for 12 years and a member for 32 years.
She has been a member of many Broadway Show orchestras such as Damn Yankees, The King and I, Parade, The Music Man, Oklahoma, Never Gonna Dance, South Pacific, The Visit, Kid Victory and she just finished a short run of The Little Mermaid at the PaperMill Playhouse in Milburn, NJ. She also subs at Wicked and Lion King.
At home in Cresskill, NJ, she enjoys teaching her private students and playing chamber music whenever possible. Her three amazing children are all out in the world doing great things.
*artists, programs and venues subject to change