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Voodoo and Rainbows

Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 3:00pm

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Voodoo and Rainbows

Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 3:00pm

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Voodoo and Rainbows

Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 3:00pm

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Small Space Series

Hear our talented musicians up close in intimate settings near you

Location

Greenwich Reform Synagogue,
Cos Cob
92 Orchard St, Cos Cob, CT

Duration

75 minutes with an intermission

Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 3:00pm

About this performance

The American landscape through American sounds. From the West Side Story to the Emerald City, and from Scott Joplin to Florence Price and more!

Sebu Sirinianviolin
David Steinberg, violin
Laura Mount, viola
Sarah Carter, cello

Orchestra Lumos appreciates the generous support for this concert by the Greenwich Reform Synagogue.

Musical Program to include

Ben Franklin String Quartet

Traditional arr. Florence Price Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Leonard Bernstein Suite from West Side Story

Scott Joplin Country Club

George Walker Lyric for Strings

Rhiannon Giddens At the Purchaser’s Option

Jessie Montgomery Voodoo Dolls

Harold Arlen Over the Rainbow

Antonin Dvořák String Quartet No. 12 American III. Molto Vivace

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

American born Violinist, David Steinberg, has been a member of Orchestra Lumos for many years.  He was raised in Canada and brought to New York under the guidance of Ivan Galamian.  He is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he received his Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music degrees, and 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 photo

Sarah Carter has enjoyed tremendous versatility in her career as a performing artist. She has been a member of Orchestra Lumos for nearly three decades and always looks forward to playing with this wonderful orchestra! Other orchestral affiliations include the American Symphony, the Westchester Philharmonic, the American Composer’s Orchestra, the Oratorio Society of NY, and the Riverside Symphony. She was a member of the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra for 30 years and the principal cellist for twelve of those 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 and Kid Victory. Currently, she is subbing on Wicked, Lion King, and Once Upon a Mattress.

At home in Cresskill NJ, she enjoys teaching her private students and playing chamber music whenever possible. Her three amazing children are well on their way to doing great things.

*artists and programs subject to change