Downtown Music Productions, Mimi Stern-Wolfe, Artistic Director, presents their 2007-2008 season finale, Summer is a Comin’ In - Shakespeare and Song on Sunday, June 22 at 3:00 PM as part of their East Village Concert Series at St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery, 131 E. 10^th Street at 2^nd Avenue in Manhattan.

Featured works include the New York Premiere of Richard Simpson’s Shylock, Gerald Finzi’s Let Us Garlands Bring, Joel Mandelbaum’s Sonnet #118 (commissioned by Downtown Music Productions), Ralph Vaughan Williams “Orpheus With His Lute”, Roger Quilter’s “It was a Lover and His Lass,”and “Come Away, Come Away Death”; the New York Premieres of Carolyn Steinberg’s Song; James Theobald’s Sonnet and Leonard Lehrman’s Sonnetina #15 “When In Disgrace” as well as Carolyn Steinberg’s Ophelia’s Lament for Soprano and Harp.

Performers include Gayla Morgan, Soprano; Helene Williams, Soprano; Piano; Kurt Alakulppi, Tenor; Mary Hurlbut, Soprano; Robert Mobsby, Baritone; Andrew Bolotowsky, Flute, Galina Heifetz, Violin, Daniel Barrett, Cello, Michelle Gott, Harp and the Downtown Chamber & Opera Players.

Special guests will be the Caring Community Chorus, the 14^th St. Y Community Chorus, Mary Kate Burke, Stage Director and the St. Marks Chorus, Jeannine Otis, Director.

Suggested donation for the June 22 concert is $20. For reservations or more concert information, contact Downtown Music Productions at 212-477-1594 or dmpmimi@msn.com.

Visit them online at http://www.downtownmusicproductions.org. Read a review of their February 2007 concert at http://thevillager.com/villager_198/mimisternewolfe.html.