Written by Bradley Sperl ’18

October 13th was the annual fall Cohen Concert. These concerts are thanks to the Cohen Chamber Music Series sponsored by the Saul B. and Naomi R. Cohen Foundation. Mr. Cohen was a graduate from Hebron Academy in 1951 and served on the Board of Trustees as well. These concerts are meant to engage students in world-class musical performances, something that not everyone gets the chance to experience. This specific concert was performed by Yevgeny Kutik, a Russian-American Violinist from Boston, and Dina Vainshtein a Russian Pianist. They are both well known and well educated musicians holding degrees from world-renowned music institutes and conservatories. The program for the evening featured pieces from Mendelssohn, Bloch, Debussy, Franck, and Ravel. Personally, my favorite was the “Baal Shem (Three Pictures of Chassidic Life),” which is a piece with three movements where each movement represents a part of life, one of which being marriage. About thirty people attended the concert, half students, and the other half faculty and parents. These concerts are a great way to get involved in the music program at Hebron while learning more about different music genres.