The quickly put together Metropolis Ensemble performance on Sunday Night raised nearly $6,000 for Haiti relief on Valentine’s Day. The concert was a huge success and was reviewed in the New York Times by writer Allan Kozinn. Playing an eclectic mix of 26 pieces the expansive Metropolis Ensemble played a beautiful concert and made a huge impact for relief efforts.

From the New York Times:

All told, 26 works of various lengths were performed, most contemporary and eclectic, with standard repertory pieces cropping up on occasion. Some of those were among the evening’s highlights. A short set by the Avenue 9 Trio and its members included a sweetly singing account of Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise” by the group’s cellist, Dane Johansen, and a breathtakingly beautiful reading of Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” by its violinist, Sean Lee, both accompanied by Edvinas Minkstimas the ensemble’s pianist. Mr. Lee returned later to play Massenet’s “Meditation” from “Thaïs” with the harpist Bridget Kibbey.