Join this Valley Stream composer and his wife and collaborator celebrate their 700th performance

Court Street Music in partnership with the Valley Stream Historical Society will present its concert "Songs of Love & Social Consciousness" on Zoom on August 20 at 5 p.m. The concert will be performed by composer Leonard Lehrman alongside his longtime collaborator, soprano singer, and wife Helene Williams. The concert will mark their 700^th performance together.

The production is made possible with funds from the State Wide Community Regrant Program, a Regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and New York State Legislature, and administered by the Huntington Arts Council.

Lehrman and Williams have been working together since 1987 including concert tours of Australia, Israel, Russia, Belarus, France, Italy, Germany and throughout the United States and Canada.

“We've done so much together, been through so much together and been to so many places together," said Lehrman. "I literally have written over 200 pieces for her and she has done most of them. She recorded most of them and now we have 4,000 videos up on YouTube”

“I feel like I am very lucky having married a wonderful composer who actually, totally loves my voice and loves me," said Williams.  "I have a lot of fun doing a tremendous variety of stuff that he writes, lots of serious stuff, some political stuff, and he asks for my advice which is also lovely."

The Zoom concert, which takes place on Lehrman's birthday, also serves as something of a retrospective of the composer's prolific work, featuring  some of his most notable pieces as well as some newly composed songs.

“I am going to be 74 years old, so there will be 74 minutes of music," said Lehrman.

To receive a Zoom invitation, send an email at CourtStreetMusicValleyStream@gmail.com. For further information, call  (516) 825-2939 or send an email to helenespierman@gmail.com or Ljlehrmandma@gmail.com.