About Us

A Brief History of Downtown Music

Thirty-four years ago, Downtown Music began with a plan for a series of concerts that would delight and inspire all who live, work, or visit in downtown White Plains. The programs were to be top-flight musical offerings, presented on a regular schedule, in a way that was welcoming to all.

Today, the dream is a reality. We expect more than 4,000 people will join us for concerts in this year alone. Downtown Music has twice been voted a Best of Westchester Winner by the Editors of Westchester Magazine and has been selected as an Arts Award Winner by ArtsWestchester. We have made a substantial investment in the cultural life of our community and, with your help, have created something truly unique and successful.

We thank you for your generosity and support.

Downtown Music at Grace is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible.

Timothy Lewis

Timothy Lewis has served as Artistic and Managing Director of Downtown Music since 1988. As an organist, he has been heard in concert at The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, the early music series at St. Peter’s Church, and at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church where he performed the New York premiere of Ruth Schonthal’s The Temptation of St. Anthony. Lewis conducted the east coast premiere of The Three Hermits, an opera by the American composer Stephen Paulus. He holds a Master of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music, where his teachers included Alec Wyton, Amy Kaiser and Dennis Keene. Lewis, whose articles on church music have been published by Yale University, is a member of the Liturgical Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.

Arts in Education Program

Downtown Music welcomes groups of students at its noonday concerts. These school-time programs feature nationally recognized artists who are known for their innovative, high-quality work. The informative and inspiring performances are suitable for students from middle school through high school and are designed to help motivate young people to learn about, appreciate and participate in the arts. It is a fun, creative way to allow self-expression.

By prior reservation, Downtown Music artists will meet with groups of young people following the concert to lead an age-appropriate discussion about the music that they performed.

The forty-five minute concerts are held on Wednesdays at 12:10pm at Grace Church, which is located at the intersection of Mamaroneck Avenue and Main Street in downtown White Plains.

For more information about this program, contact Tim Lewis.

Board of Trustees

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Karen Odom, President
Cormac Daly, Treasurer

Allen Bartlett
Renee Cohen
Robert Heath
Michael Heffner
Hannah Nelson
Kenneth Reilly
Barbara Schwarz
Richard Thompson
Catherine Toolin
Brian Wallach
Nicholas Wolff

Paul Bergins, Esq., President Emeritus
Sabin Streeter, Trustee Emeritus

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Norman Horowitz
Nancy Kissinger
Robert Sherman
Melvin Stecher