Abbey Hosts 7th Annual New Year’s Day Concert Featuring Joelle and River

Written By The Mountain Eagle on 12/14/25 | 12/14/25

ROXBURY — LIBERAL ARTS ROXBURY, in association with Brian Tolle Studio, is pleased to present its seventh annual New Year's Day concert, featuring Catskills-based musicians Joelle and River. From Harlem and New Orleans, respectively, Joelle and River are a musical duo blending Classical, Hip Hop, Caribbean and Latin music traditions, performed with a theatrical flair.

The concert will be held on January 1st at Roxbury Abbey, located at 53266 State Highway 30, Roxbury, New York. The concert begins at 4pm, with doors opening at 3:30pm. The concert is free and open to the public.

Capping its 100-year anniversary, Roxbury Abbey was consecrated as Our Lady of Good Counsel Mission Church in 1925. Since 2011, the abbey has been the studio of artist and educator Brian Tolle, creator of the Irish Hunger Memorial in Battery Park City, New York.

Please note that this historic building is not accessible to individuals using mobility devices.

Photo credit: Catie Colvin Sampson

LIBERAL ARTS ROXBURY was founded in 2018 to preserve Roxbury’s distinctive cultural and architectural histories and to foster community through exceptional programming in the visual and performing arts.