Encouraged by the response, the Ulster County Council of the HVP Society scheduled two concerts for 1970. By 1971 the three concert winter series had been established.

The concerts have been held at the acoustically superb Church of the Holy Cross in Kingston and have featured, in addition to HVP artists, guest artists Ani Kanafian, Gilbert Kalish, Pedja Muzijevic and Robert Starer. Each concert is followed by a meet-the-artist reception.

Thanks to Pat Berlanga for this brief description of UCMS history.