Clarinetist JJ Koh will introduce audiences to one of music's most expressive and versatile instruments. Known for its remarkable range of tone color and flexibility, the clarinet plays a vital role in orchestral, chamber, solo, and jazz traditions. In this engaging presentation, Koh will discuss the history and development of... [Read More]
Colorful, Evocative, Scintillating! Harpist Amanda Beranek joins with our strings and winds in four enchanting works that will take you far away and bring you back a changed person! The pulsing rhythms, kaleidoscopic hues, and swirling melodies will leave you exhilarated and enraptured. Danse sacrée et profane (1904) - Claude... [Read More]
Colorful, Evocative, Scintillating! Harpist Amanda Beranek joins with our strings and winds in four enchanting works that will take you far away and bring you back a changed person! The pulsing rhythms, kaleidoscopic hues, and swirling melodies will leave you exhilarated and enraptured. Danse sacrée et profane (1904) - Claude... [Read More]
One of the country’s very finest violinists, our own David Perry, brings us one of the great orchestral solo works, Ernest Chausson’s Poème, in a special chamber music version the composer himself created. David’s colleague in the Pro Arte Quartet, violist Sally Chisholm, introduces the program with Turina’s evocative Scène... [Read More]
One of the country’s very finest violinists, our own David Perry, brings us one of the great orchestral solo works, Ernest Chausson’s Poème, in a special chamber music version the composer himself created. David’s colleague in the Pro Arte Quartet, violist Sally Chisholm, introduces the program with Turina’s evocative Scène... [Read More]
Have you ever wondered why lower pitched instruments are larger than those that are higher pitched? Why ten violins are not twice as loud as five? And, why do several sound different – not just louder – than one? Other questions we’ll explore will include why wind instruments are louder... [Read More]
One of the country’s very finest violinists, our own David Perry, brings us one of the great orchestral solo works, Ernest Chausson’s Poème, in a special chamber music version the composer himself created. David’s colleague in the Pro Arte Quartet, violist Sally Chisholm, introduces the program with Turina’s evocative Scène... [Read More]
Everyone loves Tchaikovsky, and his String Sextet inspired by Florence, Italy is as memorable as it gets. Violinist David Perry leads this program of rich string sounds, which begins with another resounding work for the same combination by the dramatic and colorful Hungarian Composer, Ernst von Dohnányi. Sextet in B-flat... [Read More]
Everyone loves Tchaikovsky, and his String Sextet inspired by Florence, Italy is as memorable as it gets. Violinist David Perry leads this program of rich string sounds, which begins with another resounding work for the same combination by the dramatic and colorful Hungarian Composer, Ernst von Dohnányi. Sextet in B-flat... [Read More]
One of the country’s very finest violinists, our own David Perry, brings us one of the great orchestral solo works, Ernest Chausson’s Poème, in a special chamber music version the composer himself created. David’s colleague in the Pro Arte Quartet, violist Sally Chisholm, introduces the program with Turina’s evocative Scène... [Read More]
Everyone loves Tchaikovsky, and his String Sextet inspired by Florence, Italy is as memorable as it gets. Violinist David Perry leads this program of rich string sounds, which begins with another resounding work for the same combination by the dramatic and colorful Hungarian Composer, Ernst von Dohnányi. Sextet in B-flat... [Read More]
Saving the best for last, we bring back our most requested piece of music – Paul Schoenfield’s Café Music. Jazzy, whimsical, tender… it will touch you and leave a big smile on your face. The program concludes with what may be Brahms’ most beloved chamber music work – his First... [Read More]