Program

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Souvenir d’un lieu cher for violin & piano, Op. 42

• Herbert Howells, Rhapsodic Quintet for clarinet & strings, Op. 31 (1919)

• Stephen Albert, To Wake the Dead: Six Sentimental Songs and an Interlude after Finnegans Wake for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano

• Louis Vierne, Piano Quintet in c minor, Op. 42 (1917)

Tchaikovsky shares misty reflections of a dear place, and Howells contemplates an England, and a way of life, destroyed by the First World War. Vierne’s epic, late-Romantic treasure is a powerful and emotionally charged work conceived as a votive offering for his son who was killed in action. Stephen Albert adapts James Joyce’s nearly incomprehensible text – with its wordplay, dreamlike ambiguity, and half-remembered fragments – into a moving exploration of love, loss, and the cyclical nature of life itself.

Program

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Souvenir d’un lieu cher for violin & piano, Op. 42

• Herbert Howells, Rhapsodic Quintet for clarinet & strings, Op. 31 (1919)

• Stephen Albert, To Wake the Dead: Six Sentimental Songs and an Interlude after Finnegans Wake for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano

• Louis Vierne, Piano Quintet in c minor, Op. 42 (1917)

Tchaikovsky shares misty reflections of a dear place, and Howells contemplates an England, and a way of life, destroyed by the First World War. Vierne’s epic, late-Romantic treasure is a powerful and emotionally charged work conceived as a votive offering for his son who was killed in action. Stephen Albert adapts James Joyce’s nearly incomprehensible text – with its wordplay, dreamlike ambiguity, and half-remembered fragments – into a moving exploration of love, loss, and the cyclical nature of life itself.

Program

• Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost”

• Lera Auerbach, Piano Trio No. 2, This Mirror Has Three Faces

• Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Trio No. 2 in e minor, Op. 67

There are few works as earth-shattering and soul-stirring as Shostakovich’s second piano trio. He brings together the personal, the political, and the unknowable with hypnotic, frenzied rhythms, coded messages of protest, and searing emotional impact. Gutsy and theatrical, Lera Auerbach takes us on a wild ride of mirror images and musical sleights of hand, and Beethoven shows us that he is the king of drama with a whirlwind of ghostly tension and electrifying contrast.

with Elizabeth Fayette, violin and Xiaohui Yang, piano

Program

• Franz Schubert, Auf dem Strom (On the River) for soprano, French horn & piano, D. 943, Op. 119

• Stacy Garrop, Postcards from Wyoming for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion

• Charles Ives, The Housatonic at Stockbridge and other songs for soprano & piano

• Ernest John Moeran, Fantasy Quartet for oboe & strings (1946)

• Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quintet in C Major, Op. 29, “Storm”

They say home is where the heart is… Faced with impending deafness, Beethoven leans into the storm of his inner vistas with a soaring masterpiece of vitality and richness, while Schubert envisions his hero’s final journey to the spirit realm. Ernest Moeran recalls the reedy waters, country lanes, and rolling hills of his youth, Stacy Garrop celebrates the grandeur of the American west, and Charles Ives amplifies the little moments from cities and towns across New England, reminding us that no matter where we are, music always brings us home.

Program

• Franz Schubert, Auf dem Strom (On the River) for soprano, French horn & piano, D. 943, Op. 119

• Stacy Garrop, Postcards from Wyoming for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion

• Charles Ives, The Housatonic at Stockbridge and other songs for soprano & piano

• Ernest John Moeran, Fantasy Quartet for oboe & strings (1946)

• Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quintet in C Major, Op. 29, “Storm”

They say home is where the heart is… Faced with impending deafness, Beethoven leans into the storm of his inner vistas with a soaring masterpiece of vitality and richness, while Schubert envisions his hero’s final journey to the spirit realm. Ernest Moeran recalls the reedy waters, country lanes, and rolling hills of his youth, Stacy Garrop celebrates the grandeur of the American west, and Charles Ives amplifies the little moments from cities and towns across New England, reminding us that no matter where we are, music always brings us home.

Composers and Program

James Simon, Arioso

Derrick Skye, Wounds from Roses

Hilary Purrington, Spine

Rene Orth, Resig Nation for Solo Cello

Kian Ravaei, Three Nothings

Aftab Darvishi, The Ashes are in Flames

James Simon, Arioso

Composers and Program

James Simon, Arioso

Derrick Skye, Wounds from Roses

Hilary Purrington, Spine

Rene Orth, Resig Nation for Solo Cello

Kian Ravaei, Three Nothings

Aftab Darvishi, The Ashes are in Flames

James Simon, Arioso

Gabriel Fauré: “La Bonne Chanson,” Op. 61

Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major D. 667 “The Trout”

Gabriel Fauré: “La Bonne Chanson,” Op. 61

Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major D. 667 “The Trout”

Program

• Arvo Pärt, Fratres for violin & piano

• York Bowen, Phantasy Quintet for bass clarinet & string quartet, Op. 93 (1932)

• Kevin Puts, Seven Seascapes for flute, French horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass & piano

• Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”

Composed during Beethoven’s final descent into deafness and the beginning of his singular inward odyssey, the Archduke is a crowning achievement of the repertoire, a work of bountiful beauty and sweeping grandeur for a trio of virtuosos. Arvo Pärt’s bells fill us with reverence and elation, and Kevin Puts gives voice to the wonders of the ocean. We close our 27th season with an ecstatic meditation at the intersection of heaven and earth, sea and sky.

Program

• Arvo Pärt, Fratres for violin & piano

• York Bowen, Phantasy Quintet for bass clarinet & string quartet, Op. 93 (1932)

• Kevin Puts, Seven Seascapes for flute, French horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass & piano

• Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”

Composed during Beethoven’s final descent into deafness and the beginning of his singular inward odyssey, the Archduke is a crowning achievement of the repertoire, a work of bountiful beauty and sweeping grandeur for a trio of virtuosos. Arvo Pärt’s bells fill us with reverence and elation, and Kevin Puts gives voice to the wonders of the ocean. We close our 27th season with an ecstatic meditation at the intersection of heaven and earth, sea and sky.

Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time

with Cameron Daly, violin, Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet, and Benjamin Hochman, piano

Program

• Darius Milhaud, La création du monde – Suite de concert pour piano et quatour à cordes, Op. 81b

• George Rochberg, Between Two Worlds (Ukiyo-e III) for flute & piano

• Pavel Haas, Wind Quintet, Op. 10

• Alban Berg, Adagio from Kammerkonzert for violin, clarinet & piano

• Erich Korngold, Suite for two violins, cello & piano left-hand, Op. 23

The period between the wars was a hotbed of innovation bustling with new styles and means of expression. Korngold straddles the line between golden lyricism and unbridled bravado with a rare late Romantic treasure, and Haas mingles Czech folk songs with fanciful dances and prayerful synagogue music. Milhaud offers a joy-filled homage to the Jazz Age, and Rochberg paints a shimmering portrait of the floating world…between then and there, here and now…

Program

• Darius Milhaud, La création du monde – Suite de concert pour piano et quatour à cordes, Op. 81b

• George Rochberg, Between Two Worlds (Ukiyo-e III) for flute & piano

• Pavel Haas, Wind Quintet, Op. 10

• Alban Berg, Adagio from Kammerkonzert for violin, clarinet & piano

• Erich Korngold, Suite for two violins, cello & piano left-hand, Op. 23

The period between the wars was a hotbed of innovation bustling with new styles and means of expression. Korngold straddles the line between golden lyricism and unbridled bravado with a rare late Romantic treasure, and Haas mingles Czech folk songs with fanciful dances and prayerful synagogue music. Milhaud offers a joy-filled homage to the Jazz Age, and Rochberg paints a shimmering portrait of the floating world…between then and there, here and now…

Boccherini, Sonata in E-flat Major

Imogen Holst, The Fall of the Leaf

Evan Williams, Cantigas

Reena Esmail, Varsha

Poulenc, Cello Sonata

with Steven Beck, piano

Boccherini, Sonata in E-flat Major

Imogen Holst, The Fall of the Leaf

Menotti, Suite for Two Cellos and Piano

Reena Esmail, Varsha

Poulenc, Cello Sonata

with Wesley Baldwin, cello and Katherine Benson, piano

Imogen Holst, The Fall of the Leaf

Reena Esmail, Varsha

Boccherini, Sonata in E-flat Major

with Ellie W. McCormack, cello

Imogen Holst, The Fall of the Leaf

Reena Esmail, Varsha

Boccherini, Sonata in E-flat Major

with Erin Ellis, cello

Program

• Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Major, WoO 36

• Leonard Bernstein, Sonata for clarinet & piano

• Chinary Ung, Child Song for flute, violin, cello & piano

• George Enescu, Octet in C Major, Op. 7 (1900)

Every superhero has an origin story, a beginning that illustrates their character and sets them on the path ahead. Bernstein’s first published work offers glimpses of the giant he would become. Chinary Ung unleashes his creativity, drawing on traditional Cambodian music to push his art form forward. Beethoven takes his first steps to break free from Classical constraints, and Enescu displays feats of strength with an epic, wildly ambitious work of voluptuous romanticism, Romanian flavor, and near-impossible virtuosity.

Program

• Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Major, WoO 36

• Leonard Bernstein, Sonata for clarinet & piano

• Chinary Ung, Child Song for flute, violin, cello & piano

• George Enescu, Octet in C Major, Op. 7 (1900)

Every superhero has an origin story, a beginning that illustrates their character and sets them on the path ahead. Bernstein’s first published work offers glimpses of the giant he would become. Chinary Ung unleashes his creativity, drawing on traditional Cambodian music to push his art form forward. Beethoven takes his first steps to break free from Classical constraints, and Enescu displays feats of strength with an epic, wildly ambitious work of voluptuous romanticism, Romanian flavor, and near-impossible virtuosity.

Week-long residency at the University of Maine featuring a masterclass and recital:

Boccherini, Sonata in E-flat Major

Imogen Holst, The Fall of the Leaf

Menotti, Suite for Two Cellos and Piano

Reena Esmail, Varsha

Poulenc, Cello Sonata

with Noreen Silver, cello and Phillip Silver, piano

PROGRAM

Luigi Boccherini, Sonata in E-flat Major

Evan Williams, Cantigas

Reena Esmail, Varsha

Francis Poulenc, Sonata for Cello and Piano, FP 143

with Carlin Ma, piano

Program

• Ernest Bloch, Three Nocturnes for violin, cello & piano (1924)

• Arnold Schoenberg, Ein Stelldichein (A Rendezvous) for oboe, clarinet, violin, cello & piano

• Earl Kim, Exercises en Route for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello & 2 percussion

• Franz Schubert, String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956

Interior passion meets exterior beauty in a program of poetic resonance, legacy, and memory. Earl Kim examines the passage of time and the nature of our existence through the arresting poetry of Samuel Beckett, and Kim’s teachers, Bloch and Schoenberg, share miniature twilight journeys of color and character. Composed in the final weeks of his life, Schubert’s Cello Quintet closes the circle on our exercises in living, remembering, and feeling.

Program

• Ernest Bloch, Three Nocturnes for violin, cello & piano (1924)

• Arnold Schoenberg, Ein Stelldichein (A Rendezvous) for oboe, clarinet, violin, cello & piano

• Earl Kim, Exercises en Route for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello & 2 percussion

• Franz Schubert, String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956

Interior passion meets exterior beauty in a program of poetic resonance, legacy, and memory. Earl Kim examines the passage of time and the nature of our existence through the arresting poetry of Samuel Beckett, and Kim’s teachers, Bloch and Schoenberg, share miniature twilight journeys of color and character. Composed in the final weeks of his life, Schubert’s Cello Quintet closes the circle on our exercises in living, remembering, and feeling.

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 “Harp”