Huw Morgan, Alan Thomas, James Fountain, trumpets

Matthew Gee, Peter Moore, Dan West , trombones

Sasha Koushk-Jalali , tuba

Mother Goose Suite ----- Ravel

Preludes ------ Debussy

Three Piano Preludes ------ Gershwin

Songbook (selections)------ Gershwin

An American in Paris------ Gershwin

The brass septet is a brand new invention, with no canon of repertoire, no grand history of great compositions. So why not invent a new one? Like musical Robin Hoods, Septura thieve from the richest ensembles to create a counterfactual history — a parallel universe in which, in the world of chamber music, the brass septet rules.

Christopher Otto, violin

Austin Wulliman, violin

John Pickford Richards, viola

Jay Campbell, cello

Program

Angelorum Psalat, after Rodericus ----- Christopher Otto.

Cineshapes 2 ------ Amy Williams

Miserere, after Nathaniel Giles ------ Christopher Otto.

Bells and Whistles ------ Amy Williams.

Musica Prisca Caput ------ Nicola Vicentino.

Tangled Madriga ------ Amy Williams.

Undeniably our generation’s “leading new-music foursome,” JACK Quartet celebrates their landmark 20th anniversary season in 2024-2025. Through intimate, long-standing relationships with many of today’s most creative voices, JACK Quartet has a prolific commissioning and recording catalog, has been nominated for three GRAMMY® Awards, and is the 2024 recipient of Chamber Music America’s Michael Jaffee Visionary Award.

Amy Williams

composer | pianist

Amy Williams was born in Buffalo, New York in 1969, the daughter of Diane, now retired violist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and Jan, percussionist and Professor Emeritus at the University at Buffalo. After a fellowship year in Denmark, she returned to Buffalo to complete her Master’s degree in piano performance at the University at Buffalo with pianist/composer Yvar Mikhashoff and her Ph.D. in composition, working with David Felder, Charles Wuorinen and Nils Vigeland. She is currently Professor of Composition at the University of Pittsburgh.

Adam Barnett-Hart, violin

Brendan Speltz,, violin

Pierre LaPointe, viola

Brook Speltz, cello

Theme & Variations for Flute & String Quartet, Op.80 ----- Amy Beach

String Quartet in E Minor, Op.68 ------ Verdi

Adagio for Strings (from String Quartet Op.11) ------ Barber

Flute Quartet No.1 in D Major, K.285 ------ Mozart

Impressions de la Puna for Flute & String Quartet ------ Ginastera

The Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. A former BBC New Generation Artist and recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, the quartet has performed at the BBC Proms at Cadogan Hall and is a regular guest at Wigmore Hall. In its home town of New York, the ensemble serves as season artists of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

CarolWincenc

flute

Hailed "Queen of the flute" by New York Magazine, flutist Carol Wincenc was first prize winner of the (sole) Naumburg Solo Flute Competition, as well as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Flute Association. She recently celebrated a half century as an international, concertizing artist at The Morgan Library and Museum, Merkin Concert Hall and the Staller Center for the Arts and is currently on the faculty at The Juilliard School.

Jonathan Schwarz, violin

Amelie Wallner, violin

Mayu Konoe, viola

Lukas Schwarz, cello

Quartet in D Major, Op.20, No.4 ----- Haydn

String Quartet (1927) ----- Henriette Bosmans

Slow Movement from String Quartet ----- Webern

String Quartet No.2 in A Minor, Op.13 ----- Mendelssohn

The String Quartet, founded in Berlin in 2019, can hardly be described more aptly than in the review published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in January 2022.  The ensemble is framed by brothers Jonathan and Lukas Schwarz on first violin and cello, while the middle voices are formed by Amelie Wallner on second violin and Mayu Konoe on viola. Leonkoro, in Esperanto: Lionheart,alludes not coincidentally to Astrid Lindgren's children's book about two brothers, a book that juxtaposes the grave reality of death with a large and heartfelt yearning for comfort and solace - a sentiment that string quartet repertoire addresses in several instances.

Florian Schötz, violin

Pinchas Adt, violin

Christoph Vandory, viola

Raphael Paratore, cello

Quartet in Eb Major, D.87 ----- Schubert

Quartet No.5, Op.27 ----- Mieczyslaw Weinberg

Piano Quintet in F# Minor ----- Amy Beach

Counted amongst the most exciting young string quartets, the Goldmund Quartet has with its exquisite playing and multi-faceted homogeneity given convincing interpretations of the great classical and modern works of the string quartet literature for more than a decade now. Their inwardness, unbelievably fine intonation, and phrasing worked out to the smallest detail inspire audiences worldwide.

Wendy Chen

piano

Wendy Chen has garnered critical acclaim for her engagements with leading orchestras worldwide. She is a graduate of the Colburn School and studied with legendary pianist Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Institute. Her numerous awards include First Prize in the National Chopin Competition and First Prize

Alexander Pavlovsky, violin

Sergei Bresler, violin

Ori Kam, viola

Kyril Zlotnikov, cello

Since the ensemble's founding in 1993 and subsequent 1996 debut, the four Israeli musicians have embarked on a journey of growth and maturation. This journey has resulted in a wide repertoire and stunning depth of expression, which carries on the string quartet tradition in a unique manner. The ensemble has found its core in a warm, full, human sound and an egalitarian balance between high and low voices. This approach allows the quartet to maintain a healthy relationship between individual expression and a transparent and respectful presentation of the composer's work. It is also the drive and motivation for the continuing refinement of its interpretations of the classical repertoire as well as exploration of new epochs.