Wind soloists from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra explore music from Poulenc, Ravel and Françaix, with their conductor Maxim Emelyanychev on piano.

Maxim Emelyanychev & SCO Wind Soloists

The Queen's Hall

EPSG:4326

1st Festival Chamber Concert: Recital Marlene Gomes

Munich Residence

8.  Chamber Concert

Lübeck Town Hall

Adrian Wittmer, bassoon

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

William Lewis, trumpet

"The Fantastic" is the theme of this season's chamber concerts in the Apollosaal, based on the season's first opera premiere, Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann . Musicians of the Staatskapelle Berlin have developed programs that approach this idea and concept, which play a key role in music, in a variety of ways. Ranging from the Baroque to the present day, with a special focus on the Romantic period, "The Fantastic" will be explored with a variety of chamber music works in diverse ensembles.

Chamber Concert VIII

Berlin State Opera

Ensemble Caplet consists of harp, flute and strings. Together with singers from the Gothenburg Symphony Vocal Ensemble, they fill the summer evening with achingly beautiful notes of love and the season.

Music for a summer evening

Göteborgs Symfoniker

A neighborhood project by ROMANFABRIK & Ensemble Modern in cooperation with the restaurant ›Leuchtendroter‹ (Hotel lyf East). A project by Sound Port Frankfurt 2030 – Workshop for Music and Experiment. Funded by the Crespo Foundation.

Lunch concert

Romanfabrik

Parisa Tofigh, trumpet

Each musician – and each instrument – stands out, their artistry shining bright.

The Sydney Symphony Fellows in Concert

Sydney Opera House

Samantha Strickland, horn

In France, the musical clock ticked differently in the 20th century than in Germany: Jean Françaix, who never composed in an avant-garde style, who remained grounded in tonality, who wrote entertaining, humorous, sentimental, and light-hearted music, is deeply revered in our neighboring country as a serious composer: something like that would never have happened here.

The Horn of the Angels

Beethoven Orchester Bonn

In the Octet in F major, Franz Schubert showcases his entire artistry. It combines lightness and depth, dance-like rhythms and intimate melodies that sound like a familiar conversation among friends. He was inspired by the famous septet of his predecessor Beethoven, but created something entirely unique: music that sounds like a great adventure, where each voice - from the string quartet to the clarinet, bassoon, and horn - brings its own character.

Schubert Octet

Palace of Culture

Love is in the air! Fresh on the heels of Valentine’s Day, join the ASU Chamber Winds and Friends for a romantic afternoon of music that will leave you swooning.

ASU Chamber Winds and Friends: "Labyrinth of Love"

Arizona State University Tempe Campus

Alina Ibragimova Plays Mozart’s Third Violin Concerto

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Since 2016, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra has hosted an ”Orchestra Academy”. The international RSPO Orchestra Academy is a one-year, advanced academic programme for young musicians. Under the guidance of the section leaders from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the Piteå School of Music, the musicians receive intensive training individually, in chamber music, and orchestral playing.

Concert with the RSPO Orchestra Academy

Stockholm Concert Hall

Entertaining and colorful stories are told in Monday Concert 1 at the Beethoven House: stories in music, performed by a powerful and dazzling ensemble of wind instruments, double bass, and piano. We travel with Fazıl Say to a small Anatolian village, observe the crowds on the Parisian boulevards (including pin-up girls and aging beauties...) with Francis Poulenc and Jean Françaix, and serenade our loved ones as a Spanish jester!

Villages and Boulevards

Beethoven-Haus Bonn

Join the Madison Chamber Players for their Fall 2025 performance Wind from the Mountain.

Madison Chamber Players

Hamel Music Center

Eunice Kim Plays Saint-Saëns’ Third Violin Concerto

Chamber Concert 2

WDR Funkhaus

The soloists Albrecht Mayer (oboe), Theo Plath (bassoon) and Fabian Müller (piano) invite you to an extraordinary evening of chamber music that is entirely characterised by French sound culture. With incomparable elegance, esprit and subtle melancholy, the musicians present a multi-faceted programme that focuses on the masterpieces of the 20th century.

Albrecht Mayer / Theo Plath / Fabian Müller

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Piano Trio

First Presbyterian Church of Lansing

What operatic subject could be more fitting for the Tobacco Quarter than the story of Carmen—the freedom-loving woman who works in a tobacco factory and conquered the world with her fiery love? Georges Bizet's world-famous melodies resound here in a chamber music setting—in a place where tobacco was once actually processed.

Croissants for breakfast

Tobacco Quarter Hall 1

EXPRESS CONCERT: Bach’s First Orchestral Suite

Wooddale Church

St. Andrew's Lutheran Church

St. Paul's United Church of Christ

NDR Chamber Concert

Join us for the opening night of our 60th Anniversary Season as the Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City presents the three-time GRAMMY®-nominated IMANI WINDS on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at Libby Gardner Concert Hall on the University of Utah campus.

Imani Winds

University of Utah

This concert transports us to Paris to celebrate legendary pedagogue Nadia Boulanger and some of her remarkable students. From Aaron Copland to Astor Piazzolla to Quincy Jones, many young talents sought her guidance, solidifying her legacy as the Grande Dame of 20th-century composition. The program also includes works by Stravinsky, whom she admired and advised on several of his pieces, music by her talented sister Lili Boulanger, and the G minor Piano Quartet of her own teacher, Gabriel Fauré.

Nadia Boulanger: 20th Century Influencer

Hanna Center

Once and never again: Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy each composed only one string quartet, and in the large chamber music oeuvre of Jean Françaix there is only one string trio. Remarkably, Debussy published his string quartet in 1894 as String Quartet No. 1 - so he was planning further works in this genre. Françaix's string trio is one of his earliest compositions and is still a favorite with audiences today. The Pasquier Trio alone, for whom Françaix wrote his string trio, played it in over 1,000 concerts. Despite the positive reception, no sister work followed. Ravel's string quartet is also a unique early work that he composed as a student at the Paris Conservatoire for the competition for the prestigious "Prix de Rome". Ravel's fifth and last attempt to win the Rome Prize ended in a scandal that cost the director of the conservatory his job. This, too, has only happened once in the history of the venerable Conservatoire.

Three Times

Gasteig HP8

Jewels

Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud

This program opens with Beethoven’s Trio in E-flat Major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 1, No. 1, a bold debut work from 1795 that blends Classical elegance with glimpses of the innovation that would define his career. Next is Jean Françaix’s Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello, a lively and witty piece by the 20th-century French composer known for his sparkling textures and playful charm. The program concludes with Dvořák’s Quartet in E-flat Major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 87, a work that weaves Czech folk-inspired melodies with the rich lyricism and vitality of Romanticism, ending the program on a joyous, radiant note.

Beethoven and Dvořák

Crown Point Venues

Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Experience the brilliance of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Soloists as they bring an exhilarating programme of chamber music to life. From the sparkling wit of Françaix’s Seven Dances from Les Malheurs de Sophie to the elegance of Mozart’s Divertimento in B-flat, this concert is a true celebration of wind music.

SCO Wind Soloists in Concert

Kames Village Store

Kilmelford & Kilniver Village Hall

Crianlarich Village Hall

Gartmore Village Hall

Chamber Concert: Works by Say, Françaix and Dvořák

Palacio Nuevo de Stuttgart

Rossini and Bartók shine in this intimate concert experience capping off the 2024–25 Chamber series, which grants an up close and personal view of members of the Houston Symphony. The performance opens with a work by Françaix, making Jones Hall your ultimate European vacation destination.

Springtime in Europe: Rossini + More

Jones Hall

Museum Frieder Burda

Freiburg Concert Hall

Having made waves with recent performances at Wigmore Hall and the BBC Proms, rising star trumpeter Aaron Akugbo comes to Portsmouth. Citing Louis Armstrong as his greatest musical influence, this charismatic performer presents an uplifting mix of works in a captivating evening of diverse and evocative musical expressions. With music spanning centuries and continents, from classical elegance to vibrant modern works, this evening promises to take you on a journey through a rich tapestry of emotions and styles.

Fanfare! Trumpet Classics

Portsmouth Guildhall

Esbjerg Ensemble plays together with tomorrow's piano star: The young pianist Valdemar Wenzel Most. On the program are lesser-known works from romanticism, neoclassicism and modernism.

The Star Of Tomorrow

Southern Danish Conservatory of Music

Claude Debussy's "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune" (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) caused a stir in the music world. Some saw it as a major musical work of impressionism. For others, it marked a turning point towards new music at the threshold of the 20th century. Pierre Boulez even said, "One could say that modern music begins with l'après-midi d'un Faune." Debussy found such classifications rather annoying. He wanted to create music "that lives in nature," as he said. And he gave the "Prélude" a transparent, softly flowing tonal language, dreamy flute and harp sounds and - in keeping with the main character - a lascivious, shimmering expression.

4th Classic on Sunday

Konzerthalle Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Classical Music on Sunday – Spring Dreams

Nikolaisaal

The Notos Quartet is one of the most celebrated, young, chamber ensembles to emerge in recent years - praised for its virtuoso brilliance, passion, sensitivity, and mature interpretive powers. Founded in 2007, the Berlin-based piano quartet first drew attention winning first prize in six major international competitions. They made their American debut in 2022 and we look forward to their debut in Tulsa!

Notos Quartet

Tulsa Performing Arts Center

Francis Poulenc, the real joker of the Groupe des Six, created a precious treasure of five works for the woodwinds - the sextet, a trio and a sonata each for flute, clarinet and bassoon. With the sparkling Sextuor for piano and winds, a showcase for the "musical prose" sought by the Six, he thrusts us into the heart of the pulsating life of his hometown of Paris. The three-movement piece was completed in 1932, but was thoroughly revised in 1939 for the performance with Poulenc himself at the piano. At the beginning it sounds like the Grands Boulevards, everything is noisy, running, honking, shouting and whirling around, and immediately the woodwinds are allowed to bring their entire arsenal of modern acrobatics into play. The middle movement is more idyllic, before the fast section suddenly seems to be a fairground bustle. The work concludes with a hymnic declaration of love to the Seine metropolis.

sextet, octet and nonet

Laeiszhalle Hamburg

A highly attractive chamber music program that cannot be found in any other chamber concert series: two famous works from the core repertoire for string quartet stand alongside two witty, entertaining compositions in which bassoon and double bass join the classical quartet line-up.

4th Chamber Concert: String Quartet plus

Academy for Theater and Digitality

In pursuit of their degrees at SFCM, each student presents a recital that represents their artistry and craft. Student Recitals feature repertoire curated by students with guidance from their faculty instructor.

Luis Becerra, clarinet - First Year Master's Recital

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Awartime injury forced the talented conductor André Caplet to give up his post as musical director at the Paris Opera. And so the musician, who was born in Le Havre in 1878, soon devoted himself entirely to composition. As a pupil of Claude Debussy, he abandoned his teacher’s Impressionism in favour of the avant-garde, for example in the music he composed for the modern concert harp. In 1919, Caplet wrote a »Fantastic Tale« for harp and string quartet inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s story »The Masque of the Red Death«. The work wonderfully captures both the dark and ghostly atmosphere of the tale while reflecting on the composer’s own experiences of war.

4th Chamber Music Evening Concert

Semperoper Dresden

A war injury forced the talented conductor André Caplet to give up his post as musical director at the Paris Opera. The musician, born in Le Havre in 1878, soon devoted himself solely to composition. As a student of Claude Debussy, he overcame the impressionism demanded by his teacher and moved closer to the avant-garde - for example, by composing for the modern concert harp. In 1919, Caplet wrote a "Fantastic Tale" for harp and string quartet, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Masque of the Red Death". The work musically captures the dark and ghostly atmosphere of the story and processes his own war expeiences.

4th Chamber Evening

The wood quintet is one of the most popular chamber music ensembles and is closely associated with music making in the Czech Republic. Antonín Rejcha (Anton Reicha) devoted many of his works to the genre. This concert by the Kalabis Quintet, featuring predominantly music of the 20th century, shows that Rejcha had plenty of Czech successors.

Czech Chamber Music Society • Kalabis Quintet

Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

Chamber 3 – Train Depot

Boise Train Depot

Caleb Brosnac, trumpet - Senior Year Recital

Jackson Lasher performs a recital of works by Josef Rheinberger, Libby Larsen, Claude Debussy and more.

Student Degree Recital: Jackson Lasher M.M. clarinet recital

University of Maryland

"Oh, if only we had clarinetti!" the young Mozart once enthused, they made such a "wonderful effect". The hr Symphony Orchestra has six of them - and all of them can be experienced in this chamber music program, in all their splendor, facets and tones. In music from different centuries and eras, different styles, genres and schools, they can be enjoyed in every conceivable combination and dimension - like a multi-colored, shimmering kaleidoscope. A special kind of highlight not only for fans of chamber music.

Kaléidoscope de clarinettes

Bertramstraße 8

Join us for our first concert of the CSO’s Chamber Music series at the Library Society. Enjoy engaging repertoire that will feature both classical favorites and modern innovations in an intimate setting. Bohuslav Martinů’s “Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola” will kick off the evening, showcasing a vivid dialogue between the violin and viola with energetic and rhythmic interplay. Following, the audience will enjoy Jean Françaix’s “Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon,” a piece renowned for its light-hearted and witty character, offering a delightful contrast through its use of woodwind timbres. Ludwig van Beethoven’s intense “String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95,” often called the “Serioso,” will provide a dramatic counterpoint with its profound depth and robust textures. The night will conclude with a world premiere by Charleston native, Thomas Cabaniss. The String Quartet by Cabaniss titled “Denmark Vesey,” promises to be a compelling addition to the chamber music repertoire, reflecting on historical themes through a contemporary lens.

Beethoven’s Serioso Quartet

Charleston Library Society

Capri Series #1

Capri Theater

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, led by Earl Lee, 2022 winner of the Georg Solti Conducting Award, brings a “grand tour” program that takes us across Europe.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Clayton State University

Join us for Mendelssohn’s zesty Italian Symphony, a piece evoking sun-drenched hills and feasting al fresco inspired by the 22-year-old composer’s grand tour of Europe. A Haydn symphony opens the concert, a piece inspired by a trip to London. The “father of the symphony” spent his happiest days there, basking in celebrity and even finding romance. Haydn’s London Symphony mingles grandeur and rustic verve. Guest conductor Earl Lee makes his Atlanta Symphony Orchestra debut. Also on the program, principal oboist Elizabeth Tiscione rolls out the artistry in Françaix’s The Flower Clock, a picturesque oboe concerto evoking brightly-hued flowers that bloom according to the time of day.

Haydn and Mendelssohn Symphonies

Atlanta Symphony Hall

There’s nothing to match the colours of a woodwind ensemble – put four terrific wind players together and it’s like opening a musical paintbox! Four of the Orchestra’s own woodwind superstars travel from swinging London to the jungles of Brazil in this joyous recital.

Liverpool Wind Collective

The Music Room

Bei den Arolser Schlosskonzerten ist das hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt mit seinen Kammerkonzerten regelmäßig zu Gast. Diesmal werden dabei die hochtalentierten Stipendiat*innen der Orchesterakademie zu erleben sein. Leidenschaft, Spielkultur und musikalische Erfahrung an junge, hochtalentierte Nachwuchsmusiker*innen weiterzugeben, ist das Ziel der Orchesterakademie des hr-Sinfonieorchesters. In einer zweijährigen Ausbildung lernen die Akademist*innen die musikalischen Anforderungen eines Spitzenorchesters unter professionellen Bedingungen kennen und werden dabei in den künstlerischen Arbeitsalltag des hr-Sinfonieorchesters in spezifischer Weise integriert. In Bad Arolsen präsentieren sie dabei ein attraktives kammermusikalisches Programm rund um Mozart, Mendelssohn und Françaix.

Divertissement

Schloßstraße

Musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra
with Elizabeth Pitcairn

Fabulous Philadelphians

Luzerne Music Center

Our summer at St. Mary’s Catholic Church comes to a close with a program in which Principal Horn Jessica Danz showcases her instrument’s elegance in Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4—jubilant, playful, and filled with the reminiscent sounds of hunting calls. Danz then conquers Villanelle, written by Dukas as a challenging exam piece for horn, sharing the soul and virtuosity of the instrument. The evening begins with Lutoslawski’s Overture, where the sharp sounds of the strings fill the intimate venue with an intensity that directly contrasts with the work that follows, Françaix’s light and delightful Sérénade. Haydn’s Symphony No. 90 brings the concert to a rousing “end”—only to quietly resume after four measures of silence, giving Haydn the last word with this classic joke.

Haydn, Mozart & More

Saint Mary's Catholic Church

Vienna and Paris have long been cultural powerhouses, from the visual to the literary to the musical. Joseph Haydn, the founder of the Classical style, and W. A. Mozart, who refined and augmented it, are represented in this program by beloved works for traditional chamber ensembles. After the intermission, French composers offer their different, effervescent perspectives on mixed ensembles and the piano trio.

Concert Program II: Vienna to Paris (Livestream)

Menlo School Campus

Concert Program II: Vienna to Paris

Rising Stars 3

Sarasota Orchestra

Combine these 20th-century works for two, three, and four musicians, and the result is an intriguing concert that expands horizons. Written in 1994, Jean Françaix’s lighthearted Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano is charming and witty. Folk and classical idioms intertwine in Erwin Schulhoff’s 1925 Duo for Violin and Cello, while Maurice Ravel’s revolutionary encounter with jazz reverberates throughout his electrifying second Sonata for Violin and Piano. The Borromeo String Quartet, heralded for their “edge-of-the-seat performances” (Boston Globe), takes on the intelligent intensity of the String Quartet No. 6 by Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz.

Two, Three, Four

Join us for an enchanting evening of oboe music performed by Briana Lim, a talented Bachelor of Music student under the guidance of Michael Henoch. This recital is set to take place on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 6:00pm CDT in the exquisite Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, located within the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts at Northwestern University.

The program for the evening includes Richard Strauss's Oboe Concerto, TrV 292, Jean Françaix's L’horloge de Flore, and Claude Debussy's La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair), promising a repertoire that spans the expressive and technical range of the oboe.

Admission to this event is free, and tickets are not required, making it an accessible opportunity for all music lovers. Additionally, for those unable to attend in person, a live stream of the recital will be available, ensuring no one misses out on this musical showcase.

The Galvin Recital Hall, with its stunning 40-foot glass wall offering views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline, coupled with its optimal acoustics, provides the perfect backdrop for what promises to be a memorable performance.

Don't miss this opportunity to support emerging musical talent and experience the beauty of oboe music in one of the most visually and acoustically pleasing venues in the area.

Briana Lim, oboe

Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall

Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center

Join us for an enchanting evening of music as Alessandra Liebman takes the stage at the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall. This captivating horn recital is scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 6:00pm CDT, showcasing the talents of Bachelor of Music student Alessandra Liebman, under the tutelage of Gail Williams and Jonathan Boen. 

The performance will feature a diverse repertoire, including Jean Françaix's Canon in Octave, Trygve Madsen's Sonata for Horn and Piano, Op. 24, Catherine Likhuta's I Threw a Shoe at a Cat, Dorothy Gates' Imaginings, Alec Wilder's 6X4: 6 Pieces for 4 Horns, and selections from Super Mario Galaxy arranged by Alessandra Liebmann herself. Joining Alessandra on stage will be fellow horn players Miranda Smith, Eden Stargardt, and Dena Levy, with Kay Kim on piano.

This event is free and open to the public, with no tickets required. It will also be available via live stream for those who cannot attend in person. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the exceptional talent of Alessandra Liebman and her colleagues in the stunning setting of the Galvin Recital Hall, located at 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208. The hall, part of the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, is renowned for its acoustic excellence and breathtaking views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline.

Alessandra Liebman, horn

Join us for an enchanting evening of clarinet music featuring Wei-Huai Chen, a talented Master of Music student at the Northwestern Bienen School of Music. This recital, part of the student recitals series, showcases Wei-Huai's exceptional skills under the guidance of esteemed instructors Stephen Williamson and Todd Levy. Accompanied by Jonah Stuckey on clarinet and Ke Wang on piano, the program promises a diverse and captivating selection of works.

**Date & Time:** Monday, May 13, 2024, at 8:30 PM CDT

**Location:** Regenstein Master Class Room, Bienen School of Music, 60 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, United States

**Program Highlights:**
- Béla Kovács: Hommage à C. Debussy
- Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time)
- Jean Françaix: Tema con variazioni (Theme and Variations)
- Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2
- Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Two Clarinets

This event is free and open to the public, with no tickets required. For those unable to attend in person, a live stream will be available, ensuring you don't miss out on this remarkable performance.

The Regenstein Master Class Room, situated in the Regenstein Hall of Music adjacent to the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, offers an intimate setting for this musical journey. With seating for 200, it provides the perfect atmosphere for an evening of exquisite clarinet music.

Don't miss this opportunity to support emerging talent and experience the beauty of classical and contemporary clarinet repertoire performed by Wei-Huai Chen and colleagues.

Wei-Huai Chen, clarinet

Join us for an unforgettable evening of classical music at the May 2024 Concert of the Camerata Notturna. This prestigious event will take place on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 8:00 PM, in the historic Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, located at 263 W. 86th Street, New York, NY. Under the baton of the dynamic and energetic Canadian conductor Earl Lee, the concert promises to be a showcase of exceptional musical artistry.

The evening's program features a rich selection of classical masterpieces, starting with Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88, a work that exemplifies Haydn's innovative spirit and mastery of symphonic form. The concert will also present Jean Françaix's 1959 charming and whimsical "L’horloge de flore" (Flower Clock), with the talented Ryan Roberts on oboe, bringing to life the composer's depiction of various flowers represented by each hour of the day. Concluding the program, Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, will take the audience on a profound emotional journey, from dramatic tension to triumphant resolution, showcasing Brahms' genius in symphonic writing.

Earl Lee, the evening's conductor, is celebrated for his vibrant conducting style and has garnered international acclaim for his performances across the globe. As the RBC Resident Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Artistic Director & Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, Lee brings a wealth of experience and passion to the podium.

Featured soloist Ryan Roberts, the solo English hornist of the New York Philharmonic, is renowned for his "flawless poetry" and "beautiful, eloquent, exquisite, alluring" solo playing, as praised by the New York Times. Roberts' performance is eagerly anticipated, as he brings his exceptional musicianship and expressive depth to Françaix's "L’horloge de flore."

This concert is a must-attend event for classical music enthusiasts and those looking to experience the transformative power of music. Don't miss the opportunity to witness the Camerata Notturna and these distinguished artists in a night of unforgettable performances.

May 2024 Concert

St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church

Join us for an exceptional musical showcase as Sheldon Frazier takes the stage, conducting a captivating recital on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at 12:00pm CDT at the prestigious Galvin Recital Hall. This event, part of Sheldon Frazier's Doctor of Musical Arts studies under the guidance of Mallory Thompson, promises an afternoon of exquisite music featuring works by Igor Stravinsky, W. A. Mozart (trans. Joseph Heidenreich), Jean Françaix, and Alexander Glazunov (arr. Joseph Dobbelstein).

The program includes Stravinsky's "Octet," Mozart's "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen wünscht" from The Magic Flute arranged for Harmoniemusik, Françaix's "Hommage à l’ami Papageno," and Glazunov's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble, Op. 109, showcasing a diverse range of compositions that highlight the ensemble's versatility and Frazier's conducting prowess.

Featuring a talented lineup of supporting musicians, including solo saxophonist Brian Kachur and a full ensemble of woodwinds, brass, and strings, this recital is a testament to the high caliber of talent within the Northwestern Bienen School of Music community.

Admission to this event is free, making it an accessible opportunity for all to experience the transformative power of live music. The Galvin Recital Hall, located at 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL, offers an intimate setting with stunning views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline, providing the perfect backdrop for an afternoon of musical excellence.

Don't miss this opportunity to support emerging musical talent and enjoy a program of beautifully curated works.

Sheldon Frazier, conducting

The deeply human voices of violins, violas, and cellos have inspired much of the greatest music ever composed. From Beethoven’s earliest all-string work to Françaix’s effervescent trio, this program offers a rich feast of string sonorities from the 18th century to the modern age.

String Magic: Beethoven, Françaix, Bridge, Mendelssohn

The Barns At Wolf Trap

Liam Dale is a Trumpet Performance major at Carnegie Mellon University, graduating in the year 2025. Born into a family of musicians, he had an upbringing rooted in music, and sought to make a career out of his musical creativity at CMU. While enrolled, his intense and demanding educational experience has only encouraged him to improve upon his performance skills as well as have an open-minded outlook on the more emotional aspects music has to offer to all. Over the years, Liam has studied with many well-known trumpet performers and professors including Neal Berntsen, Micah Wilkinson, Chad Winkler, John Marchiando, and George Vosburgh, each of which has had a hand in crafting him into the musician he is today.

Student Recital: Liam Dale

Carnegie Mellon University

Works by composers from around the world featuring saxophone quartets from the classical and jazz studios.

Frost Saxophone Quartets

University of Miami

Margaret Schultz, Oboe – Masters Recital

University of Arizona

There are two milestone quintets featured in this program by Mozart and Beethoven respectively, referencing one another both in their scoring and key signatures. After the premiere of his Quintet, Mozart wrote to his father saying ‘I myself consider it to be the best thing I have written in my life.’ With extensive sketches in existence for this piece, it was clearly a project Mozart had laboured over – surprising for a composer not usually known for rewriting material. Beethoven takes his lead from Mozart in his youthful Quintet, written in his twenties when he was exploring the sonic possibilities of instruments in a chamber setting. We’re also presented with two trios in this concert, one by the French neoclassical composer Jean Françaix and another lively offering by the German Romantic composer Reinecke.

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble

Duke University

Mozart And Schumann

Ithaca Commons

Join us for an afternoon of delightful music featuring woodwinds and strings in Rockford’s historic First Lutheran Church. Featuring music by Beethoven, exquisitely haunting melodies by Villa-Lobos and more, this afternoon is sure to bring a spot of beauty and magic to a winter afternoon.

Music by Candlelight

First Lutheran Church

Sarah Heimberg, trumpet

David Green, Trumpet

The Juilliard School

Amber Ginmi Scherer, Collaborative Piano

An exotic variety of energetic music from across the Americas, combined with a unique French solo work.

Jean Françaix

Events

Upcoming events

7 - 8 Oct, 2026

Once Upon a Time in Paris · Florida Orchestra

Nov 8, 2026

Debussy's Influence · New World Symphony

20 - 22 Nov, 2026

Side by Side · Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Nov 22, 2026

SCO 26/27: Side by Side · The Queen's Hall

Dec 6, 2026

The 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker · Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

Past events

Aug 21, 2026

Maxim Emelyanychev & SCO Wind Soloists · Edinburgh International Festival

Jul 3, 2026

1st Festival Chamber Concert: Recital Marlene Gomes · Bayerisches Staatsorchester

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