Affairs of the Harp: Andover
2023-11-04 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
Called “the Yo-Yo Ma of the harp world,” riveting harpist Bridget Kibbey makes her Mistral debut with artistic director and flutist Julie Scolnik in a diverse program that ranges from harp solos from her new CD by jazz legend Paquito D’Rivera who morphs the instrument into a bandoneon to evoke Argentinian tango, to Boston composer Kati Ágocs, a modern-day Benjamin Britten, who treats her own native Canadian folk music as found objects for a new work for solo harp, to David Bruce’s enchanting music-box-like Caja de Musica. Together Scolnik and Kibbey will offer a set of duo gems by French composers Ravel, Debussy, Saint Saens, and Chaminade. “Kibbey made it seem as though her instrument had been waiting all its life to explode with the gorgeous colors and energetic figures she was getting from it.” The New York Times

Program:
J.S. BACH (1685-1750) Sonata in E flat Major (arr. for fl. & hp: Kibbey)
PAQUITO D’RIVERA (b. 1948) Bandoneon for solo harp
CAMILLE SAINT SAENS (1835-1921) Fantaisie, Op. 124 for vln & hp
DAVID BRUCE (b. 1970) Caja de Musica for solo harp
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918) 10” Prélude à L’ Après-Midi d’un Faune (arr. for flute & harp by Judy Loman)
KATI AGÓCS (b. 1975) Northern Lights (2011) 15”
MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) Pavane pour une enfante défunte. 7
CÉCILE CHAMINADE (1857-1944) Concertino op. 107

Affairs of the Harp: Brookline
2023-11-05 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States
Called “the Yo-Yo Ma of the harp world,” riveting harpist Bridget Kibbey makes her Mistral debut with artistic director and flutist Julie Scolnik in a diverse program that ranges from harp solos from her new CD by jazz legend Paquito D’Rivera who morphs the instrument into a bandoneon to evoke Argentinian tango, to Boston composer Kati Ágocs, a modern-day Benjamin Britten, who treats her own native Canadian folk music as found objects for a new work for solo harp, to David Bruce’s enchanting music-box-like Caja de Musica. Scolnik and Kibbey will offer a set of duo gems by French composers Ravel, Debussy, Saint Saens, and Chaminade. “Kibbey made it seem as though her instrument had been waiting all its life to explode with the gorgeous colors and energetic figures she was getting from it.” The New York Times
Program:
J.S. BACH (1685-1750) Sonata in E flat Major (arr. for fl. & hp: Kibbey)
PAQUITO D’RIVERA (b. 1948) Bandoneon for solo harp
CAMILLE SAINT SAENS (1835-1921) Fantaisie, Op. 124 for vln & hp
DAVID BRUCE (b. 1970) Caja de Musica for solo harp
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918) 10” Prélude à L’ Après-Midi d’un Faune (arr. for fl. & harp by J. Loman)
KATI AGÓCS (b. 1975) Northern Lights (2011) 15”
MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) Pavane pour une enfante défunte. 7
CÉCILE CHAMINADE (1857-1944) Concertino op. 107

The Baroque Big Band: Boston/Brookline
2023-12-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Ruggles Baptist Church, 874 Beacon St, Boston, MA, United States
The Maria Martell-Winthrop Memorial Concert
Mistral’s annual bonanza of Baroque masterpieces, with virtuosic soloists taking turns in the spotlight. Works by J.S. Bach, Telemann, Vivaldi, Handel, and other, lesser-known Baroque gems. This special concert is in honor of Maria Martell-Winthrop, a cherished friend and music lover whose life was tragically cut short. (Please note day swap).
Marcello: Oboe Concerto; J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2; Vivaldi: Concerto in D Minor for two violins & cello, RV 565; Vivaldi: Concerto in A Minor for two violins, RV 522; Joseph Royer: L’Aimable for solo harpsichord
Please note day swap!
Sarita Kwok, violin; Ian Watson, harpsichord; Stephanie Fong, viola; Kemp Jernigan, oboe; Emma Frucht, violin; Rebecca Fischer, violin; Julie Scolnik, flute; Gabriela Diaz, violin; Sasha Scolnik-Brower, cello

The Baroque Big Band: Andover
2023-12-03 16:00 - 18:00 | South Church, 41 Central St, Andover, MA, United States
The Maria Martell-Winthrop Memorial Concert
Mistral’s annual bonanza of Baroque masterpieces, with virtuosic soloists taking turns in the spotlight. Works by J.S. Bach, Telemann, Vivaldi, Handel, and other, lesser-known Baroque gems. This special concert is in honor of Maria Martell-Winthrop, a cherished friend and music lover whose life was tragically cut short. (Please note day swap).
Marcello: Oboe Concerto; J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2; Vivaldi: Concerto in D Minor for two violins & cello RV 565;
Vivaldi: Concerto in A Minor for two violins, RV 522; Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer: L’Aimable for solo harpsichord
“To make divine things human & human things divine—such is Bach, the greatest and purest moment in music of all time”—Pablo Casals
Sarita Kwok, violin, Ian Watson, harpsichord; Stephanie Fong, viola; Kemp Jernigan, oboe; Rebecca Fischer, violin;
Don Palma, bass; Julie Scolnik, flute; Gabriela Diaz, violin; Sasha Scolnik-Brower, cello

Wanderlust - Souvenirs from Abroad: Andover
2024-02-10 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
Masterpieces inspired by composers’ overseas voyages, environments which deeply infused their creative output:
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence for string sextet
Haydn: London Symphony No. 104 (arranged for flute & strings by Solomon, a violinist and impresario from the era)
Elizabeth Brown: Liguria (written during a stay in Italy) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano
Milhaud: Creation du Monde for piano & string quartet

Qing Hou & Sarita Kwok, violin; Lawrence Neumann & Stephanie Fong, viola;
Sarah Bob, piano; Catherine Hudgins, clarinet; Julie Scolnik, flute
Will Chow & Raman Ramakrishnan, cello

Wanderlust - Souvenirs from Abroad: Brookline
2024-02-11 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States

Serenades & Merry Pranks: Andover
2024-04-06 16:00 - 18:00 | South Church, 41 Central St, Andover, MA, United States
A far-flung musical journey as winds and strings unite in a program of high jinks and charm from Europe to America. Dohnanyi, R. Strauss, Schoenfield, Gambaro, & Brahms!
Dohnanyi: Sextet, Op. 37 for vln, vla, cello, clar, hrn, & pno IV Finale: Allegro vivace, giocoso.
Vincent Gambaro: Wind Quartet
Schoenfield: Trio for clarinet, violin, & piano 1 Freylakh
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, bass

Brahms Serenade No. 1, Op. 11 Nonet (reconstruction of original nonet version by Alan Boustead)
Danny Kim, viola; Julie Scolnik, flute; Sam Childers, bassoon; Todd Palmer, clarinet; Alexandr Polyakov, piano; Owen Young, cello;
Rachel Childers, horn; Don Palma, bass; Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin

Serenades & Merry Pranks: Brookline
2024-04-07 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States

Wunderkinds of Lyricism: Andover
2024-09-14 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
MENDELSSOHN, MOZART, BRAHMS
Three masterworks of lyrical beauty, all written when the composers were in their twenties. Mendelssohn Songs Without Words (fl arr.) Mozart Divertimento in Eb; Brahms Piano Quartet in g minor

Wunderkinds of Lyricism: Brookline
2024-09-15 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States
Brahms, Mendelssohn & Mozart
Three masterworks of lyrical beauty, all written when the composers were in their twenties. Mendelssohn Songs Without Words; Mozart Divertimento; Brahms Piano Quartet in g minor

The Baroque Big Band: Andover
2024-12-07 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
JS Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, CPE Bach, Purcell
Mistral’s annual bonanza of Baroque masterpieces, with virtuosic soloists taking turns in the spotlight. All the usual suspects plus some surprises!

The Baroque Big Band: Brookline
2024-12-08 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States

Sense & Sensibility: Andover
2025-02-08 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
Beethoven, Montgomery, Puccini, Dvorak
The Age of Reason shares the stage with the Romantic Era: A quintet by Beethoven, a sextet by Dvorak, and two short string quartet gems: Puccini’s “Crisantemi” and “Strum” by the young, brilliant African American composer, Jessie Montgomery.
For our Valentine concert this year, the Age of Reason shares the stage with the Romantic Era in a program that includes Beethoven’s sunny String Quintet Op. 29 in a new flute arrangement, Dvorak’s expansive String Sextet in A major, and two short string quartet gems: Puccini’s delicate “Crisantemi,” and the ground-breaking “Strum” by the brilliant young African American composer, Jessie Montgomery.

The Beethoven Quintet, Op. 29, is his only full-scale, original composition in the string quintet genre; it is a richly melodic and elegant work, and its blustery finale, and occasional flashes of lightening have given the work its nickname, “Storm Quintet.” It is a pleasure to have made it a newish work by transcribing the first violin part for flute. You know me by now! The contrast of the flute timbre and resonance against the four strings enhances its innate beauty.

Jessie Montgomery, Musical America’s 2023 Composer of the Year, is a GRAMMY-winning, acclaimed composer, violinist, and educator whose music interweaves classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, poetry, and social consciousness, making her an acute interpreter of twenty-first century American sound and experience.

The Dvorak String Sextet was composed in the middle of the composer’s Slavic period, in which the composer introduced folk elements into his music. When conductor Václav Talich heard Dvořák’s sextet in 1941, he declared: “Oh my word! This is so beautiful! Beautiful musical ideas, a beautiful structure and a beautiful sound! God himself must have been walking the Czech Lands when his humble servant Dvořák bequeathed to us a work of such excellence and sanctity.”

Appropriate for Valentine’s Day, among the featured performers will be two married couples—Mistral member violinist Sarita Kwok and her husband, BSO cellist Alexandre Lecarme, and returning guest artists hailing from the Chicago Symphony: violist Lawrence Neumann and violinist Qing Hou; Mistral members violist Stephanie Fong, flutist Julie Scolnik, and frequent guest cellist Raman Ramakrishnan complete the roster.

Sense & Sensibility : Brookline
2025-02-09 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States

Reflections From The Seine: Andover
2025-04-05 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
Mistral Music is pleased to invite audiences on a journey through luminous soundscapes, where impressionist colors and lyrical melodies intertwine to capture the beauty and spirit of France’s rich musical tradition.
The program opens with a mesmerizing gem by the little-known Breton composer and naval officer Jean Cras—his Quintet for Flute, String Trio, and Harp. Infused with delicate textures and maritime influences, this evocative work reflects the rhythms of the sea and the composer’s life aboard ship.
Next, selected movements from Jean Françaix’s String Trio offer a playful and witty interlude, full of charm and sparkling ingenuity. The mood then shifts with Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns, reimagined for violin duo—a thrilling and eerie depiction of the dance of death, balancing mischief and mystery in equal measure.
The concert continues with Claude Debussy’s String Quartet, a revolutionary masterpiece that redefined chamber music with its innovative harmonies and fluid rhythmic invention.
In celebration of his 150th birthday, the concert concludes with Maurice Ravel’s Introduction & Allegro, a radiant work which brings all the artists together on stage, and envelops the listener in lush textures and shimmering color, showcasing the virtuosity of Boston Symphony Orchestra’s principal harpist, Jessica Zhou.
Join us for Reflections from the Seine, where the music of some of France’s greatest composers flows like the river itself—shimmering, mysterious, and endlessly captivating. With French cellist Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Mistral violist Stephanie Fong, guest violinists Siwoo Kim and Maureen Nelson, flutist Julie Scolnik, clarinetist Catherine Hudgins, and BSO principal harp goddess, Jessica Zhou.
Come bid us farewell for the summer!
Jean CRAS (1870-1958) Quintet for flute, string trio, & harp
Jean FRANÇAIX String Trio
Camille SAINT-SAENS: Danse Macabre for violin duo arr. Boutellis/Duval
Claude DEBUSSY String Quartet
Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) Introduction & Allegro
for harp, for string quartet, flute, & clarinet

Reflections From The Seine: Brookline
2025-04-06 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States
Mistral Music is pleased to invite audiences on a journey through luminous soundscapes, where colors and lyrical melodies intertwine to capture the beauty and spirit of France’s rich musical tradition.
The program opens with a mesmerizing gem by the little-known Breton composer and naval officer Jean Cras—his Quintet for Flute, String Trio, and Harp. Infused with delicate textures and maritime influences, this evocative work reflects the rhythms of the sea and the composer’s life aboard ship.
Next, selected movements from Jean Françaix’s String Trio offer a playful and witty interlude, full of charm and sparkling ingenuity. The mood then shifts with Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns, reimagined for violin duo—a thrilling and eerie depiction of the dance of death, balancing mischief and mystery in equal measure.
The concert continues with Claude Debussy’s String Quartet, a revolutionary masterpiece that redefined chamber music with its innovative harmonies and fluid rhythmic invention.
In celebration of Maurice Ravel’s 150th Birthday, the concert concludes with his Introduction & Allegro, a radiant work which brings all the artists together on stage, and envelops the listener in lush textures and shimmering color, showcasing the virtuosity of Boston Symphony Orchestra’s principal harpist, Jessica Zhou.
Join us for Reflections from the Seine, where the music of some of France’s greatest composers flows like the river itself—shimmering, mysterious, and endlessly captivating. With French cellist Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Mistral violist Stephanie Fong, guest violinists Siwoo Kim and Maureen Nelson, flutist Julie Scolnik, clarinetist Catherine Hudgins, and BSO principal harp goddess, Jessica Zhou.
Come bid us farewell for the summer!
Jean CRAS (1870-1958) Quintet for flute, string trio, & harp
Jean FRANÇAIX String Trio
Camille SAINT-SAENS: Danse Macabre for violin duo arr. Boutellis/Duval
Claude DEBUSSY String Quartet
Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) Introduction & Allegro
for harp, for string quartet, flute, & clarinet

THE BOULANGER Connection - Andover
2025-09-13 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
COPLAND, PIAZZOLLA, FAURÉ, LILI BOULANGER, DETT, BERNSTEIN
Guided by the profound influence of her teacher Gabriel Fauré, Nadia Boulanger became a transformative force in 20th-century music, shaping generations of composers with her unwavering dedication to craft, innovation, and the integration of tradition with modernity. We honor her extraordinary legacy with a program of works by some of her most renowned students (and “grand-students”), as well as music from her own inner circle.

PROGRAM
Julianne Lee, violin Stephanie Fong, viola Owen Young, cello
Max Levinson, piano Julie Scolnik, flute

Lili BOULANGER (1893-1918) Nocturne & Cortege for violin & piano; D’un Matin de Printemps for viola, cello, & piano
Aaron COPLAND (1900-1990) Sonata for flute & piano
Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) “Glitter and Be Gay” from the opera “Candide,” arranged for violin & piano by Eric Stern
Nathaniel DETT(1882-1943) “Juba Dance” for solo piano
Astor PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992) Las Cuatro Estaciones porteñas (Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) for flute, cello, & piano
Primavera Porteña (Spring); Otoño Porteño (Autumn)
Intermission
Gabriel FAURÉ (1845-1924) Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15

With Stephanie Fong, Julianne Lee, Max Levinson, Julie Scolnik, and Owen Young

THE BOULANGER CONNECTION - Brookline
2025-09-14 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States
COPLAND, PIAZZOLLA, FAURÉ, LILI BOULANGER, BERNSTEIN
Guided by the profound influence of her teacher Gabriel Fauré, Nadia Boulanger became a transformative force in 20th-century music, shaping generations of composers with her unwavering dedication to craft, innovation, and the integration of tradition with modernity. We honor her extraordinary legacy with a program of works by some of her most renowned students (and “grand-students”), as well as music from her own inner circle.

Lili BOULANGER (1893-1918) Nocturne & Cortege for violin & piano; D’un Matin de Printemps for viola, cello, & piano
Aaron COPLAND (1900-1990) Sonata for flute & piano
Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) “Glitter and Be Gay” from the opera “Candide,” arranged for violin & piano by Eric Stern
Nathaniel DETT(1882-1943) “Juba Dance” for solo piano
Astor PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992) Las Cuatro Estaciones porteñas (Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) for flute, cello, & piano
Primavera Porteña (Spring); Otoño Porteño (Autumn)
Intermission
Gabriel FAURÉ (1845-1924) Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15

With Stephanie Fong, Julianne Lee, Max Levinson, Julie Scolnik, and Owen Young

YOUNG AT HEART - Andover
2025-10-25 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
FOR AGES 5-95
The Maria Martell-Winthrop Memorial Concert
Just in time for Halloween & Thanksgiving, join us for an afternoon of vibrant musical story-telling: Bruce Adolphe’s Tough Turkey in the Big City, Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and Mullikin’s The Emperor & the Nightingale. Seriously enjoyable FOR ALL AGES! Connect with your inner child and come in your Halloween costumes! WCRB radio’s Cathy Fuller narrates!

Young at Heart - Brookline
2025-10-26 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States

THE BAROQUE BIG BAND - Brookline
2025-12-06 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States
Note day swap!
J.S. BACH, HANDEL, RAMEAU, VIVALDI, PALLAVACINO
Mistral’s annual bonanza of Baroque masterpieces, with virtuosic soloists taking turns in the spotlight. Double concertos by Telemann, Vivaldi, and Quantz, gorgeous contralto arias, and other surprises!
VIVALDI (1678-1741) Concerto Grosso RV 150 III Allegro
PURCELL (1659–1695) Chacony in G minor, (arr. Britten IN ‘47, rev. ’63)
Three arias for mezzo-soprano
HANDEL (1685-1759) Lascia ch´io pianga from Rinaldo
J.S. BACH (1685-1750): Ich Habe Genug BWV 82a with flute obbligato.
PALLAVICINO (1630-1688) Vieni, corri, volami in braccio from L’Antiope
VIVALDI (1678-1741) Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor RV 514
HANDEL (1685-1759) /HALVORSEN (1864-1935) Duo for violin & viola
TELEMANN (1681-1767): Concerto two violas TWV 52:G3
QUANTZ (1697–1773)- Concerto for 2 Flutes in G major, QV 6:7 arranged for flute & oboe

THE BAROQUE BIG BAND - Andover
2025-12-07 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States

MISTRAL GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - Andover
2026-02-07 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
WILLIAMS, ROTA, KORNGOLD, KUSIAK, HERMANN, MORRICONE, CORIGLIANO
🎬 Mistral Goes to HollywoodExperience an evening where great cinema and great music intersect. From the shimmering romance of classic Hollywood to the emotional power of modern film scores, this program celebrates the composers who transformed the silver screen into one of the most expressive concert halls of our time. Featuring music by John Williams, Bernard Herrmann, Korngold, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Kusiak, Nino Rota, and Ennio Morricone, this concert traces a dazzling arc from psychological suspense to sweeping lyricism, nostalgia, and noir. Join us for an unforgettable night where melody becomes memory—and movies come alive through chamber music.
Sarita Kwok, Lucia Lin, violins; Stephanie Fong viola; Owen Young, cello;
Todd Palmer, clarinet; Julie Scolnik, flute Sarah Bob, piano

CORIGLIANO (b. 1938) The Red Violin Caprices. Solo violin – Lucia Lin
John WILLIAMS (born Feb 8! 1932)
Theme from Schindler’s List
Jewish Town
Princess Leia’s Theme for flute violin, viola, & cello
Bernard HERRMANN (1911-1975) “Psycho Suite” 11″arr. for String Quartet by Richard Birchall
Dimitri SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Waltz from “Suite for Jazz Orchestra”
Nino ROTA Trio for clarinet, cello, & piano: Allegrisimo
Amarcord
John KUSIAK (b. 1948) FILM NOIR for flute, cello, & piano
Sergei PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Overture on Hebrew Themes for Clarinet, String Quartet, and Piano, Op. 34 (1919)
Ennio MORRICONE (1928-2020) Cinema Paradiso arr. for piano, string quartet, flute & clarinet

MISTRAL GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - Brookline
2026-02-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Congregation Kehillath Israel, Social Hall, 384 Harvard St, Brookline, MA, United States
WILLIAMS, ROTA, KORNGOLD, KUSIAK, HERMANN, MORRICONE, CORIGLIANO
🎬 Mistral Goes to HollywoodExperience an evening where chamber music and the silver screen intersect. From the shimmering romance of classic Hollywood to the emotional power of modern film scores, this program celebrates the composers who transformed the silver screen into one of the most expressive concert halls of our time. Featuring music by John Williams, Bernard Herrmann, Korngold, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Kusiak, Nino Rota, and Ennio Morricone, this concert traces a dazzling arc from psychological suspense to sweeping lyricism, nostalgia, and noir. Join us for an unforgettable night where melody becomes memory—and movies come alive through chamber music.
Sarita Kwok, Lucia Lin, violins; Stephanie Fong viola; Owen Young, cello;
Todd Palmer, clarinet; Julie Scolnik, flute Sarah Bob, piano

CORIGLIANO (b. 1938) The Red Violin Caprices. Solo violin – Lucia Lin
John WILLIAMS (b. 1932)
Theme from Schindler’s List
Jewish Town
Princess Leia’s Theme for flute violin, viola, & cello
Bernard HERRMANN (1911-1975) “Psycho Suite” 11″arr. for String Quartet by Richard Birchall
Nino ROTA Trio for clarinet, cello, & piano: Allegrisimo
Amarcord
John KUSIAK (b. 1948) FILM NOIR for flute, cello, & piano
Sergei PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Overture on Hebrew Themes for Clarinet, String Quartet, and Piano, Op. 34 (1919)
Ennio MORRICONE (1928-2020) Cinema Paradiso arr. for piano, string quartet, flute & clarinet

AEOLIAN TAPESTRIES - Andover
2026-04-11 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
MESSAGER, HAHN, SAINT-SAENS, ENESCO, COLEMAN
Come hear the past and present in dialogue, where winds, strings, and harp intertwine, spanning centuries and cultures. From Saint-Saëns’ brilliant Tarantella and the refined lyricism of Reynaldo Hahn, to the rhythmic drive of Valerie Coleman and the folk-inspired excitement of Enesco, the program highlights music that is both distinctive and immediately engaging, including an entertaining nonet arrangement of French composer André Messager’s beautiful ballet The Two Pigeons!

Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Tarantella
arr. for flute, clarinet, string quartet & harp by David Walter)
Reynaldo HAHN (1874-1947) A Chloris
arr. for English horn, string quartet, & harp by David Walter
Valerie COLEMAN (b. 1970) Umoja for string quartet
George ENESCO (1881-1955) Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
arranged for small ensemble by Rick Robinson
André MESSAGER(1853-1929) Suite from the ballet, Les Deux Pigeons,
arranged for nonet by Todd Palmer

Julie Scolnik, flute; Kemp Jernigan, oboe; Caitlin Lynch, viola; Krysten Keches, harp;
Emma Frucht, violin; Donald Palma, bass; Yasmina Spiegelberg, clarinet; Irina Muresanu, violin; Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello

AEOLIAN TAPESTRIES - Brookline
2026-04-12 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States

TANGO! TANGO! - Andover
2026-09-12 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
Experience an electrifying evening with legendary pianist Pablo Ziegler—Astor Piazzolla’s acclaimed arranger & longtime collaborator. Joined by strings and winds, Ziegler brings the passion, pulse, & brilliance of Argentine tango vividly to life!

With Pablo Ziegler, piano; Stephanie Fong, viola; Owen Young, cello; Julie Scolnik, flute; Don Palma, bass;
Emma Frucht, violin; Sophie Wang, violin; Todd Pamer, clarinet

TANGO! TANGO! - Brookline
2026-09-13 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States

SOTTO VOCE - Andover
2026-10-24 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
Sotto Voce brings some of history’s greatest opera composers off the grand stage and into an intimate chamber setting. From Verdi’s rarely-heard String Quartet to Respighi’s lush Piano Quintet, this program reveals a more personal side of opera composers. Paired with three two-minute commissions based on Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, by three acclaimed living women composers—Marti Epstein, Elena Ruehr, and Elizabeth Brown, plus a few irresistible arias— the result is an affecting evening of Bel Canto!
With Sarita Kwok, violin; Julie Scolnik, flute; Stephanie Fong, viola; Sammy Andonian, violin; Max Levinson, piano;
Hannah Collins, and Kara Duga, mezzo soprano

Composers Elizabeth Brown, Elena Ruehr, and Marti Epstein

SOTTO VOCE - Brookline
2026-10-25 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States
Sotto Voce brings some of history’s greatest opera composers off the grand stage and into an intimate chamber setting. From Verdi’s rarely-heard String Quartet to Respighi’s lush Piano Quintet, this program reveals a more personal side of opera composers. Paired with three two-minute commissions based on Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, by three acclaimed living women composers—Marti Epstein, Elena Ruehr, and Elizabeth Brown, plus a few irresistible arias— the result is an affecting evening of Bel Canto!
With Sarita Kwok, violin; Julie Scolnik, flute; Stephanie Fong, viola; Sammy Andonian, violin; Max Levinson, piano;
Hannah Collins, cello; and Kara Duga, mezzo soprano

Composers Elizabeth Brown, Elena Ruehr, and Marti Epstein
