Mistral Music

MISTRAL GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - Andover
2026-02-07 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | 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!

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, plus a few irresistible arias— the result is an affecting evening of Bel Canto!

SOTTO VOCE - Brookline
2026-10-25 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States

THE BAROQUE BIG BAND - Brookline
2026-12-05 16:00 - 18:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States
(Both concerts at 4 pm & days are swapped: Brookline Sat and Andover Sunday)
Usher in the holidays with glorious uplifting concertos from Baroque masters where soloists take turns in the spotlight! Please note day swap & new Brookline time. All the usual suspects & some surprises!

THE BAROQUE BIG BAND - Andover
2026-12-06 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States

SWOON: THE SERENADE EFFECT - Andover
2027-02-13 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
(Both concerts at 4 pm due to Superbowl—again!)
One of Tchaikovsky’s most enduring and beloved works, Serenade for Strings, will make you swoon with its unmatched Romantic fervor. The deeply philosophical Cavatina from Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 130, offered in honor of the 200th anniversary of his death in 1827, and the radiant flute quintet by trailblazing American composer Amy Beach, complete an evening of charm and intimacy—an ideal Valentine’s Day offering.

SWOON: THE SERENADE EFFECT - Brookline
2027-02-14 16:00 - 18:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States

HEAVEN & EARTH - Andover
2027-04-03 16:00 - 18:00 | West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA, United States
Debussy’s Faun drifts between illusion and desire, and Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer confronts love, loss, and a search for consolation in nature. Mozart’s luminous Concerto for Flute and Harp becomes the bridge between worlds, suspending us in a fleeting harmony of the earthly and the divine.

HEAVEN & EARTH - Brookline
2027-04-04 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA, United States
