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2019 Season

Jan 11

Master Class: Missouri State University
Hamra Recital Hall, 4:00 pm
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri


with students of Dr. Allison Storochuk

Jan 12

Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, 7:30 pm
Springfield, Missouri


Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
with Kyle Wylie Pickett and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra
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Feb 14

Yale in New York Clarinet Extravaganza
Morse Recital Hall, 4:30 pm
Sprague Hall
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut


Repertoire TBA
with David Shifrin
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Feb 15

Yale in New York Clarinet Extravaganza
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Weill Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York


Repertoire TBA
with David Shifrin
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mar 6

Phoenix Chamber Music Society Winter Festival
Desert Botanical Garden, 5:15 pm
Phoenix, Arizona


Mozart: Serenade No. 10 for winds in B-flat major, 'Gran Partita,' K. 361/370a
with David Shifrin, Allan Vogel, Julie Feves, Marianne Shifrin, Mark Dover,
members of the Imani Winds and Phoenix Symphony
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Apr 30

Frisson Ensemble Spring Tour
Poncan Theatre
Poncan City, Oklahoma


Henryson: Off Pist
Gershwin: Three Preludes
De Wailly: Aubade
The Last Rose of Summer

with Frisson Ensemble
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May 3

Frisson Ensemble Spring Tour
Portsmouth Community Concerts
Portsmouth, Virginia


Henryson: Off Pist
Gershwin: Three Preludes
De Wailly: Aubade
The Last Rose of Summer

with Frisson Ensemble
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May 5

Frisson Ensemble Spring Tour
Waynesboro Community Concert Association
​Waynesboro, Pennsylvania


Henryson: Off Pist
Gershwin: Three Preludes
De Wailly: Aubade
The Last Rose of Summer

with Frisson Ensemble
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May 7

Frisson Ensemble Spring Tour
7:30 pm
Griffin Area Concert Association
Griffin, Georgia


Henryson: Off Pist
Gershwin: Three Preludes
De Wailly: Aubade
The Last Rose of Summer

with Frisson Ensemble
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May 8

Recital: Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series
Preston Bradley Hall, 12:15 pm
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, Illinois


Debussy: Première Arabesque [arr. Graeme Steele Johnson]
Debussy: Première Rhapsodie
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2

with Yevgeny Yontov
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​more information​

May 19

Featured Speaker: TEDx OakLawn
Granada Theater, 12:30 pm
Dallas, Texas


"Music About Nothing: Seinfeld and the Classical Style"
with Nathan Olson, Christabel Lin, Lydia Umlauf and Kyle Price
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JUN 20

Ravinia Festival
Highland Park, Illinois

Bernstein: Songfest [arr. for chamber ensemble by Alexander Platt]
with Caroga Arts Ensemble and Alexander Platt​
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​more information​

JUN 21-Jul 2

Chamber Music Northwest Young Artist Competition
Portland, Oregon

Debussy: Première Rhapsodie
Stravinsky: Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Temkin: Corners of Light
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JUl 12-13

CME in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic
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Arensky: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Gershwin: Three Preludes [arr. Bixby Kennedy]
Beethoven: Clarinet Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11

with Suliman Tekalli, Ari Evan, Nan-Cheng Chen and Min Kwon
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JUl 17

CME in Vienna
Vienna, Austria
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Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
with Suliman Tekalli, Ari Evan and Min Kwon
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​more information​

JUl 20

Mozart Concerto in Vienna
Vienna, Austria
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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
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with Vienna International Orchestra
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​more information​

Aug 11-23

Lake George Music Festival
Lake George, New York
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Repertoire TBD
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Aug 24

Maverick Concerts
Woodstock, New York
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde [arr. Schoenberg]
with Caroga Arts Ensemble and Alexander Platt
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Past Events: 2018 Season

feb 4

Whitney Center
Cultural Arts Center, 4:00
Hamden, Connecticut


Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in Eb major, Op. 120, No. 2

with Hilda Huang

feb 6

Recital: German Romantics at Berkeley
Swensen House, 7:00 pm
Berkeley College
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut


​Mendelssohn: Concert Piece No. 2 in D minor for clarinet and basset horn, Op. 114
Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in Eb major, Op. 120, No. 2
with David Shifrin and Hilda Huang
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Feb 10

Salon Concert
Home of Corinne Samios, 7:00 pm
New York, New York


Mozart: 'Kegelstatt' Trio in Eb major for clarinet, viola and piano, K. 498
Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor for clarinet, cello and piano, Op. 114

with Zhenni Li, Matt Cohen, Nicolas Namoradze, Llewellyn Sanchez-Warner and Julian Müller

Mar 6

Vista Chamber Music at Yale
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Morse Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Sprague Hall
Yale Universtiy
New Haven, Connecticut


Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in Eb major, Op. 120, No. 2
with Hilda Huang

Mar 30

Brahms at the Kennedy Center
Terrace Theater, 6:00 pm
​Kennedy Center
Washington, D. C.
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Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in Eb major, Op. 120, No. 2
​Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1, II. Andante un poco Adagio

with Hilda Huang

Apr 11

Recital: Weinberg, Debussy, Mozart
Morse Recital Hall, 4:30 pm
Sprague Hall
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
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Weinberg: Clarinet Sonata
Debussy: Première Arabesque [arr. Graeme Steele Johnson for clarinet and harp]
Debussy: Première Rhapsodie [arr. Todd Palmer for chamber ensemble]
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 32 in Bb major, K. 454

with Yevgeny Yontov

Apr 28

Salon Concert
Home of Corinne Samios, 7:00 pm
New York, New York


Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 32 in Bb major, K. 454
Bruch: Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 83

Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581

may 20

Unfinished Mozart
Morse Recital Hall, 4:00 pm
Sprague Hall
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut


Mozart: Allegro from a Clarinet Quintet in Bb major, K. Anh. 91 (516c) [completed by Robert Levin]
with Sophia Mockler, Laura Park, Sam DeCaprio and Tom Duboski

​​​​more information
live stream

Jul 16-aug 19

Caroga Lake Music Festival
Caroga Lake, New York and throughout Adirondacks

Mozart: Allegro from a Clarinet Quintet in Bb major, K. Anh. 91 (516c) [completed by Robert Levin]
​Mozart: "Parto, parto" from La Clemenza di Tito, K. 621
Schubert: Shepherd on the Rock, D. 965
Harbison: The Nine Rasas for clarinet, viola and piano
Crusell: Clarinet Quartet in Eb major, Op. 2
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

​​Mendelssohn: Concert Piece No. 2 in D minor for clarinet and basset horn, Op. 114
​Copland: Appalacian Spring Suite for 13 instruments


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JUL 30

Luzerne Chamber Music Festival
Luzerne Music Center, 7:30 pm
Luzerne, New York


Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
with Callisto and KASA Quartets
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Aug 25

Bernstein's 100th at Maverick Concerts
Maverick Concert Hall, 6:00 pm
Woodstock, New York


Bernstein: Songfest [arr. Alexander Platt for chamber ensemble] (New York premiere)
with Nancy Allen Lundy, Anna Tonna, Sarah Heltzel, Barry Banks,
Michael Gamble, Robert Osborne,  Alexander Platt and Caroga Arts Ensemble
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Aug 26-29

Dorset Chamber Music Residency
Dorset, Vermont

Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun [arr. for octet by Graeme Steele Johnson] (WORLD PREMIERE)
Debussy: Première Arabesque [arr. for clarinet and harp by Graeme Steele Johnson]
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115, I. Allegro
Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34, II. Fantasia: Adagio

with Caroga Arts Collective
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sep 12

Recital: Mid-Day Music at St. Paul's On The Green
St. Paul's On The Green, 12:05 pm
Norwalk, Connecticut


Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin: Three Preludes [arr. clarinet and piano]
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1

with Hilda Huang
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Oct 27

Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago
Grainger Room, 7:00 pm
Symphony Center
Chicago, Illinois


Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn [arr. Wolfgang Renz for chamber ensemble] ​(WORLD PREMIERE)
with Alexander Platt and Caroga Arts Collective
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​more information​

Dec 12

Charles R. Hale Productions Presents: IMPRESSION
The Cell Theatre, 7:30 pm
New York, NY


Mallarmé: The Afternoon of a Faun
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Debussy: Première Rhapsodie [arr. for octet by Todd Palmer]
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun [arr. for octet by Graeme Steele Johnson] 
(New York premiere)
with Hannah Lash, Ji Weon Ryu, Suliman Tekalli, Adelya Nartadjieva, Matthew Cohen, Ari Evan and Kohei Yamaguch
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​more information​
Past Events: 2017 Season

JUL 14

Steinway Hall Plano
7:30 pm
Plano, Texas

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Debussy: Première Rhapsodie
Mendelssohn: Concert Piece No. 1 in F minor, Op. 113
Mozart: selected operatic trios

with Sam Boutris, Hanul Park and Elena Zyl
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Jul 17-23, aug 7-10

Caroga Lake Music Festival
Caroga Lake, New York

​July 20
Caroga Chapel, 7:00 pm
​Caroga Lake, New York
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
with KASA Quartet

July 21
Caroga Arts Collective Gala, 5:00-11:00 pm
Caroga Lake, New York
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro

July 22
Nick Stoner Inn, 7:00 pm
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581

with KINETIC Quartet
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July 23
The Barge at Canada Lake Marina, 6:00 pm
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

August 9
Educational Concert: YMCA Glenville Camp Site, 10:00 am
Glenville, New York
Repertoire TBA

August 9
Proctors GE Theatre, 7:00 pm
Schenectady, New York
Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes
with KASA Quartet and April Sun
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Jul 18

Vermont Mozart Festival
Burlington, Vermont
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July 18

ArtsRiot, 6:00 pm
Burlington, Vermont
Mozart: selected operatic trios
with Sam Boutris and Hanul Park

more information
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jul 25

Summer Music from Greensboro
Greensboro United Church of Christ, 7:30 pm
Greensboro, Vermont


Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
with Vermont Mozart Festival Chamber Players
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more information
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Jul 26-aug 5

​Vermont Mozart Festival
Burlington, Vermont
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July 27
ArtsRiot, 6:00 pm
Burlington, Vermont

Mozart: Serenade No. 11 in Eb major, K. 375
with Vermont Mozart Festival Chamber Players
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July 28
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in Eb major, K. 543
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

with Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra
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July 29
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in Eb major, K. 297b

with Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra

July 30
Mozart: Serenade No. 11 in Eb major, K. 375

August 4
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385
with Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra

August 5
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
with Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra

​more information
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aug 12-20

Aurora Chamber Music Festival
Stockholm, Sweden
with Aurora Chamber Players and Aurora Symphony Orchestra

August 19

Borisova-Ollas: Open Grounds
Penderecki: Metamorphoses
with Krzysztof Penderecki, Nazanin Aghakhani and Aurora Symphony Orchestra
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Oct 25

The Late Romantics of Austria
Morse Recital Hall, 4:30 pm
Yale School of Music
New Haven, Connecticut


Bruckner: Symphony No. 7, arranged for chamber ensemble
with Ani Kavafian, William Purvis, Wei-Yi Yang and Hilda Huang
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Oct 28

Salon Concert
Home of Corinne Samios, 7:00 pm
New York, New York


Debussy: Première Rhapsodie
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in Eb major, Op. 120, No. 2
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581

with Vatche Jambazian, Lukas Stepp, Jiin Yang, Matt Cohen and Eddie Pogossian
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oct 29

The Late Romantics of Austria
 Weill Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York


Bruckner: Symphony No. 7, arranged for chamber ensemble
with Ani Kavafian, William Purvis, Wei-Yi Yang and Hilda Huang

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Nov 16

Brooklyn Center for the Arts
Brooklyn Center for the Arts, 7:30 pm
Brooklyn, New York


​​Mendelssohn: Concert Piece No. 2 in D minor for clarinet and basset horn, Op. 114
with Sam Boutris and Levi Vutipadadorn

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dec 11

New Haven Sound Box
46 Trumbull Street, 7:30 pm
First Floor
New Haven, Connecticut


Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
​​Debussy: Première Rhapsodie [arr. Todd Palmer for chamber ensemble]


Past Events: 2016-2017 Season

Jun 19-Jul 9

The Banff Centre
Banff, Alberta, Canada
with Yehuda Gilad and Joaquin Valdepeñas

June 23
Rolston Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Mozart: "Parto, parto" from La Clemenza di Tito, K. 621
with Beste Kalender and Tyler Wottrich

June 29
Rolston Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Ravel: Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
with Beste Kalender
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​more information
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jul 17-jul 31

Caroga Lake Music Festival
Caroga Lake, New York

​July 21
St. John's Episcopal Church, 7:00 pm
​Johnstown, New York
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581

July 22
Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts, 7:00 pm
Mayfield, New York
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581

July 23
Canada Lake Store Barge Concert, 6:00 pm
Canada Lake, New York
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
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July 28
Arkell Museum, 7:00 pm
Canajoharie, New York
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
with Kyle Price and Mayumi Tsuchida
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
with Caroga Lake Festival Orchestra

July 29
Caroga Museum, 7:00 pm
Caroga Lake, New York
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

July 30
Caroga Chapel, 7:00 pm
Caroga Lake, New York
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

Copland: Clarinet Concerto
with Caroga Lake Festival Orchestra

more information
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aug 27

Music Mountain Festival
Gordon Hall, 6:30 pm
Falls Village, Connecticut

Schubert: Shepherd on the Rock, D. 965
Brahms: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1

with Jonathan Yates, Amelia Watkins and Cantata Profana


more information
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oct 27

Recital: Brooklyn Center for the Arts
Brooklyn Center for the Arts, 7:30 pm
Brooklyn, New York


Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor, D. 821
Debussy: Petite Pièce, Arabesque No. 1, La fille aux cheveux de lin
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114

with Mayumi Tsuchida and Julian Müller

​more information

nov 6

Brahms Requiem Chamber Premiere
St. Joseph Church, 5:00 pm
New Haven, Connecticut


Brahms: Ein Deutches Requiem, Op. 45 -- arr. Farrington (world premiere, CD forthcoming)
with David Hill and Yale Schola Cantorum

​more information
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dec 5

Prokofiev Quintet
Sudler Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Yale University
​New Haven, Connecticut


Prokofiev: Quintet in G minor, Op. 39
with Tim Feil, Laura Park, Julia Clancy and Lee Starovich

​more information

dec 9-11

The Nutcracker
Shubert Theater
​New Haven, Connecticut


Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
with the New Haven Ballet Orchestra

December 9, 7:00 pm
December 10, 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm
December 11, 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm

​more information
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JAN 24

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Rose Studio Master Class Series with Anthony McGill
11:00 am
New York, New York


Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
with Jenny Kwak and Christopher Goodpasture
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more information
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MAR 19

Recital: Argentum Chamber Works Series
Doc Rando Recital Hall, 1:00 pm
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
​Las Vegas, Nevada


Debussy: Première Rhapsodie
Kovács: Hommage à J. S. Bach
Prokofiev: Flute Sonata in D major, Op. 94, IV. Allegro con brio

with Albina Asryan
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more information
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apr 4

Recital: Nielsen and Prokofiev
Morse Recital Hall, 4:30 pm
Yale School of Music
New Haven Connecticut 


Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57 [arr. Rene Orth]
Prokofiev: Sonata for Flute and Piano in D major, Op. 94 
with Ronaldo Rolim and the Yale Chamber Players

​more information
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MAY 5

Brahms Clarinet Quintet
Whitney Humanities Center, 7:30 pm
Yale University
​New Haven, Connecticut


Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
with Dae Hee Ahn, Josiah Hamill, Ian Niederhoffer and Jiyoung Choi

​more information

JUn 20

International Festival of Arts and Ideas
Morse Recital Hall, 8:00 pm
Yale University
​New Haven, Connecticut


Bresnick: Passions of Bloom (world premiere oratorio based on Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson and Herman Melville)
with Jeffrey Douma and the Yale Choral Artists
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​more information

jun 21

Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Music Shed, 7:30 pm
Norfolk, Connecticut


Bresnick: Passions of Bloom (world premiere oratorio based on Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson and Herman Melville)
Jeffrey Douma, conductor
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​more information​
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