Upcoming
Concerts
Sandbar Chamber Series
First Congregational Church, Chatham | 3 pm
Program:
George Walker | String Quartet No. 1
Vaughan Williams | Phantasy Quintet
Beethoven | String Quintet “The Storm”
Palaver Strings: Inside the Process
Mechanics Hall, Portland | 7 pm
Join Palaver Strings for an open rehearsal and conversation, giving you a window into how they work and what they’re building.
Throughout the evening, they’ll share their creative process through excerpts of tango idioms and Syrian dance music drawn from their Vertical Heritage and I Believed in Magic programs. Expect locally curated drinks, good company, and real conversation with ensemble and community members to close out the night.
Palaver at Groton Hill Music Center
Meadow Hall, Groton, MA | 8 pm
PRICE, FLORENCE (1897-1953) | Adoration
(arr. String Orchestra by Elaine Fine)
SHEKHAR, NINA (b. 1995) | Above the Fray
KOUYOUMDJIAN, MARY (b. 1983) | Tagh [Diary} of an Immigrant
ST. CHARLES IRIS LLYLLYTH, XENIA (b. 2000) | Canary Resuscitator
FARAN, TEAGAN (b. 1996) | Fíjate
The SLCO: All Things Majestic
Utah Museum of Fine Arts Marcia and John Price Museum Building at the University of Utah| 7:30 PM
Doors open at 7 pm. Get a drink and an app before the show!
Join us as we open our season with an exploration of the majesty and grandeur found in the world around us and within ourselves. The program includes Bach’s glorious Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Christopher Theofanidis’s Visions and Miracles, and “String Lake” from Jennifer Higdon’s All Things Majestic.
CCCO IV | Silenced Voices
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Harwich Port, MA | 3 pm
Program:
Geza Frid: Clarinet Concerto
Mahler: Adagietto
Barber: Capricorn Concerto
Palaver Strings | Songbook
2220 Arts | Los Angeles, CA | 7:30 pm
Featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and Grammy-nominated pianist Chris Patishall, Songbook celebrates the rich musical heritage of Sotashe’s home country, South Africa. The program includes traditional folk songs in Zulu, Sepedi, and Xhosa, a string quartet by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, choral works by Michael Moreane and Bheki Mseleku, and originals by Vuyo Sotashe, all presented in fresh arrangements for voice, piano, and strings by Chris Patishall. Songbook explores connections between American jazz, South African traditional music, and European classical music, moving fluidly between traditions in a spirit of exploration and joy.
Palaver Strings | Songbook
Las Vegas Library District | Las Vegas, NV | 6:30 pm
Featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and Grammy-nominated pianist Chris Patishall, Songbook celebrates the rich musical heritage of Sotashe’s home country, South Africa. The program includes traditional folk songs in Zulu, Sepedi, and Xhosa, a string quartet by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, choral works by Michael Moreane and Bheki Mseleku, and originals by Vuyo Sotashe, all presented in fresh arrangements for voice, piano, and strings by Chris Patishall. Songbook explores connections between American jazz, South African traditional music, and European classical music, moving fluidly between traditions in a spirit of exploration and joy.
Palaver Strings | Songbook
Las Vegas Library District | Las Vegas, NV | 6:30 pm
Featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and Grammy-nominated pianist Chris Patishall, Songbook celebrates the rich musical heritage of Sotashe’s home country, South Africa. The program includes traditional folk songs in Zulu, Sepedi, and Xhosa, a string quartet by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, choral works by Michael Moreane and Bheki Mseleku, and originals by Vuyo Sotashe, all presented in fresh arrangements for voice, piano, and strings by Chris Patishall. Songbook explores connections between American jazz, South African traditional music, and European classical music, moving fluidly between traditions in a spirit of exploration and joy.
Palaver Strings | Songbook
Carnegie Hall | New York, NY | 6:30 pm
Featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and Grammy-nominated pianist Chris Patishall, Songbook celebrates the rich musical heritage of Sotashe’s home country, South Africa. The program includes traditional folk songs in Zulu, Sepedi, and Xhosa, a string quartet by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, choral works by Michael Moreane and Bheki Mseleku, and originals by Vuyo Sotashe, all presented in fresh arrangements for voice, piano, and strings by Chris Patishall. Songbook explores connections between American jazz, South African traditional music, and European classical music, moving fluidly between traditions in a spirit of exploration and joy.
Palaver Strings | Songbook
Portland House of Music | Portland, ME | 7 pm
Featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and Grammy-nominated pianist Chris Patishall, Songbook celebrates the rich musical heritage of Sotashe’s home country, South Africa. The program includes traditional folk songs in Zulu, Sepedi, and Xhosa, a string quartet by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, choral works by Michael Moreane and Bheki Mseleku, and originals by Vuyo Sotashe, all presented in fresh arrangements for voice, piano, and strings by Chris Patishall. Songbook explores connections between American jazz, South African traditional music, and European classical music, moving fluidly between traditions in a spirit of exploration and joy.
Palaver Strings | Songbook
Colby College | Waterville, ME | 7 pm
Featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and Grammy-nominated pianist Chris Patishall, Songbook celebrates the rich musical heritage of Sotashe’s home country, South Africa. The program includes traditional folk songs in Zulu, Sepedi, and Xhosa, a string quartet by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, choral works by Michael Moreane and Bheki Mseleku, and originals by Vuyo Sotashe, all presented in fresh arrangements for voice, piano, and strings by Chris Patishall. Songbook explores connections between American jazz, South African traditional music, and European classical music, moving fluidly between traditions in a spirit of exploration and joy.
CCCO III | Love Letters
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Harwich Port, MA | 3 pm
Program:
Schumann: Cello Concerto
Sibelius: Rakastava
Anna Clyne: Within Her Arms
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor (str. orchestra)
Cape Symphony Presents: An Evening with the Beacon Street Quartet
Pelham House Resort | Dennis, MA | 7 pm EST
This performance by the Beacon Street Quartet invites you to enjoy an intimate evening of music that bridges genres and traditions in a beautifully curated atmosphere.
Musicians of the SLCO: Mendelssohn's Octet
St George, UT | 7 pm
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Palaver Strings: Ready or Not Revisited
Mechanics’ Hall | Portland, ME
Ready or Not Revisited celebrates the groundbreaking visions of women, queer, trans, and nonbinary composers from the medieval period to the present day. This program builds on the concept of Palaver’s 2022 album Ready or Not, which “blew the tent flap open to embrace new contemporary classical fans” (Midwest Record) and left BBC Music Magazine “wanting more.” Repertoire includes wide-ranging selections by Jessie Montgomery, Hildegard von Bingen, inti figgis-vizueta, Tanner Porter, Sato Matsui, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Pétalo Seslar and Lili Boulanger. Ready or Not Revisited disrupts our expectations, challenges our narratives, and uplifts a multitude of voices who have always been here, whether the concert hall was ready or not.
Palaver Strings: Ready or Not Revisited
Longy Pickman Hall | Cambridge, MA
Ready or Not Revisited celebrates the groundbreaking visions of women, queer, trans, and nonbinary composers from the medieval period to the present day. This program builds on the concept of Palaver’s 2022 album Ready or Not, which “blew the tent flap open to embrace new contemporary classical fans” (Midwest Record) and left BBC Music Magazine “wanting more.” Repertoire includes wide-ranging selections by Jessie Montgomery, Hildegard von Bingen, inti figgis-vizueta, Tanner Porter, Sato Matsui, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Pétalo Seslar and Lili Boulanger. Ready or Not Revisited disrupts our expectations, challenges our narratives, and uplifts a multitude of voices who have always been here, whether the concert hall was ready or not.
Palaver Strings: Ready or Not Revisited
Carroll Hall | Brooklyn, NY
Ready or Not Revisited celebrates the groundbreaking visions of women, queer, trans, and nonbinary composers from the medieval period to the present day. This program builds on the concept of Palaver’s 2022 album Ready or Not, which “blew the tent flap open to embrace new contemporary classical fans” (Midwest Record) and left BBC Music Magazine “wanting more.” Repertoire includes wide-ranging selections by Jessie Montgomery, Hildegard von Bingen, inti figgis-vizueta, Tanner Porter, Sato Matsui, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Pétalo Seslar and Lili Boulanger. Ready or Not Revisited disrupts our expectations, challenges our narratives, and uplifts a multitude of voices who have always been here, whether the concert hall was ready or not.
Palaver Strings: Ready or Not Revisited
Next Stage Arts | Putney, VT
Ready or Not Revisited celebrates the groundbreaking visions of women, queer, trans, and nonbinary composers from the medieval period to the present day. This program builds on the concept of Palaver’s 2022 album Ready or Not, which “blew the tent flap open to embrace new contemporary classical fans” (Midwest Record) and left BBC Music Magazine “wanting more.” Repertoire includes wide-ranging selections by Jessie Montgomery, Hildegard von Bingen, inti figgis-vizueta, Tanner Porter, Sato Matsui, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Pétalo Seslar and Lili Boulanger. Ready or Not Revisited disrupts our expectations, challenges our narratives, and uplifts a multitude of voices who have always been here, whether the concert hall was ready or not.
Palaver Strings: Noisefloor
Institute of Contemporary Art | Boston, MA
Twelve musicians of Palaver Strings and eight dancers of little house dance perform Noisefloor, a new project that seamlessly blends music and dance—dancers are involved in the composition process and musicians are involved in little house’s movement language. Playing with the subjectivity of human experience, Noisefloor uses architecture and acoustics to transform the theater into an atmospheric cave. Musicians and dancers move throughout the stage and surrounding areas in an immersive physical, visual, and musical experience. Noisefloor features original music by Courtney Swain and choreography by Heather Stewart.
Palaver Strings: Noisefloor
Spruce Peak Arts | Stowe, VT
Twelve musicians of Palaver Strings and eight dancers of little house dance perform Noisefloor, a new project that seamlessly blends music and dance—dancers are involved in the composition process and musicians are involved in little house’s movement language. Playing with the subjectivity of human experience, Noisefloor uses architecture and acoustics to transform the theater into an atmospheric cave. Musicians and dancers move throughout the stage and surrounding areas in an immersive physical, visual, and musical experience. Noisefloor features original music by Courtney Swain and choreography by Heather Stewart.
Boston Chamber Symphony: An Afternoon of Beethoven
First Church in Cambridge | Cambridge, MA
AN AFTERNOON OF BEETHOVEN
Avlana Eisenberg, conductor
Joshua Brown, soloist
Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 1
Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra: Music From Youth
Pilgrim Congregational Church | Harwich Port, MA
Program:
Britten: Simple Symphony
Arensky: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
Grainger: Molly on the Shore
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
Piano Trio House Concert: Musicians from the SLCO
Private Residence | Park City, UT
Bree Fotheringham, Violin
Tate Zawadiuk, Cello
Andrew Cannestra, Piano
Program:
Cafe Music for Piano Trio by Paul Schoenfield
Saans (Breathe) by Reena Esmail
Piano Trio No. 1 Op. 49 in D Minor by Felix Mendelssohn
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Palaver Strings: Dancing Home
Brattleboro Music Center | Brattleboro, VT
Dabke (2013) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)
Syrian Folk Dances - Trad. arr. Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)
I. Oh, the tawny beauty
III. Blessed are your wedding garments
ḥawwāsh (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)
Syrian Dances (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2023) - Kinan Azmeh (b. 1976)
Romanian Folk Dances (1915) - Bela Bartok (1881-1945) arr. Alexander Goodin and Lysander Jaffe
moth (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Maya French (b 1993)/Jamie Oshima (b. 1997)
Palaver Strings: Dancing Home
Longy Pickman Hall | Cambridge, MA
Dabke (2013) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)
Syrian Folk Dances - Trad. arr. Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)
I. Oh, the tawny beauty
III. Blessed are your wedding garments
ḥawwāsh (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)
Syrian Dances (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2023) - Kinan Azmeh (b. 1976)
Romanian Folk Dances (1915) - Bela Bartok (1881-1945) arr. Alexander Goodin and Lysander Jaffe
moth (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Maya French (b 1993)/Jamie Oshima (b. 1997)
Palaver Strings: Dancing Home
Meetinghouse Arts | Freeport, ME
Dabke (2013) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)
Syrian Folk Dances - Trad. arr. Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)
I. Oh, the tawny beauty
III. Blessed are your wedding garments
ḥawwāsh (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)
Syrian Dances (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2023) - Kinan Azmeh (b. 1976)
Romanian Folk Dances (1915) - Bela Bartok (1881-1945) arr. Alexander Goodin and Lysander Jaffe
moth (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Maya French (b 1993)/Jamie Oshima (b. 1997)
Palaver Strings: Dancing Home
Mechanics’ Hall | Portland, ME
Dabke (2013) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)
Syrian Folk Dances - Trad. arr. Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)
I. Oh, the tawny beauty
III. Blessed are your wedding garments
ḥawwāsh (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)
Syrian Dances (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2023) - Kinan Azmeh (b. 1976)
Romanian Folk Dances (1915) - Bela Bartok (1881-1945) arr. Alexander Goodin and Lysander Jaffe
moth (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Maya French (b 1993)/Jamie Oshima (b. 1997)
Palaver Strings: A Change Is Gonna Come Album Tour
Tanglewood Linde Center | Lenox, MA
Featuring Grammy award-winning tenor Nicholas Phan, this program explores our country’s rich legacy of protest songs. Repertoire includes traditional songs of protest and music inspired by social movements and historical events, including Nico Muhly’s Stranger, Akenya Seymour’s Fear the Lamb, and a new commission by Errollyn Wallen. Spanning genres, eras, and movements, A Change Is Gonna Come provokes conversation, confronts our past and present, and celebrates the act of protest as one of our most precious rights.
Palaver Strings: A Change Is Gonna Come Album Tour
Boston, MA
Featuring Grammy award-winning tenor Nicholas Phan, this program explores our country’s rich legacy of protest songs. Repertoire includes traditional songs of protest and music inspired by social movements and historical events, including Nico Muhly’s Stranger, Akenya Seymour’s Fear the Lamb, and a new commission by Errollyn Wallen. Spanning genres, eras, and movements, A Change Is Gonna Come provokes conversation, confronts our past and present, and celebrates the act of protest as one of our most precious rights.
Palaver Strings: A Change Is Gonna Come Album Tour
Music in the Barn | Tiverton, RI
Featuring Grammy award-winning tenor Nicholas Phan, this program explores our country’s rich legacy of protest songs. Repertoire includes traditional songs of protest and music inspired by social movements and historical events, including Nico Muhly’s Stranger, Akenya Seymour’s Fear the Lamb, and a new commission by Errollyn Wallen. Spanning genres, eras, and movements, A Change Is Gonna Come provokes conversation, confronts our past and present, and celebrates the act of protest as one of our most precious rights.