Concert

NEPACMS proudly presents an evening of oboe quartets featuring oboist Rong-Huey Liu. The program will showcase elegant oboe quartets by Joseph Fiala and Louis Massonneau, contrasted by the beautifully undulating harmonies in Gordon Jacob's Quartet for Oboe and Strings, and Ernest John Moeran's Fantasy Quartet. Saturday, November 12, 2022First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit Artists: […]

NEPACMS celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of César Franck with a free concert featuring works for violin and piano, connected through the great Belgian violinist, Eugène Ysaÿe. FRIDAY, December 9, 2022 at 7:00PM St. Stephen's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral John Vaida, violinBrian Farrell, piano Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894): Violin Sonata in G MajorEugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931): Rêve d'EnfantCésar […]

The Piano Quartet in G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was one of only a handful of his compositions in G Minor, a key in which his most turbulent and tragic yet beautiful works were written. Paired with the fiery and expansive Piano Quartet in C Minor by Richard Strauss, this concert is not to […]

Three influential compositions spanning more than 150 years unite in this dynamic program of string quartets. The composers, all known for their profound works, were often ahead of their times, most notably with Beethoven quipping, "They are not for you, but for a later age" to critics of his String Quartet Op. 59 No. 1. […]

Three influential compositions spanning more than 150 years unite in this dynamic program of string quartets. The composers, all known for their profound works, were often ahead of their times, most notably with Beethoven quipping, "They are not for you, but for a later age" to critics of his String Quartet Op. 59 No. 1. […]

NEPACMS ends their 2022-2023 concert season with a spectacular lineup of artists and lush music. Tchaikovsky's admiration and reverence of Beethoven can be seen in his letters, articles, and diary entries, but he would himself leave an indelible influence and legacy as seen in the music of Glière and Arensky. Arensky's most popular work, and […]

NEPACMS opens their 2023-2024 concert season with a program weaving soulful and haunting melodies with boisterous and joyful exuberance. Highly regarded by contemporaries such as Robert Schumann, Kalliwoda was a violinist and prolific composer with great skill in blending symphonic structure with Czech flair. Followed by the unforgettably beautiful Trio élégiaque in G minor by […]

NEPACMS opens their 2023-2024 concert season with a program weaving soulful and haunting melodies with boisterous and joyful exuberance. Highly regarded by contemporaries such as Robert Schumann, Kalliwoda was a violinist and prolific composer with great skill in blending symphonic structure with Czech flair. Followed by the unforgettably beautiful Trio élégiaque in G minor by […]

Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A Major was written almost 125 years earlier than Somervell's Clarinet Quintet in G Major, yet both works have extraordinary poignancy and feature the clarinet as a lyrical voice. Despite, or one might argue that by virtue of, the difficulties Mozart was experiencing the year he composed the work, between Constanze's […]

Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A Major was written almost 125 years earlier than Somervell's Clarinet Quintet in G Major, yet both works have extraordinary poignancy and feature the clarinet as a lyrical voice. Despite, or one might argue that by virtue of, the difficulties Mozart was experiencing the year he composed the work, between Constanze's […]

NEPACMS is thrilled to present its most ambitious program yet, pairing the sublime Brahms Second Sextet, a masterpiece exuding elegance and rich lyricism, with Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence, a bright and vigorous composition for string sextet, reminiscent of his renowned ballets. Over several years, Tchaikovsky painstakingly sketched, worked on, and reworked Souvenir de Florence, and […]

NEPACMS is thrilled to present its most ambitious program yet, pairing the sublime Brahms Second Sextet, a masterpiece exuding elegance and rich lyricism, with Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence, a bright and vigorous composition for string sextet, reminiscent of his renowned ballets. Over several years, Tchaikovsky painstakingly sketched, worked on, and reworked Souvenir de Florence, and […]

NEPACMS is thrilled to present its most ambitious program yet, pairing the sublime Brahms Second Sextet, a masterpiece exuding elegance and rich lyricism, with Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence, a bright and vigorous composition for string sextet, reminiscent of his renowned ballets. Over several years, Tchaikovsky painstakingly sketched, worked on, and reworked Souvenir de Florence, and […]

The Schumann Piano Quintet, Borodin String Quartet No. 2, and Webern Langsamer Satz were all written as an expression of love for their wife: Clara Schumann is the dedicatee of the Piano Quintet and gave its first performance, the Second String Quartet was dedicated to Borodin's wife as an anniversary gift 20 years after being […]

The Schumann Piano Quintet, Borodin String Quartet No. 2, and Webern Langsamer Satz were all written as an expression of love for their wife: Clara Schumann is the dedicatee of the Piano Quintet and gave its first performance, the Second String Quartet was dedicated to Borodin's wife as an anniversary gift 20 years after being […]

The Borodin String Quartet No. 2 and Webern Langsamer Satz were written as an expression of love for their wife: Borodin wrote the Second String Quartet as an anniversary gift for his wife 20 years after being engaged, and Webern was inspired to write the Langsamer Satz after falling in love with his future wife. […]

A grossly underrated composer, Josef Labor was a respected organist, pianist, teacher, and composer, who was colleagues with Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Anton Bruckner, Clara Schumann, and Gustav Mahler. His piano quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello, and double bass highlights each instrument with sonorous melodies and masterfully integrates expansive harmonies. In this season-ending concert, […]

Musicologist and composer Paul Epstein once described the four movements of Haydn's "Lark" Quartet as "a story, a song, a dance, and a party," capturing the vivid emotions and narratives that music can evoke. This season-opening program embodies that same spirit, with each piece reflecting profound stories and personal experiences. Golijov's "Tenebrae" for String Quartet […]