BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.nepacms.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T190000 DTSTAMP:20260324T172220Z CREATED:20250713T195139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T172220Z UID:8104-1774119600-1774119600@www.nepacms.org SUMMARY:Sound Shapes DESCRIPTION:The deep\, organic resonance of the bass clarinet weaves through the seamless sections of York Bowen’s Phantasy Quintet\, creating a single\, continuous shape. In Christopher Cerrone’s Nervous Systems\, symmetry is found in the tension between rugged modernist structures and the fluid rhythms of the sea. The program culminates with the Brahms Clarinet Quintet\, a masterwork that achieves a perfect geometric arc by folding its final echoes back into its very first breath. \nProgram\nYork Bowen: Phantasy Quintet\, Op. 93 \nChristopher Cerrone: Nervous Systems \nJohannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet\, Op. 115 \nArtists\nCalvin Falwell\, clarinet \nJohn Vaida\, violin \nArthur Moeller\, violin \nAmy Iwazumi\, viola \nBryan Hayslett\, cello \n  \nThis program is supported in part by the armature and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. URL:https://www.nepacms.org/event/sound-shapes/ LOCATION:St. Stephen’s Episcopal Pro-Cathedral\, 35 South Franklin Street\, Wilkes-Barre\, PA\, 18701\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nepacms.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/03-19-21-2026_SoundShapes.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="NEPACMS":MAILTO:events@nepacms.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T190000 DTSTAMP:20260528T194418Z CREATED:20250714T203835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T194418Z UID:8108-1778871600-1778871600@www.nepacms.org SUMMARY:Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale DESCRIPTION:To celebrate its 10th anniversary season\, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society presents its most ambitious production yet: Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale\, a thrilling work that blends live chamber music\, dramatic narration\, dance\, and puppetry into one unforgettable theatrical experience. \nBased on a Russian folk tale\, it follows a soldier lured by the Devil into exchanging his most prized possession for the promise of wealth and power\, only to discover that some losses cannot be undone. \nFeaturing world-class musicians\, Hollywood actor and narrator Keisuke Hoashi\, a life-size puppet\, and a cast of dancers and performers directed by Wyoming Seminary’s Jason Sherry and choreographed by Bernardine Vojtko\, this is a rare opportunity to experience a landmark work of 20th-century music theater\, right here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. \nAdmission is free\, but seating is limited. Reserve your seats today to guarantee your spot at this one-night-only community event. \nDate/Time: Friday\, May 15\, 2026 at 7:00PM \nPlace: Kirby Center for Creative Arts\, 260 N Sprague Ave\, Kingston\, PA 18704 \nArtists\nKeisuke Hoashi\, narrator \nNuno Antunes\, clarinet \nKara LaMoure\, bassoon \nMartin Hodel\, cornet \nRebecca Ciabattari\, trombone \nBaljinder Sekhon\, percussion \nJohn Vaida\, violin \nJames VanDemark\, double bass \nJason Sherry\, director \nBernardine Vojtko\, choreographer \n  \nSpecial thanks to Wyoming Seminary for the generous use of the Kirby Center for the Creative Arts. \nThis event is sponsored\, in part\, by a grant from the Luzerne Foundation\, and by the armature and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. URL:https://www.nepacms.org/event/the-soldiers-tale/ LOCATION:Kirby Center for Creative Arts\, 260 N Sprague Ave\, Kingston\, PA\, 18704\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nepacms.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/05-15-2026_NEPACMS-Soldiers-Tale_1200x630_banner.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="NEPACMS":MAILTO:events@nepacms.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T153000 DTSTAMP:20260812T204022Z CREATED:20260528T191215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T204022Z UID:10060-1783692000-1783697400@www.nepacms.org SUMMARY:Beyond the Page: A Journey Through American Chamber Music DESCRIPTION:What does America sound like? Two violins\, a viola\, and a cello set out to answer that question in music spanning over a century of American life. These free library concerts feature string quartet music by Charles Ives\, Scott Joplin\, Philip Glass\, Samuel Barber\, and Jessie Montgomery\, tied together by the “American” Quartet\, written by Antonín Dvořák\, a visitor who heard something in this country that he simply had to put on paper. \n\n\n\nNo prior experience with classical music needed! Just bring your curiosity. \nProgram\n\n\n\nCharles Ives: Scherzo for String Quartet\, S.83 \nAntonín Dvořák: String Quartet No.12\, Op.96 \nScott Joplin: Paragon Rag \nPhilip Glass: String Quartet No. 3 \nSamuel Barber: String Quartet in B minor\, Op. 11 \nJessie Montgomery: Strum for String Quartet \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nJohn Vaida\, violin \n\n\n\nKeiko Tokunaga\, violin \n\n\n\nAmy Iwazumi\, viola \n\n\n\nLisa Caravan\, cello \n\n\n\n \nThis event is sponsored\, in part\, by a grant from The M&T Charitable Foundation\, and by the armature and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. URL:https://www.nepacms.org/event/beyond-the-page-a-journey-through-american-chamber-music-tunkhannock/ LOCATION:Tunkhannock Library\, 220 West Tioga Street\, Tunkhannock\, 18657\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert,Outreach ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nepacms.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/beyond-the-page-banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T113000 DTSTAMP:20260812T204029Z CREATED:20260528T191420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T204029Z UID:10063-1783764000-1783769400@www.nepacms.org SUMMARY:Beyond the Page: A Journey Through American Chamber Music DESCRIPTION:What does America sound like? Two violins\, a viola\, and a cello set out to answer that question in music spanning over a century of American life. These free library concerts feature string quartet music by Charles Ives\, Scott Joplin\, Philip Glass\, Samuel Barber\, and Jessie Montgomery\, tied together by the “American” Quartet\, written by Antonín Dvořák\, a visitor who heard something in this country that he simply had to put on paper. \n\n\n\nNo prior experience with classical music needed! Just bring your curiosity. \nProgram\n\n\n\nCharles Ives: Scherzo for String Quartet\, S.83 \nAntonín Dvořák: String Quartet No.12\, Op.96 \nScott Joplin: Paragon Rag \nPhilip Glass: String Quartet No. 3 \nSamuel Barber: String Quartet in B minor\, Op. 11 \nJessie Montgomery: Strum for String Quartet \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nJohn Vaida\, violin \n\n\n\nKeiko Tokunaga\, violin \n\n\n\nAmy Iwazumi\, viola \n\n\n\nLisa Caravan\, cello \n\n\n\nThis event is sponsored\, in part\, by a grant from The M&T Charitable Foundation\, and by the armature and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. \n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n  URL:https://www.nepacms.org/event/beyond-the-page-a-journey-through-american-chamber-music-osterhout/ LOCATION:Osterhout Free Library\, 71 South Franklin Street\, Wilkes-Barre\, PA\, 18701\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert,Outreach ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nepacms.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/beyond-the-page-banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T190000 DTSTAMP:20260824T153857Z CREATED:20260812T015734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T153857Z UID:10125-1789153200-1789153200@www.nepacms.org SUMMARY:Distant Voices DESCRIPTION:Felice Giardini\, once the toast of London’s concert halls\, turns inward with an intimate duet for two cellos\, a voice he would carry farther from home than he ever imagined\, all the way to Moscow. Bohuslav Martinů\, an expatriate in Paris\, laces his Serenade with the wit and folk rhythms of a Czech homeland he can only reach in memory. Franz Schubert\, in the last weeks of his life\, called his music “the product of my genius and my misery\,” and nowhere is that truer than in the String Quintet\, written as his health failed and left unheard by the world for twenty-two years. \n \n \n \n \n Ticket Type\n Price\n Cart\n \n \n Distant Voices Williamsport | General Admission\n $20\n Add to Cart\n \n Distant Voices Williamsport | Senior/Student\n $15\n Add to Cart\n \n \n \n \nProgram\nFelice Giardini: Trois Pièces à deux Violoncelles \nBohuslav Martinů: Serenade No. 2 for Two Violins and Viola\, H. 216 \nFranz Schubert: String Quintet in C major\, D. 956 \nArtists\n\nJohn Vaida\, violin \n\n\n\nSofia Kim\, violin \n\n\n\nAmy Iwazumi\, viola \n\n\n\nEmilio Colón\, cello \n\n\n\nCara Elise Colón\, cello \n \nThis event is sponsored\, in part\, by a grant from the armature and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. URL:https://www.nepacms.org/event/distant-voices-lycoming/ LOCATION:Lycoming College Trachte Music Center\, 304 E 4th St\, Williamsport\, 17701\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nepacms.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/09-11-12-2026_Distant-Voices.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T190000 DTSTAMP:20260824T153640Z CREATED:20260812T020109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T153640Z UID:10130-1789239600-1789239600@www.nepacms.org SUMMARY:Distant Voices DESCRIPTION:Felice Giardini\, once the toast of London’s concert halls\, turns inward with an intimate duet for two cellos\, a voice he would carry farther from home than he ever imagined\, all the way to Moscow. Bohuslav Martinů\, an expatriate in Paris\, laces his Serenade with the wit and folk rhythms of a Czech homeland he can only reach in memory. Franz Schubert\, in the last weeks of his life\, called his music “the product of my genius and my misery\,” and nowhere is that truer than in the String Quintet\, written as his health failed and left unheard by the world for twenty-two years. \n \n \n \n \n Ticket Type\n Price\n Cart\n \n \n Distant Voices Wilkes-Barre | General Admission\n $20\n Add to Cart\n \n Distant Voices Wilkes-Barre | Senior/Student\n $15\n Add to Cart\n \n \n \n \nProgram\nFelice Giardini: Trois Pièces à deux Violoncelles \nBohuslav Martinů: Serenade No. 2 for Two Violins and Viola\, H. 216 \nFranz Schubert: String Quintet in C major\, D. 956 \nArtists\n\nJohn Vaida\, violin \n\n\n\nSofia Kim\, violin \n\n\n\nAmy Iwazumi\, viola \n\n\n\nEmilio Colón\, cello \n\n\n\nCara Elise Colón\, cello \n \nThis event is sponsored\, in part\, by a grant from the armature and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. URL:https://www.nepacms.org/event/distant-voices-wilkes-barre/ LOCATION:Circle Centre for the Arts\, 130 S Franklin St REAR\, Wilkes-Barre\, PA\, 18701\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nepacms.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/09-11-12-2026_Distant-Voices.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="NEPACMS":MAILTO:events@nepacms.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T190000 DTSTAMP:20260812T205329Z CREATED:20260812T200856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T205329Z UID:10157-1792782000-1792782000@www.nepacms.org SUMMARY:Sketches DESCRIPTION:Joaquín Turina paints Seville in the loose\, atmospheric strokes of a nocturnal scene rather than a formal argument\, while Johannes Brahms set his C minor quartet aside for twenty years before returning to complete what he’d only sketched in the depths of his devotion to Clara Schumann. Most striking of all\, Alfred Schnittke built an entire companion work from seventeen surviving bars Gustav Mahler left behind as a sixteen year old\, a fragment abandoned and then\, a century later\, finally given its ending. \n \n \n \n \n Ticket Type\n Price\n Cart\n \n \n Sketches Bloomsburg | Senior/Student\n $15\n Add to Cart\n \n Sketches Bloomsburg | General Admission\n $20\n Add to Cart\n \n \n \n \nProgram\nJoaquín Turina Quartet in A minor for Piano\, Violin\, Viola\, and Cello\, Op. 67 \nAlfred Schnittke Piano Quartet \nGustav Mahler Piano Quartet in A minor \nJohannes Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor \nArtists\nJohn Vaida\, violin \nAmy Iwazumi\, viola \nBryan Hayslett\, cello \nBin Yu Sanford\, piano \n  \n\nThis event is sponsored\, in part\, by a grant from the armature and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. URL:https://www.nepacms.org/event/sketches-bloomsburg/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of Bloomsburg\, 345 Market Street\, Bloomsburg\, PA\, 17815\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nepacms.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/10-23-25-2026_Sketches.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="NEPACMS":MAILTO:events@nepacms.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T190000 DTSTAMP:20260812T205334Z CREATED:20260812T201359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T205334Z UID:10169-1792868400-1792868400@www.nepacms.org SUMMARY:Sketches DESCRIPTION:Joaquín Turina paints Seville in the loose\, atmospheric strokes of a nocturnal scene rather than a formal argument\, while Johannes Brahms set his C minor quartet aside for twenty years before returning to complete what he’d only sketched in the depths of his devotion to Clara Schumann. Most striking of all\, Alfred Schnittke built an entire companion work from seventeen surviving bars Gustav Mahler left behind as a sixteen year old\, a fragment abandoned and then\, a century later\, finally given its ending. \n \n \n \n \n Ticket Type\n Price\n Cart\n \n \n Sketches Wilkes-Barre | General Admission\n $20\n Add to Cart\n \n Sketches Wilkes-Barre | Senior/Student\n $15\n Add to Cart\n \n \n \n \nProgram\nJoaquín Turina Quartet in A minor for Piano\, Violin\, Viola\, and Cello\, Op. 67 \nAlfred Schnittke Piano Quartet \nGustav Mahler Piano Quartet in A minor \nJohannes Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor \nArtists\nJohn Vaida\, violin \nAmy Iwazumi\, viola \nBryan Hayslett\, cello \nBin Yu Sanford\, piano \n\n  \nThis event is sponsored\, in part\, by a grant from the armature and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. URL:https://www.nepacms.org/event/sketches-wilkes-barre/ LOCATION:St. Stephen’s Episcopal Pro-Cathedral\, 35 South Franklin Street\, Wilkes-Barre\, PA\, 18701\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nepacms.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/10-23-25-2026_Sketches.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="NEPACMS":MAILTO:events@nepacms.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T160000 DTSTAMP:20260812T205344Z CREATED:20260812T201643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T205344Z UID:10171-1792944000-1792944000@www.nepacms.org SUMMARY:Sketches DESCRIPTION:Joaquín Turina paints Seville in the loose\, atmospheric strokes of a nocturnal scene rather than a formal argument\, while Johannes Brahms set his C minor quartet aside for twenty years before returning to complete what he’d only sketched in the depths of his devotion to Clara Schumann. Most striking of all\, Alfred Schnittke built an entire companion work from seventeen surviving bars Gustav Mahler left behind as a sixteen year old\, a fragment abandoned and then\, a century later\, finally given its ending. \nProgram\nJoaquín Turina Quartet in A minor for Piano\, Violin\, Viola\, and Cello\, Op. 67 \nAlfred Schnittke Piano Quartet \nGustav Mahler Piano Quartet in A minor \nJohannes Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor \nArtists\nJohn Vaida\, violin \nAmy Iwazumi\, viola \nBryan Hayslett\, cello \nBin Yu Sanford\, piano \n  \n\nThis event is sponsored\, in part\, by a grant from the armature and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. URL:https://www.nepacms.org/event/sketches-clarks-summit/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit\, 300 School Street\, Clarks Summit\, PA\, 18411\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nepacms.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/10-23-25-2026_Sketches.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR