Concert

Featuring violinists, Jonathan Weber and John Vaida; violist, Amy Iwazumi; cellists, Miho Weber and Christiane Appenheimer-Vaida; and pianist, Hwaen Ch'uqi, enjoy an afternoon immersed in the sublime sounds of the Brahms Piano Quintet and Schubert Cello Quintet. Program Brahms Piano Quintet Schubert Cello Quintet

Violinist Daniel Andai, Concertmaster of the Miami Symphony, Dean of the New World School of the Arts, and Artistic Director of the Killington Music Festival, will be performing with the NEPACMS Chamber Workshop Orchestra. Dr. Andai will be working with area students all day on Saturday, February 4, holding a chamber music masterclass and conducting […]

Do not miss an opportunity to hear cellist, Theodore Buchholz and violinist, Elena Chernova-Davis performing two jewels from the string quartet repertoire, the Beethoven Op. 18 No. 1 and Dvořák "American". Joined by John Vaida, violin and Amy Iwazumi, viola. Program Beethoven String Quartet Op. 18 No. 1 Dvořák String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96 "American"

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society opens its 2017-2018 Season with two contrasting clarinet quintets, the powerful and exuberant Gumboots by David Bruce and the celebrated Clarinet Quintet by Johannes Brahms. Nuno Antunes lends his brilliant and elegant clarinet playing with violinist Saeka Matsuyama, and cellist Miho Weber, along with NEPACMS co-founders John Vaida, violin, and Amy Iwazumi, […]

Take a journey to Italy with Tchaikovsky's iconic Souvenir de Florence, a string sextet composed in 1890 and dedicated to the St. Petersburg Chamber Music Society of which he became an Honorary Member. Also in the program are Maurice Ravel's dynamic Sonata for Violin and Cello and Hugo Wolf's playful Italian Serenade. Program Maurice Ravel Sonata […]

Hailed by The Washington Post as “Ravishing,” with a “warm subjectivity, intensity, and consciousness,” NEPACMS is delighted to present the award-winning piano trio, the New Trio, featuring pianist, Julio Elizalde, recital partner to such luminaries as Sarah Chang and Ray Chen; violinist, Andrew Wan, concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra; and Patrick Jee, cellist of the […]

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society proudly opens its 2018-2019 season with oboist, Rong-Huey Liu. Explore the unique oboe quartet repertoire from the light and quirky Oboe Quartet by Sir Malcolm Arnold, the delightful Mozart Oboe Quartet, to the fantastical Benjamin Britten Phantasy Quartet. Dr. Liu's radiant oboe playing is not to be missed! Program […]

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society (NEPACMS), co-sponsored by the Back Mountain Chamber, the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, and Arts at Hayfield, proudly present a benefit concert at the Hayfield House Penn State Wilkes-Barre, featuring Friends of NEPACMS (Hwaen Ch'uqi, piano; John Vaida, violin; Jonathan Weber, violin; Amy Iwazumi, viola; Miho Zaitsu, […]

Join us for a special concert featuring the music of Baljinder Sekhon. Praised as "Clearly knowing the power of sonority" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sekhon's works have garnered much acclaim especially for his pioneering works for the saxophone and percussion.  Performing these works will be the saxophone and guitar duo, Duo Montagnard (Joseph Murphy, saxophone, […]

Award-winning Israeli violinist and recording artist Boris Abramov comes to NEPACMS to dazzle audiences with his "outstanding technical accomplishment and exceptional musical talent" (Fanfare Magazine). His exceptional sound paired with his electrifying presence and technical ease will not disappoint! Program W.A. Mozart String Duo No. 1 in G Major for Violin and Viola, K. 423 […]

NEPACMS is thrilled to highlight the double-bass and cello in a concert featuring the Duo Cello e Basso. Co-founders of Duo Cello e Basso are the husband and wife team, Pascale Delache-Feldman, double-bass, and Emmanuel Feldman, cello, both with extraordinary accomplishments and continuing successful careers. Revel in an evening filled with rarely performed works for […]

NEPACMS is pleased to open its 2019-2020 season with chamber works for organ and strings. Organist, Mark Laubach, performing on St. Stephen's beautiful Austin and Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ rebuilt by the Berghaus Organ Company of Chicago in 2008, will be a feast to the ears! Program W. A. Mozart: Church Sonata K. 274 in G […]

The Annual NEPACMS Benefit Concert returns to the historic Hayfield House by popular demand! Enjoy an evening of dramatic music for piano trio performed by Timothy Burns (piano), John Vaida (violin), and Theodore Buchholz (cello). A special world-premiere performance of a work for clarinet, violin, viola, and cello, written by Penn State Wilkes-Barre music professor, […]

Celebrate the leap year with extraordinary musicians, clarinetist, Nuno Antunes and pianist, Carlos Avila who will be joining John Vaida and Amy Iwazumi in a vibrant program of clarinet trios. Program Darius Milhaud: Suite for violin, clarinet, and piano Max Bruch: 8 pieces for viola, clarinet and piano Paul Schoenfield: Trio for violin, clarinet, and […]

John Vaida and Amy Iwazumi will give a virtual concert to kick off the Music Matters Series from St. Stephen's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral featuring violin and viola duets of Mozart and Rolla. The concert will be performed on two 18th-century Italian instruments including a violin by Antonio Stradivari. This concert is free, and a link to […]

Rick Hoffenberg, John Vaida, and Amy Iwazumi join forces to bring two poignant works for an unusual instrumentation: Piano, violin, and viola. The Jongen Trio, Op. 30 and Brahms Horn Trio, Op. 40 (later arranged for viola by Brahms) were created when the composers were in their early 30's and both works were premiered with […]

John Vaida and Amy Iwazumi perform Three Madrigals for violin and viola by Bohuslav Martinů, a vibrant and virtuosic piece dedicated to his friends, Joseph and Lillian Fuchs, a brother-sister duo, whose performance of the Mozart Duos inspired the work. These Music Matters programs are presented free of charge thanks to the support by our […]

Hwaen Ch'uqi, piano; John Vaida, violin; Amy Iwazumi, viola; Lisa Caravan, cello