Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society
Celebrating ten seasons of music-making, mentorship, and meaningful connection in the community.
NEPACMS proudly presents its season finale with two extraordinary chamber masterpieces: Fauré’s Second Piano Quartet and Brahms’ First Piano Quartet. Known for its fiery, electrifying conclusion, the Brahms quartet is a stunning blend of strength and tenderness, making it one of the most thrilling works in the chamber music repertoire. Fauré’s quartet, in contrast, exudes […]
The 2024-2025 YAP participants gave a performance at intermission in the "Fire & Serenity" season finale concert! This 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.
NEPACMS proudly presents its season finale with two extraordinary chamber masterpieces: Fauré’s Second Piano Quartet and Brahms’ First Piano Quartet. Known for its fiery, electrifying conclusion, the Brahms quartet is a stunning blend of strength and tenderness, making it one of the most thrilling works in the chamber music repertoire. Fauré’s quartet, in contrast, exudes […]
This summer, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society brings world-class string quartets to your local library with its brand-new Summer Library Series. Enjoy family-friendly concerts featuring Haydn’s soaring “Lark” Quartet, Mendelssohn’s lyrical genius, and vibrant Danish folk tunes reimagined by the Danish String Quartet. It’s music that’s warm, welcoming, and perfect for all ages. Let […]
This summer, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society brings world-class string quartets to your local library with its brand-new Summer Library Series. Enjoy family-friendly concerts featuring Haydn’s soaring “Lark” Quartet, Mendelssohn’s lyrical genius, and vibrant Danish folk tunes reimagined by the Danish String Quartet. It’s music that’s warm, welcoming, and perfect for all ages. Let […]
NEPACMS will make its annual appearance at the Arts at Hayfield Summer Arts Festival, Sunday, August 24, 2024 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm, with a delightful program of string duos! More information at the Arts at Hayfield website.
Performers of the September "Reverberations" concert interacted with 5th and 6th grade students at Susquehanna Community Elementary School and gave a mini-performance followed by a lively Q&A session.
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society launches its tenth anniversary season with a powerful program of string quartets. Beethoven’s dramatic Opus 18 Number 4, featured in NEPACMS’s very first concert in 2015, returns alongside Smetana’s autobiographical "From My Life," written as he grappled with deafness, and Shostakovich’s haunting Seventh Quartet, composed in the shadow of […]
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society launches its tenth anniversary season with a powerful program of string quartets. Beethoven’s dramatic Opus 18 Number 4, featured in NEPACMS’s very first concert in 2015, returns alongside Smetana’s autobiographical "From My Life," written as he grappled with deafness, and Shostakovich’s haunting Seventh Quartet, composed in the shadow of […]
A virtual score reading session took place where YAP participants listened to and discussed music while reading along and understanding the score. This 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.
A first reading was held with 2025-2026 Young Apprentice Program participants, starting with introductions and diving into discussions on ensemble playing, music history, and more! This 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 […]
Artists of the November Echoes and Interludes program visited the Wyoming Valley West Middle School and gave a mini-performance interspersed with many insightful questions from students.
Brahms, still early in his career, steps into artistic maturity with the Piano Quartet in A Major, weaving expansive lyricism with quiet introspection. Bridge’s Phantasy for Piano Quartet captures the final glow of Romanticism, poised just before his shift toward modernist color. Kodály, a student beginning to travel and collect folk melodies, lets the voice […]
Brahms, still early in his career, steps into artistic maturity with the Piano Quartet in A Major, weaving expansive lyricism with quiet introspection. Bridge’s Phantasy for Piano Quartet captures the final glow of Romanticism, poised just before his shift toward modernist color. Kodály, a student beginning to travel and collect folk melodies, lets the voice […]
Brahms’ String Sextet No. 1 was his first chamber work for strings without piano, composed during a period of emotional upheaval involving Clara Schumann and a brief engagement to Agatha von Siebold. At the same time, he was grappling with his First Symphony, a project so daunting it took over 20 years to complete. Nearly […]
Brahms’ String Sextet No. 1 was his first chamber work for strings without piano, composed during a period of emotional upheaval involving Clara Schumann and a brief engagement to Agatha von Siebold. At the same time, he was grappling with his First Symphony, a project so daunting it took over 20 years to complete. Nearly […]
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 […]
Artists from the "Sound Shapes" program played for and had engaging conversations with students in the music program at the Wilkes-Barre Area High School.
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 […]