Residencies & Outreach

 September 29 – November 11, 2009
Chamber Music Institute at Nyack High School
Nyack, NY

The Walden Chamber Players is a 2009-2010 recipient of a CMA Residency Partnership Grant. This program is made possible with support from Chamber Music America’s Residency Partnership Program, the JPMorgan Chase Residency Re-Grant Program, a program of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, and the Chamber Music America Residency Endowment Fund. Additional funding has been provided by the Crowther Foundation and MusicWorks.


•  September 24 – 27, 2009

Residency
Nantucket Island schools
Nantucket, MA



• November 19 – 22, 2009
• April 8 – 11, 2010

Residency
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX




• December 9-11, 2009

Residency
Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science
Worcester, MA




• January 18 – May 11, 2010

Chamber Music Workshop
Concord Academy
Concord, MA


• April 24, 2010

2010 Walden Chamber Players Young Artist Competition
Lasell Vilage, Newton, MA

Click here for information
and application.

Johnson String Instrument is the proud corporate sponsor of the 2010 Walden Chamber Players Young Artist Competition.



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S E P T E M B E R

September 25, 2009 @ 7 pm
Nantucket Historical Association
Whaling Museum, 15 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA

Boccherini | String trio op. 39/2 in D Major
Martinu | Duo Nr. 1 for violin and ‘cello
Mozart | Quartet for oboe and strings in F Major, KV 370
Beethoven | Serenade for string trio op. 8

For ticket information, please call (617) 744-0452

September 27, 2009 @ 1 pm
Nantucket Historical Association
Whaling Museum, 15 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA

Hindemith | Duet for viola and ‘cello
Bach | Chaconne in D minor for violin solo, BWV 1004
Schubert | String trio in B flat Major D. 471
Telemann | Fantasies for oboe solo
Handel-Halvorsen | Passacaglia for violin and ’cello

This concert will feature 15-year-old cellist Zeb Bennett, a resident of Nantucket, in performance with the Walden Chamber Players.

For ticket information, please call (617) 744-0452.



O C T O B E R

October 4, 2009 @ 4 pm
Howland Chamber Music Circle
Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main Street, Beacon, NY

Ravel/Salzedo | Sonata en Trio in f sharp minor op. 30, for flute, viola and harp
Bax | Elegiac Trio for flute, viola and harp
Ibert | Deux Interludes for flute, violin and harp
Chausson | Piéce op. 39 for viola and harp
Saint-Saëns | Fantaisie for violin and harp op. 124
Debussy | Sonate for flute, viola and harp

For tickets, email info@howlandmusic.org or call 845-297-9243.

October 5, 2009 @ 7:30 pm
deBlasiis Series
The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren Street, Glens Falls, NY

Ravel/Salzedo | Sonata en Trio in f sharp minor op. 30, for flute, viola and harp
Bax | Elegiac Trio for flute, viola and harp
Ibert | Deux Interludes for flute, violin and harp
Chausson | Piéce op. 39 for viola and harp
Saint-Saëns | Fantaisie for violin and harp op. 124
Debussy | Sonate for flute, viola and harp

For ticket information, please call (518) 792-2383.

SPECIAL EVENT
October 14, 2009 @ 6:30pm
Open House Exhibit and Concert of “La Fête des Violons”
a French Instrument and Bow Makers showcase

Longy School of Music Recital Hall , 33 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA

This event, a joint presentation of Johnson String Instrument and the Walden Chamber Players, will showcase some of France’s finest contemporary instruments and bows from the traveling exhibit, La Fête des Violons. The evening will feature a side-by-side comparison of the instruments, as played by members of Walden, as well as a “players meet makers” segment during which interested audience-members are invited to play the instruments and bows themselves for a closer examination. Several of the French makers will be attending the event to speak about their work and will be on hand to answer questions from audience members.

This event is free and open to the public but seating is limited. Please reserve your tickets by calling Johnson String at 617-964-0954, ext. 125, or by emailing Julia McKenzie at julia@johnsonstring.com.


October 24, 2009 @ 8 pm
Coastal Concerts
Bethel United Methodist Church, Lewes, DE

Mozart | Two Preludes and Fugues for String Trio, K. 404a Britten | Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings
Milhaud | Sonatine a Trois, for string trio
Mozart | Quartet for oboe and strings in F Major, KV 370
Dohnanyi | Serenade in C Major for string trio, op. 10

For ticket information, please contact 1-888-212-6458 or www.coastalconcerts.org


N O V E M B E R

November 1, 2009 @ 4 pm
The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA

Ravel/Salzedo | Sonata en Trio in f sharp minor op. 30, for flute, viola and harp
Bax | Elegiac Trio for flute, viola and harp
Ibert | Deux Interludes for flute, violin and harp
Chausson | Piéce op. 39 for viola and harp
Saint-Saëns | Fantaisie for violin and harp op. 124
Debussy | Sonate for flute, viola and harp

This concert is offered to the public by the museum free of charge. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.

November 8, 2009 @ 4 pm
First Unitarian Society in Newton
Parish Hall, 1326 Washington Street, West Newton, MA

Haydn | String quartet Op. 20 Nr. 2 in C Major
Julia Scott Carey | String trio
Pierre Jalbert | String trio
Brahms | String quintet in G Major, op. 111
featuring 17 year-old violist Malinda McPherson, winner of the 2009 Walden Chamber Players Young Artist Competition

Johnson String Instrument is the proud corporate sponsor of the Walden Chamber Players Young Artist Competition.
Additional funding provided by BMI in support of the performance of the string trio by Pierre Jalbert.

Tickets: $ 15/adults, $5 students. Children under 12 admitted fee of charge. To reserve, call (617) 744-0452.

November 22, 2009 @ 3 pm
Trinity University
Ruth Taylor Hall, San Antonio, TX

Beethoven | Piano quartet op. 16 in E flat Major
Saariaho | Je sens un deuxieme Coeur, for viola, ‘cello and piano
Brahms | Piano quartet in c minor op. 60

For tickets, please call 210-999-8212.


F E B R U A R Y

February 19, 2010 @ 7:30 pm
Austrian Cultural Forum
11 East 52nd Street, New York, NY

Marcel Rubin | String Trio
Pierre Jalbert | String Trio
Pierre Jalbert | Piano Trio
Ivan Erod | Piano quartet

Admission is free but seating is limited. For reservations, please call (212) 319-5300, ext. 222.


M A R C H

March 7, 2010 @ 4 pm
St. Paul’s Church
15 St. Paul Street, Brookline, MA

Schubert | Adagio and Rondo Concertante for piano and strings
Singleton | "Almost A Boogie" New commission for horn, bassoon, violin, viola
‘cello and piano (World Premiere)
Hindemith | Duo for viola and ‘cello
Dvorak | Piano quartet in E flat major op. 87

The commissioning and premiere of the work by Alvin Singleton is made possible by the Argosy Foundation and the Twentieth Century Unlimited Foundation.

Tickets: $15/adults, $5/students. Children under 12 admitted free of charge. To reserve tickets, call (617) 744-0452.

March 29, 2010 @ 6PM
Concord Academy
Chapel, 166 Main Street, Concord, MA

Mozart | Two Preludes and Fugues for String Trio, K 404a
Davidovsky | Quartetto Nr. 2 for oboe and strings
Haydn | String Quartet tbd featuring a student from
Concord Academy’s Chamber Music Workshop
Kodaly | Intermezzo for string trio
Shostakovich | String Quartet Nr. 8

For tickets or more information, call (617) 744-0452.


A P R I L

April 11, 2010 @ 3 pm
Trinity University
Ruth Taylor Hall, San Antonio, TX

Mozart | Piano quartet in g minor, K478
Shostakovich | Romance Suite op. 127 for soprano, violin, ‘cello and piano
Previn | Vocalise for soprano, ‘cello and piano
Dvorak | Piano quartet in E flat Major op 87

Guest Artist: Kristen Watson, soprano

For tickets, please call 210-999-8212.

April 18, 2010 @ 8 pm
South Berkshire Concerts
McConnell Auditorium of the Daniel Arts Center
Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, MA

Krenek | “Parvula Corona Musicalis” op. 122 for string trio
Rands | “Into the receding Mist…..” for flute, harp and string trio
Roussel | Trio for flute, viola and ‘cello, op. 40
Hindemith | Duet for viola and ‘cello
Beethoven | Serenade op. 8 for string trio

Tickets available at the door on the day of the concert, starting at 7:15 pm. No advance reservation required. Admission is free with a suggested contribution of $ 10.


April 24, 2010
2010 Walden Chamber Players Young Artist Competition
Lasell Village, Newton, MA

The Walden Chamber Players Young Artist Competition is held annually to promote and encourage young musicians from the greater Boston area interested in the performance and study of chamber music. Application materials are available at www.waldenchamberplayers.org.

Finals begin at 7 pm and are open to the public.

Click here for more information

Johnson String Instrument is the proud corporate sponsor of the 2010 Walden Chamber Players Young Artist Competition.

 

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