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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Musicians performing at St. Cecilia Music Center /Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Tickets for Instrumental Array are $50, $35, and $20, available at scmcgr.org or by calling 616-459-2224.
Tickets are also available for the final Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center concert on April 18th entitled “String Magic”.
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will perform in concert at St. Cecilia Music Center on Thursday, March 7th. The concert will feature seven outstanding musicians performing the works of Beethoven, Rossini, Britten, Duruflé, and Hummel. In a celebration of these diverse composers, duo teams from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will highlight the extremes of musicianship within different configurations during the first part of the evening. All seven artists will join for the concluding Septet by virtuoso pianist Johann Hummel, who was a pupil of Mozart and Haydn and was admired by Beethoven. The musically diverse evening will feature these world-class musicians from CMS: Juho Pohjonen, piano; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nick Canellakis, cello; Nina Bernat, double bass; Sooyun Kim, flute; James Austin Smith, oboe; and Radovan Vlatkovic, horn. This season highlights SCMC’s 12- year of partnership with the esteemed Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Executive & Artistic Director of SCMC Cathy Holbrook states, “We are so pleased to bring seven incredible musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performing a unique concert featuring piano, strings, woodwinds, and horn. These individual artists, among the finest chamber musicians in the world, will perform some of the most difficult music by diverse composers making for a truly exciting and memorable concert evening!”
Tickets for Instrumental Array are $50, $35, and $20, available at scmcgr.org or by calling 616-459-2224. Tickets are also available for the final Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center concert on April 18th entitled “String Magic”.
Program Description for Instrumental Array
With a focus on the intersection of unusual instrumentation, this unique program offers something for everyone, and the breezy melodies are perfect for the nearing of spring. Triumphant, light, and pastoral, Beethoven’s Sonata for horn and piano in F major leaves the listener humming a joyful tune. In the same vein, Gioachino Rossini’s Duo for cello and double bass can be best described as jaunty, Italianate, and bright. While slightly more angular, Benjamin Britten’s Two Insect Pieces for Oboe and Piano, written for an oboist colleague, opens with dialogue between the two instruments, creating a delightful onomatopoeia. Duruflé’s more somber Prélude, Récitatif et Variations for flute, viola, and piano is a rare example of the composer’s instrumental chamber music, written in 1928 and dedicated to the memory of the well-known French publisher and contemporary music enthusiast Jacques Durand. The final work, Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s Septet in D minor for Flute, Oboe, Horn, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano, brings the previous ensembles together for a final stage-call of ingenious harmonies and musical flavors. Hummel, an accomplished pianist and pupil of Mozart, Antonio Salieri, and Haydn, was at the epicenter of the musical communities of Austria in the early 19th century, which gave him consistent access to the most prestigious musicians of his time. It’s no wonder that his composition features such a diverse and charming instrumentation.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Tickets
Instrumental Array
March 7, 2024
A section $50
B section $35
C section $20
String Magic
April 18, 2024
A section $50
B section $35
C section $20
Spectacular Jazz Series Single Tickets
Samara Joy – Sold Out
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
A section $70
B section $50
C section $30
Acoustic Café Folk Series 2023/2024
Rachael & Vilray – Sold Out
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
A section $50
B section $35
C section $20
Aimee Mann – Sold Out
Thursday, February 29, 2024
VIP tickets $165
A section $75
B section $60
C section $45
Marc Cohn
Thursday, April 11, 2024
A section $65
B section $50
C section $35
St. Cecilia Music Center’s mission is to promote the appreciation, study, and
performance of music to enrich the lives of West Michigan residents.
The Center fulfills this mission by
presenting visiting world-class artists in concert,
providing music education for all ages through our School of Music and
preserving a historic building for musical activities and community events
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