Friends of Chamber Music

Thank you Veterans for your service. Happy #VeteransDay

For an interesting change of pace, let's try a #TeachingTuesday with a lesson on Chopin from the first ever American to win the international Chopin competition, Garrick Ohlsson. Garrick is scheduled to appear on the series in February at the The Folly Theater #Chopinitup #breakingitdown

For your #funfriday from Curnow Cartoons, make sure to have a professional piano tuner standing by.

Happy #votingday! If you didn't vote early, we wish you short lines, great stickers, and the best of luck for your favorite candidates!

Although Ensemble Correspondances will not be joining us this spring due to travel restrictions, take a moment to hear this sublime preview of an album featuring Charpentier, scheduled for release on October 30. #wowWednesday

It seems like there's a millennial joke in here somewhere...#funfriday

For your #throwbackthursday, check out this preview from viola da gamba ensemble Fretwork, who appeared on the series in Fall 2019.

For #FunFriday, tell us about your most recent dinner and a show!

Enjoy a few minutes of this unique and beautiful arrangement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110 performed by duo Runge&Ammon, who is planning to visit KC May 7th, 2021. Performed by Eckart Runge, cellist and Jacques Ammon, pianist.

For your #musicmonday, enjoy a short #Beethoven excerpt from Inon Barnatan and Academy of St Martin in the Fields recording project, started in 2015, of every Beethoven Piano Concerto. Inon will be joining us in April 10 at The Folly Theater!

A little humor and some Haydn from our Friends the Doric String Quartet, appearing on the series with Benjamin Grosvenor in January. #Musictotherescue #stringquartet #lockdownconcert

This #throwbackthursday, we're saluting pianist Benjamin Grosvenor and Bach Collegium Japan for winning Gramophone Classical Music Awards! We plan to see Benjamin in January with the Doric String Quartet performing the Elgar Quintet in A minor and the Faure Piano Quintet No. 1 in D Minor. Bravo to both groups!

For your #MusicMonday, enjoy a small taste of Chopin performed by Garrick Ohlsson celebrating his monumental win at the International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition, becoming the first American to win the prestigious competition. Garrick will be performing several works by Chopin on his solo recital in February at the The Folly Theater. Visit our website to learn more!

Have you heard? Friends favorite Stile Antico has produced a music-drama entitled "The Journey of the Mayflower." This stirring virtual performance combines writings from a pilgrim's diary with music from that time period. The film is available to view beginning TODAY. Whet your appetite with this gorgeous promo. Viewing and info is available here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thejourneyofthemayflower