Chamber music has been around for hundreds of years. It was first performed in the late 15th and early 16th century.

Schumann died in an asylum at age 46, and from that day on his wife Clara, an outstanding pianist and mother of his eight children, dressed in black from head to toe.

The sextet is a splurge of color.

The musical world boasts many composers who marched to their own drummer. We have chosen three of the most determined, and in each case their music reflects the struggle of the human experience.

Our third concert in the series, 'To the Sweet Mystery of Time,' begins with the timelessness of the dream state and ends in poignant contemplation of our mortality.

Our finale links the intensity of young composers' creativity with the exuberance and sparkle of young performers.