Paul Chinen, oboe/English horn & Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano
Western Illinois University faculty members Paul Chinen (oboe) and Yeon-Kyung Kim (piano) open Season 9 of the Burlington Lunchtime Chamber Music Series. They will perform Three Piece Suite by Madeleine Dring and Chrysalis by Alyssa Morris. 9|1
BLCMS String Quartet | John Cage
The BLCMS String Quartet will perform Harmony X from John Cage’s 44 Harmonies from Apartment House 1776 in addition to the inspiration for Cage’s piece “Is there not an appointed time?” by James Lyon. 9|2
Leigh Pirtle & Lynn Conway, piano four hands
Pianists Leigh Pirtle and Lynn Conway perform Samuel Barber’s Souvenirs, op. 28 and Edvard Grieg’s In Autumn, op. 11. 9|3
Annual Holiday Concert
An assortment of holiday chamber music to get you in the holiday spirit. It is a great way to take a breath and be present and inspired during a very busy time of year. 9|4
Interlude Duo, flute & guitar
The Interlude Duo - Michael Patilla (guitar) and Sophie Kershaw-Patilla (flute) - will perform works by William Beauvais, Jacque Bosch, Steve Morse (guitarist for the Dixie Dregs), Nicolo Paganini, and Andrew York. 9|5
James Romig, composer x BLCMS Ensemble
The BLCMS Ensemble will present the U.S. premiere of James Romig’s Fortna for guitar, bass clarinet, violin & string bass. Mr. Romig, who is a faculty member at Western Illinois University, will be in attendance to speak about his composition. Performers are Ed Mansheim (guitar), Sandy Mosteller (bass clarinet), Jeffrey Phillips (violin) & Derek Barnes (string bass). 9|6
Daniel Pappas, composer
Composer and SCC faculty member Daniel Pappas will be featured on the seventh concert of Season 9. 9|7
SEISO Artist-in-Residence, Anoushka Divekar, clarinet
Clarinetist and SEISO Artist-in-Residence Anoushka Divekar will be featured on the eighth concert of Season 9 with pianist Aura Strohschein. 9|8
Donna DeBose Chamber Ensemble
Soprano Donna DeBose and her ensemble will be featured on the ninth concert of Season 9. 9|9
BLCMS Ensemble | Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
The BLCMS Ensemble will perform Samuel Coleridge-Taylor on the final concert of Season 9. 9|10
Ben Grochowsky, saxophone
Saxophonist Ben Grochowsky makes his BLCMS debut with Leigh Pirtle on piano. Works by Fernande Decruck, Ryo Noda & Jean Françaix.
SEISO Chamber Players
SEISO Chamber Players perform Johann Hummel’s Septet No. 2 in C Major “Military”, op. 114.
Performers include Leigh Pirtle (piano), Rose Bishop (flute), Jason Edwards (clarinet), Derrick Murphy (trumpet), Jeffrey Phillips (violin), James Ellis (cello), & Gary Palmer (bass).
Daniel Pappas, composer x BLCMS Ensemble
An exciting collaboration between composer Daniel Pappas and the BLCMS Ensemble culminating in a world premiere performance of Pappas’ newly commissioned piece Present Tense for the BLCMS Ensemble.
BLCMS Ensemble performers include Thomas Pappas (oboe), Marcia Korb (flute), Jason Edwards (clarinet), Jeffrey Phillips and Katie Hoth (violins), Trevor Bitner (viola), Kieran McClain (cello), Julie Peshkin (bass), and Roger Hatteberg (piano).
SEISO Artist-in-Residence: Magdiell Antequera, violin
World renowned violinist and SEISO Artist-in-Residence Magdiell Antequera performs for the first time on the BLCMS.
Abby Chen, organ
Organist and DMA student at the University of Iowa Abby Chen makes her BLCMS debut on the beautiful and powerful FUMC organ!
Reptile Party String Trio
Reptile Party - Jeffrey Phillips (violin), Dominique Archambeau (viola) and Adrián Gomez Hernández (cello) - perform Missy Mazzoli’s Lies You Can Believe In and Lennox Berkeley’s String Trio, op. 19.
Annual Holiday Concert
An assortment of holiday chamber music to get you in the holiday spirit. It is a great way to take a breath and be present and inspired during a very busy time of year.
Rose Bishop, flute & Abbie Brewer, piano
Flutist Rose Bishop and pianist Abbie Brewer bring their exciting duo to the BLCMS after finishing tours of the Pacific Northwest and the United Kingdom. They will perform works by Leslie Uyeda, Kristen Stoner, Candace Sutter, and Alonso Malik Pirio.
Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano
Pianist Yeon-Kyung Kim of Western Illinois University makes her first solo appearance on the series performing works by Bernstein, Chopin, and Vitezslava Kapralova. Don’t miss this tremendous musician!
Donna DeBose Chamber Ensemble
Donna DeBose and her chamber ensemble grace the BLCMS stage for the fifth time. This concert will be a great way to open our 8th season! Works by Paderewski, Chopin, and Fanny Hensel.