Great chamber music for your mind and heart
Season 2026-27
Season Sponsor: Carole DeSoto
Sydney Lee, Haddon Kay, Luiz Fernando Venturelli & James Baik, cellos
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 7:30 P.M.
Temple Ohev Sholom
“Night at the Opera”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Marriage of Fígaro: Overture, arr. Douglas B. Moore (1786)
Jules Massenet: Meditation from “Thais” arr. Aurelien Sabouret (1893)
Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Variations on a Theme from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus, arr. Ka-Wai Yu (1796)
Niccolò Paganini: Variations on a Theme by Rossini (“Moses”), arr. Galvin Quartet (1818)
Clara Schumann: 6 Lieder, Op. 13,
arr. Galvin Cello Quartet (1844)
- Ich stand in dunklen Träumen
- Liebeszauber
Johann Strauss Sr.: Jelacic March, Op. 244,
arr. V Despalj (1849)
Georges Bizet: Suite from Carmen,
arr. Aurelian Sabouret (1875)
Vincenzo Bellini: Casta Diva (1831)
Benjamin Britten: The Salley Gardens,
arr. Galvin Cello Quartet (1943)
Johann Strauss Jr.: Overture to "Die Fledermaus"
arr. Galvin Cello Quartet (1874)
Concert Sponsor: Estelle Hartranft
John McGrosso, Corinne Stillwell, violins;
Joanna Mendoza, viola; Kurt Baldwin, cello
Sunday, November 15, 2026, 4 P.M.
Temple Ohev Sholom
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
Gabriela Lena Frank: Kanto Kechua No. 4: For Bela (2025)
ErnÅ‘ Dohnányi: String Quartet No. 3 in A minor, Op. 33
Concert Sponsors: William M. & Jane E. Murray
Stuart Malina, piano; Richie Hawley, clarinet;
Julian Schwarz, cello
Wednesday, January 13, 2027, 7:30 P.M.
Market Square Presbyterian Church
Robert Muczynski: Fantasy Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 26
Louise Farrenc: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano,
Op. 44
Guillaume Connesson: Disco-Toccata for Clarinet and Cello (2002)
Johannes Brahms: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 114
Concert Sponsors: Debra & Seward Ryan
Valentin Kovalev, saxophone & Amy Yang, piano
Saturday, February 20, 2027 at 7:30 PM
Derry Presbyterian Church - Hershey
Claude Debussy: Rhapsody, L. 98
Paul Creston: Sonata for E-flat AIto Saxophone
and Piano
Fernande Decruck: Sonate for Saxophone and Piano
Avner Dorman: Suite for Solo Saxophone
Fazil Say: Suite for Saxophone and Piano, Op. 55
Takashi Yoshimatsu: Fuzzy Bird Sonata
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Concert Sponsor: Debra Yates
Hu Bin, guitar & Xia Jing, guzheng
Wednesday, March 17, 2027 at 7:30 P.M.
Market Square Presbyterian Church
Olga Amelkina-Vera: Dreaming of Lions
Stephen Goss: From Cantigas de Santiago,
arr. Duo Chinoiserie
Sérgio Assad: Tahhiyya li ossoulina,
arr. Duo Chinoiserie
Yusuke Nakanishi: Inari
Manuel de Falla: From El amor brujo,
arr. Duo Chinoiserie
Mathias Duplessy: Zhong Kui’s Regrets and Zhong Kui’s Journey
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Zachary DePue, violin; Joana Genova, violin; Michael Strauss, viola; Egor Antonenko, cello
Sunday, April 18, 2027 at 4 P.M.
Temple Ohev Sholom
Celebrating 175th Anniversary of Temple Ohev Sholom
Erwin Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet, WV 68
Robert Paterson: String Quartet, No. 3
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Concert Sponsor: Linda Pheasant
Concert Sponsors: John & Anne Standley
Market Square Concerts
Our 2026-27 season celebrates the unique richness of the contemporary American musical landscape. From "Night at the Opera" with the Galvin Cello Quartet and the exuberant virtuosity of saxophonist Valentin Kovalev to Duo Chinoiserie’s mesmerizing combination of guitar and guzheng, our season offers memorable musical experiences designed to inspire and illuminate.We also look forward to welcoming the Arianna and The Indianapolis string quartets, who will perform works by Dohnányi, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Robert Patterson—all new to our audience. In addition, the annual Stuart and Friends program will introduce piano trios by Louise Farrenc and Robert MuszyÅ„ski along with the celebrated clarinet trio by Brahms.