Two horns transform the sound of the string quartet. Twin Horns features Anna Lenhart and Jamie Sanborn alongside the Galliard String Quartet for a program that explores the warmth, depth, and power of this unusual combination. From stormy drama and sunrise glow to Mozart’s intimate horn writing and Beethoven’s grand Sextet, this concert brings extra...
Every piece has an architecture.Crosscurrents moves through three distinct musical worlds: the luminous balance of Bach and Mozart, the fractured modernist energy of Hindemith, and the sleek French art-deco brilliance of Poulenc. Each work is built differently, with its own sense of proportion, color, and surprise.Classical elegance, modernist edge, and French sophistication meet in one...
Two composers grappling with intimacy, vulnerability, and emotional transformation.Brahms Sextet pairs Brahms’s First String Sextet with Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht, two deeply expressive works for expanded strings. Brahms’s Sextet has often been associated with the aftermath of his broken engagement to Agathe von Siebold, while Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht was inspired by a moonlit story of confession...
Honolulu Brass Quintet celebrates 50 years with a program shaped by two powerful forces: fire and water.Fire & Water showcases the color, power, and versatility of brass, from the heat and motion of Fire Dance and Vuelta del Fuego to the flowing brilliance of Handel’s Water Music. Bold, bright, and elemental, this anniversary concert honors...