2220 Arts | Los Angeles, CA | 7:30 pm

Featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and Grammy-nominated pianist Chris Patishall, Songbook celebrates the rich musical heritage of Sotashe’s home country, South Africa. The program includes traditional folk songs in Zulu, Sepedi, and Xhosa, a string quartet by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, choral works by Michael Moreane and Bheki Mseleku, and originals by Vuyo Sotashe, all presented in fresh arrangements for voice, piano, and strings by Chris Patishall. Songbook explores connections between American jazz, South African traditional music, and European classical music, moving fluidly between traditions in a spirit of exploration and joy. 

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Las Vegas Library District | Las Vegas, NV | 6:30 pm

Featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and Grammy-nominated pianist Chris Patishall, Songbook celebrates the rich musical heritage of Sotashe’s home country, South Africa. The program includes traditional folk songs in Zulu, Sepedi, and Xhosa, a string quartet by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, choral works by Michael Moreane and Bheki Mseleku, and originals by Vuyo Sotashe, all presented in fresh arrangements for voice, piano, and strings by Chris Patishall. Songbook explores connections between American jazz, South African traditional music, and European classical music, moving fluidly between traditions in a spirit of exploration and joy. 

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Las Vegas Library District | Las Vegas, NV | 6:30 pm

Featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and Grammy-nominated pianist Chris Patishall, Songbook celebrates the rich musical heritage of Sotashe’s home country, South Africa. The program includes traditional folk songs in Zulu, Sepedi, and Xhosa, a string quartet by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, choral works by Michael Moreane and Bheki Mseleku, and originals by Vuyo Sotashe, all presented in fresh arrangements for voice, piano, and strings by Chris Patishall. Songbook explores connections between American jazz, South African traditional music, and European classical music, moving fluidly between traditions in a spirit of exploration and joy. 

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Carnegie Hall | New York, NY | 6:30 pm

Featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and Grammy-nominated pianist Chris Patishall, Songbook celebrates the rich musical heritage of Sotashe’s home country, South Africa. The program includes traditional folk songs in Zulu, Sepedi, and Xhosa, a string quartet by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, choral works by Michael Moreane and Bheki Mseleku, and originals by Vuyo Sotashe, all presented in fresh arrangements for voice, piano, and strings by Chris Patishall. Songbook explores connections between American jazz, South African traditional music, and European classical music, moving fluidly between traditions in a spirit of exploration and joy. 

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Portland House of Music | Portland, ME | 7 pm

Featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and Grammy-nominated pianist Chris Patishall, Songbook celebrates the rich musical heritage of Sotashe’s home country, South Africa. The program includes traditional folk songs in Zulu, Sepedi, and Xhosa, a string quartet by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, choral works by Michael Moreane and Bheki Mseleku, and originals by Vuyo Sotashe, all presented in fresh arrangements for voice, piano, and strings by Chris Patishall. Songbook explores connections between American jazz, South African traditional music, and European classical music, moving fluidly between traditions in a spirit of exploration and joy. 

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Colby College | Waterville, ME | 7 pm

Featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and Grammy-nominated pianist Chris Patishall, Songbook celebrates the rich musical heritage of Sotashe’s home country, South Africa. The program includes traditional folk songs in Zulu, Sepedi, and Xhosa, a string quartet by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, choral works by Michael Moreane and Bheki Mseleku, and originals by Vuyo Sotashe, all presented in fresh arrangements for voice, piano, and strings by Chris Patishall. Songbook explores connections between American jazz, South African traditional music, and European classical music, moving fluidly between traditions in a spirit of exploration and joy. 

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Pilgrim Congregational Church, Harwich Port, MA | 3 pm

Program:

Schumann: Cello Concerto

Sibelius: Rakastava

Anna Clyne: Within Her Arms

Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor (str. orchestra)

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Pelham House Resort | Dennis, MA | 7 pm EST

This performance by the Beacon Street Quartet invites you to enjoy an intimate evening of music that bridges genres and traditions in a beautifully curated atmosphere.

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St George, UT | 7 pm

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St Christopher’s Church | Chatham, MA

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Mechanics’ Hall | Portland, ME

Ready or Not Revisited celebrates the groundbreaking visions of women, queer, trans, and nonbinary composers from the medieval period to the present day. This program builds on the concept of Palaver’s 2022 album Ready or Not, which “blew the tent flap open to embrace new contemporary classical fans” (Midwest Record) and left BBC Music Magazine “wanting more.” Repertoire includes wide-ranging selections by Jessie Montgomery, Hildegard von Bingen, inti figgis-vizueta, Tanner Porter, Sato Matsui, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Pétalo Seslar and Lili Boulanger. Ready or Not Revisited disrupts our expectations, challenges our narratives, and uplifts a multitude of voices who have always been here, whether the concert hall was ready or not.

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Longy Pickman Hall | Cambridge, MA

Ready or Not Revisited celebrates the groundbreaking visions of women, queer, trans, and nonbinary composers from the medieval period to the present day. This program builds on the concept of Palaver’s 2022 album Ready or Not, which “blew the tent flap open to embrace new contemporary classical fans” (Midwest Record) and left BBC Music Magazine “wanting more.” Repertoire includes wide-ranging selections by Jessie Montgomery, Hildegard von Bingen, inti figgis-vizueta, Tanner Porter, Sato Matsui, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Pétalo Seslar and Lili Boulanger. Ready or Not Revisited disrupts our expectations, challenges our narratives, and uplifts a multitude of voices who have always been here, whether the concert hall was ready or not.

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Carroll Hall | Brooklyn, NY

Ready or Not Revisited celebrates the groundbreaking visions of women, queer, trans, and nonbinary composers from the medieval period to the present day. This program builds on the concept of Palaver’s 2022 album Ready or Not, which “blew the tent flap open to embrace new contemporary classical fans” (Midwest Record) and left BBC Music Magazine “wanting more.” Repertoire includes wide-ranging selections by Jessie Montgomery, Hildegard von Bingen, inti figgis-vizueta, Tanner Porter, Sato Matsui, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Pétalo Seslar and Lili Boulanger. Ready or Not Revisited disrupts our expectations, challenges our narratives, and uplifts a multitude of voices who have always been here, whether the concert hall was ready or not.

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Next Stage Arts | Putney, VT

Ready or Not Revisited celebrates the groundbreaking visions of women, queer, trans, and nonbinary composers from the medieval period to the present day. This program builds on the concept of Palaver’s 2022 album Ready or Not, which “blew the tent flap open to embrace new contemporary classical fans” (Midwest Record) and left BBC Music Magazine “wanting more.” Repertoire includes wide-ranging selections by Jessie Montgomery, Hildegard von Bingen, inti figgis-vizueta, Tanner Porter, Sato Matsui, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Pétalo Seslar and Lili Boulanger. Ready or Not Revisited disrupts our expectations, challenges our narratives, and uplifts a multitude of voices who have always been here, whether the concert hall was ready or not.

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Institute of Contemporary Art | Boston, MA

Twelve musicians of Palaver Strings and eight dancers of little house dance perform Noisefloor, a new project that seamlessly blends music and dance—dancers are involved in the composition process and musicians are involved in little house’s movement language. Playing with the subjectivity of human experience, Noisefloor uses architecture and acoustics to transform the theater into an atmospheric cave. Musicians and dancers move throughout the stage and surrounding areas in an immersive physical, visual, and musical experience. Noisefloor features original music by Courtney Swain and choreography by Heather Stewart.

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Spruce Peak Arts | Stowe, VT

Twelve musicians of Palaver Strings and eight dancers of little house dance perform Noisefloor, a new project that seamlessly blends music and dance—dancers are involved in the composition process and musicians are involved in little house’s movement language. Playing with the subjectivity of human experience, Noisefloor uses architecture and acoustics to transform the theater into an atmospheric cave. Musicians and dancers move throughout the stage and surrounding areas in an immersive physical, visual, and musical experience. Noisefloor features original music by Courtney Swain and choreography by Heather Stewart.

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First Church in Cambridge | Cambridge, MA

AN AFTERNOON OF BEETHOVEN

Avlana Eisenberg, conductor
Joshua Brown, soloist

Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 1
Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus

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Pilgrim Congregational Church | Harwich Port, MA

Program:

Britten: Simple Symphony

Arensky: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky

Grainger: Molly on the Shore

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings

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Private Residence | Park City, UT

Bree Fotheringham, Violin

Tate Zawadiuk, Cello

Andrew Cannestra, Piano

Program:

Cafe Music for Piano Trio by Paul Schoenfield

Saans (Breathe) by Reena Esmail

Piano Trio No. 1 Op. 49 in D Minor by Felix Mendelssohn

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Brattleboro Music Center | Brattleboro, VT

Dabke (2013) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)

Syrian Folk Dances -  Trad. arr. Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)

I. Oh, the tawny beauty 

III. Blessed are your wedding garments

ḥawwāsh (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)

Syrian Dances (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2023) - Kinan Azmeh (b. 1976)

Romanian Folk Dances (1915) - Bela Bartok (1881-1945) arr. Alexander Goodin and Lysander Jaffe

moth (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Maya French (b 1993)/Jamie Oshima (b. 1997)

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Longy Pickman Hall | Cambridge, MA

Dabke (2013) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)

Syrian Folk Dances -  Trad. arr. Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)

I. Oh, the tawny beauty 

III. Blessed are your wedding garments

ḥawwāsh (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)

Syrian Dances (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2023) - Kinan Azmeh (b. 1976)

Romanian Folk Dances (1915) - Bela Bartok (1881-1945) arr. Alexander Goodin and Lysander Jaffe

moth (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Maya French (b 1993)/Jamie Oshima (b. 1997)

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Meetinghouse Arts | Freeport, ME

Dabke (2013) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)

Syrian Folk Dances -  Trad. arr. Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)

I. Oh, the tawny beauty 

III. Blessed are your wedding garments

ḥawwāsh (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)

Syrian Dances (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2023) - Kinan Azmeh (b. 1976)

Romanian Folk Dances (1915) - Bela Bartok (1881-1945) arr. Alexander Goodin and Lysander Jaffe

moth (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Maya French (b 1993)/Jamie Oshima (b. 1997)

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Mechanics’ Hall | Portland, ME

Dabke (2013) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)

Syrian Folk Dances -  Trad. arr. Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)

I. Oh, the tawny beauty 

III. Blessed are your wedding garments

ḥawwāsh (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Kareem Roustom (b. 1971)

Syrian Dances (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2023) - Kinan Azmeh (b. 1976)

Romanian Folk Dances (1915) - Bela Bartok (1881-1945) arr. Alexander Goodin and Lysander Jaffe

moth (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) - Maya French (b 1993)/Jamie Oshima (b. 1997)

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Tanglewood Linde Center | Lenox, MA

Featuring Grammy award-winning tenor Nicholas Phan, this program explores our country’s rich legacy of protest songs. Repertoire includes traditional songs of protest and music inspired by social movements and historical events, including Nico Muhly’s Stranger, Akenya Seymour’s Fear the Lamb, and a new commission by Errollyn Wallen. Spanning genres, eras, and movements, A Change Is Gonna Come provokes conversation, confronts our past and present, and celebrates the act of protest as one of our most precious rights.

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Boston, MA

Featuring Grammy award-winning tenor Nicholas Phan, this program explores our country’s rich legacy of protest songs. Repertoire includes traditional songs of protest and music inspired by social movements and historical events, including Nico Muhly’s Stranger, Akenya Seymour’s Fear the Lamb, and a new commission by Errollyn Wallen. Spanning genres, eras, and movements, A Change Is Gonna Come provokes conversation, confronts our past and present, and celebrates the act of protest as one of our most precious rights.

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Music in the Barn | Tiverton, RI

Featuring Grammy award-winning tenor Nicholas Phan, this program explores our country’s rich legacy of protest songs. Repertoire includes traditional songs of protest and music inspired by social movements and historical events, including Nico Muhly’s Stranger, Akenya Seymour’s Fear the Lamb, and a new commission by Errollyn Wallen. Spanning genres, eras, and movements, A Change Is Gonna Come provokes conversation, confronts our past and present, and celebrates the act of protest as one of our most precious rights.

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Program

Dmitri Shostakovich: 3 Duets for 2 Violins and Piano, Op. 97d
I. Preludium
II. Gavotte
III. Waltzes

Frank Bridge: Phantasy for Piano Quartet, H.94
I. Andante con moto
II. Allegro vivace
III. Andante con moto 

Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins, Op. 56
I. Andante cantabile
II. Allegro
III. Commodo (quasi allegretto)
IV. Allegro con brio

-intermission-

Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15
I. Allegro molto moderato
II. Scherzo: Allegro vivo
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro molto

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Program

Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane
I. Danse sacrée
II. Danse profane 

Claude Debussy: Claire de Lune (arr. by Philip Setzer and Nancy Allen) 

Philip Setzer: Elegy for violin and harp 

Sarah Kirkland Snider: Drink the Wild Ayre (World Premiere of New Version for harp and ensemble)

-intermission-

Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
I. Moderato  – Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Andante  – Allegro

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