2025-2026 SEASON 23
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
of FANCIES & DELIGHTS (#105)
Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center
330 7th Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, New York
Carl Kanter — Three Piano Pieces †
Victor Xie — Movements for Clarinet †
David Picton — Oboe Trio Fantasy ‡
Alla Borzova — Five Romances on Poems by Ivan Bunin ‡
Margarita Zelenaia — Mussorgsky and Beyond
Anton Rovner — Contemplation ‡
Barrett Kalellis — Homage to J.J.Q. §
Premieres: † World, ‡ New York, § U.S.
Alla Borzova, soprano, Virginia ChangChien, oboe, Amir Farsi & Anthony Trionfo, flute, Katie Thomas, violin, Peter Sachon, cello, Katia Waxman, clarinet, Markus Kaitila & Craig Ketter, piano
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Thursday, January 22, 2026
MELODIES & PSALMS (#106)
Tenri Cultural Institute
43-A West 13th Street
New York, New York
Anton Rovner — Esquisses §
David Mecionis — Three Old-Fashioned Morsels †
Madelyn Byrne — Shifting C's †
Dana Dimitri Richardson — Four Psalms †
Christopher Kaufman — In Memoriam: Wendy Maraniss
Jakub Polaczyk — Withers
Nataliya Medvedovskaya — Melodies of Healing †
Timothy L. Miller — Three Miniatures for Woodwind Trio †
Premieres: † World, § U.S.
Jacqueline Milena Mulligan, soprano, members of Sylvan Winds: Amir Farsi, flute, Nuno Antunes, clarinet, Gina Cuffari, bassoon, Simon Mulligan, Craig Ketter & Nataliya Medvedovskaya, piano
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Thursday, February 26, 2026
JUST LISTEN (#107)
DiMenna Center for the Performing Arts, Benzaquen Hall
450 West 37th Street
New York, New York
Alexa Canales — Maybe Someday ‡
Christopher Kaufman — Solo Variations for Viola
Tamara Cashour — God Bless the Child †
Gayther Myers — Child Poets of Terezin †
Jakub Polaczyk — Cosas que pudieron ser §
Kevin McCarter (In Memoriam) — Quiet Moments
Robert Carl — Just Listen ‡
- Winner of the 18th John Eaton Memorial Competition
Premieres: † World, ‡ New York, § U.S.
Asako Tamura, soprano, Andrea Schultz, violin, Steve Larson, viola, Laura Thompson, viola, Michael Finckel, cello, Craig Ketter, Jakub Polaczyk, Kathleen Supové, piano
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Friday, April 24, 2026, 7:00 PM
SONGS & SERENADES (#108)
Tenri Cultural Institute
43-A West 13th Street
New York, New York
Eric Heilner — Canzoni dal cuore di Napoli †
David See — Serenade †
Robert S. Cohen — Wackadoodles †
Margarita Zelenaia — Dream †
Jakub Polaczyk — Tre Padri d'Italia †
Robert Carl — Duke Meets Mort
Richard Brooks — Serenade
Raoul Pleskow — Contrasts and Returns
Anthony Izzo — Sax Quartet
Premieres: † World, ‡ New York
The Ever Trio, Cobalt Quartet, Dominika Zamara, soprano, Jinan Laurentia Woo, violin, Craig Ketter, Jakub Polaczyk & Margarita Zelenaia, piano
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 7:30 PM
EMERGENCE (#109)
Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
145 West 46th Street
New York, New York
Hubert Howe — String Quartet †
Emiko Hayashi — String Trio †
David Mecionis — Five Mirror Canons ‡
Paul Aljian — Emergence †
Timothy L. Miller — String Quartet No. 4 “Le vestigia dell’estate” †
Roger Blanc — Isthmus †
Peter Kelsh — Quartet for Oboe & String Trio †
Premieres: † World, ‡ New York
The Selene Quartet, Virginia ChangChien, oboe, Laura Thompson, viola
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