Solo pianist Zlata Chochieva has something in common with rock climber Alex Honnold. They don’t make it look easy; they make it seem inevitable. Their sense of freedom blossoms within the confines of music’s tonality and rock’s rigidity. When...
True or False: World-class concert pianists grow up in musical families. True or False: Solo pianists must begin lessons early to develop the coordination and concentration they will need. Meet Paul Lewis. While both of the above are usually true, the English pianist...
Violinist Stefan Jackiw (jak-EEV) and pianist Kevin Ahfat will change character repeatedly at their concert for Friends of Chamber Music on December 3rd. They won’t use words or paints, but they have other ways to beguile us with sounds rich in character and...
Sharon Isbin, a master of the guitar who has had 80 works written for her, says “Every performance is different. For one thing, the Baroque was the jazz age. The guitarist was expected to improvise, to add embellishments. If a section is repeated, I play it...
Friends of Chamber Music launches its season with a program that spotlights hunger awareness and the world premiere of James Lee III’s new work. By Toni Tresca Chamber music is often imagined as something preserved in amber, a pastime for powdered wigs and musty...
Enjoy Kim Millett’s personal and pointed take on our upcoming concert! Contrast will be a theme in the first concert of the Friends of Chamber Music season. Who better to present contrast than the Pacifica Quartet? They epitomize the agility, the range of...
Introducing Community Connect Tickets! Friends of Chamber Music is proud to announce our new Community Connect Ticket program to help make chamber music accessible for all! We’re setting aside tickets for every series performance (Newman Center venue only) and selling...
Hailing from Seattle, Ellie Havens spent over 30 years as a freelance clarinetist, performing in theater and chamber music settings. Her freelance life ran parallel with jobs in the corporate world—first at Amazon, then at a cryptocurrency firm. After retiring from...
Did you know Friends of Chamber Music has archives dating back to our very first season? At our May concert, longtime patrons Lela Lee and Norman Wikner thanked us for bringing them back online. A frequent user of the old archive, Lela had missed it during our website...
Aaron Stampfl, FCM Board Member and the new chair of FCM’s Music Committee, spent a few minutes speaking with composer and saxophonist about his new work, “Come What May.” This new work, for saxophone and string quartet, will receive its Colorado...
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