2025-26
Concerts

Honored by The National Endowment for the Arts as a 2010 Jazz Master, Kenny Barron has an unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies and infectious rhythms. The Los Angles Times named him "one of the top jazz pianists in the world” and Jazz Weekly calls him “The most lyrical piano player of our time.”

French composer Cécile Chaminade composed more than four hundred works in the shadows of her contemporaries Brahms and Saint-Saëns, yet her music was so popular that “Chaminade Clubs” sprang up in the United States during her lifetime. Debussy’s early trio, also overtly Romantic, is offered as a companion work, with both trios now increasingly heard in concert halls around the world. And to illustrate just how beloved piano trios can be, look no further than Dvořák’s musical farewell to his homeland.

Aziza Poggi is a versatile concert and event singer whose work spans opera, classical art song, Broadway, and symphonic rock. A classically trained mezzo-soprano, she has performed at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall with the West Michigan Opera Project, toured Europe with her symphonic rock band Aria Flame, received multiple awards in classical singing, and is a Berklee College of Music Graduate. This concert highlights her classical and musical theatre roots. Experience an evening of classical art songs, opera arias, and Broadway favorites, featuring enchanting duets and solo performances. Guest singers Jon Lovegrove, Catherine Gispert, Beth Gazella, Sara Salas, Daniel Lambert, Keon Atkins, Stacie House, Grace Meridan, and a student of Aziza's, Emily Garland, will join Aziza, and the brilliant Todd Wilkie will accompany the concert. Hosted by Todd Lewis. There will be a short intermission. The event will last approximately 2 hours in total. 4:00-6:00 PM. Disclaimer: No refunds unless the event is fully cancelled due to acts of God. Performers are subject to change in the event of illness. Early bird tickets are available now!

This program highlights piano four-hands repertoire, a genre that was central to how audiences experienced music in the 18th and 19th centuries. Before recordings, large-scale works were often played at home in this form, making the piano a primary vehicle for sharing music. Composed in 1787, Mozart’s Sonata in C major, K. 521, is a defining work of the genre, notable for its scale, structural balance, and the dialogue it creates between the two players. Mendelssohn, who frequently performed four-hand repertoire with his sister Fanny, brings his characteristic lyricism and precision to the Andante and Variations and Andante and Allegro brillant. Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances draw on Czech folk traditions; they became an immediate success, widely played in homes and quickly circulated across Europe. The program concludes with Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue in a four-hand arrangement. Composed in 1924, the work blends elements of jazz with classical form, extending this tradition into a distinctly American sound.

Both recognized without dispute as one of the finest jazz interpreters on his instrument, guitarist John Scofield and bassist Dave Holland join forces to present audiences with a new conversation. Performing as a duo, these longtime colleagues bring their diverse musical backgrounds and infinite talents to the stage, each contributing original compositions to the set list and putting their stamp on a selection of jazz standards as well. Those familiar with their individual artistry can expect nothing less than a unique and compelling meeting of their musical minds – virtuosity, enjoyment, and depth. 

Enthusiasts for string chamber music are among the most passionate listeners, undoubtedly seduced by the rich vocal timbres of the violin, viola and cello. This program was designed for their delight, with perspectives on the all-string cast from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Boccherini, the greatest virtuoso cellist of his day, could not resist showing off his spectacular technique, composing cello parts for himself that venture daringly into the pitch range of the violin. Alfred D’Ambrosio, not yet well known, has become beloved by a steadily growing circle of musicians who simply love to play his ultra-romantic works, among them, the incomparable violist Paul Neubauer, and violinist Danbi Um, a leading exponent of the great Romantic violin tradition. Rounding off an evening bathed in sonic richness is Dvorak’s folk-infused Sextet, one of the most exciting, touching, and brilliantly entertaining works in the entire chamber music repertoire.

Composer, singer, and visual artist, Cécile McLorin Salvant, is passionate about storytelling and exploring connections between vaudeville, blues, folk traditions, theater, jazz, and baroque music. An eclectic curator, unearthing rarely recorded, forgotten songs with strong narratives, power dynamics, twists, and humor. An added bonus of this show with Cecile McLorin Salvant is Grammy Award-winning pianist Sullivan Fortner. Recipient of the 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award, Fortner has garnered international praise as a leader and a fierce collaborator. He earned the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance on Samara Joy’s “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me” and the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album alongside Cécile McLorin Salvant for her acclaimed album The Window, on which he serves as both key player and producer. Fortner also has earned GRAMMY nods for his 2023 release Solo Game and his provocative arrangement of “Optimistic Voices/No Love Dying” from Salvant’s 2022 release Ghost Song.

September 2026 marks the centennial of John Coltrane’s birth. To honor the enduring legacy of one of jazz’s most transcendent voices, the Branford Marsalis Quartet and Dianne Reeves will release a tribute album which revisits Coltrane’s seminal 1963 collaboration with Johnny Hartman (coming in the Fall of 2026 on Blue Note Records), to be followed by a worldwide tour. 

The seventh album from Foy Vance, The Wake marks the completion of a decades-long journey defined by tireless soul-searching and life-altering revelation. While playing a gig on the Spanish island of Lanzarote in January 1999, the Northern Ireland-born singer/songwriter experienced a moment of unprecedented transcendence onstage, then learned the next morning that his father had suffered a fatal heart attack that very night.

It is not often that two of music’s greatest masterworks can be heard side by side, but it is indisputable that this program offers clarinet chamber music at its absolute pinnacle. Composed a century apart and similarly inspired by virtuoso clarinetists, the Clarinet Quintets of Mozart and Brahms are among the most popular works on the chamber music stage, yet, rarely do they appear on the same program. It will be obvious to listeners that both Mozart and Brahms were seduced by the clarinet’s pristine purity, and both created works that breathe the same tranquil, autumnal air.