A powerhouse trio of current and former Chamber Music Northwest artistic directors opens the 2024-25 season with duos and trios by Brahms, Ravel, Bartók, and Stravinsky, including The Soldier’s Tale.  Presented in collaboration with Chamber Music Northwest.

Program BRAHMS Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2 IGOR STRAVINSKY L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale) (1918) MAURICE RAVEL Violin Sonata No. 2, M. 77 BÉLA BARTÓK Contrasts (1938)

Gloria Chien, piano; Soovin Kim, violin; David Shifrin, clarinet

Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine, the Grammy-nominees will perform an “American” program featuring works by Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate and Mason Bates, closing with Dvorak's “American” Quartet. Presented in collaboration with Chamber Music Northwest.

Comprised of artists with thriving solo careers who celebrate racial, ethnic, and gender diversity, Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble performs a program of works by Monteverdi and Purcell, as well as contemporary composers Caroline Shaw, Reena Esmail, and more.

Winners of a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant, the New York City-based quartet cultivates joyful experiences that create community by exploring the power of the collective to uplift the individual. Their program, “Unrequited,” offers string quartets from Mozart, Childs, and Beethoven.

Grammy-winning organist and perennially sold-out performer at Oregon Bach Festival, Paul Jacobs helps celebrate the 100th anniversary of Beall Concert Hall with an unforgettable performance on the Jürgen Ahrend organ.

Note: Not included in the CMB 2024-25 Season Subscription

Celebrated violinist Soovin Kim presents J.S. Bach’s Partita No. 3 in E Major, Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, and Partita No. 2 in D Minor. Presented in collaboration with Chamber Music Northwest.

The all-female vocal and instrumental ensemble presents laments and lamentations from 16th- and 17th-century Italy as they might have been heard in that most exclusively female environment: the convent. Presented in collaboration with Oregon Bach Festival Musicking Conference.