Oklahoma City’s premier chamber ensemble
celebrates its 15th year.
The Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma announces the 2017-18
concert season of the Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble, its 15th as
Oklahoma City’s premier chamber music ensemble.
Five regular-season concerts will be presented in Oklahoma City’s beautiful
and historic St. Paul’s Cathedral, renowned for its acoustic richness.
Artistic Directors Chad Burrow and Amy I-Lin Cheng have
programmed an exciting season replete with cornerstones of classical music,
such as Mozart, Schubert and Brahms, punctuated by the freshness and high-energy
of 20th- and 21st-century composers such as Gershwin,
Piazzolla, and Oklahoma City’s own Edward Knight. The season culminates in a world premiere of
a work by another Oklahoma composer, Samuel Magrill, commissioned by
Brightmusic, capping a virtuosic tour-de-force season.
“Across
the board, the ensemble’s performances were well-balanced, well-conceived and
beautifully executed.” Lauren Hughes, The
Oklahoman, June 25, 2017
Concert
1 Sept. 26
7:30 pm “Song and Dance” will
feature works of 20th and 21st century composers
celebrating song, dance and rhythm. Brightmusic strings, clarinet, horn and piano
will present works by George Gershwin (“Porgy and Bess” Ballade), a suite of
four tangos by Astor Piazzolla, a work by Edward Knight and a sextet by Ernö Dohnányi
(aka Ernst von Dohnanyi). See if you can
resist the urge to tap your foot or get up and dance.
Concert 2 Nov.
7 7:30 pm “Masterworks for Three” revisits the old classics
with trios for strings, horn and piano by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Brahms.
Concert 3 Jan.
23 7:30 pm “String Theory” presents a trio of string
quintets by Bunch, Mozart and Dvořák with a touch of clarinet.
Concert 4 March
20 7:30 pm “Montage of Sound” is a whirlwind tour of
seven 19th and 20th century works for viola, woodwinds,
horn, piano and tenor by a diverse group of composers: Donizetti, Schubert, and
Vaughn Williams, and many others.
Concert 5 April
17 7:30 pm “Old and New” concludes the season with
works for strings, flute & piano by Saint-Saëns, Schubert and a world
premiere by Samuel Magrill commissioned by Brightmusic featuring the composer
at the piano. Be among the first to hear
it!
Admission and Season Passes
Season passes for all five
Regular-Season concerts AND all the
concerts of Summer Festival VII are available for a $75/person season
membership contribution, a remarkable bargain for world-class music by some of
Oklahoma’s most accomplished musicians.
Membership contributions may be made online, by mail or at the door. We will send you a membership pass to be
presented at the door. Single concert
tickets will be available at the door for $20 each. Children are free, and students and
active-duty military personnel are admitted at no charge with ID.
Summer Chamber Music Festival VII
June 2018 Program to be announced
Brightmusic will present its 7th
annual Summer Chamber Music Festival in June.
Program, venue(s) and dates to be announced later in the season. Watch our website for updates.
