Past Seasons: 2021-2022

It is our great pleasure to welcome you to back to Chameleon for our winter and spring 2022 programs. We continue our tradition of offering you the most adventurous concerts in Boston, an inimitable mix of the witty and the sublime, the new and the beloved.

Among the many highlights of our chamber music series are Brahms’ luxurious c minor Piano Quartet and Karol Szymanowski’s shimmering evocations of Greek myths, the world premiere of a new harp trio by Jeremy Gill, and Franck’s epic piano quintet alongside romantic refrains by Messiaen and Steven Stucky. Our popular and critically-acclaimed recital series Chameleon Up Close returns with celestial piano trios by Ravel and Hersant and stories – brought to life through the voice of the violin – by Enescu, Brahms, and William Grant Still. It is a thrill and a gift to return to in-person offerings this season, and we look forward to seeing you at the concerts!

Vaccination Requirement and Safety Protocols

Note that we are requiring audiences to show proof of up-to-date vaccination for entry (paper copy or photo of your vaccination card), and you must wear a well-fitting mask over your nose and mouth while in attendance. Seating will be limited and distanced. Review our winter/spring 2022 safety protocols.

Chamber Series 1: as the seasons return

  • Saturday, October 23, 2021, 8 PM, First Church in Boston
  • Sunday, October 24, 2021, 4 PM, First Church in Boston
  • Samuel Barber, Summer Music for wind quintet, Op. 31
  • Kenneth Fuchs, Quiet in the Land for flute, English horn, clarinet, viola & cello
  • Zoltán Kodály, Serenade for two violins & viola, Op. 12
  • Anton Bruckner, String Quintet in F Major, WAB 112

Chamber Series 2: a legacy of fearless song

  • Saturday, November 20, 2021, 8 PM, First Church in Boston
  • Sunday, November 21, 2021, 4 PM, First Church in Boston
  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2
  • Pavel Haas, String Quartet No. 3 (1937-38)
  • Arvo Pärt, Spiegel im Spiegel for clarinet & piano
  • Shen Yiwen, Guo Shang “Hymn to the Fallen” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano
  • Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Trio No. 2 in e minor, Op. 67

Chamber Series 3: a thousand tales sung

  • Saturday, February 26, 2022, 8 PM, First Church in Boston
  • Sunday, February 27, 2022, 4 PM, First Church in Boston
  • Robert Schumann, Märchenerzählungen “Fairy Tales” for clarinet, viola & piano, Op. 132
  • Miriam Gideon, Rhymes from the Hill for soprano, clarinet, cello & marimba
  • Karol Szymanowski, Mythes for violin & piano, Op. 30 (1915)
  • Lou Harrison, Ariadne for flute & percussion
  • Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 3 in c minor, Op. 60

Up Close 1: Robyn Bollinger, violin; Sarah Rommel, cello & Elizabeth Schumann, piano

  • Sunday, March 13, 2022, 4 PM, Mary Norton Hall at Old South Church
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Trio No. 5 in C Major, K. 548
  • Philippe Hersant, Variations sur la Sonnerie de Sainte-Geneviève-du-Mont de Marin Marais
  • Frank Bridge, Miniatures, Set I for piano trio, H. 87 (1909)
  • Maurice Ravel, Piano Trio in a minor

Chamber Series 4: between here and there

  • Saturday, April 2, 2022, 8 PM, First Church in Boston
  • Sunday, April 3, 2022, 4 PM, First Church in Boston
  • Zoltán Kodály, Sonatina for cello & piano
  • Jeremy Gill, Winternacht for flute, viola & harp – world premiere
  • Philippe Hersant, Im fremden Land for clarinet, string quartet & piano
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos, Quintette en forme de chôros, W231
  • Felix Mendelssohn, String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87

Up Close 2: Ayano Ninomiya, violin & Pei-Shan Lee, piano

  • Sunday, May 1, 2022, 4 PM, Mary Norton Hall at Old South Church
  • William Grant Still, Suite for violin & piano
  • George Enescu, Impressions d’enfance for violin & piano, Op. 28
  • Einojuhani Rautavaara, Lost Landscapes for violin & piano
  • Johannes Brahms, Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100

Chamber Series 5: through this romantic scene

  • Saturday, May 21, 2022, 8 PM, First Church in Boston
  • Sunday, May 22, 2022, 4 PM, First Church in Boston
  • Olivier Messiaen, Theme et variations for violin & piano
  • Charles Martin Loeffler, Deux Rhapsodies for oboe, viola & piano
  • Steven Stucky, Sappho Fragments for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion
  • Franz Liszt, Romance oubliée for cello & piano, S. 132
  • Cesar Franck, Piano Quintet in f minor, Op. 14

Free Concerts: Music, Magic & The Natural World

  • Saturday, June 4, 2022, 11 AM, Hyde Park Branch Library
  • Antonin Dvorak, Nature Lies Peaceful from “Cypresses” for string quartet
  • Ivan Trevino, Wildlings for percussion duo
  • Elinor Armer, selections from API Bees for violin, viola & percussion
  • William Grant Still, The Jovial One from Lyric Quartette
  • Somei Satoh, Birds in Warped Time II for violin & vibraphone
  • Sapo Perapaskero/Hans Spencer, Turceasca for string quartet & percussion
  • Mark O’Connor, Appalachia Waltz for solo cello
  • Daniel Bernard Roumain, Klap UR Handz from String Quartet No. 5 “Rosa Parks”

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