Terra String Quartet and Oskar Espina Ruiz, clarinet at Treetops Chamber Music Society
October 4, 2026 - Terra String Quartet with Oskar Espina Ruiz, clarinet
Seth GROSSHANDLER Suite for Clarinet Quintet (rev. 2026)
Franz SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, "Rosamunde"
Johannes BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Opus 115
Ulysses Quartet at the Phillips Collection
Ulysses Quartet will perform Seth Grosshandler’s Dances for String Quartet at the Philips Collection
Mark Dover, clarinet and Adam Golka, piano at Crescent City Chamber Music Festival
Mark Dover, Clarinetist with members of the Manhattan Chamber Players
Recital Hall, UNO Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Doors: 6 PM
Pre-Concert Talk and Q&A: 6:30 PM Concert: 7 PM
Longtime Festival Artist Mark Dover is the Grammy-winning clarinetist of Imani Winds and frequent collaborator/soloist with bands ranging from the Detroit Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra to American funk band Vulfpeck. He takes the stage this season of CCCMF in his own self-curated concert, featuring collaborations with members of the Manhattan Chamber Players and other locally based artists – we can’t wait to see what he does!
CCCMF Founding Artistic Director Luke Fleming leads an informal discussion and Q&A with Mark at 6:30 PM. Come and meet this incredible artist!
Manhattan Chamber Players -Suite for Clarinet Quintet
Manhattan Chamber Players perform Suite for Clarinet Quintet at Crescent City
Graeme Steele Johnson, Audrey Chen and Minyoung Kang at Gotham Arts Salon
SEASON OPENING:
THE PLACE WE BEGIN
SUN, OCT 25 AT 6:00PM
Gotham Arts Salon
The season opens with a simple yet enduring question: What shapes who we become? From the playful vitality of Tessa Lark’s Jig and Pop and the intimate reflections of Seth Grosshandler to the poetic world of Schumann and the expansive lyricism of Dvořák, these works illuminate the traditions, memories, and experiences that continue to shape us throughout our lives.
Brought to life by a remarkable ensemble of some of today’s most celebrated musicians, the program offers a vibrant exploration of heritage, identity, and shared memory.
P R O G R A M
Tessa Lark (b. 1989)
Seth Grosshandler (b. 1958)
Miniatures on 853-4542 for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
clarinet, viola, and piano, Op. 132
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
Piano Quartet No.2, Op.87 in E-flat major
Graeme Steele Johnson, Audrey Chen and Minyoung Kang at the New Haven Lawn Club
The New Haven Lawn Club Preservation Trust presents Kallos Chamber Music Series | The Place We Begin | Concert #1
The season opens with a simple yet enduring question: What shapes who we become? From the playful vitality of Tessa Lark’s Jig and Pop and the intimate reflections of Seth Grosshandler to the poetic world of Schumann and the expansive lyricism of Dvořák, these works illuminate the traditions, memories, and experiences that continue to shape us throughout our lives.
Brought to life by a remarkable ensemble of some of today’s most celebrated musicians, the program offers a vibrant exploration of heritage, identity, and shared memory.
PROGRAM
Tessa Lark (b. 1989) | Jig and Pop for violin solo
Seth Grosshandler (b. 1958) | Miniatures on 853-4542 for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) | Märchenerzählungen for clarinet, viola, and piano, Op. 132
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904) | Piano Quartet No.2, Op.87 in E-flat major
This event offers general admission seating in the New Haven Lawn Club Ballroom. Doors open for a pre-concert reception at 7:00 PM and general admission ticket holders are welcome to claim an unreserved seat in the ballroom at this time. In addition to the pre-concert reception, refreshments will also be available during intermission. All refreshments and off-street parking in the New Haven Lawn Club lot are complimentary.
Dances for String Quartet at EAMA Summer Music Institute
Performed by the EAMA Resident String Quartet
Performance date TBA
World Premiere of Violin Concerto with Christina Bouey and New York Classical Players
Violin Concerto (world premiere) performed by Christina Bouey, Violin and New York Classical Players
NYC, NJ and Schenectady, NY
Locations and dates TBA
Ulysses Quartet and Oskar Espina-Ruiz at Music Mountain
Oskar Espina-Ruiz and the Ulysses Quartet perform Seth Grosshandler’s Suite for Clarinet and String Quartet at Music Mountain
New York Classical Players -Suite for Clarinet and Orchestra
A vibrant journey through sound and imagination, this program begins with the world premiere of Seth Grosshandler’s Suite for Clarinet and Orchestra, a vivid transformation of an earlier chamber work. Schubert’s youthful Symphony No. 5 brings charm and classical clarity, while James Ra’s bold new arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibitioncloses our season finale with color, drama, and grandeur.
Location TBD
New York Classical Players -Suite for Clarinet and Orchestra
A vibrant journey through sound and imagination, this program begins with the world premiere of Seth Grosshandler’s Suite for Clarinet and Orchestra, a vivid transformation of an earlier chamber work. Schubert’s youthful Symphony No. 5 brings charm and classical clarity, while James Ra’s bold new arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibitioncloses our season finale with color, drama, and grandeur.
New York Classical Players -Suite for Clarinet and Orchestra
A vibrant journey through sound and imagination, this program begins with the world premiere of Seth Grosshandler’s Suite for Clarinet and Orchestra, a vivid transformation of an earlier chamber work. Schubert’s youthful Symphony No. 5 brings charm and classical clarity, while James Ra’s bold new arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibitioncloses our season finale with color, drama, and grandeur.
Terra Quartet residency at Highland Cashiers
TSQ will be performing throughout the community while in residence at the Highland-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival. There will be a free concert open to the public on May 2nd at 5 pm, they will be playing Seth Grosshandler’s Dances for String Quartet.
Terra Quartet- Wilmington Chamber Music Festival
Terra Quartet plays Clarinet Quintet at Wilmington Chamber Music Festival
Terra Quartet -American Music Festival
Recent prizewinners at the 2025 Wigmore Hall Quartet Competition in London, the Terra String Quartet is a vibrant young international ensemble based in New York City. They are composed of graduates of The Juilliard School, The New England Conservatory, Harvard University, and the Curtis Institute of Music. Known for their sincere storytelling, commitment to artistic excellence, and versatile approach to repertoire, TSQ strives to foster conversation and genuine human connection through their performances and pedagogy. Performing Seth Grosshandler’s Dances for String Quartet.
Ulysses Quartet- Impromptu Chamber Music Series
Ulysses Quartet plays Dances for String Quartet at Impromptu Chamber Music Series
Ulysses Quartet at Timucua Arts Foundation
Join Ulysses for an evening of chamber music at the Timucua Arts Foundation in Orlando, FL.
SETH GROSSHANDLER: Dances for String Quartet (2024)
TRADITIONAL arr. ULYSSES QUARTET: Songs of Ulysses Heritage
CLAUDE DEBUSSY: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
DANISH TRADITIONAL/DANISH STRING QUARTET: Marie Louise/The Chat/Gale Warning
Ulysses Quartet- Dances for String Quartet at Wethersfield
Music Mountain at Wethersfield – Second Showing
November 16 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Ulysses Quartet Performs Dances for String Quartet
Ulysses Quartet - Dances for String Quartet at Wethersfield
Music Mountain at Wethersfield – First Showing
November 15 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Ulysses Quartet Performs Dances for String Quartet
Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano at Crescent City Music Festival
“Looking Back, Moving Forward”
Seth Grosshandler (b. 1958)
Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano (2025)
Chris Rogerson (b. 1988)
String Quintet (2025)
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Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
String Quintet in G major, Op. 111 (1891)
I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
II. Adagio
III. Un poco allegretto
IV. Vivace, ma non troppo presto
Adam Barnett-Hart, Violin I
Bryan Lee, Violin II
Pierre Lapointe, Viola
Brook Speltz, Cello
with
Luke Fleming, Viola
Shaquille Southwell, Clarinet
Seth Grosshandler, Piano
Escher Quartet- Crescent City Chamber Music Festival
Escher Quartet performs Dances for String Quartet ay Crescent City Chamber Music Festival
Ulysses Quartet- San Juan Chamber Music Festival
The Ouray County Performing Arts Guild presents the 42nd Annual San Juan Chamber MusicFest Festival Concert at the Wright Opera House in Ouray. Max Levinson and the Ulysses Quartet will present a marvelous evening of chamber music.
Marmen Quartet -Dances for String Quartet
Marmen Quartet Performs Dances for String Quartet
L’Amour Toujours and A World Premiere
June 8, 2025 4:00 pm
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
It’s all about love: A new work for clarinet trio by composer Seth Grosshandler that celebrates young love, courtship and the serendipity of meeting one’s intended receives its inaugural performance. Signature love arias from favorite operas and Broadway sung by Metropolitan Opera soprano Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson. Schubert’s Shepherd on the Rock (“My sweetheart dwells so far from me, I long hotly to be with her over there”) is a tour de force meshing clarinet and soprano. Resolved to retire, in 1891 Brahms encountered the clarinet playing of Richard Mühlfeld and was inspired by a fresh muse to compose once again. A scholar and close friend of Brahms praised the Clarinet Trio, writing that “It is as though the instruments were in love with each other.” An all-star ensemble that shares the stage with artistic director Yehuda Hanani includes clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein (“…treats his instrument as his personal voice, dazzling in its spectrum of colors, agility, and range”—Washington Post) returning to CEWM after several seasons. So concludes Season 33 of Close Encounters—bookended by the immortal Brahms, by inspiration and friendship.
Max Levinson, piano; Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; Danielle Talamantes, soprano; Kerry Wilkerson, baritone; Yehuda Hanani, cello
Isabel Hagen's film "On a String" premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival
Isabel Hagen's film, On a String, which includes a scene with my Romance in the Style of Schumann for solo piano, premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2025.
Ulysses Quartet- Beijing Modern Music Festival
Ulysses Quartet plays Dances for String Quartet at the Beijing Modern Music Festival on May 18.
After Arts Spring Showcase
Beethoven Piano Trio, Op 1, No. 3, Mvt 1
Seth Grosshandler, Piano, Jeffery King, Violin, and Benjamin Wolff, cello
Marmen Quartet at the Crescent City Chamber Music Festival
Marmen Quartet will playing Dances for String Quartet at the Crescent City Chamber Music Festival in New Orleans.
Haydn Op 33 No 2 “The Joke”, Seth Grosshandler, Debussy String Quartet
Terra Quartet at Treetops Chamber Music Society
Treetops Chamber Music Society
New Canaan, Connecticut
Terra Quartet will be playing Dances for String Quartet at the Treetops Chamber Music Society series
Marmen Quartet at the Cork Ireland Ortus Festival
Marmen Quartet will playing “Dances for String Quartet” at the Cork Ireland Ortus Festival.
Program
Beethoven String Quartet Op. 95 in F minor, “Serioso”
Hannah Kendall “How ruin nested inside each thimbled throat / & made it sing”
Dances for String Quartet
Bliss Clarinet Quintet
Manhattan Chamber Players at the Baruch Performing Arts Center
The Manhattan Chamber Players will be performing the New York premiere of my Clarinet Quintet at Baruch Performing Arts Center.
Howland Chamber Music Circle
Program:
Seth Grosshandler
Dances for String Quartet (World Premiere)
Benjamin Britten (1913—1976)
String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36
Allegro calms senza rigore
Vivace
Chacony. Sostenuto
Christina Bouey
Soul
Felix Mendelssohn (1809—1847)
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1 (31’)
Chamber Music Maryland
Ulysses Quartet with Oskar Espina Ruiz
A Quintessential Afternoon with Strings and Reeds
Sun, Oct 27, 2024 3:00 PM
Peale Museum
Program
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto No. 1 “Spring” from the Four Seasons
KOMITAS: Armenian Folk Songs for String Quartet:
DANA WILSON: Selections from Hungarian Folk Songs
SETH GROSSHANDLER: Suite for Clarinet Quintet
TRADITIONAL: Selections from Last Leaf MAX RICHTER: On The Nature Of Daylight ROYER: La Marche des Scythes
Crescent City Chamber Music Festival
Dixon Concert Hall
Monday, October 14, 2024
Doors: 6:30 PM
Pre-Concert Talk and Q&A: 7 PM
Music: 7:30 PM
“Coming Full Circle”
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921)
Septet in Eb major for Trumpet, Piano, String Quartet, and Double Bass, Op. 65 (1880)
Seth Grosshandler (b. 1958)
Concertino for Cello and String Orchestra (2024)
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Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)
Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra, Op. 35 (1933)
Adam Golka, Piano
Maximilian Morel, Trumpet
Siwoo Kim, Violin
Grace Park, Violin
Brendan Speltz, Violin
Luke Fleming, Viola
Brook Speltz, Cello
https://crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com
Senior Concert Orchestra of New York at Carnegie Hall!
David Gilbert conducting Cayuga Overture