Upcoming Concerts
June 9-10, 2017
New York Premiere of Tonia Ko’s Tribute (Axis II) with Mimi Solomon, piano
St. Paul’s German Lutheran Church, Chelsea, NYC, 7:30 pm both nights
June 14 and 16, 2017 @ 7:30 pm
MYCO Summer Festival Faculty Concerts, Chapel Hill, NC
with Joseph Lin, Raman Ramakrishnan, Melissa Reardon, Mimi Solomon
June 23 and 24, 2017 @ 7:30 pm
Kneisel Hall Continuum Concerts, Blue Hill, ME
Brahms and Schoenberg Sextets with Laurie Smukler, violin, Joel Krosnick, cello, Gwen Krosnick, cello, Doris Lederer, viola, and Jesse Morrison, viola
July 1, 2017 @ 7:30 pm
Kinhaven Music School and Festival, Weston, VT
Schumann op. 63 Trio with Mimi Solomon, Adam Grabois
July 8, 2017 @ 7:30 pm
Kinhaven Music School and Festival, Weston, VT
Tonia Ko Escape-Landscape for String Quartet, with Shannon Thomas, Ken Kwo, Adam Grabois
July 15, 2017 @ 7:30 pm
Kinhaven Music School and Festival, Weston, VT
Mendelssohn Octet, with Debbie Buck, Shannon Thomas, Tim Kantor, Aundrey Mitchell, Ken Kwo, Adam Grabois, Tomoko Fujita
July 22, 2017 @ 7:30 pm
Kinhaven Music School and Festival, Weston, VT
Ravel String Quartet, with Tim Kantor, Aundrey Mitchell, Adam Grabois
July 29, 2017 @ 7:30 pm
Kinhaven Music School and Festival, Weston, VT
Stravinsky Danses Concertantes
Past 2016-17 Concerts
September 3, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
St. Paul’s German Lutheran Church, Chelsea, NYC
Brandenburg Concerti 2-6, The Sebastians
September 30, 2016 @ 8 pm
UNC Process Series, Kenan Music Building, Chapel Hill, NC
Unraveling Beethoven: Beyond the Canon
World Premieres of commissions by Tonia Ko and Jesse Jones, along with performances of Beethoven op. 96 and op. 12 no. 3 with Mimi Solomon, piano
October 1, 2016 @ 8 pm
UNC Process Series, Kenan Music Building, Chapel Hill, NC
Unraveling Beethoven: Beyond the Canon
World Premieres of commissions by Tonia Ko and Jesse Jones, along with performances of Beethoven op. 96 and op. 12 no. 3 with Mimi Solomon, piano
October 9, 2016 @ 3 pm
Person Recital Hall, UNC Chapel Hill
Martinu Trio with Lindsay Leach-Sparks, flute, and Mimi Solomon, piano
October 16, 2016 @ 3 pm
Kenan Rehearsal Hall, UNC Chapel Hill
Ginastera Pampeana No. 1 with Mimi Solomon, piano
October 18-22, 2016
Avaloch Residency with The Sebastians exploring the Six Sonatas and Partitas of JS Bach
October 29, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Early Music New York, First Church of Christ, Scientist, Central Park West at 68th St.
Genius of England: Henry Purcell & Contemporaries
November 6, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Kenan Music Building, Rehearsal Hall, UNC Chapel Hill
Newman Series, including Bach Coffee Cantata with Jeanne Fischer, soprano, Marc Callahan, baritone, Timothy Sparks, tenor, Lindsay Leach-Sparks, traverso, Brent Wissick, cello, and Elaine Funaro, harpsichord
November 13, 2016
Kenan Music Building, Rehearsal Hall, UNC Chapel Hill
Chamber Music of Haydn featuring the Baryton: Octets, Quintets, Trios, and Duos for the Esterhazy Court, co-sponsored by Mallarmé Chamber Players
Featuring Ken Slowik (Smithsonian guest) and Brent Wissick, barytons; Nicholas DiEugenio and Leah Peroutka, violins; Suzanne Rousso, viola; Stephanie Vial, cello; Robbie Link, bass; Will Thauer, oboe; Rebecca Troxler, flute; Celeste Holm, Rick Seraphinoff and Pamela Burleson, horn; in honor of distinguished Cornell University Haydn scholar, John Hsu
Guest Speaker: James Webster, Cornell University
November 20, 2016 @ 3 pm
Raleigh Art Museum, SECU Auditorium, East Building
Sights and Sounds on Sundays presented by Chamber Music Raleigh and NCMA
The Chanterelle Trio, Nicholas DiEugenio, violin, Hannah Collins, cello, Mimi Solomon, piano in works of Beethoven, Schumann, and Dvorak
December 9, 2016 @ 8 pm
Person Hall, UNC Chapel Hill
UNC Baroque Ensemble, with Brent Wissick (director) and Daniel S Lee, violin
December 11, 2016 @ 4 pm
First Congregational Church, Collinsville, CT
Music for a Joyous Season, with Daniel S Lee, violin, and Brent Wissick, cello
December 16, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Music in the Stable, 770 Old Academy Rd., Fairfield, CT
The Sebastians: Bach Ciaconna, Vivaldi Four Seasons and commissioned work by Tawnie Olson
December 17, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
All Angels Episcopal Church, 251 W. 80th St., New York, NY
The Sebastians, Vivaldi Four Seasons and commissioned work by Tawnie Olson
January 8, 2017 @ 4 pm
First Unitarian Church, Ithaca, NY
Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble, including Steven Stucky’s Piano Quintet
February 12, 2017 @ 3 pm
The Cedars, Chapel Hil, NC
Dreams and Dances with Mimi Solomon, piano
February 19, 2017 @ 7:30 pm
Moeser Auditorium in Hill Hall, UNC Chapel Hill
Newman Series Celebrating the 450th Birthday of Claudio Monteverdi
February 26, 2017 @ 3 pm
Moeser Auditorium in Hill Hall, UNC Chapel Hill
The Complete Violin Sonatas of Johannes Brahms, with Mimi Solomon, piano
March 4, 2017 @ 7:30 pm
Early Music New York, First Church of Christ, Scientist, Central Park West at 68th St.
Mozart Moniker: Wolfgang’s Counterparts
March 17, 2017 @ 8 pm
Emerald City Music, 415 Westlake, Seattle, WA
Bridget Kibbey, harp, with The Sebastians
March 18, 2017, 7:30 pm
Emerald City Music, Saint Michael’s Westside Church, Olympia, WA
Bridget Kibbey, harp, with The Sebastians
March 20, 2017, 1 pm
Bach at 1, St. Paul’s Chapel, Trinity Wall Street
New York Baroque Incorporated, Brandenburg 5, BWV 9, Buxtehude BuxWV54, Heinichen
March 23-26, 2017, 7 pm, 12 pm, 7 pm, 4:15 pm
St. Paul’s German Luther Church, Chelsea, NYC
Bach St. John Passion with TENET and The Sebastians
April 9, 2017, 7:30 pm
Moeser Auditorium at Hill Hall, UNC Chapel Hill
Piano Quintets of Schumann and Brahms
April 20, 2017, 7:30 pm
Quodlibet Ensemble in NYC
Featuring works by Handel, Britten, Muffat, Vivaldi, and Patrick Castillo (WORLD PREMIERE)!
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, New York, NY (map)
Tickets are $20 or pay what you can. www.ensembleq.com
April 24, 2017 7:30 pm
Cathedral of St. John The Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave at 112th St., NYC
Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo of J.S. Bach, The Sebastians
May 6, 2017, 7:30 pm
Early Music New York, First Church of Christ, Scientist, Central Park West at 68th St.
Bach Brotherhood: Johann Sebastian’s Peers
May 19, 2017, 7:30 pm
Capital City Concerts
Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, Middlebury, VT
Brahms and Schoenberg Sextets with Laurie Smukler, violin, Joel Krosnick, cello, Gwen Krosnick, cello, Doris Lederer, viola, and Jesse Morrison, viola
May 20, 2017, 7:30 pm
Capital City Concerts
Unitarian Church of Montpelier, VT
Brahms and Schoenberg Sextets with Laurie Smukler, violin, Joel Krosnick, cello, Gwen Krosnick, cello, Doris Lederer, viola, and Jesse Morrison, viola
May 22-28, 2017
Richard Luby Violin Symposium at UNC Chapel Hill
10th Anniversary Festival, featuring guest artists Donald and Vivian Weilerstein in recital, Person Hall, UNC Chapel Hill, May 24, 2017 at 7:30 pm
2015-16 Schedule (Past Concerts)
September 3, 2015 @ 7:30 pm
Person Recital Hall, UNC Chapel Hill
Works of Erlebach, Schmelzer, Rosenmuller, Muffat, and Buxtehude with Brent Wissick, viola da gamba, and Elaine Funaro, harpsichord
September 26, 2015 @ 7:30 pm
All Angels Church, NYC (map)
The Sebastians, featuring Daniel S. Lee, Nicholas DiEugenio, and Alexander Woods in music for three violins
October 4, 2015 @ 4 pm
Music in the Somerset Hills with The Sebastians and Antioch Choir
October 10, 2015 @ 8 pm
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC
Early Music New York, Frederick Renz, Director
October 14-18, 2015
The Sebastians with Seraphic Fire in Miami, Coral Gables, Naples, Miami Beach and Ft. Lauderdale
October 24, 2015 @ 8 pm
Handel’s Israel in Egypt at the Norwalk Concert Hall in Norwalk, CT
October 25, 2015 @ 4 pm
The Sebastians at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
“Orfeo del Violino” featuring works of Corelli, Stradella, Fontana, Colista, Handel, and Vivaldi
November 8, 2015 @ 7:30 pm
Newman Concert Series at UNC Chapel Hill, Gerrard Hall
Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos 2, 4, and 5 with Nicholas DiEugenio, violin, Brooks de Wetter-Smith, flute, and UNC music faculty and students
November 15, 2015 @ 5 pm
Music in the Somerset Hills with The Sebastians and Antioch Choir
Bach’s Magnificat
November 21, 2015 @ 7:30 pm
All Angels Church, NYC
“Romance and Wrath” featuring The Sebastians with Awet Andemichael, soprano
December 13, 2015 @ 4 pm
Collinsville Congregational Church
Music for a Joyous Season with The Quodlibet Ensemble
December 18-20, 2015
The Sebastians with Seraphic Fire in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale
Handel’s Messiah
January 10, 2016 @ 4 pm
First Unitarian Church, Ithaca, NY
Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble
Schumann Piano Quartet
January 16, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
All Angels Church, NYC, 80th and Broadway
The Sebastians, “Orfeo Del Violino”
January 23, 2016 @ 8 pm
Person Hall, UNC Chapel Hill
Newman Series Recital with Mimi Solomon, piano
Pop-Up Textures: Mozart, Janacek, Jones, Palmer
February 6, 2016 @ 8 pm
Synod Hall, Pittsburgh
The Sebastians, “Orfeo Del Violino”
February 12-14, 2016
The Sebastians with Seraphic Fire in Miami, Coral Gables, Naples, Miami Beach and Ft. Lauderdale
Mozart Requiem, completion by Gregory Spears
February 16, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
The Sebastians with Seraphic Fire
St. Paul’s Episcipal, Washington, DC
Mozart Requiem, completion by Gregory Spears
February 17, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
The Sebastians with Seraphic Fire
Trinity Wall St., New York
Mozart Requiem, completion by Gregory Spears
February 18, 2016 @7:30 pm
The Sebastians with Seraphic Fire
St. Clement’s Episcopal, Philadelphia
Mozart Requiem, completion by Gregory Spears
February 27, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Historic Playmaker’s Theatre, UNC Chapel Hill
Handel’s Serse
February 28, 2016, @ 3 pm
Historic Playmaker’s Theatre, UNC Chapel Hill
Handel’s Serse
March 3, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian, NYC
The Quodlibet Ensemble
March 5, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
First Church of Christ, Scientist, NYC
Early Music New York
March 12, 2016 @ 3 pm
Mallarme Chamber Music
Undressing Beethoven: Beyond the Canon
with Mimi Solomon, piano
featuring a new work by D.K. Garner
March 17, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Holy Trinity Church, New York, 66th & Central Park West
The Sebastians
April 10, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Gerrard Hall, UNC Chapel Hill
Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time
with Brent Wissick, cello, Donald Oehler, clarinet, and Thomas Otten, piano
April 17, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Person Recital Hall, UNC Chapel Hill
with guest artist David Bowlin, violin
May 7, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
First Church of Christ, Scientist, NYC
Early Music New York
May 15-22, 2016
UNC Chapel Hill
Luby Violin Symposium, director
Faculty and Guest Artists include Fabian Lopez, Kevin Lawrence, Ara Gregorian, Aaron Berofsky, Hye-Jin Kim, Kevork Mardirossian, and Daniel S. Lee
May 28, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
All Angels’ Church, NYC, 80th & Broadway
The Sebastians
June 10, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Chelsea Music Festival Gala Concert, Ken-David Masur and Melinda Lee Masur, directors
June 11, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Chelsea Music Festival, NYC
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 with Ken-David Masur
June 13, 2016 @ 3 pm
Mallarme Youth Chamber Orchestra opening concert, Chapel Hill, NC
June 15, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Mallarme Youth Chamber Orchestra faculty concert, Chapel Hill, NC
Haydn Gypsy Trio with Mimi Solomon, piano, and Grace Anderson, cello
June 17, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Mallarme Youth Chamber Orchestra faculty concert, Chapel Hill, NC
Dvorak Piano Quintet with Eric Pritchard, violin, Yoram Youngerman and Atar Arad, violas, Fred Raimi, cello, and Mimi Solomon, piano
July 2, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Kinhaven Faculty Concert, Weston, VT
Schumann Piano Quartet with Aundrey Mitchell, viola, Adam Grabois, cello, and Adrienne Kim, piano
July 9, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Kinhaven Faculty Concert, Weston, VT
Beethoven String Quartet in F major, op. 135 with Tim Kantor, violin, Ken Kwo, viola, and Tomoko Fujita, cello
July 23, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Kinhaven Faculty Concert, Weston, VT
Schoenberg Ode To Napoleon with Michael Friedmann, speaker, Deborah Buck, violin, Kek Kwo, viola, Tomoko Fujita, cello, and Mimi Solomon, piano
July 30, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Kinhaven Faculty Concert, Weston, VT
Haydn String Quartet in D major, op. 76 no. 5, with Shannon Thomas, violin, Aundrey Mitchell, viola, and Tomoko Fujita, cello
August 23, 2016 @ 4 pm
UNC Chapel Hill Annual Convocation
Tonia Ko Plush Earth in Four Pieces (2014) with Mimi Solomon, piano
