Chamber Music Series

The School of Music Chamber Music Series presents an exciting season featuring the debut of the Binnekill Chamber Orchestra and performances by guest artists and distinguished faculty.
Including:
Hyperion String Quartet
Lucille Beer, mezzo-soprano
Kristin Stewart, flute
Karen Hosmer, oboe
Brett L. Wery, conductor
Mark Evans, piano
Peter Bellino, trumpet
Finger Lakes Guitar Quartet

All concerts take place in the Taylor Auditorium, with free admission.
For a PDF of the Chamber Music Series 2012-2013 brochure, click here.
For more information, please call (518) 381-1231.

Binnekill Chamber Orchestra
Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.
The Binnekill Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Brett L. Wery, comprises many of the finest musicians of the Capital Region. The BCO is committed to promoting great classical repertoire alongside new compositions. In their inaugural concert, the BCO will present Gerald Finzi’s Prelude, Aaron Copland’s Quiet City, and Antonin Dvořák’s Serenade in E, Op. 22. Featured will be a new work by Wery, Three Conversations with Coffee, a sinfonietta for solo trumpet, solo oboe, and strings. The performance will feature Karen Hosmer, oboe, and Peter Bellino, trumpet.

Baroque ‘n’ English
Monday, February 4, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.
For this evening of Baroque and English music, the Hyperion Quartet, the region’s highly regarded string quartet, returns to the Chamber Series. The program
includes the Brandenburg Concerto no. 5, featuring Hyperion violinist Amanda Brin, flutist Kristin Stewart, and pianist Mark Evans. Oboist Karen Hosmer will join members of the Hyperion to perform the brilliant Fantasy for Oboe and String Trio by Benjamin Britten. The SCCC School of Music Vocal Chamber Ensemble will present the deeply moving final scene of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, with Lucille Beer, mezzo-soprano, singing Dido’s Lament.

Finger Lakes Guitar Quartet
Thursday, March 7, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.
Fresh from last year’s highly successful Chamber Series debut, the Finger Lakes Guitar Quartet returns to perform works spanning five centuries, including original works by Joel Brown and Anthony Holland, as well as works by Rossini, Granados, and Fauré. Joel Brown, Brett Grigsby, Sten Isachsen, and Paul Quigley offer an evening of exciting and eclectic music.

For more information on any of these performances, please contact Laura Cossart in the School of Music at (518) 381-1231 or by e-mail: cossarla@sunysccc.edu.