In 2016-2017, the Atlanta Chamber Players Proudly Presented our 41st Season:
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- September 27, 2016: Rapido! Premiere & Archduke Trio - 7:30pm at Shakespeare Tavern
- December 4, 2016: Brahms and Vaughan Williams - 3:00pm at Ahavath Achim Synagogue
- January 22, 2017: Free Concert with Indra Thomas - 4:00pm at Spelman College
- January 31, 2017: Concert in Lawrenceville with Indra Thomas - 7:30pm at 550 Trackside
- March 6, 2017: Kennesaw Concert of Norwegian Music - 8:00pm at KSU's Bailey Center
- March 7, 2017: The Music of Norway - 7:30pm at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church
- April 3, 2017: SoundNow Festival of Contemporary Music - 8:00pm at GSU's Kopleff Hall
- May 9, 2017: Bartok and Blue Danube - 7:30pm at Shakespeare Tavern
- Subscription Only Soirée Events - Monthly, All Season
Quickly Composed Trios, including a World Premiere!
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Tavern opens for British Pub menu at 6:15 pm
7:30 pm
Concert at 7:30 pmNew American Shakespeare Tavern
499 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30308Venue Website: shakespearetavern.com
Tickets are no longer on sale
Tickets $24-$15
“Opening Concert: Quickly Composed Trios”
| Albert ROUSSEL | Trio for flute, viola and cello, Op. 40 |
| Mark BULLER | Motion Studies (World Premiere) |
| Ludwig van BEETHOVEN | Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat major, op. 97, Archduke Trio |
Todd Skitch, flute • Ted Gurch, clarinet
Helen Hwaya Kim, violin • Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Catherine Lynn, viola • Brad Ritchie, cello
Julie Albers, cello • Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
The Atlanta Chamber Players open our season at the New American Shakespeare Tavern with a concert consisting of three trios. Each piece was composed very quickly, showing off the inherent talents of the featured composers.
Composed in just 15 days during September of 1929, Albert Roussel's trio for flute, viola, and cello is an elegant work that highlights the flute in particular. A marvelous French composer, Roussel was also a renowned teacher whose composition students included Bohuslav Martinu, Erik Satie, and Edgard Varese.
The ACP is pleased to present the World Premiere of Mark Buller's Motion Studies at our opening concert. The third movement of his trio was composed in just 14 days for the Rapido! Composition Contest. As the National Grand Prize Winner of the contest, Buller was commissioned to expand his piece to three movements. Though based in Houston, Texas, Buller will be in attendance at the concert. As part of his Grand Prize, his new piece will be performed by chamber ensembles in Boston, Dallas, Detroit, and San Francisco later this season. In addition, Atlanta audiences will be able to hear his new Rapido! commission for the Atlanta Symphony on June 1st and 3rd. The ACP would like to gratefully acknowledge that none of the Rapido! Contest activities would be possible without the support of the Antinori Foundation.
The evening will conclude with Beethoven’s masterful Piano Trio No. 7, widely known as the Archduke Trio. Although he had made a few sketches in the summer of 1810, the piece was largely composed by Beethoven between March 3 and 26 in 1811, with an outpouring of musical inspiration. Dedicated to his pupil and patron Archduke Rudolph, the youngest son of Emperor Leopold II, this trio is one of Beethoven's most powerful and penetrating works of art.
Join us for the Tavern’s pub dinner and drinks before the concert, or just come in time for the start of the performance. Doors open at 6:15, concert begins at 7:30 (ticket price does not include dinner or drinks).
Click here for the complete Program Notes.
Classic Works
Sunday, December 4, 2016
3:00 pmAhavath Achim Synagogue
600 Peachtree Battle Avenue NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
Venue Website: aasynagogue.orgEvent has passed. Tickets are no longer on sale.
$20 Adults, $15 Seniors, $10 StudentsConvenient, free public parking
“Brahms and Vaughan Williams”
| Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS | Lark Ascending for violin and piano |
| Johannes BRAHMS | Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114 | Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAM | Piano Quintet in C minor |
Alcides Rodrigues, clarinet • David Coucheron, violin
Catherine Lynn, viola • Brad Ritchie, cello
Colin Corner, double bass • Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
We are pleased to return to the Ahavath Achim Synagogue for a concert featuring the timeless music of Johannes Brahms and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Lark Ascending is possibly the most popular piece of music written by a British composer. Written in 1914 on the eve of World War I, the piece conjures up images of the pastoral life of England. Often heard in an orchestrated version, the ACP presents the piece as it was originally written - for piano and violin.
The Brahms Trio on this concert is a beautiful showcase for all three instruments, but most particularly the clarinet. Written in the twilight of his career, it was inspired by the playing of clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld. Brahms went on to compose three more clarinet-focused works with Mühlfeld in mind. They are all treasures of the literature. Last on the program for our concert at the Synagogue will be the Vaughan Williams Piano Quintet. Like Schubert's famous Trout quintet, Vaughan Williams includes a double bass, giving us the opportunity for new ASO Principal Bassist Colin Corner to make his ACP debut. One of the composer's earliest works, this piece is heavily influenced by Brahms and is sure to be a highlight of the season.
Audience members at this concert are encouraged to stay afterwards for a lovely post-concert reception from our friends at the synagogue. All are welcome!
Free Community Concert with Indra Thomas
Sunday, January 22, 2017
4:00 pmSpelman College
Sister's Chapel
Atlanta, GA 30310
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“Free Community Concert”
| Gordon JACOB | Oboe Quartet |
| Maurice RAVEL | La Valse |
| Marian HARRISON | Survivor Songs |
| Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART | "Sull'aria," from The Marriage of Figaro |
| Camille SAINT-SEANS | Le Bonheur Est Chose Légère |
| Jules MASSENET | Élegie |
| Heitor VILLA-LOBOS | Selection from Bachianas Brasileiras, No. 5 |
Featuring Special Guest Artist: Indra Thomas, soprano
Ann Marie McPhail, soprano • Helen Hwaya Kim, violin
Catherine Lynn, viola • Brad Ritchie, cello
Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, oboe
Julie Coucheron, piano • Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
The ACP will perform a FREE concert at Spelman College as a way of giving back to our community. ACP musicians will perform and we are presenting a special guest artist: soprano Indra Thomas! In addition to songs and arias with Indra Thomas and Ann Marie McpHail, the concert will feature Gordon Jacob's Oboe Quartet with Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, as well as Maurice Ravel's stunning La Valse for piano 4-hands. The rest of concert program will be released soon, but you can reserve space now to ensure your place for this once in a lifetime free concert event.
Tickets are completely free, but audiences are able to reserve space in advance to guarantee admission.
Concert in Lawrenceville
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
7:30 pm550 Trackside
550 N Clayton St
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Venue Website: 550trackside.com/Event has passed. Tickets are no longer on sale.
$20 Adults, $15 Seniors, $10 StudentsConvenient, free public parking
"Gwinnett Concert"
Presented by BrandBank
| Gordon JACOB | Oboe Quartet |
| Maurice RAVEL | La Valse |
| Marian HARRISON | Survivor Songs |
| Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART | "Sull'aria," from The Marriage of Figaro |
| Camille SAINT-SEANS | Le Bonheur Est Chose Légère |
| Jules MASSENET | Élegie |
| Heitor VILLA-LOBOS | Selection from Bachianas Brasileiras, No. 5 |
Featuring Special Guest Artist: Indra Thomas, soprano
Ann Marie McPhail, soprano • Helen Hwaya Kim, violin
Catherine Lynn, viola • Brad Ritchie, cello
Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, oboe
Julie Coucheron, piano • Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
The ACP's concert in Gwinnett last year was well received and we are thrilled to be coming back! ACP musicians will perform and we are presenting a special guest artist: soprano Indra Thomas! In addition to songs and arias with Indra Thomas and Ann Marie McPhail, the concert will feature Gordon Jacob's Oboe Quartet with Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, as well as Maurice Ravel's stunning La Valse for piano 4-hands. The rest of the concert program will be released soon, but you do not want to miss what will be Gwinnett's finest concert event of the season!
This concert is presented by BrandBank.
Concert at KSU
Monday, March 6, 2017
8:00 pmKSU's Bailey Performance Center
Morgan Concert Hall
1000 Chastain Rd. Kennesaw, GA 30144Event has passed. Tickets are no longer on sale.
Tickets $12-$15
Free public parking
“Concert at Kennesaw State: All-Norwegian Program”
| Johan HALVORSEN | Concert Caprice on Norwegian Melodies |
| Edvard GRIEG | Andante con moto in C minor for Piano Trio |
| Edvard GRIEG | Violin Sonata in C minor, Op. 45 |
| Johan HALVORSEN | Passacaglia for Violin and Cello (after Handel) |
| Edvard GRIEG | Cello Sonata in A minor, Op.36 |
Special guest: Efe Baltacigil, cello
David Coucheron, violin • Helen Hwaya Kim, violin
Julie Coucheron, piano • Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
The ACP will perform at Kennesaw's Bailey Performing Arts Center. ASO Concertmaster David Coucheron and his sister, pianist Julie Coucheron will perform works composed in their native land of Norway. Pieces will include works by Edvard Grieg, as well as Christian Sinding who was regarded by many as Grieg's successor, as they were both Norwegian composers of international renown.
Violinist Helen Hwaya Kim, an ACP regular and a faculty member at Kennesaw State, will also perform at this concert. And, the ACP is joined by a special guest artist, cellist Efe Baltacigil. Hailing from Turkey, Baltacigil is currently the Principal Cellist of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and a member artist of the prestigious Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
This concert will also be livestreamed for free online, so please inform your friends across the globe to tune in!
Click here for the complete Program Notes.
The Music of Norway
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
7:30 pmSt. Dunstans's Episcopal Church
4393 Garmon Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
Venue Website: stdunstan.netEvent has passed. Tickets are no longer on sale.
Tickets are $20; $15 for Seniors over 65, and $10 for students (with ID)Free public parking
“Music of Norway, Featuring Efe Baltacigil”
| Christian SINDING | Suite im alten Stil, Op.10 |
| Edvard GRIEG | Andante con moto in C minor for Piano Trio |
| Edvard GRIEG | Violin Sonata in C minor, Op. 45 |
| Johan HALVORSEN | Passacaglia for Violin and Cello (after Handel) |
| Edvard GRIEG | Cello Sonata in A minor, Op.36 |
Special guest: Efe Baltacigil, cello
David Coucheron, violin • Julie Coucheron, piano
Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
This will be a very special evening as ASO Concertmaster David Coucheron and his sister, pianist Julie Coucheron bring our audiences on a journey to their homeland of Norway. Pieces will include works by Edvard Grieg, as well as Christian Sinding who was regarded by many as Grieg's successor, because they were both Norwegian composers of international renown.
The concert includes a special guest artist, cellist Efe Baltacigil. Hailing from Turkey, Baltacigil is currently the Principal Cellist of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and a member artist of the prestigious Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
This is the first time the ACP is performing at St. Dunstan's Church. We cannot wait to welcome you to their intimate gem of a sanctuary! We think it is the perfect venue for chamber music.
Click here for the complete Program Notes.
ACP & neoPhonia at the SoundNow Festival of Contemporary Music
Monday, April 3, 2017
8:00 pmKopleff Recital Hall
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303
Venue Website: music.gsu.eduEvent has passed.
“The SoundNow Festival Presents: the Atlanta Chamber Players and neoPhonia ”
| Mark BULLER | Motion Studies |
| Alan FLETCHER | Study: Music, Pink and Blue No. 2 (Southeastern Premiere) |
| Mark GRESHAM | Genshi |
Ted Gurch, clarinet • Helen Hwaya Kim, violin • Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
The Atlanta Chamber Players have joined as participants in the SoundNow Festival of Contemporary Music. The week-long celebration of new music will take place in Atlanta, Georgia from April 3rd through April 8th. The ensemble is pleased to present an All-American program including an encore performance of the winning commission from the most recent Rapido! Composition Contest. Composer Mark Buller's won the competition in January of 2016 with one movement of the work currently being presented. The ACP gave the World Premiere of the completed and expanded piece in September of 2016.
The ACP will share a concert bill with neoPhonia, a new music ensemble from Georgia State University. Ticket information will be available later this season, and more details about SoundNow will be posted soon at the festival website.
Closing Concert: Bartok and Blue Danube
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Tavern opens for British Pub menu at 6:15 pm
7:30 pm
Concert at 7:30 pmNew American Shakespeare Tavern
499 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30308Event has passed. Tickets are no longer on sale.
Tickets $24-$15
“Closing Concert: Bartok and Blue Danube”
| Béla BARTÓK | Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano |
| Joaquin TURINA | Piano Quartet in A Minor, Op. 67 |
| Joseph HAYDN | Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major |
| Johann STRAUSS | Blue Danube, arranged for piano 4-hands |
Alcides Rodriguez, clarinet • Helen Hwaya Kim, violin
Catherine Lynn, viola • Charae Krueger, cello
Julie Coucheron, piano • Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
The Atlanta Chamber Players close our season at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse with a dynamic program that includes something for everyone! Strauss's Blue Danube waltz is one of the best-known pieces of music worldwide, and we will hear a rollicking arrangement for piano 4-hands. Haydn's Piano Trio No. 39 is sometimes known as the "Gypsy" Trio due to the Hungarian folk style of its final movement. Turina's Piano Quartet shows off his Andalusian roots, with Spanish folk music style and flare throughout the piece.
Join us for the Tavern’s pub dinner and drinks before the concert, or just come in time for the start of the performance. Doors open at 6:15, concert begins at 7:30 (ticket price does not include dinner or drinks).
The ACP's Soirée Series
The Atlanta Chamber Players
perform eight subscription Soirée events per year in homes and intimate settings in the Atlanta metro area. This informal series
complements the group’s formal public artistic concerts. The soirées are typically fully subscribed with a waiting list and are limited
to approximately 75 attendees at each event, depending on the size and available performance space of the home.
A growing list of loyal and passionate supporters eagerly await the chance to hear beautiful music performed expertly by leading musicians of the Atlanta Symphony, see incredible local homes, learn about chamber music, instruments, and composers and meet other chamber music enthusiasts. Our Soirée audience and ACP musicians count these experiences among their favorite musical outlets. Contact us for information on how to become a Soirée subscriber or for information on hosting one of our Soirée evenings. When available, individual tickets to each Soirée event are $120 per person. Email us or call 404-594-3445 to inquire about availability.