The Atlanta Chamber Players 45th Season of Music
Our 45th season of concerts is an exciting mix of classic favorites and new premieres. The season highlights include, a world premiere, the National Finals of the Rapido! Composition Contest, and includes a trip to Waleska, GA.
Click on a date below for details about past and upcoming concerts as well as ticket links:
- October 23, 2020: Opening Concert: - 8:00pm at First Presbyterian Church Atlanta
- January 17, 2021: Rapido! National Finals Concert - 3:00pm at the Hill Auditorium (High Museum of Art)
- Postponed: Spring Concert - Ahavath Achim Synagogue
- April 12, 2021: Mozart & Franck in Waleska -7:30pm at Reinhardt University
- May 16, 2021: Closing Concert - 2:00pm at First Presbyterian Church Atlanta
- Subscription Only Soirée Events - Monthly, All Season
Opening Concert
Friday, October 23, 2020
8:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church Atlanta
1328 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Venue Website: www.firstpresatl.org/concerts-at-first
| David Kirkland GARNER | Crow |
| Ludwig van BEETHOVEN | Piano Trio in C minor |
| Ludwig van BEETHOVEN | Duet for Clarinet and Bassoon |
| David Kirkland GARNER | Melt |
Alcides Rodriguez, clarinet • Helen Hwaya Kim, violin
Brad Ritchie, cello • Andrew Brady, bassoon
Susan Welty, horn • Julie Coucheron, piano
To open the season, we will be returning to First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. This concert will be livestreamed at 8 pm on October 27th (although we may be able to welcome a small in-person audience, should conditions allow). The program features two much-anticipated world premieres by gifted Atlanta composer David Garner entitled Crow and Melt. Scored for a mixed ensemble of clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, cello and piano, these works are an ideal celebration of our historic 45th season. The remainder of the program will feature works of Beethoven as we continue to mark his 250th anniversary year.
RAPIDO!© NATIONAL FINALS CONCERT
Sunday, January 17, 2021
3:00 pm
The Hill Auditorium at the High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
Venue Website: https://www.woodruffcenter.org/box-office/
For Tickets: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10577865
| Benedikt BRYDERN | IONS 2020 |
| Ashley FLOYD | Breath Marks |
| Benjamin KRAUSE | Notes From Inside |
| Ben ROBICHAUX | Mass for Voiceless Numbers |
| Nicky SOHN | Toad Toad |
Alcides Rodriguez, clarinet • Justin Bruns, violin
Catherine Lynn, viola • Brad Ritchie, cello
This concert concludes the sixth cycle of our Rapido! 14 Day Composition Contest with the final round at the Woodruff Arts Center’s Hill Auditorium. This concert will be livestreamed in addition to accommodating a live audience. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Robert Spano will lead an esteemed judging panel as we select a grand prize-winning composer from our five talented finalists. Musicians Alcides Rodriguez, Justin Bruns, Catherine Lynn and Brad Ritchie will be premiering all five works. This is a must-see event!
Spring concert
Postponed
Ahavath Achim Synagogue
600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
Venue Website: aasynagogue.org/
Tickets will be available for purchase soon.
| Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART | Clarinet QuintetK581 in A major |
| César FRANCK | Piano Quintet in F minor |
Laura Ardan, clarinet • David Coucheron, violin
Helen Hwaya Kim, violin • Kenn Wagner, violin
Brad Ritchie, cello • Catherine Lynn, viola
Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
We return to the Ahavath Achim Synagogue in March for a program presenting two chamber music masterpieces. First, ASO Principal Clarinetist Laura Ardan is featured in the sublime Mozart Clarinet Quintet alongside Helen Kim, Kenn Wagner, Catherine Lynn and Brad Ritchie. Then we will perform the dramatic Franck Piano Quintet with ASO Concertmaster David Coucheron. Both of these works showcase the power, beauty and intimacy of chamber music.
MOZART & FRANCK IN WALESKA
Monday, April 12, 2021
7:30 pm
Flint Hall at the Falany Performing Arts Center
7300 Reinhardt Circle
Waleska, GA 30183
Venue Website: reinhardt.edu
Tickets will be available for purchase soon.
| Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART | Clarinet QuintetK581 in A major | César FRANCK | Piano Quintet in F minor |
Laura Ardan, clarinet • David Coucheron, violin
Helen Hwaya Kim, violin • Kenn Wagner, violin
Catherine Lynn, viola • Brad Ritchie, cello
Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
The Atlanta Chamber Players journey to Waleska, GA to perform at the wonderful Falany Performing Arts Center of Reinhardt University featuring an all-star line-up of musicians. This concert will be livestreamed.
CLOSING CONCERT
Sunday, May 16, 2021
2:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church Atlanta
1328 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Venue Website: www.firstpresatl.org/concerts-at-first
| Igor STRAVINSKY | L’Histoire du Soldat | Paul SCHOENFIELD | Café Music |
| Max BRUCH | Kol Nidrei | George GERSHWIN | Rhapsody in Blue |
Alcides Rodriguez, clarinet • Helen Hwaya Kim, violin
Catherine Lynn, viola • Charae Krueger, cello
Elizabeth Remy Johnson, harp • Jens Korndoerfer, organ
Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
We conclude our season with another performance at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, highlighted by the ever-popular Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin in a version for string quintet and piano. To continue the jazz theme, we will also include the innovative and exuberant piano trio Café Music by American composer Paul Schoenfield. To round out the program, we will present First Presbyterian’s Director of Worship and the Arts and Organist Jens Korndoerfer alongside ASO Principal Harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson and Atlanta Opera Principal Cellist Charae Krueger in a stunning arrangement of Max Bruch’s Kol Nedrei.
The ACP's Soirée Series
The Atlanta Chamber Players perform five to seven 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.