Welcome to our 66th season. The obvious correlation to Tulsa's most famous road inspired us to reflect upon and celebrate the journey Chamber Music Tulsa began in 1954.
The grand vision of a highway connecting Chicago to Los Angeles was a product of the great industrialization of the nation and the mobility made possible by the automobile. The development of Route 66 was powered by the oil discoveries that were vital to Tulsa's growth as a vibrant and prosperous city. That oil boom legacy surrounds us today in our Art Deco heritage.
Over time, the “Mother Road” became a mythic symbol of American adventure and opportunity, and the freedom of the open road. The highway linked disparate places; similarly, chamber music fosters connectedness. For 66 years, Chamber Music Tulsa has drawn us together, connecting our audiences with the wider world of great music and musicians.
Celebrate our journey with us. Together we will share the transformative beauty of chamber music.
AMERICAN
Brass Quintet
September 21 & 22, 2019
Saturday, September 21, 2019 - 7:30 p.m.
Westby Pavillion, Tulsa PAC
Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals
Victor Ewald: Theme and Variations from Quintet No. 2 in E-flat
Jessica Meyer: Luminosity
Trevor Gureckis: Fixated Nights
Sunday, September 22, 2019 - 3:00 p.m.
John H Williams Theatre, Tulsa PAC
Luca Marenzio: Three Madrigals
Jessica Meyer Luminosity
Joan Tower: Copperwave
Jennifer Higdon: Fanfare Quintet
Osvaldo Lacerda: Fantasia and Rondo
Josquin des Prez: Chansons or Canons
Eric Ewazen: Frost Fire
LYSANDER
Piano Trio
October 11-13, 2019
Friday, October 11, 2019 - 8 p.m.
ahha Tulsa
Debussy: Trio in G Major
Cohen: Around the Cauldron
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9, S.379, “Carnival in Pest”
Saturday, October 12, 2019 - 7:30 p.m.
Westby Pavillion, Tulsa PAC
Mozart: Trio in E Major, K.542
Debussy: Trio in G Major
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9, S.379, “Carnival in Pest”
Sunday, October 13, 2019 - 3:00 p.m.
John H Williams Theatre, Tulsa PAC
Beethoven: Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2
Higdon: Piano Trio – Pale Yellow/Fiery Red
Ciupinski: The Black Mirror
Brahms: Trio in C major, op. 87
HARLEM
Quartet
November 8-10, 2019
Friday, November 8, 2019 - 8 p.m.
DUET
Bolcom: Three Rags Debussy: Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10 (2nd movement) Gavilan: Cuarteto en Guaguancó Gillespie: A Night in Tunisia Rodgers/Hart: My Funny Valentine
Saturday, November 9, 2019 - 7:30 p.m.
Westby Pavillion, Tulsa PAC
Mozart: Quartet in F Major, K. 590
Fanny Mendelssohn: Quartet in E-flat Major
Sunday, November 10, 2019 - 3:00 p.m.
John H Williams Theatre, Tulsa PAC
Bolcom: Three Rags for String Quartet
Debussy: Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
Gavilan: Cuarteto en Guaguanco
Brahms: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 67
Elizabethan Music For Twelfth Night
A New Yeare's Gift
Sunday, January 5, 2020
Parthenia Viol Consort
with Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Sunday, January 5, 2020 - 3:00 p.m.
Saint John's Episcopal Church
Celebrate the New Year with music from Elizabethan England!
Parthenia and soprano Sherezade Panthaki present a program of songs, dance suites, and fantasias to celebrate the conclusion of the 12 days of Christmas – Twelfth Night! They perform works by William Byrd (reputed to be Queen Elizabeth I’s favorite composer), Thomas Morley, John Bull, and Thomas Ravenscroft, as well as traditional carols, including the familiar “Greenseleeves.”
Parthenia is a quartet of “viols,” stringed instruments that were extremely popular in European music from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. The instruments blend together with a rich, resonant sound that will warm your spirit on a winter’s afternoon.
DAEDALUS
Quartet
January 31 - February 2, 2020
Friday, January 31, 2020 - 8 p.m.
ahha Tulsa
Haydn: Quartet in F Major, Op. 50, No. 5, “The Dream”
Mazzoli: Quartet for Queen Mab
Korngold: Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 34
Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
Westby Pavillion, Tulsa PAC
Haydn: Quartet in F Major, Op. 50, No. 5, “The Dream”
Mazzoli: Quartet for Queen Mab
Korngold: Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 34
Sunday, February 2, 2020 - 3:00 p.m.
John H Williams Theatre, Tulsa PAC
Beethoven: Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
Lyer: Dig the Say
Rochberg: Quartet No. 3
McGILL/McHALE
Trio
March 6-8, 2020
Friday, March 6, 2020 - 8 p.m.
DUET
Schoenfield: Sonatina for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Shostakovich: Four Waltzes
Irish Traditional: The Lark in the Clear Air
Irish Traditional: Danny Boy
Coleman: Portraits of Langston (Narrated by Quraysh Ali Lansana)
Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
Westby Pavillion, Tulsa PAC
Saint-Saens: Tarantella in A Minor for Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Op. 6
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
Shostakovich: Four Waltzes
Hammond: The Beardless Boy – piano solo
Hammond: The Lamentation of Owen O’Neil
Irish Traditional (arr. McHale): The Lark in the Clear Air
Coleman: Portraits of Langston
Sunday, March 8, 2020 - 3:00 p.m.
John H Williams Theatre, Tulsa PAC
Rogerson: A Fish Will Rise
Poulenc: Flute Sonata, Op. 164
Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No. 8
Connesson: Techno Parade
Debussy: Estampes III: Jardins sous la pluie (Piano Solo)
Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata, Op. 184
Schoenfield: Sonatina for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Villa-Lobos: Choros No. 2 for Flute and Clarinet
MIRÓ
Quartet
April 4 & 5, 2020
POSTPONED
Saturday, April 4, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
Westby Pavillion, Tulsa PAC
Kevin Puts: Credo*
Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, “Harp”
*composed for the Miró Quartet in 2007
POSTPONED
Sunday, April 5, 2020 - 3:00 p.m.
John H Williams Theatre, Tulsa PAC
Haydn: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4 “Sunrise”
Kevin Puts: New Commission**
Schubert: Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”
** This work was co-commissioned by the following organizations:
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, Chamber Music Northwest, Chamber Music Society of Detroit, Chamber Music Monterey Bay, Chamber Music Tulsa, and Rockport Music
AKROPOLIS
Quintet
Thursday, April 23, 2020
POSTPONED
Start with a group of imaginative chamber musicians, add historic downtown Tulsa buildings, mix in some cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, and voilà, a “progressive concert” party! The Akropolis Quintet* regularly appears in unconventional settings and they were eager to work with us to create a unique event for our anniversary season. We will move from lobby to lobby, enjoying architectural highlights in each, courtesy of the experts from the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture, and enjoy music by Akropolis at selected sites. *Oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone!
