Three Atlanta chamber music series announce 2022-23 seasons | EarRelevant

Mark Gresham | 29 AUG 2022

Atlanta, GA— Three of Atlanta’s prominent chamber music series announced their 2022-23 seasons this past week: Atlanta Chamber Players, Concerts@First, and Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta all released the details of their programming for the coming year. Atlanta’s remarkable chamber music community is very friendly and cooperative, and readers will note that there are occasions listed in which these series happen to collaborate with each other, all for the good. Read on:

Atlanta Chamber Players

The region’s oldest and longest-running chamber music ensemble, the Atlanta Chamber Players, announced their 47th season with three concerts in Atlanta, two others state-wide, and a pair of international performances.

Mon. October 10, 2022 @ 7:00pm: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton
Mon. October 17, 2022 @ 7:30pm: Reinhardt University, Waleska
Sun. October 23, 2022 @ 3:00pm: Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Atlanta. Music of Mozart, Benjamin Horne, Clara & Robert Schumann. Tia Roper, flute; Alcides Rodriguez, clarinet; Helen Hwaya Kim, violin; Catherine Lynn, viola; Brad Ritchie, cello; Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
Sun. February 5, 2023 @ 3:00pm: Ahavath Achim Synagogue, Atlanta. Music of Bruch, Meyerbeer, and Dvořák. Laura Ardan, clarinet; David Coucheron, violin; Helen Hwaya Kim, violin; Kenn Wagner, violin; Catherine Lynn, viola; Brad Ritchie, cello; Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
Fri. & Sun. February 17 & 19, 2023: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Sun. May 21, 2023 @ 3:00pm: First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta. Music of Weber, Brain Raphael Nabors,

In addition to their regular season of public concerts, ACP performs a six-event Soirée Subscription Series and maintains a robust Outreach program. atlantachamberplayers.com

Concerts@First

There are 17 concerts currently scheduled by Concerts@First for the 2022-23 season:

Fri. September 16, 2022 @ 8:00pm: Benefit Concert for Ukraine. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Vega Quartet, GSU University Singers, Olena Kovban (Bandura), Victoria Shorokhova (Organ)
Fri. September 23, 2022 @ 12:00pm: Bach’s Lunch Series (free admission). Co-presented with Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta
Fri. October 7, 2022 @ 8:00pm: Great Romantics I: Franck’s 200th Anniversary, Co-presented with The American Guild of Organists. David Coucheron, violin, Julie Coucheron, piano
& Jens Korndörfer, Organ. Sonata for Piano and Violin & Trois Chorals for Organ
Sun. October 23, 2022 @ 3:00pm: Two Divas in Concert (free admission). Co-presented with Georgia State University’s School of Music
Ester Pavlu, mezzo-soprano and Alejandra Sandoval, soprano
Sun. November 6, 3:00pm: “Brasscinación 22.” Co-presented with the Mexican Arts Council. M5 Mexican Brass Ensemble
November 11, 2022 @ 12:00pm: Bach’s Lunch Series (free admission). Co-presented with Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta
Fri. November 19, 2022 @ 8:00pm: Great Romantics II: Chopin. Co-presented with the Chopin Society of Atlanta. International Chopin Competition Prizewinner Jakub Kuszlik
Fri. December 2, 2022 @ 8:00pm: Harp for the Holiday. Co-presented with Challenge the Stats. Angelica Hairston, Mallory McHenry, Robbin Gordon Cartier
Sun. December 11, 2022 @ 10:00am: Christmas Concert– Handel’s Messiah (free admission). First Presbyterian Church’s Choir and Orchestra & Daniel Bara, conductor
Mon. January 16, 2023 @ 3:00pm: Trials to Triumph: MLK Day Celebration (free admission). Co-presented with Challenge the Stat. Andrew Brady, Bassoon
Fri. January 20 @ 12:00pm: Bach’s Lunch Series (free admission). Co-presented with Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta
Fri. February 10, 2023 @ 8:00pm: An Evening in Vienna (free admission). Co-presented with Georgia State Unversity’s School of Music. Georgia State University’s Symphony Orchestra, Michael Palmer, conductor & Edith Kraft, piano
Fri. February 17 @ 12:00pm: Bach’s Lunch Series (free admission), Co-presented with Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta
Fri. March 17, 2023 @ 8:00pm: Baroque Splendor: An Evening with Bach. Ling-Ju Lai, piano & Rachel Ostler, violin. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 & Partita in b minor, BWV 1002
Fri. April 21 @ 12:00pm: Bach’s Lunch Series (free admission). Co-presented with Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta
Sun. May 21, 2023 @ 3:00pm: Great Romantics III: Brahms. Atlanta Chamber Players
Brahms Horn Trio & Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano
Sat. June 17, 2023 @ 8:00pm: Challenge the Stats (free admission). Empowering Artists of Color

Unless otherwise noted, all concerts $20 general admission, $15 for FPC members and seniors, free for students with ID. All concerts take place at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. Free parking available. As of this season, Concerts@First has its own dedicated website: www.concertsatfirst.org

Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta

Now celebrating our milestone 30th anniversary season, Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta presents a total of 46 concerts and masterclasses in multiple series: the Emerson Evening Series, Cooke Noontime Series, Bach’s Lunch Series, and Family Concert Series, plus the Fentress Waits Cannon Chapel Concerts and a Masterclass Series that allows the public to observe master musicians working with Emory’s undergraduate students. As in recent years, ECMSA’s 30th anniversary season will again be free of charge, thanks to generous endowments and gifts.

FALL 2022

Sat. September 11 @ 3:00pm: Family Series @ Fernbank Museum: Dinosaurs and Other Musical Creatures (free with Museum admission)
Sat. September 17: Emerson Series: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Fri. September 23 @ 12:00pm: Bach’s Lunch @ First Presbyterian Church: Musical Fireworks: Dynamic Duos
Sun. October 2 @ 4:00pm: Emerson Series: Schubert’s Trout @ the Georgia Aquarium (free with Aquarium admission)
Fri. October 14 @ 12:00pm: Cooke Noontime Concert: Alec Chien, piano
Sat. October 15: Masterclass Series: Alec Chien
Sat. October 22: Masterclass Series: Linda Rosenthal, violin
Sun. October 23 @ 4:00pm: Family Series – Strings & Stories
Sun. October 30 @ 5:00pm: Emerson Series: New Music in Atlanta @ the Museum of Contemporary Art (free with Museum admission)
Fri. November 4 @12:00pm: Cooke Noontime Concert, Emerson Hall: David Deveau, piano
Sat. November 5: Masterclass Series: David Deveau, piano
Sat. November 5: Emerson Series: Waits Chamber Music Concert in Cannon Chapel –T. S. Eliot/Beethoven: Four Quartets, part I
Thu. November 10th @ 7:30pm: Emerson Series @ Oxford College: Soovin Kim, violin; Gloria Chien, piano
Fri. November 11 @12:00pm: Bach’s Lunch @ 1st Presbyterian: Gloria Chien, piano; Soovin Kim, violin
Sat. November 12: Masterclass Series: Soovin Kim, violin
Sat. November 12: Emerson Series: Soovin Kim, violin; Gloria Chien, piano
Fri. December 2 @ 12:00pm: Cooke Noontime Concert: Kyung and Michael Kim, duo pianists
Sat. December 3 @ 10:00am: Masterclass Series: Michael Kim, piano
Sun. December 11 @ 4:00pm: Family Series- Santa’s Favorite Chamber Music

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SPRING 2023

Fri. January 20 @ 2:00pm: Bach’s Lunch @ 1st Presbyterian: David Shifrin, clarinet
Sat. January 21: Masterclass Series: David Shifrin, clarinet
Sat. January 21: Emerson Series: David Shifrin, clarinet
Sun. January 22 @ 4:00pm: Family Series: Chinese New Year Celebration
Fri. January 27 @ 12:00pm: Cooke Noontime Concert, Emerson Hall: Itamar Zorman, violin; Liza Stepanova, piano
Sat. January 28: Masterclass Series: Itamar Zorman, violin
Fri. February 3 @ 7:00pm: Family Series: Pajama Concert: Musical Bedtime Stories
Sun. February 12 @ 4:00pm: Emerson Series: The Bach Bowl: A Very Varied Goldberg Variations
Fri. February 17 @ 12:00pm: Bach’s Lunch @ First Presbyterian: The Fifth Dimension
Fri. February 17 @ 4:00pm: Masterclass Series- James Dunham, viola
Sat. February 18: Masterclass Series – Norman Fisher, cello
Sat. February 18: Emerson Series: Friends and Mentors
Fri. February 24 @ 12:00pm: Cooke Noontime Concert, Emerson Hall: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Sun. March 19: @ 4:00pm: Family Series: Atlanta’s Young Artists
Tues. March 21: @ 7:30pm: Emerson Series @ Oxford College The Vega String Quartet
Fri. March 24 @ 12:00pm: Cooke Noontime Series: Bernadene Blaha, piano
Sat. March 25: Masterclass Series: Bernadene Blaha, piano
Sun. March 26 @ 3:00pm: Emerson Series @ The Breman Museum: Music of Jewish Composers
Sat. April 1st: Emerson Series: Waits Chamber Music Concert, Cannon Chapel T. S. Eliot/ Beethoven: Four Quartets, part II
Fri. April 14 @ 12:00pm: Cooke Noontime Concert: Emory’s Young Artists
Fri. April 21 @ 12:00pm: Bach’s Lunch @ First Presbyterian: The Magical Harp
Sun. April 23: Emerson Series: Atlanta History Center: A History of Classical Music in Atlanta
Sun. April 30 @ 3:00pm: Emerson Series: Musical Pictures @ the High Museum free with Museum
admission
Fri. May 5 @ 12:00pm: Cooke Noontime Concert: Timothy Miller, tenor
Sun. May 7 @ 1:30pm: Emerson Series: Emerson Memorial Alumni Concert
Sat. May 13: Emerson Series: Vega Quartet
Sun. May 14: Family Series: Mother’s Day Celebration

Cooke Noontime Concerts ONLY @ the Carlos Museum will require free online registration. Emerson Series Concerts are in Emerson Hall, Schwartz Center, unless otherwise noted. Bach’s Lunch concerts are at Noon @ First Presbyterian Church, 1328 Peachtree St. NE; Masterclass Series are at 10:00am in Tharp Rehearsal Hall, Schwartz Center, unless otherwise noted. chambermusicsociety.emory.edu ■

External links:

Atlanta Chamber Players: atlantachamberplayers.com
Concerts@First: concertsatfirst.org
Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta: chambermusicsociety.emory.edu

Mark Gresham is publisher and principal writer of EarRelevant. he began writing as a music journalist over 30 years ago, but has been a composer of music much longer than that. He was the winner of an ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award for music journalism in 2003.

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