Chameleon Arts Ensemble – Between Two Worlds: Korngold, Berg, Milhaud, Rochberg, Haas

The period between the wars was a hotbed of innovation bustling with new styles and means of expression. Korngold straddles the line between golden lyricism and unbridled bravado with a rare late Romantic treasure, and Haas mingles Czech folk songs with fanciful dances and prayerful synagogue music. Milhaud offers a joy-filled homage to the Jazz Age, and Rochberg paints a shimmering portrait of the floating world…between then and there, here and now… PROGRAM Darius Milhaud, La création du monde – Suite de concert pour piano et quatour à cordes, Op. 81b George Rochberg, Between Two Worlds (Ukiyo-e III) for flute &amp; piano Pavel Haas, Wind Quintet, Op. 10 Alban Berg, Adagio from Kammerkonzert for violin, clarinet &amp; piano Erich Korngold, Suite for two violins, cello &amp; piano left-hand, Op. 23 Tickets are $52, $41 or $30 with $5 off for students and seniors. For more information or to order tickets, please call 617-427-8200 or visit http://www.chameleonarts.org.

First Church in Boston

Chameleon Arts Ensemble – Fragments and Fantasies: Schubert, Schumann, Judith Weir, Brahms 

They say “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” and nowhere is this more evident than within the intimate confines of the duo. Schubert leans into the collective with an exhilarating theme and variations in grand, brilliante style, and Schumann takes it to the next level in a fantasy-filled partnership bursting with energy and life. Judith Weir’s ten tricksy miniatures are a study in togetherness, precision, and wit. Two hearts, four hands, and 247 strings join together to become a big, wonderful one. PROGRAM Johannes Brahms, Scherzo in c minor from “F-A-E” Sonata, WoO 2 Judith Weir, Music for 247 Strings Franz Schubert, Fantasie in C Major for violin &amp; piano, Op. 159, D. 934 Robert Schumann, Sonata No. 2 in d minor for violin &amp; piano, Op. 121 Tickets are $52 with $5 off for students and seniors. For more information or to order tickets, please call 617-427-8200 or visit http://www.chameleonarts.org.

Goethe-Institut, Boston

Chameleon Arts Ensemble – How it ends?: Fauré, Ravel, Schwendinger, Bennett, Messiaen

Fauré’s second piano quintet is a graceful summation of his life’s work, with equal parts youthful enchantment and autumnal wisdom. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett reanimates Debussy’s nymph, and Ravel’s early violin sonata hangs in the air like perfume hinting at his ravishing colors to come. Laura Schwendinger muses on themes of birth, death, and transfiguration in a brand-new work for our technicolor visions of the never-ending cycle of life. PROGRAM: Maurice Ravel, Sonata No. 1 for violin &amp; piano “Posthume” Richard Rodney Bennett, After Syrinx I for oboe &amp; piano Laura Schwendinger, World Premiere for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano &amp; percussion Olivier Messiaen, Pièce pour piano et quatuor à cordes Gabriel Fauré, Piano Quintet No. 2 in c minor, Op. 115 For more information or to order tickets, please call 617-427-8200 or visit http://www.chameleonarts.org.

Chameleon Arts Ensemble – A play of light and shadow: Beethoven, Brahms, Zemlinsky, Larsen

Libby Larsen’s high-contrast, film noir-inspired mise-en-scène – Trio Noir for clarinet, cello, and piano – sets the stage for an Up Close recital of cinematic fantasy featuring Chameleons Kelli O’Connor, Rafael Popper-Keizer, and Vivian Chang-Freiheit. Beethoven’s “Gassenhauer” Trio gives us rising action and artful character development; Zemlinsky’s d minor Clarinet Trio heightens the dramatic tension with brooding intensity and shifting moods; and Brahms, with his masterful, darkly hued a minor trio for clarinet, cello, and piano, Op. 114, takes us on a journey of soul and spirit from light to dark and back again. Tickets are $52 with $5 off for students and seniors. For more information or to order tickets, please call 617-427-8200 or visit http://www.chameleonarts.org.

Chameleon Arts Ensemble – Exultation is the going: Beethoven, Bowen, Pärt, Puts

Composed during Beethoven’s final descent into deafness and the beginning of his singular inward odyssey, the Archduke is a crowning achievement of the repertoire, a work of bountiful beauty and sweeping grandeur for a trio of virtuosos. British composer York Bowen’s 1932 Phantasy Quintet for the unique combination bass clarinet and strings is a gorgeous, flowing serenade of farewell. Arvo Pärt’s Fratres for violin and piano fills us with reverence and elation, and Kevin Puts gives voice to the wonders of the ocean with his Seven Seascapes for flute, French horn, piano, and strings. Chameleon Arts Ensemble closes its 27th season with an ecstatic meditation at the intersection of heaven and earth, sea and sky. For more information or to order tickets, please call 617-427-8200 or visit http://www.chameleonarts.org.

Chameleon Arts Ensemble – Origin Stories: Beethoven, Bernstein, Ung, Enescu

Every superhero has an origin story, a beginning that illustrates their character and sets them on the path ahead. Bernstein’s first published work offers glimpses of the giant he would become. Chinary Ung unleashes his creativity, drawing on traditional Cambodian music to push his art form forward. Beethoven takes his first steps to break free from Classical constraints, and Enescu displays feats of strength with an epic, wildly ambitious work of voluptuous romanticism, Romanian flavor, and near-impossible virtuosity. PROGRAM Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Major, WoO 36 Leonard Bernstein, Sonata for clarinet &amp; piano Chinary Ung, Child Song for flute, violin, cello &amp; piano George Enescu, Octet in C Major, Op. 7 (1900) Tickets are $52, $41 or $30 with $5 off for students and seniors. For more information or to order tickets, please call 617-427-8200 or visit http://www.chameleonarts.org.

Chameleon Arts Ensemble – Exercises en Route: Schubert, Bloch, Kim, Schoenberg

Interior passion meets exterior beauty in a program of poetic resonance, legacy, and memory. Earl Kim examines the passage of time and the nature of our existence through the arresting poetry of Samuel Beckett, and Kim’s teachers, Bloch and Schoenberg, share miniature twilight journeys of color and character. Composed in the final weeks of his life, Schubert’s Cello Quintet closes the circle on our exercises in living, remembering, and feeling. PROGRAM Ernest Bloch, Three Nocturnes for violin, cello &amp; piano (1924) Arnold Schoenberg, Ein Stelldichein (A Rendezvous) for oboe, clarinet, violin, cello &amp; piano Earl Kim, Exercises en Route for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello &amp; percussion Franz Schubert, String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 Tickets: Tickets are $52, $41 or $30 with $5 off for students and seniors. For more information or to order tickets, please call 617-427-8200 or visit http://www.chameleonarts.org.

Interior passion meets exterior beauty in a program of poetic resonance, legacy, and memory. Earl Kim examines the passage of time and the nature of our existence through the arresting poetry of Samuel Beckett, and Kim’s teachers, Bloch and Schoenberg, share miniature twilight journeys of color and character. Composed in the final weeks of his life, Schubert’s Cello Quintet closes the circle on our exercises in living, remembering, and feeling. PROGRAM Ernest Bloch, Three Nocturnes for violin, cello &amp; piano (1924) Arnold Schoenberg, Ein Stelldichein (A Rendezvous) for oboe, clarinet, violin, cello &amp; piano Earl Kim, Exercises en Route for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello &amp; percussion Franz Schubert, String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 Tickets are $52, $41 or $30 with $5 off for students and seniors. For more information or to order tickets, please call 617-427-8200 or visit http://www.chameleonarts.org.

Chameleon Arts Ensemble – Tunes, Tales & Tricksters

Chameleon Arts Ensemble – free family concert &amp; instrument “petting zoo” &nbsp; Can music tell a tale? A crafty trickster comes to life, a clarinet woos an uninterested maiden, drums share memories from the Australian outback, and a violin sings a lullaby. Join us for a colorful morning of classical music – especially for kids – that transports us into the narrative, bringing the world of our imaginations to life with works by Strauss, Piazzolla, Florence Price, Mark O’Connor, and more. Afterward, kids can drum with the Chameleons and try violin, viola, cello, and double bass. Tickets admission info: &nbsp; The event is free, appropriate for all ages, and no tickets are necessary. For more information: 617-427-8200 or <a href="https://chameleonarts.org/" target="_blank">https://chameleonarts.org/</a> &nbsp; Directions The Hyde Park Branch Library is located at 35 Harvard Avenue at the corner of Winthrop Street and Harvard Avenue one block east of Hyde Park Avenue. There is free parking. The Library is a wheelchair accessible venue.

Hyde Park Branch Library

Chameleon Arts Ensemble – Water, water, every where: Ropart, Eisler, Bruce, Schubert

There are few works as spirited and carefree as Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet, with its beguiling brook, darting fish, and sparkling waters. Guy Ropartz also brings a charming, colorful touch to his 1928 Prélude, marine et chansons for flute, strings, and harp. David Bruce muses on water’s life-affirming power with The Consolation of Rain and Hanns Eisler captures the moods and textures of a storm in his cinematic Fourteen Ways to Describe the Rain. Rippling, rumbling, streaming, showering… Chameleon Arts Ensemble closes its 26th season with a splish, a splash, and a buoyant encounter with nature. Tickets are $52, $41 or $30 with $5 off for students and seniors. For more information or to order tickets, please call 617-427-8200 or visit http://www.chameleonarts.org.

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

Best places to go in Boston? Things to do? Places to eat?

Questions & answers about things to do in Boston

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S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

The most fun and cool events happening around Boston

Hot and new things to do in Boston

Hot & new

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S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

Things to do in Boston this weekend

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S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

Top picks of the best things to do in and around Boston

Joyraft picks: Boston’s best things to do

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S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

This week in Boston 📆

This week 📆

S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

The newest events on Joyraft

Just added

Just added to Joyraft

S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

Unique and Can’t Miss Things to Do in Boston

Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

Can't-miss things to do 🚨

S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

Top 20

Top 20 on Joyraft

S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

Trending 📈

S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

Free things to do in Boston

Free things to do

S19: interest based

Discover kid-friendly fun in Boston, Massachusetts, and surrounding areas! Enjoy hands-on exhibits at the Boston Children’s Museum, explore the New England Aquarium, and visit the Franklin Park Zoo. Find parks, playgrounds, and seasonal events perfect for families across Massachusetts.

Top 20 kid-friendly things to do in Boston, MA

Kid-friendly things to do in Boston

Kid-friendly events

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.