Upcoming performances
“His innate lyrical gift and harmonic orientation take deep root in the American tonal tradition” Jed Distler - Gramophone Magazine
Simone Dinnerstein and Baroklyn at the Library of Congress
Simone Dinnerstein and Baroklyn
Perform Bach/Lasser’s “In the Air”at the Library of Congress.
Simone Dinnerstein, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Peggy Pearson and the Baroklyn ensemble perform an evening of chamber works by J.S. Bach to open a special Founder's Day 2025 celebration marking the Library’s illustrious century-long history as a concert presenter. This concert and the following day’s performance by the percussion ensemble Tambuco are an homage to Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge’s forward-looking stance in championing music both very old and very new. Baroklyn’s arresting new arrangements and transcriptions of the chorales, concerto and cantata on the program were chosen by Dinnerstein, “a unique voice in the forest of Bach interpretation,” (New York Times). Created for the group’s recent Complicité project, they reveal an intimate and thoughtful reimagining of Bach’s music that allows us to experience his genius through contemporary ears.
Tickets available Wed., September 3 at 10 a.m. ET.
Program
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH/SIMONE DINNERSTEIN & BAROKLYN
Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV 617
Der Leib zwar in der Erden, BWV 161
J.S. BACH
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
Keyboard Concerto in E major, BWV 1053
J.S. BACH/PHILIP LASSER
Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
In the Air
Simone Dinnerstein, CONCORA, and Baroklyn at Mechanics Hall
Simone Dinerstein, CONCORA, and Baroklyn
Perform in Mechanics Hall
Dinnerstein leads from the keyboard providing a rare opportunity to hear the piano as a continuo instrument, just as Mendelssohn did in his own performances of Bach’s choral works. The evening features Dinnerstein’s performance of Bach’s Concerto in E Major (BWV1053) with Baroklyn, as well as a number of arrangements of chorale-preludes included in their debut recording. CONCORA joins the ensemble in several other chorale-preludes from Bach’s cantatas.
PROGRAM
Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV 617
Der Leib zwar in der Erden, BWV 161
Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1060
Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
“In the Air” by Philip Lasser a reimagining of Bach’s Air on a G String for Piano and Strings No. 3, BWV 1068
Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9
Chorale-Preludes from BWV99, 22 & 182
Simone Dinnerstein, CONCORA, and Baroklyn in Hartford
Simone Dinnerstein, CONCORA, and Baroklyn
Perform in Hartford, CT
Grammy-nominated American pianist Simone Dinnerstein and her chamber ensemble Baroklyn join CONCORA for a performance of works by Baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach. This program will showcase music from Baroklyn’s first professional recording, Complicité, including the choral cantata Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9, Chorale-Preludes from Cantatas BWV 99, 22 & 182 and Dinnerstein performing the Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053. Dinnerstein will direct from the keyboard, providing a rare opportunity to hear the piano as a continuo instrument, just as composer Felix Mendelssohn did in his own performances of Bach’s choral works. This program is a continuation of CONCORA’s anchor ensemble role with THE COMPLETE BACH, an ambitious project that will present all of the music of Bach for the first time in America over an eleven-year period. This program is proudly presented in partnership with the Garmany Concert Series and Music Worcester.
PROGRAM
Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV 617
Der Leib zwar in der Erden, BWV 161
Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1060
Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
“In the Air” by Philip Lasser a reimagining of Bach’s Air on a G String for Piano and Strings No. 3, BWV 1068
Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9
Chorale-Preludes from BWV99, 22 & 182
Simone Dinnerstein and Baroklyn at Merkin Hall
Simone Dinnerstein, piano & Baroklyn
With Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano and Katherine Needleman, oboe
Hailed by The New York Times as “a unique voice in the forest of Bach interpretation,” the celebrated pianist Simone Dinnerstein joins her string ensemble Baroklyn, acclaimed mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano and the award-winning oboist Katherine Needleman for an evening of music by J.S. Bach. The program follows her acclaimed new album Complicité (Supertrain Records, 2025), which celebrates the multiplicity of voices in Bach’s music.
J.S. BACH – Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf, BWV 617
(arr. Simone Dinnerstein and Baroklyn)
J.S. BACH – Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053
J.S. BACH – Der Leib war in der Erden, BWV 161 (arr. Simone Dinnerstein and Baroklyn)
J.S. BACH – Cantata 170, Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust
J.S. BACH, P. LASSER – In the Air
Lydia Rhea and Amber Scherer perform Cello Sonata at Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts LIVE BROADCAST
Lydia Rhea and Amber Scherer
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Live Broadcast on WFMT
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
Live weekly concerts from some of the world’s most exciting emerging artists
Live broadcast on WFMT 12:15 CDT -1:15 EST
Each week, WFMT shares live concerts from emerging artists from around the world. Produced by Classical Music Chicago, the series is named for pianist Myra Hess, who organized over 1500 free concerts for Londoners during World War II. Enjoy solo recitals and ensemble performances from some of classical music’s brightest rising talent, presenting thrilling repertoire across eras and instruments.Cellist Lydia Rhea and Pianist Amber Scherer perform works by Claude Debussy, Andrea Casarrubios, Philip Lasser and Johannes Brahms, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
Cellist Lydia Rhea has traveled across the world sharing the power of storytelling through music. A firm believer in increasing accessibility to concert halls and diversifying the classical canon, her work has taken her from Carnegie Hall to Cuba in performing and teaching capacities.
In 2023 & 2025, Lydia was a member of the quartet-in-residence at the European American Musical Alliance in Paris. She previously attended the Sitka International Cello Seminar studying with concert cellist Zuill Bailey. Other festival experiences include the Festival des écoles d’art américaines, Moritzburg Festival and Academy, Yellow Barn Young Artist Program, Meadowmount School of Music, and Heifetz International Music Institute.
Amber Scherer is a pianist and educator based in NYC. Her work focuses on broadening accessibility to the arts and performing underrepresented voices in classical music.
In 2024, Scherer collaborated on the Webby-nominated Claiming Your Space, Juilliard’s celebration of Black musicians throughout history. She more recently performed in Juilliard’s Pride Songbook and Eros & Co. Eros featured Scherer and four singers at Merkin Hall as Caramoor Fellows, as part of the New York Festival of Song.
Scherer returned to Merkin Hall for Juilliard’s Vocal Arts Honors Recital with soprano Kerrigan Bigelow. Amber and Kerrigan have performed together extensively, as New Music Fellows at Songfest and Fellowship winners with the Federation of Art Song. Next season, they will perform recitals through City Lyric Opera, featuring a commissioned song cycle by composer Justine Chen.
PROGRAM
Claude Debussy: Cello Sonate pour violoncelle et piano, L. 135
Andrea Casarrubios: Sonia for Cello and Piano
Philip Lasser: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Johannes Brahms: Unbewegte laue Luft, Op. 57 No. 8
Anton Mejias performs “The Art of Memory” in Helsinki
Anton Mejias
Performs
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier Book II
Philip Lasser: 12 preludes for solo piano "The Art of Memory"
American Brass Quintet at Aspen
American Brass Quintet
Plays Lasser’s Common Heores, Uncommon Land
PROGRAM
MARENZIO/RAYMOND MASE: Scendi dal paradiso
MAZZI/RAYMOND MASE: Canzon Prima a 5
G. GABRIELI/RAYMOND MASE: Sacro tempio d'honor
CANGIASI/RAYMOND MASE: Canzon “La Girometta”
GASTOLDI/RAYMOND MASE: Balletti
DAVID SNOW: Dance Movements
PHILIP LASSER: Common Heroes, Uncommon Land
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TYSHAWN SOREY: Largo (for Quincy Hilliard) (AMFS co-commission)
JOAN TOWER: Copperwave
When the American Brass Quintet plays in the acoustically perfect Harris Concert Hall, the sound fills the room to the brim. No wonder Newsweek dubbed them "the high priests of brass." Hear works ranging from the Renaissance to our own time in this exhilarating program!
Orquestra del Reial Cercle Artístic de Barcelona plays Vocalise
Orchestra of the Real Cercle Artístic de Barcelona
Performing Lasser’s Vocalise in Barcelona, Spain
Program:
P. Lasser: Vocalise
F. Poulenc: Concerto for two pianos
M. Migó: Carnaval de las Indias
Simone Dinnerstein plays 12 Variations at EAMA in Paris
Simone Dinnerstein
Performs 12 Variations on a Bach Chorale at the EAMA Summer Music Institute in Paris, France
Anton Mejias plays "The Art of Memory" at EAMA in Paris
Anton Mejias
Performs 12 Preludes “The Art of Memory” at the EAMA Summer Music Institute
Rebecca Myers Performs Elemental Earth at EAMA in Paris
Rebecca Myers
Performs Elemental Earth at the EAMA Summer Music Institute in Paris, France
Reed Tetzloff plays Piano Sonata at Classical Bridge Festival
Reed Tetzloff
Plays Piano Sonata at Classical Bridge Festival in Paris, France
Ravel, Chopin, Lasser & Gershwin
Simone Dinnerstein plays 12 Variations at Mohawk Trail Concerts
Simone Dinnerstein Plays 12 Variations
Mohawk Trail Concerts, Charlemont, MA
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein is presented by Mohawk Trail Concerts.
Program:
Jean-Philippe Rameau - Gavotte et Six Doubles
Philip Lasser - Twelve Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach
J.S. Bach - 15 Three-Part Inventions, "Sinfonias", for Keyboard, BWV787-801
Keith Jarrett - Encore from Tokyo
Simone Dinnerstein plays 12 Variations in Grand-Est, France
Simone Dinnerstein plays 12 Variations
Festival aux Chandelles, Grand-Est, France
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein is presented by the Festival aux Chandelles 2025.
Program:
Jean-Philippe Rameau - Gavotte et Six Doubles
Philip Lasser - Twelve Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach
J.S. Bach - 15 Three-Part Inventions, "Sinfonias", for Keyboard, BWV787-801
Keith Jarrett - Encore from Tokyo
Simone Dinnerstein performs Lasser’s 12 Variations on a Bach Chorale
Simone Dinnerstein performs Lasser’s 12 Variations on a Bach Chorale
Album release with Deutsche Grammophon and Anton Mejias
My 12 Preludes “The Art of Memory” releases March 28th, interwoven between J.S. Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier Book 2. Performed by the wonderful Anton Mejias.
World Premiere with New Amsterdam Singers
World premiere of Lasser’s La Signification des Lettres, a setting of 13th century French poems that follow the letters of the alphabet.
World Premiere with New Amsterdam Singers
World premiere of Lasser’s La Signification des Lettres, a setting of 13th century French poems that follow the letters of the alphabet.
Western New York Chamber Orchestra plays "A Mask in the Mirror"
Western New York Chamber Orchestra plays Lasser’s “A Mask in The Mirror”
Simone Dinnerstein performs Lasser’s 12 Variations on a Bach Chorale
Simone Dinnerstein performs Lasser’s 12 Variations on a Bach Chorale
Emmanuel Music Premiere "The Dinner Guests"
Emmanuel Music premieres Lasser’s Motet “The Dinner Guests”
Simone Dinnerstein performs Lasser’s 12 Variations on a Bach Chorale
Simone Dinnerstein performs Lasser’s 12 Variations on a Bach Chorale
Simone Dinnerstein performs Lasser’s 12 Variations on a Bach Chorale
Simone Dinnerstein performs Lasser’s 12 Variations on a Bach Chorale
Pianist Anton Mejias World Premiere
Pianist Anton Mejias will premiere in Mainz Germany Lasser’s French Suite along with Bach’s 6 French Suites