Earplay’s 41st season opener! Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm.

Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question (1908) – arr. Bruce Bennett (2025), for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano.

Emma Logan: What Lies at Dream’s End (2025), for flute, viola, and piano. World premiere and Earplay commission.

John Harbison: Prelude–Variations (2024), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano.

John Harbison: Chaconne (2021), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano.

Roger Reynolds: Shadowed Narrative (1982), for clarinet, violin, cello, piano and conductor.

Terrie Baune, violin

Tod Brody, flutes

Mary Chun, conductor

Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano

Peter Josheff, clarinets

Thalia Moore, cello

Ellen Ruth Rose, viola

The 2nd concert of our season includes a major world premiere by Shuying Li for the entire Earplay ensemble and soprano, featuring Grammy Award-winning singer Hila Plitmann. Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm.

Program

Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question (1908) – arr. Bruce Bennett (2025), for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, organ, and synthesizer.

Hyo-shin Na: Searching for the Way (2025), for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello. World premiere and Earplay commission.

Benet Casablancas: Haikus Notebook (2021), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano. United States premiere, winner of Earplay’s 2025 Donald Aird Composers Competition.

Mark Winges: Loki’s Lair (2018), for flute, clarinet, viola, and cello.

Shuying Li: New work, title TBA (2026), for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, soprano, and conductor. World premiere and Fromm Foundation commission.

Performers

Terrie Baune, violin

Tod Brody, flutes

Mary Chun, conductor

Margaret Halbig, piano

Peter Josheff, clarinets

Thalia Moore, cello

Hila Plitmann, soprano

Ellen Ruth Rose, viola

The final concert of Earplay’s 41st season features a world premiere by Trevor Weston. Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm.

Program

Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question (1908) – arr. Bruce Bennett (2025), for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and synthesizer.

Aida Shirazi: “answer” to The Unanswered Question, title TBA (2026), for flute, clarinet, and viola. World premiere and Earplay commission.

Trevor Weston: New work, title and instrumentation TBA. World premiere and Fromm Foundation commission.

Edmund Song: FlareStruck (2025), for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, and piano. Winner of Earplay’s 2025 Vibrant Shores Composers Competition.

Elliott Carter: String Trio (2011), for violin, viola, and cello.

Anthony Brandt: Four Score (2013), for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano.

Performers

Terrie Baune, violin

Tod Brody, flutes

Mary Chun, conductor

Elizabeth Dorman, piano

Peter Josheff, clarinets

Thalia Moore, cello

Ellen Ruth Rose, viola