Woodsy warmth and cooling waters, sonic imagery resounds throughout the iconic Federated Church… First, a string duo inspired by traditional Anatolian dances, the bluesy, lazy, languid sounds of summer according to Samuel Barber, and a stylized virtuosic quintet for marimba and strings from ChamberFest’s 2026 composer in residence. Finally, the heavenly Piano Trio No. 1 by Schubert has only three instruments but reaches a symphonic scale—music that is lyrical, profound, and truly transcendent.
Karen Ouzounian
Songs of the Sap
Samuel Barber
Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet
Benjamin Yusupov
Quintet for Marimba and Strings
Franz Schubert
Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898
SOPHIA JEAN
flute
IZAIAH CHEERAN
oboe
JAY SHANKAR
clarinet
JOHN CLOUSER
bassoon
JULIA SCHILZ
violin
ANDREW WAN
violin
NJORD KÅRASON FOSSNES
viola
JULIE ALBERS
cello
KAREN OUZOUNIAN
cello
ADAM GOLKA
piano
JEFF STERN
percussion