2026-2027 Season at a Glance
It is our pleasure to introduce Chameleon Arts Ensemble’s 29th concert season and invite you to join us for transcendent music and dazzling artistry, in seven one-of-a-kind programs that spark curiosity, pull at our heartstrings, and illuminate the world around us.
Among the many chamber series highlights are Bartók’s mighty Piano Quintet, Fauré’s second piano quartet, and Brahms’ soul-stirring B Major Trio; breezy wind quintets by Elliott Carter and Paquito D’Rivera; new works by Libby Larsen and Kevin Puts; and Richard Danielpour’s blockbuster take on Rilke’s visionary Sonnets. Our popular Up Close recital series returns with multihued duos for violin and piano, and songs on love and life anchored by Bernstein’s brilliant Arias and Barcarolles for soprano, baritone and piano four-hands. Witty, sublime, new, and beloved… We hope you agree that Chameleon an exciting year ahead, and we look forward to seeing you at the concerts!
When & Where
Saturday concerts begin at 7:30 PM.
Sunday concerts begin at 4 PM.
Chamber Music Series performances are at First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street.
Up Close recitals take place at Goethe-Institut, Boston, 170 Beacon Street.
Join Us
Call 617-427-8200 to order tickets or for more information.
Chamber Series 1: I dwell in Possibility –
- Saturday, October 10, 2026, 7:30 PM, First Church in Boston
- Sunday, October 11, 2026, 4 PM, First Church in Boston
- Benjamin Britten, Phantasy Quartet for oboe & strings, Op. 2
- Elliott Carter, Woodwind Quintet (1948)
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12
- John Cage, Nocturne for violin & piano
- Richard Strauss, Piano Quartet in c minor, Op. 13, TrV 137
Chamber Series 2: The Tipping Point
- Saturday, November 21, 2026, 7:30 PM, First Church in Boston
- Sunday, November 22, 2026, 4 PM, First Church in Boston
- Charles Ives, Sunrise for soprano, violin & piano
- Maurice Ravel, Chansons madécasses for soprano, flute, cello & piano
- Kevin Puts, And Legions Will Rise for clarinet, violin & marimba
- Béla Bartók, Piano Quintet in C Major, Sz. 23
Chamber Series 3: Paths & Pilgrimages
- Saturday, February 20, 2027, 7:30 PM, First Church in Boston
- Sunday, February 21, 2027, 4 PM, First Church in Boston
- Joaquín Turina, La Oración del torero for string quartet, Op. 34 “The Toreador’s Prayer”
- Behzad Ranjbaran, Fountains of Fin for flute, violin & cello
- Igor Stravinsky, Suite from L’Histoire du soldat for clarinet, violin & piano
- Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Meditation (Kol Nidre) for cello & piano
- Gabriel Fauré, Piano Quartet No. 2 in g minor, Op. 45
Up Close 1: The Colors We Inherit
- Sunday, March 14, 2027, 4 PM, Goethe-Institut, Boston
- Maurice Ravel, Sonata No. 1 for violin & piano “Posthume”
- Gabriel Fauré, Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13
- Eleanor Alberga, The Wild Blue Yonder for violin & piano
- George Enescu, Sonata No. 3 in a minor, Op. 25 “Dans le caractère populaire roumain”
Chamber Series 4: Collected Stories
- Saturday, April 3, 2027, 7:30 PM, First Church in Boston
- Saturday, April 24, 2027, 4 PM, First Church in Boston
- George Gershwin, Short Story for violin & piano
- Robert Schumann, Märchenbilder for viola & piano, Op. 113
- Paquito D’Rivera, Aires Tropicales for wind quintet
- Libby Larsen, Songs From Letters from Calamity Jane to her daughter Janey for soprano & piano
- Antonín Dvořák, String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97
Up Close 2: Songs in the Key of Life
- Sunday, May 2, 2027, 4 PM, Goethe-Institut, Boston
- Robert Schumann, Fünf Lieder for baritone & piano, Op. 40
- Clara Schumann, Sechs Lieder aus Jucunde for soprano & piano, Op. 23
- Robert Paterson, Extraordinary for soprano, baritone & piano
- Leonard Bernstein, Arias and Barcarolles for soprano, baritone & piano four-hands
Chamber Series 5: Sonnets to Orpheus
- Saturday, May 22, 2027, 7:30 PM, First Church in Boston
- Sunday, May 23, 2027, 7:30 PM, First Church in Boston
- Rebecca Clarke, Morpheus for cello & piano
- Richard Danielpour, Sonnets to Orpheus, Book I for soprano & chamber ensemble
- Johannes Brahms, Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8
Free Family Concerts: 2027
- Saturday, June 5, 2027, 11 AM, Hyde Park Branch Library
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