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“Virtuoso Winds” with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
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“Virtuoso Winds” with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Nov. 8, 2024

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Tour visited us in a spectacular program entitled “Virtuoso Winds.” The guest artists Anne-Marie McDermott (piano), Adam Walker (flute), James Austin Smith (oboe), David Shifrin (clarinet), Radek Baborák (horn), and Marc Goldberg (bassoon) delighted our audience at Yardley Hall (Midwest Trust Center). In addition, James Austin Smith worked extensively with the UMKC Oboe Studio.

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“Voyage of Love” Opens the Forty-Ninth Season
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“Voyage of Love” Opens the Forty-Ninth Season

Sept. 13, 2024

The Friends opened our Forty-Ninth Season with a phenomenal line-up of virtuosos in "Voyage of Love." Jennifer Frautschi, Oliver Neubauer, Hsin-Yun Huang, Che-Yen Chen, Nicholas Canellakis, and Artistic Directors Hyeyeon Park and Dmitri Atapine.

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“New Horizons” — a Wonderful Evening of New Music
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“New Horizons” — a Wonderful Evening of New Music

We had a wonderful weekend of music and friendship last Saturday with the presentation of “New Horizons” — music by Chen Yi, Reena Esmail, Ellen Taafe Zwilich, Osvaldo Golijov, Valerie Coleman, and a new co-commission from David Serkin Ludwig.

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