Please join us for the second Boston concert of Music for Food’s 15th season: Birthing.

Repertoire to be performed:

• The Four Quarters, Thomas Ades

  • Parker Quartet: Daniel Chong (violin), Ken Hamao (violin), Jessica Bodner (viola), Kee-Hyun Kim (cello).

• Premier of composition for viola and piano, Aria Shi

  • Peter Jablokow (viola)

• String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 87, Felix Mendelssohn

  • Ayano Ninomiya (violin), Hye Jin Kim (violin), Ara Gregorian (viola), Kim Kashkashian (viola), Marcy Rosen (cello).

Admission is free with a suggested donation ($40/adult, $15/student); no tickets or RSVPs are necessary. All proceeds will go to a local food pantry. The Boston core concerts this year support Women’s Lunch Place.

Join us at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening of chamber music. Experience Beethoven’s Eyeglasses Duo and Kodály’s Duo for Violin and Cello. After intermission, immerse yourself in Prokofiev’s Sonata for Two Violins, Viktor Ullmann’sString Quartet No. 3, and conclude with Shostakovich’s electrifying Two Pieces for String Octet. This concert presents the wonderful tradition of collaboration between UCLA strings faculty and students. Featuring violinists Ji Young An, Varty Manouelian, Adam Millstein, Movses Pogossian, violists Che Yen Chen and Damon Zavala, and cellists Ben Hong and Jeffrey Ho.

This performance is held in support of the food services of Ketchum Downtown YMCA, through Music for Food. This musician-led initiative harmonizes the power of the arts with the critical mission of combating hunger, underscoring our commitment to social responsibility and community engagement.

This special evening brings musicians and audience together for an artistically enriching experience in support of Sunday Love Project, whose mission focuses on helping those facing food security. In addition to moving performances, this enthralling concert features personal commentary, with a reception to follow.

Repertoire

• Haydn: String Quartet in F major, Op. 50, No. 5, " The Dream"

• Saariaho: Terra Memoria

• Janáček: String Quartet No. 2, "Intimate Letters"

Erinys Quartet: Elizabeth Stewart (violin), Joosep Reimaa (violin), Marija Raisanen (viola), Stergios Theodoridis (cello)

General admission: $35, Student Tickets: $20

The Juilliard cello studio of Natasha Brofsky and Juilliard collaborative pianists present Schubert’s Song Cycle “Winterreise” to benefit Broadway Community.

Program

Winterreise, (A Winter's Journey), D 911 Franz Schubert
Song Cycle arranged for cello and piano

Cellists: Kuan Yu Huang, Amanda Vosburgh, Hayden Idson, Irene Lee, Emil Olejnik, I Cheng Liu, Alice Lee, Colin Guan, Andrew Chun, Noa Mogle, Mary Brook Hartmann, Grace Mockus, Javier Hernandez, Miles Goosby, Jacqueline Hager, Brandon Leonard, Lila Holyoke
Pianists: Fengyi Wang, Jarod Yap, Jiwoo Yun, Mei Yin Grace Wong

Admission is free with a suggested donation ($40/adult, $15/student); no tickets or RSVPs are necessary. All proceeds will go to Broadway Community.

Utopia

A concert curated by Emilie-Anne Gendron (violin) of the Momenta Quartet, featuring guest artist Adrian Morejon (bassoon).

Program

Georg Philipp Telemann: selections from Fantasias for violin solo 

Eun Young Lee: Pax Aeterna for bassoon and string quartet (world premiere) 

George Enescu: Ménétrier “Folk Fiddler” for solo violin, from Impressions d’enfance, op. 28 

Charles Ives: String Quartet No. 2

About the Momenta Festival

Momenta Festival IX features four diverse chamber music programs, each curated by a member of the quartet. With programs that blend the old and new, the "intriguing programming" (The New York Times) and "striking originality" (I Care If You Listen) of the Momenta Festival have been acclaimed by critics and fans alike.

The ninth edition of the festival celebrates two anniversaries: 150 years of Charles Ives and 20 years of Momenta Quartet. Each night a work by Ives will be performed by the quartet and special guests.

Admission is free with a suggested donation ($40/adult, $15/student); no tickets or RSVPs are necessary. All proceeds will go to Broadway Community.

American Experiments

A concert curated by Michael Haas (cello) of the Momenta Quartet, featuring guest artist Dana Kelley (viola).

Program

Charles Ives: Chorale from String Quartet No. 1 

Ives: Scherzo from a Set of 3 Short Pieces 

Henry Cowell: String Quartet No. 4 “United” 

Timo Andres: Thrive on Routine 

Antonín Dvořák: String Quintet in E-flat major Op. 97 

About the Momenta Festival

Momenta Festival IX features four diverse chamber music programs, each curated by a member of the quartet. With programs that blend the old and new, the "intriguing programming" (The New York Times) and "striking originality" (I Care If You Listen) of the Momenta Festival have been acclaimed by critics and fans alike.

The ninth edition of the festival celebrates two anniversaries: 150 years of Charles Ives and 20 years of Momenta Quartet. Each night a work by Ives will be performed by the quartet and special guests.

Admission is free with a suggested donation ($40/adult, $15/student); no tickets or RSVPs are necessary. All proceeds will go to Broadway Community.

The first Boston concert of Music for Food’s 15th season —Roots and Reflections— will explore sacred, folk, and contemporary jewels from Germany, Armenia, and the United States.

Artists include Don Weilerstein (violin), Vivian Weilerstein (piano), Adam Newman (viola), Kim Kashkashian (viola), Edward Luengo (cello), and Roberto Granados (electric guitar).

Admission is free with a suggested donation ($40/adult, $15/student); no tickets or RSVPs are necessary. All proceeds will go to a local food pantry. The Boston core concerts this year support Women’s Lunch Place.

Festival Fellows quartets give the final performance of the 2024 Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival. In lieu of a ticket purchase, concertgoers should being a non-perishable food item to donate to Feeding Chittenden.

The Pogossian family and guest artist Artur Avanesov present stunning concert on June 15th in the Arno Babajanyan concert hall to benefit Armenian Progressive Youth, which provides food and household items to displaced families from Artsakh.

Violinist Lily Tsai, violist Jenn Chang, cellist Valerie Chen, and pianist Solon Gordon perform duos, trios, and quartets for violin, viola, cello, and piano at the Lilypad to benefit Food for Free, an organization that rescues and redistributes 2 million pounds of food a year in Cambridge!

PROGRAM
Schoenfield — Cafe Music
Prokofiev — Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in f minor, Op. 80
Schumann — Piano Quartet in Eflat major, Op. 47

A brilliant quartet of musicians—violinist Robyn Julyan, violist Margaret Dyer, viola, cellist Trevor Minton, cello, and pianist Damien Krzyzek—perform three piano quartets in support of Metro Caring’s work. Admission is free with a suggested donation (+$30/adult; +$10/student), and 100% of proceeds benefit Metro Caring.

PROGRAM:

Mozart - Piano Quartet in E-flat

Caroline Shaw - Thousandth Orange

Dvořák - Piano Quartet #2 in E-flat

Join Catherine Kautsky’s piano studio for an evening of music by Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, and others, all performed in support of a Native American reservation food pantry. All checks should be made out to the pantry.

Join FSU faculty and students in a performance of vibrant chamber music by Schubert, Hsu, and Schumann to benefit the FSU Food for Thought Pantry. 100% of proceeds will go directly to the pantry.

The amazing Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival presents an evening of musc at Isham Farm in celebration of the festival's upcoming 20th summer season!

The concert features a performance by the FaMa Quartet which formed at GMCMF in 2021, who will present works by Mendelssohn, Ysaÿe and Debussy. Guests will also have an opportunity to learn about Green Mountain from its leaders, as well as the mission of the Williston Community Food Shelf. A light reception will be provided.

Attendees should bring a monetary (cash/check) or non-perishable food item donation in lieu of a ticket purchase. All proceeds benefit the Williston Community Food Shelf, which aims to provide high-quality food to those in need in their community, and to connect those community members and families with essential support services.

The brilliant Rivers Chamber Music Lab students perform for A Place to Turn!

Phenomenal chamber musicians from San Francisco Conservatory of Music perform the music of Debussy, Yost, Clarke, and Mozart to benefit the Starcross Foundation.

Music incudes:

Debussy trio for flute, viola and harp
Zoe Yost String Quartet
Rebecca Clarke Two pieces for viola and cello
Mozart G major duo for violin and viola K. 423

Performers: 

Po-Yu Lee, Shintaro Taneda, Wonhee Bae, violin
Isabel Tannenbaum, Zoe Yost, Dimitri Murrath, viola 
Calvin Kung, cello
Lyric Rivera, flute
Julia Gruenbaum, harp

The fabulous Waring School students perform their annual soiree to benefit Beverly Bootstraps!

PROGRAM
Bach Prelude from the E Major Partita

Ysaye from Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 27, No. 2 
Prelude: Obsession 
Lun Li, violin

Brett Dean (b.1961) I Starred Last Night, I Shone (2023)
Rebecca Printz, mezzo-soprano; Rosemary Nelis, viola.

Beethoven Quartet op 132
Laurie Smukler, violin
Lun Li, violin
Rosemary Nelis, viola
Natasha Brofsky, cello 

Violist Brenton Caldwell, pianist Benjamin Loeb, and flutist Ebonee Thomas present works by Hindemith and Devienne, and a little surprise...in a concert to benefit the Maverick Pantry at UT Arlington. Admission by donation; 100% of proceeds will go directly to the pantry. Food, cash, and online donations accepted. If donating online, click the link below and indicate “Music for Food, 4/8” in the gift instructions.

Our 14th season in Boston —Parlando — weaves together three threads that all have to do with the stories we tell…in music.

Our season finale, curated by 11-time Grammy nominee Marc-André Hamelin, features Richard Strauss’ melodrama Enoch Arden. Marc-André will be joined by world-renowned actor, playwright, and pianist Hershey Felder for this once-in-a-lifetime performance.

As with all MFF concerts, admission is free with a suggested donation ($40/adult, $15/student), not tickets or RSVPs are necessary, and ALL proceeds will go to a local food pantry. The Boston core concerts this year support Women’s Lunch Place.

In partnership with Music for Food, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents the “genuinely exciting” (New York Times) Aizuri Quartet, violist Kim Kashkashian, and cellist Marcy Rosen in a program that explores the idea of community in a multi-faceted way. It features works by four female composers, including Indian American composer Reena Esmail, whose raag-influenced Fantasie layers the voices of the string quartet to create a beautiful, swirling world that invites players and audience into the concert experience.

PROGRAM
Esmail: Fantasie (Bihag) from Ragamala
Fe. Mendelssohn: Capriccio from Quartet, Op. 81
Ran: Lyre of Orpheus
Strauss: Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85
C. Schumann: Die stille Lotosblume from Sechs Lieder, Op. 13, No. 6
Fa. Mendelssohn: Quartet in E-flat Major

MFF Pittsburgh rounds out their season at Chatham Univeristy with a warm concert featuring pianists Tina Faigen, Walter Morales, Yeeha Chiu, Mark Carver, and flautist Edward Schultz. All donations (cash and checks made out to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank) will go directly to the pantry .

The Mimosa Chamber Ensemble—an artist-led ensemble of non-professional musicians from all walks of life—performs their annual spring Music for Food concert on March 16th with a program of Mendelssohn, Hindemith, Suk, and Telemann. All concert proceeds benefit the Broadway Community, which has served NYC’s most vulnerable community members since 1982 with a four-star soup kitchen, a food pantry, on-site medical services, showers, shelter, and more.

PROGRAM

Mendelssohn String Symphony #10 in B Minor
Hindemith Trauermusik for viola and orchestra, Soloist Kim Kashkashian
Telemann Concerto for two violas in G Major, Soloists Kim Kashkashian and Zhanbo Zheng
Suk Serenade for strings in E-flat Major, Op. 6