Momenta Festival 2026: Les Voix Humaines

curated by Emilie-Anne Gendron

Program

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: String Quartet in E-flat major (1834)

Claude Baker: Carminis Dissolutio (2026) *world premiere

Claude Vivier: String Quartet No. 1 (1968)

Nicola Matteis the Younger: Alia Fantasia (ca. 1720) for solo violin

Marin Marais: Les Voix Humaines (1701, arr. Mastel for solo violin) 

Thomas Baltzar: Allemande in C Major (ca. 1660) for solo violin 

George Frideric Handel: Allegro in G Major (ca. 1738) for solo violin

All proceeds will benefit Broadway Community, helping the homeless and hungry.

Momenta Festival 2026: Sound Garden

curated by Alex Shiozaki with Elizabeth Brown, shakuhachi

Program

Marilyn Shrude: A Path Within... (2026) *world premiere

Stephanie Griffin: String Quartet No. 1 "In Peterborough Woods" (2026) *world premiere

Ursula Mamlok: From My Garden (1983) for solo violin

Elizabeth Brown: Mirage (2008) for shakuhachi and string quartet

Marti Epstein: Hidden Flowers (2012)

All proceeds will benefit Broadway Community, helping the homeless and hungry.

Debussy for Crossroads Urban Center

Join MFF Salt Lake City for an all-Debussy program featuring the String Quartet in G minor, 4 chansons de jeunesse, and Claire de Lune.

Artists
Stephanie Chee, soprano
Gloria Engle, piano
Murano Quartet
Shenae Akagi, violin
Erika Hubbard, violin
Madison Moline, viola
Mira Larson, cello

Please bring a donation of cash or non-perishable foods to benefit Crossroads Urban Center.

Kurtág at 100

We open our season with a celebration of György Kurtág's 100th year and of two musical families. Donald and Vivian Weilerstein begin with poetic miniatures by Sibelius and three brief selections from Dvořák's Cypresses, followed by a kaleidoscope of selections from Kurtág's Játékok and Signs, Games and Messages, performed by Cameron Stowe, Vivian Weilerstein, and Kim Kashkashian. After intermission, Lucy Shelton and a colorful combination of winds and strings give the Boston premiere of Alex Robertson's III. Choralebuch “Vocalise”. The evening closes with Mozart's String Quartet in D minor, K. 421, featuring Miriam Fried, Paul Biss, Nicholas Cords, and Yeesun Kim.

Admission is free with a suggested donation ($40/adult, $15/student); no tickets or RSVPs are necessary. All proceeds will support Food for Free.

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem

Noah Horn and Arianne Abela lead Illumine Vocal Arts Ensemble, community singers, and an orchestra of local performers and teachers in Brahms's German Requiem, with all musicians donating their services and all proceeds supporting the Amherst Survival Center. September 19, 4:00 PM, Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst College.

Junko Watanabe, soprano soloist
Liam Shannon, baritone soloists
Conducted by Noah Horn & Arianne Abela

Admission is free with a suggested donation ($40/adult, $15/student); no tickets or RSVPs are necessary. All proceeds will support Amherst Survival Center.

Rosamunde String Quartet with Kim Kashkashian, viola; Ori Kam, viola & Arnold Choi, cello

The acclaimed Rosamunde String Quartet joins forces with celebrated guests Kim Kashkashian , Ori Kam, and Arnold Choi for a program spanning three centuries: Mozart's String Quintet No. 3, Barber's String Quartet in B minor (home of the beloved Adagio), and Brahms's String Sextet No. 2.

This free, ticketed concert supports Women's Lunch Place in Boston.

Rosamunde String Quartet:

Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin

Shanshan Yao, violin

Teng Li, viola

Nathan Vickery, cello

withKim Kashkashian, viola;Ori Kam, viola;  Arnold Choi, cello

String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515                           Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 

I. Allegro 

III. Andante 

II. Menuetto: Allegretto 

IV. Allegro 

                                        Rosamunde String Quartet; Ori Kam, viola 

String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11                                                     Samuel Barber 

I. Allegro

II.Adagio 

III. Molto allegro 

                                         Rosamunde String Quartet 

Intermission  

44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz.98                                                                 Bartók, Béla

Burlesque (# 16)

Dancing (#32)

Song of the Bride (#23)

Ruthenian (#35)

Sadness (#28)

Pizzicato (#43)

Prelude and Canon (#37)

                                            Kim Kashkashian & Ori Kam, viola

String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36                                           Johannes Brahms

I. Allegro non troppo

II. Scherzo - Allegro non troppo – Presto giocoso

III. Poco adagio

IV. Poco allegro 

      Rosamunde String Quartet; Kim Kashkashian, viola; Arnold Choi, cello 

Classica Chamber Players, with guest violinist Cathy Schubilske

Mary Jo Gothmann, piano
Julie Ayer, viola
Sally Dorer, cello

This concert benefits Groveland Food Shelf. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $40 (adults) or $15 (students).

Program

Piano Quartet, KV 493,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791 
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Allegretto

Piano Quartet, Op. 25,  Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897
I. Allegro
II. Intermezzo
III. Andante con moto
IV. Rondo alla Zingarese - Presto

Kurtág at 100

Repertoire

• Guilliaume Lekeu Sonata in G for violin and piano 

  Mark Steinberg, violin

  Marija Stroke, piano 

• Gjörgy Kurtág Hommage a Robert Schumann for clarinet, viola and piano 

  Anoush Pogossian, clarinet

  Kim Kashkashian, viola 

  Shai Wosner, piano

• Brahms Clarinet Quintet in b minor, opus 115

  Anoush Pogossian, clarinet

  Mark Steinberg, Sammy Andonian, violins

  Kim Kashkashian, viola

  Natasha Brofsky, cello

This event is free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $40 for adults and $15 for students. All proceeds will benefit Broadway Community, helping the homeless and hungry.

Tempo Giusto & Matthew Hill, Tenor

Tenor Matthew Hill joins Tempo Giusto for an elegant afternoon of Baroque and early 20th-century music. The program spans three centuries—from Purcell and Handel to Gluck and Britten's radiant Les Illuminations—celebrating the expressive power of the human voice. All proceeds benefit Bethesda Help.

Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. Please donate at whatever level you can afford to support your neighbors in need.

The Tempo Giusto Ensemble musicians will match 100% of all donations raised in connection with the concert.

SOLOIST: Matthew Hill, tenor

CONDUCTOR: Amy Broadbent

CONCERTMASTER: Kathy Judd

BENEFICIARY: Bethesda Help

PROGRAM

Henry Purcell: selected incidental music

Ulrico Wilhelm Wassenaer: Concerto Armonico V

George Frideric Handel: Where'er you walk from Semele

Christoph Willibald Gluck: L'espoir renaît dans mon âme from Orphée et Eurydice

Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations

Revival

A concert in support of the Freestore Food Bank featuring the Poiesis Quartet, CCM Faculty, and members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Works by Bohuslav Martinů, Michi Wiancko, & Johannes Brahms will be performed.

At 6:15pm a free tour of Freestore’s Resource & Distribution Center will take place.

FEATURED ARTISTS:

Poiesis Quartet

Stefani Matsuo & Rannveig Marta Sarc, violins

Christian Colberg & Brian Hong, violas

Hiro Matsuo, cello

Suggested Donation: $40/adult, $15/student. All proceeds directly benefit Freestore Foodbank, working together to solve hunger.

Schultz, Faigen & Friends IV

Don't miss the fourth installment of this beloved concert series! Schultz, Faigen & Friends IV brings together an exceptional trio of performers — Kelly Lynch, soprano, alongside pianists Tina Faigen and Walter Morales — for an afternoon of stunning live music that's sure to delight.

And the best part? It's completely free. Come enjoy world-class artistry in an intimate setting, all while supporting a wonderful cause.

Kelly Lynch, soprano

Tina Faigen, piano

Walter Morales, piano 

NEC CHIPS & Music for Food

NEC Prep CHIPS Joins Forces with Music for Food

New England Conservatory Preparatory School CHIPS (Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar) is joining forces with Music for Food beginning this spring.

CHIPS has selected the Boston-based organization Food for Free as its beneficiary partner. In the coming weeks, CHIPS students will meet with representatives from Food for Free to learn more about their work addressing food insecurity across the greater Boston area.

The first CHIPS Music for Food concert will take place on April 19 at Carriage House Violins in Newton.

Additional CHIPS Music for Food concerts are planned throughout the 2026–27 school year. The series will encourage young musicians to use their artistry in the service of their communities and to experience the powerful role music can play beyond the concert hall.

Repertoire

Piano Trios of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Rachmaninoff

String Quartets of  Mozart, Debussy and Shostakovich

An Evening of Kodaly and Shostakovich

Violinists Lily Tsai and Jen Hsiao, cellist Valerie Chen, violist Jenn Chang, and pianist Solon Gordon bring together two masterworks of Eastern European chamber music: Kodály's Duo for Violin and Cello and Shostakovich's sweeping Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57. All proceeds benefit Food for Free. Stay after the concert for a reception!

Free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Yellow Barn Partnership Concert

Admission is free with a suggested donation ($40/adult, $15/student); no tickets or RSVPs are necessary. All proceeds will support Women’s Lunch Place.

Repertoire to be performed:

Ludwig van Beethoven An die Hoffnung, Op.94

Daniel McGrew, tenor; Seth Knopp, piano

György Kurtág Officium Breve in memoriam Andreae Szervánszky, Op.28

Anatol Toth, Masha Lakisova, violins; Kim Kashkashian, viola; Macintyre Taback, cello

Selections from:

György Kurtág Játékok (“Games”), transcriptions of Johann Sebastian Bach, and

Robert Schumann Kinderszenen, Op.15

Alexander Liu*, Henry Liu*, Janice Lu, Shu-Wen Tay, piano

Intermission

Olivier Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (“Quartet for the End of Time”)

Daniel Meszaros, clarinet; Zenas Hsu, violin; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Seth Knopp, piano

*For Yellow Barn’s 2025 Summer Festival Alexander and Henry were special guest performers, joining Yellow Barn musicians for the preparation and performance of György Kurtág’s Játékok (Games).  This project is dedicated to the concept of the Beginner’s Mind, the openness of “exploring” rather than the narrowness of “knowing”.

UNCSA Inspiration Baroque

A faculty and student collaborative performance from the Studios of Ida Bieler, Tadeu Coelho, and Brooks Whitehouse, featuring works spanning the Baroque era.

PROGRAM

Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Four Violins

Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Concerto

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

BENEFICIARY

Crisis Control Ministries Food Bank

Free and open to the public. Suggested donation: $40 adults / $15 students. All proceeds benefit Crisis Control Ministries Food Bank.

Romantic Masterpieces, featuring Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio

Music for Food: Romantic Masterpieces, featuring Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio

Join us for an afternoon of chamber music celebrating the legacy of Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn. The program features Mendelssohn’s beloved Piano Trio, along with vocal selections performed by Colleen Grey, soprano. Musicians Alison Fujito (violin), Paula Tuttle (cello), Amy Simpson (piano), and Nanette Solomon (piano) bring these works to life in an engaging and intimate performance.

Part of the Music for Food series, this concert combines inspiring music with a mission to support the community, making it a meaningful afternoon of both artistry and impact.

Cash Donations Preferred 

Beethoven In Time: courageous music for a changing world 

Repertoire

• Beethoven Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No.1 

  Hyacinth Trio

  Vibha Janakiraman, violin

  Ben Deighton, cello

  Alex Nam, piano 

• Beethoven String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 with the Grosse Fugue, Op. 133

  Laurie Smukler and Christina Nam, violins

  Sam Rosenthal, viola

  Natasha Brofsky, cello

This event is free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $40 for adults and $15 for students. All proceeds will benefit Broadway Community, helping the homeless and hungry.

Mimosa Ensemble & Stephanie Zyzak, violin

Repertoire

• George Walker: Lyric for Strings

• Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra in D minor, Soloist Stephanie Zyzak

• Erwin Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet arranged for string orchestra

This event is free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $40 for adults and $15 for students. All proceeds will benefit Broadway Community, helping the homeless and hungry.

Presto Piano Studio

Students from Presto Piano Studio, under the direction of pianist and teacher Jimmy Liu, will perform at Chatham University’s Laughlin Music Center on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 4:00 pm.

Presto Piano Studio includes students ages five through adult and focuses on both artistic excellence and a love of sharing music with the community. Studio performers have appeared at venues such as Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Heinz Hall, Carnegie Music Hall, and even atop Mt. Washington. Students also volunteer regularly at retirement communities throughout Pittsburgh, including Forward Shady, Friendship Village, and The Willows.

Many students have earned top marks in ABRSM examinations, local piano competitions, and community performances. They are honored to take part in this Music for Food concert at Chatham University and to share their music in support of a meaningful cause.

For more information: prestopianostudio.com

Free and open to the public. Cash donations preferred.

Join us for a Music for Food Benefit Concert on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church—an evening where great music helps provide meals for neighbors in need. Guitarists from Duo LINÜ and Petar Jankovic & Daniel Duarte share the stage with Palonegro (Latin jazz trio), in a vibrant program ranging from Philip Glass’s Mad Rush and Debussy’s Passepied to favorites like Chick Corea’s “Spain,” plus music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Chucho Valdés, and more. Come for an unforgettable concert—and help turn music into meals.

Program

Philip Glass Mad Rush

Claude Debussy Suite Bergamasque:IV. Passepied

Ryichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Duo LINÜ

Gulli Björnsson, guitar

Jiji Kim, guitar

Vojislav Ivanovic Balkan Express

Eduardo Martin Suite Habana

Jorge Cardoso Milonga

Paulo Bellinati Bom Partido

Petar Jankovic, guitar

Daniel Duarte, guitar

Nat Simon/Buddy Bernier/Ahmad Jamal Poinciana

Chucho Valdés Mambo Influenciado

Pedro Flores/Edy Martínez Obsisión

Fruko y sus tesos El Preso

Sergio Ospina-Romero Palonegro-ing

Palonegro (Latin jazz)

Sergio Ospina-Romero, piano

Michael Wimer, percussion

Carson Hoberty, bass

Chick Corea Spain 

LINÜ

Palonegro

Petar Jankovic, guitar

Daniel Duarte, guitar

All proceeds will go to Hoosier Hills Food Bank which serves six counties (Brown, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange, Owen) in south central Indiana.

Kreutzer and Kreisler

An afternoon of powerful and expressive chamber music featuring Beethoven's dramatic "Kreutzer" Sonata alongside lyrical and virtuosic works by Fritz Kreisler.

Roy Sonne, violin · Amy Simpson, piano

BENEFICIARY: Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

Free and open to the public. Cash donations preferred.

New Beginnings: Kim Kashkashian faculty recital with Marc-André Hamelin

Admission is free with a suggested donation ($40/adult, $15/student); tickets are necessary, reserve here. All proceeds will support Women’s Lunch Place.

Repertoire to be performed:

• Viola Celebration: Bartók, Bach, and more.

  • Kim Kashkashian, Sebastian Krunnies, Beth Guterman Chu, Wenting Kang, Sheila Browne, Stephen Wyrczynski, Yu-Chen Lu, Melissa Reardon, Jonathan Vinocour

• Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147, Dmitri Shostakovich

  • Kim Kashkashian, viola

  • Marc-André Hamelin, piano

Intermission

• Tre Pezzi and Tre Alte Pezzi, György Kurtág

  • Kim Kashkashian, viola

  • Petra Berényi, cimbalom

• Piano Quartet No. 2, in G minor, Op. 45, Gabriel Fauré

  • Geneva Lewis, violin

  • Kim Kashkashian, viola

  • Marcy Rosen, cello

  • Marc-André Hamelin, piano

Music for Food in Orange County

Music for Food comes to Dana Point on February 15, 2026 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church for an afternoon of bold, beautifully crafted chamber music in support of Family Assistance Ministries. Nourish yourself with music—nourish others with food.

Repertoire to be performed

Mozart Kegelstatt Trio, KV 498, for violin, viola and piano

Vivaldi Concerto in a minor for two violins

Shostakovich Violin Duets

J.S. Bach Double Concerto for two violins

Artists

Mirabell Trio

Julie Ayer, violin/viola

Er-Gene Kahng, violin

Dr. Karen Follingstad, piano

Admission is free with a suggested donation ($40/adult, $15/student); no tickets or RSVPs are necessary. All proceeds will support Family Assistance Ministries.

Schubert, Adolphe, and Ishizaki

Repertoire

• F. Schubert, String Trio in B flat Major, D471

  Anna Lim, violin

  Hannah Burnett, viola

  Clara Abel, cello

• Bruce Adolphe Einstein’s Light for violin and piano 

  Anna Lim, violin

  Marija Stroke, piano

• Hannah Ishizaki On Learning for cello, piano and electronics (world premiere) 

  Natasha Brofsky, cello 

  Chaeyoung Park, piano

This event is free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $40 for adults and $15 for students. All proceeds will benefit Broadway Community, helping the homeless and hungry.

3rd Annual Music for Food Chamber Music Concert

Light in Winter

Please join us to celebrate the light of music in winter! Our concert focuses on Bruce Adolphe’s “Einstein’s Light” and Robert Schumann’s beloved Piano Quartet. Bruce Adolphe will talk about his composition for violin and piano, which was written in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s theory of general relativity and is inspired by the great physicist’s life and love of music.

Artists

Anna Lim, violin

Hannah Burnett, viola

Joshua Halpern, cello

Marija Stroke, piano

Admission is free; no tickets or RSVPs are necessary. Please give generously according to what you can. 100% of donations go to Arm in Arm's food pantry.

The Sacred: POSTPONED due to weather.

Due to the inclement weather forecast for Sunday, we have decided to postpone The Sacred, originally scheduled for January 25 at New England Conservatory.

We will be in touch soon with a new date. Thank you for your understanding, and for your support of Music for Food and Women’s Lunch Place.

Repertoire to be performed:

The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, Joel Thompson

• NEC Chamber Singers

• Erica Washburn, Director

• Selected short pieces, Jean Sibelius

  • Don Weilerstein, violin

  • Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano

• Selected pieces from Játékok and Signs, Games, and Messages, György Kurtág

  • Kim Kashkashian, viola

  • Cameron Stowe and Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano

Intermission

• String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421/417b, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  • Miriam Fried and Paul Biss, violin

  • Nicholas Cords, viola

  • Yeesun Kim, cello

Winter Encore

NJ/NY students from Camp Encore/Coda (Sweden, ME) will collaborate with performers from Westminster Conservatory's Honors Music Program in a concert showcasing their winter repertoire.  Please join us for a variety of instrumental and vocal selections as we fight food insecurity in Princeton.

100% of suggested donations ($40/Adults; $25/Students) will benefit The Princeton Mobile Food Pantry.

Happy Birthday, Mozart!

A joyful afternoon of Mozart chamber music performed by an acclaimed lineup of Pittsburgh musicians: pianists Yeeha Chiu and Pauline Rovkah; sopranos Lilly Abreu and Stacey Davern; contralto Daphne Alderson; clarinetist Kira Bokalders; and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra members violist Stephanie Tretick and violinist Dennis O'Boyle.

BENEFICIARY: Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

Free and open to the public. Cash donations preferred.

Dreams

Community School of Music and Art faculty join to present a chamber program featuring mesmerizing voices and songs about dreams of longing for companion, country, nature and God. Starting with French Romanticism, the program ends in 20th Century America with Leonard Bernstein’s Dream With Me and two songs by one of America’s great female composers, Amy Beach. Join soprano Isabella Goze, flutist Sonja Vasic, violinist Yoorhi Choi, cellist Oshagan Merjanian, and pianist Theresa Ronan for unique chamber arrangements which will captivate your ears with rich, lush sonorities.

Repertoire to be performed:
Debussy - Syrinx
Mendelssohn - Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Beeftink - Birds

Faure - Apres Un Reve
Bernstein - Dream With Me (Soprano, Cello, Piano)
Sinatra - Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars

Offertory: Bach - Allemande from Suite No. 1 in G Major

Charles Lefebvre - Ballade for Flute, Cello and Piano op. 37
Laura Netzle - Serenade for Piano Trio op. 50

Amy Beach - Op. 100
No. 1 - A Mirage
No. 2 - Stella Viatoris

Isabella Goze, soprano
Sonja Vasic, flute
Yoorhi Choi, violin
Oshagan Merjanian, cello
Theresa Ronan, piano