September 21 & 22, 2023: Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind (Season Opening Concerts) at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Rhiannon Giddens At the Purchaser’s Option with Variations
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson String Quartet No. 1 “Calvary”
Sergei Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes
Osvaldo Golijov The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Der Heyser Bulgar (Traditional, arranged by David Krakauer) 
Featuring special guest artist David Krakauer with members of The Harlem Chamber Players — pianist Jas Ogiste, violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

September 30, 2023: Strings & Stanzas at the Newark Museum of Art
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players joined the Newark Arts Festival in its celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop. THCP members joined members of the New Jersey Symphony in performances by Daniel Bernard Roumain and Terrance McKnight.
Featuring performing artist Terrance McKnight; tenor Samuel McKelton, tenor saxophonist J.D. Allen, violinists Josh Henderson and Alex Fortes, violist Kayla Williams, and cellist Maria Jeffers.

October 2, 2023: Composers Now/Cheswatyr Commissions at The Forum at Columbia University
Composers Now, founded and directed by the Kennedy Center honoree Tania León, and The Forum presented members of The Harlem Chamber Players in a world premiere performance of The Island Before Open Waters (2023) by the emerging composer Alyssa Regent. This was the second year of Composers Now’s collaborative commissioning, mentorship and professional development initiative, underwritten by the Cheswatyr Foundation. Alyssa was mentored by composer Bora Yoon.
Missy Mazzoli Lies You Can Believe In for String Trio
Meredith Monk Offering for Voice
Bora Yoon Gift for Vox, Tibetan bowl, chimes, electronics
Julia Wolfe Blue Dress for String Quartet
Alyssa Regent The Island Before Open Waters (World Premiere)
Featuring conductor Bridget Kibbey, Alyssa Regent on electronics/laptop, vocalist Bora Yoon, flutist Karen Bogardus, clarinetist Don Byron, bassoonist Alex Davis, harpist Amanda Kengor, violist Nicole Wright, double bassist Anthony Morris, violinists Claire Chan and Ashley Horne, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

October 12, 2023: Music & Sunset - Rooftop Gala Benefit
This Rooftop Benefit featured music and conversation with members of The Harlem Chamber Players.
Gabriela Lena Frank Coquetos from Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout for String Quartet
Paquito D’Rivera Wapango for String Quartet
Jessie Montgomery Strum for String Quartet
Heitor Villa-Lobos Song of the Black Swan for Cello and Harp
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor I’m Troubled in Mind for Solo Harp
Brandee Younger Essence of Ruby for Solo Harp
Terrance McKnight Big Timer’s Blues
Featuring performing artist Terrance McKnight, harpist Ashley Jackson, violinists Claire Chan and Ashley Horne, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

October 13 & 14, 2023: ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met Museum’s Petrie Court Café
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players will perform music by Caroline Shaw, Tania León, Mark O'Connor, Florence Price, Gabriela Lena Frank, Paquito D'Rivera, Joseph Bologne (a.k.a. Chevalier de Saint-Georges), Antonín Dvořák, Hadyn, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Julia Wolfe, Valerie Coleman, Frederick Tillis, Trevor Weston, Rhiannon Giddens, and Jessie Montgomery.
Featuring members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

October 24, 2023: Let Us Descend - A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward and Edwidge Danticat at The Town Hall
This event also featured live music and performance by members of The Harlem Chamber Players and readings by Emmy-Winner S. Epatha Merkerson and Naomi Pierre.
With members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

October 27, 2023: Masterclass and Concert at Deerfield Academy
Carlos Simon Elegy
Trevor Weston Fudo Myoo
Mark O’Connor Appalachia Waltz
Frederick Tillis Spiritual Fantasy No. 12 
Caroline Shaw Entr’Acte
Juba from Florence Price's Quartet in A minor
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Featuring members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

October 28, 2023: St. Mary’s 200th Anniversary Celebration at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players joined St. Mary’s Church to celebrate its 200th Anniversary. The program included traditional African-American Spirituals and music by neighborhood composers and performances by the Kaleidos Duo, Vita Wallace, St Mary's Choir, and the Neighborhood Composers Chorus.
The Harlem Chamber Players’ Program
Rhiannon Giddens At the Purchaser’s Option with Variations
Carlos Simon An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave
Trevor Weston Fudo Myoo
Jessie Montgomery Strum
With members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

October 29, 2023: Afternoon Chamber Music Concert at Kendal on Hudson
Joseph Bologne (a.k.a. the Chevalier de Saint-Georges) String Quartet No. 5 in G major 
Juba from Florence Price Quartet in A minor
Frederick Tillis Spiritual Fantasy No. 12 
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Featuring members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

October 31, 2023: Chamber Music Concert at DOROT
W.A. Mozart String Quintet in G minor
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson String Quartet No. 1 “Calvary”
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Featuring violist Margo Shohl with members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

November 17, 2023: Annual Bach Concert at Broadway Presbyterian Church
This concert featured keyboard concertos by J.S. Bach:
Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A Major, BWV 1055
Keyboard Concerto No 3 in D major, BWV 1054
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056
Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1053
Featuring piano soloists David Berry, Lydia Brown, Jas Ogiste, and Kyle Walker with string orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players.

December 2, 2023: Celebration of Light Joint Concert with Opus 118 at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players — violinists Claire Chan, Nicole Wright, and Amadi Azikiwe, violist Aundrey Mitchell, cellist Wayne Smith, and double bassist Anthony Morris — joined the students of Opus 118 Harlem School of Music in a holiday concert. The Sing for Hope Youth Chorus also joined.
This concert featured works by Telemann’s Sinfonia, Ervin T. Rouse’s Orange Blossom Special, Pachelbel’s Canon in D, and Pierpon’s Jingle Bells performed by the Opus 118 Ensemble and joined by members of The Harlem Chamber Players. The Sing for Hope Youth Chorus performed United by Ignacio “Iggy” Rosado (with a new arrangement with string quartet with members of THCP joining) and See Amid the Winter’s Snow by John Goss (arr. Dan Forrest). Members of THCP performed Valerie Coleman’s Umoja, William Grant Still’s The Jovial One from Lyric Quartette, and Vivaldi’s Winter from The Four Seasons, featuring violinist Nicole Wright as soloist.

December 4, 2023: Educational Concerts at Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players — violinists Amadi Azikiwe and Nicole Wright, violist Orlando Well, and cellist Kirsten Jermé — performed selections from Joseph Bologne’s String Quartet No. 5 in G Major, Nkeiru Okoye’s Three Movements for String Quartet, and Florence Price’s 5 Folksongs in Counterpoint for K-2nd grades and 3rd-5th grades.

December 8 & 15, 2023: Moynihan Music Series
The Sing for Hope organization presents members of The Harlem Chamber Players — flutist Adrienne Baker, oboist Mark Sophia, clarinetist Liz Player, French hornist Eric Davis, and bassoonist Amy Fraser — in performances of winter holiday music. The performances also included selections from Ibert’s Trois pièces brèves, Lina Mathon Blanchet’s Haitian Folk Tale, William Grant Still’s Miniatures, Jeff Scott’s Homage to Duke, Valerie Coleman’s Umoja, and Becky Steltzner’s Hambani Kakuhle Kwela.

December 12, 2023: Mizuho ERG Holiday Concert at Mizuho Americas
UNIDOS, in collaboration with the MAAP, M-WIN, PRIDE, and MADE ERGs, presented members of The Harlem Chamber Players — violinists Claire Chan and Ashley Horne, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith — in a concert featuring music by Black and Latinx composers: Tania León’s Esencia, Gabriela Lena Frank’s Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout, and Paquito D’Rivera’s Wapango.

January 21, 2024: ”The Chevalier" at United Palace
The Harlem Chamber Players joined this musical play presented by Music Before 1800 and the United Palace of Cultural Arts. This play was written and directed by Bill Barclay and featured violinist Brendon Elliott, an orchestra comprised of members of The Harlem Chamber Players, and actors from Concert Theatre Works.

February 2, 2024: Live Sounds at Third Street Music Settlement
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson String Quartet "Calvary"

Carlos Simon Elegy

Rhiannon Giddens At the Purchaser’s Option with Variations*

Trevor Weston Fudo Myoo
Florence Price String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor

Paquito D'Rivera Wapango
*This piece is part of the 50 for the Future Project led by the Kronos Quartet.
Featuring members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

February 6, 2024: Live Taping with Judy Collins at The Town Hall
An orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players conducted by Tania León accompanied singer Judy Collins for a live PBS taping.

February 9 & 10, 2024: ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met
On February 9th and February 10th, members of The Harlem Chamber Players—violinist Amadi Azikiwe, violist Nicole Wright, and cellist Kirsten Jermé—performed music by Beethoven, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Irene Britton Smith, Adolphus Hailstork, and more.

February 15, 2024: 16th Annual Black History Month Celebration
Rhiannon Giddens At the Purchaser’s Option with Variations
Alice Coltrane Radhe-Shyam for Solo Harp with String Quintet
João Luiz Rezende Mar Calmo from Recife for Solo Harp with Strings & Percussion

Take Me to the Water for Solo Harp and String Quintet arranged by Ashley Jackson

Nathalie Joachim Ki moun ou ye (Solo Set)
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture presented The Harlem Chamber Players’ 16th Annual Black History Month Celebration. This concert featured three phenomenal Black women and members of The Harlem Chamber Players. The featured guest artist was Nathalie Joachim who performed her latest work, Ki moun ou ye. The multi-disciplinary performing artist Helga Davis hosted this event.

February 24, 2024: Black History Month Concert at Brooklyn Public Library
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson String Quartet "Calvary"

Carlos Simon Elegy
Rhiannon Giddens At the Purchaser’s Option with Variations*

Trevor Weston Fudo Myoo

Florence Price String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor

Paquito D'Rivera Wapango
*This piece is part of the 50 for the Future Project led by the Kronos Quartet.
Featured members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

March 8 & 9, 2024: ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met Museum
On March 8th and March 9th, members of The Harlem Chamber Players, pianist Jas Ogiste and violinist Edward W. Hardy, performed music by Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Florence Price, Edith Piaf, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Nina Simone, Gershwin, Astor Piazzolla, and more.

March 9 & 10, 2024: Arctic Explorations at Theatre at St. Jean
Presented by the New Amsterdam Singers, this one-act folk opera by composer Michael Dellaira, based on the best-selling 1856 book of the same name by American explorer Elisha Kent Kane, touched on themes as varied as exploration, discovery, spirituality, and our relationship to the natural world. This world premiere, a co-production with the Cell Theatre and directed by Kira Simring, included members of The Harlem Chamber Players and Nuka Alice, an Inuit drum dancer and collaborator in the creation of the work.

March 21, 2024: Educational Programs at the Brooklyn New School
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players—violinists Amadi Azikiwe and Nicole Wright, violist Tia Allen, and cellist Kirsten Jermé—presented educational programs for the students of the Brooklyn New School. The quartet introduced works by Black composers such as Florence Price, William Grant Still, Nkeiru Okoye, Valerie Coleman, and Joseph Bologne (a.k.a. the Chevalier de Saint-Georges).

March 25, 2024: 3rd Annual Women of the Movements Concert at The Forum at Columbia University
Valerie Coleman Umoja
Rhiannon Giddens At the Purchaser’s Option with Variations*
Justine F. Chen Perpetual Flux
Reena Esmail Zeher
Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
*This piece is part of the 50 for the Future Project led by the Kronos Quartet.
Featured members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

April 5 & 6, 2024: ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met Museum
On April 5th and April 6th, members of The Harlem Chamber Players—violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith—performed music by William Grant Still, Florence Price, Frederick Tillis, Coleridge Taylor Perkinson, Tania León, Duke Ellington, and more.

April 6, 2024: The Uptown Downbeat Youth Showcase at St. Paul & St. Andrew
This showcase featured students from Harlem and beyond with members of The Harlem Chamber Players—violinists Amadi Azikiwe and Orlando Wells, violist Tia Allen, and cellist Kirsten Jermé. Over 120 students from Opus 118 Harlem School of Music, The Harmony Program, Harlem School of the Arts, Keys 2 Success (Newark, NJ), and Sing for Hope Chorus participated and performed music by John Rosamond Johnson, William Grant Still, Astor Piazzolla, Antonio Vivaldi, Shinichi Suzuki, Gustav Holst, Peter Warlock, Georg Philipp Telemann, Ervin T. Rouse, Arthur Smith, Michael Jackson, Stephen Falherty, Stephen Sondheim, Charles Albert Tindley, and more.

April 13, 2024: Exploring Music by Tania León and Gabriela Lena Frank at Newark School of the Arts
Tania León Surprise performed by Azariah Folkes-Bowden, piano (Newark School of the Arts student)
Tania León Esencia
Gabriela Lena Frank Selections from Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith presented educational programs for the students at Newark School of the Arts.

April 19 & 20, 2024: ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met Museum
On April 19th and April 20th, member of The Harlem Chamber Players, violinist Edward W. Hardy, performed music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, William Grant Still, Duke Ellington, Etta James, George Gershwin, Billie Holiday, and more.

April 20, 2024: Double Feature: Byeong Woo Lee + Bong Joon Ho "Mother" Live at The Town Hall
The Town Hall presented the New York debut of Byeong Woo Lee in a specially curated musical "double feature"—a two-part concert of Lee's music with a full-length live score presentation of Bong Joon Ho's masterpiece Mother (2009) preceded by a concert of guitar performance led by the aforementioned Lee. For both presentations, Lee will be joined by an orchestra assembled from members of The Harlem Chamber Players. Pulitzer Prize-winning artist Tania León will conduct Lee and The Harlem Chamber Players in the live score of Mother (2009).

April 24, 2024: American Dreams Pop-up Concert #1 Runthrough at the Refettorio Harlem
April 27, 2024: American Dreams Pop-up Concert #1 at The Morris-Jumel Mansion
Valerie Coleman Umoja
William Grant Still Miniatures
Jeff Scott Homage to Duke
Lina Mathon Blanchet Haitian Folk Tale
Paquito D'Rivera Aires Tropicales
This concert was the first of a series named American Dreams that is dedicated to past and present American composers. This performance featured members of The Harlem Chamber Players, flutist Adrienne Baker, oboist Mark Sophia, clarinetist Liz Player, bassoonist Amy Fraser, and French hornist Matthew Jaimes.

April 28, 2024: 100 Years of Women Composers at Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church
Rhiannon Giddens At the Purchaser’s Option with Variations*
Florence Price Juba from String Quartet No. 2
Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas
Caroline Shaw Entr’acte
Tania Leon Esencia
Julia Wolfe Blue Dress
Featured members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

April 29, 2024: Joint Concert with Keys 2 Success at Rock Christian Fellowship in Newark, NJ
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players — flutist Adrienne Baker, oboist Mark Sophia, clarinetist Liz Player, bassoonist Amy Fraser, and French hornist Matthew Jaimes — joined the keyboard students of Keys 2 Success in an interactive program, featured selections from music by William Grant Still, which culminated in a joint performance with the students.

May 5, 2024: Yearning to Breathe Free at St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church
The Harlem Chamber Players will join the Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble to perform selections from the poetry of Emma Lazarus and the music of Dietrich Buxtehude are dual inspirations for Caroline Shaw’s deeply moving cantata, To the Hands, which explores the plight of refugees from around the world and contemplates our “role and responsibility in these global and local crises.” Shaw’s work is paired with Buxtehude’s Ad Manus, from his Membra Jesu Nostri (on which Shaw based her composition), as well as with other pieces related to this theme, including Saunder Choi’s The New Colossus and the final anthem from 1001 Voices: A Symphony for a New America by Frank London and Judith Sloan. This performance featured the Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble with violinists Ashley Horne and Josh Henderson; violist Amadi Azikiwe; cellist Leo Grinhauz; and bassist Anthony Morris.

May 10, 2024: Mini Concert in the Lobby at Perelman Performing Arts Center
Frederick Tillis Spiritual Fantasy No. 12
Caroline Shaw Entr'acte
Julia Wolfe Blue Dress
Featured members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

May 10 & 11, 2024: ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met
On May 10th and May 11th, members of The Harlem Chamber Players, oboist Hassan Anderson and pianist Lydia Brown will perform music by Florence Price, William Grant Still, Francis Poulenc, Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Margaret Bonds, and more.

May 17 & 18, 2024: ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met
On May 17th and May 18th, member of The Harlem Chamber Players, pianist Jas Ogiste will perform music by Brahms, Florence Price, Tania León, Haydn, Francis Poulenc, Margaret Bonds, Bach, and more.

May 24 & 25, 2024: ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met
On May 24th and May 25th, members of The Harlem Chamber Players will perform music by William Grant Still, Duke Ellington, Paquito D'Rivera, Lina Mathon Blanchet, Valerie Coleman, Jeff Scott and more. Featured members included flutist Keith Bonner, oboist Mark Sophia, clarinetist Liz Player, bassoonist Amy Fraser, and French hornist Eric Davis.

June 1, 2024: American Dreams at CAST, Southold, NY
Florence Price Juba from String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor
William Grant Still Lyric Quartette
Antonín Dvořák Lento from String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 “American”
Rhiannon Giddens At the Purchaser’s Option with Variations*
Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Paquito D’Rivera Wapango
Featured members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

June 7, 2024: Duke Ellington: In a Symphonic Mood at Aaron Davis Hall at City College
Damien Sneed Symphonic Homage to the Duke
James P. Johnson Yamekraw orchestrated by William Grant Still
Duke Ellington Almighty God Has Those Angels
Duke Ellington Praise God and Dance
Duke Ellington A Tone Parallel to Harlem (Harlem Suite) orchestrated by Maurice Peress
A Tribute to Ellington: Wycliffe’s Reflections
Billy Strayhorn Take the A Train
Music Director and conductor Damien Sneed; soprano Brandie Sutton; piano soloist David Berry; special guests Wycliffe Gordon and the International All Stars; host Terrance McKnight; and orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players.

June 9, 2024: American Dreams Pop-Up Concert #2 at the Harlem Rose Garden
Nkeiru Okoye Three Movements
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Justine F. Chen Perpetual Flux
Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Paquito D'Rivera Wapango
Featured members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

June 14 & 15, 2024: ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met
On June 14th and June 15th, members of The Harlem Chamber Players, violinist Josh Henderson and pianist Kyle Walker performed music by Duke Ellington, Florence Price, David Baker, Margaret Bonds, and more.

June 15, 2024: American Dreams Pop-Up Concert #3 at the Sugar Hill Hope Garden
Nkeiru Okoye Three Movements
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Justine F. Chen Perpetual Flux
Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Paquito D'Rivera Wapango
Featured members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

June 21 & 22, 2024: ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met
On June 21st and June 22nd, members of The Harlem Chamber Players—violinist Amadi Azikiwe, violist Nicole Wright, and cellist Kirsten Jermé—will perform music by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Adolphus Hailstork, Irene Britton Smith, Beethoven, and more.

July 5, 2024: Carnegie Citywide at Bryant Park
This concert was cancelled after 15 minutes due to inclement weather. Italicized repertoire below was not performed.
Adolphus Hailstork Sonata da Chiesa for string orchestra
Chen Yi Shuo for string orchestra
Tania León Agua de Manantiel from Esencia for string quartet
Trevor Weston The People Could Fly for narrator, violin solo, and string orchestra
Featured artists were conductor Tania León, host and narrator Terrance McKnight, violin soloist Josh Henderson, choreographer Leyland Simmons, and dancers from the Harlem School of the Arts. This concert also featured violinists Claire Chan and Ashley Horne, violist William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith, and orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players.

August 28, 2022: Bargemusic Eclectic Series at 2 and 4 PM at Bargemusic in Brooklyn, NY
William Grant Still Lyric Quartette
Tania León Esencia
W.A. Mozart String Quintet in G minor, K. 516
Featuring violinists Mark Peskanov and Ashley Horne, violinist/violist Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith.

September 23 & 24, 2022: Season Opening Concert at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Franz Schubert Quartettsatz
Frederick Tillis Spiritual Fantasy No. 12
Felix Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat major
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith, violinists Lilit Gampel and José Pietri-Coimbre; violist Amadi Azikiwe, and cellist Kirsten Jermé. Hosted by Terrance McKnight.

September 30 & October 1, 2022: ETHEL and Friends Series at The Met Museum
The Harlem Chamber Players' Quartet -- violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith -- performed music by Jessie Montgomery, Paquito D'Rivera, Joseph Bologne (a.k.a. Chevalier de Saint-Georges), William Grant Still, Frederick Tillis, Tania León, and Antonín Dvořák.

October 8, 2022: Women of the Movements Concert at the Newark Museum of Arts, Newark, NJ
This concert featured music by Black and Latiné women composers.
Nkeiru Okoye Movements for String Quartet
Tania León Esencia
Selections from Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Featuring The Harlem Chamber Players' Quartet -- violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

October 8, 2022: A Latine Heritage Month Celebration at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Selections from Gabriela Lena Frank’s Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Eddie Venegas Danzón Pa’ Ti featuring Sweet Plantain Quartet
Eddie Venegas A Venezuelan in Sveg featuring Sweet Plantain Quartet
James Carter Impromptu Interlude
Roberto Sierra Caribbean Rhapsody for Saxophones and Strings (New York Premiere)
Featuring soprano and tenor saxophonist James Carter, solo violinist Curtis Stewart; Sweet Plantain Quartet members: violinists Eddie Venegas and Joe Deninzon; violist Orlando Wells, cellist Leo Grinhauz; The Harlem Chamber Players Quartet: violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith.
Including violinists Chala Yancy, José Pietri-Coimbre, Lady Jess, and Francisco Salazar; violists Aundrey Mitchell and Nicole Wright; double bassist Anthony Morris; and hosted by Terrance McKnight of WQXR.

October 11, 2022: The Ordering of Moses WQXR Broadcast
This concert was presented in association with the Manhattan School of Music and the Harlem School of the Arts and took place at The Riverside Church and broadcasted online by WQXR.
J. Rosamond Johnson (arr. Damien Sneed) Lift Every Voice and Sing
J.S. Bach Herr Gott, dich loben wir (Lord God, Thy Praise We Sing) from Cantata BWV 16
R. Nathaniel Dett The Ordering of Moses
Music Director and Conductor Damien Sneed; Sopranos Brandie Sutton and Janinah Burnett; Mezzo-Soprano Krysty Swann; Tenor Chauncey Packer; Baritone Kenneth Overton; organist Kent Tritle; Choir Comprising Members of Chorale Le Chateau and orchestra Comprising Members of The Harlem Chamber Players; hosted by Terrance McKnight.

October 14, 2022: Chamber Music at The Forum at Columbia University
Florence Price String Quartet No. 1
Harry T. Burleigh Songs
Antonín Dvořák String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 77
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan; violist William Frampton; cellist Wayne Smith; baritone Lourin Plant; and bassist Douglas Mapp.

October 16, 2022: Music at Bunker Hill at Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church
Florence Price String Quartet No. 1
William Grant Still Lyric Quartette
Henry Burleigh Songs
Antonín Dvořák String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 77
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan; violist William Frampton; cellist Wayne Smith; baritone Lourin Plant; and bassist Douglas Mapp.

November 6, 2022: Music at Elmont Memorial Library
Chevalier de Saint-Georges String Quartet No. 5 in G Major
William Grant Still Lyric Quartette
Tania León Esencia
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Featuring The Harlem Chamber Players' Quartet -- violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

November 18, 2022: Annual Bach Concert at Broadway Presbyterian Church
All Music by J.S. Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Violin Concerto in G minor
Violin Concerto in E major
Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 18
Double Violin Concerto
Leader and violin soloist Claire Chan; violin soloist Ashley Horne; harpsichordist Paolo Bordignon; hosted by Eric K. Washington. Featuring a chamber orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players.

December 10, 2022: Music by Walker, Hailstork & Tillis at Harlem School of the Arts
George Walker String Quartet No. 1
Frederick Tillis Spiritual Fantasy No. 12
Adolphus Hailstork Nobody Know (A Song from the Other Cross) for Baritone and String Quartet
Baritone Kenneth Overton; violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan; violist William Frampton; cellist Wayne Smith; and hosted by Terrance McKnight of WQXR.

December 19, 2022: Music and Places from the 17th Century to the Present - 2 Educational Concerts at the Brooklyn New School
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players performed and talked about wind quintet music by Farkas Ferenc, William Grant Still, Paquito D'Rivera, Valerie Coleman, and Lina Mathon Blanchet. In addition to the diverse backgrounds of the composers themselves, the musical materials covered numerous places across the U.S. and abroad.
Flutist Coreisa Lee, oboist Mark Sophia, clarinetist Lis Player, French hornist Eric Davis, and bassoonist Amy Fraser.

January 15, 2023: Apollo Uptown Hall: MLK - Blueprint for the Culture at The Apollo Theatre
That tradition continued as the Apollo partners with WNYC in our annual celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his enduring legacy on the culture. Members of The Harlem Chamber Players joined this event. Hosted by Kai Wright in the first hour of the event. Music, spoken word and other forms of creative expression was hosted by WQXR's Terrance McKnight.

February 9, 2023: 44th Annual Langston Hughes Festival Celebrates Lynn Nottage at Aaron Davis Hall at City College
This program celebrated the legacy of Langston Hughes and Lynn Nottage's original and essential work. Musical performances by the Harlem Chamber Players included violinists Belinda Whitney and Nicole Wright, violist Tia Allen, and cellist Melissa Westgate.
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Nkeiru Okoye Movements for String Quartet

February 10, 2023: Black History Month Concert/Live Sounds at Third Street Music Settlement
This concert was presented by the Third Street Music Settlement as part of its Live Sounds faculty concert series.
Tania León Esencia
Jessie Montgomery Voodoo Dolls
George Walker String Quartet No. 1
Frederick Tillis Spiritual Fantasy No. 12
Featuring the Harlem Chamber Players Quartet: violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan; violist William Frampton; and cellist Wayne Smith.

February 12, 2023: Black History Month Concert at the Brooklyn Public Library
This concert was presented by the Brooklyn Public Library as part of its Classical Interludes series.
Valerie Coleman Umoja
Tania León Esencia
Frederick Tillis Spiritual Fantasy No. 12
George Walker String Quartet No. 1
Featuring the Harlem Chamber Players Quartet: violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan; violist William Frampton; and cellist Wayne Smith.

February 13, 2023: Julius Eastman Femenine - Part of The NY Phil Artist Spotlight Series at Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall
Julius Eastman Femenine
This program was part of the New York Philharmonic’s Artist Spotlight Series. The Harlem Chamber Players joined the Talea Ensemble for this performance.

February 16, 2023: 15th Annual Black History Month Celebration at The Schomburg Center
Duke Ellington Black and Tan Fantasy for Clarinet and Piano
Don Byron Delphian Nuptials for Clarinet and Piano
Aruán Ortiz Pastor’s Paradox - Part 3: The Dream That Wasn’t Meant to Be Ours
Valerie Coleman Umoja for String Quartet
Aruán Ortiz Episodes of an Unforeseen Departure (World Premiere)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintet
Featuring guest pianist and composer Aruán Ortiz; host Terrance McKnight; guest clarinetist Don Byron; guest conductor Oliver Hagen; violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan; violist William Frampton; cellist Wayne Smith; flutist Karen Bogardus; percussionist Shelby Blezinger-McCay.

February 25, 2023: Judy Collins - Wildflowers at The Town Hall
These special Wildflowers concerts which feature her early but successful songwriting efforts present something of an intriguing gesture. They bookend Judy’s most recent album—Spellbound, released in February, 2022.
Featuring Judy Collins; conductor Tania León; and orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players.

February 26, 2023: The Harlem Chamber Players at Simon’s Rock at Bard College
Joseph Bologne String Quartet No. 5 in G major
William Grant Still Lyric Quartette
Florence Price String Quartet No. 1 in G major
Jessie Montgomery Strum
George Walker String Quartet No.1
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Jose Pietri-Coimbre; violist Tia Allen; cellist Kirsten Jermé.

March 16 & 19, 2023: New Amsterdam Singers: The World of Dreams
Dale Trumbore Charting the World
Louise Talma Let’s Touch the Sky
Carol Barnett Most Holy Night  
NYC premiere: Judith Shatin La Frontera
NY premiere: Steven Paulus The Road Home
Alice Parker You Can Tell the World
Rosephanye Powell To Sit and Dream
Featuring the New Amsterdam Singers Chorus and orchestra comprising members from the Harlem Chamber Players.

March 18, 2023: A Joint Concert with Harlem School of the Arts and Opus 118
Music selections by Bach, Mozart, Pachelbel, Vivaldi, Telemann, and Massenet.
Featuring students from Harlem School of the Arts and Opus 118 Harlem School of Music; violinist Ashley Horne; violist William Frampton. The music students of KIPP Academy from the Bronx also joined.

March 20, 2023: Women of the Movements 2023
Caroline Shaw Entr’acte
Ke-Chia Chen Rhapsody of Seasons for String Quartet
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Divertimento for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, and Cello
Dorothy Rudd Moore Transcension for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and String Quintet
Featuring violinists Claire Chan and Ashley Horne; violist William Frampton; cellist Wayne Smith; flutist Allison Loggins-Hull; oboist Michelle Farah; clarinetist Christopher Bush; double bassist Anthony Morris.

March 22, 2023: Join the Band!
A wind quintet from The Harlem Chamber Players performed for the K-5th Graders at Brooklyn New School. Afterward, members of THCP worked with some of the band students, using their arrangement of Oye Como Va, in an improv workshop.
Flutist Blue Shelton, oboist Mark Sophia, clarinetist Lis Player, French hornist Eric Davis, and bassoonist Amy Fraser.

April 29, 2023: Women of the Movements at St. Mary’s
Tania León Esencia
Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Featuring violinists Claire Chan and Ashley Horne; violist William Frampton; cellist Wayne Smith.

May 8, 2023: “From the Page to the Stage” Featuring a Performance of Hailstork’s “Nobody Know” at Arts High School in Newark, NJ
Adolphus Hailstork Nobody Know
Featuring baritone Kenneth Overton; violinists Claire Chan and Ashley Horne; violist William Frampton; cellist Wayne Smith.

May 13, 2023: Family Concert at Newark School of the Arts
Adolphus Hailstork Detroit Piano Quintet
Featuring pianist David Berry; violinists Claire Chan and Ashley Horne; violist William Frampton; cellist Wayne Smith.

May 21, 2023: Harlem Rose Garden Sunday Soirée
Haydn String Quartet No. 1 in G Major Op. 76
Tania León Esencia
Beethoven String Quartet No. 12, Op. 127
Frederick Tillis Spiritual Fantasy No. 12
Featuring violinists Claire Chan and Ashley Horne; violist William Frampton; cellist Wayne Smith.

June 6, 2023: Washington Square Music Festival
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Frederick Tillis Spiritual Fantasy No. 12
Adolphus Hailstork III Nobody Know
Ludwig van Beethoven Sextet in E-flat major, Opus 81b
Featuring baritone Kenneth Overton; violinists Claire Chan and Ashley Horne; violist William Frampton; cellist Wayne Smith; French Hornists Eric Davis and Will de Vos.

June 9, 2023: Harlem Songfest II
Damien Sneed/Scott Joplin (arr. Damien Sneed) Overture to Treemonisha (New York Premiere)
Handel Hence, Iris Hence Away from Semele
Verdi Pace, pace, mio Dio from La Forza del destino
Bizet Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante from Carmen
Bizet Habanera from Carmen
Bizet Votre Toast (Toreador Song) from Carmen
Strauss Hab mir's gelobt (Trio) from Der Rosenkavalier
Gershwin My Man’s Gone Now from Porgy & Bess
Mary Watkins My Son, My Child from Emmett Till
Damien Sneed There Is a Balm in Gilead from Spiritual Sketches
Dorothy Rudd Moore (arr. Damien Sneed) 4th of July Speech from Frederick Douglass
Harry Lawrence Freeman Voodoo Queen Aria from Voodoo
Margaret Bonds (arr. Damien Sneed) He’s Got The Whole World in His Hands
Music Director and Conductor Damien Sneed; Sopranos Janinah Burnett and Jasmine Muhammad; Mezzo-Soprano Lucia Bradford; Tenor Martin Bakari; Baritone Kenneth Overton; and orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players; hosted by Terrance McKnight.

July 8 & 9, 2023: “Across Spiritualities” at Bargemusic
Frederick Tillis Spiritual Fantasy No. 12
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Mozart Quintet K.516 in G minor
Featured guest violinist Mark Peskanov; violinists Claire Chan and Ashley Horne; violist William Frampton; cellist Wayne Smith.

July 9, 2023: George Washington Dinner at Morris-Jumel
18th-century music will be provided by the Harlem Chamber Players
Featured violinists Amadi Azikiwe and Orlando Wells; violist Tia Allen; cellist Kirsten Jermé.

July 22, 2023: The Chevalier at Vassar College
The Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College welcomes Concert Theater Works’ presentation of “The Chevalier.” This first-ever staging of the longer theatrical Chevalier production carries Joseph Bologne's story through the French Revolution. These two performances of the musical play will also feature a chamber orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players.
Written by Bill Barclay, music by Joseph Bologne (a.k.a. the Chevalier de Saint-Georges), additional Music by Bill Barclay, directed by Carl Cofield, conducted by William Garfield Walker.

July 29, 2023: Music & Meditation in the Garden at Caramoor
Meditation guided by Jennifer Llewellyn, meditation coach; featuring violinists Claire Chan and Ashley Horne; violist William Frampton; cellist Wayne Smith.

September 23 & 24, 2021: Season Opening Concert at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Nkeiru Okoye Movements for String Quartet
Chen Yi Shuo for String Quintet
Francis Poulenc Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
Adolphus Hailstork “Detroit” Piano Quintet
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith, double bassist Anthony Morris, oboist Hassan Anderson, bassoonist Alexander Davis, pianists Lydia Brown and David Berry.

October 9, 2021: Julius Eastman Femenine at Harlem Stage
Harlem Stage presented The Harlem Chamber Players and the Talea Ensemble in this tribute concert. Considered one of the most controversial and progressive composers of the 1970s and ’80s, Julius Eastman was a strong, vocal African-American queer artist whose music was nearly lost and his genius nearly forgotten forever.
Featuring flautist Coreisa Lee, clarinetists David Sapadin and Rana Moore, pianist Imri Talgam, synthesizer/music director Christopher McIntyre, vibraphonist Matthew Gold, violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist Matthew Beaugé, and electric bassist Greg Chudzik.
A post-concert discussion followed about Julius Eastman by scholar Isaac Jean-Francois and music director Christopher McIntyre.

November 13, 2021: Masterclass with Kyle Walker
The Harlem School of the Arts and the Harlem Chamber Players presented a Master Class with critically acclaimed pianist Kyle P. Walker, live streamed from Dorothy Maynor Hall.

November 19 & 20, 2021: Trios by Undine Smith Moore, David Baker, and Maurice Ravel at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Undine Smith Moore Afro-American Suite for Flute, Cello, and Piano
David Baker “Roots II” Piano Trio
Maurice Ravel Piano Trio in A Minor
Featuring pianist Kyle Walker, flautist Tia Roper, cellist Wayne Smith, violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, host Eric K. Washington.

February 13, 2022: Black History Month Concert at The Woodland
William Grant Still Lyric Quartette
Nkeiru Okoye Three Movements for String Quartet
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet No. 11 in C Major, Op. 61, B 121
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith.

February 23, 2022: 14th Annual Black History Month Celebration at the Schomburg Center
William Grant Still Ennanga for Harp, Strings, and Piano
Nkeiru Okoye We Met at the Symphony (1st movement) for Soprano and String Quartet (World Premiere)
Nkeiru Okoye Three Movements for String Quartet
David Baker Through This Vale of Tears for Tenor, Piano, and Strings
Featuring soprano Leah Hawkins, tenor Chauncey Packer, harpist Ashley Jackson, pianist Kyle Walker, violinists Ashley Horne and Sandra Billingslea, violist William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith, host Terrance McKnight. 

February 27, 2022: Black History Month Concert at the Brooklyn Public Library
This concert was presented by the Brooklyn Public Library as part of its Classical Interludes series and in association with American Opera Project.
William Grant Still Lyric Quartette
Nkeiru Okoye Three Movements for String Quartet
Nkeiru Okoye We Met at the Symphony (1st movement) for Soprano and String Quartet* (Brooklyn Premiere)
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet No. 11 in C Major, Op. 61, B 121
Featuring soprano Leah Hawkins, violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith.

March 4, 2022: Live Sounds at Third Street Music Settlement
Third Street's LiveSOUNDS concert series features faculty in free public performances in the Anna-Maria Kellen Concert Hall. The series presents programs of solo and collaborative performances between Third Street faculty and guests artists.
William Grant Still Lyric Quartette
Nkeiru Okoye Three Movements for String Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven String Trio Op. 9 No. 1 in G Major
Featuring violinists Claire Chan and José Pietri-Coimbre, violist William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith.

March 23 & 24, 2022: Emmett Till Concert Premiere at Gerald W. Lynch Theater – John Jay College
Emmett Till, A New Opera by composer Mary Watkins and Librettist Clare Coss, conducted by Tania León and hosted by Terrance McKnight.
Featuring mezzo-sopranos Lucia Bradford and Abigail Wright, tenor Robert Mack, soprano Amanda Rose Austin, baritones Justin Ryan, Nicholas Davis, Markell Reed, contralto Karmesha Peake.
Chorus master Malcolm Merriweather and Rehearsal Pianist Kyle Walker, worked with members of Opera Noire International. The orchestra was comprised of members of The Harlem Chamber Players.

March 27, 2022: Harlem Walking Tour Final Episode: Tribute to Arthur Mitchell (Online)
This episode featured the legendary dancer and founder of Dance Theatre of Harlem. The Harlem Chamber Players joined forces with  Dance Theatre of Harlem and the Harlem School of the Arts for this special homage to Arthur Mitchell.
The tribute began with introductory remarks by the Artistic Director of Dance Theatre of Harlem, Virginia Johnson, and Pulitzer-Prize winning composer-conductor Tania León. Also included were Harlem School of the Arts students and a special performance by members of Dance Theatre of Harlem with an orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players conducted by Tania León.

March 31, 2022: Women of the Movements at The Forum at Columbia University
Florence Price Quartet in G Major
Nkeiru Okoye Three Movements
Beata Moon Flowing from Quartet No. 2
Tania León Esencia
Nkeiru Okoye We Met at the Symphony for Soprano and String Quartet
(World premiere of the entire triptych; first performance of the 2nd and 3rd movements)
Featuring soprano Jasmine Muhammad, violinists Ashley Horne and  Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

April 2, 2022: Spring Concert with Opus 118 and Harlem School of the Arts
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players joined the highly acclaimed students from Opus 118 Harlem School of Music. Music by Telemann, Pachelbel, Offenbach, Halvorsen, Price, Montgomery and more.

April 22, 2022: Gateways Around The Town Series at the Schomburg Center
Terrance McKnight conceived “The Big Timer’s Blues”
David Baker Deliver My Soul for Violin and Piano
George Walker Lyric for Strings
Adolphus Hailstork Piano Quintet “Detroit”
Featuring soprano Kearstin Piper Brown, flautist Brandon Patrick George, violinsts Josh Henderson, Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith, pianist David Berry, host and performer Terrance McKnight.

May 7, 2022: The Gathering: A Collective Sonic Ring Shout at The Apollo Theater
Presented by the American Composers Orchestra and National Black Theater; in association with the Gateways Music Festival and The Harlem Chamber Players:
Joel Thompson Seven Last Words of the Unarmed (New York Premiere)
Jason Michael Webb & Lelund Thompson New Commission (World Premiere)
Courtney Bryan Sanctum for Orchestra and recorded sound
Toshi Reagon New Commission (World Premiere)
Carlos Simon Amen! (New York Premiere of orchestral version)
This evening length work was created to honor our present need for a collective space of remembrance. It brought the ancestral tradition of the Ring Shout into a contemporary context, and took audience members on a sonic quest rooted in the ritual tradition with a diverse array of contemporary multidisciplinary artists.

May 21, 2022: Manhattanville Community Day at The Forum at Columbia University
Program featured music by Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Jessie Montgomery, William Grant Still, Florence Price, Antonín Dvorák, and Paquito D’Rivera.
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist Tia Allen, cellist Leo Grinhauz.

May 22 & 26, 2022: The Dream Keeper at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Philip Lasser The Dream Keeper
Adolphus Hailstork Arise My Beloved
Adolphus Hailstork O Praise the Lord
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor The Lee Shore
Undine Smith Moore We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace
Ulysses Kay O Praise the Lord
Hale Smith Going Home
William Grant Still Lyric Quartette
This concert was presented by The New Amsterdam Singers and included members of The Harlem Chamber Players—flautist Coreisa Lee, oboist/English hornist Lillian Copeland, clarinetist/bass clarinetist David Sapadin, harpist Tomina Parvanova, violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist Tia Allen, cellist Daryl Goldberg, double bassist Anthony Morris. This concert took place at Broadway Presbyterian Church.

June 3 & 4, 2022: 5 Boroughs Music Festival Presents Members of The Harlem Chamber Players
Tania León Esencia
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet No. 11 in C Major, Op. 61, B 121
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith.
The concert on June 3, 2022 took place at Broadway Presbyterian Church in Morningside Heights, NY, and the concert on June 4, 2022 took place at the Bronx House.

June 14, 2022: Family Concert at Newark School of the Arts (Online)
David Baker “Roots II” Piano Trio
Featuring violinist Ashley Horne, cellist Wayne Smith, and pianist Kyle Walker.

June 15, 2022: The Long Road to Freedom: A Panel Discussion at Manhattan School of Music
Various themes on freedom were discussed including spirituals as liberation songs, the history of Juneteenth, and the Biblical story of Moses from scholarly, Christian, and Judaic perspectives.
Panelists were moderator Alexa Smith, WQXR Radio Host and Artistic Advisor to The Harlem Chamber Players Terrance McKnight, Principal of Judaic Studies at the Idea School Rabbi Tavi Koslowe, Music Director and Conductor Damien Sneed.

June 17, 2022: The Ordering of Moses at The Riverside Church
J. Rosamond Johnson (arr. Damien Sneed) Lift Every Voice and Sing
J.S. Bach Herr Gott, dich loben wir (Lord God, Thy Praise We Sing) from Cantata BWV 16
R. Nathaniel Dett The Ordering of Moses
Featuring Music Director and Conductor Damien Sneed, sopranos Brandie Sutton and Janinah Burnett, mezzo-soprano Krysty Swann, tenor Chauncey Packer, baritone Kenneth Overton, organist Kent Tritle, host Terrance McKnight.
The choir was comprised of Chorale Le Chateau members. The orchestra was comprised of members of The Harlem Chamber Players. This event had over 150 performers, including a 75-member choir with a 60-piece orchestra, and 28 dancers (alumni, teen, and junior ensembles) from the Harlem School of the Arts with choreography by Leyland Simmons.
This concert was presented in association with the Manhattan School of Music and the Harlem School of the Arts.
Click here to view the concert program.

June 19, 2022: GatherNYC@MAD (Museum of Arts & Design at Columbus Circle)
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges String Quartet No. 5 in G Major
Florence Price String Quartet No. 1 in G Major: II. Andante
Spoken Word
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith.

June 19, 2022: Juneteenth with the Red Bank Chamber Music Society
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges String Quartet No. 5 in G Major
Florence Price String Quartet No. 1 in G Major
George Walker Molto Adagio "Lyric for Strings" from String Quartet No. 1
Harry T. Burleigh Southland Sketches for Violin and Piano
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith, pianist Kyle Walker.

June 21, 2022: Community Outreach Concert at the Wagner Senior Center in East Harlem
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players performed music by Florence Price, Antonín Dvořák, Jessie Mongomery, Paquito D’Rivera, and George Walker. Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist Colin Brooked, cellist Wayne Smith, pianist Kyle Walker.

July 10, 2022: The Chevalier at Caramoor
Bill Barclay A Concert Theatre Work about Joseph Bologne
This musical play honored the life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges — a prolific 18th-century composer, virtuoso violinist, the finest fencer in Europe, general of Europe’s first Black regiment, and a crusader for equality. 
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players were joined by four actors and a guest violinist exploring Bologne’s music, friendships with Mozart and Marie Antoinette, and his unknown contribution to the abolishment of slavery. 
Featuring violinist Brendon Elliott, actors R.J. Foster (Joseph Bologne), Sarah Baskin (Marie Antoinette), David Joseph (Mozart), Bill Barclay (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos) with string orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players.

July 21, 2022: Twelfth Night – Preshow at Marcus Garvey Park
Joseph Bologne (a.k.a. Chevalier de Saint-Georges) String Quartet in G Major
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet in F Major “American”
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Paquito D’Rivera Wapango
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violists Claire Chan and William Frampton, cellist Wayne Smith. 

September 19 & 26, 2020: A Lament for Troubled Times at Green-Wood Cemetery
Music by George Walker and Florence Price
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist Amadi Azikiwe, and cellist Wayne Smith

October 2-23, 2020: HCP Artist Relief Fund
The board and staff of Harlem Chamber Players established an Artist Relief Fund to help some of the artists who have performed with us deal with Covid-19 losses and expenses.

October 11, 2020: Portraits and Dialogues - Online Event
Harry T. Burleigh Southland Sketches for Violin and Piano
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child for Solo Piano
Jessie Montgomery Rhapsody No. 1 for Solo Violin
Margaret Bonds Troubled Water for Solo Piano
William Grant Still Incantation and Dance for Oboe and Piano
Featuring violinist Amadi Azikiwe, oboist Hassan Anderson, pianists Kyle Walker and Mikael Darmanie and talkback with Liz Player and musicians.

October 22-30, 2020: To America at Green-Wood Cemetery/The Greene Space Livestream
Inspired by the poetry of James Weldon Johnson, who is buried at Green-Wood and best known for his anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” this immersive, cemetery-wide performance event combines music, history, literature, and dance into a single sweeping, shuddering cry into the night. It is a lament, a love song, a prayer, and a plea to America in a time of deep uncertainty, in remembrance of all that this nation has been, and all that it can be. Members of The Harlem Chamber Players join in this not-to-be-missed event! If you missed this at Green-Wood, click here or on the image above to watch and listen online.

November 19, 2020: Harlem Walking Tour Episode 1: Margaret Bonds (Online)
Join us for a tour through Harlem of artistic figures such as Margaret Bonds, Duke Ellington, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, W.C. Handy and others through the lens of musicians from The Harlem Chamber Players -- harpist-scholar Dr. Ashley Jackson, soprano Janinah Burnett, performing artist Damien Sneed, soprano Brandie Sutton, violinist Ashley Horne and others. Click here or on the image above to learn more.

December 18, 2020: In Song and Spirit (Online)
Join us for a virtual film presentation conceived and directed by harpist Dr. Ashley Jackson. Experience excerpts from Harriet Jacobs's memoir Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, as Dr. Jackson also examines her own family history to explore themes of migration and black womanhood. Featuring live performances of the spirituals "Deep River," "I'm Troubled in Mind," and "Angels Have Changed My Name") arranged by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and transcribed by Dr. Jackson. This film also features vocalist Freddie June. The filmmaker is Malik Isasis.

January 29, 2021: Harlem Walking Tour Episode 2: Coleridge Taylor Perkinson (Online)
The second episode of the Harlem Walk Tour Video Series features composer and conductor, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004), a composer of works spanning many fields including Classical, Jazz, Dance, and Film Scores. Violinist, Ashley Horne performs Louisiana Blues Strut.

February 22, 2021: 13th Annual Black History Month Celebration (Online)
The Greene Space and the Brooklyn Public Library presented The Harlem Chamber Players’ 13th Annual Black History Month Celebration. Violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist Amadi Azikiwe, and cellist Wayne Smith were featured:
Florence Price String Quartet in G Major
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Carlos Simon Elegy: A Cry from the Grave
Trevor Weston Fudo Myoo
George Walker String Quartet No. 1

February 26, 2021: Harlem Walking Tour Episode 3: Duke Ellington (Online)
The third episode of the Harlem Walk Tour Video Series features the American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra Duke Ellington (1899-1974). Soprano Brandie Sutton and performing artist Damien Sneed perform Ellington’s Come Sunday.

March 26, 2021: A Masterclass with Tia Allen (Online)
The Harlem School of the Arts and The Harlem Chamber Players present a LIVE masterclass with Tia Allen and the HSA string students.

April 29, 2021: Harlem Walking Tour Episode 5: The Negro String Quartet (Online)
The fifth episode of the Harlem Walking Tour Video Series features the Negro String Quartet, a trailblazing group of Black musicians that performed in the early 20th century, mainly in churches, community organizations and college venues in New York City.
Violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist Tia Allen, and cellist Wayne Smith — pay tribute to the Negro String Quartet in a performance of the slow movement from Dvořák’s String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American”

May 16-30, 2021: New York Philharmonic’s Bandwagon 2 at Marcus Garvey Park
A concert featuring soprano Laquita Mitchell and members of The Harlem Chamber Players performing music by Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Antonín Dvořák, Giacomo Puccini, and Harold Arlen. Joined by members of the New York Philharmonic on May 29 and 30.

May 20, 2021: Adolphus Hailstork @ 80: A Celebration (Online via The Greene Space)
Songs of the Magi for Oboe and Strings (1st movement); ”Detroit” Piano Quintet (1st and 3rd movements);
”Nobody Know,” A Concert Aria for Baritone and String Quartet
Featuring violinist Ashley Horne, violinist Claire Chan, violist Amadi Azikiwe,
cellist Wayne Smith, oboist Hassan Anderson, baritone Kenneth Overton, and pianist David Berry.

June 4, 2021: A Masterclass with Trevor Weston
Join HSA and the Harlem Chamber Players for a Master Class with composer Trevor Weston, live streamed from Dorothy Maynor Hall on Friday, June 4 at 5pm EST on Zoom.

June 8, 2021: Washington Square Music Festival
N. Tellier Fanfares Nouvelles Messe de St. Hubert (Selections); George Walker Lyric for Strings;
Mozart Exsultate Jubilate (Selections); Margaret Bonds (Arranged) He's Got the Whole World in His Hands; Beethoven Septet
Featuring Soprano Alison Buchanan, French hornist Eric Davis, clarinetist Christopher Bush, bassonist Amy Fraser, violinists Ashley Horne, violinist Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith.

June 10, 2021: Remembrance and Restitution (Online)
A panel discussion led by scholar Lee Bynum with Ashley Jackson, Ashley Lawrence-Sanders, and Jasmin A. Young. This program is presented in partnership with The Dream Unfinished.

June 16-17, 2021: American Dreams
Outdoor concerts at Morningside Avenue and Jackie Robinson Park Bandshell.
Paquito D’Rivera Wapango
Nkeiru Okoye Movements for String Quartet
Carlos Simon An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave
Trevor Weston Fudo Myoo
George Walker String Quartet No. 1
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith

June 19, 2021: Historic Harlem Parks Inaugural Juneteenth Festival at Morningside Park
Outdoor concert at Morningside Park’s Pond
Paquito D’Rivera Wapango
Nkeiru Okoye Movements for String Quartet
Carlos Simon An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave
Trevor Weston Fudo Myoo
George Walker String Quartet No. 1
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton, and cellist Wayne Smith

June 19, 2021: Pity These Ashes: TULSA 1921-2021 (Online)
Jessie Montgomery Starburst
Alice Coltrane Prema for Harp and Strings
arranged by Ashley Jackson and by Tom Cunningham of Urban Playground Orchestra
Adolphus Hailstork TULSA 1921 (Pity Theses Ashes, Pity This Dust) for Mezzo-Soprano and Chamber Orchestra
*World Premiere - libretto by Herbert Woodward Martin
Trevor Weston The People Could Fly for Violin Solo, Narrator and Strings
(Based upon an African-American folktale by Virginia Hamilton)
Featuring Music Director and Conductor Amadi Azikiwe, Host and Performer
Terrance McKnight, Mezzo-Soprano J’Nai Bridges, violinist Lady Jess,and harpist Ashley Jackson
With an orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players
Also featuring dancers from Harlem School of the Arts

July 26 & 27, 2021: Summer Concerts
Outdoor concerts at Jackie Robinson Bandshell, Hope Garden, and Thomas Paine Park in Foley Square.
Beethoven String Quartet Op. 18 No. 3 in D Major
Paquito D'Rivera Wapango
Carlos Simon An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave
Nkeiru Okoye Movements
Florence Price String Quartet in G Major;
Trevor Weston Fudo Myoo
George Walker String Quartet No. 1
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist William Frampton and cellist Leo Grinhauz.

September 27, 2019: Season Opening Concert at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Beethoven Sextet in E-flat Major, Op. 81b for 2 Horns and String Quartet
Britten Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings
Tchaikovsky String Sextet in D Minor "Souvenir de Florence," Op. 70
Featuring French hornists Eric Davis and William C. de Vos, oboist Hassan Anderson, violinists Joyce Hammann and Claire Chan, violists Amadi Azikiwe and Aundrey Mitchell, and cellists Robert Burkhart and Caryl Paisner.

September 28, 2019: Manhattanville Community Day at The Forum at Columbia University
Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 arranged for String Quartet
Florence Price String Quartet in G Major
William Grant Still Lyric Quartette
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Featuring violinists Josh Henderson and Amadi Azikiwe, violist Tia Allen, and cellist Wayne Smith

October 27, 2019: Chamber Music Concert at Goddard Riverside Community Center's Bernie Wohl Center
Joseph Bologne (a.k.a. Chevalier de Saint-Georges) Sonata in E-flat Major for Flute and Harp
Claude Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
Miguel del Águila Submerged for Flute, Viola and Harp
Schubert "Cello" Quintet in C Major, D. 956, Op. posth. 163
Featuring harpist Ashley Jackson, flutist Julietta Curenton, violinists Joyce Hammann and Claire Chan, violist Amadi Azikiwe, and cellists Robert Burkhart and Caryl Paisner

November 20, 2019: 125th Street BID Holiday Lights Children's Village
Violinist/violist Amadi Azikiwe and pianist Kyle Walker joined the Annual Lights Festival in performances in celebration of the Harlem Renaissance Centennial and the holiday season.

November 22, 2019: Annual Bach Concert at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G major, BWV 1049 for 2 Flutes and Violin
"Ach, bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben," BWV 11 for Mezzo-Soprano
"Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust," BWV 170 for Mezzo-Soprano
"Bete aber auch dabei," BWV 115 for Soprano
"Vergnügen und Lust," BWV 197 for Soprano
"Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben," (from St. Matthew Passion) BWV 244 for Soprano
"Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt," BWV 4 for Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano
"Nimm mich mir und gib mich dir," BWV 163 for Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano
Concerto for 3 Violins in D major, BWV 1064R
Featuring soprano Brandie Sutton, mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, flutists Julietta Curenton and Keith Bonner, and violinists Claire Chan, Ashley Horne, Suzanne Gilman and Chala Yancy with orchestra compring members of The Harlem Chamber Players

November 23, 2019: From the Page to the Stage-An Exploration into How Music Gets Made
This family concert, in partnership with the Harlem School of the Arts, featured oboist Hassan Anderson, bassoonist Monica Ellis, pianist Terrence Wilson, flutist Julietta Curenton, violist Amadi Azikiwe, and harpist Ashley Jackson in performances of music by Poulenc, Debussy, Miguel del Águil, and Chevalier de Saint-Georges. A string ensemble led by violinist Majid Khaliq also performed. This concert was curated by Hassan Anderson.

February 1, 2020: March On - Opening Celebration of the Harlem Renaissance 100 at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
The Harlem Chamber Players joined representative from the Harlem Youth Marines, Harlem Opera Theater, storyteller/poet Daniel Carlton, the Harlemettes from the Harlem School of the Arts and young artists from the Children's Creations of Color for a family-friend free community event.
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne and Jessica McJunkins, violist Nicole Wright and cellist Wayne Smith performed.
Florence Price String Quartet in G Major
William Grant Still Lyric Quartette

February 13, 2020: 12th Annual Black History Month Celebration at the Schomburg Center
Ludwig van Beethoven/Langston Hughes Life Is Fine (arranged by Terrance McKnight)
Ludwig van Beethoven/Langston Hughes American Variations (arranged by Terrance McKnight)
Florence Price String Quartet in G Major
George Walker String Quartet No. 1
Heaven Medley (Duke Ellington, Joseph Joubert, Hall Johnson)
My God Is So High arranged by Hall Johnson
Joseph Joubert Concert Variations on "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho"
There Is a Balm in Gilead arranged by Joseph Joubert
Every Time I Feel the Spirit arranged by Joseph Joubert
Featuring host and performer Terrance McKnight, guest artists pianist Joseph Joubert and soprano Renay Peters-Joubert, members of The Harlem Chamber Players -- violinists Ashley Horne and Claire Chan, violist Amadi Azikiwe, and cellist Wayne Smith

February 15, 2020: Black History Month Celebration II at the Harlem School of the Arts Theater
Coleridge Taylor-Perkinson Blue/s Form for Solo Viola
Ludwig van Beethoven/Langston Hughes Beethoven's Weary Blues (arranged by Terrance McKnight) for Performer and Piano
Margaret Bonds Troubled Water for Solo Piano
Florence Price Night for Mezzo-Soprano
William Grant Still Incantation and Dance for Oboe and Piano
David Baker Deliver My Soul for Viola and Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven/Langston Hughes American Variations (arranged by Terrance McKnight) for Performer and Piano
Featuring host and performer Terrance McKnight, pianist Kyle Walker, violist Amadi Azikiwe, oboist Hassan Anderson, HSA student mezzo-soprano Sukanya Scott

The remaining in-person performances for this season were canceled due to Covid-19. Post-covid events:

May 2, 2020: A Masterclass and Student Recital Led by Amadi Azikiwe via Zoom in partnership with the Harlem School of the Arts
Violist/violinist Amadi Azikiwe worked with students of the Harlem School of the Arts and prepared them for an online Student Performance for the general public.

June 5, 2020: Careers in Music Panel
Online Watch Party, Talk and Q&A in Partnership with the Harlem School of the Arts HSA@Home Series
This panel featured discussions among the leading figures of color in the worlds of orchestral music, music education, music administration, chamber music, and musical theater. The goal of this panel was to expose students and the broader audience to the many different career paths, fields of work, and opportunities in the profession of music. Panelists included Monica Ellis of Imani Winds, Gary Padmore of the New York Philharmonic, Titus Underwood of the Nashville Symphony, Weston Sprott of The Juilliard School, Liz Player of The Harlem Chamber Players, and music director and composer Andrew Sotomayor and was moderated by our own director of educational programming, Hassan Anderson. This event was free and recommended for students ages 9 to 21 interested in pursuing a music career.

June 10, 2020 at 6 PM: A Song from the Other Cross
Online Watch Party, Talk and Q&A in Partnership with the Harlem School of the Arts HSA@Home Series
This Watch Party, Talk and Q&A featured our February 2019 world premiere performance of "Nobody Know," a concert aria by the renowned composer Adolphus Hailstork (text by Herbert Woodward Martin). The original performers of this event -- violinists Ashley Horne and Jessica McJunkins, violist Amadi Azikiwe, cellist Wayne Smith -- with the composer and librettist joined in a live Talk and Q&A following the performance. This event was free and open to the public.

June 14, 2020 at 4 PM: Langston and Beethoven | Black and Proud
Online Watch Party, Talk and Q&A in Partnership with the Harlem Cultural Collaborative
The Harlem Chamber Players, in partnership with the Harlem Cultural Collaborative, presented "Langston and Beethoven | Black and Proud" by Terrance McKnight with Kyle Walker on piano. Mr. McKnight arranged some of Langston Hughes' poetry to be performed as spoken word set to selected solo piano works by Ludwig van Beethoven. This event was part of the Harlem Renaissance 100 Celebration and can be viewed on YouTube here. 

September 28, 2018: Season Opening Concert at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Mozart Flute Quartet in C Major, K. 285b
Vaughan-Williams Phantasy Quintet
Brahms Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op.18

October 28, 2018: Chamber Music Concert at Goddard Riverside Community Center's Bernie Wohl Center
William Grant Still Mother and Child
Neal Kirkwood Three Descriptions of Surrealist Paintings for Violin and Cello
Josef Suk Meditation for Strings
Brahms Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op.18

November 16, 2018: Annual Bach Concert at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Program – All Music by J.S. Bach
Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042
Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052R
Concerto for Oboe in F Major, BWV 1053R
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
Featuring violin soloists Ashley Horne, Joyce Hammann, and Claire Chan and oboe soloists Gerard Reuter with string orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players.

February 9, 2019: Family Concert at Newark School of the Arts
Arnold Bax Elegiac Trio
Miguel del Águila Submerged
Claude Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
With harpist Ashley Jackson, flutist Julietta Curenton, and violist Amadi Azikiwe

February 28, 2019: 11th Annual Black History Month Celebration at the Schomburg Center
Ludwig van Beethoven/Langston Hughes Beethoven's Weary Blues (arranged by Terrance McKnight)
Adolphus Hailstork Piano Quintet "Detroit" for Piano and Strings (World Premiere)
Adolphus Hailstork Nobody Know for Baritone and Strings (World Premiere) with text by Herbert Martin
(commissioned by The Harlem Chamber Players in commemoration of the anniversary of the importation of the first black slaves to America.)
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet, Op. 96
Featuring host and performer Terrance McKnight, pianist David Berry, violinists Ashley Horne and Jessica McJunkins, violist Amadi Azikiwe, and cellist Wayne Smith.

March 23, 2019: Spring Concert with Opus 118 Harlem School of Music at St. Mary's Church in West Harlem
The Harlem Chamber Players joined the highly acclaimed students and faculty from Opus 118 Harlem School of Music in a Spring Concert. With the founder and master teacher Roberta Guaspari, the inspiration behind the award-winning documentary Small Wonders and Miramax's film Music of the Heart, starring Meryl Streep. Music by Florence Price, Bach, Arlen, Pachelbel, Dvořák, and Mozart.

March 30, 2019: Two Wings: The Music of Black America in Migration at Carnegie Hall
The Harlem Chamber Players, with conductor Tania León, joined Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran and a host of other amazing artists and speakers, including Imani Winds, author Isabel Wilkerson, tenor Laurence Brownlee, vocalist Pastor Smokie Norful, guitarist and vocalist Toshi Reagon, the Re., James A. Forbes, saxophonist James Carter, pianist Joseph Joubert in gthis continuum of music as part of the Citywide Migrations Festival.

May 16, 2019: Educational Concert at Arts High School in Newark, NJ
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players performed the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Nonet in an interactive educational concert led by oboist Hassan Anderson.

May 31, 2019: Season Finale Orchestra Concert at Miller Theatre at Columbia University
May 28-30, 2019 - Free Open Rehearsals at the Harlem School of the Arts
Featuring soprano Janinah Burnett, violist Amadi Azikiwe, and violinist Ashley Horne
Adolphus Hailstork Two Romances for Viola and Chamber Orchestra
Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Samuel Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915 
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Sinfonietta No. 1 for Strings

June 19, 2019: The Fifth Annual Juneteenth Celebration: All American Freedom Day at Carnegie Hall
The Harlem Chamber Players joined the Healing of the Nations Foundation in their Annual Juneteenth Celebration. Featured speakers and artists included host Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, mistress of ceremony Soledad O'Brien, Bill Moyers, Wycliffe Gordon, the Cyrus Chestnut Trio, pianist Joseph Joubert, the Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble, Fresh 2 Life Drummers, Juneteenth Mass Choir, conductor Mark Miller, and honorees Bree Newsome Bass, Bishop Michael Curry and Carmen Perez.

September 20, 2017: Educational Concert at St. Philip's Academy Charter School - Newark, NJ
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players perform Nielsen's Serenata in vano and present instrument demos.

September 29, 2017: Season Opening Concert at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Jennifer Higdon "Pale Yellow" from Piano Trio
Pyotr Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
Antonín Dvořák Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81

October 2, 2017: Dance Theatre of Harlem's First Sunday Matinée of the Season
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinist Ashley Horne, cellist Patrice Jackson-Tilghman and pianist David Berry perform the Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor and Patrice's rendition of Motherless Child.

October 29, 2017: Chamber Music Concert at Goddard Riverside Community Center's Bernie Wohl Center
Gary Fagin Four Miniatures
Gary Fagin Elegy
Florence Price String Quartet in G Major
Eugène Ysaÿe 1st movement from Sonata for Two Violins
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quintet in C Major, Op. 29

November 12, 2017: Dance Theatre of Harlem's Sunday Matinée
Violinist Ashley Horne performs Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson's Louisiana Blues Strut.

November 16, 2017: 125th Street BID Holiday Street Lighting Festivities
Violist Amadi Azikiwe performs for Community Board #9 Children's Village at Harlem Commonwealth Council as part of the its holiday-themed entertainment for children, with refreshments and activities for kids.

November 17, 2017: Annual Bach Concert at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Program – All Music by J.S. Bach
Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 in A Major, BWV 1055
Harpsichord Concerto No.7 in G Minor, BWV 1058
"Komm, Jesu, komm zu deiner Kirche" from Cantata BWV 61
"Erwäge wie sein blutgefärbter Rücken" from St. John Passion, BWV 245
"Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet" from Cantata BWV 164
Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056R
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048

February 15, 2018: 10th Annual Black History Month Celebration at the Schomburg Center
William Grant Still Incantation and Dance for Oboe and Piano
Margaret Bonds "Minstrel Man" from Three Dream Variations
Margaret Bonds "Dream Variations" from Three Dream Variations
H. Leslie Adams "Love Come and Gone" (text by Georgia Douglas Johnson)
H. Leslie Adams "Love Memory" (text by Paul Laurence Dunbar)
H. Leslie Adams "Love Response" (text by Paul Laurence Dunbar)
Roy Jennings "No Hiding Place"
Roy Jennings "Great Day"
John Carter "Toccata: Ride on King Jesus" from Cantata
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Nonet 

February 24, 2018: Family Concert at Newark School of the Arts
Mikael Darmanie, Belinda Whitney, and Robert Burkhart give a lecture concert featuring the Beethoven Trio, Op. 11 for Piano, Violin, and Cello.

March 24, 2018: Spring Concert with Opus 118 Harlem School of Music at St. Mary's Church in West Harlem
The Harlem Chamber Players joined the highly acclaimed students and faculty from Opus 118 Harlem School of Music in a Spring Concert. With the founder and master teacher Roberta Guaspari, the inspiration behind the award-winning documentary Small Wonders and Miramax's film Music of the Heart, starring Meryl Streep. Music by Mozart, Bach, Chevalier de Saint-George, Shostakovich, Pachelbel, and Bartók.

April 30 - May 2, 2018: Community Concerts featuring Chamber Music from Europe to the Americas
At the Harlem YMCA, Manhattan Academy for Arts & Languages, Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center,
Schomburg Center, Thurgood Marshall Academy - Lower School
Joseph Haydn String Quartet, Op. 77, No. 1 (4th Movement)
Benjamin Britten Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet, Op. 96 "American" (4th Movement)
Paquito D'Rivera Wapango for String Quartet
Jessie Montgomery Strum for String Quartet

May 25, 2018: Strings in Recital with the Institute of Music - Elizabeth, NJ
Violinist/violist Amadi Azikiwe joins the string students in their annual end of season recital.

June 1, 2018: Harlem Songfest - 10th Anniversary Season Gala Concert of Operatic Arias at Miller Theatre
May 24 & 29, 2018 - Free Open Rehearsals at the Harlem School of the Arts
May 31, 2018 - Free Open Rehearsal at Miller Theatre at Columbia University
Featuring sopranos Janinah Burnett and Brandie Sutton, mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, tenor Chauncey Packer, and baritone Kenneth Overton with conductor David Gilbert and chamber orchestra comprised of members of The Harlem Chamber Players.
Mozart Ouverture from Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario)
Mozart "Deh vieni, non tardar" from Le Nozze di Figaro
Donizetti "Vieni o tu che ognora io chiamo" from Caterina Cornaro
Verdi "Re dell'abisso affrettati" from Un Ballo in Maschera
Mozart "Soave sia il vento" Trio from Così fan tutte
Puccini "Addio fiorito asil" from Madama Butterly
Offenbach "Barcarolle" Duet from Les contes d'Hoffmann
Gounod "Poison Aria" from Roméo et Juliette
Verdi "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto
Delibes "Sous le dôme épais" (Flower Duet) from Lakmé
Verdi "Per me giunto" from Don Carlo
Mozart "Mi tradi quell'alma ingrata" from Don Giovanni
Bizet "Les tringles des sistres tintaient" from Carmen
Bizet "Au fond du temple saint" Duet from Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) 
Mozart "Ach, ich liebte" from Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Verdi "Bella figlia dell'amore" Quartet from Rigoletto

September 23, 2016: Season Opening Concert at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Hugo Wolf Italian Serenade
Arthur Bliss Quintet, Op. 44 for Oboe and String Quartet
Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
Featuring pianist David Berry, violinists Joyce Hammann and Belinda Whitney, violist Amadi Azikiwe, and cellist Lawrence Zoernig.

October 23, 2016: Dance Theatre of Harlem's First Sunday Matinée of the Season
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinist Ashley Horne, cellist Patrice Jackson-Tilghman and pianist David Berry perform the Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor and Patrice's rendition of Motherless Child.

October 24, 2016: Columbia University - Manhattanville Campus Dedication Ceremony
French hornist Eric Davis brings his brass quintet (with trumpeters Wayne DuMaine & Hugo Moreno, tenor trombonist Burt Mason and bass trombonist Jonathan Greenberg) to perform for the Dedication Ceremony of Columbia University's new Manhattanville Campus.

November 4, 2016: The Fantastic Worlds of Edgar Allan Poe: A Chamber Music Concert with Harpist Ashley Jackson at Goddard Riverside’s Bernie Wohl Center
Marcel Grandjany’s Rhapsodie for Harp and String Quartet
Henriette Renie's Ballade Fantastique, d’apres “Le Coeur Revelateur” d’Edgar Allan Poe, for Solo Harp
Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major
Camille Saint-Saëns’ Fantaisie for Harp and Violin
André Caplet’s Conte Fantastique, d’apres “Le Masque de la Mort rouge” d’Edgar Allan Poe for Harp and String Quartet
Featuring harpist Ashley Jackson, violinists Ashley Horne and Jessica McJunkins, violist Amadi Azikiwe, and cellist Lawrence Zoernig.

November 18, 2016: Annual Bach Concert at Broadway Presbyterian Church
Program – All Music by J.S. Bach
Concerto in D Major, BWV 1053 for Oboe D'Amore
Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068
Hochgelobter Gottessohn from BWV 6
Können Tränen meiner Wangen from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust from BWV 170
Concerto in C Minor, BWV 1060 for Oboe and Violin
Keyboard Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055
Featuring conductor James Davis Jr., violinist Belinda Whitney, mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, oboist Gerard Reuter, and pianist Eric Malson with orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players.

December 4, 2016: Dance Theatre of Harlem's Winter Festival
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players pianist David Berry and cellist Patrice Jackson-Tilghman in Dance Theatre of Harlem's free Winter Festival.

December 6, 2016: Educational Concert for New Jersey Symphony Orchestra CHAMPS Students, Newark, NJ
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players harpist Dr. Ashley Jackson and double bassist Anthony Morris perform music by Vivaldi and Ginastera in an educational concert for the students of NJSO CHAMPS Program at University Heights Charter School.

December 18, 2016: Excerpts from Handel's Messiah at Ephesus 7th Day Adventist Church in Harlem
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players join the Ephesus SDA Church in a free concert of excerpts from Handel's Messiah.

January 27, 2017: Harlem School of the Arts 2nd Annual Winter Music Festival
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, violinist Ashley Horne, cellist Patrice Jackson-Tilghman and pianist David Berry perform music by Bach and Handel at the Harlem School of the Art's Winter Music Festival.

February 21-22, 2017: United Nations International School
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Ashley Horne & Chala Yancy, violist Tia Allen and cellist Clay Ruede perform educational concerts featuring music by William Grant Still and Antonín Dvořák as part of Black History Month.

February 25, 2017: 9th Annual Black History Month Celebration at St. Mary's Church in West Harlem
Florence Price 5 Folksongs in Counterpoint for String Quartet
Carlos Oliver Simon Jr. An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave (New York Premiere)
(dedicated to Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown and Alton Sterling)
Franz Schubert Der Erlkönig
Margaret Bonds Three Dream Portraits
William Grant Still String Quartet
Jules Massenet Élégie
Selected Spirituals
Featuring baritone Steven Kirby, pianist James Davis Jr., violinists Ashley Horne and Chala Yancy, violist Tia Allen, and cellist Clay Ruede.

March 25, 2017: Spring Concert with Opus 118 Harlem School of Music at St. Mary's Church in West Harlem
The Harlem Chamber Players joined the highly acclaimed students and faculty from Opus 118 Harlem School of Music in a Spring Concert. With the founder and master teacher Roberta Guaspari, the inspiration behind the award-winning documentary Small Wonders and Miramax's film Music of the Heart, starring Meryl Streep. Featuring Ahmed's Alabaca's string quartet arrangement of Across the Calm Waters of Heaven, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson's String Quartet No. 1 "Calvary," as well as music by Bloch, Bach, Pachelbel, and more.

April 27, 2017: A Hug for Harlem - An Evening of Works by African-American Composers at the Schomburg Center
April 24-25: Free Open Rehearsals at the Harlem School of the Arts
William Grant Still Ennanga for Solo Harp, Piano and Strings
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Grass for Solo Piano, Strings and Percussion
Jeff Scott A Hug for Harlem for Orator and Orchestra (Harlem premiere)
Featuring conductor John McLaughlin Williams, orator Terrance McKnight, solo pianist Joseph Joubert, and harpist Ashley Jackson with orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players.

May 7, 2017: Strings in Recital with the Institute of Music - Elizabeth, NJ
Violinist Jessica McJunkins and cellist Seth Woods of The Harlem Chamber Players join the strings class of The Institute of Music for Children in a Master Class Showcase.

June 15, 2017: Concert for Unity at the Dempsey Theater in Harlem
The Harlem Chamber Players present selections from their "Harlem Bach Project," a modern take on original works by the master J.S. Bach, as well as other classical composers using hip-hop beats.
Featuring soprano Brandie Sutton, mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, violinists Ashley Horne and Eddie Venegas, violist Aundrey Mitchell, cellist Clay Ruede, and keyboardist David Berry.

August 5, 2015: Caramoor @ KMA
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players perform in Caramoor's outdoor summer series, Caramoor@KMA in the Katonah Museum of Art’s beautiful outdoor Sculpture Garden.
Beethoven Serenade in D Major, Op. 8
Dohnányi Serenade in C Major, Op. 10
Schnittke String Trio
Perkinson Movement for String Trio

September 26, 2015: Season Opening Concert at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in West Harlem
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor
Franck Piano Quintet in F Minor
Featuring pianist David Berry, violinists Joyce Hammann and Monica Davis, violist Amadi Azikiwe, and cellist Lawrence Zoernig.

October 25, 2015: Beethoven and Nielsen at Goddard Riverside’s Bernie Wohl Center
Carl Nielsen Serenata in vano
Beethoven Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Featuring clarinetist Liz Player, bassoonist Amy Fraser, French hornist Eric Davis, violinist Ashley Horne, violist Amadi Azikiwe, cellist Lawrence Zoernig, and double bassist Anthony Morris.

October 29, 2015: Educational Concert at University Heights Charter School
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players perform the Dvořák Bass Quintet in an educational concert for the NJSO CHAMPS string students at University Heights Charter School in Newark, NJ.
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Jessica McJunkins, violist Tia Allen, cellist Robert Burkhart, and double bassist Anthony Morris.

November 9, 2015: An Afternoon of Bach Concertos at Broadway Presbyterian Church
All-Bach:
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067
"Erbarme dich" from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
"Vergib, o Vater! unsre Schuld" from Cantata BWV 87
"Wie Starb die Heldin so Vergnugt" from Cantata BWV 198
Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050
Featuring conductor James Davis Jr., flutist Tia Roper, mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, pianists Terrence Wilson and Eric Malson.

January 14, 2016: A Celebration Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinist Ashley Horne, violist Amadi Azikiwe and cellist Lawrence Zoernig performed Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson's string trio at the Jerome L. Greene Space in their program, "Movement: A Celebration Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." Hosted by WQXR's Terrance McKnight.

January 22, 2016: Winter Music Festival at Harlem School of the Arts
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinist Ashley Horne, pianist David Berry and cellist Patrice Jackson-Tilghman joined the Harlem School of the Arts in their Winter Music Festival 2016 in a FREE performance of Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in C Minor.

February 7, 2016: Coleridge-Taylor and Brahms Clarinet Quintets
Members of the Harlem Chamber Players performed Chevalier de St. George's String Quartet No. 1 in G Major, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Clarinet Quintet and Johannes Brahms' Clarinet Quintet as part of the Brooklyn Public Library's Classical Music Interludes.
Featuring clarinetist Liz Player, violinists Ashley Horne and Philip Payton, violist Orlando Wells, and cellist Patrice Jackson-Tilghman.

February 27, 2016: 8th Annual Black History Month Celebration at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Chevalier de St. George String Quartet No. 1 in G Major
Samuel Barber Adagio for Strings
Nkeiru Okoye Excerpts from Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line to Freedom
John Carter Cantata for soprano and piano
This program was dedicated to the memories of Sandra Bland and Kalief Browder.
Featuring soprano Janinah Burnett, pianist James Davis Jr., violinists Ashley Horne and Orlando Wells, violist Tia Allen, cellist Lawrence Zoernig, and double bassist Anthony Morris.

March 12, 2016: Spring Concert with Opus 118 Harlem School of Music at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
The Harlem Chamber Players joined the highly acclaimed students and faculty from Opus 118 Harlem School of Music in a Spring Concert. With the founder and master teacher Roberta Guaspari, the inspiration behind the award-winning documentary Small Wonders and Miramax's film Music of the Heart, starring Meryl Streep.

April 14, 2015: Educational Concert at University Heights Charter School
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players perform an educational concert featuring the bass clef instruments of the wind, brass and string families for the NJSO CHAMPS string students at University Heights Charter School in Newark, NJ.
Featuring double bassist Anthony Morris, bassoonist Amy Fraser, and trombonist Burt Mason.

April 21, 2016: Spring Concert with ChamberMusicNYC (Merkin Concert Debut)
Stravinsky Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks"
Bernstein Serenade after Plato's "Symposium"
  Dedicated to Harold Jones (March 25, 1934 – January 12, 2015), founder of Antara Ensemble
Jeffrey Scott A Hug for Harlem (World Premiere)
Copland Appalachian Spring
Featuring conductor David Gilbert, violin soloist Ashley Horne, and orator Terrance McKnight.

April 23, 2016: Family Concert at Newark School of the Arts
Pianist David Berry, violinist Ashley Horne, and cellist Lawrence Zoernig perform the Schubert Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 99.

April 23, 2016: Strings in Concert - A Master Class Showcase in Elizabeth, NJ
Violinist Jessica McJunkins of The Harlem Chamber Players, along with Tiffany Tanner, leads the strings class of The Institute of Music for Children in a Master Class Showcase.

May 15, 2016: Musicale at Newark School of the Arts
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson String Quartet No. 1 "Calvary"
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 "American"
Featuring violinists Ashley Horne and Jessica McJunkins, violist Entela Barci, and cellist Clay Ruede.

May 25, 2016: Before 5 Series at the Schomburg Center
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Louisiana Blues Strut for solo violin
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Movement for string trio
Ludwig van Beethoven Septet for clarinet, bassoon, French horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Featuring clarinetist Liz Player, bassoonist Amy Fraser, French hornist Eric Davis, violinist Ashley Horne, violist Amadi Azikiwe, cellist Lawrence Zoernig, and double bassist Anthony Morris.

June 10 & 11, 2016: Kehinde Wiley - A New Republic Exhibit Opening Night Gala Performance and Family Day
Members of the Harlem Chamber Players performed selections from their "Harlem Bach Project," a modern take on original works by the master J.S. Bach and other classical composers. At the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia.
Featuring soprano Brandie Sutton, mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, pianist David Berry, violinists Ashley Horne and Chala Yancy, violist Aundrey Mitchell, and cellist Niles Luther.

June 21, 2016: FREE Outdoor Concert of Wind Serenades at Goddard Riverside’s Phelps Garden
Excerpts from Mozart's Così fan tutte, K. 588 arranged for wind octet by Johann Nepomuk Wendt
Beethoven Rondino E-flat Major, WoO 25
Beethoven Wind Octet in E-flat major, Op.103
Featuring oboists Gerard Reuter and Hassan Anderson, clarinetists Christopher Bush and Liz Player, bassoonists Amy Fraser and Gili Sharett, French hornists Eric Davis and Deryck Clarke, and double bassist Anthony Morris.

June 25, 2016: FREE Performance of Wind Serenades
The Harlem Chamber Players' wind band gives a free performance of Mozart and Beethoven wind octets for The Arts and Culture Committee of Community Board 9's Arts Expo at the Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Arts and Storytelling.

July 20, 2016: FREE Performance and Workshop at the Harlem School of the Arts
Pianist David Berry, violinist Ashley Horne, and cellist Patrice Jackson-Tilghman perform selections from Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor as well as music by Alicia Keys for the music students of the Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing & Fine Arts.

September 21, 2014: Season Opening Concert at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
J.S. Bach Viola da Gamba Sonata in D Major, BWV 1028
Uri Caine With Esenin in Moscow for violin and piano
Norman Weiss Six Bagatelles for violin, cello and piano
Max Bruch Selections from Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano
Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet in A Major
Featuring pianist David Berry, violinist Joyce Hammann, violist Amadi Azikiwe, clarinetist Liz Player, and cellist Lawrence Zoernig.

October 12, 2014: Dvořák, Bach, Ellington and Piazzolla at Goddard Riverside’s Bernie Wohl Center
J.S. Bach Chaconne for solo violin
Duke Ellington Come Sunday for violin and bass (arranged by Gary Fagin)
Astor Piazzolla Verano Porteña for String Quartet
Antonín Dvořák String Quintet in G Major, Op. 77
Featuring violinists Joyce Hammann and Josh Henderson, violist Amadi Azikiwe, cellist Caryl Paisner, and double bassist Jeffrey Carney.

November 9, 2014: An Afternoon of Bach Concertos at Broadway Presbyterian Church
All-Bach:
Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041
Oboe D'Amore Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055
Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042
“Vergnügen und Lust” from Cantata BWV 197
“Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen” from Cantata BWV 32
"O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß," BWV 622 (transcribed for strings by Max Reger)
“Sich uben im lieben” from Cantata BWV 202
“Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen” from Cantata BWV 127
Double Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1043
Featuring conductor Ariel Rudiakov, soprano Andréa Bradford, and violinists Joana Genova and Josh Henderson with an orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players.

February 18 & 19, 2015: Kehinde Wiley's "A New Republic" Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum Opening Nights
Hip-hop infused arias and other classical works with special guests -- conductor, composer and violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain, soprano Janinah Burnett (appeared as a courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera) and mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford-- with members of The Harlem Chamber Players, violinists Belinda Whitney and Josh Henderson; violist Tia Allen and cellist Niles Luther.

February 22, 2015: 7th Annual Black History Month Celebration at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
George Walker Lyric for Strings
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintet
James Lee III Quartet No. 2 (World Premiere)
Harry Lawrence Freeman Voodoo Queen Aria from the opera Voodoo
"I, Too Sing America: An Artistic Tribute to Victims of Police Brutality"
  Margaret Bonds Three Dream Portraits
  Donny Hathaway Someday We'll All Be Free
  Spiritual Ride On King Jesus arranged by John Carter
Featuring soprano Janinah Burnett, pianist James Davis Jr., violinists Patmore Lewis and Belinda Whitney, violist Tia Allen, cellist Lawrence Zoernig, and clarinetist Liz Player.

March 21, 2015: FREE Family Concert at the Newark School of the Arts
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Lousiana Blues Strut
Motherless Child (arranged by Patrice Jackson-Tilghman)
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66
Featuring pianist David Berry, violinist Ashley Horne, and cellist Patrice Jackson-Tilghman.

March 22, 2015: 4th Annual Joint Concert with Opus 118 Harlem School of Music at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
The Harlem Chamber Players joined the highly acclaimed students and faculty from Opus 118 Harlem School of Music in a Spring Concert. Meet the founder and master teacher Roberta Guaspari, the inspiration behind the award-winning documentary Small Wonders and Miramax's film Music of the Heart, starring Meryl Streep.

April 26, 2015: Spring Finale Concert at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Anthony Piccolo Fanfare-Sonatina for 4 Horns
Mozart Serenade #10 in B-flat, K. 361, "Gran Partita"
Featuring conductor Tali Makell; oboists Gerard Reuter and Roy Beason; clarinetists Carl Jackson and Liz Player; bassett hornists Monte Morgenstern and Mitch Kriegler; French hornists David Byrd-Marrow, Marshall Sealy, Barbara Oldham, and Deryck Clarke; bassoonists Amy Fraser a d Gili Sharett, and double bassist Anthony Morris.

June 26 & 27, 2015: Voodoo - A Harlem Renaissance Opera by Harry Lawrence Freeman at Miller Theatre at Columbia University
Morningside Opera, Harlem Opera Theater and The Harlem Chamber Players present Harry Lawrence Freeman’s opera Voodoo, in the first performance since its 1928 premiere. Two concert performances were presented with full orchestra, choir and 7 lead singers.
Featuring music director and conductor Gregory Hopkins, sopranos Janinah Burnett and JoAnna Marie Ford, contralto Crystal Charles, tenors Steve Wallace and James Hopkins, and baritones Barry Robinson and Darian Worrell with orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players. Stage direction by Melissa Crespo.

July 6, 2015: FREE Concert of Mozart Wind Serenades at Goddard Riverside's Phelps Garden
Mozart Serenade No. 12 in C Minor, K. 388
Mozart Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375
Featuring oboists Gerard Reuter and Hassan Anderson, clarinetists Carl Jackson and Liz Player, French hornists Eric Davis and Deryck Clarke, and bassoonists Amy Fraser and Nisreen Nor.

September 15, 2013: Season Opening Concert at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
James Cohn A Grecian Festival (New York Premiere)
Mozart Quartet in F Major, K. 370/368b for Bassoon and Strings (arranged from the Oboe Quartet)
Antonio Lauro Traditional Venezuelan Waltzes (arranged for solo bassoon by Paquito D'Rivera)
Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Featuring violinists Joyce Hammann, Garry Ianco José Manuel Pietri-Coimbre, Charlene Bishop; violists Orlando Wells and Adam Hill; cellists Lawrence Zoernig and Katherine Cherbas; flutist Lisa Arkis and clarinet Liz Player. 

October 13, 2013: Mozart & Mendelssohn Masterpieces at Goddard Riverside’s Bernie Wohl Center
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Featuring violinists Joyce Hammann, Garry Ianco José Manuel Pietri-Coimbre, Charlene Bishop; violists Orlando Wells and Tia Allen; cellists Lawrence Zoernig and Katherine Cherbas; and clarinetist Liz Player.

October 22, 2013: The Ulysses Kay Project at St. Paul’s Chapel at Columbia University
All Music by Ulysses Kay:
Prelude for Unaccompanied Flute
Sonatina for 2 Violins
String Quartet No. 1
Flute Quintet
Featuring flutist Tia Roper, violinists Ashley Horne and Orlando Wells, violist Aundrey Mitchell, and cellist Lawrence Zoernig, This concert was sponsored by the University Chaplain's Office, Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University's Music Department, and the Office of Government & Community Affairs.

November 17, 2013: An Afternoon of Bach Concertos at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
All-Bach:
Oboe Concerto in F Major, BWV 1053
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042
Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor, BWV 1060
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052
Featuring violin soloist Ashley Horne, oboist Gerard Reuter, and pianist Eric Malson with an orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players.

December 9, 2013: Preview of Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line to Freedom
The Harlem Chamber Players joined American Opera Projects in presenting the preview of Nkeiru Okoye's opera Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line to Freedom at the Schomburg Center in Harlem.
Featuring pianist Mila Henry of American Opera Projects and members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Chala Yancy and Charlene Bishop, violist Celia Hatton, cellist Lawrence Zoernig, and double bassist Maurice Belle at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

January 15, 2014: The Summer King Opera Workshop
The Harlem Chamber Players join American Opera Projects in presenting a workshop of the opera The Summer King by Daniel Sonenberg at the DiMenna Center for Opera America's New Works Forum.

February 9, 2014: 6th Annual Black History Month Celebration at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson "Calvary" Quartet
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Movement for String Trio
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Louisiana Blues Strut for Solo Violin
Ulysses Kay Flute Quintet
Ravel String Quartet in F Major
Spoken Word Poetry
Featuring flutist Tia Roper, violinists Ashley Horne and Orlando Wells, violist Amadi Azikiwe, cellist Lawrence Zoernig, and spoken word poet Darren Arthur.

February 21, 22, 27 & March 1, 2014: Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line to Freedom at the Irondale Center, Brooklyn
The Harlem Chamber Players joined American Opera Projects in presenting the world premiere of Nkeiru Okoye's opera Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line to Freedom.
Featuring pianist Mila Henry of American Opera Projects and members of The Harlem Chamber Players violinists Chala Yancy and Charlene Bishop, violist Celia Hatton, cellist Lawrence Zoernig, and double bassist Maurice Belle at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Conducted by Leslie Dunner.

February 23, 2014: Brooklyn Public Library Classical Interludes
Joseph Haydn String Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Movement for String Trio
James Lee III "The Appointed Time" for String Quartet
Maurice Ravel String Quartet in F Major
Featuring violinists Claire Chan and Orlando Wells, violist Amadi Azikiwe, and cellist Lawrence Zoernig.

March 23, 2014: 3rd Annual Joint Concert with Opus 118 Harlem School of Music at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
The Harlem Chamber Players joined the highly acclaimed students and faculty from Opus 118 Harlem School of Music in a Spring Concert. Meet the founder and master teacher Roberta Guaspari, the inspiration behind the award-winning documentary Small Wonders and Miramax's film Music of the Heart, starring Meryl Streep.

April 1, 2014: Janet Wolfe's 100th Birthday Celebration at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
H. Leslie Adams Nightsongs (New York Premiere)
William Foster McDaniel Mia Moja (composed just for this occasion)
Bach Piano Concerto in F Minor
Haydn Symphony No. 60 "Il Distratto"
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players joined the Housing Symphony Orchestra with guest conductors Awadagin Pratt, George Kay Roberts, and Tali Makell.

April 13, 2014 (Palm Sunday): The Mozart Requiem in Harlem
The Harlem Chamber Players and the Convent Avenue Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir presented a free performance of the masterpiece Mozart Requiem Mass in D Minor with conductor Tali Makell.

May 4, 2014: Spring Finale Concert of Wind Serenades at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem.
Hummel Partita in E-flat Major
Pleyel Octet in B-flat Major
Beethoven Octet in E-flat, Op. 103
Featuring oboists Hassan Anderson and Sarah Scruby, clarinetists Carl Jackson and Liz Player, French hornists Eric Davis and Deryck Clarke, bassoonists Amy Fraser and David Miller, and double bassist Steve Moran with conductor Tali Makell.

June 21, 2014: Free Concert at Sakura Park
The Harlem Chamber Players present a free concert in Sakura Park as part of the all-day city-wide Make Music New York Festival.
Hummel Partita in E-flat Major
Pleyel Octet in B-flat Major
Beethoven Octet in E-flat, Op. 103
Featuring oboists Hassan Anderson and Sarah Scruby, clarinetists Carl Jackson and Liz Player, French hornists Eric Davis and Deryck Clarke, bassoonists Amy Fraser and Gili Sharett, and double bassist Steve Moran with conductor Tali Makell.

June 27, 2014: The Harlem BACH Project Free Concert at Goddard Riverside’s Phelps Garden
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players presented a free concert featuring The Harlem Bach Project at Goddard Riverside Community Center's Phelps House - garden.

September 23, 2012: Season Opening Concert at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
Shostakovich Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67
Schumann Piano Quintet, Op. 44
Featuring pianist Richard Alston, clarinetist Liz Player, violinists Joyce Hammann and Charlene Bishop, violist Amadi Azikiwe, and cellist Lawrence Zoernig at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church of Manhattanville.

November 18, 2012: An Afternoon of Bach Arias - The Launch of The Harlem BACH Project at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Program - All Music by J.S. Bach
Violin Sonata in E Major
“Bete aber auch dabei” from Cantata BWV 115
“Hochgelobter Gottessohn” from Cantata BWV 6
“Vergib O Vater” from Cantata BWV 87
“Vergnügen und Lust” from Cantata BWV 197
“Kommt ihr angefochtnen” from Cantata BWV 30
“Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen” from Cantata BWV 127
“Vergnügte Ruh” from Cantata BWV 170
“Den Tod” from Cantata BWV 4
“Wir eilen mit schwachen” from Cantata BWV 78
Featuring soprano Andréa Bradford, mezzo-soprano Leslie Swanson, violinist Ashley Horne, oboist Gerard Reuter (also Oboe d’amore + English horn), cellist Lawrence Zoernig, and pianist Ishmael Wallace.

November 28, 2012: The Harlem BACH Project Continues at the Schomburg Center
Program - All Music by J.S. Bach
Violin Sonata in E Major, BWV 1016
Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, volume 1)
Arrangements for 2 clarinets and double bass (from BWV 713, BWV 564, BWV 869)
“Vergnügen und Lust” from Cantata BWV 197
“Vergib O Vater” from Cantata BWV 87
“Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen” from Cantata BWV 127
“Vergnügte Ruh” from Cantata BWV 170
“Den Tod” from Cantata BWV 4
“Wir eilen mit schwachen” from Cantata BWV 78
Featuring soprano Andréa Bradford, mezzo-soprano Leslie Swanson, violinist Ashley Horne, clarinetists Carl Jackson and Liz Player, double bassist Laurence Goldman, and pianist Ishmael Wallace.

February 4, 2013: NYC Housing Symphony Orchestra Concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players joined the NYC Housing Symphony Orchestra in a Benefit Concert to honor Janet Wolfe's 41+ years of service with conductor Tali Makell.
William Foster McDaniel Overture for Strings
Bach Aria from Pastorale, BWV 590 for Cello and Strings
Bach Double Violin Concerto, BWV 1043
Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Brahms Serenade No. 2 in A Minor

February 16, 2013: Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center with Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)
Members of the Harlem Chamber Players -- violinists Ashley Horne and Monica Davis, violist Ada Hill, and cellist Lawrence Zoernig -- joined Daniel Roumain in Miami, Florida.

February 22, 2013: Emory University with Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)
Members of the Harlem Chamber Players -- violinists Ashley Horne and Monica Davis, violist Ada Hill, and cellist Lawrence Zoernig -- joined Daniel Roumain in Atlanta, Georgia at Emory University.

February 24, 2013: 5th Annual Black History Month Celebration at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Homage to Duke by Jeff Scott
I Never Wanted My First Communion by Daniel Bernard Roumain
Cathedral for Solo Violin by Daniel Bernard Roumain
Prelude and Sarabande from Suite No. 3 for Solo Cello by J.S. Bach
Excerpts from Renaissance in the Belly of a Killer Whaler by the Harlem KW Project
Soul-infused Early and Classical Works for Mezzo-Soprano and Guitar/Theorbo
With special guests Alicia Hall-Moran, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Flippin, guitar/theorbo; Daniel Bernard Roumain, violin; the Harlem KW Project. Featuring members of The Harlem Chamber Players Tia Roper, flute; Megan Weiss-Marolf, oboe; Liz Player, clarinet; Eric Davis, French horn; Gili Sharett, bassoon; at Evelyn Golz, piano.

April 21, 2013: Concert with Opera Ebony at Aaron Davis Hall at City College.
The Harlem Chamber Players joined Opera Ebony in a concert featuring music by Verdi with conductor Leslie Dunner.
Overture from Los Esclavos Felices, Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
Scenes and Ensembles from La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi
Intermezzo from L'Amico Fritz, Pietro Mascagni
Scenes and Ensembles from Rigoletto, Giuseppi Verdi

April 28, 2013: Joint Concert with Opus 118 Harlem School of Music at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
The Harlem Chamber Players joined the highly acclaimed students and faculty from Opus 118 Harlem School of Music in a Spring Concert. Meet the founder and master teacher Roberta Guaspari, the inspiration behind the award-winning documentary Small Wonders and Miramax's film Music of the Heart, starring Meryl Streep.

May 7, 2013: Educational Concert at Goddard Riverside Community Center
The Harlem Chamber Players present an Educational Concert at Goddard Riverside Community Center's newly built Bernie Wohl Auditorium for the drumming students.

May 11, 2013: Symphony Space Wall to Wall Harlem Resonance
The Harlem Chamber Players joined this day-long journey featuring performers from Harlem at Symphony Space in a performance of William Grant Still's Ennanga at about 5:30 PM. It also happened to be William Grant Still's 118th birthday this day!
Featuring harpist Brandee Younger, violinists Ashley Horne and Monica Davis, violist Adam Hill, cellist Lawrence Zoernig, and pianist Evelyn Golz.

May 19, 2013: "Appalachian Spring" Concert at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Pachelbel Canon
Debussy Danses sacrée et profane
Vivaldi Summer from Four Seasons
Copland Appalachian Spring for 13 Players
Featuring conductor Amadi Azikiwe; harpist Brandee Younger; violinist Ashley Horne; flutist Lisa Arkis; clarinetist Liz Player; bassoonist Amy Fraser; violinists Monica Davis, Vita Wallace, Charlene Bishop, and José Manuel Pietri-Coimbre; violists Aundrey Mitchell and Adam Hill; cellists Lawrence Zoernig and Patric Jackson-Tilghman; double bassist Maurice Belle; pianist Evelyn Golz; and harpsichordist Paul Novosel.

June 5, 2013: The Harlem Chamber Players - Wind Serenades
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players with conductor Tali Makell performed a free concert of Mozart and Beethoven wind serenades at Goddard Riverside Community Center's newly built Bernie Wohl Auditorium at 91st and Columbus.
Mozart Serenade in C Minor, K. 388
Excerpts from Mozart's Così fan tutte arranged for wind octet
Beethoven Wind Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 103

June 9, 2013: The Harlem Chamber Players at Music at Trinity
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players performed music by Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and Schumann at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Montclair, NJ.

June 18, 19 & 20, 2013: Gershwin's Blue Monday at the Cotton Club
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players join On Site Opera and Harlem Opera Theater in a production of Gershwin's one-act opera Blue Monday at the historic Cotton Club in Harlem.

June 21, 2013: Harlem Premiere of "Homegoings" at the Apollo Theater
A LIVE musical performance by Daniel Roumain & the members of The Harlem Chamber Players. Harlem premiere of New York filmmaker Christine Turner's debut feature documentary
"Homegoings" about renowned Harlem funeral director Isaiah Owens and African-American funeral traditions, scored by Daniel Roumain.

June 28, 2013: The Harlem BACH Project Free Lunchtime Listen Concert at West Harlem Piers Park
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players presented a free concert featuring The Harlem Bach Project as part of the Summer on the Hudson Lunchtime Listen Concert series.

September 18, 2011: Season Opening Concert at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Mozart String Quintet in B-flat Major, K. 174
Brahms Songs, Op. 91 for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola and Piano
Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115
Featuring violinists Joyce Hammann and Monica Davis, violist Richard Brice, cellist Lawrence Zoerniz, mezzo-soprano Carolyn Sebron, and clarinetist Liz Player.

October 16, 2011: Columbia University Let's Read Book Readings and Activities for Kids
Clarinetists Carl Jackson and Liz Player and cellist Lawrence Zoernig perform Mozart Divertimenti.

November 13, 2011: An Afternoon of Bach at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
J.S. Bach Violin Concerto in A Minor
J.S. Bach Air on the G String from Suite No. 3
J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Featuring violinist Ashley Horne, pianist Evelyn Golz, flutist Lisa Arkis, and violists Richard Brice and Amadi Azikiwe with an orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players.

December 10, 2011: Winter Holiday Concert with Opus 118 Harlem School of Music at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Johann Sebastian Bach Peasant Cantata
Georg Philipp Telemann Sinfonia
Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto"
Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor (1st movement)
Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 12 "Quartetsatz" in C Minor
George Frideric Handel/Johan Halvorsen Passacaglia for Violin and Cello
Karl Jenkins Palladio
Christmas Carols

February 16, 2012: The Harlem Chamber Players join the NYC Housing Symphony Orchestra and Pianist/Conductor Awadagin Pratt in a Gala Concert at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
Elgar Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20
Pēteris Vasks Musica Dolorosa
Dvořák Serenade in D Minor for 10 Winds, Cello and Double Bass
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major

February 26, 2012: 4th Annual Black History Month Celebration at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Movement for String Trio
Daniel Bernard Roumain String Quartet No. 2 "King" (2nd movement) with spoken word by Lindsey Wilson (Excerpts from the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Spiritual Medley
Dvořák Serenade in D Minor, Op. 44 for 10 Winds, Cello and Double Bass
Featuring conductor Tali Makell; performing artist Lindsey Wilson; soprano April Armstrong; pianist Wayne Sanders; oboists Gerard Reuter and Megan Weiss-Marolf; clarinetists Carl Jackson and Liz Player; French hornists David Byrd-Marrow, Barbara Oldham, and Deryck Clarke; bassoonists Amy Fraser and David Miller; contrabassoonist Jeff Wilday; double bassist Maurice Belle, violinists Monica Davis and Charlene Bishop; violist Orlando Wells; and cellist Lawrence Zoernig.

April 29, 2012: Spring Finale Concert
Arthur Foote Sarabande and Rigaudon for Flute, Viola and Piano
Camille Saint-Saëns Septet for Trumpet, Piano and Strings
Franz Schubert "Trout" Piano Quintet in A Major for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass
Featuring trumpeter Wilmer Wise, flutist Lisa Arkis, pianists Richard Alston and Evelyn Golz, violinists Philip Payton and Monica Davis, violist Orlando Wells, cellist Lawrence Zoernig, and double bassist Steven Moran.

May 6, 2012: Dance Theatre of Harlem's Sunday Matinée Finale
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players clarinetists Carl Jackson and Liz Player and double bassist Laurence Goldman present a preview of The Harlem BACH Project at Dance Theatre of Harlem's Sunday Matinée Finale.

July 27, 2012: Free Outdoor Concert at West Harlem Piers Park
Summer on the Hudson Lunchtime Listen Series
1st Movement from Beethoven Wind Octet in E-flat Major
Mozart Serenade in E-flat Major, K. 375
Selections from Mozart Così fan tutte arranged for Wind Octet
(Sponsored by the New York City Parks Department)
Featuring conductor Tali Makell, oboists Jim Ferraiuolo and Roy Beason, clarinetists Carl Jackson and Monte Morgenstern, French hornists Kyra Sims and Deryck Clarke, and bassoonists Amy Fraser and David Miller.

September 26, 2010: Season Opening Concert at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Johann Sebastian Bach Viola da Gamba Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027 for Cello and Piano
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Movement for String Trio (written for The Ritz Chamber Players)
Max Bruch Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
Johannes Brahms Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major for Strings
Featuring violinists Monica Davis and Jessie Montgomery, violists Richard Brice and Veronica Salas, cellists Lawrence Zoernig and Karlos Rodriguez, clarinetist Liz Player, and pianist Evelyn Golz.

November 14, 2010: Petite Symphonie/Gran Partita at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Charles Gounod Petite Symphonie for Flute and Wind Octet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade #10 in B-flat, K. 361, "Gran Partita"
Featuring conductor Michael Spierman; flutist Lisa Arkis, oboists Megan Weiss-Marolf and Gerard Reuter; clarinetists Carl Jackson; Monte Morgenstern, Liz Player, and Julie Detweiler; French hornists Barbara Oldham, Marshall Sealy, Jeanine Gilson and Raffi Dimoian; bassoonists Amy Fraser and David Miller; contrabassoonist Jeffrey Wilday; and double bassist Laurence Goldman.

February 27, 2011: 3rd Annual Black History Month Celebration at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Valerie Coleman Umoja: The First Day of Kwanzaa for Wind Quintet
Valerie Coleman Steal Away for Wind Quintet
Paquito D'Rivera Alborada and Son from Aires Tropicales for Wind Quintet
Maya Angelou "Still I Rise"
Spiritual Medley for Soprano and Piano
Dvořák Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81, B. 155
Featuring pianist Evelyn Golz, violinists Jessie Montgomery and Curtis Stewart, violist Richard Brice, cellist Lawrence Zoernig, soprano Andréa Bradford, pianists Wayne Sanders, narrator Christine Campbell, flutist Lisa Arkis, oboist Megan Weiss-Marolf, clarinetist Liz Player, French hornist Barbara Oldham, and bassoonist Amy Fraser.

May 1, 2011: Spring Finale Concert at St. Mary’s Church in West Harlem
Gabriel Fauré Impromptu for Solo Harp
Jacques Ibert Entr'acte for Flute and Harp
Jacques Ibert Deux Interludes for Flute, Viola and Harp
Maurice Ravel Introduction et Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and Strings
Gabriel Fauré Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15 for Piano and Strings
Featuring harpist Brandee Younger, flutist Lisa Arkis, clarinetist Carl Jackson, violinists Ashley Horne and Jessie Montgomery, violist Richard Brice, cellist Lawrence Zoernig, and pianist Eric Malson.

May 15, 2011: Dance Theatre of Harlem's Sunday Matinée Finale
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players harpist Brandee Younger, flutist Lisa Arkis and violist Richard Brice performed in Dance Theatre of Harlem's Sunday Matinée Finale.

Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 10:00 AM: Orfeo Duo's Musical Picnic in Morningside Park
The Harlem Chamber Players joined the Orfeo Duo in their What a Neighborhood! series in a première of local composer Robinson McClellan's woodwind quintet and performances of duets for oboe and bassoon by Charles Brown.

September 15, 2009: St. Mary’s Classics - A Fundraising Extravaganza
Bruch Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano (Nos. 2, 5, and 6)
Anonymous (16th Century) Salzedo C Pavane for Solo Harp
Isaac Albeniz Rumores de la Caleta for Solo Harp
Enrique Granados Danza Espanola #5 for Solo Harp
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 for Clarinet and String Quartet

February 21, 2010: 2nd Annual Black History Month Celebration
Valerie Coleman-Page Umoja: The First Day of Kwanzaa for Wind Quintet
William Foster McDaniel Sextette for Piano and Winds
Sweet Spirit for Story-Singer, Choir and Winds, arranged by Christine Campbell and Janet Dorman
- The Saga of the Harlem African Burial Ground
- Swing Low Medley
3 Poems by Langston Hughes (Tribute to Raoul Abdul)
Traditional Canaan Land
Tommy James 4ths and Mains for 2 Bassoons (World Première)
Dvořák String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 (“American”)

April 25, 2010: Spring Concert Featuring Harpist Brandee Younger
Albert Hay Malotte The Lord’s Prayer, arranged for Solo Harp by Brandee Younger
Laura Kahle Mary Rose for Solo Harp
Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
Mozart Quintet, K. 452 for Piano and Winds

June 21, 2009: Trios and Quartets
Mozart Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello in G Minor, K. 478
Poulenc Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 2 in G Major

July 12, 2009: West Harlem Winds - Wind Classics
Adrien Barthe Passacaille for Wind Quintet
Carl Nielson Quintet, Op. 43 for Wind Quintet
Mozart Serenade in C Minor, K. 488 for Wind Octet

August 2, 2009: Handel and Mozart
Mozart Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285 for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello
Handel Harp Concerto in B-flat Major for Harp, 2 Flutes and Strings
Mozart Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello in G Minor, K. 478

October 19, 2008: Autumn Concert of Trios
Glinka Trio Pathétique in D Minor for Piano, Clarinet and Bassoon
Bruch Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano (Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6)
Charles Martin Loeffler Deux Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola and Piano

November 23, 2008: All-Mozart Encore
Mozart Horn Quintet in E-flat Major, K. 407 for French Horn, Violin, 2 Violas and Cello
Mozart Duo No. 1 in G Major, K. 423 for Violin and Viola
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 for Clarinet and String Quartet

February 15, 2009: Black History Month Celebration
A Collaboration with the Community
William Grant Still Folk Suite No. 4 for Flute, Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Spiritual Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel? arranged for String Quartet by Carrie Lane Grusell
John Coltrane Naima for Clarinet and String Quartet, arranged by Tom Olin (World Première)
Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag, arranged for Wind Quintet by Arthur Frackenpohl
William Grant Still Selections from Miniatures, arranged for Wind Quintet by Adam Lesnick
Spencer Williams Basin Street Blues, arranged for Wind Quintet by Charles Fernandez
Miles Davis So What, arranged for Wind Quintet by Tom Olin
Valerie Coleman-Page Umoja: The First Day of Kwanzaa for Wind Quintet
Spiritual Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit, arranged for Wind Quintet by Valerie Coleman-Page
Spiritual Oh Freedom for Tenor and Piano, arranged by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Spiritual Is There Anybody Here? for Tenor and Piano, arranged by Roland M. Carter
James Weldon Johnson “Creation” from God’s Trombones, arranged for Reader, Choir and Instrumentalists by Christine Campbell and Janet Dorman
Billy Strayhorn Take the A Train, arranged for Clarinet Quartet by Tom Olin
William Christopher Handy St. Louis Blues, arranged for Clarinet Quartet by Jerry Jowak
Gershwin Scenes from Porgy and Bess, arranged for Wind Octet by Andrew Skirrow

March 19, 2009: Music for Peace
Commemorating the Eve of Anniversary of Iraq War and Women’s History Month
This concert was dedicated to the Memory of Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez, Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army who died in the Iraq War, the first female African-American officer to die in combat.
Rebecca Clarke Prelude for Clarinet and Viola
Joyce Hope Suskind Meditations on War and Peace for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano
Stravinsky L'Histoire du Soldat for Narrator, Violin, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Double Bass and Percussion
With special guests Christine Campbell as narrator and Ashley Horne on violin.

June 22, 2008: All-Mozart
Mozart Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello
Mozart Duo No. 2 in B-flat, K. 424 for Violin and Viola
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 for Clarinet and String Quartet

July 11, 2008: Schubert Octet
Schubert Octet in F major, D. 803 for Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Double Bass

July 27, 2008: An Afternoon with Esther Mellon*
*Special Guest Cellist with the Baltimore Symphony
Bruch Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano (No. 2 and No. 6)
Brahms Trio in A Minor, Op. 114 for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Schubert Quintet in C Major, D. 956 for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos

August 8, 2008: Festival of Winds
Milhaud La Cheminée du Roi René Suite for Wind Quintet, Op. 205
Miles Davis So What, arranged for Wind Quintet by Tom Olin (World Première)
William Grant Still Folk Suite No. 4 for Wind Quintet
Gershwin Scenes from Porgy and Bess, arranged for Wind Octet by Andrew Skirrow
Dvořák Serenade in D Minor, Op. 44 for 10 Winds, Cello and Double Bass