Now in its 23rd year, the Gryphon Trio has impressed international audiences and the press with its highly refined, dynamic performances and has firmly established itself as one of the world’s preeminent piano trios. With a repertoire that ranges from the traditional to the contemporary and from European classicism to modern-day multimedia, the Gryphons are committed to redefining chamber music for the 21st century.

The Trio tours regularly throughout North America and Europe and their 17 recordings are an encyclopedia of works for the genre. They have commissioned over 75 new works, and regularly collaborate on projects that push the boundaries of chamber music. Honours include two Juno Awards for Classical Album of the Year, and the prestigious 2013 Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts from the Canada Council.

Gryphon TrioNovember 19, 2017

Since its inception in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim. “Passionate, uninhibited and spellbinding,” raves the London Independent; the New York Times extols its “luxuriously warm sound [and] yearning lyricism”; the Philadelphia Inquirer praises its “seemingly infallible instincts for finding the center of gravity in every phrase and musical gesture”; and the Times (London) opines, “the Brentanos are a magnificent string quartet…This was wonderful, selfless music-making.” Within a few years of its formation, the Quartet garnered the first Cleveland Quartet Award and the Naumburg Chamber Music Award.

Brentano String QuartetOctober 22, 2017

Since 1997 Imani Winds, the Grammy-nominated wind quintet, has taken a unique path carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, adventurous collaborations, and inspirational outreach programs. With two member composers and a deep commitment to commissioning new work, the group is enriching the traditional wind quintet repertoire while meaningfully bridging American, European, African and Latin American traditions.

From Mendelssohn to Astor Piazzolla to Wayne Shorter and Stravinsky, Imani Winds seeks to engage new music and new voices into the modern classical idiom. Group members Valerie Coleman and Jeff Scott both regularly contribute compositions and arrangements to the ensemble’s expanding repertoire.

Imani WindsJanuary 28, 2018

The Dover Quartet’s rise from being an up-and-coming young ensemble to occupying a spot at the top of their field has been “practically meteoric” (Strings). Catapulted to prominence after sweeping the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition, the group has become a major presence on the international scene. With its burnished warmth, incisive rhythms, and natural phrasing, the Quartet’s distinctive sound has helped confirm its status as “the young American string quartet of the moment” (New Yorker). Named as Cleveland Quartet Award winner for the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, the group was awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant in March 2017.

Dover QuartetFebruary 11, 2018

The Emerson String Quartet has accumulated an unparalleled list of achievements over three decades: more than thirty acclaimed recordings, nine Grammys® (including two for Best Classical Album), three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, Musical America’s “Ensemble of the Year” and collaborations with many of the greatest artists of our time.

The 2016-17 season marks the Emerson Quartet’s 40th Anniversary, and highlights of this milestone year reflect all aspects of the Quartet’s venerable artistry with high-profile projects and collaborations, commissions and recordings. Universal Music Group has reissued their entire Deutsche Grammophon discography in a 52-CD boxed set. After recent engagements together at the Kennedy Center and Tanglewood, illustrious soprano Renée Fleming joins the Emerson at Walt Disney Concert Hall, performing works by Alban Berg and Egon Wellesz from their first collaborative recording, released by Decca in fall of 2015.

Emerson String QuartetMarch 4, 2018

Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han rank among the most dynamic and influential forces in classic music today. Their performances have inspired audiences around the world and won universal acclaim. Their thrilling virtuosity and insightful musicianship are matched by their artistic versatility, which finds them equally at home as recitalists, chamber musicians, and orchestral soloists.

David Finckel & Wu HanMarch 25, 2018

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2017-2018

33rd Season

Brentano String QuartetGryphon TrioImani WindsDover QuartetEmerson String QuartetDavid Finckel & Wu Han

The 2017-18 Wooster Chamber Music Series will feature some of the most recognized chamber music ensembles that are performing today. These groups perform at the Scheide Music Center inside the Gault Recital Hall. This venue is ideally suited for chamber music, with a seating capacity of 290 people and a large grand piano.

You do not need to travel to large metropolitan cities to hear world class chamber music, as such fine music is accessible right here in Northeastern Ohio at less than 20 percent of the cost in most areas.

The Wooster Chamber Music Series, which began in 1984, spent the first 18 seasons at the Wayne Center for the Arts. The Series has been at its current home, The College of Wooster, for nearly 15 years.

• Individual tickets are available for $25.

• Series tickets (6 concerts for $125).

Welcome to the Wooster Chamber Music Series

Celebrating our 33rd Season in 2017-2018