Greetings!

Greetings to everyone from Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society! The summer of 2012 will be resounding with the music of Bach, Stravinsky, Piazzolla, Brahms, Beethoven, jazz, and klezmer—not to mention World Premieres featuring the unusual combination of horn, saxophone, and piano.

We will begin the season with a memorial concert to honor Gretchen Feldman, beloved wife of Samuel and mother of Dene and Leigh. This free admission concert, courtesy of the Feldman family, will feature two world-class virtuosi: violinist Timothy Fain and cellist William DeRosa. The Eclipse String Quartet will follow performing an unusual set of variations on the familiar Amazing Grace. In mid-season, one of the most exciting young chamber ensembles, the Imani Winds, will visit the Vineyard for ONE NIGHT ONLY. The Imani travel around the world with a rare combination of artistry and adventurous new music. How about Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring for woodwind quintet, for example? It has to be great! And if that’s not enough, please come to the open rehearsal, Monday July 23rd at 11am at the Old Whaling Church to preview their unique sound.

And, of course, that’s not all. In August, we present a beautiful baroque concert with music by Johann Sebastian Bach’s sons, Wilhelm Friedman and Carl Phillip Emanuel, and closing with his Brandenburg No. 6. Could there be more? Imagine two World Premieres performed by three marvelous players bringing both classical music and jazz to our stage courtesy of Beethoven, Piazzolla, and improvisation. And, to close the season, we have listened to you and brought back the St. Petersburg String Quartet! What a summer!

I’ll see you soon,