Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Concordia Chamber Players Bringing the experience of live chamber music to beautiful Bucks County ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://concordiaplayers.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Concordia in the Community](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-in-the-community/) - At Concordia, the music doesn't stop at the concert hall door. Bringing world-class chamber music to our corner of Bucks County is at the heart of what we do—but so is bringing it to the places where it can spark something new: schools, studios, and community spaces where the next generation of music lovers is - [Special Fall Concert Event: "With A Little Help From My Friends"](https://concordiaplayers.org/special-fall-concert-event-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/) - What an absolutely magical evening we shared at Cradle Valley Farm! Our 2025-2026 season launch featuring the extraordinary talents of Ahmed Alom, Mark Dover, and Brandon Ridenour has left us all still humming with joy. From the moment guests arrived to enjoy our Beatles-themed culinary delights—complete with "Lovely Rita" cocktails, the "Magical Mushroomy Tour," and - [Concordia SummerFest, A Magical Night with Sam Reider and the Human Hands](https://concordiaplayers.org/summerfest-2022-with-sam-reider-and-the-human-hands/) - Sam Reider & The Human Hands were a hit at our first ever Concordia SummerFest on Friday, June 10, 2022. Sam was joined by Eddie Barbash on saxophone and Roy Williams on guitar. We were entertained with their unique style of modern folk music which got a few toes tapping, heads were bopping, and smiles all around. Graced with perfect - [Concordia presents Grammy award nominated “Seven Pillars”](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-presents-grammy-award-nominated-seven-pillars/) - from the Bucks County Herald Concordia Chamber Players closes out the season by presenting “Seven Pillars” by Andy Akiho, which has been nominated for two Grammy awards – Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance and Best Contemporary Classical Composition. The concert, performed by Brooklyn, N.Y.,-based Sandbox Percussion Ensemble, will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, April - [A concert for March: Concordia Players highlight women](https://concordiaplayers.org/a-concert-for-march-concordia-players-highlight-women/) - Featured Article by Lori Goldstein from the Bucks County Herald The Concordia Chamber Players will be as excited as their loyal audience to return to Trinity Church in Solebury at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 6. The concert, conceived by cellist and Artistic Director Michelle Djokic, includes compositions by four female living composers. Long before the - [Creative Conversations with Michelle Djokic and Mandee Hammerstein](https://concordiaplayers.org/creative-conversations-with-michelle-djokic-and-mandee-hammerstein/) - On WDVR's Creative Conversations, Mandee Hammerstein interviews Grammy-nominated cellist and Artistic Director of the Concordia Chamber Players, Michelle Djokic. Together, Mandee and Michelle discuss Djokic’s lifelong passion for chamber music, art, the inspiring beauty of New Hope, as well as the collaborative process when commissioning world-premieres from CP’s roster of Grammy Award-winning & nominated talent. - [Award Winning Composers from Concordia’s Past Performances](https://concordiaplayers.org/award-winning-composers-from-concordias-past-performances/) - Here at Concordia Chamber Players we believe in presenting treasures of the chamber music repertoire while also presenting performers and composers that speak to the times. The 2022 Grammy Awards have recognized two of our featured composers Andy Akiho (April 24), and Caroline Shaw (March 6), with a nomination for Best Contemporary Composition. Clarice Assad who created - [Michelle Djokic featured on The Princeton Festival Podcast: Episode 2](https://concordiaplayers.org/michelle-djokic-featured-on-the-princeton-festival-podcast-episode-2/) - For the second episode of The Princeton Festival Podcast, the Artistic Director of Concordia Chamber Players, Michelle Djokic, talks about how the award-winning group has performed and evolved over the years. Music featured in this episode includes Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in C minor, performed by Concordia Chamber Players as part of The Princeton Festival's 2019 season. - [Article from US 1 - September 2019](https://concordiaplayers.org/article-from-us-1-september-2019/) - Concordia Chamber Players: Experience Exquisite, Rarely Heard Music Exquisite music, some rarely heard, presented in carefully curated programs and presented by renowned musicians in unique, intimate settings: that’s the promise that the Concordia Chamber Players has delivered for more than 20 years. Founded in 1997 in New Hope, Pennsylvania, Concordia prides itself on bringing the - [Article from The Morning Call - April 2019](https://concordiaplayers.org/article-from-the-morning-call/) - The Bucks County-based Concordia Chamber Players close the 2018-2019 season Sunday, April 28 at Trinity Church in Solebury (near New Hope) with a program pairing two works by contemporary composer Andy Akiho with a string quartet by Prokofiev. Featured will be Akiho’s “21” for cello and marimba, his “LIgNEouS” for marimba and string quartet, and - [Concordia Chamber Players to feature works by female composers](https://concordiaplayers.org/the-morning-call/) - Hopefully, not too far in the future, e when women composers will be regarded in the same light as their male colleagues, and not just as in “a league of their own,” to reference the popular 1992 film of that title. Until then, any opportunity a classical music lover gets to hear some great music - [Concordia's Gift to Bucks County](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordias-gift-to-bucks-county/) - Bravo, Brava, Bravi to The Concordia Chamber Players! Founder and cellist Michelle Djokic has always assembled a stellar array of first-class musicians from all over the country, but on Sunday February 17th, they outdid themselves. Programming unfamiliar pieces all written by virtually unknown women composers from different periods of time, I was frankly not expecting - [ChamberFest 2017](https://concordiaplayers.org/chamberfest-2017/) - ChamberFest, Music of the Motherlands, was held September 8th & 9th, 2017 Featuring JP Jofre, accomplished composer and extraordinary bandoneonist, along with the Concordia Chamber Players, who presented his electrifying Tangodromo, Suite for String Quintet and Bandoneon along with a few shorter selections, including "Bailongo" for solo cello - a world premiere! The program closed - [Princeton Festival Begins With Solid Performance of Concordia Chamber Players](https://concordiaplayers.org/princeton-festival-begins-solid-performance-concordia-chamber-players/) - With last Saturday night’s concert by Concordia Chamber Players, this year’s Princeton Festival is off and running. The Concordia ensemble brought only four instrumentalists to this opening concert of Princeton Festival’s 2017 season, but violinist Emily Daggett Smith, violist Ayane Kozasa, cellist Michelle Djokic, and pianist William Wolfram filled Princeton Theological Seminary’s Miller Chapel with - [Princeton Festival Starts with a Familiar Sound and Group](https://concordiaplayers.org/princeton-festival-starts-familiar-sound-group/) - The Princeton Festival — with 24 events scheduled between Saturday, June 3, and Sunday, June 25 — is a swirl of opera, musical theater, dance, jazz, baroque music, film, a piano competition, and a Walt Disney concert all taking place in various Princeton venues. Highlights include Ludwig van Beethoven’s opera “Fidelio,” the 1964 Broadway musical - [Winter Gala 2017 with Mads Tolling and the Mads Men Trio](https://concordiaplayers.org/winter-gala-2017-mads-tolling-mads-men-trio/) - Mads Tolling and the Mads Men Trio (Mads Tolling on violin, Dan Tepfer on piano and Sam Bevan on upright bass) helped swing us into the new year at our 2107 Winter Gala! Playing modern American Jazz from the 60s as well as a few beautiful original compositions, they held us captivated with their nostalgic tunes and very energetic - [Memories from the Concordia Chamberfest 2016](https://concordiaplayers.org/memories-concordia-chamberfest-2016/) - As the summer was coming to a close, we were pleased to present a series of enchanting concerts at this year’s Concordia Chamberfest, hosted at Glen Oaks Farm. Our team worked hard behind the scenes to put a total of two concerts and two open rehearsal sessions together which many of you were able to attend. We - [Concordia Chamber Players performance at the Princeton Festival was a night to remember...](https://concordiaplayers.org/last-fridays-princeton-festival-performance-night-remember/) - Apparently we weren’t the only ones who enjoyed it. Town Topics wrote a beautiful review and we wanted to share it with you! Enjoy... Princeton Festival Continues Season With a Concert of Chamber Music Princeton Festival has placed a special emphasis on the music of 20th-century British composer Benjamin Britten this year. The cornerstone - [A classical year: The best, the worst, the squid brains](https://concordiaplayers.org/a-classical-year-the-best-the-worst-the-squid-brains/) - With the Philadelphia Orchestra and Opera Philadelphia going full throttle, the region's year in classical music was bound to be excellent. And it was, with particularly distinguished activity in the outlying areas involving specialists in music both ancient and modern from Chestnut Hill to Princeton. That doesn't mean everything worked out. But while lapses and - [Review: Phan highlights Concordia Players concert](https://concordiaplayers.org/review-phan-highlights-concordia-players-concert/) - By David Patrick Stearns, Inquirer Music Critic. In theory, musicians can inhabit pastoral music just as convincingly in a coal mine as in the late-autumn graciousness of Bucks County. Musical poetry, after all, comes from within. But Sunday's Vaughan Williams and Elgar program by Concordia Chamber Players (the second in the group's five-concert season) benefited - [Over The River and Through The Woods: Listening to Chamber Music in Bucolic Bucks County](https://concordiaplayers.org/over-the-river-and-through-the-woods-listening-to-chamber-music-in-bucolic-bucks-county/) - One of the better-kept musical secrets in Bucks County is the Concordia Chamber Players, which performs in a number of venues near Doylestown and New Hope that are scenically beautiful but can also require a good GPS to find. The Philadelphia Inquirer's David Patrick Stearns arrived at a recent concert in Solebury, and this is what - [Photos from the first ever Concordia ChamberFest](https://concordiaplayers.org/photos-from-the-first-ever-concordia-chamberfest/) - Here are some photos which tell the story of the first Concordia ChamberFest this past September. Great music, beautiful locations and good times with all of our friends. - [Peter Ferry featured in the Bucks County Herald](https://concordiaplayers.org/peter-ferry-featured-bucks-county-herald/) - [Winter Gala 2015 - A Match Made in Heaven](https://concordiaplayers.org/winter-gala-2015-match-made-heaven/) - Exquisite music filled the winter's night last Friday thanks to the piano duo of Orion Weiss and Anna Polonsky. Our annual Winter Gala at Cradle Valley Farm was a full house and we were all happily spellbound by the music and wonderful energy of this amazing couple. And to make things even better the delectable food served - [On Concert I, 2014-15 and Michelle Djokic... ](https://concordiaplayers.org/on-concert-i-2014-15-and-michelle-djokic/) - —from The Times of Trenton - November 07, 2014 On Sunday at 3 p.m., Concordia Chamber Players will perform Mozart’s String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575, and Johannes Brahms’ autumnal masterpiece, the Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115. The concert will feature violinists Emily Daggett Smith and Scott Yoo, violist Milan - [Bach to Bandoneon was a truly magical night!](https://concordiaplayers.org/bach-to-bandoneon-was-a-truly-magical-night/) - It was a gorgeous night, there was beautiful music, and the barn was filled to capacity with our wonderful friends. All in all, we had a hugely successful opening night concert at Glen Oaks Farm in Solebury, Pennsylvania on September 19th. We just wanted to share these photos with all of our friends and family. Hope you enjoy - [We're launching the new season Friday September 19th, 2014!](https://concordiaplayers.org/bach-to-bandoneon/) - Bach to Bandoneon! Join us for music and cocktails as we celebrate the launch of a new season of Concordia Chamber Players. Featuring Grammy winning artist JP Jofre on bandoneon, Yoni Levyatov on piano and artistic director, Michelle Djokic on cello, we will take you on an inspiring and whimsical musical journey from baroque selections to - [Concordia Chamber Players to perform Erich Korngold's Suite for Left-Handed Piano ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-chamber-players-to-perform-erich-korngolds-suite-for-left-handed-piano/) - He was one of the great film composers. But before that, he was the toast of Vienna. On Sunday afternoon, the Concordia Chamber Players will offer an opportunity to discover why. Erich Wolfgang Korngold was born in Brünn, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1897. He was one of the most amazing composer prodigies - [Subscription concert II played to a full house](https://concordiaplayers.org/new-photos-from-our-february-concert/) - We had a full house at our February concert, where everyone enjoyed listening to the stunning performances by John Novacek, Scott Yoo, Kristin Lee, Toby Appel and Michelle Djokic of pieces from Zemlinksy & Korngold. We were also honored to have some very special guests from The Foundations Academy of Trenton that day. We will have more to - [2013-14 Letter from our Artistic Director, Michelle Djokic](https://concordiaplayers.org/2013-14-letter/) - Dear Friends, I am thrilled to share with you what could possibly be our finest Concordia concert season ever. Since our launching in 1997 we have brought together world class musicians to present for you the masterpieces of the chamber music repertoire along with lesser known gems to be enjoyed in the intimacy and charm - [Pablo Aslan’s award winning quartet at the annual Winter Gala](https://concordiaplayers.org/winter-gala-2014/) - Guests at “From Buenos Aires with Love,” were treated to a magical evening at Cradle Valley Farm of live tango inspired music as well as a sumptuous meal featuring food and wines of the region. Special thanks to the wonderful musicians, Nick Danielson, Emilio Solla, J.P. Jofre, and Pablo Aslan as well as the volunteers who cooked and helped to make - [Roy Chaliff presents Michelle with a beautiful, hand-crafted music stand at the November 10th concert](https://concordiaplayers.org/roy-chaliff/) - At the first subscription concert of the year on November 10th, we were truly honored when Roy Chaliff presented a beautiful hand-crafted music stand to Michelle Djokic. He said it was his way of thanking her for these concerts we bring to New Hope. Many thanks to all who came out to support us! Wishing - [Rebecca Clarke’s music will open Sunday’s concert by Concordia Chamber Players](https://concordiaplayers.org/rebecca-clarkes-music-will-open-sundays-concert-by-concordia-chamber-players/) - Rebecca Clarke’s music will open Sunday’s concert by Concordia Chamber Players, which will take place at Trinity Episcopal Church in Solebury, outside New Hope, Pa. The concert will begin at 3 p.m. Clarke originally studied violin, but switched to viola at the suggestion of her teacher, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. She enjoyed respectable successful as - [Experience Notable Encounter I at Nakashima Woodworking Studio with this beautiful video](https://concordiaplayers.org/duo-for-violin-and-cello-by-zoltan-kodaly/) - Concordia Chamber Players presents: Notable Encounter I Nakashima Woodworking Studio Duo for violin and cello by Zoltan Kodaly Toby Appel - violin and Michelle Djokic - cello Watch here: [divider scroll_text=" "] [gdl_gallery title="notable-encounter-2013" width="175" height="110" ] - [The first of our regular subscription series will begin on Sunday, November 10 ](https://concordiaplayers.org/1035/) - The first of our regular subscription series will begin on Sunday, November 10 in the idyllic setting and wonderful acoustics of the Trinity Episcopal Church. This program will introduce you to one of the brightest young talents of the clarinet, Jose-Franch Ballester in the performance of the Duo for clarinet and viola by Rebecca Clarke, The Kegelstatt - [Concordia Chamber Players add Nakashima event](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-chamber-players-add-nakashima-event/) - Concordia Chamber Players Artistic Director, Michelle Djokic predicts, “This could possibly be our finest Concordia season ever.” In addition to the concert series the group will introduce a new offering called “Notable Encounter I” on Oct. 6. The “Notable Encounter” includes a stimulating and revealing discussion of Zoltan Kodaly’s Duo for violin and cello followed - [The Princeton Festival Continues With Concordia Chamber Players Performance](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-chamber-players-presents-bachmann-klibonoff-duo-in-concert-2/) - Since the inauguration of The Princeton Festival five years ago, the Concordia Chamber Players has been an integral part of the musical activities. Currently based locally across the river at Trinity Church, in Solebury, Pa., the Players do not have far to travel for the festival, and many Princeton chamber music aficionados may be wondering - [Concordia Chamber Players Presents Bachmann - Klibonoff Duo in Concert ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-chamber-players-presents-bachmann-klibonoff-duo-in-concert/) - Music spanning three centuries featuring works by Beethoven, Ernst Von Dohnanyi and Paul Moravec (b. 1957) will be performed at the Trinity Church by the Concordia Chamber Players on March 22. Beethoven's Serenade in D major, Opus 8, for String Trio will open the program with Concordia regulars, Carmit Zori on violin, Robert Rinehart on - [A Human Vibration ](https://concordiaplayers.org/a-human-vibration/) - Last month, the Concordia Chamber Players had a unique concert offering. Bracketed by the familiar comforts of Brahms and Mozart was something quite novel for classical chamber music— a piece written for Theremin. The Theremin is an electric instrument played without any physical contact but by interfering with the frequencies emitting from two antennae. While - [Concordia Opens Tenth Season In New Hope ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-opens-tenth-season-in-new-hope/) - New players and long time favorite artists opened the Concordia Chamber Players tenth season in New Hope recently. Woodwinds dominated the performance featuring Mozart, Bliss and Francaix. Oboist, Rich Dallesio, Associate Musician with the Metropolitan Opera Company and formerly Principal Oboe for the Honolulu Symphony and the Virginia Symphony, a new addition to the Concordia - [Concordia Season To Conclude With Schumann Masterpiece ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-season-to-conclude-with-schumann-masterpiece/) - A dramatic musical study in contrast will be presented by the Concordia Chamber Players in its final concert of the season on Sunday, April 1 at 3:00 PM at the Stephen Buck Theater in New Hope. The New Hope area premier of Richard Danielpour’s delicate and melancholic “A Child’s Reliquary” will feature Concordia newcomer, pianist, - [“Primal, driving rhythm” Jump-starts Concordia Concert](https://concordiaplayers.org/primal-driving-rhythm-jump-starts-concordia-concert/) - Artistic Director, Michelle Djokic, introduced the recent Concordia Chamber Players concert by describing Heitor Villa Lobos’s “Assobio a Jato (The Jet Whistle) as a work using a “primal, driving rhythm that is almost frightening, before taking on a decidedly Brazilian flare.” Djokic, Associate Principal Cellist for the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra teamed up with the - [Concordia Premier of Ewazen Trio Was Rich as Chocolate Cake ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-premier-of-ewazen-trio-was-rich-as-chocolate-cake/) - A nearly packed house at the Trinity Episcopal Church on Sunday delighted in the world premier of Eric Ewazen’s re-worked Trio for Trumpet, Cello and Piano that added one hundred new measures to the original composition. The composer noted that trumpet player, Chris Gekker, who had performed the original work with Ewazen, had urged him - [Concordia Chamber Players Open Eleventh Season With A Taste Of Vienna ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-chamber-players-open-eleventh-season-with-a-taste-of-vienna/) - The Concordia Chamber Orchestra showed its large audience in their new concert venue at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Solebury why it has become so widely popular. While many ensembles would group Viennese composers Brahms, Mahler, Mozart or Hayden; Concordia chooses to add composers whose music, though seldom heard, is truly beautiful and helps to - [Concordia Player Recital A Hit In New York ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-player-recital-a-hit-in-new-york/) - Carmit Zori, Violinist with the Concordia Chamber Players Carmit Zori, has thrilled audiences in New Hope as a member of the Concordia Chamber Players over the past six years with the intense and haunting sounds from her violin. Recently, Ms. Zori's performance in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York moved New - [Concordia Chamber Players Gala and Musicale](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-chamber-players-gala-and-musicale/) - Concordia Chamber Players Gala and Musicale January 9 Concert January 11 Ken Cooper Plays Fortepiano Madrigals arranged for String Quartet Oh Gesualdo, Divine Tormentor by Carlo Gesualdo Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor #3 by Johann Sebastian Bach Piano Quartet K478 by Wolfgang Mozart Kenneth Cooper – fortepiano Carmit Zori, Yoon Kwon – violin Robert Rinehart – viola, Michelle - [Anthony McGill will play at the Inauguration, January 20 ](https://concordiaplayers.org/anthony-mcgill-will-play-at-the-inauguration-january-20/) - Concordia Players rehearse the Taylor Clarinet Quintet Frank Huang, Carmit Zori, Anthony McGill Michelle Djokic and David Cerutti at Concordia Chamber Players concert November 16 Anthony McGill, who has played with Concordia Chamber Players several times, most recently November 16, 2008, will play with several classical music stars at the inauguration January 20. The following - [Concordia Presents Taylor Quintet With An Intriguing Sense Of Contemplation ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-presents-taylor-quintet-with-an-intriguing-sense-of-contemplation/) - Concordia Players rehearse the Taylor Clarinet Quintet Frank Huang, Carmit Zori, Anthony McGill Michelle Djokic and David Cerutti By Roy Ziegler Photo Ray Kinlock The rapt audience at the Concordia Chamber Players concert on Sunday, November 16, owed a great debt to one of their own members who had suggested Samuel Coleridge Taylor’s Clarinet Quintet - [Brilliant, Life-Affirming Works Of Three Composers Who Met Early Deaths To Be Featured By Concordia Chamber Players ](https://concordiaplayers.org/brilliant-life-affirming-works-of-three-composers-who-met-early-deaths-to-be-featured-by-concordia-chamber-players/) - [column col="1/2"] Clarinetist Anthony McGill[/column] [column col="1/2"] Violin Virtuoso Frank Huang [/column] By Roy Ziegler One generally thinks immediately of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when discussing composers whose great careers ended far too soon by their tragic early deaths. But, unfortunately, there were many other gifted classical composers whose great talents were silenced in the midst of - [Concordia Concert to Explore Folk Music Influence on Eastern European Composers ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-concert-to-explore-folk-music-influence-on-eastern-european-composers/) - Frank Huang By Roy Ziegler Frank Huang, the exciting Chinese-born American violinist, will headline the Concordia Chamber Players concert on Sunday, March 30 at 3:00 PM at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Solebury. Huang, who debuted with the Houston Symphony Orchestra at the age of eleven, has gone on to win many of the top - [Concordia Concert Will Present Contrasting Trios by Mozart and Ewazen ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-concert-will-present-contrasting-trios-by-mozart-and-ewazen/) - By Roy Ziegler Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart premiered the first trio for violin, viola and Cello ever written for classic chamber music about 220 years ago treating the instruments as absolute equals. Eric Ewazen first presented his Trio for Trumpet, Cello and piano about 220 days ago. So, the stage is set for a remarkable afternoon - [Metropolitan Opera Clarinetist Joins Concordia Chamber Players In Opening Concert ](https://concordiaplayers.org/metropolitan-opera-clarinetist-joins-concordia-chamber-players-in-opening-concert/) - Anthony McGill, ClarinetistBy Roy Ziegler The Concordia Chamber Players returns for its eleventh season on Sunday, November 11 at 3:00 PM at its new concert venue in the Trinity Church on Upper York and Sugan Roads featuring one of the nation’s bright, young and dynamic concert virtuosos. Anthony McGill, the Principal Clarinetist for the Metropolitan - [Concordia Players Announce New Board Members, New President](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-players-announce-new-board-members-new-president/) - May, 2007 Jim McClelland The Concordia Chamber Players, New Hope’s premier chamber ensemble, has announced the election of several new members of its Board of Directors and a new President, Candace Jones. Jones has been a member of the Board and is a resident of Solebury for thirty years and is a life-long student of - [Join us for a Special Fireside Gala Cocktails, Music, Dinner Friday, January 19, 2007](https://concordiaplayers.org/join-us-for-a-special-fireside-gala-cocktails-music-dinner-friday-january-19-2007/) - FIRESIDE GALA Friday Evening, January 19, 2007 7:00pm CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF FINE MUSICAL PROGRAMMING Music for Flute, Piano & Cello Jeffrey Khaner, flute Michelle Djokic, cello Charles Abramovic, piano COCKTAILS MUSIC DINNER In the Intimate Setting of one of Solebury’s Quintessential Bucks County Homes Details are on the back of this page. And check - [Concordia Chamber Players Set To Open Tenth Season In New Hope ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-chamber-players-set-to-open-tenth-season-in-new-hope/) - By Roy Ziegler James Wilson On Sunday, November 19 at 3 PM the Concordia Chamber Players will open its tenth season in New Hope. The group was founded by its artistic director, Michelle Djokic, associate principal cellist of the San Francisco Symphony. “We are excited about opening our tenth season, “said Djokic. “We will continue - [Triple Cello Sunday Delight ](https://concordiaplayers.org/triple-cello-sunday-delight/) - By Roy Ziegler [column col="1/3"] Hai-Ye Ni[/column] [column col="1/3"] Denise Djokic[/column] [column col="1/3"] Michelle Djokic[/column] Question: What do three vintage cellos played by three world-class cellists sound like? Answer: Anything they want to! For the past nine seasons Concordia Chamber Players’audiences have marveled at the sheer talent of Concordia ’s founder, cellist, Michelle Djokic. But - [Djokic Family Cellists Will Debut At Concordia Chamber Players Benefit Concert](https://concordiaplayers.org/djokic-family-cellists-will-debut-at-concordia-chamber-players-benefit-concert/) - By Roy Ziegler [column col="1/3"] Denise Djokic[/column] [column col="1/3"] Pierre Djokic[/column] [column col="1/3"] Michelle Djokic[/column] The Concordia Chamber Players will kick off its tenth season with a benefit concert on October 15 at 3 PM at the Nakashima Studios made possible by the generosity of the Nakashima Foundation for Peace. “This will be far more - [Concordia Chamber Players To Perform At Princeton Festival ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-chamber-players-to-perform-at-princeton-festival/) - By Roy Ziegler [column col="1/2"] Cellist, Michelle Djokic[/column] [column col="1/3"] Pianist, Blair McMillen[/column] Last summer the Concordia Chamber Players helped to launch the new, highly acclaimed Princeton Festival blithely pared with the production of Sweeney Todd. Encouraged by the enthusiastic response to its inaugural season the festival has expanded its repertoire this year. It all - [Concordia Concludes Season With Triple Play ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-concludes-season-with-triple-play/) - Catherina Szepes, Peter Winograd, Mark Kosower and Dan Panner Perform the Haydn String Quartet By Roy Ziegler Photos by Brian Keyes Haydn to Mozart to Elgar, a classic play, ended the season for the Concordia Chamber Players last Sunday at the Stephen Buck Theater in New Hope. It was like ending spring training with a convincing - [Concordia Goes Bowling With Mozart ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-goes-bowling-with-mozart/) - [column col="1/2"] Clarinetist, Todd Palmer[/column] [column col="1/2"] Pianist, Gail Niwa[/column] When he was fourteen years old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart learned the Italian version of bowling or bocce, and it continued to be a favorite diversion for him until late in his life. He is said to have found musical inspiration in the clatter of the - [Concordia Presents Playful And Grand Mozart](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-presents-playful-and-grand-mozart/) - Concordia Chamber Players Peter Winograd, Carmit Zori, Todd Palmer, Mark Kosower and Robert Rinehart By Roy Ziegler Photo by Brian Keyes Imagine Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart face to face with this cyber-driven twenty-first century. Aaron Jay Kernis has done so in his homage to Mozart entitled Mozart en Route (A Little Traveling Music). The Pulitzer prize-winning, - [Concordia Concert: Mozart, Plants And Leaves](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-concert-mozart-plants-and-leaves/) - Concordia Chamber Players, Caterina Szepes, Peter Winograd, Kenneth Cooper, Michelle Djokic and Dan Panner By Roy Ziegler Photo by Brian Keyes The Concordia Chamber Players treated its audience to one of the most unique and pleasant concert experiences in its nine-year history at the season opener on Sunday afternoon in New Hope. Keyboard virtuoso and - [Concordia Benefit Concert Sets Tone For The Season](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-benefit-concert-sets-tone-for-the-season/) - Concordia Chamber players Janet Arms, Catarina Szepes, Barbara Allen, Michelle Djokic and Marka Gustavsson By Roy Ziegler Photo by Brian Keyes Cellist, Michelle Djokic, Artistic Director of the Concordia Chamber Players, introduced the concert program Sunday afternoon with a reference to the recent devastation wrought by natural disasters around the globe and dedicated the performance - [A Letter from Artistic Director Michelle Djokic about the 2005-2006 Season ](https://concordiaplayers.org/a-letter-from-artistic-director-michelle-djokic-about-the-2005-2006-season/) - Concordia Chamber Players Artistic Director Michelle Djokic Dear Friends, Please join us for the 2005-2006 season as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's (1756-1791) birth. To open our season we are again able to offer you, through the graciousness of the Nakashima Peace Foundation, the magic of experiencing glorious chamber music in the serenity - [New Hope's Concordia Players to be Featured at The Princeton Festival ](https://concordiaplayers.org/new-hopes-concordia-players-to-be-featured-at-the-princeton-festival/) - By Roy Ziegler Concordia Chamber Players Artistic Director Michelle Djokic The newly established Princeton Festival has selected New Hope’s Concordia Chamber Players for participation in its first annual summer musical program. The acclaimed chamber group will perform on July 8 at 8 PM at the Kirby Arts Center at the Lawrenceville School. Michelle Djokic, Concordia’s - [Concordia Concert Pays Tribute To A Happy Place ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-concert-pays-tribute-to-a-happy-place/) - By Roy Ziegler Marcia Chapman and Robert Maggio Shown before a photo of Marty Luther Photo by Brian Keyes It is rare to hear a chamber music concert begin with a recorded voice. But rarely has a chamber group’s board of directors been so fortunate to have had a member like the late Marty Luther - [Concordia’s Key Musicians To Reunite In Seasonal Finale New Work By Robert Maggio Will Honor Concordia Director Marty Luther ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordias-key-musicians-to-reunite-in-seasonal-finale-new-work-by-robert-maggio-will-honor-concordia-director-marty-luther/) - Marty Luther In a bittersweet reunion the Concordia Chamber Players’ principal musicians will return to New Hope on Sunday, April 10 to perform their season finale at the Stephen Buck Theater. The announced program featuring works by Dvorak, Martinu and Bartok will be enhanced with a work by local composer, Robert Maggio, dedicated to the - [Concordia Players Communicate Messiaen’s Dream Of Eternity](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-players-communicate-messiaens-dream-of-eternity/) - By Roy Ziegler Violinist, Cho-Liang Lin with Artistic Director, Michelle Djokic. Photo by Brian Keyes Four members of the Concordia Chamber Players rode into New Hope on Sunday from opposite sides of the country to proclaim Olivier Messiaen’s vision of post-Apocalyptic eternity. Messiaen was inspired to compose his “Quartet for the End of Time” while - [Pianist Diane Walsh to Join Concordia for Messiaen Masterpiece ](https://concordiaplayers.org/pianist-diane-walsh-to-join-concordia-for-messiaen-masterpiece/) - By Roy Ziegler Diane Walsh, Pianist The Apocalypse predicted in the Book of Revelation set to music? Chamber music? That kind of horror and fury could only be communicated in music by the creative genius of Oliver Messiaen composing while interned in a German prison camp. In his Quartet for the End of Time, he - [Concordia Opens Eighth Season ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-opens-eighth-season/) - By Roy Ziegler Artistic Director, Michelle Djokic, welcomed the Concordia Chamber Players' audience to its eighth season on Sunday afternoon promising to help relieve the turmoil, clamor and chaos that the political season had wreaked on the public. As usual, Djokic, the popular, peripatetic cellist fulfilled her promise in stark contrast to many dissipating political - [Pianist Melvin Chen to Join Concordia Premier of Barber's Hermit Songs ](https://concordiaplayers.org/pianist-melvin-chen-to-join-concordia-premier-of-barbers-hermit-songs/) - By Roy Ziegler Melvin Chen Melvin Chen, one of the most sought after chamber musicians today, will perform on the piano joining clarinetist Todd Palmer in a New Hope premier of Samuel Barber's Hermit Songs on Sunday, November 7 at 3 PM. Concordia Chamber Players' artistic director, Michelle Djokic, will narrate the work that has - [Concordia Captures the Serenity, Tranquility and Peace of Nakashima Campus ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-captures-the-serenity-tranquility-and-peace-of-nakashima-campus/) - By Roy Ziegler Photo by Brian Keyes Michelle Djokic, center, enjoys a post concert champagne with guitarist, David Krantz, left and flutist, Jeffrey Khaner The Concordia Chamber Players have found a way to transfer the perfect sunlit beauty of an autumn afternoon to music and move it into a glass enclosed studio almost like children - [Concordia Benefit to Feature Tribute to Marion Nakashima](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-benefit-to-feature-tribute-to-marion-nakashima/) - By Roy Ziegler Jeffrey Khaner A new work by Philadelphia composer, David Laganella, will be premiered at the annual benefit concert for the Concordia Chamber Players on October 3 at the Nakashima Studio in New Hope. The Trio for guitar, flute and cello has been dedicated to the memory of Marion Nakashima who recently passed - [Concordia Artistic Director, Michelle Djokic, talks about the 2004-2005 Season ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-artistic-director-michelle-djokic-talks-about-the-2004-2005-season/) - Dearest Friends, It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to our 2004-2005 concert season of Concordia Chamber Players. Our annual benefit concert will once again be held at the magical studio of the late woodworking master George Nakashima, thanks to the graciousness of the Nakashima Peace Foundation on Oct. 3rd. As always this promises - [Concordia Ends Season To Standing Ovation ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-ends-season-to-standing-ovation/) - Concordia musicians taking a bow after performing Beethoven. Robert Rinehart, Marc Goldberg, Carmit Zori, Julie Landsman, Marji Danilow Michelle Djokic, Todd Palmer. By Roy Ziegler Photo by Gordon Nieburg Music is a timeless reflection of the human experience. Sunday afternoon the Concordia Chamber Players portrayed the emotions of three different centuries in their final concert - [Beethoven, Prokofiev and Radzynski Works to be Presented in Concordia Season Finale ](https://concordiaplayers.org/beethoven-prokofiev-and-radzynski-works-to-be-presented-in-concordia-season-finale/) - [column col="1/3"] Julie Landsman[/column] [column col="1/3"] Marji Danilow[/column] [column col="1/3"] Todd Palmer[/column] Julie Landsman, principal horn for the Metropolitan Opera Company will join Marji Danilow, principal bass for the New York City Opera and Todd Palmer, clarinetist whose recent recording of Mozart and Tchaikovsky landed him on the cover of BBC Magazine in works - [Concordia Concert Presents An Inside-Out Valentine ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-concert-presents-an-inside-out-valentine/) - Michelle Djokic, David Krakauer, Gail Niwa, Richard Lalli after the concert The aura of Valentine's Day still lingered Sunday afternoon as fans gathered at the Stephen Buck Theater for the Concordia Chamber Players' second concert of the season welcomed on a bitterly cold day with hot coffee and valentine-decorated cakes. Cellist, Michelle Djokic, artistic director - [Concordia Presents Poulenc’s Sonata For Cello And Piano ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-presents-poulencs-sonata-for-cello-and-piano/) - Cellist Michelle Djokic The Concordia Chamber Players continues its season on Sunday, February 15, 2004 at the Stephen Buck Theater in New Hope. Concordia's artistic director, Michelle Djokic, will join pianist, Gail Niwa in a sparkling version of the rarely presented Sonata for Cello and Piano by Francis Poulenc. The sonata presents elements of French - [Concordia Concert To Feature Baritone Richard Lalli, In Songs By Mahler ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-concert-to-feature-baritone-richard-lalli-in-songs-by-mahler/) - Baritone Richard Lalli The Concordia Chamber Players continues its season on Sunday, February 15, 2004 at the Stephen Buck Theater in New Hope featuring popular baritone, Richard Lalli. Lalli, has recorded four compact discs featuring a wide variety of songs and he is thrilling audiences in chamber music festivals from Paris to Budapest and Washington, - [Concordia Opener Highlights The American Spirit In Classical Music ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-opener-highlights-the-american-spirit-in-classical-music/) - By Roy Ziegler Violinist Peter Winograd Combining the rugged images of the great American West captured by Dvorak with jazz rhythms by Copland and classic variations for piano, clarinet and violin by Harbison, the Concordia Chamber Players opens its seventh season on November 2 at 3 PM in New Hope Cellist, Michelle Djokic, artistic director - [Concordia’s Crisp Vivaldi Welcomes Autumn Season ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordias-crisp-vivaldi-welcomes-autumn-season/) - By Roy Ziegler Photos by Brian Keyes Guest of honor, Marion Nakashima (right), with Artistic Director Michelle Djokic If Antonio Vivaldi were living in Bucks County today he might very well be compelled to write “The Five Seasons” instead of just four concerti marking the changes of the traditional climatic patterns. Since the Concordia Chamber - [Vivaldi Extravaganza Heralds Concordia’s Seventh Season ](https://concordiaplayers.org/vivaldi-extravaganza-heralds-concordias-seventh-season/) - By Roy Ziegler Harpsichordist, Kenneth Cooper is one of the world's leading specialists in eighteenth century music. Thirteen year-old violinist, Danbi Um, is the youngest student ever admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music. She began her studies there when she was ten years old. These artists underscore the excitement that the Concordia Chamber Players - [Romance, Craftsmanship And Exhuberance Mark Concordia Season Finale ](https://concordiaplayers.org/romance-craftsmanship-and-exhuberance-mark-concordia-season-finale/) - By Roy Ziegler The final concert of the Concordia Chamber Players sixth season on Sunday afternoon thrilled an enthusiastic audience at the Stephen Buck Theater with works composed in three different centuries. Ludwig Von Beethoven's Piano Trio, Number 3 seized the audience with an intense, driven introduction that suddenly blossomed into rarified melody. Pianist Gail - [Pianist Gail Niwa To Join Concordia Chamber Players In Season Finale ](https://concordiaplayers.org/pianist-gail-niwa-to-join-concordia-chamber-players-in-season-finale/) - By Roy Ziegler "Gail Niwa…achieved a heroic tone and perfect marksmanship, raved the Chicago Tribune following the continent-hopping virtuoso pianist's performance of Schumann's Piano Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Chicago Sun added that Ms. Niwa created a "big and velvety tone." On Sunday, April 6, 2003 Gail Niwa will perform with the Concordia - [Concordia Plays Schubert With Soul ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-plays-schubert-with-soul/) - By Roy Ziegler Photos by Ray Kinlock It was a Schubert birthday celebration that would certainly have delighted the “composer of songs” by the sheer variety and virtuosity of the performance. On Sunday the Concordia Chamber Players not only treated the audience to scrumptious birthday cake in a festive ambience, but they dazzled the crowd - [Acclaimed Soprano, Dana Hanchard To Highlight Concordia’s Schubert Tribute ](https://concordiaplayers.org/acclaimed-soprano-dana-hanchard-to-highlight-concordias-schubert-tribute/) - The Concordia Chamber Players' celebration of Franz Schubert's 206th birthday at its February 2, 2003 concert will feature acclaimed soprano, Dana Hanchard hailed by Time Magazine as "a singer of passionate virtuosity." The all-Schubert program will include his String Trio in B flat Major, Shepherd on a Rock, and his popular Quintet D. 667, Opus - [Concordia Opener Explores A Variety Of Emotions ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-opener-explores-a-variety-of-emotions/) - Roy Ziegler Photos by Ray Kinlock The Ensemble rehearses the Brahms Quintet. Carmit Zori, Calvin Wiersma, David Krakauer, Michelle Djokic, Robert Rinehart. In its sixth season opener this week the Concordia Chamber Players displayed dramatic examples of chamber music’s ability to grab our emotions and lead us on a roller coaster ride of subtlety, - [David Krakauer: Playing It Strait-Laced, Then Really Letting Loose ](https://concordiaplayers.org/david-krakauer-playing-it-strait-laced-then-really-letting-loose/) - From the New York Times April 26, 2001 MUSIC REVIEW By ALLAN KOZINN In recent years, the clarinetist David Krakauer has become a star of the klezmer revival by combining elements of traditional Eastern European Jewish music with everything from jazz and rock to African drumming and elements of Latin music. But he began his - [A Bach Sonata With Knights And Dragons, Oh My ](https://concordiaplayers.org/a-bach-sonata-with-knights-and-dragons-oh-my/) - Roy Ziegler Photos by Gordon Nieburg Concordia's Musical "Informances" Stimulate Children's Imagination While Introducing the Classics "A cello is like a big buddy!" exclaims Michelle Djokic as she greets the Monday morning class of the third grade at Buckingham Friends School. Djokic, artistic director of the Concordia Chamber Players, takes her cello to three elementary - [Concordia Benefit Concert Celebrates “Second Life” Of Trees In Sight And Sound ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-benefit-concert-celebrates-second-life-of-trees-in-sight-and-sound/) - As published October 31, 2002 in the Roy Ziegler Photos by Gordon Nieburg George Nakashima, internationally celebrated architect and master craftsman, loved trees so much that he created unique designs for furniture that he believed gave a second life to trees. Sunday, amid brilliantly colored foliage at his Bucks County studio a Concordia Chamber Players - [Concordia Chamber Players Set To Open Sixth Season In New Hope ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-chamber-players-set-to-open-sixth-season-in-new-hope/) - Michelle Djokic, Artistic Director of the Concordia Chamber Players, announced that the orchestra will open its sixth season on November 10, 2002. “We are excited to be starting our sixth year in New Hope.” said Djokic. “The support that we have continued to receive from our local communities has been outstanding, and we are thrilled - [David Kim To Perform At Nakashima Studios For Concordia Chamber Players Benefit ](https://concordiaplayers.org/david-kim-to-perform-at-nakashima-studios-for-concordia-chamber-players-benefit/) - Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster To Team Up with New Hope's World Renowned Cellist, Michelle Djokic in Unique Studio Setting Violinist David Kim, concertmaster for the Philadelphia Orchestra, will perform in New Hope on October 27, 2002 for the first time since April, 2000 shortly after his prestigious appointment to one of he world's greatest orchestras. Kim - [Concordia Chamber Players Earns Non-Profit Organization Status ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-chamber-players-earns-non-profit-organization-status/) - Valerie Siciliano, President of the Concordia Chamber Players of New Hope announced today that the Concordia Chamber Players has received tax exemption status from the Internal Revenue Service and is now recognized as a 501 c (3) organization. "This designation marks a milestone in the development of Concordia," noted Siciliano. "For the past three years - [Concordia Concert A Sure Sign Of Spring ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-concert-a-sure-sign-of-spring/) - Although winter officially ended at 2:16 PM on the 20th of March, spring did not really arrive in New Hope until 3 PM on April 7 at the Concordia Chamber Players concert. Beginning with Mozart's Piano Trio in B-flat major which Musicologist, Neal Zaslaw described as one of Mozart's greatest achievements in the sonata-rondo form, - [World Renowned Clarinetist, David Krakauer, To Perform With The Concordia Chamber Players ](https://concordiaplayers.org/world-renowned-clarinetist-david-krakauer-to-perform-with-the-concordia-chamber-players/) - David Krakauer, one of the world's finest clarinetists, and founder of the award winning ensemble, "Klezmer Madness" will join the Concordia Chamber Players of New Hope in their April 7, 2002 concert at the Stephen Buck Theater in the New Hope-Solebury High School. Krakauer's klezmer revival combined traditional Eastern European Jewish music with elements of - [Concordia Chamber Players To Celebrate Mozart’s Birthday ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-chamber-players-to-celebrate-mozarts-birthday/) - On January 27th the Concordia Chamber Players of New Hope will perform its second concert of the season featuring works by Brahms, Turina and Kodaly. The day also marks the 246th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Concordia will honor the great composer with a special addition to the concert program, and all those attending the - [Lots of 'C' sharps in school day: Cellist, children and classical music ](https://concordiaplayers.org/lots-of-c-sharps-in-school-day-cellist-children-and-classical-music/) - Full Page coverage on page B3 of the Trenton Times, Saturday, October 13, 2001 Michelle Djokic believes that through programs at area schools she is helping create an appreciation of classical music. "Informances," such as this one last Tuesday at the McGalliard Elementary School in Hamilton, introduce classical music to children. Michelle Djokic brought her - [Local Depth and Flair in Chamber Concert ](https://concordiaplayers.org/local-depth-and-flair-in-chamber-concert/) - From the Philadelphia Inquirer October 1, 2001 By Daniel Webster FOR THE INQUIRER The Philadelphia Orchestra alone once embodied music in the city, but in the last 25 years smaller groups have burgeoned and spread until, by numbers of performers and performances, chamber music presents at least as robust and complete a profile of music - ['Bargemusic': From Soulful to Opulent, in a Spirit of Fellowship ](https://concordiaplayers.org/bargemusic-from-soulful-to-opulent-in-a-spirit-of-fellowship/) - From the New York Times June 12, 2001 MUSIC REVIEW By PAUL GRIFFITHS argemusic" remains enjoyably buoyant. On Saturday evening the program offered at this bobbing platform beneath the Brooklyn Bridge was of piano quartets by Mozart and Brahms, with Frederic Chiu at the keyboard. These two works were separated by Dohnanyi's appealing Serenade for - [Chamber Music for All ](https://concordiaplayers.org/chamber-music-for-all/) - This article by Elaine Strauss was prepared for the April 18, 2001 edition of U.S. 1 Newspaper. All rights reserved. In some classical music circles, the dark cloud of despair hangs low as pessimists read doom into sparse attendance and aging audiences. However, quality chamber music concerts may be wiping out that cloud. The Chamber - [Return to Yesteryear’s Salons](https://concordiaplayers.org/return-to-yesteryears-salons/) - From The Philadelphia Inquirer February 15, 2000 By Daniel Webster FOR THE INQUIRER Seeking outlets for his interest in chamber music, new Philadelphia Orchestra concertmaster David Kim played Sunday with the Concordia Chamber Players in New Hope's high school in a program devoted to a Valentine's Day theme. The ensemble, formerly the New Hope Chamber - [Orchestra Concertmaster David Kim is a Busy Man - Another Day, Another Debut ](https://concordiaplayers.org/orchestra-concertmaster-david-kim-is-a-busy-man-another-day-another-debut/) - From the Philadelphia Inquirer Weekend Section Friday, April 28, 2000 Classical Music By Charles Huckabee INQUIRER STAFF WRITER The debuts keep coming for David Kim. In his debut season as concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, he has led the string sections and taken violin solos in many orchestral pieces, and he will have his - [Concordia Plays The Classics In The Classroom](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-plays-the-classics-in-the-classroom/) - Hundreds of area school children are introduced to classical music each year by cellist, Michelle Djokic, founder and music director of the Concordia Chamber Players of New Hope through “infomances” that are held in schools. Informances are introductions to music itself and are ways to help children understand the process, the artist and the performer - [New Hope's Concordia Chamber Players Selected for Prestigious Astral Concert Series in Philadelphia ](https://concordiaplayers.org/prestigious-astral-concert-series-in-philadelphia/) - Astral Artistic Services of Philadelphia has selected the Concordia Chamber Players of New Hope to perform at the opening concert of its 2001-2002 series in Philadelphia on September 28th. Led by its internationally acclaimed and energetic founding Artistic Director, Michelle Djokic, the Concordia Chamber Players will present the elegant Faure Piano Quartet. The work will - [Concordia Chamber Players to Open Sixth Season ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-chamber-players-to-open-sixth-season/) - New Hope's popular and widely acclaimed Concordia Chamber Players will open its sixth season on October 21st at 3 PM at the New Hope-Solebury High School's Stephen Buck Theater. Thousands of music lovers from New Hope and many communities in the surrounding area have enjoyed the world class chamber music that Concordia has presented on - [Concordia Chamber Player’s Artistic Director Michelle Djokic To Share Her Love Of Classical Music With School Children In New Jersey And Pennsylvania ](https://concordiaplayers.org/music-with-school-children/) - These Informances follow the tradition of the great conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein by making classical music accessible to the young people in the area. As he conducted young people’s concerts at Lincoln Center, Mr. Bernstein would stop, explain and demonstrate the story and technique behind the great symphonies. Informances provide the same experiences in - [Concordia Chamber Players to Launch New Season ](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-chamber-players-to-launch-new-season/) - "Concordia Chamber Players are so good, you simply have to hear them to believe it!" said Laura Hahn, president of Concordia’s Board of Directors, who, along with musician and artistic director Michelle Djokic, is the driving force behind the ensemble. Concordia also is supported by many other individuals, businesses, and organizations, most notably Partners in - [The Best Music & Free For Kids, Concordia Chamber Players Of New Hope Continues Their Tradition Of Music Excellence For Everyone To Enjoy ](https://concordiaplayers.org/the-best-music/) - On Sunday, April 22 at 3pm, Concordia Chamber Players will present its final concert of the 2000-2001 season at the Stephen Buck Theater on the grounds of New Hope-Solebury High School on West Bridge Street (Route 179) in New Hope. As in the October and February concerts, the renowned chamber musicians are expected to perform - [Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster, David Kim, Performs with Concordia Chamber Players February 13 in New Hope](https://concordiaplayers.org/philadelphia-orchestra-concertmaster-david-kim-performs-with-concordia-chamber-players/) - New Hope, PA. January 10, 2000. Since 1997 David Kim has joined Michelle Djokic, Artistic Director of Concordia Chamber Players, in the creation of a remarkable music series presenting the world’s finest musicians in the intimate atmosphere of the small river town of New Hope, PA. Despite the heavy demands of his recent appointment as - [April 16th Concordia Chamber Concert Features Solo by Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster, David Kim, in New Hope PA. ](https://concordiaplayers.org/april-16th-concordia-chamber-concert-features-solo-by-philadelphia-orchestra-concertmaster-david-kim-in-new-hope-pa/) - New Hope, PA. February 27, 2000. Concordia Chamber Player's second concert this season will again present David Kim, Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, as a soloist in the April concert. The virtuosity of David Kim will be displayed in the Bach Sonata No.2 in A minor for unaccompanied violin. 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Plan a Bucks County Getaway Looking for a road trip equipped with expansive, scenic views of the countryside and quintessential river town charm? Plan an unforgettable Bucks County getaway full of great views, amazing restaurants and of course, top off the weekend with at one - [Board of Directors & Advisory Board](https://concordiaplayers.org/about-us/the-board/) - Concordia Board MembersCandace JonesPresidentMichelle DjokicArtistic DirectorKathleen Kennerley SecretaryReid McCarthy TreasurerJames WellsDouglas KaleSusan SmithLinda KenyonBrian KeyesTeresa HopkinsLouise FederAdvisory BoardElizabeth GabrielsonMira Nakashima-YarnallJohn SchuckerKate Hanenberg - [ela](https://concordiaplayers.org/ela/) - The World Premier Release of ela Coming Spring 2023A recording featuring the music of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Louise Farrenc, and Amy Beach.Performed by Concordia Chamber Players artists — John Novacek on piano, Miho Saegusa on violin, Ayane Kozasa on viola, Michelle Djokic on cello, and Anthony Manzo on bass.Produced by Judith Sherman (Grammy Award winner - [2021-22 Subscription Season](https://concordiaplayers.org/2021-22-season/) - This exciting new season features award-winning performers, some new discoveries and exciting special events. Concerts are supported in part by: In Person Tickets - $75 Tickets will also be available at the door. Digital Stage Pass - $25 We will be offering online access to ChamberFest. Broadcast will air one week following the live concert, - [Foundation Academies](https://concordiaplayers.org/stand-partners/) - We believe that music can bring great benefits to anyone, whether by performing it or even by just soaking in the beautiful sounds. We love to share this philosophy and are proud to be a part of some very special programs.Foundation Academy Charter School In 2015, Foundation Academy Charter School in Trenton, NJ partnered with the - [2021-22 Concert Season](https://concordiaplayers.org/2021-22-concert-season/) - 2021-22 Season Concordia ChamberFest 2021 - September 18, 2021 November 14, 2021 March 6, 2022 April 24, 2022 Seven Pillars Anthology with Sandbox Percussion To receive a reminder and news about upcoming Concordia events, please sign up for our mailing list. 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The first-rate percussion ensemble, Sandbox, comes to us from Brooklyn - [Concert Season 2015-16](https://concordiaplayers.org/concert-season-2015-16/) - 2015-2016 Season Concordia ChamberFestKings Oaks Chapel in Newtown PA & Glen Oaks Farm in Solebury PASeptember 17 – 19, 2015 Players & PoetsNovember 8Trinity Episcopal Church, Solebury3:00 PMIt is a great honor to welcome the masterful tenor, Nicholas Phan to Concordia for a performance of Vaughan Williams “Merciless Beauty” as well as “On Wenlock Edge”. Sharing the - [Concert Season 2013-14](https://concordiaplayers.org/concert-season-2013-14/) - 2013-14 Concert Season October 6, 2013Nakashima Woodworking Studios3:00-5:00Notable Encounter IJoin us for this stimulating in depth discussion of the exciting Duo for violin and cello by Zoltan Kodaly followed by a performance of the work in its entirety.Please join guest speaker and violinist, Toby Appel and cellist Michelle Djokic for this afternoon’s “Notable Encounter” in - [Concert Season 2014-15](https://concordiaplayers.org/concert-season-2014-15/) - 2014-15 Concert Season Bach to BandoneonSeptember 19, 2014Glen Oaks Farm7:00 PMJoin us for music and cocktails as we celebrate the launch of a new season of Concordia Chamber Players. Featuring JP Jofre on bandoneon, Yoni Levyatov on piano and artistic director, Michelle Djokic on cello, we will take you on an inspiring and whimsical musical journey from baroque selections to the newly - [Concert Season 2016-17](https://concordiaplayers.org/concert-season-2016-17/) - 2016-2017 Season Concordia ChamberFest 2016September 16–18th, 2016Featuring seven extraordinary musicians:Anna Polonsky – Piano, Romie de Guise-Langlois – Clarinet, Philippe Djokic u0026amp; Emily Daggett-Smith – Violin,Molly Carr u0026amp; Juan-Miguel Hernandez – Viola, Michelle Djokic – Cello[ view program book ]PHOTO GALLERY Friday evening, September 167:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)“Oh Gesualdo, Divine Tormentor” — Bruce AdolpheClarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 — Wolfgang A. 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The venue is the remarkable and beautiful Trinity Church Solebury, 6587 Upper York Road, - [2020-21 Concordia Season Online](https://concordiaplayers.org/2020-21-concordia-season-online/) - The 2020-21 Online Season To see more, follow us on our YouTube Channel - [Princeton Festival 2021](https://concordiaplayers.org/princeton-festival-2021/) - Concordia Chamber Players Princeton Festival June 4, 2021 This ensemble of virtuoso musicians wins plaudits from critics and ovations from audiences for its bold programs and incisive, emotionally charged playing. 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With that in mind, Concordia would like to invite you to watch a premiere of a very special concert in New Year’s Day from - [Concordia at Cradle Valley Farm](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-concert-at-cradle-valley-farm/) - Filmed on location at Cradle Valley Farm in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Watch the trailer We invite you to immerse yourselves in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach as we share with you the complete Goldberg Variations arranged for string trio, featuring violinist Siwoo Kim, violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt and cellist Michelle Djokic. This concert was - [Concordia ChamberFest 2020](https://concordiaplayers.org/chamberfest-2020/) - PREMIERES AT 5:00 PM TODAY Concordia Chamber Players Concordia ChamberFest 2020 October 4, 2020 The Cinematic Tale of Finding Friendship, Hope and Community Through MusicFeaturing the Manzanita Music CollectiveSponsored in part by Following the concert we will be hosting a post-concert Zoom chat with Michelle & Siwoo to close out the 2020-21 Season.Please join us at - [Concordia at ArtYard](https://concordiaplayers.org/concordia-concert-at-art-yard/) - PREMIERES AT 5:00 PM TODAY Concordia Chamber Players at ArtYard April 11, 2021 Filmed at Artyard in Frenchtown, NJ, we present a concert featuring musical selections that confirm and celebrate the relevance of the recent exhibition “Shelter Is,” which explored the issues of sanctuary and community through a variety of media. 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Mozart - [Archive](https://concordiaplayers.org/archive/) - [2019-20 Concordia Chamber Players Season](https://concordiaplayers.org/2019-20-concordia-chamber-players-season/) - Free Event - Open Rehearsal: Friday, September 13 New Hope Public Library in New Hope, PA10:30 AM to 1:00 PM Special Musical Offering: Friday, September 13 Kings Oaks Chapel in Newtown, PA6:00 PM Concert: Saturday, September 14 Glen Oaks Farm in Solebury, PA 7:00 PM Featured Artists: Nell Snaidas - soprano Daniel Swenberg - theorbo/lute ## Musicians New - [Kathryn Lockwood](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/kathryn-lockwood/) - [Isabelle Ai Durrenberger](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/isabelle-ai-durrenberger/) - [Siwoo Kim](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/siwoo-kim/) - [Mark Dover](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/mark-dover/) - [Peter Dugan](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/peter-dugan/) - [Michelle Djokic](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/michelle-djokic/) - [Leonid Plashinov-Johnson](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/leonid-plashinov-johnson/) - [Cho-Liang Lin](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/cho-liang-lin/) - [Shaquille Southwell](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/shaquille-southwell/) - [Rebecca Fischer](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/rebecca-fischer/) - [Simone Dinnerstein](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/simone-dinnerstein/) - [Melissa White](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/melissa-white/) - [Michael Casimir](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/michael-casimir/) - [Jordan Bak](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/jordan-bak/) - [Rubén Rengel](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/ruben-rengel/) - [Ramón Carrero-Martínez](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/ramon-carrero-martinez/) - [Anna Lee](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/anna-lee/) - [Daniel Phillips](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/daniel-phillips/) - [Ahmed Alom](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/ahmed-alom/) - [Brandon Ridenour](https://concordiaplayers.org/musicians_new/brandon/) ## Products - [ela CD](https://concordiaplayers.org/product/ela-cd/) - A recording featuring the music of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Louise Farrenc, and Amy Beach. 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