Children 18 and under are always welcome to our concerts free of charge
2021-22 Subscription Season
This exciting new season features award-winning performers, some new discoveries and exciting special events.
This concert series is supported in part by:
Individual Tickets
Concordia WinterFest 2022 has been canceled.
In response to the current warning against indoor gatherings due to Covid, we have decided to cancel our January 14, 2022 Winterfest gathering at Cradle Valley Farm.
The price of the tickets you purchased for the January 14, 2022 Winterfest will be refunded to you in full in early January. If you purchased your ticket through Eventbrite, the refund will go to the original payment method you used to buy the ticket. Sorry for the inconvenience.
In the meantime, we thank you for your support and wish you a Happy New Year.
Limited seating for this event.
January 14, 2022
7:00 PM
Concordia WinterFest 2022
Featuring Sam Reider & The Human Hands
Irresistible melodies, fiery improvisation, and otherworldly sounds collide in what Songlines magazine dubbed “mash-up of the the Klezmatics, Quintette du Hot Club de France, and the Punch Brothers.” The New York Times calls it “modern folk music with saxophone and accordion.”
The Human Hands got their start playing regular late night sessions at well-known dives and venues like Brooklyn’s Barbès and Sunny’s, and Manhattan’s Rockwood Music Hall. The group has evolved into a 21st-century folk music orchestra featuring a rotating cast of some of the brightest names in jazz, bluegrass, classical, and world music.
Limited seating will be available in order to ensure social distancing. We will require attendees send proof of vaccination in advance to info@concordiaplayers.org.
Program:
Ritornello 2.sq.2.j.a. — Caroline Shaw
Trojan Women – Hecuba and Cassandra — Lisa Bielawa
Quiet Art from Impressions for string quartet — Jennifer Higdon
Leyendas, An Andean Walkabout — Gabriela Lena Frank
Artists:
Cradle Valley Farm, New Hope, PA
6454 Meetinghouse Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania 18938
Tickets will also be available at the door.
We will be offering online access to the March 6, 2022 concert. Broadcast will air one week following the live concert, on March 13 @ 3pm.
A password will be emailed to digital subscribers to gain access prior to the concert broadcast. Concerts will air one week after the live event and will remain on our website throughout the season. Online access to the concerts will be available at no extra cost to all in-person ticket holders.
Premieres Online:
March 13, 2022 @ 3pm
March 6, 2022
3:00 PM
All living female composers will be featured.
We celebrate International Women’s Day with a carefully crafted a program of compositions for string quartet by some amazing female composers, including Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte, Lisa Bielawa’s Trojan Women – Hecuba and Cassandra, Jennifer Higdon’s Quiet Art from Impressions for string quartet, and Gabriela Lena Frank’s Leyendas. The music is just as amazing as the ladies performing: Gabriela Diaz – violin, Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu – violin, Ayane Kozasa – violin, and Michelle Djokic – cello.
Program:
Entr’acte — Caroline Shaw
Trojan Women – Hecuba and Cassandra — Lisa Bielawa
Quiet Art from Impressions for string quartet — Jennifer Higdon
Leyendas, An Andean Walkabout — Gabriela Lena Frank
Artists:
Gabriela Diaz – violin
Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu – violin
Ayane Kozasa – viola
Michelle Djokic – cello
Trinity Church, Solebury
6587 Upper York Rd, Solebury, PA 18963
Free Open Rehearsal
Saturday, February 29 @ 4 PM
Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
Tickets will also be available at the door.
We will be offering online access to the April 24, 2022 concert. Broadcast will air one week following the live concert, on May 1 @ 3pm.
A password will be emailed to digital subscribers to gain access prior to the concert broadcast. Concerts will air one week after the live event and will remain on our website throughout the season. Online access to the concerts will be available at no extra cost to all in-person ticket holders.
Premieres Online:
May 1, 2022 @ 3pm
April 24, 2022
3:00 PM
The East Coast premiere of Seven Pillars by Andy Akiho.
We close out the season with the East Coast premiere of Seven Pillars by Andy Akiho. Described as “trailblazing” by the LA Times, composer Andy Akiho brings rhythmic nuance and complexity to his compositions that I find both intoxicating and irresistible. The first-rate percussion ensemble, Sandbox, comes to us from Brooklyn to reveal this awesome work and share their supernatural powers in all that is percussion. Fun fact: Andy composed Pillar II while staying at Cradle Valley Farm in Solebury!
Program:
The Seven Pillars — Andy Akiho
Artists:
The Solebury School
6832 Phillips Mill Rd, New Hope, PA
Free Open Rehearsal
Saturday, February 29 @ 4 PM
Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
Past Concerts
Tickets will also be available at the door.
We will be offering online access to the November 14, 2021 concert. Broadcast will air one week following the live concert, on November 21 @ 3pm.
A password will be emailed to digital subscribers to gain access prior to the concert broadcast. Concerts will air one week after the live event and will remain on our website throughout the season. Online access to the concerts will be available at no extra cost to all in-person ticket holders.
Premieres Online:
November 21, 2021 @ 3pm
November 14, 2021
3:00 PM
On November 14th we will be performing at the acoustically welcoming Trinity Episcopal Church. This program has the harp strongly featured throughout. The program will be Lou Harrsion’s Duo for cello and harp, Henriette Renié’s Trio for harp, violin, and cello and the Jacques Ibert Trio for the same instrumentation.
Playing harp will be the prize-winning Juilliard Masters Candidate Adam Phan who is quickly becoming one of the bright young stars of the harp world.
For the first time we introduce dance into one of our chamber concerts with dancers Antoine Hunter and Zahna Simon. Zahna and Antoine come to us from the Urban Jazz Dance Company, California’s only Black Deaf-led professional dance company.
Joining us for this inspired program will be Siwoo Kim on violin and Michelle Djokic on cello.
Program:
Suite for cello and harp — Lou Harrison
Trio for violin, cello and harp — Henriette Renié
Trio for violin, cello and harp — Jacques Ibert
Artists:
Adam Phan – harp
Siwoo Kim – violin
Michelle Djokic – cello
Antoine Hunter – dancer
Zahna Simon – dancer
Trinity Church, Solebury
6587 Upper York Rd, Solebury, PA 18963
Free Open Rehearsal
Saturday, November 13 @ 3 PM
Trinity Church, Solebury
6587 Upper York Rd, Solebury, Pennsylvania
Tickets will also be available at the door.
We will be offering online access to ChamberFest. Broadcast will air one week following the live concert, on September 25, 2021 @ 3pm.
A password will be emailed to digital subscribers to gain access prior to the concert broadcast. Concerts will air one week after the live event and will remain on our website throughout the season. Online access to the concerts will be available at no extra cost to all in-person ticket holders.
Premieres Online:
Saturday, September 25, 2021 @ 3 PM
ChamberFest 2021
Saturday, September 18, 2021
7:00 PM
Free Open Rehearsal – Friday, September 17
3:00 – 4:30 PM
On September 18th we present ChamberFest 2021 where we will find ourselves at Glen Oaks Farm for the unveiling of the World Premier of Clouds of Gill by Paul Wiancko (paulwiancko.com). Commissioned by Concordia and fashioned on cloud spotting, this uplifting and inspired composition is written for clarinet, violin, and cello. We are so proud and excited to welcome a new chamber work into the world! Also featured on the program will be a string trio by French composer, Jean Cras who found his inspiration from regions visited during his career as a naval officer, capturing the spirit of Celtic fiddling, the exoticism of the West Indies and Senegal, and the jazz harmonies of the Americas. The program will also feature another of my favorite compositions by Paul Wiancko entitled American Haiku for viola and cello.
Sponsored in part by:
Program:
American Haiku – Duo for viola and cello — Paul Wiancko
String Trio — Jean Cras
A World Premier Concordia Commission:
Clouds of Gill – Trio for clarinet, violin and cello — Paul Wiancko
Artists:
The Barn at Glen Oaks Farm
6871 Upper York Road, Solebury, PA 18938