Celebrate the glorious and inventive music of Handel and Haydn as the Grammy award-winning musicians of St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble commemorate the 200th and 250th anniversary of Haydn and Handel's deaths in a program showcasing the important contributions made by both composers to the reigning genres of their day.

HANDEL Selections from Jeptha
HANDEL Trio Sonata in C minor
HANDEL Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 6, No. 7
HAYDN Trio Sonata
HAYDN Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin"

From silver screen to concert hall, hear chamber music written by composers who achieved success with music composed for film and television. Featuring chamber music by Britten, Ibert, Herrmann and Vaughan Williams, who composed scores for a host of popular award-winning films and television shows, including Psycho, Night Mail, Twilight Zone and Orson Welles' Macbeth.

BRITTEN Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2 for oboe, violin, viola and cello
HERRMANN Souvenirs de Voyage for clarinet and string quartet
IBERT Cinq Pieces en Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Quintet in D Major for clarinet, horn, violin, cello and piano

Exploring the clash and fusion of South American folk traditions and western classical chamber music, this varied program features works by Latin American composers influenced by the indigenous music and dance of Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and Peru.

GOLIJOV Last Round for string nonet
PEREIRA Suite Nordestina for string quartet
FRANK Cuatro Bosquejos Pre-Incaicos for flute and cello*
D'RIVERA Wapango for string quartet
LOPES-GAVILÁN Mi Menor Conga for string quartet
PIAZZOLLA La Muerte del Angel for flute, clarinet, string quartet and bass
GOLIJOV Lullaby and Doina for flute, clarinet, string quartet and bass
VILLA-LOBOS Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor

*OSL commission

Scandalous, passionate and complicated, the relationship between Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms is one of the most well-documented and ultimately tragic open secrets in classical music. This program of seminal works by each composer illuminates the profound effect each had on the other's musical language, which together helped fuel and define the boundaries and ideals of musical Romanticism.

CLARA SCHUMANN Three Romances for violin and piano, Op. 17
ROBERT SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op. 88
JOHANNES BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet

An exploration of Tower's influences and her musical legacy to younger generations of composers, performed in the context of Tower's own compositions. Featuring music by Shostakovich, Messiaen and Stravinsky; and a newly commissioned work by Sergei Tcherepnin.

A 70th birthday celebration spotlighting composers who share the same birth year as Joan Tower. Featuring musical luminaries William Bolcom, John Corigliano and John Harbison, who will all be present at the performances.

Highlights from composers featured during Tower's 10-year St. Luke's residency and two world premieres of new works by Keith Fitch and Daniel Wohl.

Music by Gabriela Frank (St. Luke's commission and world premiere), Michael Daugherty, Barbara White and Joan Panetti (St. Luke's commission and world premiere).

A musical dialogue between the composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), his mentor and friend Philip Glass, and featuring the works of exciting young composers.

New Music, New York Style: Music by Chester Biscardi, Gregory Sandow, Martha Mooke and Joan Tower.

A program of music by composers from across the country, including Ingram Marshall (Connecticut), David Rakowski (Massachusetts), and Anna Weesner (Pennsylvania), as well as the world premiere of a St. Luke's commissioned work by Texas composer Marcus Maroney.

This program features works by New York-based composers Roshanne Etezady, Jason Eckardt, Daniel Bernard Roumain, and Michael Torke.

Saluting the work of Peter Schickele, this program, which takes place in the Andy Warhol gallery, comprises a "mix" of music by Schickele and his forbears, including Darius Milhaud’s Suite for solo piano, Op. 8 (1913), which Schickele himself will perform; Schickele's Summer Trio for flute, cello, and piano (1966) and String Sextet (1990); and the world premiere of a new work by Schickele's son, Matthew Schickele, for mezzo-soprano, string quartet, and piano.