TUE SEP 22, 2026, 7 PM
Music Hall

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Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)
Umoja (“Unity”)

Alyssa Mercedes Mena (b. 1997)
El Ajiaco for Woodwind Quintet

Rebecca Pancner flute
Emily Beare oboe
Ixi Chen clarinet
Jennifer Monroe bassoon
Lisa Conway horn

Carl Nielsen (1865–1931)
Serenata in vano, CNW 69
Allegro non troppo ma brioso
Un poco adagio
Tempo di marcia

Christopher Pell clarinet
Lisa Conway horn
Martin Garcia bassoon
Alan Rafferty cello
Stephen Jones double bass

Keeril Makan (b. 1972)
2 for Violin and Percussion

Rose Brown violin
Joseph Bricker percussion

INTERMISSION

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18
Allegro ma non troppo
Andante, ma moderato
Scherzo: Allegro molto
Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso

Evin Blomberg violin
Rachel Charbel violin
Christian Colberg viola
Celia Daggy viola
Ilya Finkelshteyn cello
Nicholas Mariscal cello

This performance is approximately 105 minutes long, including intermission.

YOU’RE INVITED to greet the musicians after the concert.

The Winstead Chamber Series is endowed by a generous gift from the estate of former CSO musician WILLIAM WINSTEAD.