Season 2025-26



Photo: Darren Elias



Exponential Ensemble

In Essence 

Sunday, September 21 - 3pm
Candlewood Farm
95 Jacoby Road
Higganum, CT 

For tickets and more information, contact:
arts@candlewoodfarmartsfoundation.org 

Friday, September 26 - 7pm
Marc A. Scorca Hall
330 7th Avenue, 7th floor
New York City

In Essence explores how a single musical idea can transform into a fascinating musical journey. This program begins with Valerie Coleman's Red Clay & Mississippi Delta, a reflection on her musical heritage from the South, while also showing off the virtuosity of the wind quintet instruments through bluesy and flashy riffs. The Light is the Same by Reena Esmail is based on two ragas, or Indian scales, providing a flurry of contrasting colors and textures. The works by Elliot Carter and György Ligeti are both sets of miniatures showcasing their unique and masterful approaches to harmony, rhythm, and phrasing. 

Program
Valerie Coleman: Red Clay & Mississippi Delta
Reena Esmail: The Light is the Same
Elliott Carter: 8 Études and a Fantasy
György Ligeti: Six Bagatelles

Anna Urrey, Flutes

Kemp Jernigan, Oboe

Pascal Archer, Clarinet

Joshua Butcher, Bassoon

Eric Huckins, French Horn

For more info and tickets,  click here.

Momenta Festival X: Mozart & Modernism

Sunday, October 5, 2025 - 7pm

Broadway Presbyterian Church, New York

Dominic Wills: Indris

Stefan Wolpe: String Quartet

Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, K. 581

Pascal Archer, Clarinet

Momenta Quartet

Emilie-Anne Gendron, Violin

Alex Shiozaki, Violin

Stephanie Griffin, Viola

Michael Haas, Cello

Free admission (donations benefit Broadway Community Food Pantry)

Camerata Pacifica

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - 7:30pm

The Huntington, San Marino, CA

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - 7pm

Musica Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, CA

Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 8pm

Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA

Sunday, November 2, 2025 - 3pm

Scherr Forum, Thousand Oaks, CA

Beethoven: Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerkalvier"

Mozart: Serenade in E-Flat Major for Wind Octet, K. 375

Chopin: Nocturne No. 11 in G minor, Op. 37, No. 1

Gilles Vonsattel, Piano

Nicholas Daniels, Oboe

Claire Brazeau, Oboe

José Franch-Ballaster, Clarinet

Pascal Archer, Clarinet

Eleni Katz, Bassoon

David Byrd-Marrow, French Horn

Melia Badalian, French Horn

Click here for more info

Exponential Ensemble

Origins 

Friday, November 21 - 7pm  
Americas Society 
680 Park Avenue 
New York City 

Presented by Americas Society, this program will feature works by American composers inspired by folklore and nature, including the klezmer inspired Trioby Paul Schoenfield, based on traditional Eastern European folklore and a trio by Lowell Liebermann inspired by American ragtime. Nina C. Young's work Spero Lucem, based on a Latin phrase meaning "after darkness, I hope for light," transports the listener to a dark and unfamiliar soundscape, searching relentlessly for light. Robert Paterson's Summit Trio reminds us of our original, intrinsic connection to nature and the importance of protecting the planet.  

Program  
Paul Schoenfield: Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano 
Nina C. Young: Spero Lucem 
Robert Paterson: Summit Trio 
Lowell Lieberman: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano 

Free Admission (Registration required)

Visit Americas Society to register



Exponential Ensemble

UNCSA residency

Tuesday, January 20 - 7pm 
University of North Carolina School of the Arts 
Watson Hall, 200 Waughtown st 
Winston-Salem, NC 

We are thrilled to participate in a new music residency at UNCSA working with the composition students of Jared Miller and Lawrence Dillon. The residency will culminate with a program including works that are part of our debut album Matters of Time.  

Program 

Guillaume Connesson: Techno Parade 
Gilad Cohen: A Dark Matter 
Amy Brandon: Crown of the Sun
Albert Roussel: Divertissement  
Gabriel Fauré: Pavane Op. 50 
Jared Miller: The Bright Exuberant Silence 

Rubén Rengel, Violin

Ramón Carrero-Martínez, Viola

Caleb van der Swaagh, Cello

Anna Urrey, Flutes

Kemp Jernigan, Oboe

Pascal Archer, Clarinet

Joshua Butcher, Basssoon

Nikolee Kuester, French Horn

Amir Farid, Piano

 
Free Admission



NEPA Philharmonic Chamber Series

Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 3pm

WVIA Sordoni Theater
100 WVIA Way, Pittston, PA

Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind

Pascal Archer, Clarinet

Alexander Margolis, Violin

Jeremiah Blacklow, Viola

Mialtin Zhezha, Viola

Luca Button, Cello

Tickets and more info here.

 Exponential Ensemble

Legacy  

Friday, March 27, 2026 - 7pm 
Marc A. Scorca Hall
330 7th Avenue (7th floor)
New York City

In a letter to his father, Mozart declared that his Quintet for Piano and Winds to be the “best thing I have ever written.” This iconic work later inspired many composers to write for woodwinds and piano, including New York-based composer Brad Balliett and French composer Mel Bonis. 

Program 
Brad Balliett: Quintet for Piano and Winds
Mel Bonis: Soir et Matin, Op. 76
W. A. Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds K. 452

For more info and tickets, click here.

Kemp Jernigan, Oboe

Pascal Archer, Clarinet

Joshua Butcher, Bassoon

Eric Huckins, French Horn

Amir Farid, Piano

 Exponential Ensemble

Folktales    

Friday, April 17 - 7pm 
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
440 Grand Street
New York City 

This program centers around folk music with The Dreams and Prayer of Isaac the Blind, a monumental work by Osvaldo Golijov inspired by 6000 years of Jewish history and music. Missy Mazzoli's Lies you can believe in uses urban folk music as a way to create a story that may, or may not, be true, while Paul Frucht's Rhapsody explores Roma folklore in a virtuosic style. The program concludes with Adoration by Florence Price based on American spirituals. 
 
Program 
Missy Mazzoli: Lies you can believe in
Paul Frucht: Rhapsody 
Osvaldo Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Florence Price: Adoration 

Pascal Archer, Clarinet

Violins: TBD

Ramón Carrero-Martínez, Viola

Sofia Nowik, Cello

Click here for tickets.

Exponential Ensemble - Fordham Composers Concert 

Tuesday, April 21 - 7pm  
Fordham University, Lincoln Center 
113 W. 60th Street, 12th Floor Lounge 
New York City 

Program - Works in progress!  
This concert will be the culmination of our 8th collaboration with Dr. Daniel Ott and the Fordham Composers program, featuring new works by participating student composers.  

Free Admission

Exponential Ensemble

Concertante  

Sunday, May 31 - 3pm 
Venue TBD 
Presented by the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra 

Presented by WHCO, this program will end Season 15: Legacies with works showcasing woodwinds and strings, featuring The Life of Birds by Mason Bates, a set of five miniatures depicting peculiar scenes from a bird’s life.  

Program  
Valerie Coleman: Maombi Asante 
Elle Taaffe Zwillich: Divertimento 
Ingolf Dahl: Concerto a Tre 
Mason Bates: Life of Birds 

Free Admission 

The Glimmerglass Festival

Cooperstown, NY

July 10 to August 17, 2026

Join me at the Glimmerglass Festival with four productions:

Puccini: Madama Butterfly

Hammerstein: Oklahoma!

Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte

Spears: Fellow Travelers

More info: https://glimmerglass.org

Copland Clarinet Concerto with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic on March 15, 2025

Photo: Darren Elias

Photo: Jhoel Delgado

Jupiter Chamber Players

Amazing Women

October 28, 2024 - 2pm & 7:30pm

Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, New York City

Program

Germaine Tailleferre: 3 Danses from La Nouvelle Cythere

Amy Beach: Theme and Variations

Marguerite Canal: Violin Sonata

Louise Adolpha Le Beau: Piano Quartet in F minor, Op. 28

Pascal Archer, Clarinet

Sooyun Kim, Flute

Jennifer Frautschi, Violin

Maya Kilburn, Violin

Natalie Loughran Viola

Christine Lamprea, Cello

Michael Stephen Brown, Piano

Exponential Ensemble: Elements

Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 7pm

Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center

330 7th Avenue (7th floor), New York City

Program

Christopher Cerrone: New Addresses                                                              

Gilad Cohen: Post Winter Solstice                                        

Valerie Coleman: Maombi Asante

Charles Wuorinen: Bearbeitungen über das Glogauer Liederbuch

Jessica Meyer: Forces of Nature*

*World Premiere

Anna Urrey, Flutes

Pascal Archer, Clarinets

Suliman Tekalli, Violin

Caleb van der Swaagh, Cello



New World Symphony

December 22, 2024 - 2pm

New World Center, Miami Beach

Program

Melody Eotvos: The King in Yellow                                            

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet in E flat Major for Piano and Winds         

Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time

Pascal Archer, Clarinet

Owen Ruff, Violin

Hana Cohon, Cello

Anne Marie McDermott, Piano

Members of the New World Symphony (Eotvos & Mozart)   

NEPA Philharmonic

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Church of St. Luke's, Scranton, PA

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin

William Grant Still: Summerland

Valerie Coleman: Rubispheres

Amy Beach: Pastorale

Ligeti: 6 Bagatelles

Laure Gilbert, Flute

Erin Gustafson, Oboe

Pascal Archer, Clarinet

Joshua Butcher, Bassoon

Katie Jordan, Horn

Exponential Ensemble: Windswept

Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 7pm

Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center

330 7th Avenue (7th floor), New York City

Program

Albert Roussel: Divertissement Op. 6

Daniel Ott: Variable Winds

Brad Balliett: Wild Birds of New York*

Kenji Bunch: Summer Hours

Anna Urrey, Flutes

Kemp Jernigan, Oboe & English Horn

Pascal Archer, Clarinets

Joshua Butcher, Bassoon

Eric Huckins, Horn

Amir Farid, Piano

NEPA Philharmonic

Saturday, March 15, 2025 - 7:30pm

Copland: Clarinet Concerto

Tchaikovsky: Serenate for Strings

Other works by Purcell, Frank and Okpebholo

Pascal Archer, Clarinet

Mélisse Brunet, Conductor

Exponential Ensemble: Fusion

Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 7pm

Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center

330 7th Avenue (7th floor), New York City

Program

Erwin Schulhoff: Divertimento (selections)

Johannes Brahms: Two Songs, Op. 91 (arr.)

Sofia Gubaidulina: Quasi Hoquetus

Charles Marie Loeffler: 2 Rhapsodies

Kemp Jernigan, Oboe

Pascal Archer, Clarinets

Joshua Butcher, Bassoon

Ramón Carrero-Martínez, Viola

Amir Farid, Piano

The Candlewood Farm Arts Foundation presents Exponential Ensemble

Friday, April 11, 2025 - 7pm

United Congregational Church of Haddam and Higganum

25 Parsonage Road, Higganum, CT

Program

Eugene Bozza: Trois Pieces de Musique de Nuit

Erwin Schulhoff: Divertimento (selections)

Brad Balliett: Wild Birds of New York

Valerie Coleman: Rubispheres

Jean Françaix: Wind Quartet

Anna Urrey, Flutes

Kemp Jernigan, Oboe & English Horn

Pascal Archer, Clarinets

Joshua Butcher, Bassoon

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

Friday, April 25, 2025 - 7:30pm

Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University

Palo Alto, CA

Arnold Schoenberg: Verkläre Nacht, Op. 4

Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden gesellen

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Op. 92

Gábor Takács-Nagy, Conductor

Johannes Kammler, Baritone



Exponential Ensemble: Innovation

Friday, May 2, 2025 - 7pm

Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center

330 7th Avenue (7th floor), New York City

Program

Guillaume Connesson: Techno Parade

Reena Esmail: Tasveer

Kaija Saariaho: Cendres

Jared Miller: Absolute

Kenji Bunch: Ralph's Old Records

Anna Urrey, Flutes

Pascal Archer, Clarinet

Suliman Tekalli, Violin/Viola

Sofia Nowik, Cello

Amir Farid, Piano

Concourse Counterpoint

Saturday, May 24, 2025 - 3pm

Andrew Freedman Home

1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY (subway: D or 4 train to 167th St.)

Music by Jason Kao Hwang, Bright Sheng, and Mozart
Free admission



Pascal Archer, Clarinet

Momenta Quartet

Emilie-Anne Gendron, Violin

Alex Shiozaki, Violin

Stephanie Griffin, Viola

Michael Haas, Cello

The Glimmerglass Festival

Cooperstown, NY

July 11 to August 18, 2025

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Glimmerglass Festival with four productions:

Puccini: Tosca

Sondheim: Sunday in the Park with George

Bermel: The House on Mango Street

Stravinsky: The Rakes Progress

More info: https://glimmerglass.org

North Country Chamber Players

Saturday, July 26 - 4pm

Medallion Opera House

Gorham, NH

Sunday, July 27 - 4pm

Rocks Estate

Bethlehem, NH

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (arr. for chamber orchestra)

Soprano: Sara Heaton

Stay tuned for updates!