We are pleased to present our inaugural season at our new home 52 Sumner. The new performance facility, operated by the Springfield Performing Arts Ventures, is located at 52 Sumner Avenue and Fort Pleasant Avenue in Springfield, MA.
Saturday, October 26, 8:00PM
Season Opener!
Springfield Chamber Players Clarinet Quintet (Tickets available September 2)
Bernard Herrmann won an Oscar for his film scores of Alfred Hitchcock thrillers. Hear his Souvenirs de Voyage for Clarinet Quintet, in addition to Paul Chihara’s [Duke] Ellington Fantasy, and works by Vaughan Williams and Haydn.
Sunday, December 8, 3:00PM
Johnny Appleseed Plus (Tickets available September 2)
A family-friendly holiday program for kids 8 to 80+! Enjoy Clifton J. Noble’s folk cantata about the legendary Johnny Appleseed (who grew up in Longmeadow). Also on the program: Ferdinand the Bull, The Swan from Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals, and Peter Schickele’s The Boston Wonder about a flute who goes rogue. “A lively and euphonious afternoon”…In the Spotlight
Sunday, February 9, 3:00PM
Quartetto Mosso
The All-American Program (Tickets available September 2)
Listen to two works by African-American composers; the “American” string quartet by Antonin Dvořák; plus music from Broadway’s George Gershwin and Hollywood’s Henry Mancini (in honor of his Centennial).
Saturday, March 22, 8:00PM
Last Night’s Fun (Tickets available September 2)
Classical and Celtic flutist Ellen Redman and her trio perform music from the Emerald Isle.
Saturday, April 26, 8:00PM
Broadway With Strings Attached (Tickets available September 2)
Quartetto Mosso and timpanist/actor Marty Kluger celebrate Broadway, as reenvisioned for a string quartet. What would Fiddler on the Roof be without a fiddler? Did Richard Rodgers write No Strings with no strings?
Sunday, May 18, 3:00PM
The Champlain Trio (Tickets available September 2)
Vermont’s piano trio, co-founded by SSO cellist Emily Taubl, returns to the Springfield Chamber Players series by popular demand. Hear works by Haydn, Liebmann and Clara Schumann.
The building is fully accessible. Free parking is available across the street at the site of the old Friendly’s. Food and drink are available before and during performances. The on-site box office opens 2 hours prior to performance. Doors open one hour prior to performance. All seating is General Admission. Food and drink will be available before the concert. Meet our musicians after the concert.
Join us for one or all of our upcoming performances!
