Our Story
New Canaan Chamber Music played its first concert in 2020 when musicians and their audiences were unable to perform indoors. Andrew Armstrong persuaded a group of world-class musicians to play with him on the lawn of the New Canaan First Presbyterian Church. From that start, it has become a thriving new addition to the concert scene.
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“Chamber Music as it was meant to be.”
As a virtuoso pianist, Artistic Director Andrew Armstrong has performed in hundreds of cities in the world’s most prestigious venues. New Canaan Chamber Music creates an imaginative musical experience. Each concert is different every time – different musicians, ensembles, instruments, and programs.
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Timeless classics
You’ll hear your favorite composers. A single concert recently featured 11 musicians performing a Baroque concerto for trumpet and strings, Saint-Saëns’ scintillating septet for trumpet, strings, and Mendelssohn’s octet for strings.
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Delightful discoveries
You’ll also hear astounding new works, perhaps for the first time; a new jazz/classical composition for sax, strings and piano, a novel cello/piano arrangement, a hauntingly unforgettable string quartet by Benjamin Britten, or a concert of dueling pianists, featuring two grand pianos facing each other across the stage.
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Reaching out to all ages
In addition to concerts, New Canaan Chamber Musicians also bring the joy of listening and understanding great music to seniors, youth orchestras, and local schools. Growing and expanding outreach programs to diverse communities is a top priority for the future.
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Musicians who have performed with
New Canaan Chamber Music
Violin
Laurie Carney
Gabriela Diaz
James Ehnes
Jennifer Frautschi
Solomiya Ivakhiv
Stefan Jackiw
Tessa Lark
Amy Schwartz Moretti
Karl Stobbe
Arnaud Sussmann
Peter Winograd
Kevin Zhu
Viola
Daniel Avshalomov
Molly Carr
Gabriela Diaz
James Ehnes
Matthew Lipman
Cello
Ani Aznavoorian
Raphael Bell
Wolfram Koessel
Raman Ramakrishnan
Jan Vogler
Alice Yoo
Double Bass
Marguerite Cox
Flute
Demarre McGill
Clarinet
Alexander Fiterstein
Yoonah Kim
Trumpet
Jeroen Berwaerts
French Horn
David Cooper
R.J. Kelley
Piano
Andrew Armstrong
Orion Weiss
Jeewon Park
Harp
Emily Levin
Percussion
Steve Moretti
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Board Members
Tom Butterworth, Chair
Ben Bilus, Vice Chair
Tracey Karl, Treasurer
Tom Stadler, Secretary
Melissa Baker
Peggy Risom Bull
Jane Fox
Susan Gelvin
Breeze M. Hobbs
Michael C. James
Josh Kaye
Lois Sandberg
Pamela Dey Vossler