By Jessica Lambert, Artistic Director
Recently I suggested to the Amici members that we all share a treasured memory of a chamber music experience that has stayed close to our hearts. The memory I have chosen to share with you is from the summer of 1986. I didn’t really want to go to a summer music program. I was…
Season 2019-20 Blogs
Among Friends: Chamber Music in the Living Room
By Dr. Abigail Fine
Greetings from Dr. Abigail Fine, Assistant Professor of Music History at the University of Oregon. Thanks to all those who attended my pre-concert lecture on Sunday, and for the interesting conversations after the talk. At the start of my lecture, I described…
Brahms Makes a Vulcan Cry
By Avery Hsieh
The first time I heard the Brahms Sextet No. 1 was not in concert, but in a sci-fi TV show. Star Trek: The Next Generation had been a show that I watched with my dad frequently while growing up and I encountered the Brahms Sextet 2nd movement through episode 23 of season 3 titled “Sarek.” Set in the future…
An Exploration of Dvořák’s Piano Quintet in A Major
By Michael Gu
Over the past nine years of my musical career, chamber music has always played a role. My first chamber music experience was performing Haydn Piano Trio No. 39, however, my favorite chamber music piece is the Haydn “Sunrise” Quartet (although it doesn’t…
First Impressions
By Katie Siegfried
From a young age, I loved going to see my teachers play chamber music. I was totally captured with the communication and the energy shared between each player. So naturally, when I got my first opportunity to play in a quartet in 5th grade, I was absolutely thrilled. My friends and I had been placed in a quartet for a summer institute playing the…
Composers at Christmas
As the holidays approach, I found myself wondering about what some of my favorite composers did during the holidays. Luckily, some of them (and their family members) kept journals and wrote letters giving us a tantalizing glimpse into their holiday households. The Mendelssohn family…