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ABOUT THE 2025-2026 SEASON Dear Friends, Our 18th season celebrates the human voice — the universal wellspring of musical expression. From the luminous harmonies of the Renaissance to the dramatic sweep of opera and the intimacy of Lieder, vocal artistry will be a radiant thread woven throughout the season. Even our instrumental programs will highlight works shaped by the lyricism and phrasing of the singing voice. We open on September 14 with a concert featuring three of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra’s “instrumental singers”: principal hornist Brad Gemeinhardt, bassoonist William Short, and clarinetist Anton Rist . Joined by their Met Orchestra colleagues and conducted by Artistic Director Michael Parloff , they will perform three of Mozart’s iconic wind concertos . The program also includes Haydn’s sparkling Symphony No. 6 (“The Morning”) , a joyful celebration of the individual virtuosity of the orchestra members. On October 12 , celebrated Metropolitan Opera tenor Lawrence Brownlee brings his thrilling artistry to a program of high-flying bel canto arias — the very repertoire that has made him a star on the world’s great opera stages. He will be joined by pianist Kevin J. Miller. On November 2 , the eloquent baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu will offer To Dieter: The Past and The Future , a heartfelt tribute to Appl’s mentor, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , in the year of the great baritone’s centennial. Their wide-ranging program will survey art songs by Schubert, Brahms, Wolf, Tchaikovsky, Britten, Barber, and more . This event will include narration by acclaimed actor Peter Francis James. On December 7 , the celebrated Renaissance Choir The Tallis Scholars will illuminate five centuries of English sacred music in Mother and Child , a profoundly moving program that includes works by Tallis, Byrd, Taverner, Britten, and others . On January 18 , violinist Benjamin Beilman , cellist Jonathan Swensen , and pianist Orion Weiss will dazzle in an afternoon of Operatic Fantasies — virtuosic reimaginings of themes from Carmen, The Magic Flute, and more, in works by Beethoven, Wagner, Liszt, and others . The program will culminate with Mendelssohn’s stirring C-minor Piano Trio . On February 22 , Moldovan accordion sensation Radu Ratoi will make his PCC debut in a bold, genre-defying recital of Bach, Liszt, Saint-Saëns , and contemporary works. A trailblazer and a poet of the accordion, Ratoi promises an unforgettable musical experience. On March 8 , the distinguished pianist Jonathan Biss returns with a solo recital spanning three centuries from Mozart’s stormy C-minor Sonata, K. 457 , to Janáček’s nostalgic On an Overgrown Path , to Schumann’s passionate Fantasy in C — a love letter in sound to his beloved Clara Wieck. On April 26 , the renowned Jerusalem String Quartet returns with a far-ranging program of Haydn’s radiant “Sunrise” Quartet , a newly composed gem by Pulitzer Prize–winner Shulamit Ran , and Beethoven’s Quartet in B-flat, Op. 130 , displaying the full range of Beethoven’s late-life inventiveness and mastery. And on May 17 , we close the season with an all-Brahms finale . Violinist Chee-Yun, cellist Sterling Elliott , and pianist Henry Kramer will unite in a richly expressive journey through Brahms’s D-minor Violin Sonata, F-major Cello Sonata, and the majestic B-minor Piano Trio . I look forward to welcoming you soon to another inspiring season at Parlance Chamber Concerts! Michael Parloff
 Artistic Director 2025-2026 SEASON September 14, 2025 “Singers” from the Met Orchestra October 12, 2025 Lawrence Brownlee, tenor November 2, 2025 Benjamin Appl, baritone; James Baillieu, piano December 7, 2025 The Tallis Scholars January 18, 2026 Benjamin Beilman, violin; Jonathan Swenson, cello; Orion Weiss, piano February 22, 2026 Radu Ratoi, accordion March 8, 2026 Jonathan Biss, piano April 26, 2026 Jerusalem String Quartet May 17, 2026 Chee-Yun, violin; Sterling Elliott, cello; Henry Kramer, piano Artist Roster Parlance Program Notes LOCATION At West Side Presbyterian Church 6 South Monroe Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 For map and directions, click here . CONCERT AMENITIES Whee lchair Accessible Fr e e Parking for all concerts

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2023-2024 ARTIST ROSTER BRUCE ADOLPHE, COMPOSER ALESSIO BAX, PIANO MICHAEL STEPHEN BROWN, PIANO LUCILLE CHUNG, PIANO BRUNO EICHER, VIOLIN BRAD GEMEINHARDT, FRENCH HORN HESPÈRION XXI, EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLE JOSEPH JORDAN, OBOE LEIGH MESH, BASS PAUL NEUBAUER, VIOLA JORDI SAVALL, VIOLA DA GAMBA SARAH VONSATTEL, VIOLIN MARIKO ANRAKU, HARP ANGEL BLUE, SOPRANO NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, CELLO KARI DOCTER, CELLO GARRETT FISCHBACH, VIOLA GOLDMUND STRING QUARTET MING-FENG HSIN, VIOLIN LYSANDER PIANO TRIO SETH MORRIS, FLUTE ALBERTO PARRINI, CELLO ANNE SCHARER, FRENCH HORN BRYAN WAGORN, PIANO ANTIOCH CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, CHOIR BRENTANO STRING QUARTET CHEE-YUN, VIOLIN ELAINE DOUVAS, OBOE KATHERINE FONG, VIOLIN RICHARD GOODE, PIANO STEFAN JACKIW, VIOLIN ANTHONY MCGILL, CLARINET OLIVER NEUBAUER, VIOLIN WEN QIAN, VIOLIN DOV SCHEINDLIN, VIOLA NANCY WU, VIOLIN

2018-2019 ARTIST ROSTER EDWARD ARRON, CELLO MICHAEL BROWN, PIANO BARRY CENTANNI, PERCUSSION TIMOTHY COBB, DOUBLE BASS DAVID J. GROSSMAN, DOUBLE BASS PAUL HUANG, VIOLIN CHELSEA KNOX, FLUTE SEAN LEE, VIOLIN MIHAI MARICA, CELLO KEN NODA, PIANO WEN QIAN, VIOLIN SHERYL STAPLES, VIOLIN JASON VIEAUX, GUITAR PINCHAS ZUKERMAN; AMANDA FORSYTH; ANGELA CHENG ELAINE DOUVAS, OBOE MAURYCY BANASZEK, VIOLA THE CALIDORE STRING QUARTET INN-HYUCK CHO, CLARINET EMERSON STRING QUARTET WENDY BRYN HARMER, SOPRANO PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN PIERRE LAPOINTE, VIOLA QIAN-QIAN LI, VIOLIN ANNE AKIKO MEYERS, VIOLIN GARRICK OHLSSON, PIANO DOV SCHEINDLIN, VIOLA ARNAUD SUSSMANN, VIOLIN GILLES VONSATTEL, PIANO JOEL NOYES, CELLO PASCUAL MARTÍNEZ FORTEZA, CLARINET ALESSIO BAX, PIANO NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, CELLO LUCILLE CHUNG, PIANO DAVID FINCKEL, CELLO MING FENG HSIN, VIOLIN FRIEDRICH HEINRICH KERN, GLASS HARMONICA KRISTIN LEE, VIOLIN MATTHEW LIPMAN, VIOLA EILEEN MOON-MYERS, CELLO CYNTHIA PHELPS, VIOLA EMILY DAGGETT SMITH, VIOLIN DANBI UM, VIOLIN SARAH CROCKER VONSATTEL, VIOLIN KEVIN ZHU, VIOLIN YOOBIN SON, FLUTE

2009-2010 ARTIST ROSTER ANDERSON & ROE, DUO PIANISTS DAVID CHAN, VIOLIN DANIELLE DE NIESE, SOPRANO RAFAEL FIGUEROA, CELLO DARRYL THOMAS KUBIAN, VIOLIN, THEREMIN JOEL NOYES, CELLO PETER WASHINGTON, JAZZ BASS ABRAHAM APPLEMAN, VIOLA BILL CHARLAP, PIANIST LAWRENCE DUTTON, VIOLA STEFÁN RAGNAR HÖSKULDSSON, FLUTE YOON KWON, VIOLIN JEEWON PARK, PIANO STEPHEN WILLIAMSON, CLARINET CECILIA BRAUER, ARMONICA TIMOTHY COBB, BASS EMERSON STRING QUARTET DR. GARETH ICENOGLE, NARRATOR KEN NODA, PIANO KENNY WASHINGTON, JAZZ DRUMS GREG ZUBER, XYLOPHONE

2011-2012 ARTIST ROSTER STEPHANIE BLYTHE, RECITER ANDRÉS DÍAZ, CELLO JULIE GUNN, PIANO DEBORAH HOFFMAN, HARP CYNTHIA PHELPS, VIOLA DENIS BOURIAKOV, FLUTE - 2011 TIM FAIN, VIOLIN NATHAN GUNN, BARITONE STEFÁN RAGNAR HÖSKULDSSON, FLUTE MIDGE WOOLSEY, NARRATOR WENDY CHEN, PIANO RAFAEL FIGUEROA, CELLO THOMAS HAMPSON, BARITONE WARREN JONES, PIANO

2019-2020 ARTIST ROSTER BENJAMIN BEILMAN, VIOLIN 2019 INN-HYUCK CHO, CLARINET YING FANG, SOPRANO PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN BENJAMIN LUXON, ACTOR-NARRATOR JUHO POHJONEN, PIANO DANBI UM, VIOLIN DEMIAN AUSTIN, TROMBONE CHRIS COLETTI, TRUMPET DAVID J. GROSSMAN, DOUBLE BASS PAUL LEWIS, PIANO FRANK MORELLI, BASSOON QUARTETTO DI CREMONA ZUKERMAN TRIO IAN ROSENBAUM, PERCUSSION ANNI CROFUT, DANCER PAUL HUANG, VIOLIN MATTHEW LIPMAN, VIOLA KEN NODA, PIANO ANDREW TYSON, PIANO

2012-2013 ARTIST ROSTER INON BARNATAN, PIANO EMERSON STRING QUARTET RICHARD GOODE, PIANO ANTHONY MCGILL, CLARINET DENIS BOURIAKOV, FLUTE - 2013 SIR JAMES GALWAY, FLUTE STEFÁN RAGNAR HÖSKULDSSON, FLUTE PHILLIP MOLL, PIANO NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, CELLO LADY JEANNE GALWAY, FLUTE ROBERT LANGEVIN, FLUTE

2015-2016 ARTIST ROSTER BENJAMIN BEILMAN, VIOLIN 2015 NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, CELLO THE ESCHER STRING QUARTET SIR JAMES GALWAY, FLUTE MARK HOLLOWAY, VIOLA SEAN LEE, VIOLIN GILLES VONSATTEL, PIANO STEPHANIE BLYTHE, MEZZO-SOPRANO TIMOTHY COBB, BASS YING FANG, SOPRANO LADY JEANNE GALWAY, FLUTE STEFAN JACKIW, VIOLIN CRAIG TERRY, PIANIST PAUL WATKINS, CELLO PAOLO BORDIGNON, HARPSICHORD JEREMY DENK, PIANO RAFAEL FIGUEROA, CELLO RICHARD GOODE, PIANO KRISTIN LEE, VIOLIN DANBI UM, VIOLIN