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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 AT 5 PM CANDLELIT MUSIC OF THE SPIRIT ANTHONY McGILL, CLARINET STEFAN JACKIW, VIOLIN NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, CELLO MICHAEL STEPHE N BROWN, PIANO Anthony McGill , clarinet “Exquisite refinement and expressive radiance” — The Baltimore Sun Stefan Jackiw , violin “Talent that’s off the scale” — The Washington Post Nicholas Canellakis , cello “Seduced by his rich, alluring tone” — The New YorkTimes Michael Stephen Brown , piano “One of the leading figures in the current renaissance of performer -composers.” — The New YorkTimes ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS “Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.” — Ludwig van Beethoven 2023-2024 SEASON October 15, 202 3 Lysander Piano Trio November 12, 2023 Angel Blue, soprano Bryan Wagorn, piano December 3, 2023 Brentano String Quartet Antioch Chamber Choir January 14, 2024 Goldmund String Quartet February 18, 2024 Candlelit Music of The Spirit March 10, 2024 Richard Goode, Piano Late Beethoven April 7, 2024 Jordi Savall, Conductor Hespèrion XXI May 12, 2024 Mothers Day Concert June 2, 2024 Mozart’s Double Concertos 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 FEATURING BUY TICKETS Music has always been considered a direct pathway to the spirit. In this special candlelit event, four of today’s leading virtuosos will perform spiritually resonant works by Arvo Pärt, Max Bruch, Maurice Ravel, Jesse Montgomery, and Olivier Messiaen’s 1941 masterpiece, Quartet for the End of Time. ABOUT MESSIAEN’S QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME Composed and premiered in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp, Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time was written for the musicians on hand among his fellow inmates. The premiere took place on the bitter cold evening of January 15, 1941. For many in attendance it was the first time they heard chamber music of any kind, yet Messiaen later wrote, “Never was I listened to with such rapt attention and comprehension.” With music of overwhelming originality and power, he rose above his captivity to create a musical experience of soaring spiritual transcendence. PROGRAM Maurice Ravel: The Valley of the Bells for piano Program Notes Jesse Montgomery: Peace for clarinet and piano Program Notes Arvo Pärt: Fratres for violin and piano Program Notes Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for cello and piano Program Notes Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time Program Notes Watch Anthony McGill perform an excerpt from Jesse Montgomery’s “Peace” with pianist Gloria Chein: Watch Stefan Jackiw play Charles Ives’s 2nd Violin Sonata (2nd movement) with pianist Jeremy Denk: Watch Nicholas Canellakis and Michael Brown perform Debussy’s Beau Soir:

SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026 AT 4 PM THE VIRTUOSO OPERA FANTASY BENJAMIN BEILMAN, VIOLIN JONATHAN SWENSEN, CELLO ORION WEISS, PIANO BENJAMIN BEILMAN , VIOLIN JONATHAN SWENSEN , CELLO ORION WEISS , PIANO “Virtuosic and profoundly musical, Benjamin Beilman had a fluidity of phrasing that at times astounded as he stretched the musical lines to the limits and then stretched them some more.” —Limelight Magazine “Jonathan Swenson proves to be a mature artist with a bold, rounded sound and the chops to back it up.” — Clive Paget, Musical America “"When you're named after one of the biggest constellations in the night sky, the pressure is on to display a little star power — and the young pianist Orion Weiss did exactly that in a high-powered and often ferocious recital…” — The Washington Post ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS 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 FEATURING BUY TICKETS THE VIRTUOSO OPERA FANTASY This thrilling program showcases three of today’s most exciting young artists — violinist Benjamin Beilman, cellist Jonathan Swensen, and pianist Orion Weiss — in a dazzling celebration of operatic fantasies. Drawing on melodies from such beloved operas as Mozart’s The Magic Flute, and Bizet’s Carmen , the program features instrumental works that transform iconic operatic themes into virtuosic showpieces. The concert promises to be an electrifying homage to opera’s enduring influence on instrumental brilliance. The program will include works by Beethoven-Mozart, Wagner-Liszt, Massenet, Bizet-Hubay, Fauré, and Mendelssohn. PROGRAM Ludwig van Beethoven: 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, WoO 46 for cello and piano Program Notes Richard Wagner-Franz Liszt: Isolde’s Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde for piano Program Notes Jules Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs for violin and piano Program Notes Jenö Hubay: Carmen Fantasie based on themes from the opera of George Bizet for violin and piano Program Notes INTERMISSION Gabriel Fauré: Élégie, Op. 24 for cello and piano Program Notes Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 Program Notes Watch violinist Benjamin Beilman play Three Pieces by Fritz Kreisler with pianist Gloria Chien: Watch cellist Jonathan Swenson play Chopin’s Cello Sonata in G minor with pianist Soyeon Kate Lee: Watch pianist Orion Weiss play Chopin’s Barcarolle, Op. 60:

ABOUT THE 2014-2015 SEASON 2014-2015 SEASON 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

SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2024 AT 4 PM MOTHERS DAY CONCERT CHEE-YUN, VIOLIN ALESSIO BAX, PIANO LUCILLE CHUNG, PIANO BRAD GEMEINHARDT, FRENCH HORN Alessio B ax , piano “Clearly among the most remarkable young pianists now before the public.” — Gramophonen Lucille Chung , piano “Exudes grace and poise at the keyboard” — Toronto Star Chee-Yun , violin “At once playful and passionate” — Washington Post Brad Gemeinhardt , French Horn "He anchored the Scherzo’s whirling dance with poetry and backbone." — New York Times ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS Parlance Chamber Concerts’s musical Mothers Day celebration will feature four tenderhearted works inspired by motherhood and children. Dvořák’s Songs My Mother Taught Me conjures an image of a young woman singing her child to sleep with a lullaby she learned from own mother. 2023-2024 SEASON October 15, 202 3 Lysander Piano Trio November 12, 2023 Angel Blue, soprano Bryan Wagorn, piano December 3, 2023 Brentano String Quartet Antioch Chamber Choir January 14, 2024 Goldmund String Quartet February 18, 2024 Candlelit Music of The Spirit March 10, 2024 Richard Goode, Piano Late Beethoven April 7, 2024 Jordi Savall, Conductor Hespèrion XXI May 12, 2024 Mothers Day Concert June 2, 2024 Mozart’s Double Concertos 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 FEATURING BUY TICKETS Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood is a nostalgic musical meditation on the dreams, desires, and adventures of childhood. The popular collection of short character pieces evokes children’s games, reveries about far-off places, and cozy evenings spent by the fireplace. Ravel’s exquisite Mother Goose Suite summons the magical, mysterious worlds of classic fairy tales including Beauty and the Beast, Tom Thumb, and Laideronnette , The Empress of the Pagodas. The celebration will culminate with Brahms’s stirring Trio in E-flat for violin, horn, and piano , dedicated to memory of his mother, Christiane. PROGRAM Antonín Dvořák: Songs My Mother Taught Me, arr. for violin and piano Program Notes Robert Schumann: Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15 for piano Program Notes Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose Suite for piano 4-hands Program Notes Johannes Brahms: Trio in E-flat, Op. 40 for violin, horn, and piano Program Notes Watch violinist Chee-Yun perform Fritz Kreisler’s “Recitativo and Scherzo” Watch Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung perform Debussy’s En bateau This program has been made possible in part by a grant administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs from funds granted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

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

ABOUT THE 2013-2014 SEASON 2013-2014 SEASON 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

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2023 AT 4 PM MEMORY BELIEVES BRENTANO STRING QUARTET ANTIOCH CHAMBER ENSEMBLE Brentano String Quartet Antioch Chamber Ensemble ”The Brentano String Quartet, by now well established in the international pantheon, offers performances both fiercely intelligent and expressively pristine." — The New Yorker
 “The Antioch Chamber Ensemble performed with clarity of tone and intonation so pure that you could hear the buzz of overtones… — New York Times ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS The celebrated Brentano String Quartet and the Antioch Chamber Ensemble Choir will join forces for a moving and eclectic program featuring the World Premiere of Bruce Adolphe’s Memory Believes (a requiem) , written in honor of the composer’s brother, artist Jonathan Adolphe. The event will also include Beethoven’s otherworldly Cavatina from his 13th string Quartet, a selection of favorite English Madrigals , and Mozart’s exquisite motet, Ave Verum Corpus for choir and strings, written less than six months before the composer’s death in 1791. 2023-2024 SEASON October 15, 202 3 Lysander Piano Trio November 12, 2023 Angel Blue, soprano Bryan Wagorn, piano December 3, 2023 Brentano String Quartet Antioch Chamber Choir January 14, 2024 Goldmund String Quartet February 18, 2024 Candlelit Music of The Spirit March 10, 2024 Richard Goode, Piano Late Beethoven April 7, 2024 Jordi Savall, Conductor Hespèrion XXI May 12, 2024 Mothers Day Concert June 2, 2024 Mozart’s Double Concertos 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 FEATURING BUY TICKETS About Composer Bruce Adolphe Composer, author, lecturer, and performer Bruce Adolphe — known to millions of Americans from his public radio show Piano Puzzlers, which has been broadcast weekly on Performance Today since 2002 — has created a substantial body of chamber music and orchestral works inspired by science, visual arts, and human rights. Over the past 30-plus years, Mr. Adolphe has served as composer-in-residence at many festivals and institutions throughout the United States. A key figure at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 1992, he is the Society’s resident lecturer, has appeared as a commentator on Live From Lincoln Center television, and has lectured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As an author, Mr. Adolphe's books include The Mind's Ear: Exercises for Improving the Musical Imagination for Performers, Composers, and Listeners (Oxford, third ed. 2021) and Visions and Decisions: Imagination and Technique in Music Composition (Cambridge, 2023). PROGRAM Bruce Adolphe Memory Believes (a requiem) for string quartet and chamber choir (World Premiere) Program Notes Beethoven Cavatina from String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 130 Program Notes English Madrigals John Bennet: All Creatures Now William Byrd: Though Amaryllis Dance Thomas Weelkes: Hark, All Ye Lovely Saints Thomas Tomkins: Adieu, Ye City-Prisoning Towers John Wilbye: Draw on Sweet Night Thomas Morley: Fyre, Fyre! Program Notes Mozart Ave Verum Corpus for chamber choir and string quartet Program Notes Watch the Antioch Chamber Ensemble Choir perform Matthew Brown’s Sitvit Anima: Watch the Brentano String Quartet perform the finale of Beethoven’s 16th String Quartet. Op. 135

SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2024 AT 4 PM GOODE PLAYS BEETHOVEN RICHARD GOODE, PIANO “Every time we hear him, he impresses us as better than we remembered, surprising us, surpassing our expectations and communicating perceptions that stay in the mind.” — Gramophone ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS Hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth and expressiveness, Richard Goode is one of today's most revered artists, drawing capacity audiences and raves the world over. The New York Times, in reviewing his Carnegie Hall performance praised his “majestic, profound readings... Mr. Goode’s playing throughout was organic and inspired, the noble, introspective themes unfolding with a simplicity that rendered them all the more moving.” Widely acknowledged as one of today’s premier Beethoven interpreters, Richard Goode will perform late works including Six Bagatelles from Op. 119, Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109, and the monumental “Diabelli Variations ,” Op. 120, widely considered one of the greatest sets of variations ever composed. 2023-2024 SEASON October 15, 202 3 Lysander Piano Trio November 12, 2023 Angel Blue, soprano Bryan Wagorn, piano December 3, 2023 Brentano String Quartet Antioch Chamber Choir January 14, 2024 Goldmund String Quartet February 18, 2024 Candlelit Music of The Spirit March 10, 2024 Richard Goode, Piano Late Beethoven April 7, 2024 Jordi Savall, Conductor Hespèrion XXI May 12, 2024 Mothers Day Concert June 2, 2024 Mozart’s Double Concertos 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 FEATURING BUY TICKETS Richard Goode , piano PROGRAM Beethoven Program Notes Six Bagatelles from Op. 119 Beethoven Program Notes Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109 Beethoven The Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 Program Notes Watch Richard Goode perform the first movement of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Founders Michael and Inmo Parloff Artistic Director Michael Parloff Artistic Advisory Board James Galway David Finckel Thomas Hampson Members of the Emerson String Quartet (Emeritus): Philip Setzer Eugene Drucker Lawrence Dutton Paul Watkins Executive Board Donald Reeder , Chairman of the Board Michael Parloff , P resident Warren F. Cooke , Vi ce President Elizabeth Forbes, Secretary Edward Lowentha l Peter Riemer Development Director Inmo Parloff Leadership Council Thomas and Heidi Ahlborn Anne Bosch Catherine Cooke Eugene Cornell and Susan Mayo Paul Gridley Christina Hembree Adrian and Christina Jones Gary Knapp Ronald and Mollie Ledwith Thomas and Carol Martin Dorothy Neff Barry Poskanzer and Mary Krugman Suzanne Taranto Donald and Gigo Taylor

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2026 AT 4 PM THE VIRTUOSO ACCORDION INTRODUCING RADU RATOI RADU RATOI, ACCORDION ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS Parlance Chamber Concerts is proud to present its first-ever accordion recital, featuring the charismatic young Moldovan virtuoso Radu Ratoi. A rising star on the international stage, Ratoi has been lauded for his “breathtaking precision and profound musicality” (Neue Musikzeitung) and is widely recognized as one of the most innovative accordionists of his generation. With equal command of classical masterworks and bold contemporary repertoire, he is transforming perceptions of what the accordion can be. In this captivating program, Ratoi will perform his own dazzling transcriptions of works by Bach, Rameau, Liszt , and Saint-Saëns , alongside striking modern works that reveal the instrument’s full expressive and technical range. A trailblazer and a poet of the accordion, Ratoi promises an unforgettable musical experience. 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 FEATURING BUY TICKETS PROGRAM Jean-Phillipe Rameau: Overture from Pygmalion , RTC 52 Program Notes Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 Program Notes Anatoly Kusyakov: Sonata No. 6, Part 2: Finale Program Notes Franz Schubert: Finale from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 (“Death and the Maiden), arr. by Radu Ratoi Program Notes INTERMISSION François Couperin: Les Roseaux from Pièces de Clavecin, Book 3 Program Notes Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 Program Notes Franz Liszt: Transcendental Étude No. 10, “Appassionata,” S. 139, arr. by Radu Ratoi Program Notes Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op. 40 Program Notes Watch accordionist Radu Ratoi play Camille Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre: Watch accordionist Radu Ratoi play Suite of Moldavian Folk Songs:

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