Inaugural Season Gala

The Gala is our largest event of the season, and serves as celebration of the first season of Queen City Chamber Music. Our evening will include pre-concert conversations with esteemed pianist Max Hammond and lauded violinist Laurel Gagnon, a concert of masterworks from Unsuk Chin to Martinů, and will be complete with festivities to celebrate the 2026-27 season. Join us in celebrating our inaugural season with an evening full of music, friendship, and joy!

Program

Unsuk Chin: Etude No. 5, "Toccata"

Mel Bonis: Scènes de la forêt pour flûte, corne, et piano, Op. 123 (1927)

I. Nocture
II. À l'aube

Maurice Ravel: Violin Sonata No.2, M. 77 (1927)

I. Allegretto
II. Blues. Moderato
III. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro

Bohuslav Martinů: La revue de cuisine, H. 161 (1927)

I. Prologue
II. Charleston
III. Tango
IV. Final

Featured Artists

Soloists

Max Hammond, piano

Laurel Gagnon, violin

ZaRiah
Ben Smith, flute
Jamison Hillian, oboe
Katelyn Poetker, clarinet
Braydon Ross, horn
AJ Neubert, bassoon

*other featured artists to be announced