Sunday July 27 at 4pm
Sevenars, The Academy
15 Ireland Street
(just off Rte. 112 at Ireland Street)
South Worthington, Massachusetts
Come for a feast of music by the Springfield Chamber Players clarinet quintet! Their program includes Vaughan Williams, Borodin, Paul Chihara, and Bernard Herrmann! The quintet members are all illustrious musicians who share Springfield Symphony Orchestra history.
Clarinetist Christopher Cullen is the SSO principal clarinet, having also been principal clarinetist with the New York City Opera National Company, the Berkshire Opera Orchestra, and more.
Violinist Masako Yanagita has been Concertmaster of the SSO for over 40 years and is also Concertmaster of the Queens (NY) Symphony Orchestra and co-Music Director of Mohawk Trails Concerts.
Violinist Miho Matsuno, a member of the SSO Orchestra since 1992, has performed extensively at major concert venues throughout the US and abroad after receiving music degrees from Juilliard with Christine Dethier and Joseph Fuchs.
Violist Greg Williams has been the Assistant Principal Violist of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and Principal Violist of the Berkshire Opera Festival, as well as playing with numerous orchestras and performing solo recitals in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, and throughout the United States.
Cellist Chris Santos, a graduate of Indiana University has studied with Peter Stumpf, Madeleine Golz, and others, and has been concerto soloist, teacher, and chamber collaborator with William Hudgins, principal clarinetist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and others. We’re delighted to welcome all of these fine players!