We're coming to you LIVE from Boston, Massachusetts, for a special evening of chamber music hosted by the New England Conservatory (NEC) celebrating Gunther Schuller, a visionary composer, conductor, and educator whose influence shaped generations of musicians.

Students and faculty from across the conservatory perform works by, inspired by, and in tribute to Schuller. The program features three of his own compositions: Quartet for Double Basses, the third movement of his Piano Trio, and Sonata for Oboe and Piano, alongside music by Charles Ives, Arnold Schoenberg, Anthony Coleman, and Ethan Iverson (appearing on piano).

This concert is part of the NEC Festival, a week-long celebration of Schuller’s legacy as a composer, conductor, and former NEC president (1967–1977).

Program

Gunther Schuller

Piano Trio (1984)

III. With Swing

Trio Eris
Andrew Chen, piano
KJ McDonald, violin
Annie Hyung, cello

Charles Ives

Piano Trio

II. TSIAJ ("This scherzo is a joke"). Presto

Trio Eris
Andrew Chen, piano
KJ McDonald, violin
Annie Hyung, cello

Gunther Schuller

Fantasy for Solo Harp (1969)

LiShan Tan, harp

Gunther Schuller

Sonata for Oboe and Piano (1951)

II. Lento
III. Rondo

Kelly Osterberg, oboe
Pualina Lim, piano

Arnold Schoenberg

Phantasy for Violin and Piano (1952)

Evan Johanson, violin
Yoshino Toi, piano

Gunther Schuller

Double Bass Quartet

Dennis McIntyre, bass
Cailin Singleton, bass
Diego Martinez, bass
Alyssa Peterson, bass

Tarquinio Merula (c.1594-1665)

Chiacona

Renaissonics
John Tyson - Recorders
Eden Macadam-Somer - Violin
Daniel Rowe - Cello
Douglas Freundlich - Lute
Miyuki Tsurutani - Harpsichord

Fabritio Caroso

Furioso all’Italiana from Nobiltà di Dame (1600)

Renaissonics
John Tyson - Recorders
Eden Macadam-Somer - Violin
Daniel Rowe - Cello
Douglas Freundlich - Lute
Miyuki Tsurutani - Harpsichord

Anthony Coleman

Cross Currents 1982

Milana Živanović - Serbian flute
Elias Shane - harp
Vasiliy Bolgov - violin
Eden MacAdam-Somer - viola/coach
Solomon Caldwell - bass
David Harewood - piano
Junho Kim - vibraphone, glockenspiel

Ethan Iverson

Sextet

Ethan Iverson, piano
Mark Zaleski, clarinet
Ashley Tsai, violin
Ava Kenney, violin
Yu-Heng Wang, viola
Eric Schindler, cello