Maverick Concerts, Inc. is the oldest, continuous summer chamber music festival in America, celebrating over a century of world class music in the woods. The mainstay of the festival, which runs from June to September, is to be found in the Sunday chamber music concerts performed by renowned soloists and ensembles. Jazz and Contemporary Music presentations have been given more prominence in recent seasons. Our popular Young Mavericks Festival, designed to introduce students to the wonder and power of various musical genres, are free for youth age 16 and under. The festival is a winner of the Award for Adventurous Programming, accorded jointly by Chamber Music America and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP.)

Schedule of Events:

June 24, 2023:

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Brahms Requiem

Ars Choralis presents Brahms Requiem

Ars Choralis presents Brahms’ masterful Requiem in English with a new arrangement for chamber orchestra. Brahms scored the work for symphony orchestra and later made a version for piano duet. We will be using a new arrangement for chamber ensemble by Iain Farrington that features the piano at its core while adding the richness and color of the symphony score.

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June 25, 2023:

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Brahms Requiem

Ars Choralis presents Brahms Requiem

Ars Choralis presents Brahms’ masterful Requiem in English with a new arrangement for chamber orchestra. Brahms scored the work for symphony orchestra and later made a version for piano duet. We will be using a new arrangement for chamber ensemble by Iain Farrington that features the piano at its core while adding the richness and color of the symphony score.

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July 1, 2023:

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Chief Baba Neil Clarke African Rhythms - Free
Maverick Family Saturdays

Chief Baba Neil Clarke has traveled the world exploring drumming traditions and styles from the African Diaspora as lead percussionist for Harry Belafonte and 25 years with NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston’s African Rhythms. His discography includes over 30 recordings and videos with various artists. A frequent educational speaker, Clarke continues the legacy of authentic African drumming traditions in the Americas. He understands the importance of music traditions and the value of passing them down to future generations.

Chief Baba Neil Clarke’s performance is made possible by TRANSART & Cultural Services whose mission is to enrich the experience of living in the Hudson River Valley, which extends from New York City to Lake Champlain. While we focus on people that have been historically underserved, our goal is to enhance the cultural environment for everyone. We are meeting the need for better access to culture and art to offset generations of miseducation – restoring pride in culture.

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Pablo Ziegler Jazz Tango Trio
Jazz at the Maverick

Pablo Ziegler, piano
Claudio Ragazzi (Yo Yo Ma, Branford Marsalis), electric guitar
Hector Del Cuerto (Paquito D’Rivera, Regina Carter), bandoneon

For decades, Buenos Aires-born, Grammy-winning pianist, composer and arranger Pablo Ziegler has been one of the most important figures in Argentine New Tango, the vibrant musical hybrid of traditional tango, American jazz, and European art music. After performing in tango grand-maestro Astor Piazzolla’s legendary quintet for over a decade and appearing on iconic Piazzolla recordings including Tango: Zero Hour, La Camorra and Central Park Concert, Ziegler’s music now refines and reimagines the bounds of the modern tango tradition. Recent seasons have seen Ziegler performing at major venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Montreal Jazz Festival, Tokyo Jazz Festival, and many others. Ziegler’s Jazz Tango won the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.

Grammy winner, Emmy winner, and Emmy nominated film composer Claudio Ragazzi has been writing award winning music for film and television, scoring dozens of projects and performing with some of today’s most respected musicians at renowned concert halls in the world. He scored the MIRAMAX Film “Next Stop Wonderland”, the award winning Goldheart Productions “The Blue Diner”, John Sayle’s “Casa de los Babys” in collaboration with Mason Daring, and Francis Ford Coppola’s “Tetro” in collaboration with Osvaldo Golijov. Claudio’s music can also be heard in “Something’s Gotta Give” starring Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton and Keanu Reeves.

Argentinean bandoneonist Hector Del Curto’s career has encompassed the traditional Tango, New Tango, Jazz, Classical and World music. As a most sought-after bandoneonist, he has performed with luminaries across many musical genres including Joe Lovano and Regina Carter. He has appeared with prestigious orchestras such as Metropolitan Opera, St. Louis Symphony, National Symphony, Orpheus Chamber and more.

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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July 2, 2023:

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Chamber Music, Pre-concert Talk

Pre-concert Talk with Cuarteto Latinoamericano at 2:30PM
Concert starts at 4:00PM

Mozart: String Quartet K.458, “The Hunt”
Carlos Chavez: String Quartet No.1 (1921)
Silvestre Revueltas: String Quartet No.4, “Musica de feria” (1932)
Hector Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No.7, “Concertante” (1942)

Saúl Bitrán, violin
Arón Bitrán, violin
Javier Montiel, viola
Álvaro Bitrán, cello

Cuarteto Latinoamericano is one of the world’s most renowned string quartets and, for forty years, the leading proponent of Latin American music for the genre. Founded in Mexico in 1982, the Cuarteto has toured extensively throughout Europe, North and South America, Israel, China, Japan, and New Zealand. They have premiered over a hundred works written for them, and they continue to introduce new and neglected composers to the genre. Winners of two Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Album, they have also been awarded the prestigious Diapason d’Or, have been recognized with the Mexican Music Critics Association Award, and have received three “Most Adventurous Programming” Awards from Chamber Music America/ASCAP.

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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July 8, 2023:

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Mak Grgic, guitar
Chamber Music

Tales of the Hispanic World

Albeniz: Capricho Catalan; Asturias
Tarrega: Capricho Arabe Adelita; Lagrima; La Alborada
Alberto Ginastera: Sonata for Guitar, Op.47
Walton: Five Bagatelles (1973)
Tadic: Chicho; Walk Dance; The Macedonian Girl
Manuel de Falla: Seven Spanish Popular Songs (complete)

Maverick Debut

Meagan Martin, mezzo-soprano

Touted as a “gifted young guitarist” by the New York Times, and “a guitarist to keep an eye on” by the Washington Post, Grammy®- nominated artist Mak Grgic? [GER-gich] is a star on the worldwide stage. An expansive and adventurous repertoire attests to his versatility and wide-ranging interests. From the ethnic music of his native Balkans to extreme avant-garde and microtonal music, his roles as soloist, collaborator, and Grammy-nominated recording artist are fueled by curiosity, imagination, and boundless energy. As a testament to his versatility and wide-ranging appeal, in 2018 Mak was invited by legendary singer-songwriter k.d. lang to perform as the opening act for the North American leg of her Ingénue Redux Tour.

Reserved Hall Seats: $40.00, $25.00, $22.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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July 9, 2023:

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Miro Quartet
Chamber Music

Mozart: String Quartet No.19 in C, K.465 “Dissonant”
Caroline Shaw: Microfictions (2021)
Dvo?ák: Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106

Daniel Ching, violin
William Fedkenheuer, violin
John Largess, viola
Joshua Gindele, cello

The Miró Quartet is one of America’s most celebrated string quartets, having performed throughout the world on the most prestigious concert stages. For twenty-five years the Miró has performed a wide range of repertoire that pays homage to the legacy of the string quartet while looking forward to the future of chamber music by commissioning new works and collaborating with some of today’s most important artists. Based in Austin, TX, and thriving on the area’s storied music scene, the Miró takes pride in finding new ways to communicate with audiences of all backgrounds. Committed to music education, members of the Quartet have given master classes at universities and conservatories throughout the world; and since 2003, has served as quartet-in-residence at the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas, Austin.

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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July 15, 2023:

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: An Evening with Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams
Contemporary Music

Maverick Debut

Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Larry Campbell and singer-guitarist Teresa Williams’ acclaimed eponymous 2015 debut, released after seven years of playing in Levon Helm’s band – and frequent guesting with Phil Lesh, Little Feat, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, brought to the stage the crackling creative energy of a decades-long offstage union.

A whirlwind of touring and promo followed, and when the dust cleared, the duo was ready to do it all again. Which brings us to Contraband Love, a riskier slice of Americana.

Larry, who produced Contraband Love, says, “I wanted this record to be a progression, bigger than the first one. That’s all I knew. I wanted the songwriting to be deeper, the arrangements more interesting, the performances more dynamic. Specifically how to get there, I didn’t know. I did know the songs were different. The subject matter was darker than anything else I’ve written.”

“More painful!” Teresa says, and laughs.

“Yeah,” Larry says with a smile. “I’m proud of our debut, but I felt like the songs were lighter than what I’m capable of doing. As a songwriter, I aspire to a sense of uniqueness: this is a great song and it could only have been written by me. I want to get there. It’s a journey, a goal, a pursuit. The mechanics of that pursuit are figuring out what you need to do to surpass your last body of work.”

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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July 16, 2023:

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Escher String Quartet
Chamber Music

Mozart: Quartet No.22 in B flat, K.589
Bartok: String Quartet No.4 (1928)
Schubert: Quartet No.14 in D Minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”

Adam Barnett-Hart, violin
Brendan Spektral, violin
Pierre LaPointe, viola
Brook Speltz, cello

The Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its expressive, nuanced performances that combine unusual textural clarity with a rich, blended sound. A former BBC New Generation Artist, the quartet has performed at the BBC Proms at Cadogan Hall and is a regular guest at Wigmore Hall. In its home town of New York, the ensemble serves as Season Artists of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, where it has presented the complete Zemlinsky Quartets Cycle as well as being one of five quartets chosen to collaborate in a complete presentation of Beethoven’s string quartets.

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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July 21, 2023:

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Jeremy Bar-Illan and Dragonfly 13 R&B Ensemble
Special Event

Maverick Debut

Jeremy Bar-Illan and his Dragonfly 13 R&B Ensemble bring a unique instrumental blend of styles – jazz fusion with a classic R&B feel.

With a mix of original compositions and classics, the juxtaposition of Bar-Illan’s electric guitar and the dynamic brass section offers a captivating display of virtuoso improvisation, bringing the audience a uniquely compelling journey at each performance.  Bar-Illan refers to it as “an ever changing voyage through sound.”

General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00

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July 22, 2023:

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Birds Of Prey & Wildlife Rehab with Ravensbeard Center - Free
Maverick Family Saturdays

Learn about the natural history, habitat, unique hunting styles and the rehabilitation stories of some of Ravensbeard’s resident birds of prey! Through up-close interaction with five live birds, learn the importance of raptors in our ecosystem and how the birds at Ravensbeard came to be with us.

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Indian Classical Music with Steve Gorn, Vinay Desai & Samir Chatterjee

Steve Gorn’s bansuri is featured on the 2011 Grammy winning recording, “Miho – Journey to the Mountain,” with Dhruba Ghosh and the Paul Winter Consort, as well as the Academy Award winning Documentary film, “Born into Brothels.” He has performed Indian Classical Music and new American Music on the bansuri bamboo flute in concerts and festivals throughout the world. His gurus are the late bansuri master Sri Gour Goswami, of Kolkata, and Pt. Raghunath Seth of Mumbai, who he often accompanied in concert. He also studied with the late Ustad Z. M. Dagar. He has often performed in India, appearing at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, Habitat Center and Triveni Hall in New Delhi, The Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata, NCPA, and The Nehru Center in Mumbai, and numerous other venues. His performance with Pandit Ravi Shankar’s disciple, Barun Kumar Pal, at Kolkata’s Rama Krishna Mission, was televised throughout India. In 2013, he was awarded the Pandit Jasraj Rotary Club of Hyderabad Award for Cross Cultural Achievement.

Initially, Vinay Desai received knowledge in vocal/harmonium/tabla from Shafiq Rahman in his teens. After completing his college in both Pre-pharmaceutical science as well as Pre-Law in Delaware, Vinay sought out to learn Santoor in India. In 2011, with blessings and direct guidance of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Vinay began his studies under Takahiro Arai. He later moved back to USA to learn from Kunal Gunjal. To expand his knowledge in music, Vinay has learnt from many different Maestros.

Samir Chatterjee is a virtuoso Tabla player from India. He travels widely across the world throughout the year performing in numerous festivals as a soloist or with other outstanding musicians from both Indian and non-Indian musical traditions. Samir performed at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway in 2007. He also performed a few times at the United Nations General Assembly. His compositions are widely acclaimed as well as his writings. Samir is a firm believer in the transforming effect of music on the society and all aspects of his work reflects this conviction.

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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July 23, 2023:

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Manhattan Chamber Players with David Fung, piano
Chamber Music

Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No.2 in F Major
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat
This concert is in Memory of Willetta Warberg.

The Manhattan Chamber Players are a chamber music collective of New York-based musicians who share the common aim of performing the greatest works in the chamber repertoire at the highest level. Formed in 2015 by Artistic Director and violist Luke Fleming, MCP is comprised of an impressive roster of musicians who all come from the tradition of great music making at the Marlboro Music Festival, Steans Institute at Ravinia, Music@Menlo, Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival and Perlman Music Program, and are former students of the Curtis Institute, Juilliard School, Colburn School, and the New England Conservatory.

Praised for his “ravishing and simply gorgeous” performances in The Washington Post, pianist David Fung is widely recognized for interpretations that are elegant and refined, yet intensely poetic and uncommonly expressive.

A frequent guest of the world’s premiere orchestras, Mr. Fung has collaborated with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, the Israel Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the National Orchestra of Belgium, and the San Francisco Symphony, as well as the major orchestras in his native country of Australia, including the Melbourne Symphony, the Queensland Symphony, and the Sydney Symphony. An incisive interpreter of Mozart and Bach, Mr. Fung has collaborated with the Israel, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Orpheus, and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestras, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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July 29, 2023:

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Tracy Bonham & Melodeon: Music That Teaches Music - Free
Maverick Family Saturdays

Two time GRAMMY® nominee Tracy Bonham celebrates the joy of learning and shares her passion for music theory and harmony through original songs, stories and movement. Tracy’s music connects children to their inner beings, hearts, and minds and to others around them. In general, Music education is an essential tool for confidence building, early math skills, and and communication skills.

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Adam Tendler, piano and Alexander Platt, reciter
Piano Recital

Copland: Piano Variations
Ned Rorem: Eight Etudes for Piano (1975)
Philip Glass: Mad Rush
Darius Milhaud: From the Album of Madame Bovary (Alexander Platt, narrator)
Alberto Ginastera: Piano Sonata No.1 (1952)

A recipient of the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists and the 2022 Yvar Mikhashoff Prize, “currently the hottest pianist on the American contemporary classical scene” (Minneapolis Star Tribune), a “remarkable and insightful musician” (LA Times), and “relentlessly adventurous pianist” (Washington Post) “joyfully rocking out at his keyboard” (New York Times), Adam Tendler is an internationally recognized interpreter of living, modern and classical composers. A pioneer of DIY culture in concert music who has commissioned and premiered major works by Christian Wolff and Devonté Hynes alike. In his early twenties Tendler performed in all fifty United States as part of a grassroots recital tour he called America 88×50, which became the subject of his memoir, 88×50, a Kirkus Indie Book of the Month and Lambda Literary Award nominee. He has gone on to become one of classical and contemporary music’s most recognized artists with recent engagements including appearing as soloist with the LA Philharmonic and on the mainstages of Carnegie Hall and BAM. He has been presented by the NY Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and a host of other leading series and platforms including The Broad, Guggenheim, Liquid Music, The Kitchen, le Poisson Rouge, National Sawdust, Knockdown Center, Issue Project Room, Maverick Concerts, Roulette, Death of Classical, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and NYC Pride.

Recently honored by the Illinois Council of Orchestras, Alexander Platt has built a unique career spanning the worlds of symphony, chamber music, and opera.

Alexander Platt is Music Director of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra, and the Wisconsin Philharmonic, and spends his summers as the Music Director of the Maverick Concerts in Woodstock, New York, the oldest summer chamber-music festival in America.

Previously he spent twelve seasons as Resident Conductor and Music Advisor at Chicago Opera Theater, where he led the Chicago premieres of such landmark 20th-century operas as Britten’s Death In Venice, John Adams’ Nixon in China, Shostakovich’s Moscow Paradise, Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Peter Brook’s The Tragedy of Carmen, the Tony Kushner/Maurice Sendak Brundibar, the first full staging of Schoenberg’s Erwartung, and the world-premiere recording of Kurka’s The Good Soldier Schweik — all to high acclaim in The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Opera News, Opera Canada, and both the Chicago papers.

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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July 30, 2023:

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Danish String Quartet
Chamber Music

Concert in Memory of Geoff Nuttall

Haydn: String Quartet in G Minor, Op.20 No.3
Shostakovich: String Quartet No.7
Britten: Three Divertimenti (1933)
Schubert: String Quartet in A Minor, “Rosamunde”

Frederik Øland, violin
Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, violin
Asbjørn Nørgaard, viola
Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin, cello
This concert is in memory of Geoff Nuttall, first violin of the St. Lawrence String Quartet.

Among today’s many exceptional chamber music groups, the Grammy nominated Danish String Quartet continuously asserts its preeminence. Performances bring a rare musical spontaneity, giving audiences the sense of hearing even treasured canon repertoire as if for the first time, and exuding a palpable joy in music-making that have made them enormously in-demand on concert stages throughout the world. The recipient of many awards and prestigious appointments, including Musical America’s 2020 Ensemble of the Year and the Borletti-Buitoni Trust, the Danish String Quartet was named in 2013 as BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists and appointed to The Bowers Program (formerly CMS Two).

Reserved Hall Seats: $60.00, $30.00, $27.50 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $25.00, Students: $10

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August 5, 2023:

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Priscila Navarro, piano - Free
Maverick Family Saturdays

Peruvian pianist Priscila Navarro performs solo recitals, chamber works, and a large selection of concerti with orchestras throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. Her talent has been widely recognized and she has been awarded the first prize at several international competitions, including the Liszt-Garritson International Competition in Baltimore, Maryland, Beethoven Sonata Competition in Tennessee, Chopin International Competition of Texas, Artist Series of Sarasota, Imola City Awards, Italy, and the Heida Hermanns International Music Competition.

Priscila holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance and pedagogy from the Frost School of Music, where she also completed Masters and Artist Diploma degrees as a student of Santiago Rodriguez and Kevin Kenner. She graduated Summa *** Laude from Florida Gulf Coast University where she studied with Dr. Michael Baron. She began her music studies at the age of 9, in the National Conservatory of Peru with Professor Lydia Hung.

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Priscila Navarro, piano
Piano Recital

Isaac Albeniz: Iberia, Books I and II, and “Eritana” (Book IV/3)

Tania Leon: Mistica (2003), Homentage (2011),
Ritual (1987), Tumbao (2013)
Jimmy Lopez Bellido: Ccantu (2013)

Peruvian pianist Priscila Navarro performs solo recitals, chamber works, and a large selection of concerti with orchestras throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. Her talent has been widely recognized and she has been awarded the first prize at several international competitions, including the Liszt-Garritson International Competition in Baltimore, Maryland, Beethoven Sonata Competition in Tennessee, Chopin International Competition of Texas, Artist Series of Sarasota, Imola City Awards, Italy, and the Heida Hermanns International Music Competition.

Priscila holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance and pedagogy from the Frost School of Music, where she also completed Masters and Artist Diploma degrees as a student of Santiago Rodriguez and Kevin Kenner. She graduated Summa *** Laude from Florida Gulf Coast University where she studied with Dr. Michael Baron. She began her music studies at the age of 9, in the National Conservatory of Peru with Professor Lydia Hung.

Reserved Hall Seats: $40.00, $25.00, $22.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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August 6, 2023:

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Verona Quartet
Chamber Music

Maverick Debut

Mozart: String Quartet No7 in E-flat major, K.160
Grazyna Bacewicz: String Quartet No.4 (1951)
Verdi: String Quartet in E Minor

Jonathan Ong, violin
Dorothy Ro, violin
Abigail Rojansky, viola
Jonathan Dormand, cello

Acclaimed as an “outstanding ensemble…cohesive yet full of temperament” (The New York Times), the Verona Quartet has firmly established itself amongst the most distinguished ensembles on the chamber music scene today. The group’s singular sense of purpose most recently earned them Chamber Music America’s coveted 2020 Cleveland Quartet Award, and a reputation for its “bold interpretive strength, robust characterization and commanding resonance” (Calgary Herald). The Quartet serves on the faculty of the Oberlin College and Conservatory as the Quartet-in-Residence. In addition to its position at Oberlin, the Quartet holds residencies at Nova Scotia’s Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance and North Carolina’s Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle. As committed advocates of diverse programming, the Verona Quartet curates the UpClose Chamber Music Series on behalf of the COT, electrifying audiences from concert halls to craft breweries with their “sensational, powerhouse performance[s]” (Classical Voice America).

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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August 12, 2023:

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Dali Quartet - Free
Maverick Family Saturdays

Maverick Debut

Ari Isaacman-Beck, violin
Carlos Rubio, violin
Adriana Linares, viola
Jesús Morales, cello

The Dalí Quartet is acclaimed for bringing Latin American quartet repertoire to an equal standing alongside the Classical and Romantic canon. The award-winning Dalí Quartet tours Classical Roots, Latin Soul programming to enthusiastic audiences across the U.S., Canada and South America. Its fresh approach has been sought out by distinguished series in New York, Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, Seattle, San Juan and countless communities beyond. The quartet has been called upon for return engagements at the National Gallery of Art, Friends of Chamber Music in Portland, and Chamber Music at Beall, among others. This season the Dalí tours from Philadelphia and DC all the way to Oaxaca, Mexico, and partners with the National Repertory Orchestra to give the Guarneri String Quartet Residency, awarded by Chamber Music America.

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Arturo O’farrill Quartet
Jazz at the Maverick

2023 Grammy Winner – Best Latin Jazz Album

Arturo O’Farrill  is a jazz musician, the son of Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O’Farrill, and pianist, composer, and director for the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. He is best known for his contributions to contemporary Latin jazz (more specifically Afro-Cuban jazz), having received Grammy Awards and nominations,  though he has trained in other forms such as free jazz and experimented briefly with hip hop.

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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August 13, 2023:

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Dali Quartet
Chamber Music

Maverick Debut

Juan Cristomo Arriaga: String Quartet No.3 in E-flat (1824)
Heitor Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No.5 (1931)
Efrain Amaya: “Angelica”, for String Quartet (2000)
Alberto Ginastera: String Quartet No.1 (1948)

Ari Isaacman-Beck, violin
Carlos Rubio, violin
Adriana Linares, viola
Jesús Morales, cello

The Dalí Quartet is acclaimed for bringing Latin American quartet repertoire to an equal standing alongside the Classical and Romantic canon. The award-winning Dalí Quartet tours Classical Roots, Latin Soul programming to enthusiastic audiences across the U.S., Canada and South America. Its fresh approach has been sought out by distinguished series in New York, Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, Seattle, San Juan and countless communities beyond. The quartet has been called upon for return engagements at the National Gallery of Art, Friends of Chamber Music in Portland, and Chamber Music at Beall, among others. This season the Dalí tours from Philadelphia and DC all the way to Oaxaca, Mexico, and partners with the National Repertory Orchestra to give the Guarneri String Quartet Residency, awarded by Chamber Music America.

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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August 19, 2023:

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Jason Vance Storyteller and One-Man Band - Free
Maverick Family Saturdays

At the root of all Jason’s shows and classes is an invitation to play. Whether it’s performing stories & songs with his one-man band, or performing with interactive theater companies Trusty Sidekick or Live-In Theater at Lincoln Center, Park Avenue Armory, or the New York Historical Society, or finally in a classroom as a teaching artist leading his game-based music workshops with New Victory Theater or Brooklyn Music Factory, getting the participants to play is always the top priority. With his background in Early Childhood Education, it’s a treat for the youngest ones to hear him bring stories to life.

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Nilson Matta Brazilian Voyage
Jazz at the Maverick

Nilson Matta is well known as the world-class bassist of Trio da Paz and as a multi-Grammy Award–winning collaborator with Yo-Yo Ma, Paquito D’Rivera, and Herbie Mann, but his solo career as a composer and bandleader is equally noteworthy. His music brings together lush harmonies, contemporary Brazilian rhythms, and expert improvisation across a variety of moods, making “Brazilian Voyage” an apt title for the group. In every performance, Matta’s expert knowledge of the traditions and modern explorations of Brazilian jazz reveals an evolution in which he continues to play a major role.

Reserved Hall Seats: $60.00, $30.00, $27.50 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $25.00, Students: $10

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August 20, 2023:

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Catalyst Quartet with Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Chamber Music

J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No.3 in C Major
Jorge Amado: “Relatos Magicos” (2022), for string quintet (New York premiere)
Schubert: Cello Quintet in C, D.956

Karla Donehew-Perez, violin
Abi Fayette, violin
Paul Laraia, viola
Karlos Rodriguez, Cello

Gabriel Cabezas, cello

Hailed by The New York Times at its Carnegie Hall debut as “invariably energetic and finely burnished… playing with earthy vigor,” the Grammy Award-winning Catalyst Quartet was founded by the internationally acclaimed Sphinx Organization in 2010. The ensemble (Karla Donehew Perez, violin; Abi Fayette, violin; Paul Laraia, viola; and Karlos Rodriguez, cello) believes in the unity that can be achieved through music and imagine their programs and projects with this in mind, redefining and reimagining the classical music experience.

Cellist Gabriel Cabezas is a true 21st century musician. A prolific and sought-after soloist and collaborator, he is as comfortable interpreting new works as he is with the pillar scores of the cello repertoire. Gabriel has appeared with America’s finest symphony orchestras, including those of Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland and New York, and has premiered dozens of new works by some of the most brilliant composers of his time.

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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August 26, 2023:

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Annual Chamber Orchestra Concert
with Simone Dinnerstein, Caroga Arts Ensemble, Alexander Platt

Mozart: Adagio and Fugue, K.546
Mahler: Adagietto from the Symphony No.5
Schoenberg: Transfigured Night (version 1943)
J.S. Bach: Piano Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052

Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Caroga Arts Ensemble
Alexander Platt, conductor

Reserved Hall Seats: $60.00, $30.00, $27.50 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $25.00, Students: $10

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August 27, 2023:

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Borromeo String Quartet
Chamber Music

Bartok: String Quartet No.6 (1945)
Beethoven: Quartet No.12 in E-flat, Op.127

Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Kristopher Tong, violin
Melissa Reardon, viola
Yeeson Kim, cello

Each visionary performance of the award-winning Borromeo String Quartet strengthens and deepens its reputation as one of the most important ensembles of our time. Admired and sought after for both its fresh interpretations of the classical music canon and its championing of works by 20th and 21st century composers, the ensemble has been hailed for its “edge-of-the-seat performances,” by the Boston Globe, which called it “simply the best.”

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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September 2, 2023:

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Bill Charlap Trio
Jazz at the Maverick

Bill Charlap, piano
Peter Washington, bass
Kenny Washington, drums

Grammy award winning pianist Bill Charlap has performed with many of the leading artists of our time including Phil Woods, Tony Bennett, Gerry Mulligan, Wynton Marsalis, Freddy Cole and Houston Person. Born in New York City, Charlap began playing the piano at age three. His father was Broadway composer Moose Charlap, whose credits include Peter Pan, and his mother is singer Sandy Stewart, who toured with Benny Goodman, and was a regular on the Perry Como show. She earned a 1963 Grammy nomination for her recording of “My Coloring Book.” In 2005, Charlap and Stewart released the acclaimed CD, Love Is Here To Stay (Blue Note).

In 1997, Charlap formed his trio with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington, now recognized as one of the leading groups in jazz. In 2000, he was signed to Blue Note Records and received two Grammy Award nominations, for Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein and The Bill Charlap Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard. He is known for his interpretations of American popular song. Time magazine wrote, “Bill Charlap approaches a song the way a lover approaches his beloved…no matter how imaginative or surprising his take on a song is, he invariably zeroes in on its essence.” In 2016, Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap: The Silver Lining, The Songs of Jerome Kern, was awarded a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Album. In April, the Bill Charlap Trio released, Notes from New York, their debut recording for the Impulse label. Alan Morrison’s five-star review in Down Beat stated that the new recording is “a masterclass in class.”

Reserved Hall Seats: $60.00, $30.00, $27.50 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $25.00, Students: $10

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September 3, 2023:

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Ames Piano Quartet
Chamber Music

Maverick Debut

Concert in Celebration of George Tsontakis

Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op.47
George Tsontakis: Piano Quartet No.4, “Beneath Thy Tenderness of Heart” (2019)
Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in G Minor

Borivoj Martinic-Jercic, violin
Stephanie Price-Wong, violin
George Work, cello
Mei-Hsuan Huang, piano

In various iterations, the Ames Piano Quartet has been the ensemble-in-residence at Iowa State University since its inception in 1976. One of the few regularly constituted piano quartets in the world, the Ames Quartet briefly became the Amara Quartet in 2012, upon the retirement of two of its long-term members. Wishing to reconnect with more than thirty years of tradition, the Quartet has now returned to its original name of Ames.

The Quartet has an extensive discography, including fourteen CDs under the Ames name and a further two as Amara. Labels for which the group has recorded include Musical Heritage, Dorian, Sono Luminus, Albany, and Fleur de Son Classics. “One finds critics writing of their commitment, passion, power, and sensitivity, not to mention their collective technical skills,” writes Robert Cummings on the AllMusic.com web site. Of their most recent release (Faure Piano Quartets) critic Huntley Dent writes in Fanfare magazine, “As to the performances on this release, the second by the Amaras on Fleur de Son, they equal the best in the catalogue…we get the two virtues that make for a superb chamber ensemble: each player has an individual voice, and the group as a whole expresses a unified musical conception.”

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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September 9, 2023:

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Happy Traum with Cindy Cashdollar & Friends
Contemporary Music

Happy Traum, vocals, guitar
Cindy Cashdollar, vocals, guitar

Concert in Memory of Bob Kaminsky

Renowned folk singer, writer, teacher, recording artist and first-rate fingerstyle guitarist Happy Traum began playing guitar and 5-string banjo as a teenager, and was an important participant in the legendary Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1950s and ‘60s. He was a student of blues guitar legend Brownie McGhee, a major influence on his picking style.

Happy has played in concerts, clubs and festivals throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Japan, both solo and with his late brother, Artie Traum, with whom he performed for more than 40 years. Their performances at the 1968 and 1969 Newport Folk Festivals helped to gain them an avid following and a contract with famed manager Albert Grossman.

Cindy Cashdollar is an American musician specializing in steel guitar and Dobro. She grew up in Woodstock, New York, where she perfected her skills by playing with bluegrass musician John Herald, blues musicians Paul Butterfield, and Levon Helm and Rick Danko of The Band. After residing in Austin, Texas, for 23 years, she has now returned to her native Woodstock, New York.

Cashdollar received five Grammy awards while playing for eight years with Asleep at the Wheel, and has also backed such noted performers as Bob Dylan, Leon Redbone, Redd Volkaert, Carla Olson and Ryan Adams as a member of his band The Cardinals. In August 2019, Cashdollar recorded dobro and lap steel on “Save Your Love For Me”, the new Grayson Hugh record. In 2003, the Academy of Western Artists recognized Cashdollar as Instrumentalist of the Year Award in the Western Swing Music genre. She was inducted into The Austin Chronicle Hall of Fame in 2011–12.

Reserved Hall Seats: $60.00, $30.00, $27.50 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $25.00, Students: $10

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September 10, 2023:

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Cassatt Quartet with Ursula Oppens, piano
Pre-concert Talk with Alexander Platt and Tania Leon

Mozart: String Quartet No.23 in F Major, K.590
Tania Leon: “Ethos”, for piano and string quartet (2014)

Tania Leon: “going…..gone”, for piano (2012)
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G Minor

Muneko Otani, violin
Jennifer Leshnower, violin
Rosemary Nelis, viola
Gwen Krosnick, cello

Ursula Oppens, piano

Hailed for its “mighty rapport and relentless commitment” (Jay Harvey Upstage, 2021), the Cassatt String Quartet has performed across the world to critical acclaim since its founding in 1985, with appearances at Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Tanglewood Music Center, the Kennedy Center, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Centro National de las Artes, Maeda Hall, and Beijing’s Central Conservatory. The Cassatts have performed on the matched quartet of Stradivarius instruments at the Library of Congress; and, as resident quartet at the University of Buffalo, three complete Slee Beethoven String Quartet cycles.

Ursula Oppens, a legend among American pianists, is widely admired particularly for her original and perceptive readings of new music, but also for her knowing interpretations of the standard repertoire. No other artist alive today has commissioned and premiered more new works for the piano that have entered the permanent repertoire.

Tania León (b. Havana, Cuba) is highly regarded as a composer, conductor, educator, and advisor to arts organizations. Her orchestral work Stride, commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Music. In 2022, she was named a recipient of the 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. In 2023, she was awarded the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition from Northwestern University. Most recently, León became the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s next Composer-in-Residence—a post she will hold for two seasons, beginning in September 2023. She will also hold Carnegie Hall’s Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair for its 2023-2024 season.

Pre-concert talk starts at 2:30pm.
Concert starts at 4:00pm.

Reserved Hall Seats: $50.00, $29.00, $25.00 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20.00, Students: $10

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Dates: June 24, 2023 - September 10, 2023

Location:

Maverick Concert Hall,
120 Maverick Road,
Woodstock, NY 12498.

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