FROM DÉSESPOIR TO EXTASE

January 25, 2026 4pm

drawing of Gabriel Fauré — Cécile Chaminade

From despair to ecstasy! Our over-the-top program of French Romanticism will warm up your winter! A dramatic and charming Trio by the celebrated composer (and dazzling pianist) Cécile Chaminade, followed by the glorious 2nd Quartet for Piano and Strings by Gabriel Fauré.

CÉCILE CHAMINADE
Trio in A Minor for Violin, Cello, & Piano

GABRIEL FAURÉ
Quartet in G Minor for Violin, Viola, Cello, & Piano

photo of Maureen Nelson — Maureen Nelson
violin

photo of Joan DerHovsepian — Joan DerHovsepian
viola

photo of Brian Connelly — Brian Connelly
Steinway piano

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