Concerts 2010 - 2011

Music making at its finest in the intimacy
and charm of New Hope

Click Here for all the details in a letter from
Artistic Director Michelle Djokic

Sundays at 3:00pm

Trinity Church Solebury
6587 Upper York Road at Sugan Road

October 3. 2010 -- The Goldberg Variations in 3D

Goldberg Variations arranged for String Trio

Johann Sebastian Bach

Carmit Zori – violin, Robert Rinehart – viola, Michelle Djokic -- cello

January 16, 2011 -- Fairy Tales and Romance

“A Frog He Went a Courting” for cello and piano	Paul Hindemith
Marchenerzahlungen	Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet in f minor	Cesar Franck

William Wolfram – piano, Todd Palmer -- Clarinet
Scott Yoo – violin, Cynthia Phelps -- viola, Michelle Djokic -- cello

May 1, 2011 -- The Magnificent Mandolin

Quintet for Mandolin and String Quartet (world premier)	Clarice Assad
Solo Works arranged for Mandolin	Johann Sebastian Bach
Lute Concerto in d	Antonio Vivaldi

Mike Marshall – Mandolin

Friday, April 29, 2011
7:00pm --- $150
Special Gala Event
Cradle Valley Farm, Solebury
6454 Meetinghouse Road

On April 29th we will hold our annual gala dinner/concert at Cradle Valley Farm. For this, not to be missed event, Michelle Djokic will be turning the evening's music over to Clarice Assad and Mike Marshall who through this project for Concordia Chamber Players have been become great fans of each other's music. This experience will be electrifying as both of them possess an energy that is undeniable and magical. And of course the beauty and grace of Cradle Valley Farm needs no introduction.

A gourmet dinner is served with a full bar and sumptuous desserts.

Concerts 2009 - 2010

Music making at its finest in the intimacy
and charm of New Hope

Click Here for all the details in a letter from
Artistic Director Michelle Djokic

Friday, April 9, 2010
6:00pm --- $50
The Making of a String Instrument
Glen Oaks Farm
6871 Upper York Road, Solebury

This evening will give you the chance to ask all those questions you’ve ever had about the great makers of string instruments and bows. Yung Chin, world respected bowmaker and dealer will join us for an evening of discussion and demonstration on the varnishes, woods used, old and current techniques of bow and instrument making, the pricing of these works of art. Yung who works in NY, teaches a course at Oberlin on the restoration of old bows and has written several articles for Strings magazine. Join us for insightful conversation and delectable treats in another spectacular Bucks County home. This evening will have you listening for many more details in the string sound of Sunday’s concert.

Hors d'oeuvres will be served with a full bar.

Sunday, April 11, 2010
3:00pm --- $25

Concert: Strung Out on Romance
Trinity Church Solebury
6587 Upper York Road at Sugan Road

Sextet in A major	Antonin Dvorak
Sextet in G major	Johannes Brahms

Yoon Kwon and Catherine Cho - violins
Robert Rinehart and Mark Holloway - violas
Michelle Djokic and James Wilson - cello

Friday, Jaunary. 15, 2010
7:00pm --- $150
Special Gala Event
"Night at the Movies"
Cradle Valley Farm, Solebury
6454 Meetinghouse Road

We launch this weekend of exploring American culture and music with a viewing of the 1922 Comedy, Grandma’s Boy with comedian Harold Lloyd, directed by Fred Newmeyer, written by Hal Roach (of Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy fame) and Sam Taylor. See this film with original music written and performed by Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton, two of the world’s most sought silent film musicians appearing at film festivals around the world including performances at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and film festivals of Telluride, San Francisco, Seattle, BAM and MOMA. This event will take place on the gracious grounds of Cradle Valley Farm in Bucks County. Join us in the beautifully renovated barn for an evening you won’t soon forget.

A gourmet dinner is served with a full bar and sumptuous desserts.

Sunday, January 17, 2010
3:00pm --- $25

Concert: Americana
Trinity Church Solebury
6587 Upper York Road at Sugan Road

Duo for Cello and Viola	Walter Piston
Cafe Music	Paul Schoenfield
Sextet	Aaron Copland
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano	Leonard Bernstein

Jesse Mills, Carmit Zori - violin
Robert Rinehart - viola
Michelle Djokic - cello
Melvin Chen- piano
Todd Palmer - clarinet

October 30, 2009
Tango Night
6:00pm --- $50
3015 Sugan Road, Solebury

Join us for an evening of Tango music arranged for string quartet. Appearing with us for the evening will be my colleague from the Grammy Nominated Quartet San Francisco violinist, Jeremy Cohen. This music pulses with the life and energy of Argentina. Hear this music in the intimacy of one of Bucks County’s historic homes with delicious offerings of food and wine among friends whetting your appetite for Sunday’s program.

November 1, 2009

Concert: Argentinian Masters
3:00pm --- $25
Trinity Church Solebury
6587 Upper York Road at Sugan Road

Danzas Argentinas	Alberto Ginastera
The Four Seasons	Astor Piazzolla
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind	Osvaldo Golijov

William Wolfram - piano
Jesse Mills and Cyrus Beroukhim - violins
Daniel Panner - viola, Michelle Djokic - cello
Todd Palmer- clarinet

Concerts 2008 - 2009

Anthony McGill – Clarinet, Carmit Zori, Frank Huang – violin
Robert Rinehart, David Cerutti – viola, Michelle Djokic - cello

Kenneth Cooper – fortepiano
Carmit Zori, Yoon Kwon – violin
Daniel Panner – viola, Michelle Djokic - cello

Jon Klibonoff – piano, Maria Bachmann, Carmit Zori – violin
Robert Rinehart – viola, Michelle Djokic - cello

Special Concert 2008

Join us for this magical afternoon of music and friendship on the amazing campus of the Nakashima studios. The star attraction this year is the Formosa Quartet, recent 1st prize winners of the London String Quartet Competition. They will play the Mozart String Quartet #23 K590 and the String Quartet Op 10 by Claude Debussy.

Tickets are $150 each, much of which goes to support our regular season concerts. This concert has sold out quickly in the past four seasons. Call 215-297-5972 to save a place for this year!

After the concert, a reception for the artists and audience will be held on the Nakashima campus with champagne and sumptuous hors d'oeuvres for all.

Join us Friday evening before our January concert for a remarkable performance of Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat narrated by WWFM host Glenn Smith and played by

Todd Palmer – clarinet, Marc Goldberg - bassoon
Carl Albach – trumpet, Yoon Kwon – violin, Tim Cobb - bass
John Rojak – trombone, Daniel Druckman - percussion

The setting is the elegant concert barn at Cradle Valley Farm, one of Bucks County's most beautiful homes. The evening will begin with hors d'oeuvres and cocktails followed by music, and then a gourmet dinner.

Tickets for this very special event are $150 and help support the regular 3 concert season of Concordia Chamber Players.

Special Concert 2007

Join us for this magical afternoon of music and friendship on the amazing campus of the Nakashima studios. The star attraction this year is the Quartet San Francisco ... from their web site www.violinjazz.com (where you can hear samples of their repertoire)

Grammy-nominated Quartet San Francisco delivers an irresistible mixture of genre-bending world chamber music. Virtuosic and authentic tangueros, passionate jazz performers, playful and non-traditional in their delivery, QSF redefines the sound of chamber music and leaves concert-goers with a new appreciation for what can be accomplished by eight hands and sixteen strings.

Tickets are $150 each, much of which goes to support our regular season concerts. This concert has sold out quickly in the past four seasons. Call 215-297-5972 to save a place for this year!

After the concert, a reception for the artists and audience will be held on the Nakashima campus with champagne and sumptuous hors d'oeuvres for all.

Concerts 2007 - 2008

Sundays at 3:00pm
Trinity Church
6587 Upper York Road at Sugan Road
Solebury, PA 18963
$25 per concert at the door
$60 for the 3 concert season

Anthony McGill - clarinet
Carmit Zori - violin, Robert Rinehart - viola
Michelle Djokic - cello, Diane Walsh - piano

Peter Winograd - violin, Mark Holloway - viola
Michelle Djokic - cello, Eric Ewazen - piano
Chris Gekker - trumpet

Gala Dinner and Musicale
January 11, 2008 7:00pm
Cradle Valley Farm
6454 Meetinghouse Road, Solebury, PA

Join us Friday evening before the concert for an evening of intimate jazz with trumpeter Chris Gekker and friends. Chris appears on many recordings of jazz and rock as well as being one of the most recorded classical players. He's amazingly versatile and an engaging speaker.

The setting is the newly refurbished concert barn at Cradle Valley Farm, one of Bucks County's most beautiful homes. The evening will begin with hors d'oeuvres and cocktails followed by music, and then a gourmet dinner.

Tickets for this very special event are $150 and help support the regular 3 concert season of Concordia Chamber Players.

Frank Huang, Carmit Zori - violin, Robert Rinehart - viola
Michelle Djokic - cello, Charles Abramovic - piano

Special Concert 2006

Join us for this magical afternoon of music and friendship on the amazing campus of the Nakashima studios. The star attraction is music for cellos featuring the Djokic Family Cellos! Concordia's cellist and artistic director Michelle Djokic plays with her brother Pierre and star Canadian niece Denise. The program will include selections from Bach, Beethoven and Boccherini.

Tickets are $150 each, much of which goes to support our regular season concerts. This concert has sold out quickly in the past four seasons. Call 215-297-5972 to save a place for this year!

After the concert, a reception for the artists and audience will be held on the Nakashima campus with champagne and sumptuous hors d'oeuvres for all.

Concerts 2006 - 2007

Sundays at 3:00pm
Stephen Buck Theater
180 West Bridge Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania

Todd Palmer - clarinet, Mark Goldberg - Bassoon
Carmit Zori - violin, Daniel Panner - viola, James Wilson - cello

Jeffrey Khaner - flute
Carmit Zori - violin
Michelle Djokic- cello
Charles Abramovic - piano

Alan Kay- clarinet, Carmit Zori - violin
Robert Rinehart - viola, James Wilson - cello
Jon Klibonoff- piano

Special Concert 2005

Join us for this magical afternoon of music and friendship on the amazing campus of the Nakashima studios. The star attraction is music for guitar, flute and cello provided by Janet Arms, flute, Catarina Szepes - violin, Marka Gustavsson - viola, and Barbara Allen, harp with Concordia's cellist and artictic director Michelle Djokic.

Tickets are $150 each, almost all of which goes to support our regular season concerts. This concert has sold out quickly in the past three seasons. Call 215-297-5972 to save a place for this year!

After the concert, a reception for the artists and audience will be held on the Nakashima campus with champagne and sumptuous hors d'oeuvres for all.

Before the concert, at 2:00pm, a guided tour of the Nakashima campus is available. Please call 215-297-5972 for reservations for the concert and for the tour.

Concerts 2005 - 2006

Sundays at 3:00pm
Stephen Buck Theater
180 West Bridge Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania

Ken Cooper - harpsichord
Peter Winograd, Catarina Szepes - violin
Maria Lambros, Dan Panner - viola, Michelle Djokic - cello

Todd Palmer - clarinet
Peter Winograd, Carmit Zori - violin
Robert Rinehart, Dan Panner - viola
Mark Kosower - cello

Todd Palmer - clarinet
Peter Winograd, Catarina Szepes - violin
Dan Panner - viola, Mark Kosower- cello
Gail Niwa - piano

Special Concert 2004

Join us for this magical afternoon of music and frienship on the amazing campus of the Nakashima studios. The star attraction is music for guitar, flute and cello provided by Philadelphia artists Alan Krantz, guitar, and Jeffrey Khaner, flute, with Concordia's cellist and artictic director Michelle Djokic.

Tickets are $150 each, almost all of which goes to support our regular season concerts. This concert has sold out quickly in the past two seasons. Call 215-297-5972 to save a place for this year!

After the concert, a reception for the artists and audience will be held on the Nakashima campus with champagne and sumptuous hors d'oeuvres for all.

Before the concert, at 2:00pm, a guided tour of the Nakashima campus is available. Please call 215-297-5972 for reservations for the concert and for the tour.

Concerts 2004 - 2005

Sundays at 3:00pm
Stephen Buck Theater
180 West Bridge Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania

Carmit Zori, violin
Peter Winograd, violin
Calvin Wiersma, violin
Robert Rinehart, viola
Michelle Djokic, cello
David Krakauer, clarinet
Todd Palmer, clarinet
Gail Niwa, piano
Melvin Chen, piano
Diane Walsh, piano
Cho-Liang Lin, violin

Peter Winograd, violin
Michelle Djokic, cello, Todd Palmer, clarinet
Melvin Chen, Piano

Diane Walsh, piano, Michelle Djokic, cello
David Krakauer, clarinet, Cho-Laing Lin, violin

Concerts 2003 - 2004

Sundays at 3:00pm
Stephen Buck Theater
180 West Bridge Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania

Carmit Zori, violin
Peter Winograd, violin
Robert Rinehart, viola
Michelle Djokic, cello
Marji Danilow, double bass
David Krakauer, clarinet
Todd Palmer, clarinet
Richard Lalli, baritone
Phillip Bush, piano
Gail Niwa, piano
Julie Landsman, French Horn
Mark Goldberg, Bassoon

Peter Winograd, Carmit Zori, violin, Robert Rinehart, viola
Michelle Djokic, cello, David Krakauer, clarinet
Phillip Bush, piano

Gail Niwa, piano, Michelle Djokic, cello
David Krakauer, clarinet, Richard Lalli, baritone

April 4, 2004

String Trio

Jan Radzynski

Quintet, Op. 39

Sergej Prokofiev

intermission

Septet

Ludwig van Beethoven

Carmit Zori, violin, Robert Rinehart, viola
Michelle Djokic, cello, Marji Danilow, double bass
Mark Goldberg, bassoon, Todd Palmer, clarinet
Julie Landsman, french horn

Special Concert

Studios of George Nakashima
1847 Aquetong Road
New Hope, Pennsylvania 18938

September 21, 2003
3:00pm

The Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi

The Four Seasons of Vivaldi will feature the exciting and versatile harpsichordist, Kenneth Cooper, considered one of the leading specialists of 18th century music. A professor at both Columbia University and Manhattan School of Music, Mr. Cooper will share with you some intriguing insights into the Four Seasons. The soloists will be Catarina Szepes of the Metropolitan Orchestra, David Brickman of the Rochester Philharmonic, Carmit Zori who needs no introduction to our audience members and the 13 year old marvel, Danbi Um. Danbi, at 8 years of age was the youngest student ever to enter the Curtis Institute of Music. Harold Robinson, principal basist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, will add the depth of a double bass to the ensemble. Completing this illustrious line up will be Robert Rinehart on the viola and Michelle Djokic, Concordia's Artistic Director, on the cello.

After the concert, a reception for the artists and audience will be held on the Nakashima campus with champagne and sumptuous hors d'oeuvres for all.

Before the concert, at 2:00pm, a guided tour of the Nakashima campus is available. Please call 215-297-5972 for reservations for the concert and for the tour.

Concerts 2002 - 2003

Sundays at 3:00pm
Stephen Buck Theater
180 West Bridge Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania

Some of New York's best musicians come to New Hope, Pennsylvania to present three concerts in 2002-2003

Carmit Zori, violin
Calvin Wiersma, violin
Robert Rinehart, viola
Michelle Djokic, cello
Jon Deak, double bass
David Krakauer, clarinet
Dana Hanchard, soprano
Phillip Bush, piano
Gail Niwa, piano
Todd Palmer, clarinet

Carmit Zori, violin
Robert Rinehart, viola
Michelle Djokic, cello
Gail Niwa, piano

Carmit Zori, violin
Calvin Wiersma, violin
Robert Rinehart, viola
Michelle Djokic, cello
David Krakauer, clarinet

Carmit Zori, violin
Robert Rinehart, viola
Michelle Djokic, cello
Jon Deak, double bass
Dana Hanchard, soprano
Phillip Bush, piano
Todd Palmer, clarinet

Carmit Zori, violin
Calvin Wiersma, violin
Robert Rinehart, viola
Michelle Djokic, cello
Tim Cobb, bass
Marc Goldberg, bassoon

Carmit Zori, violin
Michelle Djokic, cello
Mihae Lee, piano
William Purvis, french horn

Violin: Ilya Grubert
Viola: Toby Hoffman
Cello: Michelle Djokic
Piano: William Wolfram

Violins: Carmit Zori, Ani Kavafian
Violas: Cynthia Phelps, Robert Rinehart
Cellos: Carter Brey, Michelle Djokic

Piano: William Wolfram
Violin: Carmit Zori
Viola: Robert Rinehart
Cello: Michelle Djokic
Clarinet: David Krakauer

The virtuosity of David Kim is displayed in the Bach Sonata No.2 in A minor for Unaccompanied Violin. Then the Piano Trio of Ravel features William Wolfram with David Kim and Michelle Djokic. After intermission, Choong-Jin Chang joins the trio for the Piano Quartet in G minor, Opus 25, of Johannes Brahms.

The concert begins with a romantic selection of songs sung by Richard Lalli, accompanied by Michelle Djokic, cello, and Gail Niwa, piano. Then David Kim joins Michelle Djokic and Gail Niwa for the first piano trio of Anton Arensky.