CMS @ SPAC: From Haydn to Gershwin
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7:30 PM
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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) brings its multi-generational and international roster of the world’s finest chamber musicians to Saratoga for inspiring performances all year long. CMS became one of Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s resident companies in 2013, presenting a wide variety of concerts at Spa Little Theater that appeal to both connoisseurs and newcomers alike.
2026 Summer Residency
- Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM — Dvořák’s Quintet in A Major
- Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM — From Haydn to Gershwin
The program begins with a bright and lively Trio in C major by Joseph Haydn, often called the father of the string quartet and one of the most inventive voices of the Classical era. It continues with the youthful Piano Quartet in C minor by Felix Mendelssohn, written when the German composer was just a teenager and already displaying remarkable maturity and imagination. Johannes Brahms brings a burst of folk spirit with a selection of his Hungarian Dances, written for piano four hands and inspired by lively melodies. American composer Leonard Bernstein is represented by his deeply expressive Three Meditations from Mass for cello and piano, and the concert concludes with George Gershwin’s Cuban Overture, arranged for piano four hands and percussion.
- Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM — Burleigh, Dvořák, and Beethoven
- Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM — Winds Around the World
- Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM — Calidore String Quartet
Please note: While Spa Little Theater undergoes renovations in 2026, CMS performances are being presented at the Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College.
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