Re:ignite - NEXUS Chamber Music returns to the North Shore to close the festival with a performance of works by Luigi Boccherini, Eleanor Alberga, and Arnold Schoenberg in the stunningly beautiful Winnetka Congregational Church.

Re:demption - Redemption, both personal and spiritual, is a central theme in this NEXUS festival program. From the emotional struggle and resolution in Eleanor Alberga’s world premiere work for baritone and string quartet to the transformative journey of Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht, the concert explores powerful narratives of hope and renewal. Samuel Barber’s haunting Dover Beach completes the evening with its own poignant reflection on human vulnerability.

Re:construct opens the festival with a Guarneri Hall program celebrating composers who were also distinguished performers, featuring works by cellist Luigi Boccherini, violinist Fritz Kreisler, and a brand-new violin and cello duo by cellist-composer Paul Wiancko, commissioned by NEXUS especially for this event.‍

Music & Meditation in the Garden, with guitarist Jordan Dodson

Bank of America Chamber Music Series

Bank of America Chamber Music Series

Bank of America Chamber Music Series

Bank of America Chamber Music Series

Bank of America Chamber Music Series

Bank of America Chamber Music Series

Bank of America Chamber Music Series

Bank of America Chamber Music Series

Bank of America Chamber Music Series

Bank of America Chamber Music Series

Counterpoint Concert closes its season with a performance in the vibrant and historic Dupont Underground, featuring acclaimed cellist Gabriel Cabezas and award-winning percussionist Jeff Stern. Founder and pianist Natalia Kazaryan will be joining them in this diverse and exciting program, celebrating the history and communicative power of counterpoint from the Baroque period to the 21st century.

The music of composer Jessie Montgomery is “turbulent, wildly colorful, and exploding with life” (The Washington Post), and is performed regularly by leading orchestras and ensembles around the globe. Winner of the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Classical Composition and Musical America’s 2023 Composer of the Year, the Juilliard-trained violinist is immersed in a diverse range of projects, including The Everything Band—a collective of artists of varying styles creating music by experimentation, improvisation, and open-ended form. Montgomery performs alongside the ensemble for this Portrait, featuring a newly commissioned work and the joyful and ebullient Strum for string quartet.

including a new work from Gabriella Smith

featuring the world premiere of a new work by Gabriella Smith

solo cello recital

recital with pianist Natalia Kazaryan

with special guest Claire Chase, flute

music for solo cello, with complimentary coffee and pastries