The always-revelatory Borromeo Quartet brings its powerful magic to Peterborough, with Mozart’s Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546, Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 and César Franck’s rarely-heard masterpiece, the String Quartet in D major. This concert is generously sponsored by Grove Street Fiduciary in Peterborough. Winner of the […]

The miraculous talents of the Horszowski (Hor-SHOV-ski) Trio are well-known to EEC audiences. Their 2017 program comprises the three trios by the arch-romantic, Robert Schumann. Hailed by The New Yorker as “destined for great things,” when the members of the trio– Jesse Mills, Raman Ramakrishnan, and Rieko Aizawa – played together for the first time, they immediately […]

Works by two great 17th century composers, Heinrich Biber and Johann Schmelzer along with modern premieres of long forgotten music make up ACRONYM’s typically fascinating and resourceful program. It concludes with two famous works of “battle” music from the Viennese baroque.  

The charismatic Greek guitar virtuoso takes inspiration from her native region in this collaborative program for solo guitar, flute, and strings, with music evoking the Greek world and other folk traditions. Cello-Percussion Duo, New Morse Code, returns to EEC for the second half of this program. Works for solo guitar, flute & viola  by Mikis Theodorakis, […]

Two wonderfully contrasting voices join together in great moments from three centuries of music for soprano, mezzo and strings: J.S. Bach: Cantata 209 Frank Martin: Sonnets à Cassandre Dvorak: Terzetto for 2 violins & viola Vivaldi & Bach duets Ilana Davidson, soprano & Jazimina MacNeil, mezzo Laura Gilbert, flute Gabriela Diaz & Jennifer Elowitch, violins Jonathan […]

Celebrate the holiday season an EEC at our annual fundraising concert. Returning to the US concert stage after a long absence, Italian pianist Sandro De Palma brings European elegance and panache to a program of beloved keyboard works by Gluck, Clementi, and Beethoven. A $75 donation will give us a boost toward meeting our end-of-year goals […]

A quartet the New York Times calls “…cohesive yet full of temperament... vibrant, intelligent...”, Verona starts the season in high gear with three quartet masterworks: Léos Janacek, Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”; Brahms: Quartet No. 2 in A minor; and Mozart, Quartet in F major, K 590.

Pianist Molly Morkoski joins EEC's Artistic Directors, Laura Gilbert & Jonathan Bagg in a concert that brings together classic romantic gems, French post-impressionism and Jazz-inspired works from present moment: the trio will perform "Peacock Fantasia" by Jonathan Elliott, a new piece inspired by the Jimmie Rowles tune that jazz pianist Bill Evans made famous. Morkoski will play Chopin and Gershwin works for solo […]

"Songs in the Key of Love" features the brilliant period-instrument Diderot String Quartet and baritone Jesse Blumberg, performing songs of Johannes Brahms, Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn, to complement two great string quartets: Robert Schumann's Quartet in A major, Op. 41, No. 3 and Mendelssohn's Quartet in F minor, Op. 80.  Mendelssohn’s last quartet was written […]

The cello is the beating heart of classical chamber music, and these superb artists bring us some of its best solo music. Keith Robinson & Mihae Lee have spent their careers mastering the subtleties of the cello-piano repertoire. Their mature artistry and subtle collaborative skills will be on full display and should provide a riveting […]

EEC’s well-loved ensemble returns with a perfectly proportioned recital: Brahms: Trio No. 3 in C minor, op.101 Bright Sheng: Four pieces for piano Trio Ravel: Piano Trio Hailed by The New York Times as “impressive, lithe, persuasive,” when the members of the Horszowski Trio (Hor-SHOV- ski) – Jesse Mills, Raman Ramakrishnan, and Rieko Aizawa – […]

EEC greets summer with a concert of grand chamber music. Jennifer Elowitch, violin will join the Horszowski Trio and EEC Artistic Director Jonathan Bagg in Brahms’ Piano Quintet in f minor, op.34. Horszowski violinist Jesse Mills and pianist Reiko Aizawa will perform Franz Schubert's monumental Fantasie in C, D. 934. The concert begins as Artistic Director […]

Join award-winning vocalist Jennifer Sheehan and her fabulous musicians as they return to Electric Earth Concerts for an evening of the group’s favorite songs from Broadway, Hollywood and the Great American Songbook. Stephen Holden of the New York Times has praised Ms. Sheehan for her “exquisite taste in songs” and “a voice that glows with […]

David Breitman, fortepiano & Beth Wenstrom violin Sonata in A major, K. 305  (1778) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata in A minor, op. 137 no. 2 (1816) Franz Schubert Sonata in C major, K. 303 (1778)  Mozart Sonata in G minor, op. 137 no. 3 (1816)   Schubert About this concert of music by the two […]

Novelist Richard Powers presides over a collaborative effort involving four composers, four writers, and an ensemble of instrumentalists and singers. This large-scale commission by EEC will be performed by Tony Arnold, soprano and Alex Hurd, baritone, with pianist Molly Morkoski, violinist Ari Isaacman-Beck, clarinetist Todd Palmer, cellist Robert Burkhart, harpist Stacey Shames, flutist Laura Gilbert, and […]

We warmly invite you to attend this special afternoon concert and yoga class. It begins with Indian classical music performed by George Ruckert on sarod and Jerry Leake on tabla, followed by a group meditation and gentle chair yoga class led by Tanja Short. (Chair Yoga is gentle stretches—no mats required.) George Ruckert Yoga has […]

Please join us at the Fry Gallery, 36 Grove Street, Peterborough, for a post concert reception. The masterful ensemble brings its magic to EEC: Mozart’s Adagio and Fugue, K. 546, Ned Rorem’s Quartet No. 3 & Mendelssohn's String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13 This concert marks the seventh year the Quartet appears at Electric […]

The Last Rose of Summer A Celtic music craze that gripped Europe in the time of Haydn, Beethoven & Weber produced wondrous Scottish and Irish inspired songs in a chamber setting, performed here by Fiona Gillespie, soprano with Emi Ferguson, flute & soprano and members of ACRONYM, Kivie Cahn-Lipman, Edwin Huizinga, and Elliot Figg. Enjoy a […]

Weather Vest, direct from New York, is a mixed ensemble of winds & brass that mingles the common elements of classical chamber music, small group jazz, and folk music, for a concert liberated from traditional boundaries.

Praised for their “superb capacity to find the inner heart of everything they play, regardless of era, style or technical demand” (The International Review of Music), the Tesla Quartet brings refinement and prowess to both new and established repertoire. Dubbed “technically superb” by The Strad, the Tesla Quartet recently took Second Prize as well as the Haydn […]