First Church in JaffreyJewish, Hungarian, and American folk influences pervade this wide-ranging program that features harp, clarinet, flute, strings, and piano. Ravel’s voluptuous Introduction and Allegro, along with music of Prokofiev, William Grant Still, and the Piano Quartet in G minor Op. 25 of Brahms. In partnership with the Sebago-Long Lake Festival & musicians.PROKOFIEV: Overture […]

Peterborough Town HouseDavid Breitman, fortepiano, Jaap ter Linden, cello & Gabriel Richard, violin. A constellation of period-instrument stars takes on Beethoven’s first published opus, a set of trios that were designed to astound the public with their revolutionary approach and virtuoso technique: No. 1 in E-flat Major, No. 2 in G Major, No. 3 in […]

First Church in JaffreyThe Horszowski Trio have delivered the most exquisite performances every time they’ve appeared at EEC. This, their eleventh trip to New Hampshire, will be as eagerly awaited as ever. Program will includeLeonard Bernstein: TrioScott Lindroth: “T120” (2021)Robert Schumann: Trio #1 in d minorOut of Doors: for this concert, weather permitting, bring a chair […]

Park Theatre, JaffreyThe unique duo Fire & Grace explores the connective musical elements of classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from around the world. Fire & Grace’s repertoire is vast, ranging from Bach to Vivaldi, tango to Celtic tunes, traditional Bulgarian to American fiddle tunes and waltzes, all played with a sense of discovery and commitment […]

EEC’s season will culminate on the Park Theatre’s generous stage in a concert of baroque concerti and other masterworks by the greatest composers of their age, performed by the young virtuosi of RELIC, an ensemble specializing in performance on period instruments. Alessandro Scarlatti: Sinfonia from Cain, overo Il primo omicidio, Part IAntonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins […]

With “tautness, flair, and precision”, this New England-based group opens the season with two masterpieces: Brahms’ Opus 8 Trio in B major, and the E-flat piano quartet of Mozart, joined by Artistic Director Jonathan Bagg on viola.

Duke University’s Quartet in Residence brings Schubert’s Quartet in D minor, “Death and the Maiden” to EEC for the first time, and a seminal 20th century work by Béla Bartók, his 4th String Quartet. The program opens with Anthony Kelley’s Sidelines, a playful tribute to his more athletically inclined siblings.

A concert of unique music and instrumentation: Bartók’s Contrasts, written for jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman in 1938; George Crumb’s Eleven Echoes of Autumn (1966); Undine Smith Moore’s Afro-American Suite.

Winds are center-stage in this concert, a crescendo starting with Paul Ben-Haim’s intimate Chamber Music for flute & strings, moving to Mozart’s grand Quintet for winds and piano, and culminating in Erno von Dohnanyi’s passionate Sextet for winds, strings, and piano.

Verona Quartet's return to NH is celebrated at Peterborough’s spacious Town House, with Mozart’s Quartet in E-flat K.160, the String Quartet No. 4 of Grazyna Bacewicz, and Verdi’s sole work in the genre, the dramatic String Quartet in E minor.

César Franck’s monumental Piano Quintet anchors this program deep in the French Romantic era. The concert includes Beethoven’s athletic, classical Serenade for flute, violin, and viola and one of Bartók's most beloved works, the Romanian Folk Dances.

Ieva Jokubaviciute and David McCarroll (piano & violin) sweeten the afternoon at the traditional German “cake and coffee” hour with Brahms’ G-major Violin Sonata. Cake and Coffee included!Generously sponsored by The Nicholas sisters and their mother in honor of Frieda Roessler Nicholas who immigrated from Germany in 1911.

Mieczysław Weinberg has recently taken his place as a major voice in 20th-century Russian music. The spectacular Piano Quintet from 1945 shows the full range of his imagination. Also on the program: Debussy’s Six Épigraphes Antiques for flute and piano.

A virtuoso with Flamenco and Latin jazz roots whose music-making is full of surprises. Romero performs this solo concert in the glowing, air-conditioned acoustic of the Temple Congregational Church.

Schubert and Schumann at the piano, and in song This hybrid recital showcases the most characteristic and intimate works of these Romantic composers—their songs and short piano pieces.  With Jesse Blumberg, baritone, and David Breitman, fortepiano  LISTEN FREE OUT OF DOORS!This concert will be broadcast live to listeners outside  Bring a picnic and listen under the stars! Students and […]

The illustrious Catalyst brings their restless musicianship and razor-sharp ensemble to a program at the spacious, gracious Jaffrey Center Meetinghouse.

The masterful ensemble brings the EEC season to a close in style, performing for the first time in the Park Theatre’s grand acoustic.