Nathan Meltzer, violin
Joe Skerik, viola
Kyle Stachnik, cello
Nina Bernat, double bass
Umi Garrett, piano

Clara Schumann – Three Romances, Op. 22

Ralph Vaughan Williams – Piano Quintet

Franz Schubert – Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 “Trout”

Freshwater Fantasies celebrates lyricism, color, and imagination through three beloved chamber works inspired by song, landscape, and expressive freedom. Clara Schumann’s intimate Romances open the evening with warmth and elegance, followed by the expansive pastoral sweep of Vaughan Williams’ early piano quintet. After intermission, Schubert’s iconic “Trout” Quintet brings buoyant rhythms, radiant melodies, and virtuosic interplay—an ideal soundtrack for a Northern Michigan summer.

Nathan Meltzer, violin
Joe Skerik, viola
Kyle Stachnik, cello

Sergey Taneyev – Scherzino from String Trio in E-flat Major

Jean Cras – String Trio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento in E-flat Major, K. 563

Charted Waters traces the expressive evolution of the string trio, from Classical balance to richly colored 20th-century voices. Taneyev’s sparkling Scherzino opens the program, followed by Jean Cras’s expansive and rhythmically driven trio. The evening culminates with Mozart’s monumental Divertimento, K. 563, a work of remarkable depth, elegance, and conversational brilliance.

Claire Wells, violin
Joe Skerik, viola
Kyle Stachnik, cello
Umi Garrett, piano

Johannes Brahms – Scherzo from F-A-E Sonata

Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47

Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor

Undercurrents explores the emotional intensity and inner turbulence of the Romantic piano quartet tradition. From Brahms’ fiery F-A-E Scherzo to Schumann’s radiant Op. 47, the program builds toward the dramatic sweep of Brahms’ G Minor Piano Quartet, a work brimming with passion, rhythmic drive, and Hungarian-inspired flair.