The original source of Schubert’s fun-loving piano quintet was a song warning young women against being ‘caught’ by ‘angling’ men, but for the piano quintet version he concentrates on the colorful imagery of a trout in its natural habitat. Jessie Montgomery's Banner “daringly transforms the [national] anthem, folding it into a teeming score...to create a musical melting pot” (New York Times), and features the ensemble-within-an-ensemble Jupiter String Quartet. The East Coast Chamber Orchestra brings its residency to a high-spirited finale with Tchaikovsky’s heartfelt Serenade for Strings, one of the most definitive and popular works from the late Romantic era, infused with grace, exuberance, and sheer joy.

Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667, 'Trout' (1819)
Tai Murray, violin; Jessica Thompson, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Nathan Farrington, bass; Henry Kramer, piano

Jessie Montgomery Banner for Solo String Quartet and String Orchestra (2014)
Jupiter String Quartet (Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violins; Liz Freivogel, viola; Daniel McDonough, cello); East Coast Chamber Orchestra

~Intermission~

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48 (1880)
East Coast Chamber Orchestra