Hear Here: 2025-26 Chamber Music Concerts

Our St. John’s chamber music series invites audiences into intimate musical spaces where stories, traditions, and communities come alive. Each concert highlights a different facet of connection—across cultures, generations, and landscapes—through the close-knit artistry of chamber music.

Coming to Boston: From Korea explores music of migration and belonging, from Haydn’s timeless quartets to new works by Korean-born, Boston-based composers Eun Young Lee and Binna Kim. Joined by gamin, master of traditional Korean winds, this program creates a cross-cultural portrait of identity and home.

In December, Schubert Octet offers a moment of togetherness during the holiday season—a musical embrace of joy, generosity, and fellowship, followed by a warm reception to continue the gathering.

With Amplified: Yeemz x A Far Cry, the boundary between genres disappears. Guest artist Yeemz (Yi-Mei Templeman) blend strings, voice, and songwriting in a program that is at once personal, poetic, and electrifying, set in a relaxed, open atmosphere.

Finally, A Far Cry takes audiences on a sonic journey across the American landscape. Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Beethoven’s Pastorale celebrate resilience and reverence for nature, while Shelley Washington’s SAY offers a powerful, contemporary lens on identity and belonging.

Together, these concerts reflect the heart of our series: curiosity, collaboration, and the shared joy of music in community.