Members of ESYO CHIME’s Yates Elementary site went to Proctors GE Theatre on Friday, January 21, 2022, for a private concert and meet & greet with the award-winning American Patchwork Quartet. Presented by our partners at Proctors Passport Series and funded in part by the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, the exclusive performance stirred the curiosity of ESYO’s youngest musicians, many of whom just started playing their instrument. Vocalist Falu Shah, Clay Ross (guitar/vocals), Clarence Penn (drums), and Yasushi Nakamura (bass) inspired each CHIME musician as they breathed new life into centuries-old American songs that embodied the immigrant roots of America.
Following an outstanding performance at Paige Hall in Albany, the acclaimed Merz Trio hosted a Masterclass with five passionate ESYO Chamber Musicians. ESYO musicians Georgia, Faith, Yu-Heng, Liam, and Orin, performed an arrangement of the waltz from Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings for the Trio and a small audience. For over 90 minutes, Merz Trio members Brigid, Lee, and Julia coached the young quartet giving them valuable guidance and insight into the music.
The opportunity came to ESYO through the Friends of Chamber Music, a community of chamber music enthusiasts committed to bringing chamber artists of national and international repute to the Capital Region.
