May 19, 2026 – December 18, 2025
Apr 2026
Recital with Wooster Chamber Music Series
Gault Recital Hall • Wooster
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Paul Neubauer, viola
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Frank Bridge Three Songs for voice, viola and piano
Far, far from each other
Where is it that our soul doth go?
Music when soft voices die
Johannes Brahms
Von ewiger Liebe from Vier Gesänge for voice and piano, Op. 43
Unbewegte laue Luft from Acht Lieder und Gesänge for voice and piano, Op. 57
Two Songs for voice, viola and piano, Op. 91
Gestillte Sehnsucht: Adagio espressivo
Geistliches Wiegenlied: Andante con moto
Robert Schumann/Franz Liszt
Widmung for solo piano, S. 566
Intermission
Richard Wagner Wesendonck Lieder for voice, viola and piano, WWV 91
Der Engel (The Angel)
Stehe still!
Im Treibhaus
Schmerzen
Träume
Francis Casadesus Romance Provençale and Danse for viola and piano
Jules Massenet Elegy from The Erynnies for voice, viola and piano, Op. 10
Apr 2026
Concert at The Abbey with Phoenix Chamber Music Society
The Abbey on Monro • Phoenix
Brahms Two Songs for Voice, Viola & Piano Op. 91
Schubert Variations on "Trockne Blumen" for flute and piano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo Soprano; Tara Helen O'Connor, flute, viola TBD; Ann Marie McDermott, piano
Apr 2026
A Baroque Evening with Phoenix Chamber Music Society
Camelback Bible Church • Phoenix
J.S. Bach Concerto for Two Violins in d minor BWV 1043
Organ Interludes from Bach Cantatas
J.S. Bach Selected Arias featuring Jennifer Johnson Cano from:
Cantata 170 Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust
Cantata 30a Was die Seele kann ergötzen
Erbarme dich from St. Matthew Passion
J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto #6
J. S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto #4
J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto #3
Jennifer Johnson Cano, soprano; Guy Whatley, organ & harpsichord;
Flutes: Tara Helen O’Connor, Jarrett May; Violins: Ani Kavafian, Ida Kavafian, Daniel Phillips; Violas: Steven Tenenbom, Nokuthula Ngwenyama; Celli: Peter Wiley, Thomas Landschoot, Barbara Metz; Bass: Timothy Cobb
Apr 2026
French Salon Concert with Phoenix Chamber Music Society
Pasternack Studio • Phoenix
French Salon
Debussy - Violin Sonata
Ravel - "Enchanted flute" from Scheherazade
Ravel - Chansons Madécasses
Louise Ferrenc - Piano Trio
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano
Tara Helen O'Conner, flute
Peter Wiley, cello
Chris Cano, piano
Daniel Phillips, violin
Feb 2026
Recital with Beth Guterman Chu and Christopher Cano
American Philosophical Society • Philadelphia
Following her hauntingly beautiful music theater performance in 2024’s A Song by Mahler, Jennifer Johnson Cano brings her “voluminous voice with remarkable agility” (Washington Post) back to PCMS. This performance with her husband, acclaimed collaborative pianist Christopher Cano, and St. Louis Symphony Principal Violist Beth Guterman Chu, features solo pieces, duos, and trios that highlight the eloquence and depth of the modern mid-range.
Brahms: 2 Songs, Opus 91
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op.70 (arr, for viola and piano)
Grieg: Sechs Lieder, 48
Bridge: Three Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano
Vaughan Williams: Romance
Dove: Night's Not Spent Alone
Jan 2026
MOZART - Coronation Mass with Colorado Symphony
Boettcher Concert Hall • Denver
MOZART Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385
MOZART Mass in C major, K. 317, “Coronation”
MOZART Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major, K. 361, “Gran Partita”
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Jessica Rivera, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Andrew Garland, baritone
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Taylor Martin, director
Jan 2026
MOZART - Coronation Mass with Colorado Symphony
Boettcher Concert Hall • Denver
MOZART Mass in C major, K. 317, “Coronation”
JOEL THOMPSON To Awaken the Sleeper
MOZART Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major, K. 361, “Gran partita”
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Jessica Rivera, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Andrew Garland, baritone
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Taylor Martin, director