July 19, 2026 – March 14, 2026
Jul 2026
STEVEN BANKS - "to be free"
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church • Bridgehampton
Copland Old American Songs for Voice, Flute, Strings, and Piano
Steven Banks 'to be free' for Voice, Flute, Saxophone, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano (BCM Co-Commission)
Michael Stephen Brown Pour Angeline for Solo Piano
Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 87
Marya Martin, flute
Steven Banks, saxophone
Stella Chen, violin
Masumi Per Rostad, viola
James Baik, cello
Nina Bernat, bass
Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Jul 2026
STEVEN BANKS - "to be free"
Reed College, Kaul Auditorium • Portland
MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)
Chansons madécasses, M. 78
I. Nahandove: Andante quasi allegretto
II. Aoua: Andante
III. Il est doux: Lento
STEVEN BANKS (b. 1993)
New Work for Mezzo-soprano and Chamber Ensemble
West Coast Premiere | CMNW Co-Commission
TCHAIKOVSKY
String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70, Souvenir de Florence (1892)
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Adagio cantabile e con moto
III. Allegro moderato
IV. Allegro vivace
Jul 2026
STEVEN BANKS - "to be free" World Premiere
PSU, College of the Arts, Lincoln Performance Hall • Portland
MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)
Chansons madécasses, M. 78
I. Nahandove: Andante quasi allegretto
II. Aoua: Andante
III. Il est doux: Lento
STEVEN BANKS (b. 1993)
New Work for Mezzo-soprano and Chamber Ensemble
West Coast Premiere | CMNW Co-Commission
TCHAIKOVSKY
String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70, Souvenir de Florence (1892)
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Adagio cantabile e con moto
III. Allegro moderato
IV. Allegro vivace
Jun 2026
BEETHOVEN - Missa Solemnis
Bradley Symphony Center • Milwaukee
“My chief aim was to awaken and permanently instill spiritual feelings not only in the singers but in the listeners,” said Beethoven of his immense and moving Missa solemnis (“Solemn Mass”). Observing the structure of a traditional Catholic mass, Missa solemnis is a vibrant paean to faith but also to humanity. This concert concludes Music Director Ken-David Masur’s final season as well as the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus’ 50th anniversary celebration. As Beethoven penned at the top of his score: “From the heart: may it go to the heart.”
Jun 2026
BEETHOVEN - Missa Solemnis
Bradley Symphony Center • Milwaukee
“My chief aim was to awaken and permanently instill spiritual feelings not only in the singers but in the listeners,” said Beethoven of his immense and moving Missa solemnis (“Solemn Mass”). Observing the structure of a traditional Catholic mass, Missa solemnis is a vibrant paean to faith but also to humanity. This concert concludes Music Director Ken-David Masur’s final season as well as the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus’ 50th anniversary celebration. As Beethoven penned at the top of his score: “From the heart: may it go to the heart.”
May 2026
BACH - BWV 170, "Vergnügte Ruh’, beliebte Seelenlust"
Library of Congress • Washington
Simone Dinnerstein, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Katherine Needleman and the Baroklyn ensemble perform an evening of chamber works by J.S. Bach to open a special Founder's Day 2025 celebration marking the Library’s illustrious century-long history as a concert presenter. This concert and the following day’s performance by the percussion ensemble Tambuco are an homage to Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge’s forward-looking stance in championing music both very old and very new. Baroklyn’s arresting new arrangements and transcriptions of the chorales, concerto and cantata on the program were chosen by Dinnerstein, “a unique voice in the forest of Bach interpretation,” (New York Times). Created for the group’s recent Complicité project, they reveal an intimate and thoughtful reimagining of Bach’s music that allows us to experience his genius through contemporary ears.
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