CCCMF’s 11th Season Finale Concert with Copland's Appalachian Spring!

Free Public Concert No. 7
CCCMF’s 11th Season Finale Concert
FREE admission, no tickets required
Sanctuary, Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Doors: 3 PM
Pre-Concert Talk: 3:30 PM
Concert: 4 PM
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In CCCMF’s 11th Season Finale Concert, Ensemble-in-Residence the Manhattan Chamber Players perform works spanning the first half of the 20th century, beginning with Maurice Ravel’s dazzling Tzigane, and closing with Aaron Copland’s sublime Appalachian Spring, presented in its original, intimate, 13-person instrumentation.
Join us in the historic sanctuary of Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church, and meet the Artists at the reception that follows!
CCCMF Founding Artistic Director Luke Fleming leads an informal Pre-Concert Talk and Q&A at 3:30 PM.
More info on this event at:
https://crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com/2026-free-public-concert-7/
And more on CCCMF 2026’s six other Free Public Concerts here:
https://crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com/free-public-concerts/
Program:
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
Tzigane (1924)
Frank Bridge (1879 – 1941)
Three Songs for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola, and Piano (1907)
Ernest Chausson (1855 – 1899)
Chanson Perpétuelle (“Endless Song”) (1899)
Ottorino Respighi (1879 – 1936)
Il Tramonto (“The Sunset”) (1914)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Appalachian Spring (1944)
Manhattan Chamber Players
Joshua Gersen, Conductor
Faylotte Joy Crayton, Soprano
Adam Golka, Piano
Mark Dover, Clarinet
Daniela Díaz, Violin
Siwoo Kim, Violin
Grace Park, Violin
Brendan Speltz, Violin
Luke Fleming, Viola
Pierre Lapointe, Viola
Abigail Monroe, Cello
Brook Speltz, Cello
Russell Thompson, Double Bass
Ji Weon Ryu, Flute
Mark Dover, Clarinet
Nanci Belmont, Bassoon
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