Here’s a secret of great artistry: no one does it alone. This season, First Mondays explore connections and friendships between composers and musicians who inspired each other.

Join us as we celebrate 35 years of First Mondays: well-loved classics and new compositions, performed by some of the finest chamber musicians in the world, free and open to all.

Program:

Edgar Varèse: Octandre

Paula Robison, flute

Amanda Hardy, oboe

Alexis Lanz, clarinet

Richard Ranti, bassoon

Sarah Sutherland, French horn

Michael Dobrinski , trumpet

Robyn Smith ’19, ’21 MM, trombone

Donald Palma, double bass

Ken Ueno: Atlas of Crossed Destinies

Tessa Lark ’10, ’12 MM, violin

Kim Kashkashian, viola

Songs by Leonard Bernstein

Darynn Dean ’19, voice

Daniel Szabo*, piano

Leon Kirchner: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano: I

Merz Trio

Joan Tower: DNA

Luis Herrera ’17 MM, ’19 GD, Aaron Trant*; Jeff Means*; Matt McKay*, percussion

*denotes NEC alumni