EVENTS
Wigmore Hall present Sphinx Quintet
Excited to join fellow Sphinx Laureate/friends (Michelle Cann, Michael Casimir, Alex Gonzalez, and Sterling Elliott) for an evening of chamber music at Wigmore Hall.
Program:
Jessie Montgomery, Strum
Samuel Coleridge Taylor Quintet
Billy Strayhorn/Duke Ellington, Take the A Train for string quartet
Michelle Cann, Tumbao by Tania Leon
Coleridge Taylor Perkinson, A Movement for String Trio
Sterling and Michelle (William Grant Still, Mother and Child
Florence Price E Minor Quintet
Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 w/Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Closing out Hartford’s 80th Masterworks season with a return appearance by me, the HSO’s 2023-2024 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence performing the soaring melodies of Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1.
More info here.
Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 w/Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Closing out Hartford’s 80th Masterworks season with a return appearance by me, the HSO’s 2023-2024 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence performing the soaring melodies of Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1.
More info here.
Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 w/Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Closing out Hartford’s 80th Masterworks season with a return appearance by me, the HSO’s 2023-2024 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence performing the soaring melodies of Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1.
More info here.
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Mahler’s Fourth Symphony
Program:
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Melissa White, violin
More info here.
Florence Price Concerto No.1 w/West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Performing Florence Price’s Concerto No.1 for the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s grand finale concert!
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Gateways Festival Orchestra featuring Take 6 (Concertmaster)
Comprised of the finest classical musicians in the country, the all-Black Gateways Festival Orchestra concludes its week-long Chicago residency with a Symphony Center concert featuring Take 6, the award-winning a cappella group Quincy Jones called the “baddest vocal cats on the planet.” The program highlights works by African-American composers including Chicago-native Margaret Bonds, whose Montgomery Variations was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.
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Debut w/Buffalo Philharmonic
Performing Florence Price’s Concerto No.2 for double performance with Buffalo Philharmonic!
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Debut w/Buffalo Philharmonic
Performing Florence Price’s Concerto No.2 for my debut with Buffalo Philharmonic!
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Solo recital @ Phelps Mansion Museum (Binghamton, NY) with Pallavi Mahidhara, Piano
Garufi Law P.C. Phelps Mansion Museum Series is proud to present violinist Melissa White with pianist Pallavi Mahidhara.
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Solo recital @ Purdue University with Pallavi Mahidhara, Piano
Once again sharing the stage with my friend, Pallavi, as we continue our duo tour!
Ticket info here.
Harlem Quartet at Kennesaw State University
ArtsKSU Series, Moving Forward, Together: Black History Month Festival, Friday Night Spotlight Series. ArtsKSU proudly presents the New York-based Harlem Quartet.
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Chamber Music Tuesday with Melissa White
Violin soloist and chamber musician Melissa White joins as guest artist for a performance with SFCM students, as well as chamber music faculty Dimitri Murrath and Julio Elizalde.
More info here.
Solo recital @ Corpus Christi Chamber Music Society with Pallavi Mahidhara, Piano
The Texas debut for our duo!
Ticket info here.
Harlem Quartet @ Sarasota Concert Association
We’re looking forward to making our debut appearance on this series!
Program:
FANNY MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in E-flat Major
BENJAMIN BRITTEN String Quartet No. 2
JAZZ STANDARDS
Harlem Quartet @ The Artist Series of Tallahassee
HQ in Tallahassee!
Live concert, Sunday, January 21, 4 pm EST. Also available as a live stream and video concert, included with the purchase of a Season Passport. Individual tickets available for live stream or to watch the concert at your convenience until midnight on January 31, available after the live concert ends.
Ticket info here.
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective @ Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Our PCMS debut features the Philadelphia premiere of Gabriella Smith’s Divertimento and Florence Price’s Piano Quintet in A Minor, a long-overlooked masterwork that celebrates Price’s African American heritage with echoes of spirituals and hymns.
Ticket info here.
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective @ Merkin Hall (NYC Debut)
Making our NYC Debut with this delightful program:
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR – Piano Trio in E minor
ERNÖ DOHNÁNYI – Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1
GIACOMO PUCCINI – Crisantemi for string quartet
FLORENCE PRICE – Piano Quintet in A minor
Ticket info here.
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective @ Coastal Concerts (Lewes, DE)
The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, led and curated by Tom Poster and Elena Urioste, Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective is a fluid ensemble of passionate musicians who believe that chamber music has an extraordinary power to bring people together, uniting musicians as equals and drawing listeners in to its intimate, transportive world.
Ticket info here.
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective (U.S. Debut) @ Shriver Hall Concert Series (Baltimore, MD)
The group’s U.S. debut features major quintets from two historical American composers, Amy Beach and Florence Price, both glorious works of lyricism and virtuosity.
“Exhilarating performances.” —The Times (London)
Ticket info here.
Harlem Quartet @ Phoenix Chamber Music Society
We’re excited to return and perform for our friends at the Phoenix Chamber Music Society!
Program:
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel - String Quartet in E-flat Major
Jessie Montgomery - "Strum"
Caroline Shaw - "Entr'acte"
Benjamin Britten - String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective with Hilary Hahn @ Dortmund, Germany
Excited to be back across the pond performing with my Kaleidoscope Family and Hilary Hahn!
Program to include:
Barber, Carlos Simon, Copland, Jennifer Higdon and Jessie Montgomery.
Ticket info here
Harlem Quartet @ Central Michigan University
Chamichian Endowed Concert featuring Harlem Quartet
Florence Price Concerto No.1 w/Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Performing as the 2023-2024 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence for my first of two HSO Masterworks performances of the season!
More info here.
Florence Price Concerto No.1 w/Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Performing as the 2023-2024 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence for my first of two HSO Masterworks performances of the season!
More info here.
Florence Price Concerto No.1 w/Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Performing as the 2023-2024 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence for my first of two HSO Masterworks performances of the season!
More info here.
