Boise Chamber Music Series

10/02/2026

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Arnold SchoenbergSechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 1900:00 | Leicht...

09/20/2026

Imogen Holst, daughter of the composer behind "The Planets," appeared on the BBC Radio program Desert Island Discs in 1972 and said: "I'm not really a composer."

A humble statement for the author of over 200 original works and arrangements, including a Phantasy Quartet you can hear from the Aeolus String Quartet.

Hear Holst on Friday, Sept. 25 at the Boise Chamber Music Series. Email [email protected] for tickets.

09/13/2026

How do you write your autobiography without using a single word? Ask Bedřich Smetana.

The Czech composer's first string quartet, subtitled "From My Life," is autobiographic. It calls to forth elements from Smetana's life and Czech background. Smetana put his own tinnitus on the page with a high E natural from the first violin in the last movement.

Hear Smetana's string quartet on Friday, Sept. 25 with the Aeolus String Quartet in their Boise return. Email [email protected] for tickets.

09/09/2026

📌 The Boise Chamber Music Series' 2026-2027 season begins with the Aeolus String Quartet on Sept. 24 and ends with the Telegraph Quartet April 30. If you like to plan ahead, it's not too late to get your subscription.

Contact Jeanne Belfy at [email protected] to start your subscription and guarantee your seat at all four chamber music concerts this season.

09/06/2026

https://youtu.be/CBWU4Y9FP58

I'm not saying you won't love hearing Grażyna Bacewicz’s Third String Quartet on Sept. 25's concert by the Aeolus Quartet without special preparation, but I am saying that there are various depths to love, and if you will give this a listen a time or two, the depth of your affection (and recognition) will be beautifully enhanced:

Grażyna Bacewicz - Kwartet SmyczkowyComposed in 1948Silesian Str...

08/06/2026

APRIL 30, 2027 TELEGRAPH QUARTET
We finish our season with soon-to-be new friends, the Telegraph Quartet (Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violins; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello) who formed in 2013 with an equal passion for the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, non-standard works alike. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “…an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety,” the Telegraph Quartet is a previous recipient of the prestigious Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.
The Telegraph Quartet is currently the Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Michigan.

04/18/2026

It was an all-saxophones--all-the-time finish to the Boise Chamber Music Series last night. An extraordinary concert of contemporary saxophone quartet music, delivered by the hard-driving Kenari Quartet, was capped by a heart-rending performance of David Maslanka's "The Soul is Here for Its Own Joy." Seen here, just some of the 16 Boise State Dept. of Music saxophone students who participated in the quartet master class on Thursday, with their BSU sax professor Dr. Matthew Castner.

03/25/2026

I really mean it this time--check this out:

Applauded for their “flat-out amazing” performances and “stunning virtuosity” (Cleveland Classical), Kenari Saxophone Quartet delivers inspiring performances that transform the perception of the saxophone. The Kenari Quartet has found a home performing on many of the premiere chamber music s...