Ensemble Connect

Following their bi-annual week-long residency at Skidmore, Ensemble Connect brings its signature energy and precision to a program rooted in richly expressive chamber music. The concert opens with Ligeti’s Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano and Loeffler’s T wo Rhapsodies, followed by Kodály’s Serenade, Op. 12 and Bartók’s Contrasts, BB 116 . Together, these works highlight the ensemble’s versatility while offering audiences an intimate encounter with music shaped by folk influence, modernist color, and striking instrumental conversation. Program LIGETI | Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano LOEFFLER | 2 Rhapsodies INTERMISSION KODÁLY | Serenade, Op. 12 BARTÓK | Contrasts , BB 116 About the Artists Ensemble Connect fellows are early-career professional musicians selected for a two-year Carnegie Hall fellowship through a competitive application and audition process. They perform chamber music at Carnegie Hall, Juilliard, Skidmore, and other venues; partner with New York City public schools; lead interactive performances and workshops; and receive professional development in teaching, community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership. The 2025–2027 Ensemble Connect fellows are: Elena Ariza, cello Cameron Cullen, flute Laurel Gagnon, violin Nicole Martin, clarinet Coco Mi, violin Grace O’Connell, trumpet Anoush Pogossian, clarinet Will Sands, French horn David Seder, trombone JJ Silvey, oboe Abby Smith, viola Joseph Vaz, piano Presented by the Skidmore College Office of Special Programs in collaboration with the Department of Music. Made possible by the generous support of Beverly Sanders Payne '59 and her late husband David B. Payne.