ABOUT
Arbor Music Series
What’s Arbor?
Arbor celebrates the authentic chamber music experience. Imagine an era when friends gathered in intimate settings to hear live performances of the latest classical music, sharing conversation and discovery, perhaps a glass of wine or two!
Arbor expands the traditional chamber music repertoire through annual commissions of new music. Through these commissioned pieces, salons, concerts, and cultural activities, Arbor invites audiences and artists to explore connections between new and old, and between language and music.
ARBOR MUSIC SERIES
Past commissions
KINAN AZMEH
Songs For Days To Come 3
2019
Songs for Days to Come, Vol. 3 set to texts
of Syrian poets in exile for singer, clarinet,
cello, and piano.
INESSA ZARETSKY
Muted Gestures
2019
Muted Gestures Sextet for piano 4 hands
and string quartet.
KINAN AZMEH
Songs For Days To Come 2
2018
Songs for Days to Come, Vol. 2 set to texts
of Syrian poets in exile for singer, clarinet,
cello, and piano.
MICHAEL BROWN
Dearest Friend
2017
Dearest Friend, Song Cycle setting letters
of Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms.
GORDON BEEFERMAN
You, The Weather, A Wolf
2016
You, The Weather, A Wolf, Song Cycle set to texts of Laurie Stone for 4 singers and piano 4-hands
KINAN AZMEH
Songs For Days To Come 1
2015
Songs for Days to Come, Vol. 1 set to texts of Syrian poets in exile for singer, clarinet,
cello, and piano.
BRUCE ADOLPHE
The End Of Tonight
2014
The End of Tonight, set to texts of Nathalie Handal, for three female voices, three cellos and piano.
ABOUT
Lenore Davis
Artistic Director
Known for her exceptional collaborative musicianship and for her ease of rapport with audiences, Lenore Davis delights audiences with innovative programs performed with extraordinary artists.
Her background in chamber music is rooted in her studies with the Beaux Arts’ Menahem Pressler. She started Arbor Chamber Music in NJ, where it quickly became the state’s premier chamber music series.
In 2013, she brought Arbor to NY, where curated programs mingle classic and new works of chamber music with readings and literature. She engages listeners with intimate concerts, featuring extraordinary artists and performances, and meaningful dialogue between audience, performers, composers and writers.