Edited by Randi Bjornstad

Amici means friends in Italian, and entering its 15th season, that’s exactly what Chamber Music Amici says it wants to be for music lovers and would-be music lovers of all ages in the Lane County community.

The group continues its concerts on Sept. 5 and 6 with an Outdoor Salon Party at the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum, beginning both days at 6:45 p.m., before moving into the Wildish Theater in downtown Springfield for the remainder of the season.

The September program offers the following pieces:

  • Selections of Piano Trios by Fritz Kreisler
  • Café Music fore Violin, Cello, and Piano by Paul Schoenfield
  • Five Folksongs in Counterpoint by Florence Price
  • Graceful Ghost Rag by William Bolcom

Performers will be Sunmi Chang, violin; Eunhye Grace Choi, piano; Lillie Manis, viola; Steven Pologe, cello; and Sharon Schuman, violin.

Once back in the Wildish Theater at 630 Main St. in downtown Springfield, the concerts will include:

  • Oct. 8 and 9, 2023 — Viennese Three, music by Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Dec. 10 and 11, 2023 — Brahms 190, music by Johannes Brahms
  • Feb. 11 and 12, 2024 — One & Only, music by Claude Debussy and Camille Saint-Saëns
  • April 21 and 22, 2024 — Mozart & Rossini, music by Gioachino Rossini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Libby Larsen
  • June 9 and 10, 2024 — Opus One, music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Ernö Dohnányi

Information and advance ticket purchases: chambermusicamici.org