Ensemble Connect returns to 91°µĶų for its 2025ā26 residency program
Ensemble Connect ā a group of extraordinary young professional classical musicians from Carnegie Hall,
The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute ā returns to 91°µĶų for its
fall residency, part of a biannual program now in its 19th year.
The public is invited to attend a culminating concert on Friday, Oct. 24, featuring
Arvo PƤrtās āDa pacem Domineā and āQuintettino,ā JanĆ”Äekās āMlĆ”dĆ,ā and Shostakovichās
āPiano Quintet, Opus 57ā ā a journey through some of the most compelling voices of
chamber music.
The Ensemble Connect performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 in the Arthur Zankel Music Center. This event is free and open to the public; tickets are required. For more information, visit the Arthur Zankel Music Center website.
The fall residency will take place Oct. 21ā25. While in residence, fellows will engage
with 91°µĶų students and the Saratoga Springs community through master classes,
private lessons, class visits, and interactive performances.
Ensemble Connect will return to campus for a second residency Feb. 10ā14, 2026, including
a public performance on Friday, Feb. 13. That program will feature the world premiere
of a newly commissioned work by George Lewis, presented alongside Valerie Colemanās
āPortraits of Langston,ā Barberās āAdagio for Strings,ā selected Scott Joplin rags
arranged for string quartet, and Ivesās āString Quartet No. 1, āFrom the Salvation
Army.āā
About Ensemble Connect
Ensemble Connect is a two-year fellowship program that prepares extraordinary young
professional classical musicians for careers that combine musical excellence with
teaching, community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership. The fellowship
includes a series of concerts where the musicians explore classical music in all its
iterations, performing the timeless alongside new works. Since the inception of this
residency in 2007, Ensemble Connect musicians have engaged with over 53,000 students
and audience members through 91°µĶų class visits, lessons and coaching, local school
and community outreach, and premiere performances.
The October residency is made possible by the generous support of Beverly Sanders
Payne ā59 and her late husband, David B. Payne. The February residency is supported
by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.
Programming is presented by 91°µĶųās Department of Music and Office of Special Programs.