Crescent City Chamber Music Festival
11th Season, Free Public Concert No. 3
Join Ensemble-in-Residence the Manhattan Chamber Players for performances of two of the seminal masterworks in the string chamber music repertoire: Antonín Dvořák’s String Quintet in Eb major and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence for string sextet, all in the warm, sparkling acoustic of the historic Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church – a Sunday afternoon celebration of strings not to be missed!
CCCMF Founding Artistic Director Luke Fleming leads an informal Pre-Concert Talk and Q&A at 3:30 PM.
Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Doors: 3 PM
Pre-Concert Talk and Q&A: 3:30 PM
Concert: 4 PM
“A Celebration of Strings”
Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
String Quintet in Eb major, Op. 97 (1893)
I. Allegro non tanto
II. Allegro vivo
III. Larghetto
IV. Finale: Allegro giusto
Pause
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)
Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 (1890)
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Adagio cantabile e con moto
III. Allegro moderato
IV. Allegro vivace
Katie Hyun, Violin
Ida Kavafian, Violin
Rubén Rengel, Violin
Luke Fleming, Viola
Steven Tenenbom, Viola
Andrew Janss, Cello
Abigail Monroe, Cello
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Please join us for CCCMF 2026’s remaining four Free Public Concerts,
which will be held on the following dates and times:
Tuesday, October 20, 7 PM, Urban South Brewery
Wednesday, October 21, 7 PM, Recital Hall, UNO Performing Arts Center
Friday, October 23, 7 PM, Dixon Concert Hall, Tulane University
Sunday, October 25, 4 PM, Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church
The Crescent City Chamber Music Festival’s 11th Season in 2026 is supported by
generous grants from the New Orleans Theatre Association and the
Mike and Lynn Coatney Family Foundation.
The Crescent City Chamber Music Festival performs its mission in New Orleans on a budget of roughly $75,000 each season, which pays for artist fees, flights, rental cars, food, publicity, insurance, and a myriad of other miscellaneous expenses. Please consider donating to CCCMF to make our next season possible—no donation is too small, and as we are a 501(c)3 organization, it’s 100% tax-deductible!
You may choose to donate online through our secure transaction system, or by mailing a check to our physical address.
No donation is too small, and as we are a 501(c)3 organization, it’s 100% tax-deductible!
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Please mail a check made out to “Crescent City Chamber Music Festival” and send to:
Crescent City Chamber Music Festival
c/o Luke Fleming
330 Wagner St.
New Orleans, LA 70114
Support is encouraged at the following levels,
and will also be noted in our concert programs (unless you choose to remain anonymous):
Philanthropists of the Arts ($10,000 and above)
Ambassadors of Chamber Music ($1,000 – $9,999)
Artists Circle ($500 – $999)
Composers Circle ($250 – $499)
Patron ($100 – $249)
Friend ($50 – $99)
Supporter ($20 – $49)
