Crescent City Chamber Music Festival
11th Season Finale Concert
Ensemble-in-Residence the Manhattan Chamber Players perform works spanning the first half of the 20th century, beginning with Maurice Ravel’s dazzling Tzigane, and closing with Aaron Copland’s sublime Appalachian Spring, presented in its original, intimate, 13-person instrumentation led by Joshua Gersen.
Join us in the historic sanctuary of Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church for this very special afternoon of music making!
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 25, 2026
Doors: 3 PM
Pre-Concert Talk and Q&A: 3:30 PM
Music: 4 PM
Program
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
Tzigane (1924)
Frank Bridge (1879 – 1941)
Three Songs for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola, and Piano (1907)
I. “Far, Far from Each Other”
II. “Where is It that Our Soul Doth Go?”
III. “Music, when Soft Voices Die”
Ernest Chausson (1855 – 1899)
Chanson Perpétuelle (“Endless Song”) (1899)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)
Two Pieces for Octet, Op. 11 (1925)
I. Prelude: Adagio
II. Scherzo: Allegro Molto
Pause
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Appalachian Spring (1944)
Faylotte Joy Crayton, Soprano
Adam Golka, Piano
Mark Dover, Clarinet
Daniela Díaz, Violin
Siwoo Kim, Violin
Grace Park, Violin
Brendan Speltz, Violin
Luke Fleming, Viola
Pierre Lapointe, Viola
Abigail Monroe, Cello
Brook Speltz, Cello
Russell Thompson, Double Bass
Ji Weon Ryu, Flute
Mark Dover, Clarinet
Nanci Belmont, Bassoon
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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!
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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)
CCCMF 2026 List of Supporters
Philanthropists of the Arts ($10,000 and above)
Mike and Lynn Coatney Family Foundation
New Orleans Theatre Association
Ambassadors of Chamber Music ($1,000 – $9,999)
Barbara Beckman
Callie Crawford
Stephen Fleming
Jessica Hack
Charles M. Ingham
Clifford F. Spanier Foundation
Nancy Townsend
Donna Vitter
Carole Cotton Winn
Anonymous
Artists Circle ($500 – $999)
Billy Crawford and Callie Winn Crawford
James David
Dennis Lindwall
Jonathan McCall
Kathryn Montgomery
Karen E. Norris Charitble Fund
Margie Kahn Charitable Fund
Susan Paffrath
Wade Savoy
Betty Speyrer
Richard Replin and Elissa Stein
Mary Ann and Hugh Straub
Marian Weaver
Composers Circle ($250 – $499)
Eric J. Bradley
Diane and Joseph Caverly
Joyce Mathison
Michael Rihner
Ellen Ruffin
Kirk M. Steen
Patron ($100 – $249)
Evelyn Almquist
Leandro Area
Errol Barron
John S. Batson
Barry Bisbee
Brian Broussard
Carman Giving Fund
Noel Cieutat
Ellen Frohnmayer
Beth Garnett
Liese Weber Hammontree
Rosemary Hays-Thomas
James and Jan Jeter
Lambeth House
James and Barbara Marvel
Jennifer D. O’Sullivan
Travis and Peggy Parr
Dr. Max Reichard
Lloydel Roesch
Megan Sims
Nora Wetzel
Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan Wilson
Anonymous
Friend ($50 – $99)
Michael Allen
Alecia Anthony
Patricia Austin
Michael Cumberland
Arleen Graham
Elyria Kemp
Kathleen Manning
Carolyn McLellan
Steven Montgomery
Reddy Nandipati
Leigh Phillips
Eric Schliesser
Merry Toups
Supporter ($20 – $49)
Mary Beth Arceneaux
Vivian Cahn
Wendy Dalovisio
Kassie DeJean
Gordon Ebbitt
David A. Estes, Jr.
Roslyn Foy
Julie Gandolfi
Linda Hill
Amy Reggio
Ava Rosenberg
Ellen Ruffin
Patricia Thibodeau
Michael Wagner
Marc Weiss
