Our annual spring concert at Trinity Cathedral features Karen, Christopher, Melita, and Erin. All four kick off the program with the Quartet in E-flat Major by 19th-century Finnish composer and clarinetist Bernhard Crusell, a rare late-Classical exploration of clarinet chamber music. This is followed by German- Dutch composer Julius Röntgen’s String Trio No. 2 “Dvorak”, a lilting and indulgent fantasia. In the second part of the program, the soulful colors of clarinet and viola entwine in Rebecca Clarke’s Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale, composed in the 1940s, and Jewish-Austrian Hans Gál’s Serenade for Clarinet, Violin and Cello combines Romantic lyricism with Modern chromaticism.

Tickets are $25 – student discount tickets are $10 (Must present valid student ID at the door); Ticket sales will begin in early 2024. Or you can purchase your tickets online safely and securely at:

https://trinitymusicaz.org/tickets/

Always delighted to be a part of Phoenix’ Downtown Chamber Series Karen, Christopher, and Melita will participate in a program that showcases music for bowed instruments from Baroque to contemporary. Their contribution will feature a reprisal of Mozart’s Duo for Violin and Viola in B Flat major, String Trio No 2 in a minor “The Dvorak” by German-Dutch composer and contemporary of Liszt and Brahms, Julius Röntgen, and composer and cellist of the Kronos Quartet Paul Wiancko’s The Sanguine Clockwork for String Trio, a work that explores “intricate inner workings of the human body as well as the joyful interconnectedness of human beings on a much larger scale”.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.downtownchamberseries.org/tickets/html for $25 + $2 fee.  Full-time students are free.

Always delighted to be a part of Phoenix’ Downtown Chamber Series Karen, Christopher, and Melita will participate in a program that showcases music for bowed instruments from Baroque to contemporary. Their contribution will feature a reprisal of Mozart’s Duo for Violin and Viola in B Flat major, String Trio No 2 in a minor “The Dvorak” by German-Dutch composer and contemporary of Liszt and Brahms, Julius Röntgen, and composer and cellist of the Kronos Quartet Paul Wiancko’s The Sanguine Clockwork for String Trio, a work that explores “intricate inner workings of the human body as well as the joyful interconnectedness of human beings on a much larger scale”.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.downtownchamberseries.org/tickets/html for $25 + $2 fee.  Full-time students are free.

Delighted to once again participate is St Barnabas’ Concerts on the Desert series, Viviana, Karen, Christopher, and Olga, will perform a mixed program that includes violin, viola, flute, and piano. The concert opens with turn-of-the-20th century New Englander Quincy Porter in a delightful work entitled Little Trio for flute, violin, and piano, followed by Erno Dohnanyi’s turbulent Violin Sonata in c-sharp minor, Op. 21, and Maurice Duruflé’s Prélude, Récitatif et Variations for flute, viola, and piano. After intermission features Mozart’s Duo #2 in B flat major K. 424 for violin and viola, and the program concludes with a rousing work by an Italian composer normally associated with film scores (The Godfather) is Nino Rota, in his Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano (1958).

Tickets are $30 and may be purchased online safely and securely at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/urban-nocturnes-concert-tickets-708096554857?aff=oddtdtcreator

The 2023-24 season marks our eighth season as Artists-in-Residence at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Our annual Fall concert will feature Viviana, Karen, Christopher, and Olga, in a mixed program that includes violin, viola, flute, and piano. The concert opens with turn-of-the-20th century New Englander Quincy Porter in a delightful work entitled Little Trio for flute, violin, and piano, followed by Erno Dohnanyi’s turbulent Violin Sonata in c-sharp minor, Op. 21, and Maurice Duruflé’s Prélude, Récitatif et Variations for flute, viola, and piano. After intermission features Mozart’s Duo #2 in B flat major K. 424 for violin and viola, and the program concludes with a rousing work by an Italian composer normally associated with film scores (The Godfather) is Nino Rota, in his Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano (1958).

Tickets are $25 – student discount tickets are $10 (Must present valid student ID at the door); both are available at the door. Or you can purchase your tickets online safely and securely at:

https://trinitymusicaz.org/tickets/

Urban Nocturnes is delighted to return to Tucson’s very own summer chamber music series with the St. Andrew’s Bach Society. Karen, Christopher, and Erin will be joined by two guests, violinist Ruggero Allifranchini and cellist Morgen Johnson, in a concert featuring works for strings and clarinet. The program will include Mendelssohn’s Tema con variazioni and Scherzo for String Quartet, Rêverie Orientale for Clarinet and String Quartet by Alexander Glazunov, and W.A. Mozart’s incomparable Clarinet Quintet in A maj K581. Also featured on the program is a piece entitled String Quartet, by Phoenix-based composer and former Phoenix Symphony double bassist, Glenn Stallcop. This piece was composed in 1980 but has never been performed, and it will be a special treat to have the composer himself join us in presenting this work.

Tickets may be purchased online, $26 premium/$16 general, at the link below:

https://www.standrewsbach.org/category/tickets

At long last, Urban Nocturnes presents the program they had originally planned for Spring 2020! Olga, Karen, Christopher, and Melita will perform Mozart’s sweetly enchanting Sonata in G Major for Piano and Violin and the folksy Bucolics for Viola and Cello by 20th-Century Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski, highlighting two contrasting duo configurations. All four musicians join forces for the powerful and Gypsy-inspired Piano Quartet in A Major by Johannes Brahms.

Tickets are $25 – student discount tickets are $10 (Must present valid student ID at the door); both are available in advance and can be purchased at the link below.

https://trinitymusicaz.org/tickets/

Urban Nocturnes is delighted to be joined by guest violinist Ruggero Allifranchini in a concert featuring works for strings and clarinet. The program will include Mendelssohn’s Tema con variazioni and Scherzo for String Quartet, Rêverie Orientale for Clarinet and String Quartet by Alexander Glazunov, and W.A. Mozart’s incomparable Clarinet Quintet in A maj K581. Also featured on the program is String Quartet, by Phoenix-based composer and former Phoenix Symphony double bassist, Glenn Stallcop. This piece was composed in 1980 but has never been performed, and it will be a special treat to have the composer himself join us in presenting this work.

General admission tickets are $28 and can be purchased by clicking the link below. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. Online ticket sales will end Feb 11 at 12pm. Student tickets are $10 at the door with proof of ID.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/urban-nocturnes-at-unitarian-universalist-congregation-of-phoenix-tickets-477442743097?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Urban Nocturnes is delighted to be joined by guest violinist Ruggero Allifranchini in a concert featuring works for strings and clarinet. The program will include Mendelssohn’s Tema con variazioni and Scherzo for String Quartet, Rêverie Orientale for Clarinet and String Quartet by Alexander Glazunov, and W.A. Mozart’s incomparable Clarinet Quintet in A maj K581. Also featured on the program is String Quartet, by Phoenix-based composer and former Phoenix Symphony double bassist, Glenn Stallcop. This piece was composed in 1980 but has never been performed, and it will be a special treat to have the composer himself join us in presenting this work.

Tickets are $35 and may be purchased at the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/urban-nocturnes-tickets-413202869907

Viviana, Karen, Christopher, and Melita will be joined by Trista Wong, violinist with The Phoenix Symphony, in a program that includes music for string quartet and flute. The concert opens with String Quartet in D Minor by legendary Italian violin virtuoso, Niccolò Paganini followed by the rhapsodic fantasy “A Night Piece” by late-Romantic American composer Arthur Foote. After intermission is Beethoven’s Eyeglasses duo for viola and cello and the program closes with “Weihnacht” Quintet by Dutch-Austrian composer Jan Brandts-Buys, a work that depicts and explores a Biblical quotation from the Christmas story within each of its four movements.

Tickets are $25 – student discount tickets are $10 (Must present valid student ID at the door); both are available at the door. Or you can click on the link below to order your tickets in advance.

https://trinitymusicaz.org/22-23-concert-details/urban-nocturnes-october-9-2022/

This will be Urban Nocturnes's debut at the St. Andrew’s Bach Society series in Tucson, AZ. The concert once again features Karen, Christopher, and Melita in a program that will include three strikingly distinctive chamber works for strings: Igor Stravinsky's abstract Three Pieces for String Quartet, Luigi Boccherini's graceful and buoyant String Quintet in D Major, and the festive, folk-inspired String Quintet in G Major by Antonin Dvorák. Joining them for this concert are violinist Carla Ecker and The Phoenix Symphony's Principal Double Bass, Kevin Gobetz. Click on the link below for more information about purchasing tickets:

https://www.standrewsbach.org/tickets

Urban Nocturnes is delighted to be back performing at the ever popular Downtown Chamber Series! This series of concerts will be held at First Gallery Studio, an old TV studio which operated from 1954-89 and was home to the popular AZ morning show, "Wallace and Ladmo." This final program of the 2021/22 season features Karen, Christopher, and Melita, performing three strikingly distinctive chamber works for strings: Igor Stravinsky's abstract Three Pieces for String Quartet, Luigi Boccherini's graceful and buoyant String Quintet in D Major, and the festive, folk-inspired String Quintet in G Major by Antonin Dvorák. Joining them for this concert are violinist Carla Ecker and The Phoenix Symphony's Principal Double Bass, Kevin Gobetz. There is limited space at this venue and purchasing tickets in advance is encouraged. Please click the link below for more information.

http://downtownchamberseries.org/contact.html

Urban Nocturnes is delighted to be back performing at the ever popular Downtown Chamber Series! This series of concerts will be held at First Gallery Studio, an old TV studio which operated from 1954-89 and was home to the popular AZ morning show, "Wallace and Ladmo." This final program of the 2021/22 season features Karen, Christopher, and Melita, performing three strikingly distinctive chamber works for strings: Igor Stravinsky's abstract Three Pieces for String Quartet, Luigi Boccherini's graceful and buoyant String Quintet in D Major, and the festive, folk-inspired String Quintet in G Major by Antonin Dvorák. Joining them for this concert are violinist Carla Ecker and The Phoenix Symphony's Principal Double Bass, Kevin Gobetz. There is limited space at this venue and purchasing tickets in advance is encouraged. Please click the link below for more information.

http://downtownchamberseries.org/contact.html

Urban Nocturnes's Spring Concert at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral features Karen, Christopher, and Melita. This final program of the 2021/22 season will include three strikingly distinctive chamber works for strings: Igor Stravinsky's abstract Three Pieces for String Quartet, Luigi Boccherini's graceful and buoyant String Quintet in D Major, and the festive, folk-inspired String Quintet in G Major by Antonin Dvorák. Joining them for this concert are violinist Carla Ecker and The Phoenix Symphony's Principal Double Bass, Kevin Gobetz. Tickets are $25 regular price and $10 for students, and may be purchased at the link below.

https://trinitymusicaz.org/tickets/

There are no words to describe our feelings about the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine. When words fail, music fills.

Join Urban Nocturnes on Thursday, April 14, at 7 pm for an evening of chamber music in a benefit concert for the people of Ukraine. The members of Urban Nocturnes, violinist Karen Sinclair, violist Christopher McKay, cellist Melita Hunsinger, flutist Viviana Wilson, clarinetist Erin Finkelstein, and pianist Olga Gorelik, will perform works by Messiaen, Beethoven, Gluck, and Ukrainian composers Skoryk and Gnatovskaya, as well as a selection of traditional songs.

The concert will be held in the UUCP sanctuary. Masks are required inside the venue, and advanced ticket sales are encouraged as there is a cap on the number of attendees.

You can buy your tickets by scanning with your smart phone the QR code below, or if you cannot make it in person but would like to support Ukraine, you can make a donation.

Proceeds will be donated to two groups working to address urgent humanitarian needs in Ukraine. Half will go to the Hungarian Unitarian Church, who are coordinating with other churches, aid agencies and authorities to address the most urgent needs of refugees and those internally displaced by the conflict. The other half will go to Revived Soldiers of Ukraine, RSUkraine.org, a non-profit run by Ukrainians who provide medical equipment and supplies, arrange humanitarian aid, and provide medical treatment to injured Ukrainians.

Can’t make the concert live?

There will be a link to a Facebook live broadcast of the concert on the Urban Nocturnes Facebook page.

In Solidarity,

Karen, Christopher, Melita, Viviana, Erin and Olga

This will be Urban Nocturnes' first concert appearance at Saint Barnabas featuring music for flute, violin, and viola, performed by Viviana, Karen, and Christopher. Franz Josef Haydn's youthful London Trio No.1 opens the program and is followed by the playful and impetuous Serenade for Flute, Violin, and Viola by Post-Romantic German composer Max Reger. The Duet for Violin and Viola by Louis Spohr evokes a wistful melancholy, and twentieth-century Hungarian composer Endre Szervanksy's rustic and pastoral Trio delivers a rousing finale.

Tickets are $35 and may be purchased at:

https://saintbarnabas.org/concerts

Erin, Karen, Christopher, and Olga return to the Downtown Chamber Series. These concerts will be held at the Legend City Studios art gallery in downtown Phoenix, AZ. The program will include:

Robert Schumann Fairy Tales for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos Duo for Violin and Viola
Gordon Jacob Miniature Suite for Clarinet and Viola
Bela Bartok Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano

Tickets may be purchased at: downtownchamberseries.org.

Erin, Karen, Christopher, and Olga return to the Downtown Chamber Series. These concerts will be held at the Legend City Studios art gallery in downtown Phoenix, AZ. The program will include:

Robert Schumann Fairy Tales for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos Duo for Violin and Viola
Gordon Jacob Miniature Suite for Clarinet and Viola
Bela Bartok Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano

Tickets may be purchased at: downtownchamberseries.org.

The first concert of our 21/22 season at Trinity Cathedral will feature Erin, Karen, Christopher, and Olga in a riveting program of works for clarinet, violin, viola, and piano:

Robert Schumann Fairy Tales for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos Duo for Violin and Viola
Gordon Jacob Miniature Suite for Clarinet and Viola
Bela Bartok Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano

Tickets may be purchased at http://trinitymusicaz.org

Get to know Erin, Karen, Christopher, and Olga at Musician Encounters. This casual 1.25 hour Monday morning concert invites interaction between performers and audience members. The program will include selections from:

Robert Schumann Fairy Tales for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos Duo for Violin and Viola
Gordon Jacob Miniature Suite for Clarinet and Viola
Bela Bartok Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano

This is a free concert and donations are gladly accepted.

Urban Nocturnes presents a series of afternoon concerts in a beautiful courtyard setting at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Phoenix, AZ. Come join us for this live outdoor concert as we revel in the glorious Phoenix spring weather.

Tickets are $10 and must be purchased in advance. No sales at the door. Seating is limited to 50 tickets. Each ticket order will be considered a party and will be seated together. Masks must be worn at all times and social distancing protocols observed. You can reserve your tickets here:

https://trinitymusicaz.org/concerts/urban-nocturnes-outdoor-live-in-the-labyrinth-2/

Urban Nocturnes presents a series of afternoon concerts in a beautiful courtyard setting at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Phoenix, AZ. Come join us for this live outdoor concert as we celebrate the first day of spring!

Tickets are $10 and must be purchased in advance. No sales at the door. Seating is limited to 50 tickets. Each ticket order will be considered a party and will be seated together. Masks must be worn at all times and social distancing protocols observed. You can reserve your tickets here:

https://trinitymusicaz.org/concerts/urban-nocturnes-outdoor-live-in-the-labyrinth-2/

Urban Nocturnes presents a series of afternoon concerts in a beautiful courtyard setting at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Phoenix, AZ. Come join us for these live outdoor concerts while basking in the gorgeous Phoenix winter weather.

Tickets are $10 and must be purchased in advance. No sales at the door. Seating is limited to 50 tickets. Each ticket order will be considered a party and will be seated together. Masks must be worn at all times and social distancing protocols observed. You can reserve your tickets here:

https://trinitymusicaz.org/concerts/urban-nocturnes-outdoor-live-in-the-labyrinth-2/

Urban Nocturnes is proud to be partnering with Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in a series of outdoor live concerts called “Live in the Labyrinth”. On Jan 30, 2021 UN member’s Karen, Christopher, and Erin will be joined by guest cellist, Jennifer Son in a program of lyrical and whimsical works for strings and clarinet by Schubert, Sibelius, Crusell, and more.

Tickets are $10 and must be purchased in advance. Seating is limited to 50 tickets. Each ticket order will be considered a party and will be seated together. Masks must be worn at all times and social distancing protocols observed. Though it is a cold winter everywhere else come join us as we celebrate great music and great weather in beautiful downtown Phoenix, AZ.

https://trinitymusicaz.org/concerts/urban-nocturnes-outdoor-live-on-the-labyrinth/

Unfortunately this concert is now canceled due to the Covid-19 outbreak. In the meantime however you can follow us on Facebook and Instagram to view short “House Concert” videos that we are creating in the safety of our respective homes. In addition we will soon be putting more videos of past concerts onto youtube and this website, so stay tuned! We hope you remain safe and healthy, and we will see you in the fall!

In celebration of Art Detour and in collaboration with the Olney Gallery, Music at Trinity will present various performances in the Cathedral from 6-8 pm. Starting at 7:30, Urban Nocturnes members Karen, Christopher, Viviana, Erin, and Melita will perform various works by Ginastera, Clarke, Lutosławski, Raphael, and Mozart. Additional performances will be given by organist and Canon Musician Erik Goldstrom playing the music of Bach, Couperin, Shearing and others, the Mozart Quartet plays Mozart's Quartet in D Major, K. 499, and early music vocal ensemble Helios performs as well. This is a FREE concert.

Erin and Christopher are thrilled to be collaborating with bassoonist Tom Breadon from Mill Ave Chamber Players! This unique concert will feature music for clarinet, viola, and bassoon, a trio of instruments that has not been composed for---until now! Tom has brilliantly transcribed Bela Bartok's Bagatelles (originally for solo piano) for clarinet, viola, and bassoon, and Christopher's father, Nashville based composer David McKay, has written a wonderful new piece called "Interplay", which is a fun and jazzy romp. The program will also include Rebecca Clarke's Prelude, Allegro, and Pastorale for Clarinet and Viola, Francis Poulenc's Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon, and Franz Schubert's Trio in B Flat d. 471. As always the Musician Encounter Series is a free concert and open to the public. Donations are gladly accepted which helps fund this series.

Our fall concert at Trinity Cathedral will feature Viviana, Karen, Christopher, and Melita in a variety of works for flute and strings. The program will open with Paul Ben-Haim’s Serenade for Flute, Violin, Viola, and Cello (1952), Maurice Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello (1922), Giovanni Viotti’s Flute Quartet (1806), Jet Whistle for Flute and Cello by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1950), and will conclude with Trio for Flute, Viola, and Cello (1929) by Albert Roussel. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door or at www.trinitymusicaz.org.

Melita Hunsinger will be joined by guest pianist Gail Novak in a 30 minute program featuring the Schumann Cello Concerto. This masterful concerto displays Schumann’s deeply expressive lyricism as well as his whimsical and dramatic flair. This is a free event and open to the public.