2026 EVENTS
Virtuosity and Poetry
Tuesday, June 9
Virtuosity and poetry opens the festival with a program of wide ranging duos on ranging from the most expressive to the most impressive. The evening concludes with Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 10, one of his most lyrical and expansive chamber works. An intimate concert that highlights both personal voices and the most sensitive collaborations.
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)- Sonata in G Major, G. 15
Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949) Southland Sketches
Tessa Lark Work TBD
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96
Between Worlds
Friday, June 12
7:30 PM
Hamilton Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts 2344 E Iliff Ave, Denver, CO 80210
This program brings together music shaped by cultural exchange and personal journeys. Nico Muhly’s Stranger offers a beautiful reflection for tenor and string quartet. Brahms’s Piano Quartet in G minor anchors the evening. Between Worlds pairs familiar masterworks with contemporary voices in a very rich and compelling program
Tessa Lark- work TBA
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. XV:25 "Gypsy"
Nico Muhly (b. 1981) Stranger (for tenor and string quartet)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
Ireland, Appalachia, and Mendelssohn
Saturday, June 13
7:30 PM
Hamilton Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts 2344 E Iliff Ave, Denver, CO 80210
Folk traditions, chamber music favorites, and a brand new world premier come together in this wide-ranging final concert. Irish song settings by Beethoven and Rebecca Clarke highlight the expressive connection between melody and text, followed by a cello-quartet arrangement of Rachmaninoff that draws out the instrument’s darker, more resonant character. After intermission, a new cello quartet by Tessa Lark receives its world premiere Mendelssohn’s Octet will end the program, a cornerstone of the chamber music repertoire and a fitting grand finale to DCMF 2026.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Selected Irish Songs
Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) Three Irish Country Songs
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Études-Tableaux (selections)
(Arranged for cello quartet by David Requiro)
Tessa Lark-Cello Quartet (World Premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)- Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
DCMF ADULt CHAMBER MUSIC Workshop
June 5-7 the Newman Center for the Performing Arts
Hosted by the Newman Center at the University of Denver, participants will enjoy two full days of chamber music immersion. We will welcome preformed groups and individual musicians to work with world-class DCMF Artists. Join our mailing list to stay updated on future workshops!
Our featured guest master clinician will be András Fejér of the Takács Quartet.