SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Chamber Players will present the SCP Oboe Quartet at 52 Sumner on Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m. Marsha Harbison, assistant concertmaster of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO), will lead the group to perform works by Mozart and more. She will be joined by SSO oboist Karen Hosmer, SSO violist Dani Rimoni, and SSO cellist Boris Kogan.

This concert is the last of a five-concert series at 52 Sumner, where the Springfield Chamber Players will have finished their second season.

Also, this concert will be in honor of Marsha Harbison, who is retiring from the Springfield Symphony Orchestra after 49 years, and her late husband, Dr. William Harbison, who was a staunch supporter of the Springfield Chamber Players.

WESTFIELD — The Springfield Chamber Players String Trio (Romina Kostare, violin; Ronald Gorevic, viola; and Peter Zay, cello) will perform works by Schubert, Beethoven, and more at the newly renovated auditorium at the Westfield Athenaeum on Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m., with a pre-concert lecture by Guy McLain at 6 p.m.

This is the third year the Springfield Chamber Players have been presented by the Westfield Athenaeum as part of its classical music series.

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Chamber Players will present an all-woodwind concert, “Windscape,” on Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. at 52 Sumner in Springfield.

Yeh-Chi Wang, principal bassoon of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, will lead a quintet of wind players to perform works by Milhaud, Beethoven, and more. He will be joined by flutist Ellen Redman, hornist Robert Hoyle, clarinetist Lynn Sussman, and oboist Karen Hosmer to bring waves of the spring wind to uplift attendees’ spirits.

This concert is part of a series at 52 Sumner in which the Springfield Chamber Players will feature more musicians in their second season. Another series at the Westfield Athenaeum, as well as a partnership with the Springfield Youth Orchestras, are also planned for this season.

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Chamber Players will present an all-percussion concert, “Sonic Plus,” at 52 Sumner on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. Nathan Lassell, principal percussion of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, will lead a quartet of percussionists to perform various works. He will be joined by Doug Perry and others to bring collection of rhythmic sounds.

This concert is part of a five-concert series at 52 Sumner, where the Springfield Chamber Players will feature more musicians in its second season. Another series at the Westfield Athenaeum, as well as a partnership with the Springfield Youth Orchestras, are also planned for this season.

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Chamber Players (SCP) will launch their 2025-26 season at 52 Sumner on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 3 p.m. Alexander Svensen, assistant principal bass of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, will perform works by Bach, Bartók, Dragonetti, and more. He will be joined by Romina Kostare, violinist with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, and Patrick Berry, radio and TV personality, on select pieces.

This will be the second season for the Springfield Chamber Players at 52 Sumner and will feature more musicians of the SCP in this five-concert series. Another series at the Westfield Athenaeum, as well as a partnership with the Springfield Youth Orchestras, are planned for this season.

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Chamber Players Clarinet Quintet will perform at the Sevenars Summer Concerts on Sunday, July 27 at 4 p.m. at 15 Ireland St., Worthington.

The Clarinet Quintet features clarinetist Christopher Cullen, violinists Masako Yanagita and Miho Matsuno, violist Yuko Naito-Gotay, and cellist Melissa Westgate. This performance will be dedicated to Mark Auerbach, who was the director of Public Relations and Marketing for the Springfield Chamber Players since the organization’s founding.

The Clarinet Quintet’s program for Sevenars encompasses programmatic music and popular music by contemporary composers. It will feature a work by Oscar winner Bernard Herrmann, who wrote music for Alfred Hitchcock’s films.

The Clarinet Quintet had its premiere in March 2024 at the First Church of Christ in Longmeadow, and has since performed in Springfield and Westfield.

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Chamber Players will return to the Longmeadow Adult Center with a free performance by Quartetto Mosso on Thursday, June 13 at 6 p.m. The performance, held rain or shine, will feature violinists Ronald Gorevic and Beth Welty, violist Delores Thayer, and cellist Yoonhee Ko.

Quartetto Mosso is a new Springfield Chamber Players ensemble, which made its premiere in the Berkshires last winter, before presenting a showcase performance in Springfield. The quartet will become the Springfield Chamber Players’ outreach and education performers. The Longmeadow program will include two works by African-American composers, William Grant Still and Florence Price; “Lullaby” by George Gershwin; Antonin Dvořák’s “American Quartet”; and Henry Mancini’s film music for Charade.

Tickets are free, but advance reservations are required by calling (413) 565-4150, option 1. In case of rain, only a limited number of people can be accommodated indoors.

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Chamber Players (formerly MOSSO) announced the inauguration of a new program to bring education and outreach programs into the community.

According to Beth Welty, chair of Springfield Chamber Players, Quartetto Mosso (using the Italian term mosso, for moving rapidly forward) performed an educational concert at Berkshire School in Sheffield in early January. This performance will be repeated at the Community Music School of Springfield, 127 State St., Springfield on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. The concert, like the January performance, is free to the public.

In Springfield, Quartetto Mosso will perform William Grant Still’s “Lyric Quartette,” Florence Price’s “String Quartet No. 1 in G Major,” and Antonin Dvorak’s “String Quartet No. 12, Opus 96, American.”

“This program introduces audiences to a variety of classical music genres and styles, and we hope to bring this program to schools, senior centers, assisted-living facilities, and other venues,” Welty said.

Springfield Symphony Orchestra musicians performing with the Springfield Chamber Players’ Quartetto Mosso include violinists Welty and Ronald Gorevic, violist Carol Hutter, and cellist Yoonhee Ko.

To book a Springfield Chamber Players education or outreach program, contact Welty at (339) 368-2996 or [email protected].