NOVA Chamber Music Series
2022/23
Fry Street Quartet, music directors
Fry Street Quartet, music directors
For 45 years, NOVA Chamber Music Series has connected our community with stunning performances from Utah’s finest musicians. Over the eight concerts of the 2022/23 Season, NOVA artists will continue to explore diverse aspects of the human experience.
Whether through works by Mozart and Beethoven or in world premieres of pieces by Nicolas Benavides and Miguel Chuaqui, we’ll discover new perspectives on love, life, and community.
Our season will come to a transcendent close with a farewell performance by Utah Symphony Music Director Thierry Fischer, conducting the chamber orchestra version of Mahler’s The Song of the Earth.
Join us this year as we explore the many ways in which music connects us to our world.
NOVA's Libby Gardner Series consists of six concerts performed in the Libby Gardner Concert Hall at the University of Utah.
Our season comes to a transcendent close with Gustav Mahler’s song-symphony The Song of the Earth, conducted in a farewell performance by Utah Symphony Music Director Thierry Fischer.
This concert is made possible through the generous support of O.C. Tanner.
music by Larsen • Benavides • Chacon • Harris
Explore music inspired by the culture and natural beauty of the American West — some of it composed right here in Utah.
music by CPE Bach • Bartók • Chuaqui • Beethoven
Experience haunting music that explores the intersection between community and spirituality.
music by Ratkje • Reid • Boquiren • Beethoven
Music can be a tremendous comfort in moments of mourning. It has the ability to give voice to grief while offering visions of hope.
music by Dohnányi • Xenakis • Crumb • Brahms
Melodic lyricism flows through this concert filled with serenades and songs.
music by Pärt • Snider • Joachim • Medtner
Like the melodic fragments infinitely reflected in Arvo Pärt’s Mirror in the Mirror, an elegant web of influences exists between these composers and their inspiration.
The Gallery Series features two additional concerts performed at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.
music by Habibi • Montgomery • Mozart • Thomas
Mozart was an early adopter who frequently used new musical technology in his works. Experience his Fourth String Quintet alongside works by living composers who are equally intrigued by the connection between technology and culture.
Despite cultural and language barriers, Benjamin Britten and Dmitri Shostakovich were close friends who deeply respected one another’s work. Experience intimate string music by two of the 20th century’s most important composers.