Chamber Music Series

The annual Chamber Music Recital Series features instrumental music performed by small ensembles of current music students from both undergraduate and graduate programs. Recitals feature masterworks by familiar and lesser-known composers. To learn more about the Chamber Music Program at Western University, visit the Chamber Music webpage.


2023-24 Student Showcase Events and Graded Recitals

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Chamber Showcase Events

Wednesday, November 15 | 12:30pm 
von Kuster Hall
Chamber Music Showcase #1

Thursday, November 16 | 12:30pm
von Kuster Hall
Chamber Music Showcase #2

Wednesday, April 3 | 7:30pm (3 hour duration)
von Kuster Hall
Chamber Music Gala Concert
Student composers' new works performed by students from our chamber music groups.

Fall Term Recitals

Monday, Nov. 20 | 12:30–1pm
von Kuster Hall
Piano Duo: Jingquan Xie, piano; Juhee Park, piano

Tuesday, Nov. 21 | 6–6:30pm
von Kuster Hall
String Quartet:  Yuye (Jerry) Ma, violin; Jing Tao violin; Tom Wiebe, cello; Meika Sonntag, viola

Thursday, Nov. 23 | 12:30–1pm
von Kuster Hall
Flute/Cello/Piano Trio: Angela Lee, flute; Grace Theriault, cello; Wan Rong (Tracy) Guo, piano

Thursday, Nov. 23 | 1–1:30pm
von Kuster Hall
Saxophone Duo: Liam Bird, saxophone; Dani McAfee, saxophone

Friday, Nov. 24 | 6–6:30pm
von Kuster Hall
Violin/Flute/Piano Trio: Erin Van Dyke, violin; Ethan Nolin, flute; Chanjoo Ahn, piano

Friday, Nov. 24 | 6:30–7pm
von Kuster Hall
Brass Quintet: Paul Cross, trumpet; Peter Dong, trumpet ; Andrew Brooks, trombone ; Ron George, horn; Daniel Montaseri, tuba

Monday, Nov. 27 | 6–6:30pm
von Kuster Hall
Woodwind Quintet: Katie Kirkpatrick, flute; Biz Tucker, oboe; Harry Zheng, clarinet ; Jeffrey Vézina-Goodwin, horn; Oskar Martinez, bassoon  *2023 Young-Ja Park Chamber Music Award winners


Wednesday, Nov. 29
| 6–6:30pm
von Kuster Hall
Flute/Violin/Piano Trio: Jing Wang, flute; Yong Wen (Frank) Su, violin; Hayoon Kim, piano

Winter Term Recitals

Thursday, Feb. 15 | 12:30–1pm NEW DATE & VENUE
Studio 242
Saxophone Duo: Liam Bird, saxophone; Dani McAfee, saxophone
Note: this event was previously scheduled for Mar. 7

Thursday, Feb. 29 | 12:30–1pm
von Kuster Hall
Piano Duo: Jingquan Xie, piano; Juhee Park, piano

Monday, Mar. 4 | 12:30–1:30pm
von Kuster Hall
Piano Duo: Sunjoo Han, piano; Yumi Jang, piano

Monday, Mar. 4 | 6–7pm
von Kuster Hall
String Quartet: Mary Gonsalves, violin; Elinor Smallman, violin; Miriam Elsawi, viola; Eve Thompson, cello

Monday, Mar. 4 | 8–9pm
von Kuster Hall
Trumpet Duo with Piano: Alex Drozd, trumpet; Michael Meilleur, trumpet; Feiyang Yu, piano

Tuesday, Mar. 5 | 1–1:30pm
von Kuster Hall
Violin/Flute/Piano Trio: Erin Van Dyke, violin; Ethan Nolin, flute; Chanjoo Ahn, piano

Tuesday, Mar. 5 | 6–7pm
von Kuster Hall
Oboe/Violin/Piano Trio: Sebastian Handley, oboe; Chaoyang Dong, violin; Lezhuo (Rachel) Liu, piano

Wednesday, Mar. 6 | 12:30–1pm
von Kuster Hall
Flute/Cello/Piano Trio: Angela Lee, flute; Grace Theriault, cello; Wan Rong (Tracy) Guo, piano

Wednesday, Mar. 6 | 1–1:30pm
von Kuster Hall
Flute/Violin/Piano Trio: Jing Wang, flute; Yong Wen (Frank) Su, violin; Hayoon Kim, piano

Wednesday, Mar. 6 | 4-5pm
von Kuster Hall
Piano Quintet: Vera Sherwood, violin; Chia-Hsuan Chen, violin; Ludmila Kraneck, viola; Isaac Lee, cello; Catalina Teican, piano

Wednesday, Mar. 6 | 6–7pm
von Kuster Hall
Clarinet/Viola Trio: Kevin Weiss, clarinet; Ziyi (Zack) Guo, viola; Theodore Chow, piano

Wednesday, Mar. 6 | 8–9pm
von Kuster Hall
Clarinet Quartet: Maria Con, clarinet; Rong (Rose) Guo, clarinet; Finn Inglis, clarinet; Jennifer Rentner, clarinet

Thursday, Mar. 7 | 1:15–1:45pm NEW TIME
von Kuster Hall
Brass Quintet: Paul Cross, trumpet; Peter Dong, trumpet ; Andrew Brooks, trombone ; Ron George, horn; Daniel Montaseri, tuba
Note: this event was previously scheduled for 12:30pm and 1pm

Thursday, Mar. 7 | 8–9pm
von Kuster Hall
Clarinet/Violin/Piano Trio: Tsz Chun (Matthew) Leung, clarinet; Jacqueline Huang, violin; Shu Chen, piano

Sunday, Mar. 10 | 3–3:30pm NEW DATE
von Kuster Hall
String Quartet:  Yuye (Jerry) Ma, violin; Jing Tao violin; Tom Wiebe, cello; Meika Sonntag, viola
Note: this event was previously scheduled for Feb. 29 at 6pm

Sunday, Apr. 7 - NEW DATE AND TIME | 2–3pm
von Kuster Hall
Woodwind Quintet: Katie Kirkpatrick, flute; Biz Tucker, oboe; Harry Zheng, clarinet ; Jeffrey Vézina-Goodwin, horn; Oskar Martinez, bassoon *2023 Young-Ja Park Chamber Music Award winners


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Contact Us

Chamber Music Coordinators

Jana Starling
Associate Professor
519-661-2111 x84326

Thomas Wiebe
Associate Professor
519-661-2111 x86987

Event Inquiries

Communications and Marketing
musicevents@uwo.ca
519-661-3767