Apple Hill Chamber Players

The program will include Clara Schumann's Piano Trio in G minor; the premier of Dexter Morrill's "Apple Hill Suite" for violin, viola, cello, and double bass; a comedy solo double bass work by Richard Hartshorne; and Brahm's Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60. This is the same program the Apple Hill Chamber Players will be performing in their upcoming Apple Hill Playing for Peace tour of Israel, Cyprus, and surrounding countries, in February 2003.

Founded in 1973, the Apple Hill Chamber Players represent one of America's most highly respected performing ensemble traditions. Internationally known for vital, elegant and eloquent performances, their chamber music literature ranges from 18th to 20th century masterpieces, to new and commissioned works by leading composers.

The Apple Hill Chamber Players have dedicated themselves to promoting peace worldwide by participating in the Playing for Peace Project. Stemming from Apple Hill's core belief that the language of music has the unique ability to transcend national and cultural boundaries, the Playing for Peace Project provides an ongoing model for cultural exchange relevant to all areas of the word beset by conflict.

The Project consists of public concerts, private concerts hosted by U.S. ambassadors abroad, and chamber music workshops. Also part of the Project are the Playing for Peace scholarships that enable students to attend the Apple Hill Summer Chamber Music School. Under the direction of the Apple Hill Chamber Players, students from around the world come together in music giving special meaning to Apple Hill's philosophy that music is a language that can inspire peace and friendship between conflicting cultures.

Annually since 1988, the Apple Hill Chamber Players have toured the United States, the Middle East, Europe and other parts of the world, performing concerts and "playing for peace." The dramatic story of the 1992 Apple Hill Chamber Players tour of Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria was documented by Emmy award-winning Peter Rosen in the namesake PBS film and video Playing for Peace, seen by over four million viewers.

The Apple Hill Chamber Players, approaching their 30th season, continue to garner praise worldwide as one of America's foremost ensembles.