The Paramount Chamber Players

09/05/2026

Save the dates: our next concert series will take place Oct. 17th-18th, featuring American song and chamber music delights!

Copland’s Old American Songs and Barber’s Hermit Songs will surely make you smile. Amy Beach’s beautiful Romance for violin and piano will melt your heart. And piano trios by Schoenfield and Higdon will send your feet tapping.

Help us celebrate the brilliance of American music!

06/10/2026

The videos from our recording session are out! Enjoy this performance of Robert Schumann's Violin Sonata No. 1 by William Shaub and Katherine E. Benson, recorded in ETSU's ETSU Martin Center for the Arts Powell Recital Hall.

0:00 Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck9:17 Allegretto13:24 Lebhaft...

05/01/2026

HUGE thanks to Violinist.com for sharing Faces & Masques as part of their weekly round-up!! Link to the full article is in the comments ⬇️

04/28/2026

Our album is LIVE today on Spotify, Apple Music, and all major streaming platforms!! Search "Faces and Masques" on your favorite online streaming platform to listen.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3vNBUk3rtgn9WpCO53YnAY?si=uj-7mD1mQuu9lH-g_Enjzg

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/faces-and-masques/1893353189

04/25/2026

You have one more chance to hear Faces & Masques on Sunday April 26th at 2:00PM in the beautiful Sanctuary of St. John's Episcopal Church, Johnson City, TN!

We have a very special guest joining us for the Sunday performance: 2025 Winner of the TPCP Award at the Bristol Music Club, Scholarship Auditions, William Tran! William will be performing the first movement of Beethoven's Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 1 together with William Shaub and Ignacy Gaydamovich. He is a very impressive young pianist!!

Here are a few pictures from our performances in Knoxville and Kingsport!

04/23/2026

Here's a sneak peek of what's in store for our Spring concert series, FACES & MASQUES!! Join us TONIGHT at First Presbyterian Church, Kingsport, TN at 7:30PM to hear excerpts from our debut album of music by Clara and Robert Schumann as well as Dvorak's rollicking "Dumky" Piano trio!

We'll be performing three concerts across East Tennessee this weekend as part of our countdown to our album's digital release on April 28th~

5 likes. "Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, II. Sehr lebhaft | William Shaub & Katherine Benson"

04/15/2026

ALBUM COVER REVEAL! 💿📀💿📀 We're under two weeks away from the release of FACES & MASQUES, our debut album
featuring the timeless love story of Clara and Robert Schumann. Special thanks to the amazing Tyler Seaman for his photography and design, which so beautifully capture the spirit of this music.

FACES & MASQUES will be available on Spotify, Apple Music, and all major streaming platforms April 28th, 2026.

Hear music from the album performed LIVE at one of our three performances across East Tennessee, April 23, 24, & 26th!

Visit our website for more details: https://www.paramountchamberplayers.com/faces-masques