Crescent City Chamber Music Festival

Crescent City Chamber Music Festival Tenth Anniversary Season: October 10-19, 2025
New Orleans' premier Classical music festival and outreach organization

The Crescent City Chamber Music Festival (CCCMF) is an outreach/mission-centric festival founded in 2016 by New Orleans native and Artistic Director Luke Fleming in New Orleans, Louisiana. CCCMF's Tenth Anniversary Season, "Novelty and Nostalgia," will be held from October 10-19, 2025. More details at: crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com

Through partnerships with local organizations such as Rayn

e Memorial United Methodist Church, Trinity Episcopal Church, the University of New Orleans, Urban South Brewery, St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church, and WWNO, CCCMF has since its inception in 2016 presented 50 Free Public Concerts in local venues and over 400 Outreach Performances in nursing homes, retirement communities, homeless shelters, hospitals, schools, churches, and other helping organizations across the Greater New Orleans area. Over the course of CCCMF’s Tenth Anniversary Season in 2025 (October 10-19, 2025), Festival Artists and Ensembles-in-Residence will again visit nursing homes, schools, churches, homeless shelters, mission sites, and other helping organizations in the Greater New Orleans area, providing exciting, interactive musical performances in over 30 different locations. CCCMF will also present seven FREE Public Concerts in both traditional and non-traditional venues in New Orleans during its Tenth Anniversary Season. To receive periodic updates for CCCMF’s Tenth Anniversary Season, the details for which will continue to be announced leading up to the Festival dates (October 10-19, 2025), please sign up for our mailing list by clicking the link below:

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Please also peruse our website to view photos, watch videos, and find out more about CCCMF’s mission in the Greater New Orleans community! www.crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com

The Crescent City Chamber Music Festival is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. To support CCCMF with a 100% tax-deductible contribution, please visit:

https://crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com/donate/

Crescent City Chamber Music Festival
Tenth Anniversary Season
October 10-19, 2025
New Orleans

Luke Fleming, Founding Artistic Director
Escher Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence
Lott Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence
Manhattan Chamber Players, Ensemble-in-Residence
Caity Gyorgy and Mark Limacher, Jazz Duo
Seth Grosshandler, Composer-in-Residence
Daniella Greene, Festival Manager

2025 Festival Artists (listed alphabetically):

Jaren Atherholt, Oboe
Adam Barnett-Hart, Violin
Bryan Batt, Narrator
Nanci Belmont, Bassoon
Amelia Clingman, Viola
Josiah Bullach, Horn
Mark Dover, Clarinet
Luke Fleming, Viola
Joshua Gersen, Conductor
Daniella Greene, Violin
Caity Gyorgy, Vocalist
Andrew Janss, Cello
Ida Kavafian, Violin
David Kidd, Trombone
Siwoo Kim, Violin
Krewe de Voix, Chamber Choir
Pierre Lapointe, Viola
Bryan Lee, Violin
Mark Limacher, Piano
Paul Macres, Double Bass
Virginia McDowell, Oboe
Joy Meade, Soprano
Thomas Mitts, Organ
Abigail Monroe, Cello
Grace Park, Violin
Max Paulus, Horn
Kristen Schmitz, Soprano
Claire Shackleton, Mezzo-Soprano
Aaron Smith, Percussion
Shaquille Southwell, Clarinet
Brendan Speltz, Violin
Brook Speltz, Cello
Steven Tenenbom, Viola
Benjamin Thacher, Violin
Alan Tolbert, Trumpet
Kate Walter, Violin
Paul Weber, Conductor/Choirmaster
Hannah Yim, Violin

Join us this Tuesday night (March 31) for CCCMF's annual Spring Concert, our presentation of Haydn's Seven Last Words at...
03/29/2026

Join us this Tuesday night (March 31) for CCCMF's annual Spring Concert, our presentation of Haydn's Seven Last Words at Rayne Memorial UMC with the Lott Quartet! 🎶

Regardless of the religious/spiritual implications this piece and Holy Week may have for you, Haydn's masterpiece is a visceral and powerful work of art and drama that you don't want to miss, FREE and open to the public!

More info right here:

https://crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com/spring-concerts/

It's been two weeks since the last notes of CCCMF's Tenth Anniversary Season rang in the historic sanctuary of Rayne Mem...
11/04/2025

It's been two weeks since the last notes of CCCMF's Tenth Anniversary Season rang in the historic sanctuary of Rayne Memorial United Methodist, and we are still feeling a great swell of pride in all we have accomplished in the last ten years through the efforts of our amazing Festival Artists, enthusiastic audiences, and incredibly generous supporters!

Enjoy these scenes from this season's seven Free Public Concerts and over 30 outreach performances across the Greater New Orleans area, featuring Ensembles-in-Residence the Escher String Quartet, Manhattan Chamber Players, and Lott String Quartet, with Caity Gyorgy Music and Mark Limacher, plus members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra , Krewe de Voix Chamber Choir, and many other locally-based musicians - 38 Festival Artists total 🙌

It was a heck of a ride, and as the dust settles, we want to thank all the many, many wonderful artists, supporters, and volunteers that made this season a reality ❤️

As always, we will keep you posted on our upcoming Spring Concerts, and we are already making plans for our 11th Season (October 15-25, 2026), so stay up to date by getting on our mailing list - just go to the link below and sign up if you haven't already - See you soon 😀:

crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com

The final notes of CCCMF's Tenth Anniversary Season have sounded, but they weren't in the concert hall - in fact, while ...
10/22/2025

The final notes of CCCMF's Tenth Anniversary Season have sounded, but they weren't in the concert hall - in fact, while our Season Finale Concert was held this past Sunday, it was only yesterday afternoon that we wrapped out the last of our over 30 outreach performances across the Greater New Orleans area this season 🙌

From retirement communities, hospitals, and senior care centers to music students at local schools and little tykes in preschools, CCCMF's Festival Artists have performed for people of all ages and walks of life across our wonderful city - the core of our mission in New Orleans since our founding ten years ago.

Stay tuned for a wrap up post with some of our favorite photos from this season later on this week, and thank you so much to all our supporters and audience members who made our CCCMF 2025 such a resounding success!

What a fantastic way to close out CCCMF's Tenth Anniversary Season! This year’s theme, "Novelty and Nostalgia," was cert...
10/20/2025

What a fantastic way to close out CCCMF's Tenth Anniversary Season! This year’s theme, "Novelty and Nostalgia," was certainly encapsulated in this concert as we featured new works by Seth Grosshandler and Chris Rogerson, and, just like we did for our inaugural season ten years ago, we ended with the brilliant Second Viola Quintet by Johannes Brahms, performed by the Escher String Quartet and Luke Fleming!

The concerts may be over, but the outreach continues - keep following our socials to see all the places we perform in the community, and stay tuned for what’s coming up!

We still can’t get over how great last night’s performance of Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale was! Years in the making, it...
10/19/2025

We still can’t get over how great last night’s performance of Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale was! Years in the making, it was amazing to share this narrated production of the original instrumentation for you all.

You can’t be musicked out yet though! TOMORROW afternoon at 4pm at Rayne Memorial United Methodist is our Free Public Concert No. 7 - Tenth Anniversary Season Finale Concert, “Looking Back, Moving Forward” featuring the Escher String Quartet, Luke Fleming, Shaquille Southwell, and music by Seth Grosshandler, Chris Rogerson, and Brahms. Don’t miss out on your last chance to hear CCCMF’s 2025 season and the post-concert reception for a chance to chat and mingle with the artists!

🎶🌻Season finale this Sunday!! 🌻🎶 The Crescent City Chamber Music Festival presents the seventh and final concert of our ...
10/17/2025

🎶🌻Season finale this Sunday!! 🌻🎶 The Crescent City Chamber Music Festival presents the seventh and final concert of our Tenth Anniversary season, “Looking Back, Moving Forward,” featuring favorite classics and new works as we celebrate the history of this festival and look toward the amazing music to come in the future. You don't want to miss this FREE concert!

In CCCMF’s Tenth Anniversary Season Finale Concert, the Escher Quartet is joined by CCCMF Founding Artistic Director Luke Fleming and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Clarinetist Shaquille Southwell for newly composed works by American composers Chris Rogerson and Seth Grosshandler, concluding with Johannes Brahms’ brawny and brilliant String Quintet No. 2 in G major (originally intended to be his final composition).

Join us in the historic sanctuary of Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church, and meet the Artists at the reception that follows!

CCCMF Founding Artistic Director Luke Fleming leads an informal Pre-Concert Talk and Q&A at 3:30 PM.

Learn more at: https://crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com/2025-free-public-concert-7/
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🎉 Free Public Concert No. 7, “Looking Back, Moving Forward”
📍 Rayne Memorial United Church
⏰️ Sunday, October 19, 2025
🚪 Doors: 3 PM⁠
💬 Pre-Concert Talk and Q&A: 3:30 PM⁠
🎶 Music: 4 PM

Last night was an absolutely captivating evening of performances by Ensemble-in-Residence the Escher String Quartet! The...
10/17/2025

Last night was an absolutely captivating evening of performances by Ensemble-in-Residence the Escher String Quartet! They started with a fabulous new work by Seth Grosshandler, continued with a classic Mozart quartet, and finished with Schubert’s stormy Death and the Maiden.

You’ll have another chance to hear this ensemble on Sunday, but our Free Public Concert No. 6 is TONIGHT at 7pm in Trinity Episcopal Church New Orleans. You won’t want to miss Stravinsky’s engaging Solider’s Tale, narrated by NOLA’s own Bryan Batt and CCCMF artists Luke Fleming and Abigail Monroe.

What a fun evening of music, food, and drink we had at Urban South Brewery! Fromm jazz to classical to Game of Thrones, ...
10/16/2025

What a fun evening of music, food, and drink we had at Urban South Brewery! Fromm jazz to classical to Game of Thrones, we had a fantastic lineup of music paired with amazing drink selections from Urban South Brewery. We always love playing here and getting to interact with all of you in this space!

We are back TONIGHT at 7:30pm for Free Public Concert No. 5 with the renowned Escher String Quartet as they present an evening of landmark quartet works at Rayne Memorial United Methodist. You won’t want to miss this concert!

📖 Happening this Friday night, October 17, 2025! 📖 The Crescent City Chamber Music Festival is proud to present the sixt...
10/15/2025

📖 Happening this Friday night, October 17, 2025! 📖 The Crescent City Chamber Music Festival is proud to present the sixth concert of our Tenth Anniversary season featuring members of our Ensemble-in-Residence, the Manhattan Chamber Players and members of the Louisiana Philharmonic, with narration by Bryan Batt, Luke Fleming, and Abigail Monroe. You don't want to miss this FREE concert and evening of storytelling!

This historic collaboration of members of Ensemble-in-Residence the Manhattan Chamber Players and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra brings you a rare performance of the original version of Igor Stravinsky’s quirky, macabre, and virtuosic “L’Histoire du Soldat” (“A Soldier’s Tale”) for narrator, violin, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, and double bass, led by acclaimed conductor Joshua Gersen.

CCCMF Founding Artistic Director Luke Fleming leads an informal Pre-Concert Talk and Q&A at 6:30 PM.

Learn more at: https://crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com/2025-free-public-concert-6/
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🎉 Free Public Concert No. 6, “A Soldier’s Tale”
📍 Trinity Episcopal Church
⏰️ Friday, October 17, 2025
🚪 Doors: 6 PM⁠
💬 Pre-Concert Talk and Q&A: 6:30 PM⁠
🎶 Music: 7 PM

Our musicians had a busy day yesterday with outreaches all over the Greater New Orleans area in retirement homes and sch...
10/15/2025

Our musicians had a busy day yesterday with outreaches all over the Greater New Orleans area in retirement homes and schools. Community engagement is a huge part of our mission at CCCMF, and we love visiting community centers and bringing music to those who may not have a chance to hear it otherwise, or engaging youths in local schools.

The outreach performances continue, and so do our concerts! Come out TONIGHT to Urban South Brewery 7pm to hear our Free Public Concert No. 4, and enjoy some great drinks while listening to us perform!

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