Join Charlotte Collins (violin/viola), Sophie Lippert (piano/cello), and special guests Carson Marshall (violin/meditation) and Arya Samuelson (author) for an inspiring afternoon of connection, co-creation, and community. 

Featuring a multi-genre array of solo and collaborative music—from brilliant underrepresented classical pieces for chamber trio, to lush string arrangements accompanying McClain’s poetry and Marshall’s meditations, to original improvisatory compositions—this innovative Connections Concert offers a new and refreshing take on a concert experience.  

Over the course of the afternoon, performers Collins, Lippert, Marshall, and McClain will weave together a dynamic array of music, words, and facilitated moments of audience interaction. Solo and chamber works by global composers Rebecca Clarke, Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou, Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate, and Clara Schumann will be featured alongside McClain’s original poetry, and mesmerizing musical meditations set to soundscapes by Marshall. 

All are welcome, and free on-site childcare will be provided for children ages 6 months and up! Please register your child(ren) with your ticket.

Standing at the intersection of modern classical music, cross-disciplinary collaboration, multi-sensory engagement, and community cultivation, Connections Concerts are unique and transportive events, centering around tenets of deep listening, equal representation, and diversifying the concert experience. Connections Concert Series is a partnership between Valley-based musicians, teachers and creative entrepreneurs Sophie Lippert and Charlotte Collins. The series is a re-imagining of the traditional concert experience that addresses our society’s growing need for meaningful human connection. At Connection Concerts, the audience is invited to listen somatically, imaginatively, and intellectually; to engage in conversations with strangers about their experience; and to explore music written by underrepresented composers from around the world. Connections Concerts is proudly sponsored by the Amherst Cultural Council.