Orion Ensemble Concert

The Orion Ensemble announces an updated May concert program as its final performances after playing together for 35 years. Orion's founding members—clarinetist Kathryne Pirtle, violinist Florentina Ramniceanu, cellist Judy Stone and pianist Diana Schműck—will be joined by longtime guest musicians Stephen Boe, viola, and Mathias Tacke, violin.

“After 35 years of presenting a vast repertoire, including clarinet trios, quartets and quintets and piano and string trios, quartets and quintets, spanning the greatest standard repertoire to new compositions written for us, we’ve decided the time has come to conclude our work together,” said Ramniceanu. “We thank all the wonderful guest musicians who have performed with us and our dedicated audiences who have supported us all these years. We have loved this amazing journey and are grateful for everything we have accomplished together.”
 
Pirtle shared, “We chose this special repertoire for our last concert because it has deep significance in our many years spent together. The Khachaturian Clarinet Trio is one of our favorites; we performed it early on in our concert series and throughout the country on tours. It showcases all three instruments and our creative style.The Prokofiev is a gorgeous, soulful piece that features our core ensemble and our favorite guests, and the Brahms Quintet in F minor is one of the most beloved pieces of all time.”