Schedule of Events

This year our unique showcase for great local talent features the debuts on our series of the Karp Family String Quartet and the Lexington Philharmonic Wind Quintet, plus a world premiere. It all adds up to a can’t-miss concert! The Karp Family Quartet consists of UK cellist Benjamin Karp, LexPhil assistant concertmaster Margaret Karp, and their two talented sons--Jonathan, violin, and Aaron, viola. They'll be playing Mendelssohn and Shostakovich. Various members of the LexPhil Wind Quintet have played on our series, but this is the first time as a group. The Quintet will be playing music--much of it quite jaunty--by three 20th century composers. And then, there is the world premiere of a work called P.S. It's A Silverstein Trio by Adam Sovkoplas of Lexington. It was written for bassoonist Peter Simpson (plus viola and cello), and inspired by the poetry of Shel Silverstein. Sovkoplas will read the relevant Silverstein poem before each of the piece's four movements.