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VentiCordi 2025-26 Season​

 

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Season 17  

September 20, 2025, 7 pm

Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland

143 State Street map

September 21, 2025, 2 pm

Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick

1 Middle Street map 

Kathleen McNerney, Oboe  Wren Saunders, Bassoon

Dean Stein, Violin, Graybert Beacham,Viola

Fred Edelen, Cello

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November 8, 2025, 7 pm

Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland

143 State Street map

November 9, 2025, 2 pm

Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick

1 Middle Street map 

  Pamela Mia Paul, Piano 

Kathleen McNerney, Oboe  

Dean Stein, Violin  Patrick Owen, Cello

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April 11, 2026, 7 pm

Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland

143 State Street map

April 12, 2026, 2 pm

Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick  1 Middle Street map 

TBA, Piano TBA, Flute Kathleen McNerney, Oboe  

Dean Stein, Violin, Nathan Varga, Double Bass

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May 30, 2026, 7 pm

Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland

143 State Street map

May 31, 2026, 2 pm

Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick  1 Middle Street map 

                         Elisabeth Marshall, Soprano                                  Christina Edelen, Harpsichord  Erin Lesser, Flute

Kathleen McNerney, Oboe   Dean Stein, Violin, 

Katherine Cherbas, Cello

 Maine Outstanding Student of the Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VentiCordi 2024-25 Season​

 

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Season 16  

 

Nomina Nova

May 31, 2025, 7 pm

First Cong. Church of South Portland             Tickets  map

June 1, 2025,2 pm

Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick   Tickets  map 

 

Bill Matthews

'3 Duos for VentiCordi'
Robert Davidson

'Conversations', for Clarinet, Viola, Cello
Ruth Gipps

Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin Viola, Cello

 

Kathleen McNerney, Oboe  Gary Gorczyca, Clarinet

Dean Stein, Violin, Graybert Beacham,Viola

Katherine Cherbas, Cello

PLUS Outstanding Maine Student of the Year

Heitor Mantovani, Viola
 

 

Earlier this season...

Musical Colors

October 19, 2024, 7 pm

First Cong. Church of South Portland 

Tickets   map

October 20, 2024, 2 pm 

Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick   Tickets  map 

 

Bohuslav Martinů

Quartet for Piano, Oboe, Violin and Cello
Mikhail Glinka

Trio Pathétique, for Violin, Bassoon, and Piano
Jessie Montgomery

Duo for Violin and Cello
Francis Poulenc
Trio for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano

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Chiharu Naruse, Piano  Kathleen McNerney, Oboe

Wren Saunders, Bassoon  Dean Stein, Violin

Eliza Meyer, Cello

 

Café Music

November 16, 2024, 7 pm

First Cong. Church of South Portland 

 Tickets   map

November 17, 2024, 2 pm 

Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick   Tickets  map 

 

Hilary Tann

Duo for Oboe and Viola 
Ástor Piazzolla

‘Café, 1930’ & ‘Bordello, 1900’ for Oboe & Guitar 
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

‘Ecloghe’ for Guitar, Flute and English Horn  
Nicolò Paganini 

Sonata Concertata in A Major, Op. 61
Ferdinando Carulli 

Grand Trio for Flute, Violin and Guitar, Op. 9, No. 3

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     José Manuel Lezcano, Guitar  Nancy Marfisi, Flute                 Kathleen McNerney, Oboe, English Horn                   Dean Stein, Violin, Viola

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Pas de Trois

April 5, 2025, 7 pm

First Cong. Church of South Portland  

Tickets   map

April 6, 2025, 2 pm

Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick   Tickets  map 

 

Hans Gál 
Trio for Oboe, Violin, Viola, Op. 94
Dorothy Howell
Air, Variations & Finale for Violin, Oboe, Piano
Ned Rorem
Pas de Trois, for Piano, Oboe, Violin 

 

Bridget Convey, Piano  Kathleen McNerney, Oboe

Dean Stein, Violin  Mark Berger,Viola

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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