Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society would like to thank all those who worked tirelessly to make our 10th anniversary season finale production of Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale" a huge success! This culmination brings us great joy and we could not have done this without our donors, supporters, and volunteers! This event was sponsored, in part, by a grant from the Luzerne Foundation, and the armature and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Additional support by the Philadelphia Foundation and the Margaret R. and Herbert R. Wakefield Memorial Fund. @wyomingseminary @wyomingsemdance @philafound @armaturenepa @keisukehoashi @jasonsherry95 @antunes_nuno @john.vaida @karalamoure @rebeccaciabattari @marty_hodel @bassfilm1

👹Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale" 🗓️Friday, May 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM 📍Kirby Center for Creative Arts at Wyoming Seminary, 260 N Sprague Ave, Kingston, PA Admission is free, but seating is limited. Reserve your seats today to guarantee your spot at this one-night-only community event! 🔗 @keisukehoashi @wyomingseminary #NEPACMS #stravinsky #chambermusic

Listen to John Vaida, Amy Iwazumi, and Keisuke Hoashi in conversation with Erika Funke on WVIA's ArtScene discussing NEPACMS's ten years of chamber music and the grand finale production of Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale"! /podcast/artscene-with-erika-funke/2026-05-12/nepa-chamber-music-society-john-vaida-amy-iwazumi-kesuke-hoashi-may-12-2026 @wviaofficial #nepacms #chambermusic #NortheastPA #nepaevents #nepaevent

Don't miss NEPACMS's 10th anniversary season finale this Friday, a full production of music, story-telling, a life-size puppet, and dance! Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale" at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts at Wyoming Seminary May 15 at 7:00 PM Admission is free, but seating is limited. Reserve your seats today to guarantee your spot at this one-night-only community event: #nepaevents #chambermusic #stravinsky #nepacms #supportlocal #northeastpa #wilkesbarre #kingstonpa

TONIGHT at 8:00 PM Eastern, join NEPACMS Executive Director, John Vaida, for a live virtual discussion about Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale. We are thrilled to be joined by two of our guest artists for this production: Hollywood actor and narrator, Keisuke Hoashi, and acclaimed trumpeter, Martin Hodel. In this session, the panel will dive into the fascinating history of Stravinsky’s masterpiece and share the "origin story" of this collaboration, including how the performers first met and the creative process behind bringing this ambitious production to life. The evening will conclude with a live Q&A, giving you the chance to ask the artists questions! Register for the meeting link: /the-soldiers-tale-artist-interview-discussion/

Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale" Artist Interview & Discussion is this Thursday at 8:00 PM Eastern! Sign up for the meeting link and opportunity to ask questions live! /the-soldiers-tale-artist-interview-discussion/

On April 30 at 8:00 PM, join NEPACMS Executive Director, John Vaida, for a live virtual discussion about Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale. We are thrilled to be joined by two of our guest artists for this production: Hollywood actor and narrator, Keisuke Hoashi, and acclaimed trumpeter, Martin Hodel. In this session, the panel will dive into the fascinating history of Stravinsky’s masterpiece and share the "origin story" of this collaboration, including how the performers first met and the creative process behind bringing this ambitious production to life. The evening will conclude with a live Q&A, giving you the chance to ask the artists questions! Register for the meeting link at /the-soldiers-tale-artist-interview-discussion #NEPACMS Keisuke Hoashi @marty_hodel @john.vaida #stravinsky #chambermusic #nepaevents

To celebrate its 10th anniversary season, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society presents its most ambitious production yet: Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale, a thrilling work that blends live chamber music, dramatic narration, dance, and puppetry into one unforgettable theatrical experience. Based on a Russian folk tale, it follows a soldier lured by the Devil into exchanging his most prized possession for the promise of wealth and power, only to discover that some losses cannot be undone. Featuring world-class musicians, Hollywood actor and narrator Keisuke Hoashi, a life-size puppet, and a cast of dancers and performers directed by Wyoming Seminary's Jason Sherry and choreographed by Bernardine Vojtko, this is a rare opportunity to experience a landmark work of 20th-century music theater, right here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Reserve your seats today to guarantee your spot at this one-night-only community event. 🎫 📆Friday, May 15, 2026 at 7:00PM 📍Kirby Center for the Creative Arts, 260 N Sprague Ave, Kingston, PA 18704 . . . . . #NEPACMS #SoldiersTale #HistoireDuSoldat #Stravinsky #ChamberMusic #NEPA #WyomingValley #KingstonPA #WilkesBarre #NortheasternPA #NEPAarts #LiveMusic #ClassicalMusic #FreeEvent #CommunityArts #ArtsNEPA

Thank you Mike Pryor and the Wilkes-Barre Area School District for having us this afternoon! It was such a pleasure playing for and talking with an amazing group of students, full of insightful observations and thoughtful questions that reminded us exactly why we love doing this. . . . . . #MusicOutreach #MusicEducation #ClassicalMusic #LiveMusic #SchoolOutreach #WilkesBarre #NEPA #NextGenAudience #MusicInSchools #CommunityEngagement #MusicMatters #YoungAudiences

NEPACMS Presents "Sound Shapes" Clarinet quintets by Johannes Brahms, York Bowen, and Christopher Cerrone. 📅 March 19 · Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock 📅 March 21 · St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre 🎟 Tickets → nepacms.org/sound-shapes . . . . . #NEPACMS #ChamberMusic #Tunkhannock #WilkesBarre #NEPA #NortheasternPA #ClassicalMusic #LiveMusic Erica Rogler

NEPACMS Presents: "Sound Shapes" 📆Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 7PM 📍Dietrich Theater, 60 E Tioga St, Tunkhannock, PA 📆Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 7PM 📍St. Stephen's Episcopal, 35 S Franklin St, Wilkes-Barre, PA The deep, organic resonance of the bass clarinet weaves through the seamless sections of York Bowen’s Phantasy Quintet, creating a single, continuous shape. In Christopher Cerrone’s Nervous Systems, symmetry is found in the tension between rugged modernist structures and the fluid rhythms of the sea. The program culminates with the Brahms Clarinet Quintet, a masterwork that achieves a perfect geometric arc by folding its final echoes back into its very first breath. 🔗More info and tickets at NEPACMS.org Program York Bowen: Phantasy Quintet, Op. 93 Christopher Cerrone: Nervous System Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115 Artists Calvin Falwell, clarinet John Vaida, violin Arthur Moeller, violin Amy Iwazumi, viola Bryan Hayslett, cello #NEPACMS #chambermusic #clarinetquintets #nepaevents #northeastpa

This morning, artists from our "Symphonic Overtones" program visited Wyoming Valley West High School for a special side-by-side session. Our musicians played right alongside the string orchestra, followed by a performance of selections from our program. We were impressed by the students' insightful questions and their genuine interest in the works we shared. It was a pleasure to see such an engaged group of young musicians in action! #NEPACMS #MusicEducation #WyomingValleyWest #NEPA #ChamberMusic #MusicMentorship #StringOrchestra #ClassicalMusic #NortheasternPA