Naomi Shihab Nye

Sunday, February 1, 2026
3:00pm | pre-concert talk by the artists at 2:15pm; doors open at 2:05pm

Memorial Chapel, Middlesex School in Concord

Daniel Chong, violin
Jessica Bodner, viola
Daniel Anastasio, piano
Naomi Shihab Nye, poet

CCMS Co-Artistic Directors Daniel Chong and Jessica Bodner are joined by pianist Daniel Anastasio and acclaimed poet Naomi Shihab Nye for an afternoon of music and poetry in conversation. Blending moments of reflection with bursts of playfulness, this unique collaboration seeks to reveal a new perspective on the emotional core of each piece—musical and poetic—through thoughtful juxtaposition.

Program

Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 4 in E minor, Op. 27 for Solo Violin
Johannes Brahms: Trio for Violin, Horn (Viola), and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 40
Dmitri Shostakovich: Five Pieces
Maurice Ravel: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in G major, M. 77
Johannes Brahms: Trio for Violin, Horn (Viola), and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 40
Tessa Lark: Variations on a Moment
Johannes Brahms: Trio for Violin, Horn (Viola), and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 40
Luciano Berio: Duetti 
Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 "Concord Sonata"
Johannes Brahms: Trio for Violin, Horn (Viola), and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 40

Poems by Naomi Shihab Nye:

Pause
Shoulders
Gaza Morning*
Burlington, VT
So Much Happiness
All I Can Do
To Manage
Henry's Desk*
Kindness
Red Brocade
Darling

*Available soon to CCMS email subscribers

Concert duration approx. 1 hour 45 mins