Chelsea is thrilled to join Earplay again for the world premiere of Shuying Li’s The Wild Party (2025), for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, soprano, and conductor. Text by Joseph Moncure March (1928); adapted by Jeffrey Hastings (2025). World premiere and Fromm Foundation commission.

About the event

Mar 12, 2026, 7:30 PM
Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA
PURCHASE TICKETS ($32 general admission; $10 students)
Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm

Program
Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question (1908) – arr. Bruce Bennett (2025), for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, organ, and synthesizer.

Hyo-shin Na: Searching for the Way (2025), for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello. World premiere and Earplay commission.

Benet Casablancas: Haikus Notebook (2021), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano. United States premiere, winner of Earplay's 2025 Donald Aird Composers Competition.

Mark Winges: Loki's Lair (2018), for flute, viola, and cello.

Shuying Li: The Wild Party (2025), for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, soprano, and conductor. Text by Joseph Moncure March (1928); adapted by Jeffrey Hastings (2025). World premiere and Fromm Foundation commission.

Performers:
Terrie Baune, violin
Tod Brody, flutes
Mary Chun, conductor
Margaret Halbig, piano
Chelsea Hollow, soprano
Peter Josheff, clarinets
Thalia Moore, cello
Ellen Ruth Rose, viola