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Our 2025-2026 Season

Welcome to Snapshots in Sound, Chamber Music on the Fox’s 2025-2026 Season! We are delighted to bring you a year of music that celebrates and uplifts meaningful moments in our lives. Whether it’s celebrating a special occasion with a loved one, communing with nature, or simply taking time to be in community with others, music has an integral part to play. We sincerely hope you’ll join us for each of these experiences, as we explore Snapshots in Sound – musical moments that help define our lives and bring us together.

The Season

Bringing Extraordinary Chamber Music to the Fox Valley

Chamber Music on the Fox (CMOTF) is a world class chamber music series serving the Fox Valley region with engaging, enriching, and immersive live performances. Founded in 2014, CMOTF presents concerts with high-caliber professional musicians in intimate settings, giving its audiences a unique chamber music experience.

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Sounds of the Earth: Music and Nature in Harmony

CMOTF welcomes back the Chicago Harp Quartet, an ensemble dedicated to presenting innovative and charismatic programs to stages and audiences of all sorts. This program brings together the elements of nature and the beauty of music, prompting us all to reflect on the inherit connection both have to our innermost selves. This concert will feature pieces such as Sun Moon and Stars by Hariette Adie, Soiree d’Ete (Summer Evening) by Bernard Andres, and Cuban Dream After the Storm by Alfredo Rolando Ortiz. Join us for a special evening to sit, be still, and enjoy the symbiosis of music and nature as one beautiful experience.

Performing April 19th & 20th
Generously sponsored by Henry & Suzanne Rozycki and Edward & Karen Schock

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Upcoming Concerts & Events

Sounds of the Earth: Music and Nature in Harmony

Featuring Chicago Harp Quartet

Sunday, April 19, 2026 – 2:30pm
New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL

Monday, April 20, 2026 – 7:00pm
Baker Memorial United Methodist Church,  307 Cedar Ave., St. Charles, IL

$25 / $15 Students

Please note that we operate on a check-in basis and do not produce paper tickets. All ticket purchasers can check-in with their name at will call. Please bring your confirmation email with you as proof of purchase. Thank you!

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Resonant Voices: Celebrating Community Through Sound

Guest-curated by Eric Pidluski

Sunday, June 14, 2026 – 2:30pm
New England Congregational Church
406 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL

Monday, June 15, 2026 – 7:00pm
First Congregational Church of Dundee
900 S. 8th St., West Dundee, IL

$25 / $15 Students

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Chamber Music on the Fox Presents Holiday Brass

Featuring Axiom Brass Celebrate the season with Axiom Brass, one of Chicago’s premier brass ensembles, as they return to Chamber Music on the Fox with a festive holiday program designed to bring you the joy of the season. Known for their dedication …

Chamber Music on the Fox Presents Homecoming: Beloved Chamber Music Experiences

Welcome the new musical season with timeless pieces that feel like old friends—an invitation to reconnect with the music that feels most like home. This concert features CMOTF favorites Isabella Lippi, Scott Metlicka, Bruno Vaz da Silva, and Sara Sitzer in an …

Chamber Music on the Fox Presents Moonshine Sonata

The Kruger Brothers and Kontras Quartet Combine for our Season Finale Chamber Music on the Fox’s 2024-2025 season finale will be a celebration of diverse musical styles coming together in a dynamic and exciting concert! Moonshine Sonata is the collaboration …

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for Heartstrings! Our hearts are so full after two days of beautiful music with wonderful people 💕Thank you to all of our musicians, and especially Eleanor Bartsch for curating such a thoughtful program! We hope everyone who came had just as lovely a time attending as we did presenting. Photo credit Keith French- Commercial Photography

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Our Heartstrings series starts tomorrow! Featuring our returning violinist @elEleanor Bartsch as both Violin 1 and Concert Curator, this concert will be sure to appeal the romantic in all of us. Praised for her “clarion tone and technical aplomb” (Chicago Classical Review), violinist Eleanor Bartsch enjoys a dynamic career as a chamber musician, orchestral musician, concertmaster, soloist, educator and entrepreneur. Bartsch was appointed to the first violin section of the Chicago Lyric Opera orchestra in 2024. Eleanor has brought a beautifully and thoughtfully programmed concert to our series. and we cannot wait to hear her perform again for us. Tickets available at chambermusiconthefox.org.

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Welcome to the CMOTF concert series. Sang Mee! Sang Mee Lee has appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Korean Broadcasting Orchestra, and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Her solo performances and recitals have been heard in the United States, Europe, and the Far East. We are thrilled to welcome this international artist to our stage this weekend! Sang Mee will perform in Heartstrings concerts Feb 22 and 23 - tickets and info at chambermusiconthefox.org

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Just a few days left to Heartstrings! Today we feature our violist Arturo Ziraldo. Arturo is an engaging performer who believes deeply in the power of art to change the world for the better. He is currently the Principal Violist of the Kalamazoo Symphony, and an active teacher, songwriter, and performer. We are so grateful to have Arturo on our series, and welcome his passion for engaging and connecting people through music. Heartstrings performs two days only - Feb 22 and 23! Tickets and details at chambermusiconthefox.org

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We are counting down the days to our Heartstrings concerts on Feb 22 & 23 with a musician feature for each quartet member! Meet Marina Hoover, our Heartstrings cellist. This two-time Grammy nominee is the founding cellist of the St Lawrence String Quartet, which rocketed to international prominence after winning both the Young Concert Artists auditions and the Banff International String Quartet Competition. We look forward to hearing this wonderfully skilled musician play for us in just a few days! Get your tickets at chambermusiconthefox.org for Heartstrings - Aurora or Heartstrings - Dundee

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Chamber Music on the Fox2 weeks ago

Happy Valentines Day! 💕🎶Whatever your plans are today, we hope you spend it with someone you love. And, why not continue the celebration through the rest of the month? Our Heartstrings concerts next week will be the perfect way to make some memories with your loved ones. Join us for a concert that celebrates the romantic in us all. Heartstrings - Aurora Feb 22 & Heartstrings - Dundee Feb 23. More info and tickets at chambermusiconthefox.org.

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