John Heiss is an active composer, conductor, flutist, and teacher. His works have been performed worldwide, and Winsor Music will give the world premiere of the oboe version, created for Peggy Pearson, at its first concert tonight, October 4th, 7pm at St. Paul's Church in Brookline, MA. Tickets are available in advance at discounted prices until 6pm.  Professor Heiss shared his thoughts on the composition process, the history of this piece, and how each of us can learn and love new musical languages. 

For the last two weeks, our Artistic Director Peggy Pearson has been at the Wellesley Composer’s Conference, one of the oldest and most prestigious conferences of its kind. James Baker is Music Director and Conductor of the Composers Conference at Wellesley College, and he very graciously took some time out of his jam-packed schedule this week to speak with us about his love of new music, his work at the conference, and his unique vantage point as a percussionist, conductor, and composer of electronic music.

This Sunday, July 12, host Brian McCreath interviews oboist Peggy Pearson and composer John Harbison on WCRB’s The Bach Hour about Lorraine Hunt Lieberson and her performance of Cantata 170 on the recording we released last fall. 

Get your calendars, friends! Winsor Music is excited to share with you a sneak peak of our upcoming 2015-16 season calendar.

Happy summer, friends! We're delighted to welcome to new interns to Winsor Music this summer, both from Smith College in Northampton, MA. Meet Tricia Kopko and Sarah Netsky!

Winsor Music is delighted to welcome the musicians of the Apple Hill Quartet — Elise Kuder and Colleen Jennings, violin; Mike Kelley, viola; and Rupert Johnson, cello — to the Concert Series. They spoke with us before the first of three concerts with Peggy Pearson; the third concert will take place at St. Paul's Church in Brookline on Sunday, April 26th at 7:00pm. 

Prize-winning composer James Primosch has written a lyrical, lively, and wonderfully expressive oboe quartet for Peggy Pearson and Winsor Music, which will be performed by Peggy and members of the Apple Hill String Quartet at Winsor Music's final concert of the 2014-15 season. Read our interview to learn more about the new piece, how the composer arrived at his unique compositional voice and philosophy, and why he enjoys writing for Peggy and Winsor Music. 

We're delighted to introduce you to the musicians and composers featured on our final concert of the 2014-15 season: The Apple Hill String Quartet, Peggy Pearson, oboe, Lawrence Wolfe, bass, and James Primosch and Eric Nathan, composers of a new oboe quartet and a new Song for the Spirit, respectively. Stay tuned for their interviews as we approach the concert!

The Arneis Quartet celebrates their fifth anniversary this season with appearances on the Alcyon, Emmanuel Music, and Winsor Music Chamber Series, where they will perform on the March 23 concert. Heather, Rose, Daniel, and Agnes very generously gave some rehearsal time to speak with us about the origins of the quartet, their favorite moments in the music for the March 23 concert, and why they love performing on outreach concerts. 

As many of you know, this week, our Artistic Director Peggy Pearson is serving as a faculty member and the co-director of the Bach Institute, a collaboration between Emmanuel Music, Winsor Music, and Oberlin College and Conservatory. Currently in their second week, the students are performing their arias in five outreach concerts hosted and facilitated by Winsor Music's outreach and education programs.