

"America At 250"
September 26th at 5:30 pm
Noank Baptist Church
We open our season asking the question: What makes an American sound? Join the Mystic Chamber Music Series on September 29th at 5:30 pm at The Noank Baptist Church for “America at 250,” a concert dedicated to music written on American Soil. In 1893, Dvořák crossed an ocean and heard something extraordinary in the folk songs of the Americans; he labeled this the foundation for truly American music. Florence Price built on that foundation in Arkansas and spent her life proving him right, fighting for her music to be heard. Between them, Amy Beach was a New England composer who mastered every form she touched and was the first American woman to have her symphony performed by a major symphony. Join us for an evening built on a question Dvořák asked, and the composers who spent a lifetime answering it.
Featuring works by Dvořák, Joplin,
Beach, and Florence Price.
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Sat, Jan 30Noank Baptist Church
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A Sneak Peak For Our Next Concert
MCMS Call For Scores 2026 - 2027

Announcing the return of our Call for Scores Competition!
Mystic Chamber Music Series is thrilled to announce the return of our Call for Scores competition for our 2026–2027 season!
Eligible submissions must be under 8 minutes in length and scored for a duo, trio, quartet, or quintet, using any common combination of string instruments (violin, viola, cello) and/or piano.
The selected composer will receive a $250 honorarium, along with housing, meals in Mystic on the day of the performance, and transportation within the tri-state area.
The piece will be performed during the season and professionally recorded for potential commercial release.
























