# Boston Chamber Music Society

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The '''Boston Chamber Music Society''' (BCMS) is an American organization of musicians located in [Boston](/source/Boston), [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts) and dedicated to the performance and promotion of [chamber music](/source/chamber_music). The organization performs works from the [Baroque](/source/Baroque) era to the present day. The organization is led by artistic director [Marcus Thompson](/source/Marcus_Thompson) and managing director Wen Huang.<ref>[https://bostonchambermusic.org/about-bcms/ About BCMS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== History ==
BCMS was founded in 1982 by a group of music professionals in [the Boston area](/source/Greater_Boston).  Originally called the Boston Conservatory Chamber Players, its founding members include such distinguished musicians as cellist and founding artistic director  [Ronald Thomas](/source/Ronald_Thomas_(cellist)), cellist and founding executive director Bruce Coppock, violinists [Stephanie Chase](/source/Stephanie_Chase) and [Lynn Chang](/source/Lynn_Chang), violist Katherine Murdock, flutist [Fenwick Smith](/source/Fenwick_Smith), clarinetist [Thomas Hill](/source/Thomas_Hill_(clarinetist)), and pianist [Christopher O'Riley](/source/Christopher_O'Riley), among others. Current members of BCMS include: violist and artistic director [Marcus Thompson](/source/Marcus_Thompson), oboist Peggy Pearson, clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois, violinist [Jennifer Frautschi](/source/Jennifer_Frautschi), violinist/violist Yura Lee, violist Dimitri Murrath, cellist Raman Ramakrishnan, double bassist Thomas Van Dyck, and pianist Max Levinson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bostonchambermusic.org/about-bcms/member-musicians/|title = Member Musicians – Boston Chamber Music Society}}</ref>

== Recordings ==
To date BCMS has released six CDs. BCMS has also recorded music for compilation CDs on the Koch Int'l Classics label, Andante label, Music Little People label, Boston Centre label, and Pearl label. The first four of BCMS's CDs listed below were recorded under the Northeastern label, and the fifth and the sixth were under its own recording label. 
* Brahms: [Clarinet Trio](/source/Clarinet_Trio_(Brahms)) in A minor, Op. 114 / [Clarinet Quintet](/source/Clarinet_Quintet_(Brahms)) in B minor, Op. 115, recorded in 1990
* Brahms: [Piano Trio](/source/Piano_Trio_No._1_(Brahms)) in B major, Op. 8 / [Piano Quartet](/source/Piano_Quartet_No._3_(Brahms)) in C minor, Op. 60, recorded in 1990
* Shostakovich: [Piano Trio](/source/Piano_Trio_No._2_(Shostakovich)) in E minor, Op. 67 / [Cello Sonata](/source/Cello_Sonata_(Shostakovich)) in D minor, recorded in 1994  
* Schoenberg: ''[Verklärte Nacht](/source/Verkl%C3%A4rte_Nacht)'', Op. 4 / Tchaikovsky: ''[Souvenir de Florence](/source/Souvenir_de_Florence)'', Op. 70, recorded in 1994  
* Mendelssohn: [Octet in E-flat major](/source/Octet_(Mendelssohn)), Op. 20 / Enescu: Octet in C major, Op. 7, recorded in 1998 
* Mozart: [Trio in E-flat major, K. 498 "Kegelstatt"](/source/Kegelstatt_Trio) / Schumann: ''[Märchenerzählungen](/source/M%C3%A4rchenerz%C3%A4hlungen_(Schumann))'', Op. 132 / Stravinsky: ''[L'Histoire du Soldat](/source/L'Histoire_du_Soldat)'', Bartók: Contrasts, recorded in 1999

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.bostonchambermusic.org/ The Boston Chamber Music Society official site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150619002035/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/01/12/a_winter_festival_explores_time_in_music/ Boston Globe 2010 review]
* [http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/01/08/boston_chamber_music_society_and_mit_collaborate_on_concerts_pairing_music_with_time/ Boston Globe 2010 interview]
* [http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/10/16/for_boston_chamber_music_society_a_season_for_harmonic_progression/ Boston Globe 2009 interview]

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