CJ Quintet (Flute, violin, viola, cello & percussion).

Program 1: From the Street to the Concert Hall-Examine how composers throughout history have incorporated their unique heritages, rhythms of their cultures, and what was considered “popular” during their lifetime into concert music.  Works by Mozart, Bartok, Piazzolla and Gershwin.  

Program 2: Sounds & Lore from the East- This program includes Asian, South-East Asian, and Middle Eastern-inspired music, exploring how the sounds and sights of the East have influenced contemporary American composers. Figuring prominently on the program is Randall Woolf’s Mekong Delta Blues. Commissioned by Classical Jam, Mr. Woolf's work combines the live ensemble with digitally-altered Vietnamese folk music. The works of two Classical Jam members further explore the region’s musical influences: Hong Kong Jam, by cellist Wendy Law, fuses Chinese musical elements into a classical chamber work, while Egyptian and Indian influences can be heard in percussionist Justin Hines’ two works, Samaii’ Shira and Riqq Concerto. (Flute, violin, viola, cello & percussion)

Program 3: Imagination And Process- Tracing the process from the composer’s initial inspiration to the final musical realization.  Works by Martinu, Villa-Lobos, Bartok, and Colgrass.   (Flute, violin, viola, cello & percussion)

Program 4: Concerto with Orchestra: -"Concerto for Quintet, Orchestra and Audience"  by Payton MacDonald (Click here to see Clip)

CJ Quartet (Flute, violin, Cello, Percussion) or CJ String Quartet (with guest violist Kyle Armbrust)

Program: From the Street to the Concert Hall (Please see description above)

CJ Trio (Violin, Cello, Percussion)

Program: Musical Postcards from Global Village-explores the shifting musical relationships between concert music's increasingly global sound-world. This program includes David Wallace's I will Arise--a combination of Arabic rhythms and old Appalachian hymn tunes, Ravel's Duo for Violin and 'Cello, a piece inspired by the introduction of Balinese Court music in Europe, as well as a suite of dances by Tielman Susato--a musical postcard with a lively Renaissance stamp. Other pieces include Building Modern China--a set of film music shorts from rising star composer Huang Ruo, a Flamenco-inspired improvisatory work by Classical Jam member Jennifer Choi, as well as Piazzolla's Escualo and Oblivion -- two pieces that bear the unmistakable sounds of Argentine Tango. 

Other CJ Combinations Include:

CJ Trio (Flute, violin, cello) or  CJ Strng Trio (Violin, Viola, cello)

CJ Duo (Cello & percussion)

CJ Duo (Violin & Violin/Viola)