Splendor and Brilliance – ACMF Winter Residency - December 30, 2025

Join us for a dazzling evening of chamber music to warm your heart this holiday season, set in the golden acoustics of historic Zion Episcopal Church in Charles Town, WV.

This heartwarming one-hour performance features pianist Ellen Hwangbo and ensemble in an evocative version of Beethoven’s Pathétique Sonata, featuring Hwangbo and a heartwarming string version of the profoundly beautiful Adagio Cantabile, Reena Esmail’s haunting trio of the Appalachian Christmas Carol I Wonder as I Wander, and the richly expressive Piano Quintet by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

​With warmth, wonder, and a few musical surprises, Splendor and Brilliance is a perfect holiday gathering for family, friends, and music lovers alike.

Musicians
Piano | Ellen Hwangbo
Violin | Rachelle Hunt, Chris Jusell
Viola | Danielle Wiebe-Burke
Cello | Katie Tertell
Bass | Sam Suggs​

Program
​​​Reena Esmail: I wonder as I wander
Beethoven: Grande Sonate Pathétique
Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet