Infinite voices in a small room: Kinan Azmeh offers a sampling of delights

As part of St Luke’s ‘Visionary Sounds’ series, Kinan Azmeh joined the chamber ensemble to play a variety of his own compositions.

Because my review of Kinan Azmeh’s concert with the St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble is published in Bachtrack, I will not be publishing my show notes, here, and instead direct you to read more off-site. The DiMenna Center is always a delight, no exception for this offering.

Performance Date: 15 April 2026

Musical establishments across the country have taken diverse approaches in celebrating – or observing – the 250th anniversary of the United States, some choices more obvious than others. As part of Carnegie Hall’s citywide United in Sound: America at 250 festival, the St Luke’s Chamber Ensemble joined clarinetist Kinan Azmeh for a rare evening presenting Azmeh’s own compositions. In the intimate space of the DiMenna Center’s Cary Hall, it felt less like a concert and more like an auditory omakase…