Odyssey Chamber Music Series

Odyssey for a Summer Evening

8/8/2017

We are so lucky to be able to perform Crumb's "Makrokosmos III" for the THIRD time in our series, this time finally in the Summer! While the work is such a masterpiece, it doesn't really matter when you perform it - but I have to admit I am quite excited about this coincidence.

"Solar Eclipse: A Celestial Celebration" on Aug 18, Fri at 7pm First Baptist Church in Columbia - is a unique program comprised of sun-inspired works of all mediums: There will be images by local artists featured before and after the concert on TV monitors, and Jina Yoo's Asian Bistro will provide a sun-inspired presentation (confession: one of my favorite sushi is her Sun West rolls).

Thanks to the generosity of Mizzou Advantage and the Office of Cultural Affairs, this massive production is ADMISSION FREE, which is probably as rare as the Total Eclipse itself! Bring your families and friends; you will enjoy this live concert, featuring chamber music of voice, flute, clarinet, strings, percussion saxophone and 5 pianos in different combinations!

POSTPONED to Jan 21: Kids@Heart

1/12/2017

Due to Winter Storm, we are postponing Kids@Heart event to January 21, Saturday at 2:30pm Pre-concert & 3pm Concert

Please be safe this weekend!

Photos from HOT Winter Sleigh!

12/11/2016

With a title like "HOT WINTER SLEIGH," it is hard not to imagine what that concert must have been like... and certainly, it was one of a kind! Enjoy viewing the festive photos from December 2.

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CHANTICLEER comes to Columbia!

10/3/2016

Are YOU ready for their concert? Limited tickets are still available, but there is no telling if it will sell out before we open the door on Wednesday at 6:45pm for their 7:30pm show. Online purchase is available until Tuesday 11:59pm...

THANK YOU for Fall Fundraiser!

10/1/2016

Thank you for coming to our Fall FUNdraiser with Jina Yoo! We had so much fun sharing piano ensemble music with you. Most of all THANK YOU JINA for sharing with us your immense musical and (of course) impeccable culinary talents that evening!! We left in awe. and inspired by your perfection - and definitely will be back for more of your irresistible food and company!

Welcome to Odyssey's Season 13!

9/9/2016

Jina Yoo, pianist, chef and owner of Jina Yoo's Asian Bistro

HOW quickly time passes when you are having fun! Last post I wrote was back in February: Since then, we had one of the best Fundraisers Odyssey has ever had in March, and in that same month I performed Ravel Concerto with an orchestra in Connecticut, and a full-fledged two-piano recital with Peter Miyamoto in Louisiana only 5 days later. We also hosted a successful summer music camp, Odyssey Chamber Music Festival for the first time at University of Missouri... Suffice to say, we were busy, but had a wonderful time while doing all the work.

Everyone at Odyssey is excited to be back doing what we do best: Bringing world-class chamber music to Columbia, Missouri! To make any of what we do possible, we need funding. On September 25, our good friend and multi-talented Jina Yoo (pictured above) will enlighten us with her piano music in her restaurant, Jina Yoo's Asian Bistro on Sunday afternoon at 4pm! All funds raised will benefit Odyssey and its programs - that includes 2 national events, Plowman Chamber Music Competition and Odyssey Chamber Music Festival. Stay for optional dinner, and Jina will also donate a percentage of the revenue towards Odyssey. Not one, but TWO Yamaha pianos are rented, so that Peter Miyamoto and I can jam with Jina in this Fall FUNdraiser as well!

We are SO pleased to co-present with First Baptist Church of Columbia the world-renowned, GRAMMY winning all male a cappella CHANTICLEER on October 5, 2016, Wednesday at 7:30pm. (*Disclaimer* Please pardon this Sunday's Tribune advertisement: 2017 is a misprint; Chanticleer IS scheduled for this October, 2016.)

Chanticleer is touring with "My Secret Heart" program, which perfectly precedes the theme to our next instrumental chamber music concert "Enchanted Fall" on October 14, featuring beguiling French music of Paul Dukas, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, followed by exotic Piano Trio No. 2 by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.

Odyssey is generously funded by Missouri Arts Council, Office Cultural Affairs and First Baptist Church of Columbia, supported by Columbia Daily Tribune, KBIA 91.3 and Classical 90.5 FM, with partnership with Missouri Symphony Society, University of Missouri, Mid-Missouri Area Music Teachers Association and Jina Yoo's Asian Bistro. You as donors and/or audiences are equally integral part of what makes Odyssey Chamber Music Series in our small community possible - and we are very grateful for your continued support.

Thank you everyone for celebrating 13 years of amazing music music with us, and we look forward to serving you many more concert seasons of over 400 years of chamber music. We've only scratched the surface of this immense repertoire, after all!

See you at Jina Yoo's Fundraiser 9/25 and/or Chanticleer 10/5!
Ayako Tsuruta & the *Amazing* Odyssey Board

NEW Odyssey Festival this Summer!

2/4/2016

2016 Odyssey Chamber Music Festival at MU Banner

We are THRILLED to announce the brand new Odyssey Chamber Music Festival this summer at Mizzou! In a smaller intimate setting, participants are guaranteed a fine, detailed attention from the faculty members, in addition to learning a lot from their own peers. It is a very special to feel the belonging in this exclusive musical community, where special bonds are always formed when we dedicate ourselves to this language of music.

Most of the details are posted on the website, www.OdysseyFestival.org . Application will be posted no later than February 15, with CD/DVD audition deadline of May 1 if you wish to be assigned to a pre-formed chamber ensemble.

Check back often for updates, and hope to see you this summer!

You will just need to find out what this is all about! ~January 16, Sat at 3pm~

1/6/2016

How is Odyssey? Just Ask Bill Clark.

1/5/2016

While it might be true that classical music is more enjoyable if you know a thing or two about its language and style - but what isn't? - here at Odyssey we do try to appeal to every one who came to enjoy collaborative music and socialize with fellow audiences for the evening, period.

Therefore, it is with great honor that Columbia Daily Tribune's Bill Clark - who is not a professional critique, perhaps, but does know a thing or two about what makes a good performance work - wrote a lot about not one, but BOTH of our concerts this season so far! Thanks, Bill - especially knowing just how many event you still attend every day.

Bill's article, January 5, 2016 - CLICK HERE.

He is, of course, in for a BIG surprise just like everyone else, because our next event next Saturday 3pm on January 16, "Kids@Heart: Carnival of the Animals - Missouriana edition" is going to knock everyone's socks off. And he has seen our previous performance only 2 years ago. Missouriana edition is filled with unexpected guests and sounds - it will definitely keep everyone on the edge of their seat!

Come early and get your Raffle Tickets: One free ticket for all audiences to win a $50 gift bag, concert tickets, and more! (Yes, you can purchase more tickets to increase your chances of winning as well!)

Happy 2016, and THANK YOU for your support!

HAPPY NEW YEAR~~~!!!

1/1/2016