NEW ORLEANS — The Crescent City Chamber Music Festival (CCCMF) proudly celebrates its 10th anniversary season this year with the fitting theme of “Novelty and Nostalgia.” This milestone season will feature seven free public concerts from October 10 – 19, 2025, offering a vibrant mix of popular performers and pieces from CCCMF’s first nine seasons, paired with exciting new artists and presentations.
“We’re going to celebrate our past Festival successes with nostalgic performances from fan favorites like the Escher Quartet and the Manhattan Chamber Players, who have been with us since the very beginning,” said New Orleans native Luke Fleming, the Festival’s founder, Artistic Director, and violist. “But we are adding quite a bit of novelty to the mix – for example, the New Orleans debut of jazz vocalist and three-time JUNO Award winner Caity Gyorgy and her longtime partner and pianist Mark Limacher, performing alongside the Manhattan Chamber Players. Actor and New Orleans native son, and favorite, Bryan Batt will narrate Stravinsky’s fascinating musical drama, “A Soldier’s Tale” – a gripping story of a soldier who encounters the devil. This unique performance highlights the Festival’s continued commitment to creative programming and artistic excellence,” Fleming said.
Coming up on its Tenth Anniversary Season, the Crescent City Chamber Music Festival continues to make world-class music accessible to the community—free of charge. Thanks to the support of individuals in the New Orleans community and grants awarded by the New Orleans Theatre Association and the Mike and Lynn Coatney Family Foundation, CCCMF has been able to fulfill its mission to bring more chamber music in both large and small formats to New Orleans, with performances featuring a collaboration of both out of town and local artists, such as numerous members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. “The Festival has come a long way since its inception in 2016, and we are excited about its future in New Orleans,” Fleming said.
Community outreach has been an integral part of the CCCMF’s mission from its very first season. In addition to CCCMF’s Free Public Concerts, over the past decade, dozens of festival artists have performed over 400 outreach performances at schools, hospitals, retirement communities, missions, and other helping organizations throughout the Greater New Orleans area. CCCMF will continue that festival tradition again this year.
For CCCMF 2025’s full schedule and concert details, please visit https://crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com/free-public-concerts/
Crescent City Chamber Music Festival, October 10-19, 2025, Seven Free Public Concerts
Informal Pre-Concert Talk and Q&A given by Founding Artistic Director Luke Fleming will be held 30 minutes prior to each performance(with the exception of Urban South Brewery concert)
Free Public Concert No. 1
Friday, October 10, 7 PM
Trinity Episcopal Church
CCCMF Tenth Anniversary Season Opener Concert
Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante and Vivaldi’s Gloria
Manhattan Chamber Players, members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Trinity Episcopal Choir
Free Public Concert No. 2
Saturday, October 11, 7:30 PM
Dixon Concert Hall
Caity Gyorgy and Mark Limacher in their New Orleans Debut, with the Manhattan Chamber Players
Free Public Concert No. 3
Monday, October 13, 7:30 PM
Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church
Mendelssohn’s Octet and Schubert’s Cello Quintet with the Manhattan Chamber Players and New Orleans’ own Lott Quartet
Free Public Concert No. 4
Wednesday, October 15, 7 PM
Urban South Brewery
Special beer flights with Classical music pairings
Free Public Concert No. 5
Thursday, October 16, 7:30 PM
Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church
The Escher Quartet
Free Public Concert No. 6
Friday, October 17, 7 PM
Trinity Episcopal Church
Stravinsky’s “A Soldier’s Tale”
Manhattan Chamber Players and members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Free Public Concert No. 7
Sunday, October 19, 4 PM
Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church
CCCMF Tenth Anniversary Season Finale Concert
Escher Quartet and Friends