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Little Poland Performing Arts is a collaboration between The Polish American Foundation of Connecticut and the Polish Studies Program and Department of Music at Central Connecticut State University.

2026 Little Poland Concert Series

Ignacy Gaydamovich, Artistic Director

Davidson Hall, Central Connecticut State University, Stanley Street, New Britain, CT

Summer 2026

All concerts are on Wednesdays and begin at 6:30pm. Admission is free.

Concert I: June 24 - Polish String Trio

Veronika Schreiber, violin
Jaroslaw Lis, viola
Ignacy Gaydamovich, cello

L. van Beethoven - Trio Op. 9 No. 2
F. Schubert - String Trio in B flat Major, D. 581

Concert II: July 8 - Voices from Far Away

Mary Bonhag, soprano
Ignacy Gaydamovich, cello
Michael Sitton, piano

J. Tavener – Akhmatova Songs
F. Chopin - Largo from Cello Sonata, Op. 65
C. Debussy - Ariettes oubliées, CD 63
J. Brahms – 2 Gesänge, Op. 91
L. Bernstein - Dream with me

Concert III: July 15 - Slavic Chamber Music

Jaroslaw Lis, Gary Capozziello, violins
Geoffrey Archambeau, viola
Ignacy Gaydamovich, cello
Corbin Beisner, piano

J. Zarębski – Piano Quintet Op. 34
A. Dvořák – Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81

Concert IV: July 22 - Masters Arranging Masters

Jiayan Sun & Yang Liu, piano

Maurice Ravel - Ma mère l’Oye, 5 pièces enfantines
Alfred Grünfeld - Soirée de Vienne
Franz Liszt - Réminscences de Don Juan
Johann Sebastian Bach - Chorale Transcriptions
Franz Liszt - Mephisto Waltz no. 1, “Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke”
G. W. Marks - Souvenir de la Russie

Concert V: July 29 - Confrontations with Fate

Evie Chen, violin
David Kovać, viola
Ignacy Gaydamovich, cello
Katherine Benson, piano

W. A. Mozart – Piano Quartet in E flat major, K. 493
J. Brahms – Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 60

PAST EVENTS

Special Concert
All-Chopin Piano Recital with Corbin Beisner
Sunday, March 1 st, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

PROGRAM:

Works by Chopin, including the four Ballades, Waltz in A-flat major Op. 42, Barcarolle Op. 60, Scherzo No. 3, and the Polonaise in A-flat major “Heroic.”