28 SEASONS OF CHAMBER MUSIC
Performance, Education, and Outreach
SATORI is a professional chamber music ensemble, based in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, and performing regularly throughout the eastern United States. Its mission is to foster growth in chamber music appreciation through a regular series of public performances, special projects, and educational programs, to present chamber music in an accessible fashion, maintaining a high standard of musical excellence, and to explore traditional and contemporary chamber music repertoires.
The group was founded in 1996, and since then has performed 27 full concert series, with numerous appearances at area colleges, museums, community venues and and music festivals. The group's yearly schedule also includes a wide range of in-school educational programming, an instrument donation project, and a series of community outreach concerts at area senior residences.
SATORI is a mixed ensemble of winds, strings, and piano, and plays both traditional and contemporary chamber music. The group's repertoire ranges from baroque to 21st century selections, often intertwined in a single performance. SATORI's name is taken from a Zen term suggesting the coming together of separate parts to form a whole---a perfect metaphor for chamber music.
DID YOU KNOW.....?
- This 2023-2024 concert series is SATORI's 28th season -- chamber music in the Lehigh Valley for over a quarter of a century! SATORI remains committed to excellence of performance, availability of good music in the community and the schools, and affordability for our audiences, and we look forward to sharing our music with you -- check the Schedule page for updated performance information!
- SATORI's Senior Concerts are a regular series of performances on-site at the area's senior residences and events, bringing music to those often unable to attend public concerts. Contact SATORI if you are interested in arranging for a Senior Concert at a specific location.
- SATORI's three full-length CDs are all available -- contact SATORI to purchase CDs for $12.50 plus $2.50 S/H -- all proceeds fund SATORI's educational programs.
- BRAVO! is SATORI's program for music education outreach. BRAVO! includes the Gift of Music instrument donation project and a popular series of in-school chamber music presentations, including extended or mini-residency projects, master classes, assemblies and classroom programs. Over 730 musical instruments have been donated to 55 area schools to date through SATORI's Gift of Music project, and student programs are available throughout the academic year.