The Chatham-Wood Duo

Esteemed and critically-acclaimed musicians Holly Chatham and Patrick Wood have joined forces to create The Chatham-Wood Duo. Hailed as “hefty and appealing”(New York Times) and possessing “true mastery” (Hoosier Times), this exciting new duo performs not only the distinguished violin and piano chamber repertoire from Baroque to 21st Century, but also brings the unforgettable chamber music of Latin American composers to a wider audience. With rare charisma, technical virtuosity and undeniable stage presence, this duo has delighted audiences since their inception in 2003, bringing alive the too seldom heard violin and piano works of the world's greatest composers. As soloist and concertmaster for the English Mozart Players for eight years, and violinist and soloist with many celebrated American chamber music groups including the Berkshire Bach Society, New York Philomusica and the Curtis Ensemble, British-Mexican violinist Patrick Wood has performed extensively in concert halls and festivals throughout America, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Holland. Pianist and harpsichordist Holly Chatham, a “leader in the field” (Counterpoint ), is founder of the critically-acclaimed ensemble reconstruction (www.reconstructionmusic.com - click to visit) and was harpsichordist from 1998-2002 for the ground-breaking ensemble Bimbetta (named by Chamber Music America in 2003 as one of the Top Fifteen Chamber Ensembles to have changed the face of chamber music in America). She has performed throughout the U.S. and Mexico in countless concert series and festivals. The Chatham-Wood Duo made their debut in 2003 at the Westminster Choir College Summer Series and went on to perform and give lectures in such venues as the Musica Viva Festival, The Big Apple Chamber Music Series, The Catholic University of America, The Latin American Guild for the Arts at the Ethical Society in Philadelphia, and a performance, lecture, and round-table discussion with the Cuarteto Latinoamericano in Princeton University's Friends of Music Series as part of a six-week colloquium on Latin American music, art and literature. The Duo's live performances of works by Chávez and Ponce, as well as their own Gershwin song transcriptions, have been broadcast nationwide on WWFM The Classical Network. In the coming months the duo will be performing at venues including the Ugbrooke Chamber Music Festival in the UK; the Austin Chamber Music Center in Texas; and a special event fundraiser for WWFM Radio - the Classical Network. The duo also has the honor of being the first classical ensemble to perform on the Bickford Theatre's series in Morristown, NJ.Ms. Chatham and Mr. Wood are also artistic directors of the Fiat Lux Chamber Players. For details of upcoming concerts, please visit www.fiatluxchamberplayers.org (click to visit).