For the past five years, the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival has presented a "Midwinter Classics" series that features and in-depth examination of one of Ludwig van Beethoven's famous late string quartets.

In 2016, we presented Beethoven's String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127.
Accompanying this work, as an introduction to Beethoven's late style, was his Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 96.

In 2017, we presented Beethoven's String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132
Accompanying this work was Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 109.

In 2018, we presented Beethoven's String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130
Accompanying this work, and giving a contrast to Beethoven's earlier style, was his Piano Trio in B-flat, Op. 11.

In 2019, we presented Beethoven's String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
Accompanying this work was Beethoven's magnificent Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110. Such great fugues!

In 2020, we presented Beethoven's String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135.
Accompanying this work was Beethoven's "first and last" music for the piano:
his Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1, and the Six Bagatelles, Op. 126.
You can read a recap of this tour here.