Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra celebrates global diversity with Summermusik

Soapbox Media | 07.08.2025

Classical music has been unfortunately stereotyped as being stuffy and pretentious. Drinking tea, pinkies up, blah blah blah. Through its 10-year-old Summermusik program, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra has introduced lively, sometimes surprising pieces that highlight overlooked or underrepresented composers, eras, or geographic regions. As we look towards the end of summer and gird ourselves for (or celebrate) back-to-school season, from July 30 through August 24, Summermusik will unveil an eclectic array of classical music from Turkey, Europe, Asia, and Ireland, as well as both standards and unearthed gems from the Art Deco era.