About Us
Our Misson
Opus Nova is a Fort Worth-based chamber music series devoted to enriching lives by presenting a refined and eclectic chamber music experience in traditional and alternative venues.
Our Story
Opus Nova is a new concert series in Fort Worth, TX, was founded by local clarinet pedagogue Dr. Ann Hung and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet Stas Chernyshev.
Inspired by the highly successful Hall Ensemble whose concerts broke new ground by performing traditional chamber music at intimate local venues. These magical gatherings took chamber music back to its origins by connecting audiences and performers in a variety of settings. Opus Nova aims to capture that same spirit, so music lovers will be able to see Opus Nova both in elegant salon performances and in more casual spaces. The salon concerts will be held in beautiful homes and will be preceded by complimentary refreshments and hors d’oeuvres. The causal venues will be familiar local businesses, such as Avoca Coffee Roasters. These informal settings will host harmonies new and old, delivering high-level classical music to Fort Worth in laid back environments.
An important part of Opus Nova’s vision is supporting communities that traditionally have not had access to classical music and its artistic power. The organization will be presenting concerts specifically designed for Autistic children, featuring educational, interactive, and sensory- friendly elements that are constructed to be free from distractions and unnecessary anxiety triggers. This way, classical music can reach autistic children and introduce them to great works of the past in private, safe, and nurturing environments.
Inspired by the highly successful Hall Ensemble whose concerts broke new ground by performing traditional chamber music at intimate local venues. These magical gatherings took chamber music back to its origins by connecting audiences and performers in a variety of settings. Opus Nova aims to capture that same spirit, so music lovers will be able to see Opus Nova both in elegant salon performances and in more casual spaces. The salon concerts will be held in beautiful homes and will be preceded by complimentary refreshments and hors d’oeuvres. The causal venues will be familiar local businesses, such as Avoca Coffee Roasters. These informal settings will host harmonies new and old, delivering high-level classical music to Fort Worth in laid back environments.
An important part of Opus Nova’s vision is supporting communities that traditionally have not had access to classical music and its artistic power. The organization will be presenting concerts specifically designed for Autistic children, featuring educational, interactive, and sensory- friendly elements that are constructed to be free from distractions and unnecessary anxiety triggers. This way, classical music can reach autistic children and introduce them to great works of the past in private, safe, and nurturing environments.
Our Team
Stas Chernyshev, a native of St. Petersburg, Russia, is recently appointed principal clarinetist of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. He is the founder and artistic director of Fort Worth Performances for Autism, and a co-founder of Opus Nova Chamber Music Series. Mr. Chernyshev is a prize winner of many international competitions, and has appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as well as in Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Russia, South Korea, Japan. A devoted chamber musician, Mr. Chernyshev has collaborated with Grammy-winning ensemblesEighth Blackbird and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, commissioned new works for his instrument. He has been featured on WQXR -New York’s classical music station and WHYY’s television program - On Stage at Curtis. Mr. Chernyshev holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, and a Master’s degree from St. Petersburg Conservatory, Russia. He is an alumnus of Ensemble Connect (formerly Ensemble ACJW), a program of Carnegie Hall, the Juilliard School and the Weill Music Institute, and ArtistYear, a program of the Curtis Institute of Music.
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Ann Hung, born in Taipei, Taiwan, began her musical studies at a young age, starting with piano at age five and clarinet at age nine. Dr. Hung is an active performer in the Dallas and Fort Worth area who regularly performs in the realms of both the orchestral and chamber music. She has shared the stage with the Fort Worth Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the members of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the faculty of the Juilliard School. Dr. Hung is always pushing the boundaries of her repertoire and skills, such as collaborating with jazz musicians and commissioning new composers. As a proponent of new music, she has avidlycommissioned new works including a wind quintet with her quintet Opus Now premiering in Symphony Space in NYC. One of the new works that Dr. Hung commissioned is included in a recently released album “Stained Glass Story” by Eldad Tarmu. Dr. Hung is currently teaching in Lewisville ISD, Burleson ISD as private lesson instructor and often plays with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. She is the associate director of the Fort Worth Performances for Autism and co- founder of Opus Nova Chamber Music Series.
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