Driftwood Quintet’s new Classical Underground Series concludes with a final performance of chamber music hosted by The Onyx Art Gallery during May's First Friday festivities. The series finale will include guest performances by vocalist Chris Elliott performing songs from The Wiz, local artist and community builder Clottee Hammons reciting poetry by Marsha Music, and a jazz rhythm trio helping Driftwood close the night with a performance of Ellington and Strayhorn's rendition of Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite.

The Onyx Art Gallery will also be displaying pieces by local artist Phalen Booker.

The Classical Underground Series is a new chamber music series that brings chamber music performances to intimate, laidback venues in the Metro Phoenix area. This series aims to promote chamber music as an inviting and social community-building experience for both old and new fans of classical music. We invite you to bring a friend, order a drink, and enjoy discovering what the Classical Underground Series has in store!

All events related to this series are public, and participants may be photographed by the media and/or City staff for future print and/or online publication.

This series is supported in part by the Phoenix City Council through the Arts and Culture Department and by the City of Tempe – Community Arts Grant.