History


IS IMPORTANT

Filtering by: “Festival Series”

Festival Series 4: Quince Vocal Ensemble & Courtney Bryan
Jun
28

Festival Series 4: Quince Vocal Ensemble & Courtney Bryan

Courtney Bryan (b. 1982)

Requiem

for treble vocal quartet, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba and percussion

I. All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.

II. Listen, I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die, but we will all be changed… 

III. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want…

Pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem. Dona eis requiem sempiternam.

Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.

IV. [no text]

V. See, the home of God is among mortals…


Intermission


César Fanck (1822-1890)

Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major (1868)

I. Allegretto ben moderato

II. Allegro

III. Recitativo-Fantasia. Ben moderato — Molto lento

IV. Allegretto poco mosso


Artists: Winston Choi, piano; James Doyle, percussion; Billy Ray Hunter, trumpet; Paul Mergen, tuba; Quince Vocal Ensemble; Maria Sampen, violin; Kevin Schempf, clarinet; Weston Sprott, trombone

Quince Vocal Ensemble: Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, soprano; Liz Pearse, soprano; Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano; Elisa Sutherland, mezzo-soprano

View Event →
Festival Series 3: Barber, Ligeti, Schoenberg & Strauss
Jun
21

Festival Series 3: Barber, Ligeti, Schoenberg & Strauss

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Summer Music, Op. 31 (1956)

for woodwind quintet

György Ligeti (1923-2006)

Six Bagatelles (1953)

for woodwind quintet

I. Allegro con spirito

II. Rubato. Lamentoso

III. Allegro grazioso

IV. Presto ruvido

V. Adagio. Mesto (Béla Bartók in memoriam)

VI. Molto vivace. Capriccioso

Richard Strauss (1864-1949), arr. Franz Hasenöhrl (1885-1970)

Till Eulenspiegel— einmal anders! (Grotesque musicale), Op. 28/(1954)

Till Eulenspiegel— another way! (Musical Grotesque), Op. 28/(1954)

for violin, clarinet, horn, bassoon and double bass


Intermission


Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)

Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4

for string sextet


Artists: Timothy Christie, viola; Tracy Doyle, flute; Mara Gearman, viola; Cara Kizer, horn; Paul Rafanelli, bassoon; David Requiro, cello; Svend Rønning, violin; Maria Sampen, violin; Kevin Schempf, clarinet; Joshua Skinner, double bass; Meta Weiss, cello; Dan Williams, oboe

View Event →
Festival Series 2: Fairy Tales
Jun
14

Festival Series 2: Fairy Tales

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Märchenbilder (Fairy Tale Pictures), Op. 113 (1851)

for viola and piano

I. Nicht schnell

II. Lebhaft

III. Rasch

IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Ma Mère L’Oye (Mother Goose), M. 60 (1910)

for piano 4-hands

I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant. Lent

II. Petit Poucet. Très modéré

III. Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche

IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête. Mouvement de valse modéré

V. Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave


Intermission


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478 (1785)

I. Allegro

II. Andante

III. Rondo


Artists: Timothy Christie, viola; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Ronaldo Rolim, piano; Maria Sampen, violin; Xiaohui Yang, piano

View Event →
Festival Series 1: Pops & Shost!
Jun
8

Festival Series 1: Pops & Shost!

Chamber Music Pops!

Featuring music by Borodin, naturally, but also gorgeous selections from pop, yacht, jazz and the baroque. Curated by Timothy, Philip, Stephen, Norbert and Josh.

All selections will be announced from the stage.


Intermission


Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

I. Prelude: Lento

II. Fugue: Adagio

III. Scherzo: Allegretto

IV. Intermezzo: Lento

V. Finale: Allegretto


Artists: Timothy Christie, viola; Conor Hanick, piano; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Stephen Miahky, violin; Jennifer Northam, vocals; Philip Payton, violin; Joshua Skinner, double bass

View Event →
Festival Series — Stellar Atmospheres
Jan
19

Festival Series — Stellar Atmospheres

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

From 12 Trio Sonatas, Op. 1

Sonata No. 12 in D minor, RV 63, La Follia

André Caplet (1878-1925)

Conte Fantastique d’après La Masque de la Mort Rouge (1924)

For harp and string quartet


Intermission


Molly Herron (b. 1982)

Stellar Atmospheres (2015/2024)

For treble vocal quartet and string quartet

Co-commissioned by Quince Vocal Ensemble and WWCMF

With additional support from Bud & Phyllis Wulliman

Michael Miller

“Going down that road” from Guthrie Songs (2018)

Carrie Henneman Shaw

The Smallest Gap (2019)

Laura Steenberge

The Four Winds (2015)

V. Red Giant, White Dwarf


Artists: Stephanie Aston, voice; Timothy Christie, viola; Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, voice; Elizabeth Landis, harp; Vanessa Moss, violin; Liz Pearse, voice; Maria Sampen, violin; Carrie Henneman Shaw, voice; Sally Singer Tuttle, cello

View Event →
Festival Series 4
Jun
29

Festival Series 4

Tonight’s performance has been made possible by the generosity of Susan Monahan and Mark Brucks.

David Glenn (b. 1951)

Sculpture Garden (2009) For piano quintet

I. Styx

II. Three Stories

III. Carnival

IV. Pirouette

V. Soaring Stones

Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847)

String Quartet in E flat (1834)

I. Adagio ma non troppo

II. Allegreto

III. Romanze

IV. Allegro molto vivace


Intermission


Amy Beach (1867-1944)

Piano Quintet in F# minor, Op. 67 (1907)

I. Adagio - Allegro moderato

II. Adagio espressivo

III. Allegro agitato - Adagio come prima - Presto


Artists: Winston Choi, piano; Timothy Christie, viola, Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Maria Sampen, violin; MingHuan Xu, violin

View Event →
Festival Series 3
Jun
22

Festival Series 3

Tonight’s performance has been made possible by the generosity of Karl Eckhardt and Pamela Mittelstadt.


Schubert Fantasia in F minor, D. 940 (1828) For piano four hands

I. Allegro molto moderato

II. Largo

III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

IV. Finale. Allegro molto moderato

John Mackey

Breakdown Tango (2000) For piano, clarinet, violin and cello


Intermission


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1765-1791)

Quintet in A for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581

I. Allegro

II. Larghetto

III. Menuetto

IV. Allegretto con variazioni


Tonight’s performance is dedicated to Bryan Ford. We miss you, Bryan.


Artists: Timothy Christie, viola; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Vanessa Moss, violin; Ronaldo Rolim, piano; Maria Sampen, violin; Kevin Schempf, clarinet; Xiaohui Yang, piano

View Event →
Festival Series 2
Jun
15

Festival Series 2

Tonight’s performance has been made possible by the generosity of Mike and Sue Gillespie.


Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)

Las Musas de Andalucía, Op. 93 (1942)

I. Clío. Andante, piano

(las puertas de la Rábida)

II. Euterpe. Tiempo alegre de Sevillanas, violin and piano

(plena celebración)

III. Talía. Allegretto, string quartet

(naranjos y olivos)

IV. Polimnia. Lento, cello and piano

(nocturno)

V. Melpómene. Allegretto quasi andantino, voice and piano

(reflexiones)

VI. Erato. Andante, voice and string quartet

(trovos y saetas)

VII. Urania. Allegro moderato quasi allegretto, piano

(farruca fugada)

VIII. Terpsícore. Allegretto, piano

(minué)

IX. Caliope. Andante, piano and string quartet

(himno)


Intermission


Bright Sheng (b. 1955)

Three Chinese Love Songs (1988) For voice, viola and piano

I. Blue Flower

II. At the Hillside Where Horses Are Running

III. The Stream Flows

Miguel del Aguila (b. 1957)

Charango Capriccioso, Op. 90 (2006) For piano 4 hands and string quintet

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

5 Fantasiestücke, Op. 5 (1895) For string quartet

I. Prelude

II. Serenade

III. Humoresque

IV. Minuet

V. Dance


Artists: Brittany Boulding Breeden, violin; Timothy Christie, viola; Katri Ervamaa, cello; Jennifer Goltz-Taylor, soprano; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Ronaldo Rolim, piano; Maria Sampen, violin; Xiaohui Yang, piano

View Event →
Festival Series 1
Jun
9

Festival Series 1

Tonight’s performance and the residency of Henry Kramer have been made possible by the generosity of Dr. Steven Maxood.

Korine Fujiwara

BeSpoke, Unspoken (2024) for four violins, World Premiere

The commission of a new work for the 2024 June Festival and the residency of composer, Korine Fujiwara, have been made possible by the generosity of John Jamison and Kathy Wildermuth

Johnannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in G, Op. 78

I. Vivace, ma non troppo

II. Adagio

III. Allegro molto moderato


Intermission


Johnannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in A, Op. 100

I. Allegro amabile

II. Andante tranquillo — Vivace

III. Allegretto grazioso, quasi Andante


Johnannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 108

I. Allegro

II. Adagio

III. Un poco presto e con sentimento

IV. Presto agitato


Artists: Timothy Christie, violin; Korine Fujiwara, composer; Henry Kramer, piano; Stephen Miahky, violin; Philip Payton, violin; Maria Sampen, violin

View Event →
Festival Series— Brahms and Rorem
Jan
14

Festival Series— Brahms and Rorem

Featuring Benjamin Hochman and the Girsky String Quartet

Ned Rorem (1923-2022)

String Quartet No. 4 (1994)

I. Ugly and relentless

II. Infinitely tender

III. Very fast

IV. Absolutely strict

V. Wistful

VI. Massive

VII. Very Fast

VIII. Cold and hot

IX. Like the wind

X. Infinitely tender


Intermission


Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34

I. Allegro non troppo

II. Andante, un poco adagio

III. Scherzo: Allegro

IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppo – Presto, non troppo


Artists: Girsky String Quartet; Natasha Bazhanov, violin; Timothy Christie, viola; Artur Girsky, violin; Rowena Hammill, cello; Benjamin Hochman, piano

View Event →
June 2023: Festival Series 4
Jun
24

June 2023: Festival Series 4

This event has been made possible by the generosity of David Meeker in memory of Dallas Eugene Meeker.

Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986)

Deux Mouvements

for cello quartet

I. Adagio cantabile

II. Allegro molto risoluto


Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Feierliches Stück from “Lohengrin”

for cello quartet, arr. Friedrich Grützmacher (1832-1903)


J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin (BWV. 1004)

for cello duo, arr. Requiro/Weiss

V. Chaconne


Intermission


Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25

I. Allegro

II. Intermezzo. Allegro ma non troppo — Trio. Animato

III. Andante con moto

IV. Rondo all Zingarese. Presto


Artists: Timothy Christie, viola; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; David Requiro, cello; Ronaldo Rolim, cello; David Sabee, cello; Maria Sampen, violin; Meta Weiss, cello

View Event →
June 2023: Festival Series 3
Jun
17

June 2023: Festival Series 3

This event has been made possible by the generosity of Kris & Tim Barry.

Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)

Trio in E Flat for Trumpet, Violin and Piano (1992)

I. Andante

II. Allegro Molto

III. Adagio

IV. Allegro Molto


Intermission


Ernő Dohnányi (1877-1960)

Serenade in C (1902)

for string trio

I. Marcia (Allegro)

II. Romanza (Adagio non troppo)

III. Scherzo (Vivace)

IV. Tema con variazioni (Andante con moto)

V. Rondo



Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Septet for Trumpet, Strings and Piano (Op. 65)

I. Préambule

II. Menuet

III. Intermède

IV. Gavotte et Final


Artists: Timothy Christie, viola; Tom Hicks, piano; Billy Ray Hunter, trumpet; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Christina McGann, violin; Philip Payton, violin; Joshua Skinner, double bass

View Event →
June 2023: Festival Series 2
Jun
10

June 2023: Festival Series 2

This event is made possible by the generosity of Susan Monahan & Mark Brucks.

Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (1894)

I. Moderato

II. Variations sur un thême de P. Tschaikowsky. Moderato

III. Finale. Andante sostenuto


Intermission


Florence Price (1887-1953)

Piano Quintet in A minor

I. Allegro moderato

II. Andante con moto

III. Juba: Allegro

IV. Scherzo: Allegro


Artists: Timothy Christie, viola; Rowena Hammill, cello; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Christina McGann, violin; Stephen Miahky, violin; Thomas Rosenkranz, piano; Maria Sampen, violin

View Event →
June 2023: Festival Series 1
Jun
4

June 2023: Festival Series 1

This event is made possible by the generosity of Mike & Sue Gillespie.

Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)

Duo for Violin and Cello (2015)

I. Meandering

II. Dirge

III. Presto

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)

Variations on a Slovakian Theme, H. 378 (1959)

for cello and piano

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano (1917)

I. Allegro vivo

II. Intermède: fantasque et léger

III. Finale: très animé


Intermission


Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Piano Trio No. 2 in C, Op. 87

I. Allegro

II. Andante con moto

III. Scherzo. Presto — Poco meno presto

IV. Finale. Allegro giocoso


Artists: Timothy Christie, violin; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Volta Piano Trio: Jennifer Caine Provine, violin; Oksana Ejokina, piano; Sally Singer Tuttle, cello

View Event →