MOZART Quartet in A major, K. 464
STEVEN SNOWDEN (commission prizewinner) new work, world premiere
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet, with Ken Osowski, piano
MOZART Quartet in A major, K. 464
STEVEN SNOWDEN (commission prizewinner) new work, world premiere
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet, with Ken Osowski, piano
Fauré Festival Weekend at Brandeis
GABRIEL FAURÉ: A CHAMBER MUSIC RETROSPECTIVE
String Quartet
La Bonne Chanson
with Lynn Torgove, mezzo-soprano; Kate Foss, double bass; Donald Berman, piano
Piano Quintet no. 2
with Ya-Fei Chuang, piano
BEACH Theme and Variations for flute and string quartet
BRAHMS String Quintet in F major, Op. 88
FREE ADMISSION
Snow date: Saturday Feb. 20
HAROLD MELTZER Aqua
LEE HYLA String Quartet no. 3
KURT ROHDE Treatises From An Unrecovered Past
HAROLD MELTZER Aqua
LEE HYLA String Quartet no. 3
KURT ROHDE Treatises From An Unrecovered Past
Come to the party as we celebrate our first decade in style at the Beechwood Hotel. The evening will be filled with warming winter fare, dazzling music, live and silent auction, and special presentation.
$100 per person (or $800 for a table of eight) includes plated dinner with wine. A live auction features three fabulous vacation destinations. Auction items will be available for viewing online December 1.
Saturday, January 30, 2016
6:00 – 9:30 PM
The Beechwood Hotel
363 Plantation Street, Worcester
(snow date January 31)
6:00-6:40 hors d’oeuvres + cash bar
6:40 performance
7:00-8:00 dinner
8:00-9:30 live auction, Music and Community award presentation to Nora Keil, performance
Program
A Bach Brandenburg Extravaganza, performing Concertos #4 and #6
PUCCINI Un bel di, vedremo, from Madame Butterfly
LEONCAVALLO Mattinata
WCMS Musicians
Tracy Kraus, flute; Krista Buckland Reisner, violin; Rohan Gregory, violin;
Peter Sulski, viola; Mark Berger, viola; David Russell, cello;
Joshua Gordon, cello; Ariana Falk, cello; and Maria Ferrante, soprano
Guest Artists
Orlando Cela, flute; Tony D’Amico, double bass;
Andrus Madsen, harpsichord; and Jonathan Yasuda, piano
An evening of string quartet works by graduate student composers of Brandeis University
JS BACH Brandenburg Concerto no. 3
JS BACH Brandenburg Concerto no. 6
as part of the Chameleon Art Ensemble's presentation of the complete Brandenburg Concertos
JS BACH Brandenburg Concerto no. 3
JS BACH Brandenburg Concerto no. 6
as part of the Chameleon Art Ensemble's presentation of the complete Brandenburg Concertos
Lydian String Quartet residency, Brigham Young University
Madsen Recital Hall, Franklin S. Harris Fine Arts Center
HAROLD MELTZER Aqua
LEE HYLA String Quartet no. 3
KURT ROHDE Treatises From An Unrecovered Past
Lydian String Quartet residency, University of California at Davis
Thursday, November 12
Saturday, November 14
Sunday, November 15 concert at the Mondavi Center's Vanderhoef Studio Theater
HAROLD MELTZER Aqua
LEE HYLA String Quartet no. 3
KURT ROHDE Treatises From An Unrecovered Past
38th ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN MUSIC
HAROLD MELTZER Aqua
LEE HYLA String Quartet no. 3
KURT ROHDE Treatises From An Unrecovered Past
WOLF Intermezzo for String Quartet in E flat Major
MENDELSSOHN Quartet in E flat major, Op. 12
HAROLD MELTZER Aqua
RICHARD WERNICK String Quartet no. 5, with Tony Arnold, soprano
BRAHMS String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, op. 51 no. 1
Primary Motivations
The critically acclaimed duo of Lydian String Quartet cellist Joshua Gordon and pianist Randall Hodgkinson explores the remarkably expressive range of three motivically oriented works by Beethoven, Franck, and Louis Gordon (father of the cellist) in honor of his 90th birthday this season!
BEETHOVEN Sonata in C major, Op. 102 no. 1
LOUIS GORDON Sonata (1963)
FRANCK Sonata in A major
Music & More Concert Series
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet no. 1 in E flat major, op. 12
PHILIP GLASS String Quartet no. 5
BRAHMS String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, op.51 no. 1
Come celebrate the start of our 10th Anniversary Season. A cornucopia of musical gems, this kick-off concert weekend reflects our gratitude, appreciation and thankfulness to all that have helped us reach this special milestone year. This concert features nine WCMSers: Tracy Kraus, flute; Krista Buckland Reisner and Rohan Gregory, violins; Peter Sulski and Mark Berger, violas; David Russell, Joshua Gordon and Ariana Falk, celli; and William Ness, piano. Don’t miss this grand kick-off to this very special season!
With guests acclaimed Russian pianist, Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome and clarinetist, Julian Milkis.
SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude from “The Gadfly”
WOLF Italian Serenade
Come celebrate the start of our 10th Anniversary Season. A cornucopia of musical gems, this kick-off concert weekend reflects our gratitude, appreciation and thankfulness to all that have helped us reach this special milestone year. This concert features nine WCMSers: Tracy Kraus, flute; Krista Buckland Reisner and Rohan Gregory, violins; Peter Sulski and Mark Berger, violas; David Russell, Joshua Gordon and Ariana Falk, celli; and William Ness, piano. Don’t miss this grand kick-off to this very special season!
With guests acclaimed Russian pianist, Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome and clarinetist, Julian Milkis.
SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude from “The Gadfly”
WOLF Italian Serenade
LEE HYLA String Quartet no. 3
JOHN HARBISON String Quartet no. 3
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet no. 1 in E flat major, op. 12
JURI SEO Concertino for piano and chamber orchestra (2015)
with Steven Beck, piano; Barry Crawford, flute; Peggy Pearson, oboe; Benjamin Fingland, clarinet; David Byrd Morrow, french horn; Garyth Flowers, trumpet; Benjamin Herrington, trombone; Jacob Ashworth and Yuri Namkung, violin; Lois Martin, viola; Joshua Gordon, cello; Gregory Chudzik, double bass
DVORAK String Sextet
with Yuri Namkung and Miranda Cuckson, violins; Louise Shulman and Lois Martin, violas; Joshua Gordon and Chris Gross, cellos
EDWARD JACOBS Blurring The Margins (1997)
with Christopher Oldfather, piano; Adda Kridler, violin; Lois Martin, viola; Joshua Gordon, cello; Barry Crawford, flute; Benjamin Fingland, clarinet; David Byrd-Morrow, french horn
SHUYING LI Who Married Star Husbands (2015)
with Tony Arnold, soprano; Christopher Oldfather, piano; Barry Crawford, flute; Peggy Pearson, oboe; Benjamin Fingland, clarinet; Adrian Morejon, bassoon; David Byrd-Morrow, french horn; Matthew Gold, percussion; Miranda Cuckson and Adda Kridler, violins; Louise Shulman, viola; Joshua Gordon, cello; Gregory Chudzik, double bass
GLEB KANASEVICH String Quartet (2014)
with Miranda Cuckson and Yuri Namkung, violins; Lois Martin, viola; Joshua Gordon, cello
HAYDN Piano Trio in F# minor, op. 82, Hob.XV:26
with Miranda Cuckson, violin; Joshua Gordon, cello; Christopher Oldfather, piano
J.S. BACH Cantata, "Ich habe genung (My life is fulfilled)" BWV 82
with Tony Arnold, soprano; Barry Crawford, flute; David Fulmer and Jennifer Elowitch, violins; Louise Shulman, viola; Joshua Gordon, cello; Adrian Morejon, bassoon; Doug Baliett, double bass; Christopher Oldfather
MATTHEW RICKETTS Song Cycle (2015)
with Tony Arnold, soprano; Barry Crawford, flute; Peggy Pearson, oboe; Benjamin Fingland, clarinet; Adrian Morejon, bassoon; David Fulmer, Sunghae Anna Lim, Jennifer Elowitch, and Miranda Cuckson, violins; Louise Shulman and Liuh-Wen Ting, violas; Chris Gross and Joshua Gordon, cellos; James Baker, conductor
STEVEN SNOWDEN The Devil’s Nine Questions – Piano Quintet (rev. 2013)
with Miranda Cuckson and Sunghae Anna Lim, violins; Louise Shulman, viola; Joshua Gordon, cello; Christopher Oldfather, piano
ERICH KORNGOLD Sextet
BRAHMS Sextet in B Flat
DaPonte String Quartet with guests Marcus Thompson, viola; Joshua Gordon, cello
ERICH KORNGOLD Sextet
BRAHMS Sextet in B Flat
DaPonte String Quartet with guests Marcus Thompson, viola; Joshua Gordon, cello
ERICH KORNGOLD Sextet
BRAHMS Sextet in B Flat
DaPonte String Quartet with guests Marcus Thompson, viola; Joshua Gordon, cello
ERICH KORNGOLD Sextet
BRAHMS Sextet in B Flat
DaPonte String Quartet with guests Marcus Thompson, viola; Joshua Gordon, cello