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Featuring...
American Chamber Players - September 21, 2009
Wonny Song, piano - November 2, 2009
New Century Saxophone Quartet - Feb. 22, 2010
Tokyo String Quartet - March 22, 2010
All concerts are presented at the Sunrise Theater at 8 p.m.
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$90 per person for Nonmembers
(Individual tickets will be $25 each and, if available,
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Monday, September 21, 2009 at 8 p.m.
AMERICAN CHAMBER PLAYERS
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 Among today's most exciting and innovative chamber music ensembles, the American Chamber Players were formed in 1985 by Miles Hoffman from a core group of artists of The Library of Congress Summer Chamber Festival. The members of the ensemble perform repertoire ranging from familiar masterpieces to neglected gems to newly commissioned American works, and their fascinating and delightful programs with varied instrumental combinations have been as enthusiastically praised as their extraordinary, dynamic performances. They have toured throughout North America, engaged and re-engaged by prestigious concert series from Florida to British Columbia, and they have traveled to Paris for a series of special gala concerts at the Paris Opera. They have also been heard countless times on National Public Radio's Performance Today, on local radio stations throughout the U.S., and they are the resident ensemble of the Chamber Festival at the Kreeger Museum in Washington, DC. For more on the American Chamber Players, please visit www.acplayers.com.
PROGRAM (subject to change): MOZART: Quartet for flute and strings in A Major, K. 298; BLOCH: Concertino for flute, viola, and piano; SCHOENFIELD: Three Bagatelles for flute, cello, and piano; BRAHMS: Quartet in G Minor for piano and strings, Op. 25
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Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8 p.m.
WONNY SONG, PIANO
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 Pianist Wonny Song won the 2005 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, which afforded him the honor to make debut recitals at Carnegie's Zankel Hall in New York and at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Born in South Korea, Mr. Song grew up in Canada and began his piano studies at the age of eight. He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Montreal University, and completed his Doctoral studies with Lydia Artymiw in 2004 at the University of Minnesota, having received the first Elinor Bell Fellowship. Highlights of Mr. Song's career include performances with the Orchestra of St. Luke, Cincinnati Symphony, Montreal Symphony, a 1998 performance in Bangkok at the closing ceremony of the Asian Olympic Games, and a return to Korea for a 2005 performance at the opening concert of Seoul's new Chungmu Art Hall with the EuroAsian Philharmonic Orchestra. To learn more about the Wonny Song, click onto www.yca.org.
PROGRAM (subject to change): BACH (Arr. Petri): "Schafe konnen sicher weiden" from Cantata BWV208 ("Sheep May Safely Graze"); CHOPIN: Barcarolle in F Sharp Major, Opus 60, Nocturne C Sharp Minor, & Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, Opus 22; MENDELSSOHN: Andante & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14; SCHUBERT/LISZT: Widmung, S.566; DEBUSSY: L'Isle Joyeuse, L.106; GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
Click Here to read a review of this concert by William Thomas Walker of Classical Voice of North Carolina.
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Monday, February 22, 2010 at 8 p.m.
NEW CENTURY SAXOPHONE QUARTET
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 The New Century Saxophone Quartet is a pioneering and versatile group, winning enthusiasm for the saxophone quartet as a chamber music ensemble. Though the saxophone is a relatively new instrument (invented in the mid-1800s), New Century's repertoire ranges from the Baroque to innovative contemporary works to imaginative transcriptions. The group has been heard in major concert venues all over the world, such as New York's Weill Recital Hall, Boston's Symphony Hall, the Villa Schonberg in Switzerland, and the Conservatoire de Musique in Luxembourg; in recordings on the Channel Classics label; and in unusual concert settings, ranging from two command performances for President Clinton in the White House to a concerto performance with the United States Navy Band. For more than 15 years, New Century has been responsible for a significant broadening of the repertoire for saxophone quartet through its commissioning projects, premiering new works by Peter Schickele and well-known composer and jazz saxophonist Bob Mintzer. You can learn more about the New Century Saxophone Quartet at their website, www.newcenturysax.com.
PROGRAM (subject to change): BACH: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080; SINGELEE: Premier Quatuor, Op. 53; PICKETT: Saxophone Quartet No. 2; JOHNSTON: O Waly Waly Variations; MOZART (Arr. Boatman): Variations in C major, K. 265 "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman"; PIAZOLLA (Arr. Voirpy): "Bordel 1900" from L'histoire du Tango
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Monday, March 22, 2010 at 8 p.m.
TOKYO STRING QUARTET
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 The Tokyo String Quartet has captivated audiences and critics alike since it was founded almost 40 years ago. Regarded as one of the supreme chamber ensembles of the world, the ensemble has collaborated with a remarkable array of artists and composers, built a comprehensive catalogue of critically acclaimed recordings and established a distinguished teaching record. Officially formed in 1969 at the Julliard School of Music, the quartet traces its origins to the Toho School of Music in Tokyo, where the founding members were profoundly influenced by Hideo Saito. Soon after its formation, the quartet won First Prize at the Coleman Competition, the Munich Competition and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. Performing over a hundred concerts worldwide each year, the group has a devoted international following that includes the major capitals of the world and extends to all four corners, from Australia to Estonia to Scandinavia and the Far East. To learn more about the Tokyo String Quartet, visit their website, www.tokyoquartet.com.
PROGRAM (subject to change): SCHUBERT: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 168, D.112; BARBER: Quartet for Strings, Op. 11; BEETHOVEN: Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2
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