St.
Petersburg String
Quartet Friday,
September 25, 2009 at 8 pm Alla Aranovskaya, First Violin Alla Krolevich, Second Violin Boris Vayner, Viola Leonid Shukaev Cello
"Masters of subtlety and refinement, the members of the St. Petersburg
String Quartet embodied the chamber music ideal of four voices speaking as
one... there was nothing tepid or unilluminating about the music-making." Los Angeles Times
Michael
Stephenson, soprano saxophone Christopher
Hemingway, alto saxophone Stephen Pollock, tenor saxophone Wayne Leechford, baritone saxophone
J.S. Bach: The Art of the Fugue (selections) George Gershwin: Porgy & Bess (selections) Jean-Baptiste Singelee: Premier Quatuor, Op. 53 Astor Piazzolla: L'histoire du Tango Robert Burns: Robert Burns Suite (arr. Paul Harvey) Russell Peck: Drastic Measures
"Tackling brave new territory in the conservative-leaning realm of classical music tradition takes a unique blend of conviction, refined talent and a bit of damn-the-torpedoes ambition. Those qualities are amply in evidence with the New Century Saxophone Quartet, not to mention a finely honed musicality deserving wider acceptance. ..Polish and vitality distinguish the group. ...Inherently, the New Century Saxophone Quartet is a crusading unit, spreading the gospel about this maligned instrument's serious aspirations. They made believers here." - Los Angeles Times "Played
with such a catching and playful gaiety, the entire audience was won over
easily by the quartet. The dynamic
qualities of the quartet shone through in its unforced subtlety." - Leidsch
Dagblad (The Netherlands)
Harmonious Blacksmith Sunday November 22, 2009 at 4pm Heloise Degrugillier, Recorder Justin Godoy, Recorder Joseph
Gascho, Harpsichord Yulia Van Doren, Soprano; featuring Viola da gamba &
Lute "One Charming Night...Celebrating the Genius of Henry
Purcell" ...for the 350th anniversary of his birth, soprano Yulia van Doren joins
Harmonious Blacksmith in a program of his finest songs and chamber works. "superb improvisations" - American Recorder Magazine "cool
concept, hot concert" -Baltimore Sun
Cypress String Quartet Friday March 19, 2010 at 8
pm
Cecily
Ward, violin
Tom
Stone, violin
Ethan
Filner, viola
Jennifer
Kloetzel, cello
Haydn: Quartet, Op. 33, No. 3, "The Bird"
Barber: Quartet,
Op. 11
Puts: Largo Assai
Beethoven: Quartet, Op. 135
"Young, dynamic, courageous and
accomplished … a top-class and powerful ensemble." - Augsburger Allgemeine (Germany)
"Technical aplomb and rich, cohesive tone." - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Confident technique and calibrated
balances ---Structured Apollonian restraint and unleashed Dionysian exuberance." - The Washington Post… structured Apollonian restraint and
unleashed Dionysian exuberance.” - The Washington Post
"Immortal Beloved" Beethoven: Piano
Trio, WoO 39
Tom
Cipullo: Late Summer
Richard
Pearson Thomas: Race to the
Sky
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1
Our
61st Season concludes with the Music of the Spheres Society, whose goal is to
promote classical music through innovative chamber music concerts and
pre-concert lectures which illuminate music's historical, philosophical and
scientific foundations. "These players are outstanding." - The New York
Times Stephanie Chase is "one of the violin greats of our era." - Newhouse News
