Friends of Chamber Music at Reading
Program to include Johan Halverson and Beethoven
Grace Park, violin Noemi Raymond, cello and Zhenni Li-Cohen, piano
Program to include Johan Halverson and Beethoven
Grace Park, violin Noemi Raymond, cello and Zhenni Li-Cohen, piano
Beethoven Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56
Grace Park (violin), Noémie Raymond (cello), and Zhenni Li-Cohen (piano)
Berks Sinfonietta
Rachmaninoff – Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22
Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898
Grace Park, Santiago Cañón-Valencia, Irina Zahharenkova
Rachmaninoff – Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22
Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898
Grace Park, Santiago Cañón-Valencia, Irina Zahharenkova
Rachmaninoff – Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22
Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898
Grace Park, Santiago Cañón-Valencia, Irina Zahharenkova
Rachmaninoff – Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22
Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898
Grace Park, Santiago Cañón-Valencia, Irina Zahharenkova
Program to include works ranging from the Baroque era to the contemporary.
Program TBA
“The Romantic Era”
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)
Two Pieces for Octet, Op. 11 (1925)
I. Prelude: Adagio
II. Scherzo: Allegro Molto
Seth Grosshandler (b. 1958)
Suite for Clarinet Quintet (2023)
I. Pastorale
II. Scherzo
III. Adagio and Troika
IV. Dances
V. Frolic
Joaquín Turina (1882 – 1949)
Scéne Andalouse, Op. 7 (1912)
I. Crepuscule do Soir (“At Twilight”)
II. A la Fenetre (“At the Window”)
Pause
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 (1864)
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Andante, un poco adagio
III. Scherzo: Allegro
IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppo
Manhattan Chamber Players
Grace Park, Brendan Speltz, Siwoo Kim, Daniela Diaz- violins
Pierre LaPointe, Luke Fleming- violas
Brook Speltz, Abigail Monroe- cellos
Adam Golka, piano
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
Tzigane (1924)
Frank Bridge (1879 – 1941)
Three Songs for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola, and Piano (1907)
I. “Far, Far from Each Other”
II. “Where is It that Our Soul Doth Go?”
III. “Music, when Soft Voices Die”
Ernest Chausson (1855 – 1899)
Chanson Perpétuelle (“Endless Song”) (1899)
Ottorino Respighi (1879 – 1936)
Il Tramonto (“The Sunset”) (1914)
Pause
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Appalachian Spring (1944)
Ohio Valley Symphony
Francois Lopez- Ferrer, conductor
Ravel Tzigane
Sarasate Zigeunerweisen
Chausson Concerto in D Major for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op 21
Schubert Cello Quintet in C Major, Op 163, D. 956
Grace Park, Todd Phillips- violins
Luke Fleming, viola
Peter Stumpf, Andrew Janss- cellos
Orion Weiss, piano
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Fantasiestücke (Fantasy Pieces), Op. 73 (1849)
Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb major, Op. 87 (1889)
Intermission
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (1861)
Adam Golka, piano Grace Park, violin. Luke Fleming, viola. Brook Speltz, cello
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Fantasiestücke (Fantasy Pieces), Op. 73 (1849)
Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb major, Op. 87 (1889)
Intermission
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (1861)
Manhattan Chamber Players
Adam Golka, piano. Grace Park, violin. Luke Fleming, viola. Brook Speltz, cello
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Fantasiestücke (Fantasy Pieces), Op. 73 (1849)
Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb major, Op. 87 (1889)
Intermission
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (1861)
Manhattan Chamber Players
Adam Golka, piano. Grace Park, violin. Luke Fleming, viola. Brook Speltz, cello
Bach – Flute Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035
de Falla – Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Frazin – The Distant Chirping of Bird, World Premiere
Commissioned by Stephen H. Sherman, MD
Arnold – Divertimento, Op. 37
Strauss/Schoenberg – Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437
Sébastian Jacot, Nicholas Daniel, Jose Franch-Ballester, Grace Park, Jason Uyeyama, Che-Yen Chen, Ani Aznavoorian, Irina Zahharenkova
Bach – Flute Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035
de Falla – Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Frazin – The Distant Chirping of Bird, World Premiere
Commissioned by Stephen H. Sherman, MD
Arnold – Divertimento, Op. 37
Strauss/Schoenberg – Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437
Sébastian Jacot, Nicholas Daniel, Jose Franch-Ballester, Grace Park, Jason Uyeyama, Che-Yen Chen, Ani Aznavoorian, Irina Zahharenkova
Bach – Flute Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035
de Falla – Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Frazin – The Distant Chirping of Bird, World Premiere
Commissioned by Stephen H. Sherman, MD
Arnold – Divertimento, Op. 37
Strauss/Schoenberg – Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437
Sébastian Jacot, Nicholas Daniel, Jose Franch-Ballester, Grace Park, Jason Uyeyama, Che-Yen Chen, Ani Aznavoorian, Irina Zahharenkova
Bach – Flute Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035
de Falla – Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Frazin – The Distant Chirping of Bird, World Premiere
Commissioned by Stephen H. Sherman, MD
Arnold – Divertimento, Op. 37
Strauss/Schoenberg – Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437
Sébastian Jacot, Nicholas Daniel, Jose Franch-Ballester, Grace Park, Jason Uyeyama, Che-Yen Chen, Ani Aznavoorian, Irina Zahharenkova
George Walker: String Quartet No. 1
Johan Halvorsen: Passacaglia for Violin and Viola (after Handel)
Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887, Op. posth. 161
Manhattan Chamber Players
Grace Park, Katie Hyun- violins
Luke Fleming, viola
Brook Speltz, cello
Clara Schumann Three Romances, Op. 22
Schumann Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
Brahms Horn Trio in E flat Major
Beethoven – Sonata in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2
Sponsored by George T. & Susan Northrop
De Mey – Musique de Table
Bunch – Transcontinental for Violin and Percussion Quartet
Shostakovich/Derevyanko – Symphony No. 15 for piano trio and percussion
Grace Park, Ani Aznavoorian, Gilles Vonsattel, Ji Hye Jung, Ayano Kataoka, Svet Stoyanov, Jason Treuting
Beethoven – Sonata in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2
Sponsored by George T. & Susan Northrop
De Mey – Musique de Table
Bunch – Transcontinental for Violin and Percussion Quartet
Shostakovich/Derevyanko – Symphony No. 15 for piano trio and percussion
Grace Park, Ani Aznavoorian, Gilles Vonsattel, Ji Hye Jung, Ayano Kataoka, Svet Stoyanov, Jason Treuting
Beethoven – Sonata in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2
Sponsored by George T. & Susan Northrop
De Mey – Musique de Table
Bunch – Transcontinental for Violin and Percussion Quartet
Shostakovich/Derevyanko – Symphony No. 15 for piano trio and percussion
Grace Park, Ani Aznavoorian, Gilles Vonsattel, Ji Hye Jung, Ayano Kataoka, Svet Stoyanov, Jason Treuting
Beethoven – Sonata in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2
Sponsored by George T. & Susan Northrop
De Mey – Musique de Table
Bunch – Transcontinental for Violin and Percussion Quartet
Shostakovich/Derevyanko – Symphony No. 15 for piano trio and percussion
Grace Park, Ani Aznavoorian, Gilles Vonsattel, Ji Hye Jung, Ayano Kataoka, Svet Stoyanov, Jason Treuting
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Grace Park, violin
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Grace Park, violin
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Opus 47
Antonín Dvořák Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Opus 81
Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Opus 60
César Franck Piano Quintet in F minor
Johann Sebastian Bach Piano Concerto in D Major, BWV 1054
Johann Christian Bach Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major, Opus 7, No. 5
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Piano Concerto in G Major, Wq. 475
Johann Sebastian Bach Piano Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058
Felix Mendelssohn Octet for Strings in E-Flat Major, Opus 20
Johnny Mercer Selections (arr. Simon Mulligan)
Escher String Quartet, quartet in residence
Grace Park, Benny Kim, Jack Liebeck- violin
Philip Dukes, Robin Ashwell- violas
Eric Kim- cello
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Orli Shaham, piano
Leonard Bernstein: On the Town
Reena Esmail: Concerto for Violin & Piano+*
Jay Ungar: Ashokan Farewell
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Grace Park, violin
Celia Daggy, viola
Chris White, bass
Alex Mayer, oboe
Michael Byerly, clarinet
Jacob Wilder, horn
Laura Leisring, bassoon
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370
Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-Flat Major, op. 20
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Clayton Stephenson, piano
Nathalie Joachim: Cocoon
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Nathalie Joachim: Cocoon
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Clayton Stephenson, piano
Nathalie Joachim: Cocoon
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
W.A. Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370 (1781)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Serenade for Flute, Violin, and Viola (1796)
Intermission
Charles Martin Loeffler (1861 – 1935)
Two Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola and Piano (1901)
W.A. Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major, K. 285 (1778)
Manhattan Chamber Players
David Fung, Piano
Emi Ferguson, Flute
Virginia McDowell, Oboe
Grace Park, Violin
Luke Fleming, Viola
Andrew Janss, Cello
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Märchenerzählungen for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 132 (1853)
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano in A minor, Op. 114 (1891)
Intermission
Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Manhattan Chamber Players
David Fung, Piano
Gabriel Campos Zamora, Clarinet
Grace Park, Violin
Luke Fleming, Viola
Andrew Janss, Cello
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Märchenerzählungen for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 132 (1853)
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano in A minor, Op. 114 (1891)
Intermission
Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Manhattan Chamber Players
David Fung, Piano
Gabriel Campos Zamora, Clarinet
Grace Park, Violin
Luke Fleming, Viola
Andrew Janss, Cello
Johann Gottlieb Janitsch: Quartet
Henry Purcell: Sonata No. 6 in G minor
François Couperin: L’espagnol from Les Nations – Sonade, Passacaille
Georg Philipp Telemann: Paris Quartet No. 1
Jean-Féry Rebel: Les Élémens
Grace Park, Alexander Sitkovesky- violins
Sooyun Kim, flute
Kenneth Weiss, Harpsichord
David Requiro, cello
MENDELSSOHN– Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY– Symphony No. 5
with Eric Jacobsen, conductor
MENDELSSOHN– Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY– Symphony No. 5
with Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Robert Schumann – Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 105
Clara Schumann – Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
Leith – Leith – Eeyore for Horn and Piano, U.S. Premiere
Martlew – Nibiru, New Work for Horn and Electronics, U.S. Premiere
Brahms – Horn Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 40
Grace Park, violin
Ben Goldscheider, french horn
Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Robert Schumann – Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 105
Clara Schumann – Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
Leith – Leith – Eeyore for Horn and Piano, U.S. Premiere
Martlew – Nibiru, New Work for Horn and Electronics, U.S. Premiere
Brahms – Horn Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 40
Grace Park, violin
Ben Goldscheider, french horn
Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Robert Schumann – Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 105
Clara Schumann – Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
Leith – Leith – Eeyore for Horn and Piano, U.S. Premiere
Martlew – Nibiru, New Work for Horn and Electronics, U.S. Premiere
Brahms – Horn Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 40
Grace Park, violin
Ben Goldscheider, french horn
Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Robert Schumann – Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 105
Clara Schumann – Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
Leith – Leith – Eeyore for Horn and Piano, U.S. Premiere
Martlew – Nibiru, New Work for Horn and Electronics, U.S. Premiere
Brahms – Horn Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 40
Grace Park, violin
Ben Goldscheider, french horn
Gilles Vonsattel, piano
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Overture to The Wasps
DVOŘÁK Romance
RAVEL Tzigane
HOLST The Planets
with Peter Oundjian, conductor