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2010: October | November | December

2011: January | February | March | April | May


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2010, 2PM

CLAVIER TRIO

Arkady Fomin, violin
Jesús Castro-Balbi, cello
David Korevaar, piano

Musician Bios


"GHOST" and SCHUBERT

  • Beethoven: Piano Trio in G major, Op. 121a (“Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”)
  • Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major (“Ghost”), Op. 70, No. 1
  • Schubert: Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 100, D. 929


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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010, 8:30PM

THE GEMINI PIANO TRIO

Hsiu-Hui Wang, piano
Sheng-Tsung Wang, violin
Benjamin Myers, cello

Musician Bios



  • Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 1, No. 1
  • Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
  • Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66


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MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010, 8:00PM

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Aglaia Koras, piano



All Chopin:

featuring a selection of favorite nocturnes, mazurkas, waltzes, sonatas, etudes, scherzos, and more



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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2010, 8PM

AMBARTSUMIAN VIOLINS

Levon Ambartsumian, violin
Shakhida Ambartsumian, violin/viola
Alexander Ambartsumian, violin
Anna Seda Ambartsumian, violin

Musician Bios



  • Telemann: Canonic Sonata in G for two violins
  • Leclair: Sonata in E minor for two violins, Op. 3, No. 5
  • Rózsa: Sonata for two violins, Op. 15a
  • Efrem Podgaits: Sonata- Fantasia for two violins ("Willful Fairy")(2009)
  • Dvořák: Terzetto in C major for two violins and viola, Op. 74
  • Mikhail Bronner: Five Yiddish Songs for three violins and viola


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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2010, 8PM

Hyo Jung Kim, violin
Yeo Yung Kim, cello

Musician Bios

  • Dotzauer: Duo, Op. 124
  • Beethoven: Duo No. 2
  • Paganini: Duetto No. 1 for violin and cello
  • Glière: Eight pieces, Op. 39
  • Ghys/Servais: Variations Brillantes sur God Save the King, Op. 38
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010, 7PM

Seunghee Lee, piano

Musician Bio

  • Bach: Chaconne in D Minor, BWV 1004
    Transcribed by Busoni
  • Granados: Allegro de concierto, Op. 46
  • Muczynski: "Desperate Measures" (Paganini Variations), Op. 48
  • Chopin: Sonata in B Minor, Op. 58
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2010, 8PM

Yoko Maria, soprano

  • Caccini: "Ave Maria"
  • Sibelius: "Finlandia"
  • Puccini: "Un bel di vedremo" from Madama Butterfly
  • Puccini: "Nessun dorma"
  • Lloyd-Webber: "The Phantom of the Opera" main theme
  • Vail: "The Star of Bethlehem"
  • Yamada: "Sakura sakura"
  • Finnish songs
  • Japanese songs, including "Amagigoe" and "To my loved one"
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2011, 2PM

Indra Thomas, soprano
Quinton Morris, violin
David Lofton, piano

Musician Bios


  • Korngold: Drei Lieder, Op. 22
  • Tosti: "Ideale" and "La Serenata"
  • Massenet: "Élégie"
  • Saint-Saëns: "Le Bonheur est chose légère"
  • Chausson: "Le Colbri"
  • Still: Suite for Violin and Piano
  • Rachmaninoff: "Oh, cease thy singing, maiden fair"
  • Smith, arr. Lofton: "This Little Light of Mine"
  • Bonds, arr. Lofton: "You Can Tell the World"
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2011, 2PM

Dieter Flury, flute
Maria Prinz, piano

Musician Bios



Viennese Classics for Flute and Piano
  • Mozart: Sonata for flute and piano in B-flat major, K.378
  • Beethoven: 10 National Airs with Variations for flute and piano, Op. 107, No. 7 ("The beautiful Minka" )
  • Beethoven: Sonata for flute and piano
  • Haydn: Sonata No. 8 for Flute and Piano
  • Schubert : Introduction and Variations on "Trockne Blumen" from Die Schöne Müllerin for flute and piano, D. 802
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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011, 8:30PM

Margaret Cornils, flute
Sharon Jensen, piano

featuring
Rebekkah Demaree, soprano
Laura Medisky
, oboe
John Marco
, clarinet
Barry Ellis, bassoon

Musician Bios

  • Bach: Coffee Cantata ("Keep quiet, don't chatter"), BWV 211
  • Albéric Magnard: Quintette for piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon in D minor, Op. 8
  • Works by Schubert and Harvey Sollberger
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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2011, 8PM

Guillaume Tardif, violin
Roger Admiral, piano

Musician Bio

  • Paganini: 24 Caprices for Violin, Op. 1, with piano accompaniment by Raymond Gallois-Montbrun (1954)
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SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2011, 8:30PM

Tanya Prochazka, cello
Sylvia Shadick-Taylor, piano

Musician Bios

  • Bloch: Three Jewish Songs
  • Works by Schnittke and Prokofiev
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SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2011, 8:30PM

Judy Huang, piano

  • Scarlatti: Four Sonatas
  • Beethoven: "Eroica" Variations, Op. 35
  • Tchaikovsky: Variations in F major, Op. 19, No.6
  • Debussy: Images, Book II, L.111
  • Chopin/trans. Liszt: "The Maiden's Wish," Op. 71, No. 1
  • Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 in E-flat major ("Pester Carnaval" )
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SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011, 8PM

Atlanta Chamber Players

Christina Smith, flute; Elizabeth Koch, oboe; Laura Ardan, clarinet; Justin Bruns, violin; Catherine Lynn, viola; Brad Ritchie, cello; Paula Peace, piano & Artistic Director



"AMERICAN FIRSTS"

Featuring three American works for mixed chamber ensemble - the NY premiere of a quintet by Michael Gandolfi, a chamber music salute by John Harbison to an old American song book, and the late Romantic piano quartet by Arthur Foote, our country's first American-trained composer.
  • Foote: Piano Quartet in C major, Op. 23
    Paula Peace, Justin Bruns, Catherine Lynn, Brad Ritchie
  • John Harbison: Songs America Loves to Sing (2004)
    ACP Co-Commission
    Christina Smith, Laura Ardan, Justin Bruns, Brad Ritchie, Paula Peace
  • Michael Gandolfi: Quintet for Oboe, Strings & Piano (2010)
    (New York Premiere)
    ACP Commission
    Elizabeth Koch, Justin Bruns, Catherine Lynn, Brad Ritchie, Paula Peace
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MONDAY, MAY 23, 2011, 8PM

Ottawa Bach Choir
Lisette Canton, founder, artistic director, and conductor
Daniel Taylor, patron

Sopranos: Nicola Adams, Martha Coulthart, Marie-Lynne Foucault, Carla Klassen, Dayna Lamothe, Kathleen Radke, Agnes Zsigovics
Altos: Elaine Keillor, D. Kai Ma, Tammy Hoyle Shaw, Janet Siltanen, Heather Lynn Smith, Colleen Woodhouse
Tenors: Bernard Cayouette, Bertrand Doucet, David Lafranchise, Gerard Nieuwenhuis, Ken Parlee
Basses: Kurt Ala-Kantti, Martin Auclair, Andrew Day, Jean Sébastien Kennedy, Marc Tyrell
Cello: Myron Lutzke
Organ: Jennifer Loveless

  • Telemann: "Das ist meine Freude"
  • Monteverdi: "Cantate Domino"
  • Scarlatti: "Exsultate Deo"
  • Purcell: "Hear my prayer, O Lord"
  • Gallus: "Duo Seraphim"
  • Schütz: "Meine Seele erhebt den Herren," SWV 426
  • Buxtehude: "Befiehl dem Engel, dass er komm," Bux WV 10
  • Bach: "Der Herr denket an uns," BWV 196
  • Poulenc: "Salve Regina"
  • Messiaen: "O sacrum convivium!"
  • Saint-Saëns: "Calme des nuits," Op. 68, No. 1
  • Rheinberger: "Abendlied," Op. 69, No. 3
  • Willan: "Rise up, my love, my fair one"
  • Eric Whitacre: "Lux aurumque"
  • Knut Nystedt: "Immortal Bach"
  • Bach: "Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf," BWV 226
  • Bach: "O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht," BWV 118b
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