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Purple Rock Sunday, November 9, 2008, 3 pm
Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Steinway Series, McEvoy Auditorium
Impressionist Legacies
Three inimitable composers, each influenced by Debussy, utilize minimum forces to evoke the discrete worlds of their respective generations. Pianist Naoko Takao joins violinists David Salness and Sally McLain and cellist Evelyn Elsing. (Download the Program Notes)
Claude Debussy
(1862-1918)		 Sonata for Cello and Piano
(1915)
Lawrence Moss
(b. 1927)		 Korean Peaks: Improvisations for 2 Violins (2008)
(World Premier)
Luigi Dallapiccola
(1904-1975)		 Tartiniana seconda (1956)
for violin and piano
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)		 Piano Trio in A Minor
(1914)
 
Saturday, December 13, 2008, 7:30 pm Red Rock
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
Terrace Theater
Music as Narrative
Schoenberg's poignant setting of betrayal and redemption anchors a collection of colorful titles from American composers of our times, among them the venerable Elliott Carter, two days after his centenarian celebration. Soprano Linda Mabbs and pianist Audrey Andrist join the Left Bank Quartet and friends. (Download the Program Notes)
Elliott Carter
(b. Dec. 11, 1908)		 Catenaires (2006), Intermittences (2005),
Two Diversions (1999) for piano
Laura Schwendinger
(b. 1962)		 High Wire Act (2005)
for flute, violin, viola, cello and piano
Dominick Argento
(b. 1927)		 Six Elizabethan Songs (1963) for soprano,
flute, oboe, harpsichord, violin and cello
Arnold Schoenberg
(1874-1951)		 Verklarte Nacht (1899)
for two violins, two violas and two cellos
 
Gray Rock

 

Note: A pre-concert discussion led by Michael Hersch
will begin at 6:45 pm on the evening of the performance.
A champagne reception for all audience members
will follow the concert.

 Saturday, January 31, 2009, 7:30 pm
Dumbarton Church, Georgetown
Music as Theater
Michael Hersch's musical voice is boldly uncompromising, and he is also a formidable pianist. To our delight, he has agreed to present some of his own works on our January 31st concert in addition to the originally-scheduled world premiere of "Last Autumn," for Saxophone and Cello. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the force and drama of his genius in the intimate setting of Georgetown's historic Dumbarton Church. (Download the Program Notes)
Michael Hersch
(b. 1971)		 Two Pieces for Piano (2003)
(East Coast Premiere)
Michael Hersch Suite from The Vanishing Pavilions (2006)
for piano (Washington, D.C. Premiere)
Michael Hersch Last Autumn (2008)
for saxophone and cello (World Premiere)
 
Sunday, February 8, 2009, 3 pm Orange Rock

 

Note: A pre-concert discussion will begin at 2:15 pm
and a meet-and-greet reception in the lobby
just outside the auditorium will follow
the performance.
Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Steinway Series, McEvoy Auditorium
The Sovereignty of Locale
Ewazen's unabashedly American voice as heard in his trio for trumpet, violin and piano serves as a delightful foil to the dark Soviet intensity of Schostakovich's much loved piano quintet. Hungarian giants Bartok and Ligeti provide a tangy ethnic centerpiece. Trumpeter Chris Gekker, pianist Larissa Dedova and and the Left Bank Quartet perform. (Download the Program Notes )
Eric Ewazen
(b. 1954)		 Trio for Trumpet, Violin and Piano (1992)
Gyorgy Ligeti
(1923-2006)		 Etudes for piano, selections
from Book Three (1995-2001)
Bela Bartok
(1881-1945)		 String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17 (1917)
Dmitri Shostakovich
(1906-1975)		 Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57 (1940)
 
Green Rock Saturday, March 28, 2009, 7:30 pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
Terrace Theater
Tradition Flouted
Schumann's last quartet softens an otherwise eclectic collection comprising trenchant writing by the Korean Yun and off-beat combinations devised by the Americans Wuorinen and Moss. The Left Bank Quartet is joined by oboist Mark Hill, pianist Audrey Andrist and special guests. (Download the Program Notes )
Isang Yun
(1917-1995)		 Oboe Quartet (1994)
for oboe, violin, viola and cello
Charles Wuorinen
(b. 1938)		 11 Short Pieces (2006)
for violin and vibraphone
Charles Wuorinen Buttons and Bows (or Superparticular Variations) (2001)
for cello and accordion
Lawrence Moss
(b. 1927)		 New Paths (2008)
(World Premier)
for oboe, viola and piano
Robert Schumann
(1810-1851)		 Quartet in A Major, Op. 41,
No. 3 (1842)
Polished rock photographs by Bill Atkinson