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Sunday, January 22, 2 pm
Greer Ellison, flute
Susan Freier, violin
Michael Dailey, tenor
Paul Hersh, piano
Rufus Olivier, bassoon
S. F. Conservatory Ensemble
Bach and Friends
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto in G minor, RV. 106
Johann Sebastian Bach –
Trio Sonata in C minor, BWV 1079 from the Musical Offering
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
“Ach, ziehe die Seele mit Seilen der Liebe” from Cantata No. 96
“Drum ich mich ihm ergeben” from Cantata No. 107
Johannes Brahms –
Chaconne for the left hand from Partita No. 2 in D minor,
BWV 1004 by Bach
The 27th season of Avedis opens with our annual Bach and Friends program. Vivaldi sets the tone with his lively Concerto for flute,violin, bassoon and piano, followed by Bach's magnificent Trio Sonata for flute, violin and piano. Tenor Michael Dailey from Opera San Jose returns for the 2nd year to sing two contrasting cantata arias. Brahms commented that "a whole world of the deepest thoughts and most powerful feelings" are contained in Bach's inspiring Chaconne that he arranged for piano left hand. The fourth Brandenburg Concerto provides a joyous conclusion.
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Sunday, March 4, 2 pm
Stanford Woodwind Quintet
with
Gregory Dufford, clarinet and bass clarinet
Rufus David Olivier, bassoon
Eric Ewazen – Roaring Fork
Vincent d’Indy – Chanson et Danses, Op. 50
Arturo Márquez – Danza de Mediodia
Leos Janácek – Mladi
The March 4 concert features the return to the Bay Area of clarinetist Greg Dufford, a founding member of the SWQ, now living in Colorado. He will join the quintet for Janacek's brilliant sextet Mladi (Youth) written in the composer's 70th year and in the charming French Chanson et Danses of Vincent d'Indy. American composer Eric Ewazen's Roaring Fork quintet evokes the beauty of the Rocky Mountains as contrasted with Mexican composer Arturo Marquez' Danza de Mediodia depicting Latin American dance styles.
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Sunday, April 22, 2 pm
Alexandra Hawley, flute
Emily Laurance, harp
Roy Malan, violin
Susan Freier, violin
Paul Hersh, viola
Stephen Harrison, cello
Robert Baksa – Quintet
Jean-Michel Damase – Trio for flute, viola, harp
John Corigliano – Voyage
Joseph Jongen – Concert à Cinq
The April 22 concert features works with harp, flute and strings in a program of French and American music. The ebullient Quintet of Robert Baksa contrasts with the lush sonority of John Corigliano's Voyage based on a Baudelaire poem. The elegant French style of Damase's trio for flute, viola and harp balances with the Spanish flavor of Jongen's rousing quintet.
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Sunday, May 20, 2 pm
Alexandra Hawley, flute
Roy Malan, violin
Robin Sutherland, piano
Johann Joachim Quantz – Trio Sonata in C minor
Jean-Michel Damase – Trio for flute, violin, piano
Jacques Ibert – Deux Interludes
Francis Poulenc – Sonata for flute and piano
Bohuslav Martinu – Sonata for flute, violin, piano
The beauty of French composers Damase, Ibert and Poulence constitute the core of the final program. These are surrounded with the well-loved Trio sonata by Quantz, a contemporary of Bach, and the brilliant Trio of Czech composer, Martinu, in neoclassical style.
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