SHEPHERD SCHOOL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Spotlight on Beethoven and His Time

BEETHOVEN. The very name conjures a heroic image of a giant spanning the classical and romantic eras. He was a revolutionary figure who, despite massive hearing loss, created the monumental masterpieces that still move and inspire us. The chamber music festival theme for this fall is "Spotlight on Beethoven and His Time," and we have programmed works not only by the master himself, but also by his contemporaries such as W.A. Mozart, Franz Schubert, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Ferdinand Ries, and others. So on the one hand we will feature composers who were chronological contemporaries with Beethoven, but when we think about the implications of HIS Time, we really must think about how directly his music speaks to us in the 21st century.

Saturday, November 14, should be quite a day of performances as our marvelous students perform music from 200 years ago that seems fresh to us today. As Beethoven said to someone complaining about the technical difficulties of the string parts in one of his quartets, "You think I write for your lousy fiddles? I write for future generations!" Come and hear how the future generations are responding to these great works. Six concerts will held in Duncan Recital Hall starting at 10:00 a.m. and continuing for the next 12 hours. Admission is free and tickets are not required. It will be quite a celebration!

Shepherd School Chamber Music Festival – Spotlight on Beethoven and His Time
Saturday, November 14, 2009 - Duncan Recital Hall - Free admission

10:00 a.m. – Concert 1
Mozart - Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K. 448
Lucy Chang, piano; Chie Tanaka, piano

Beethoven - Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op.1 No.1
Joseph Kingma, piano; Sol Jin, violin; Meredith Bates, cello

Brahms - Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40
Alena Zidlicky, horn; Tracy Wu, violin; Jannie Le Roux, piano

Beethoven - String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3, "Razumovsky"
Gina Dyches, violin; Brooke Prestwich, violin; Padua Canty, viola; Hope Shepherd, cello

 

12:00 noon – Concert 2
Beethoven - String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6
Benjamin Brookstone, violin; Lijia Phang, violin; Lynsey Anderson, viola; Sophie Benn, cello

Schubert - String Quartet in E-flat, D. 87, Op. Posth. 125 No. 1
Yijeon Min, violin; Yennifer Correia, violin; Hillary Schoap, viola; Morgen Johnson, cello

Beethoven - Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1, "Ghost"
Joanna Park, violin; Benjamin Whitman, cello; Judy Park, piano

Shostakovich - Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57
Mary Jeppson, violin; Alexandra Bryant, violin; Alicia Valoti, viola; Hope Shepherd, cello; Aya Kurihara, piano

 

2:00 p.m. – Concert 3
Mozart - Duo for Violin and Viola in B-flat Major, K. 424
Jing Wang, violin; Ivo-Jan van der Werff, viola

Beethoven - Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3
Shirley Jang, piano; Tina Zhang, violin; Sehee Kim, cello

Schumann - Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47
Qian Chen, piano; Mark Kagan, violin; Maya Rothfuss, viola; Allan Hon, cello

Ferdinand Ries - Sextet in G Major, Op. 142
Brian Connelly, piano; Juliana Beckel, harp; Emily Honeyman, double bass; Galina Kiep, bassoon; Katie Caliendo, horn; Erika Cikraji, clarinet

 

4:00 p.m. – Concert 4
Mozart - String Quintet in C Minor, K. 406
Meghan Nenniger, violin; Emily Jackson, violin; Blake Turner, viola; Bailey Firszt, viola; Danielle Rossbach, cello

Schulhoff - Concertino
Natalie Zeldin, flute; Jules Sulpico, viola; Nicholas Cathcart, double bass

Mendelssohn - String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 13
Genevieve Micheletti, violin; Meredith Peacock, violin; Ilana Mercer, viola; Autumn England, cello

Beethoven - String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, "Razumovsky"
Heather Kufchak, violin; Andrew Liang, violin; Tim Rowland, viola; Matt Kufchak, cello

 

6:00 p.m. – Concert 5
Schubert - String Quartet in A Minor, D. 804, "Rosamunde"
Hannah Dremann, violin; Kimia Ghaderi, violin; Rainey Weber, viola; Sarah Stone, cello

Beethoven - Trio in G Major for Piano, Flute, and Bassoon, WoO 37
Aaron Perdue, flute; Galina Kiep, bassoon; Christina Giuca, piano

Schubert - Piano Trio in E-flat Major, D.929
Jun Kim, violin; Cara Cheung, cello; Lucy Chang, piano

Beethoven - Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, "Archduke"
Xiaoxiao Qiang, violin; Cherry Kim, cello; Linda Angkasa, piano

 

8:00 p.m. – Concert 6
Beethoven - String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135
Jude Zilick, violin; Jackie Murchie, violin; Roberto Papi, viola; Keith Thomas, cello

Beethoven - String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, "Harp"
Luke Hsu, violin; Tara Slough, violin; Yvonne Smith, viola; Rosanna Butterfield, cello

Beethoven - String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky"
Chloé Trevor, violin, Creston Herron, violin; Andrew Griffin, viola; Eva Lymenstull, cello

Beethoven - String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132
Sonja Harasim, violin; Emily Herdeman, violin; Josh Kelly, viola; Micah Claffey, cello