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PETERBOROUGH TOWN HOUSE SERIES
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 8 PM: Leslie Amper: Piano Recital Series
The Sound of Color -Debussy and the Visual Arts
A chance to see, hear, and ponder the ties between musical and visual impressionism, with performances by Ms. Amper and discussion by art historian Ann Allen.
SATURDAY, JULY 12, 8 PM: Serenades, James Bolle, conductor
Mozart: Wind Serenade in c minor K. 388 • Stravinsky: “Dumbarton Oaks” Concerto • Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane for harp and strings, with Stacey Shames, harp • Brahms: Serenade in A, Op. 16
For our opening weekend, four of history’s great musical imaginations turn their attention to the rich sonic possibilities of the chamber orchestra.
SUNDAY, JULY 13, 4 PM: Borromeo String Quartet
Schumann: String Quartet in a minor, Op. 41 No. 1 • Bartok: 3rd String Quartet • Bruckner: String Quintet in F, with Jonathan Bagg, viola
2007 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipients, the celebrated Borromeo are four “strong virtuoso personalities blended into a vivid collective identity” – Boston Globe
SATURDAY, JULY 19, 8 PM: Birth of the Modern
Antheil: 2nd Violin Sonata • Dvorak: Piano Trio in f minor, Op. 65 • Lourie: Duo • Schoenberg: “Verklaerte Nacht” for String Sextet, Op. 4
Four brilliant episodes from the brief but momentous era in which musical romanticism turned the sharp corner toward modernism.
SUNDAY, JULY 20, 4 PM: Rieko Aizawa: Piano Recital Series
Mozart: Rondo in D Major, K. 485 • Takemitsu: Rain Tree Sketch II • Chopin: Bolero, Op. 19 • Messiaen: Preludes
“Who could have imagined the resonant brilliance of sound, the controlled fire, the nuanced articulation and variety of color Aizawa unleashed.” – Sarasota Herald-Tribune
SATURDAY, JULY 26 (Double Concert -- Come to one or both, same ticket, same pricing)
5 PM: PRE-CONCERT Quartet for the End of Time
Olivier Messiaen’s masterpiece performed in honor of his 100th Birthday
8 PM: Ancient Voices
Messiaen: “Petites Esquisses d’Oiseaux” for piano • Celtic flute and guitar • Music for oud and string quartet • Crumb: “Voice of the Whale” • Vali: “Folk Songs”
This year’s version of the Kitchen Sink concert focuses on music rooted deeply in ancient culture and in the natural world: Rahim Al-haj performs his original oud compositions; flute virtuoso David Weiss plays traditional Celtic music; modern voices Crumb, Messiaen and Vali weave some of these ancient strands into their music.
SUNDAY, JULY 27, 3 PM: Konstantin Lifschitz: Piano Recital Series
Bach: English Suite No. 5 • Franke: Pieces for Piano • Scriabin: Sonata No. 8 • Chopin: 12 Etudes Op. 25
“Whatever he sees or imagines in the music, he can realize without obstacle at the piano.” – Boston Globe
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 8 PM: Parthenia
A consort of viols
“When Music and Sweet Poetry Agree”: The Musical Worlds of Shakespeare, Donne and Blake. With actor Paul Hecht and soprano Ellen Hargis.
“One of the brightest lights in New York’s early-music scene.” – The New Yorker
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 8 PM: James Bolle and the Festival Orchestra
Konstantin Lifschitz, piano soloist Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello soloist
Weber: Overture to Oberon • Grieg: Piano Concerto • Kuss: Rhapsody for cello and orchestra (first performance) • Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Bolle, Lifschitz, Popper-Keizer, and festival musicians share the stage in a concert from the heart of the classical repertoire, plus a new concerto by Mark Kuss.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 4 PM: Chamber Masterpieces
The Ciompi String Quartet and Monadnock Musicians Britten: Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2 • Debussy: String Quartet in g • Schubert: Quintet in A for Piano and Strings “Trout”
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8
7 PM: Poet and critic Lloyd Schwartz
speaks about Elliot Carter and Elizabeth Bishop
8 PM: Through the Mirror
Free Concert honoring Elliott Carter’s 100th birthday
Gideon: Creature to Creature • Martino: Piano Trio (2004) • Carter: “A Mirror on Which to Dwell” • Bolle: Sinfonie III & IV (premiere)
Carter’s famous setting of Elizabeth Bishop poems, surrounded by some of his august American contemporaries: Miriam Gideon, Donald Martino, and MM’s James Bolle, conducting his newest work. With soprano Tony Arnold and mezzo Elizabeth Shammash.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 (Double Concert -- Come to one or both, same ticket, same pricing)
5 PM: PRE-CONCERT Percussion Discussion
Demonstration by David Schotzko, Douglas Perkins, Nathan Davis, percussion, with audience participation!
8 PM: On the Beaten Path
All-Percussion Concert
Thierry de Mey: Musique de table • Cage: Interludes for Prepared Piano • Schwantner: Velocities • Crumb: An Idyll for the Misbegotten • Xenakis: Okho • Davis: Diving Bell • Takemitsu: Rain Tree
Percussionist David Schotzko programs a compelling journey into the spectacular sound-world of beaten instruments from the vibraphone to Djembe drums. A new-music concert for all ages. With composer Joseph Schwantner, guest speaker.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 5 PM: Virginia Eskin: Piano Recital Series
Bach: French Suite in G major • Foote: Five Poems of Omar Khayyam, Op. 41 • Ravel: Gaspard Suite • Bartok: Petite Suite • Grofe: Shades of Blue Suite
A “Suite of Suites” from Bach to Bartok, delivered by one of the region’s unique musical personalities.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 (Double Concert -- Come to one or both, same ticket, same pricing)
5 PM: PRE-CONCERT iO String Quartet
2008 Fellowship Ensemble
Mozart: Quartet in E-flat, K. 428 • Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C, Op 36
Our annual concert showcasing MM’s resident young ensemble.
8 PM: Philippe Castagner, tenor, Jane Hawkins, piano
Internationally acclaimed tenor. Performing works by Schubert.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 4 PM: Dreams and Prayers
Part: “Spiegel im Spiegel” • Schoenfi eld: “In Memoriam” • Bach: “Bete aber auch dabei” • Shapey: “O Jerusalem” • Brahms: Two Alto Songs • Golijov: “Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind”
Music of deep introspection spanning nearly 300 years ends Monadnock Music’s 2008 season. Vocalists Ilana Davidson and Elizabeth Shammash sing Bach, Brahms and Shapey, with Osvaldo Golijov’s famous klezmer-inspired quintet finishing the program.
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