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Monthly Archives: March 2018
Halcyon Festival to be earlier this summer
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Thursday . 21 June 2018 . 7.30 pm :: Souvenirs
Thursday
21 June 2018
7.30 pm
‘Souvenirs’
Bratton Recital Hall
(inside Paul Creative Arts Center)
University of New Hampshire
Durham . NH
• Bedřich Smetana | Piano Trio in g minor, Op. 15
Irina Muresanu, violin ~ Jonah Ellsworth, cello ~ Heng-Jin Park, piano
• Dmitri Shostakovich | Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67
Ben Sayevich, violin ~ David Hardy, cello ~ Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, piano
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Souvenir de Florence
Solomiya Ivakhiv, Robyn Bollinger, violins ~ Carol Rodland, Robert Meyer, violas ~ Peter Stumpf, Alexei Gonzales, cellos
Friday . 22 June 2018 . 7.30 pm :: Nocturne and Tango
Friday
22 June 2018
7.30 pm
‘Nocturne and Tango’
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Portsmouth . NH
• Franz Schubert | Notturno
Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin ~ Alexei Gonzales, cello ~ Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, piano
• Astor Piazzolla | Le Grand Tango
Karen Ouzounian, cello ~ Heng-Jin Park, piano
• Antonín Dvořák | Terzetto, Op. 74
Robyn Bollinger, Monica Pegis, violins ~ Robert Meyer, viola
• Johannes Brahms | String Quintet No. 2, Op. 111
Irina Muresanu, Emma Frucht, violins ~ Carol Rodland, Tim Deighton, violas ~ David Hardy, cello
Saturday . 23 June 2018 . 7.30 pm :: Accord and Contrast
Saturday
23 June 2018
7.30 pm
‘Accord and Contrast’
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Portsmouth . NH
• Robert Schumann | Piano Quartet in Eb Major, Op. 47
Ben Sayevich, violin ~ Carol Rodland, viola ~ Peter Stumpf, cello ~ Heng-Jin Park, piano
• Leoš Janáček | String Quartet No. 1, ‘Kreutzer Sonata’
Robyn Bollinger, Emma Frucht, violins ~ Robert Meyer, viola ~ Peter Stumpf, cello
• Ludwig van Beethoven | Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47, ‘Kreutzer’ (arr. for string quintet)
Irina Muresanu, Monica Pegis, violins ~ Tim Deighton, viola ~ Alexei Gonzales, Karen Ouzounian, cellos
Wednesday . 27 June 2018 . 7.30 pm :: Flowers in the Ruins
Wednesday
27 June 2018
7.30 pm
‘Flowers in the Ruins’
Bratton Recital Hall
(inside Paul Creative Arts Center)
University of New Hampshire
Durham . NH
• Edgar Meyer | Concert Duo for Violin and Bass
Emma Frucht, violin ~ Erik Higgins, bass
• Edgar Meyer | Duet for Cello and Bass
Jonah Ellsworth, cello ~ Erik Higgins, bass
• Maurice Ravel | String Quartet
Gabriela Diaz, Zenas Hsu, violins ~ Jessica Thompson, viola ~ Jonah Ellsworth, cello
• Antonín Dvořák | Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 81
Solomiya Ivakhiv, Monica Pegis, violins ~ Jason Fisher, viola ~ Loewi Lin, cello ~ Heng-Jin Park, piano
Thursday . 28 June 2018 . 7.30 pm :: Lark Ascending
Thursday
28 June 2018
7.30 pm
‘Lark Ascending’
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Portsmouth . NH
• Franz Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in D Major, Hob.III:63, ‘Lark’
Gabriela Diaz, Emma Frucht, violins ~ Jason Fisher, viola ~ Loewi Lin, cello
• Johannes Brahms | Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano
Paul Cigan, clarinet ~ Jonah Ellsworth, cello ~ Heng-Jin Park, piano
• Felix Mendelssohn | Sextet in D Major, Op. 110
Zenas Hsu, violin ~ Jessica Thompson, viola I ~ Jason Fisher, viola II ~ Karen Ouzounian, cello ~ Erik Higgins, bass ~ Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, piano
Friday . 29 June 2018 . 7.30 pm :: Gravities
Friday
29 June 2018
7.30 pm
‘Gravities’
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Portsmouth . NH
• Max Bruch | Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
Paul Cigan, clarinet ~ Tim Deighton, viola ~ Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, piano
• Béla Bartók | String Quartet No. 2
Monica Pegis, Gabriela Diaz, violins ~ Tim Deighton, viola ~ Loewi Lin, cello
• Johannes Brahms | Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 26
Ben Sayevich, violin ~ Jessica Thompson, viola ~ David Hardy, cello ~ Heng-Jin Park, piano
Saturday . 30 June 2018 . 7.30 pm :: Things that Matter Most
Saturday
30 June 2018
7.30 pm
‘Things that Matter Most’
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Portsmouth . NH
• Igor Stravinsky | ‘L’Histoire du soldat’ Concert Suite
Paul Cigan, clarinet ~ Zenas Hsu, violin ~ Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, piano
• Georg Philipp Telemann | Concerto for Four Violins in D Major
Gabriela Diaz, Ji Hyun Park-Heath, Mark Ptashne, Emma Frucht, violins
• Igor Stravinsky | Suite Italienne (arr. for four cellos)
David Hardy, Jonah Ellsworth, Loewi Lin, Karen Ouzounian, cellos
• Felix Mendelssohn | Octet in Eb Major, Op. 20
Ben Sayevich, Solomiya Ivakhiv, Emma Frucht, Monica Pegis, violins ~ Tim Deighton, Jason Fisher, violas ~ David Hardy, cello ~ Erik Higgins, bass