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WELCOME TO OUR 49th SUMMER FESTIVAL! ummer in Portland is special in so many ways – We couldn’t possibly produce such an incredible incredible weather, marvelous arts and celebration of music with the support of our family Scultural activities, fantastic food, and one of of supporters, artists, volunteers, and especially you, the nation’s largest and most diverse celebrations of our enthusiastic audience. Thank you for being a great music – Chamber Music Northwest! part of this unique collaboration between artists and our community that vividly brings the power, This year’s 49th Annual Summer Festival will bring beauty, and diversity of chamber music to life. you more than 75 concerts and events over fi ve weeks, performed by some of classical music’s most Thank you for sharing a part of your summer amazing artists. From classics to contemporary with us, and we look forward to seeing you music, clarinet masters to string quartets, plus opera, throughout the festival! jazz, world premieres, and more, there’s something for everyone. You’ll be dazzled by the incredible musicians joining us – Edgar Meyer, Ken Peplowski, Miró Quartet, Jose Franch-Ballester, Yura Lee, Jeff rey Kahane, Dover Quartet, Darrell Grant, and so many more. David Greger David Shifrin Peter J. Bilott a President of the Board Artistic Director Executive Director CMNW’s summer home for more than three decades. 1 Kaul Auditorium Ticket and Box Offi ce Information Reed College For tickets to Chamber Music Northwest concerts, visit us online at www.CMNW.org, SE 28th & Woodstock or call us at 503-294-6400. You may also visit the Ticket Offi ce at 2300 SW 1st Ave, Suite 103, from 10 am–4 pm, Monday through Friday. Tickets for upcoming events Lincoln Performance Hall may also be purchased during concert intermissions at Kaul Auditorium and Lincoln & Lincoln Recital Hall Performance Hall. Portland State University SW Broadway & Market Donate Your Unused Tickets If you are unable to use your tickets, please call the box offi ce to return them for resale. Alberta Rose Theatre You will receive a tax deduction for the full value of the tickets in addition to giving 3000 NE Alberta St. another music lover the opportunity to att end! Parklane Christian Reformed ADA Services 16001 SE Main St. Accessible seating and parking is available at all venues. Contact the Ticket Offi ce in Portland Art Museum advance to arrange for your specifi c needs. We can provide special seating and detailed 1219 SW Park Ave. information packets. Picnics, Dining, and Refreshments Picnics are a festival tradition before performances at Reed College. Bring your own picnic or purchase dinner from the on-site caterer Bon Appétit beginning at 6 pm. You can also enjoy a meal on the town before or aft er concerts at PSU at Nel Centro or Higgins. Refreshments are available at intermission at most concerts. In consideration of In consideration Patrons with hearing aids Please silence our patrons with of our audience should be aware that such all cell phones. scent sensitivities, and artists, devices may transmit a shrill we ask that patrons refrain parents are requested not tone. The wearer is not oft en conscious from wearing products with to bring children under the of this. House staff makes an eff ort to strong fragrances, including age of 7 to CMNW concerts, identify the wearer, but it is extremely Food, beverages, cameras, colognes, perfumes, and except at designated helpful for audience members, musicians, and recording devices are essential oils. performances. and recording staff if nearby patrons not permitt ed in Lincoln kindly let the wearer know that such a Performance Hall or sound is being produced. The wearer will Kaul Auditorium. be appreciative and take care of problem. TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS A week-by-week listing of our festival events 10 SUPPORTERS AND FRIENDS Learn about CMNW’s donors, sponsors, and supporters 21 CELEBRATING THE CLARINET An introduction to the storied history of the clarinet 26 PROGRAMS Concert programs and program notes for our performances 82 ARTIST BIOS Gain a litt le more insight into our artists and their biographies 112 ABOUT CMNW Who we are and what we do Discover Parkview Downtown Great first impressions are here. Introducing a new point of view for independent living: Parkview is the new expansion at Terwilliger Plaza—an entire city block dedicated to detailed elegance at the front steps of downtown. Be part of a community with heart, in the heart of the city. Reserve early for Charter Member privileges. Learn more: 503-808-7870 or [email protected]. parkview.terwilligerplaza.com Q City lovers 62+ SCHEDULE OF EVENTS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 6/24 6/25 6/26 7 pm Reed College 7 pm PSU 8 pm Alberta Rose Week One Musical Conversation Musical Conversation The Jazz Clarinet with Ken Peplowski 8 pm Reed College 8 pm PSU and Friends Opening Night: Opening Night: Mozart and the Clarinet Mozart and the Clarinet International Clarinet Celebration 7/1 7/2 7/3 7 pm Reed College 11 am Reed College 8 pm Alberta Rose Week Two Musical Conversation Open Rehearsal Rolston at the Rose 8 pm Reed College 1 pm Portland Art Museum Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto Community Concert and Gran Partita 7 pm PSU Musical Conversation 8 pm PSU American Independents! European Folk Tales 7/8 7/9 7/10 7 pm Reed College 11 am Reed College 8 pm Alberta Rose Week Three Musical Conversation Open Rehearsal Fantasia: British String Masterpieces 8 pm Reed College 7 pm PSU Concertos through Musical Conversation the Centuries 8 pm PSU Concert Version of Heartbeat Opera’s Heartbeat Opera's Don Giovanni Don Giovanni 7/15 7/16 7/17 7 pm Reed College 11 am Reed College 8 pm Alberta Rose Week Four Musical Conversation Open Rehearsal Fred Fest Northwest: Fred Sherry and Friends 8 pm Reed College 7 pm PSU Darrell Grant’s Musical Conversation The Territory 8 pm PSU Darrell Grant’s The Territory Darrel Grant's The Territory 7/22 7/23 7/24 7 pm Reed College 11 am Reed College 8 pm Alberta Rose Week Five Musical Conversation Open Rehearsal Dynamic Duos 8 pm Reed College 7 pm PSU The Dover Quartet Musical Conversation and Friends 8 pm PSU The Dover Quartet and Friends Dvořák and Schubert Quintet Finale 6 Mainstage Concert EVENTSSCHEDULE OF Five weeks of extraordinary music! New@Noon Concert Don't miss our pre-concert picnics before every concert at Reed College. Free Festival Event See cmnw.org for details. Chamber Party THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 6/27 6/28 6/29 6/30 7 pm Reed College 12 pm PSU 1 pm Farmer's Market at PSU 4 pm PSU Musical Conversation New@Noon: Colossal Clarinet Choir Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto Cutt ing Edge Clarinet and Gran Partita 8 pm Reed College 8 pm Reed College Clarinet All Stars 1:15 pm PSU Clarinet Critical Mass Conversations with the Composer 7/4 7/5 7/6 7/7 7 pm Reed College 12 pm PSU 8 pm Reed College 4 pm PSU Musical Conversation New@Noon: String Quartets Concertos through Concert Version and Lipstick for Flute the Centuries of Heartbeat Opera’s 8 pm Reed College Don Giovanni American Independents 1:15 pm PSU Conversations with the Composer 6:30 pm Chamber Party Calidore Quartet 7 pm Parklane Church Community Concert 7/11 7/12 7/13 7/14 7 pm Reed College 12 pm PSU 8 pm Reed College 4 pm PSU Musical Conversation New@Noon: Players’ Choice Miró Plays Beethoven German Romantics: Op. 18, Part II Schumann, Mendelssohn, 8 pm Reed College 1:15 pm PSU and Brahms Miró Plays Beethoven Conversations with Op. 18, Part I the Composer 6:30 pm Chamber Party Yura Lee and Daniel Schlosberg 7/18 7/19 7/20 7/21 7 pm Reed College 12 pm PSU 10 am Reed College 4 pm PSU Musical Conversation New@Noon: Family Concert Meyer Music Featuring Modern Masters Edgar Meyer, George Meyer, 8 pm Reed College 8 pm Reed College and Cornelia Heard Cinematic Sounds of 1:15 pm PSU Meyer Music Featuring Herrmann, Korngold, Conversations with Edgar Meyer, George Meyer, and Rota the Composer and Cornelia Heard 7/25 7/26 7/27 7/28 7 pm Reed College 12 pm PSU 8 pm Reed College 4 pm PSU Musical Conversation New@Noon: Dvořák and Schubert Dvořák and Schubert Kahane, Andres, and Bates Quintet Finale Quintet Finale 8 pm Reed College Jeff rey Kahane 1:15 pm PSU and Friends Conversations with the Composer 7 EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT EVENTS Colossal Clarinet Choir Open Rehearsals Pop-Up Performance Free! Go behind the scenes and observe CMNW’s world-class musicians working together to put the fi nishing touches on Free! Join Chamber Music Northwest for a free all-clarinet music for upcoming performances. An informal Q&A follows concert at the Portland Farmers Market at PSU. World- the rehearsal. renowned clarinetists, semi-professional players, students, and amateurs will play side-by-side in this “colossal” pop-up Tuesdays, July 2–23 | 11 am performance by a horde of clarinetists! Reed College, Kaul Auditorium Saturday, June 29 | 1 pm Portland Farmers Market at Portland State University Musical Conversations Free! Join OPB radio host and music expert Robert McBride Community Concerts and CMNW artists for an unmatched perspective on the music in these half-hour pre-concert talks. Free! Join the Rolston String Quartet, 2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition winners and Chamber Music Mondays and Thursdays | 7 pm Northwest’s 2019 Protégé Project ensemble, at two free Reed College, Kaul Auditorium community concerts this summer! Tuesdays | 7 pm Tuesday, July 2 | 1 pm Portland State University, Lincoln Hall Room 225 Portland Art Museum, Whitsell Auditorium Friday, July 5 | 7 pm Conversations with the Composer Parklane Christian Reformed Free! Join us aft er our New@Noon concerts for an intimate discussion with the composers and musicians.
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  • Curtis on Tour

    Curtis on Tour

    Curtis on Tour The Nina von Maltzahn Global Touring Initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music WHEN: VENUE: Sunday, BInG March 4, 2018 cOncErT haLL 4:00 PM Photo: Pete checchia Program Artists Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) david Shifrin, clarinet Grazioso—Un poco più mosso dominic armstrong, tenor Andantino—Vivace e leggiero Zorá String Quartet david Shifrin, clarinet • Jiacheng Xiong, piano Jiacheng Xiong, piano Zizai ning , cello “Extinguish my eyes” from Two Love Songs Leonard Bernstein “I’ve been Afraid” from A Quiet Place “So Pretty” “When My Soul Touches Yours” from Two Love Songs About “My Twelve Tone Melody” the Program “Dream with Me” from Peter Pan dominic armstrong, tenor • Jiacheng Xiong, piano • Zizai ning, cello Leonard Bernstein, aaron copland, and George Gershwin composed some of Sextet for Piano, Clarinet, and String Quartet Aaron Copland (1900–1990) america’s most iconic and beloved Allegro vivace music. Each told a distinctly american Lento story: the Tin Pan alley songs of Finale: precise and rhythmic Gershwin, the open spaces of the david Shifrin, clarinet • Zorá String Quartet • Jiacheng Xiong, piano frontier as expressed by copland, or the —Intermission— bustling jazz-flavored urbanity of Bernstein. With this program curtis joins Lullaby George Gershwin (1898–1937) the worldwide centenary celebrations of Zorá String Quartet Leonard Bernstein, a 1941 conducting graduate, who studied at the school in Songs and Dances (from West Side Story ) Leonard Bernstein his early twenties just before