NEWPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL We invite you to experience the exceptional concerts and events of the Newport Music Festival’s 50th Anniversary Season from July 4-22, 2018. As we honor the legacy of the past while looking to the future, you will enjoy more than 40 performances by beloved Festival artists, Grammy winners, classical music legends, and upcoming international stars. Some of this season’s artists include Mezzo Soprano and Grammy winner, Frederica von Stade; violin virtuoso and Grammy winner, Joshua Bell; Grammy-nominated woodwind ensemble, Imani Winds; 2017 Van Cliburn Piano Competition Gold Medalist, Yekwon Sunwoo; and piano genius and Avery Fisher Grant winner, Charlie Albright. As with most performing arts organizations, Newport Music Festival ticket revenue covers less than 30% of operating costs. THANK YOU to the foundations, companies, and music lovers for their invaluable and generous support of the Festival’s mission to inspire memorable life experiences through world-class artistry in unique, intimate, and historic venues. Let the Golden Anniversary celebrations begin! We look forward to seeing you this summer,
Pamela A. Pantos, Executive Director
GOLD SPONSORS Vin Di Bona • Melissa Fairgrieve • Suzanna & John Laramee Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust Prince Charitable Trusts
SILVER SPONSORS Newport Music Festival Dr. Austin Feeney & Ms. Virginia Gambale th Craig & Kari Shapero • Mrs. Cynthia Sinclair 50 Anniversary Season Gala Mrs. Marilyn Woloohojian Sunday, July 15, 2018 5:30 pm Ochre Court, Newport MORNING CONCERT SERIES SPONSORS Robert H. Connell & Michelle Duffy • Cocktails, Appetizers, Mr. & Mrs. James Klau • David & Sally Ryan Dinner, and Dancing SPONSOR TABLES • Private concert by violin $25,000 • $20,000 SUPPORTERS virtuoso and Grammy $15,000 Bank Newport • Classical 95.9 WCRI • Discover Newport winner Joshua Bell INDIVIDUAL TICKETS Holiday Inn Middletown • jetBlue • Luca Music • Gourmet Dinner catered by $1,000 Newport Fed Charitable Foundation Russell Morin Reverend John Nichols Preservation Society of Newport County To purchase call 401-849-0700 or Rhode Island Foundation • Salve Regina University www.NewportMusic.org/gala Grace Vanderbilt • Yamaha Pianos Photo by Marc Hom Marc by Photo NMF 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON FESTIVAL ARTISTS
Charlie Albright Sergey Antonov Santiago Ballerini Ya-Fei Chuang Daniel del Pino Joe DeMarco PIANO CELLO TENOR PIANO PIANO PERCUSSION
Alexandra Batsios Kristian Baverstam Alessio Bax Gabriela Diaz Vince Edwards Luke Fleming SOPRANO CLARINET PIANO VIOLIN CONDUCTOR VIOLA
Joshua Bell Mark Berger Sara Davis Buechner Francisco Fullana Jake Heggie Sirena Huang VIOLIN VIOLA PIANO VIOLIN COMPOSER VIOLIN
Stephanie Chase Frederic Chiu Jacqueline Choi Ilya Kazansev Misha Keylin Suzanna Laramee VIOLIN PIANO CELLO PIANO VIOLIN PIANO
Ticket and Seating Policies Accessibility You may purchase tickets, based on availability, for wheelchair and TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE companion seat locations online or by calling the box office at 401-849-0700. AND NON-EXCHANGEABLE For information on parking, please check the Venue Page of the website Programs, artists, and events are subject to change. for more details: www.newportmusic.org/venues Ticket buyers are reminded that the capacity of all concert venues is Cameras / Recording Equipment limited. Therefore, early ticket purchases at www.NewportMusic.org are Use of cameras and recording devices, including mobile phones or other advised. Phone orders are accepted using VISA, MasterCard, and Discover, electronic devices, is strictly prohibited indoors. by calling the Box Office at 401-849-0700. Concert Courtesy Your order may be printed at home or held at Will Call at the respective Please be respectful of other patrons and understand that if you have venue gratis. If you choose to have your ticket order sent by US mail, there any devices which make noise and may disturb others, NMF reserves the is a fee for handling and postage. right to reseat you. NMF has specially scheduled child appropriate events. If you are unable to use your tickets, they may be donated back to the Children under the age of 6 will not be permitted to attend any concert festival on or before the performance date. You will receive a tax-deductible other than the Young Persons’ Concert or Family Friendly Free Concerts. receipt for your contribution. Ushers may ask guardians of children who are noisy or uncomfortable to leave the concert venue. For Complete Artist Biographies, click on photos at www.NewportMusic.org/artists NMF 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON ARTISTS ENSEMBLES
Zulimar López-Hernández Mary Lynch Robert McEwan Lee Steiner SOPRANO OBOE PERCUSSION TENOR A Far Cry STRING ENSEMBLE
Juliann Ma Göran Marcusson Cody Mead Yekwon Sunwoo PIANO FLUTE CONDUCTOR/ORGAN PIANO
Boston Brass BRASS QUINTET
Irina Muresanu Trevor Neal Coline-Marie Orliac Frederica von Stade VIOLIN BARITONE HARP MEZZO-SOPRANO
Collegium Ancora CHOIR
Melinette Pallares Amaya Perea Gabriella Pérez Ian Watson MEZZO SOPRANO SOPRANO MEZZO SOPRANO HARPSICHORD
Hermitage Piano Trio PIANO TRIO Eliot Porter Renée Rapier Sean Shibe Greg Whitaker BASS MEZZO-SOPRANO GUITAR TRUMPET
Brochure designed by Imani Winds Jeffrey Siegel Brook Speltz LUFKIN GRAPHIC DESIGNS WOODWIND QUINTET PIANO CELLO www.LufkinGraphics.com For Complete Artist Biographies, click on photos at www.NewportMusic.org/artists Saturday, July 7 Bach, Boccherini, and Scarlatti EMMANUEL CHURCH 11:00 AM • $25 Suite for Lute BWV 997 Bach Wednesday, July 4 Sonatas Scarlatti A Fourth of July Extravaganza Introduction & Fandango Boccherini KING PARK • 7:30 PM • FREE Violin Sonata BWV 1016 Bach Sponsored by Holiday Inn Express Middletown Le Vertigo & Marche des Scythes Royer The July 4th Extravaganza includes: The Star Bangled Banner, Flight of the Green Hornet, America from West Side Story, the Armed Forces Salute, Simple Gifts, and Summertime.
Saturday, July 7 An Evening with Frederica von Stade & Jake Heggie Thursday, July 5 THE BREAKERS • 8:00 PM • $45/$55/$70 Sponsored by Suzanna and John Laramee Opening Night Concert Songs and Arias by Bernstein, Bolcom, Heggie, Mahler, THE BREAKERS • 8:00 PM • $45/$55/$70 Massenet, Sondheim, and Rodgers & Hammerstein. Sponsored by the Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust String Quartet Op. 96 “American” Dvorˇák Old American Songs Copland Sunday, July 8 Octet in E-flat Major Op. 20 Mendelssohn Meet the Composer: Jake Heggie NEWPORT ART MUSEUM Friday, July 6 11:00 AM • $40 Sunrise Concert – Sponsored by Guitar Suzanna and John Laramee CHINESE TEA HOUSE Rise & Fall Heggie 5:15 AM • $35 A Question of Light Heggie Sponsored by Salve Regina Camille Claudel – Into the Fire Heggie
Friday, July 6 Mozart & Vivaldi Sunday, July 8 THE BREAKERS • 8:00 PM • $45/$55/$70 A Far Cry Sponsored by Melissa Fairgrieve THE BREAKERS • 8:00 PM • $45/$55/$70 Sonata for Piano, Four Hands, K.521 Mozart Sponsored by Mrs. Marilyn Woloohojian Concert Aria: Ch’io mi scordi di te? Mozart Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Bach Queen of the Night Aria Mozart Symphony No. 3 Glass The Four Seasons Vivaldi Divertimento Bartók Tenebrae Golijov Reserved Seating and Concert Details www.NewportMusic.org or 401-849-0700 Monday, July 9 Romantic Morning THE ELMS • 11:00 am $40/$45
Piano Sonata No. 8 – Pathétique Beethoven Wednesday, July 11 Songs Schubert Piano Trio Op. 49 Mendelssohn Dueling Pianos BLITHEWOLD TENT • 11:00 am • $40/$45 Sponsored by Yamaha Pianos Sonata for Two Pianos K. 448 Mozart Petite Suite Debussy Danse Macabre Saint-Saëns Symphonic Dances Rachmaninoff Polka Italienne Rachmaninoff
Wednesday, July 11 Debussy Tuesday, July 10 Anniversary Spanish Morning Concert THE ELMS • 11:00 am • $40/$45 THE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm Sponsored by Robert Connell and Michelle Duffy $45/$55/$65 Quejas: Maja y Ruiseñor, Andaluza, El Pelele Granados Asturias & Sevilla Albéniz Chansons de Bilitis Debussy (Heggie) Allegro de Concierto Granados L’Isle Joyeuse Debussy Suite Populaire Espagnole De Falla Cello Sonata in D Minor Debussy Escena Andaluza Op. 7 Turina String Quartet in G Minor Debussy
Tuesday, July 10 Thursday, July 12 Musical Garden Bernstein Party Anniversary Concert BELLEVUE HOUSE • 6:00 pm • $75 BLITHEWOLD TENT Sponsored by Sage Cellars 11:00 am • $40/$45 Sponsored by Cynthia Sinclair Enjoy the best that Newport has to offer with your friends: a beautiful and intimate setting, Candide Overture Bernstein West Side Story excerpts Bernstein complimentary fine hors d’oeuvres, wine and signature cocktails, El Salón México Copland and glorious classical music. Stroll through the magnificent Three Anniversaries Bernstein gardens of Bellevue House and at each turn, be delighted and Meditation on a Wedding Bernstein surprised by a guitarist playing Villa Lobos, duo pianos performing Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin Chopin, or NMF’s very own Summer Strings Quartet. Tables and seating are strategically located throughout your promenade. Thursday, July 12 Van Cliburn International Wednesday, July 11 Piano Competition Mozart, Brahms, Gold Medalist, and Tchaikovsky Yekwon Sunwoo THE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm THE ELMS • 11:00 am $45/$55/$65 $40/$45 Ramble on the Last Love Duet - Der Rosenkavalier Grainger Duo in G Major K. 423 Mozart Sonata in F# Minor Op. 2 No. 2 Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major Brahms Four Impromptus D. 935 Schubert Souvenir de Florence Op. 70 Tchaikovsky Toccata on “L’homme armé” Hamelin Tickets and Concert Details www.NewportMusic.org or 401-849-0700 Friday, July 13 Sunrise Concert - Strings CHINESE TEA HOUSE 5:15 am • $35 Sponsored by Salve Regina Saturday, July 14 Viola & Cello Duo - Eyeglasses Beethoven String Duo for Violin and Cello Haydn Young Persons’ Concert Passacaglia for Violin and Cello Handel/Halvorsen BELCOURT OF NEWPORT • 11:00 am • $5 Children/$15 Adults Caprice on Norwegian Melodies Halvorsen Sponsored by Belcourt of Newport Serenade for String Trio Dohnányi Flight of the Bumblebee Rimsky-Korsakov Diary of a Fly Bartók Cat and Mouse Copland Walking the Dog Gershwin Friday, July 13 I Got Rhythm Gershwin Borodin & Prokofiev NEWPORT ART MUSEUM 4:00 pm • $40 Saturday, July 14 Bon Soir Petite Suite Borodin THE BREAKERS Scherzo in Ab Major Borodin 6:30 pm • $30/$40 Romeo and Juliet (excerpts) Prokofiev (Chiu) Sponsored by Vin Di Bona Sonata Op. 83 No. 7 Prokofiev Sonata for Cello Poulenc String Quartet in F Major Ravel
Patrons purchasing tickets to either Bon Soir or French Opera Night are invited to a complimentary French wine tasting at 7:30pm in honor of Bastille Day.
Saturday, July 14 Friday, July 13 French Opera Night Imani Winds THE BREAKERS • 8:30 pm THE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm • $45/$55/$65 $50/$60/$70 Red Clay and Mississippi Delta Coleman Sponsored by Vin Di Bona Selections from Scheherazade Rimsky-Korsakov Contrabajissimo Piazzolla Sextet for Piano and Winds Poulenc Arias and Ensembles from these Operas and more: Dance Mediterranea Shaheen Tales of Hoffmann Offenbach Manon Massenet Faust Gounod Friday, July 13 The Pearl Fishers & Carmen Bizet Friday the 13th at Belcourt of Newport BELCOURT OF NEWPORT Sunday, July 15 9:00 pm • $40 • Sponsored by Morning Strings Belcourt of Newport OCHRE COURT • 11:00 am $50/$55 Hotel California Eagles Sponsored by Grace Vanderbilt Kashmir Led Zeppelin Bohemian Rhapsody Queen A Little Night Music Mozart Adagio for Strings Op. 11 Barber Let Her Go The Passenger String Quartet No. 1 Smetana Danse Macabre Saint-Saëns Piano Quintet in C Minor Vaughn Williams Reserved Seating and Concert Details www.NewportMusic.org or 401-849-0700 Monday, July 16 Morning Fantasy THE ELMS • 11:00 am $40/$45 Sponsored by David & Sally Ryan Morceaux de Fantasie Rachmaninoff Tuesday, July 17 Songs Brahms String Sextet in A Major Rimsky-Korsakov Chopin Evening THE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm • $45/$55/$65 Preludes Op. 28 Chopin Études Op. 10 Chopin Rondo in C Major Op. 73 for Two Pianos Chopin Monday, July 16 French Harp & Friends NEWPORT ART MUSEUM 4:00 pm • $40 Wednesday, July 18 Sponsored by Friends of the Romantic Masters Newport Music Festival THE ELMS • 11:00 am Impromptu Fauré $40/$45 Danse des Lutins Renié Fantasy for Harp Saint-Saëns Sonata – Flute, Viola, & Harp Debussy Flute Sonata - Undine Reinecke Introduction & Allegro – Harp, Flute, Fantasiestücke Op. 73 Schumann Clarinet, & String Quartet Ravel Sonata in B Minor Liszt
Tuesday, July 17 Wednesday, July 18 Bon Matin Sergey Antonov & THE ELMS • 11:00 am Ilya Kazantsev $40/$45 NEWPORT ART MUSEUM Sponsored by WCRI Radio 4:00 pm • $40
Sonatine Ravel Variations Concertante for Cello & Piano Op. 17 Mendelssohn Trois Pièces N. Boulanger Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in D Major Mendelssohn Triptyque Op. 136 Saint-Saëns Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 40 in D Minor Shostakovich Piano Quartet Fauré Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus Messiaen
Tuesday, July 17 Four Strings Around the World NEWPORT ART MUSEUM 4:00 pm • $40 This program celebrates the diversity of cultures through Wednesday, July 18 the unifying voice of the violin. It is a riveting program with music from Europe, Middle and Far East, Asia, and the Rossini – Opera and More Americas. The journey begins in Europe and includes two THE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm • $45/$55/$65 titanic pillars of the solo violin repertoire: Paganini‘s Caprice Sponsored by Prince Charitable Trusts No. 24 and the Bach Chaccone. Excerpts, Arias, and Ensembles from Barber of Seville, Cenerentola, Il Turco in Italia, Il Viaggio a Reims, Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of Old Age), and more. Tickets and Concert Details www.NewportMusic.org or 401-849-0700 Thursday, July 19 Newport Vineyards Summer Strings NEWPORT VINEYARDS 7:00 pm • $35 Enjoy Led Zeppelin, Queen, and Bach played by the hippest Saturday, July 21 string ensemble around in a cocktail party-style setting inside Baroque at Belcourt Newport Vineyard’s rustic chic Tasting Room. Newport Music BELCOURT OF NEWPORT • 11:00 am • $40/$45 Festival’s Summer Strings will perform songs you know and Sponsored by Belcourt of Newport love that span the centuries. Enjoy a complimentary glass of Newport Vineyards wine and fabulous music at this premier Canon in D Pachelbel Festival event! Oboe Sonata Handel La Follia Op. 5 Corelli Chaconne – Partita BWV 1004 J. S. Bach Oboe & Violin Concerto BWV 1060 J. S. Bach Thursday, July 19 Hermitage Saturday, July 21 Piano Trio Charlie Albright THE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm THE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm $45/$55/$65 $45/$55/$70 Sponsored by Dr. Austin Feeney and Trio Pathétique in D Minor Glinka Ms. Virginia Gambale Trio No. 1 in C Minor Op. 8 Shostakovich Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G Minor Rachmaninoff Impromptus Op. 90 Schubert Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor Arensky Concert Arabesque - Blue Danube Strauss/Schulz-Evler Variations Op. 41 Kapustin Improvisation Albright Pictures at an Exhibition Mussorgsky Friday, July 20 Sunrise Concert Sunday, July 22 – Harp Schumann & CHINESE TEA HOUSE 5:15 am • $35 Rachmaninoff Sponsored by Salve Regina OCHRE COURT • 11:00 am $50/$55 Nocturnes Op. 55 No. 1 & No. 2 Chopin Sponsored by Trio Guitar, Violin, and Cello Vivaldi Mr. and Mrs. James D. Klau Fantasy for Violin and Harp Saint-Saëns Quartet - Flute, Guitar, Viola, & Cello Schubert Carnaval Op. 9 Schumann Études-Tableaux Op. 39 Rachmaninoff Suite Op. 17 No. 2 Rachmaninoff
Friday, July 20 Sunday, July 22 West Side Story th and More… 50 Anniversary THE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm Season Closing $45/$55/$70 • Sponsored by Concert Craig and Kari Shapero ST. MARY’S CHURCH 7:00 pm • $25 Selections include Bernstein’s: West Side Story Concert Suite Sponsored by Cynthia Sinclair (with two pianos, percussion, and vocalists singing the roles of: and Reverend John Nichols Maria, Tony, Anita), Overture to Candide, I Hate Music!, Halil – Nocturne, and Seven Anniversaries. Stabat Mater P. 77 Pergolesi Gloria in D Major RV 589 Vivaldi
Tickets and Concert Details www.NewportMusic.org or 401-849-0700 NEWPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE VENUES
Belcourt of Emmanuel Church Newport 42 Dearborn St 657 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840 Newport, RI 02840
Bellevue House King Park 315 Bellevue Avenue 125 Wellington Avenue Newport, RI 02840 Newport, RI 02840
Newport Art Blithewold Tent Museum 101 Ferry Road (Rt. 114) 76 Bellevue Avenue Bristol, RI 02809 Newport, RI 02840
Newport The Breakers Vineyards 44 Ochre Point Ave 909 East Main Road Newport, RI 02840 Middletown, RI 02842
Chinese Tea House Ochre Court 596 Bellevue Avenue 16 Ochre Point Avenue Newport, RI 02840 Newport, RI 02840
The Elms St. Mary’s Church 367 Bellevue Avenue 12 William Street Newport, RI 02840 Newport, RI 02840
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Tuesday, July 10 and Tuesday, July 17 Family Friendly Free Concerts NEWPORT ART MUSEUM • 6:00 PM Bring your family (and a blanket) and join us for these free concerts on the lawn. Co-sponsored by the Newport Music Festival and the Newport Art Museum. In case of inclement weather check www.newportmusic.org.