FACULTY AND GUEST ARTIST RECITAL
KENNETH GOLDSMITH, Baroque violin
FRED EDELEN, Baroque cello
CHRISTINA EDELEN, harpsichord
Tuesday, October 8, 1996 8:00 p.m. Lillian H Duncan Recital Hall
RICE UNNERSITY School~ of Music PROGRAM
Sonata in A minor, Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli Op. 3 No. 2 "La Cesta" (1660) Adagio; Allegro; Adagio; Presto; Adagio
Fantasie for Violin Solo in A minor (1735) Georg Philipp Telemann Moderato (1681-1767) Vivace Presto
Sonata in D Major, No. 4 (1664) Heinrich Schmelzer Tranquillo; Sarabande; Gigue; Adagio (1623-1680) Allegro; Presto
INTERMISSION
Psyche: Divertissement, Op. 5 No.12 (1714) Afichele Mascitti Grand Air; Les vents; Festes galantes; (1664-1760) Badinage; Du sommeil; L'amour en courroux - au desespoir; Ca/me amoureux; La Nace: Allemande; Forlana; Giga
Sonata in G Major for Cello and Continuo Domenico Gabrielli Grave; Allegro (1659-1690) Largo; Prestissimo
Sonata in D Major, Op. 5 No. 8 Jean-Marie Leclair Allegro ma non troppo (1697-1764) Aria: Grazioso Andante Allegro BIOGRAPHIES
KENNETH GOLDSMITH•is violinist of the Mirecourt Trio, an ensemble that enjoys international acclaim through tours, prize-winning recordings, and tele vision and radio broadcasts. Since 1994 he has also been a member of CONTEXT, a new group specializing in performance on both original and modern instruments. As a recitalist and soloist with orchestra, Mr. Goldsmith has toured the U.S., Canada , Mexico, Europe, Taiwan, and the People's Republic of China . He appears frequently in recital with pianist Jo Anne Ritacca. Currently Professor of Violin at The Shepherd School of Music, Mr. Gold smith's former students are now performing in major orchestras and chamber groups throughout the U.S. and Europe, and in original instrument orchestras, as well as serving on the faculties of universities and colleges throughout the U.S. His teachers include William Kroll, Mischa Mischakoff, and Nathan Milstein , and he earned degrees at Peabody College for Teachers and at Stanford University. In 1962 Mr. Goldsmith won the Young Concert Artists Competition in New York City, and he received a special award at the Kennedy-Rockefeller International Violin Competition in Washington , D. C. , in 1980. With the Mirecourt Trio, he was a finalist at the Naumburg Chamber Music Competition in 1976. Mr. Goldsmith has been Concertmaster of several symphony orchestras, and he has worked with such musical giants as Pablo Casals, Artur Rubinstein, Leonard Bernstein, Sir John Barbirolli, Aaron Copland, Zubin Mehta, Eugene Ormandy, and others. His aca demic career includes posts at Stanford University, California State University at Fullerton, Pomona College, University of California at Irvine, Grinnell College, University of Iowa, and the University of Houston. Now in its twenty-fourth year, the Mirecourt Trio continues to be a primary performing ensemble for Mr. Goldsmith. With more than twenty recordings in its discography, awards include a Grammy nomination, a "Recording of the Year" citation by the Village Voice, and a "Recording of Special Merit" citation by Stereo Review. Mr. Goldsmith's recordings with the Mirecourt Trio and the Lyric Art String Quartet appear on nine different labels, including several of the Trio's eighty-plus commissions from American and European contemporary composers. In his performances, Mr. Goldsmith plays a superb instrument by Vincenzo Panormo, crafted in 1776, and for period instrument performances, including this evening, he plays a Jacobus and Marcus Stainer violin from 1679 crafted in Absam. His bows are by Louis Tourte, John Betts, and William Sa/chow.
FRED EDELEN is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Music, where his mentors included Gary Hoffman and Janos Starker. He was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague with Baroque specialist Richte van der Meer. He has performed with period instrument ensembles such as the Mostly Mozart Orchestra of Lincoln Center, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and The Westport Ensemble. Mr. Edelen was a prize winner at the 199 2 National Society of Arts and Letters Cello Competition , and has appeared as soloist with the Phoenix Symphony and the San Antonio Symphony. Formerly principal cellist with the San Antonio Symphony, he is currently a member of the Houston Symphony.
CHRISTINA EDELEN received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in piano and harpsichord from the Indiana University School of Music, and was awarded the coveted Performer's Certificate upon graduation. She subsequently studied harpsichord with Bob van Asperen at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. She has been a frequent performer with Da Camera of Houston and has also performed at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and the early music festivals of Boston, Berkeley, Columbus, and San Antonio. She is a founding member of The Westport Ensemble, an early music chamber ensemble. Currently she is Instructor of Harpsichord at Baylor University. She and her husband, cellist Fred Edelen, have collaborated on many recitals on both modern and period instruments throughout the U.S. and Northern Europe.
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