BARGEMUSIC Unique floating concert hall— in residence to the community at large all year long.

Winter 2007-08 X

“It doesn’t take long to hear what makes Bargemusic the perfect chamber music hall… ” —Allan Kozinn, The New York Times

“Bargemusic—New York’s favorite floating concert hall.” —Anne Midgette, The New York Times w

www.bargemusic.org [email protected] 718.624.2083 718.624.4061

Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn w Reservations W Call: 718.624.2083 in the office or 718.624.4061 on the Barge. Seats are assigned in order of phone call or email. Email: [email protected] Ticket Prices: Regular: $35 / Enhanced: $40 Seniors: $30 (Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays) / Full-time Students: $20 Special concerts as listed, for everyone. Purchase tickets at the concert by cash or check only, please. Ask about group sales. Credit Cards by Phone: Purchase tickets with MasterCard or VISA, only by telephone at 718.624.2083. Cancellations: Please let us know before the concert if you cannot attend so that your seat can be reassigned. If you have already paid by check or credit card, you may donate your tickets for a tax deduction. We are not able to refund payments. w Directions W Bargemusic is in Brooklyn on the Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge By Subway: From Manhattan, ride in the rear of the A train to High Street station in Brooklyn. (From Brooklyn, ride in the front of the train). Use the FULTON STREET EXIT. Walk downhill on Cadman Plaza West to the East River, 3 blocks. For the F train, exit at the York Street station; right on Jay to Front Street. Go left on Front Street; turn right at Old Fulton St. and walk downhill to the river. Or take the 2 or 3 train to Clark Street station; walk west on Clark Street to Columbia Heights; turn right; walk downhill to the end of the street. Bargemusic is on the left in the river. Weekend delays are possible (MTA Info: 718.330.1234 or www.mta.info). By Car: From Manhattan, use the Brooklyn Bridge and take the first exit in Brooklyn (marked BQE), right lane. Continue right, then turn left at light on Old Fulton Street and descend to the East River. Bargemusic is left of the Bridge. From Long Island, take the Long Island Expressway westbound to the BQE towards Brooklyn / Staten Island. Use the Cadman Plaza / Brooklyn Bridge exit; turn right onto Old Fulton Street and continue to the East River. Bargemusic is to the left of the Bridge. From Brooklyn, take Atlantic Ave. Turn on Clinton Street and go to the end. Turn left on Cadman Plaza West and drive along the park. Turn left on Old Fulton Street and continue down to Bargemusic in the East River. Free parking is available in the parking lot on Furman Street, nearby. By Bus: In Brooklyn, take the B-25 to Furman Street (last stop). Or transfer from many buses (like B-41, B-38) to B-25 at Borough Hall. By WaterTaxi: Schedule varies. Call 212.742.1969 for information.

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Friends—you, too, are performers when you donate to Bargemusic. Your contribution is tax deductible. Please make checks payable to Bargemusic, and mail to: Bargemusic, Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn, NY 11201

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Olga Bloom, Founder & Chairman Mark Peskanov, President / Artistic & Executive Director Board of Directors Olga Bloom • David Bottoms • Joseph Coyne Dr. Geza von Habsburg • Mark Peskanov • Rita Sloan Sara Taylor, Business Manager Katya Mihailova, Assistant to the Director Cassandra Hegewald, Bargemusic Staff Heather Hegewald, Bargemusic Staff Yumi Thomas, Bargemusic Staff Philip Heary, Volunteer Calligrapher w

Dear Hearts, The opulent assemblage of programs that Mark Peskanov has brought into existence warms the prospect of winter months. It is like our audience, so varied and jubilant.

Enjoy!,

Olga Bloom

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All are welcome. The program is announced at the concert. Performances last about 1 hour with no intermission. Seating is not reserved. Saturday, January 19 at 1 pm Sunday, February 16 at 1 pm

“Over the years, Bargemusic has become the most reliably consistent venue in the city. There is simply never a poor concert here. And considering that they mount over 200 performances a year that is really saying something.” —Fred Kirshnit, The New York Sun December 2007 w At Bargemusic Mingzhe Wang, Clarinet 22 • Saturday, 8 pm Aleksandr Popov, Bassoon this winter: Hugo Moreno, Trumpet 23 • Sunday, 4 pm Tom Kolor, Percussion Haydn Piano Trio No. 39 in G Thursday Night Jazz Michelle Gott, Harp Major, Hob.XV: 25, “Gypsy” on the Barge Sami Merdinian, Violin Mozart Piano Trio in G Major, K. By popular demand, our Rachel Calin, Bass 564 Thursday Night Jazz on the Free admission Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Reservations Required Major for Piano, Violin and Cello, Barge continues, almost every Made possible in part through the gen- D. 929 Thursday night! erous support of the Rosenblum Family Mark Peskanov, Violin 1 • Saturday, 8 pm 9 • Sunday, 4 pm Wendy Warner, Cello Olga Vinokur, Piano All Bach Cello Suites See listing above for Friday, Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV December 7 24 • Monday, 8 pm ❄ 1007 12 • Wednesday, 8 pm Tickets $75 Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV Christmas Eve 1009 Jazz Night Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Suite No. 5 in c minor, BWV 1011 Randy Sandke, Trumpet Dick Hyman, Piano Steven Beck, Piano Colin Carr, Cello Complimentary glass of eggnog 2 • Sunday, 4 pm 14 • Friday, 8 pm and cookies. Tickets are $40 ($25 students) All Bach Cello Suites 31 • Monday, 7:30 pm ❄ Here and Now: American Suite No. 2 in d minor, BWV Contemporary Music Series Tickets $150 1008 All Hersch New Year’s Eve Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV All Bach 1010 Saloon Songs (2005) Aria from “Goldberg Variations” Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV Tango Bittersweet (1990, revised played on 3 Cellos, BWV 988 1012 2006) Concerto for Oboe, Violin and Colin Carr, Cello 24 Variations on a Bach Chorale (2002) Orchestra, BWV 1060 6 • Thursday, 8 pm Hersch plays Hersch (selections to Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 Jazz Night with Bipolar be announced) Jed Feuer, Trumpet and Flügelhorn Little Midnight Nocturne (2003) Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 Craig Swanson, Piano Lyric Piece for Trio (2004) Stephanie Long, Alto and Soprano Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in Fred Hersch, Piano Saxophones, Flute and Piccolo G Major, BWV 1049 with Barbara Merjan, Drums Blair McMillen, Piano Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in Chris Bonner, Double Bass and D Major, BWV 1050 7 • Friday, 8 pm The Gramercy Trio Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Sharan Leventhal, Violin B-Flat Major, BWV 1051 Schubert Sonatina in g minor for Jonathan Miller, Cello David Chan, Violin Piano and Violin, Op. Posth. 137, Randall Hodgkinson, Piano No. 3, D. 408 Lily Francis, Violin and Viola Colin Jacobsen, Violin and Viola Grieg Violin Sonata No. 3 in c minor, 15 • Saturday, 8 pm Mark Peskanov, Violin Op. 45 16 • Sunday, 4 pm Ronald Arron, Viola Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in Tickets are $40 ($25 students) Nicholas Cords, Viola d minor, Op. 108 Edward Arron, Cello Milton Babbitt String Quartet No. 2 Adrian Daurov, Cello Mark Peskanov, Violin (1954) André-Michel Schub, Piano Eric Jacobsen, Cello Fritz Kreisler String Quartet in Jeffrey Beecher, Bass 8 • Saturday, 12 pm & 2 pm a minor (1919) Peter Evans, Piccolo Trumpet 9 • Sunday, 12 pm & 2 pm Giuseppe Verdi String Quartet in Susan Rotholz, Flute e minor (1873) Julie Scolnik, Flute Mice War: An Opera for Kids The Zukofsky Quartet Rita Mitsel, Oboe Ransom Wilson, Conductor Aaron Boyd, Violin Steven Beck, Piano Scott Parry, Director Cyrus Beroukhim, Violin Special greeting performance Shon Sims, Narrator and Maurycy Banaszek, Viola by Olga Bloom Red Mouse King Thomas Rosenthal, Guest Viola Complimentary glass of champagne Sean Anderson, Blue Mouse General Alberto Parrini, Cello Sarah Jane McMahon, Albert and cookies. Justin Berrie, Flute

“A treasured spot for chamber music.” —Fred Kirshnit, The New York Sun

“The indispensable Bargemusic series” —Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times January 2008 w

4 • Friday, 8 pm 12 • Saturday, 8 pm 24 • Thursday, 8 pm Here and Now: American Hindemith Sonata for Cello Solo, Jazz Night with with the Julio Contemporary Music Series Op. 25, No. 3 Santillan Trio Elliott Carter Duo for Violin and Shostakovich Sonata in d minor for Julio Santillan, Guitar and Voice Piano (1974) Cello and Piano, Op. 40 Nuno Antunes, Clarinet Charles Wuorinen Capriccio (1981) Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in a minor, David Silliman, Percussion Op. 50 Lou Harrison Grand Duo (1988) 25 • Friday, 8 pm Mark Peskanov, Violin Curtis Macomber, Violin Haydn Piano Sonata in b minor, Steven Beck, Piano Alexander Rudin, Cello Nina Kogan, Piano Hob. XVI:32 5 • Saturday, 8 pm Schumann Piano Sonata No. 2 in 13 • Sunday, 4 pm g minor, Op. 22 6 • Sunday, 4 pm See listing above for Friday, Brahms Four Ballades, Op. 10 Haydn Piano Trio No. 35 in C Major, January 11 C.M. Bellman Hob. XV:21 Improvisational over Scriabin Mozart Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, 17 • Thursday, 8 pm Piano Sonata No. 2 in K. 502 g-sharp minor (“Sonata-Fantasy”), Jazz Night with Legendary Bill Lee, Op. 19 Beethoven Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Musician, Conductor and Major, Op. 70, No. 2 Composer Niklas Sivelöv, Piano Mark Peskanov, Violin (Winner of the 1989 LAFCA Award 26 • Saturday, 8 pm Raman Ramakrishnan, Cello for Best Music for the film “Do the Steven Beck, Piano Right Thing” by his son, Spike Lee) 27 • Sunday, 4 pm Tickets are $40 ($25 students) 10 • Thursday, 8 pm 18 • Friday, 8 pm Haydn String Quartet No. 23 in Jazz Night with the Cynthia Sayer 19 • Saturday, 8 pm f minor, Op. 20, No. 5, FHE Trio Beethoven Op. 9: Three String Trios No. 47, Hob. III:35 Bartók String Quartet No. 2 Cynthia Sayer, Banjo and Vocals Mark Peskanov, Violin Matt Munisteri, Guitar Maurycy Banaszek, Viola Elgar Piano Quintet in a minor, Op. Jennifer Vincent, Bass Edward Arron, Cello 84 11 • Friday, 8 pm Mendelssohn String Quartet 20 • Sunday, 4 pm Miriam Fried, Violin Bach Sonata for Violin Solo No. 1 in Hindemith Sonata for Cello Solo, Nicholas Mann, Violin g minor, BWV 1001 Op. 25, No. 3 Daniel Panner, Viola Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in Shostakovich Sonata in d minor for Marcy Rosen, Cello e minor, Op. 67 Cello and Piano, Op. 40 and Arensky Jonathan Biss, Piano Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor, Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 32 Op. 50 31 • Thursday, 8 pm Mark Peskanov, Violin Mark Peskanov,Violin Alexander Rudin, Cello Jazz Night Alexander Rudin, Cello Nina Kogan, Piano Russ Kassoff, Piano Nina Kogan, Piano Martin Wind, Bass

“Venerable floating concert hall in Brooklyn” —Anne Midgette, The New York Times February 2008 w

1 • Friday, 8 pm 9 • Saturday, 8 pm 21 • Thursday, 8 pm Here and Now: American 10 • Sunday, 4 pm Jazz Night with Jesse Elder’s Contemporary Music Series Tickets are $40 ($25 students) Quintet Music of Lowell Liebermann Schoenberg String Trio, Op. 45 Tatum Greenblatt, Trumpet Sonata No. 3 for Cello and Piano (1946) Jeremy Viner, Tenor Sax Jesse Elder, Piano and Composition (“Sonata Semplice”), Op. 90 Brahms String Quintet No. 1 in Adam Jackson, Drums (2005) F Major, Op. 88 Chris Tordini, Bass Trio No. 2 for Flute, Cello and Mozart String Quintet No. 3 in Piano, Op. 87 (2004) C Major, K. 515 22 • Friday, 8 pm 8 Pieces for Flute, Op. 59 (1997) Johannes Dickbauer, Violin Luis Prado Suite for Violin and Piano Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 77 (2001) Mark Peskanov, Violin Justin Messina Tango Music Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 23 Lily Francis, Viola Janácek Sonata for Violin and Piano (1987) Mark Holloway, Viola Pärt Fratres Stefan Ragnar Hoskuldsson, Flute Nicholas Canellakis, Cello Teresa Ling, Violin Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 1 in Tobias Werner, Cello 14 • Thursday, 8 pm ♥ f minor, Op. 80 Lowell Liebermann, Piano Tickets are $50 Johnny Gandelsman, Violin Valentine’s Day: An Evening of Francesco Schlimé, Piano 2 • Saturday, 8 pm Romantic Music 23 • Saturday, 8 pm All Beethoven Chopin Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5 Major, Op. 29 24 • Sunday, 4 pm Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 102 Nocturne in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, Martinu Cello Sonata No. 2, H. 286 12 Variations in F Major, Op. 66 No. 2 Zyman Suite for Cello Solo (2007), on Mozart’s “Ein Madchen oder Fantaisie-Impromptu in c-sharp U.S. Premiere Weibchen” from “The Magic Flute” minor, Op. Posth. 66 Dvorák Four Romantic Pieces for Sonata in A Major, Op. 69 Ballade No. 1 in g minor, Op. 23 Violin and Piano, B. 150, Op. 75 Colin Carr, Cello Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in Smetana Piano Trio in g minor, Tom Sauer, Piano c-sharp minor (“Moonlight”), Op. 15 Op. 27, No. 2 Mark Peskanov, Violin 3 • Sunday, 4 pm Scriabin Etude in c-sharp minor, Carlos Prieto, Cello All Beethoven Op. 2, No. 1 Doris Stevenson, Piano Sonata No. 2 in g minor, Op. 5 Etude in d-sharp minor, Op. 8, 28 • Thursday, 8 pm Variations in E-Flat Major WoO No. 12 46 on Mozart’s “Bei Mannern Kreisler-Rachmaninoff Liebesleid Jazz Night welche Liebe fühlen” from “The Liebesfreud Jeff Newell, Saxophone Magic Flute” Olga Vinokur, Piano Tricia Woods, Piano 12 Variations in G Major WoO 45 Marcus Rojas, Tuba on a theme from Handel's “Judas Complimentary glass of champagne Maccabeus” and chocolates 29 • Friday, 8 pm Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 102 15 • Friday, 8 pm All Prokofiev Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Colin Carr, Cello 16 • Saturday, 8 pm Tom Sauer, Piano Op. 38/135 17 • Sunday, 4 pm Scherzino and Rondo from Six 6 • Wednesday, 8 pm Tickets are $40 ($25 students) Pieces, Op. 52 Schubert String Quartet No. 13 in Strauss String Sextet from Pieces from Romeo and Juliet a minor (“Rosamunde”), D. 804, “Capriccio,” Op. 85 Scherzo from Symphony No. 5 Op. 29 Platt String Sextet with Voice (arranged by A. Vedernikov) Walton String Quartet No. 2 in (“Transport to Summer”), Op. 26 Sonatina in e minor, Op. 54, No. 1 a minor World Premiere, Commissioned by Sarcasms—Five Pieces for Piano, Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 4 in Bargemusic (2007)* Op. 17 e minor, Op. 44, No. 2 Brahms Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Vertigo Quartet Op. 36 Major, (“Stalingrad”), Op. 83 ose-Maria Blumenschein, Violin J Nancy Allen Lundy, Soprano Boris Berman, Piano Johannes Dickbauer, Violin Nicholas Cords, Viola Lily Francis, Viola Johnny Gandelsman, Violin Nicholas Canellakis, Cello Colin Jacobsen, Violin Edward Arron, Cello 8 • Friday, 8 pm Eric Jacobsen, Cello See listing above for Wednesday, *This is the fourth of six commis- February 6 sioned works awarded to us by the New York State Music Fund

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Generous contributions from the following corporations and foundations support our concerts every week throughout the year.

The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Kanter Plaut Foundation Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation Libby Holman Foundation Anderson-Rogers Foundation, Inc. Martha Zales Trust Anonimo Foundation M & H Sommer Foundation Anonymous (4) Nakamichi E. Foundation Arnold Foundation Nathan & Lena Seiler Family Foundation Bagby Foundation for Musical Arts New York Community Trust, Inc. Barbara Lee Family Foundation Phyllis Fox & George Sternlieb Foundation Barbara & Robert Prieskel Fund Reuben & Jane Leibowitz Foundation Barkei Family Fund Ridgefield Foundation Carnegie Corporation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Constans Culver Foundation Sam Spiegel Foundation Esther & Morton Wohlgemuth Foundation Starr Foundation 14-18 Fulton Servicing, Inc. Stella & Charles Guttman Foundation, Inc. Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Van Slyke Family Fund Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Golden Rule Foundation These concerts are supported in part by public Henry & Lucy Moses Fund, Inc. funds from The New York City Department of Hersh Family Fund Cultural Affairs and The New York State Council Ilse Nelson Fund on the Arts Irene Diamond Fund, Inc. Isaacson Draper Foundation James G. and Carolyn H. Andress Fund John N. & Gillett A. Gilbert Family Fund