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Following is the 'Russian Salon: Composers Born In The Wrong Century' program for May 4, 2014 Historical Commentary by Dr. Julia Zarankin, host Sergei Rachmaninoff Art Songs (1873-1943) “When yesterday we met” , Op. 26, No. 13 Poetry by Yakov Polonsky Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo soprano Boris Zarankin, piano “Sorrow in Spring Time”, Op. 21, No. 13 Poetry by G. Galina Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo soprano Boris Zarankin, piano “Oh, never sing to me again”, Op. 4, No. 4 Poetry by Alexandr Pushkin Ernesto Ramirez, tenor Boris Zarankin, piano “ Beloved, let us fly…”, Op. 26, No. 5 Poetry by A. Golenishev-Kutuzov Ernesto Ramirez, tenor Inna Perkis, piano “ Oh, stay, my love, forsake me not!”, Op. 4, No. 1 Poetry by D. Merezhkovsky Peter McGillivray, baritone Inna Perkis, piano “ Spring waters”, Op. 14, No. 11 Poetry by F. Tyutchev Peter McGillivray, baritone Boris Zarankin, piano “ The Christ is ris’n!”, Op. 26, No. 6 Poetry by D. Merezhkovsky Peter McGillivray, baritone Boris Zarankin, piano “Barcarolle”, Op.10 Alexander Sevastian, accordion Nikolay Medtner “Wie kann vergessen jemals ich die stunde” ,Op. 32, No. 5 (1880-1951) Poetry by F. Tyutchev Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo soprano Elina Kelebeev, piano “Twinlight”, Op. 21, No. 3 Poetry by F. Tiutchev Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo soprano Boris Zarankin, piano “Greetings”, Op.24, No. 8 Poetry by Afanasy Fet Erica Iris Huang, mezzo soprano Elina Kelebeev, piano “Dawn in the Garden”/’Shopot, Robkoe dykhanie’ , Op. 24, No. 7 Poetry by Afanasy Fet Erica Iris Huang, mezzo soprano Elina Kelebeev, piano Anton Arensky Poetry (1861-1906) Erica Iris Huang, mezzo soprano Elina Kelebeev, piano “They loved each other” Poetry by M. Lermontov Vocal quartet (A capella) Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo soprano Erica Iris Huang, mezzo soprano Ernesto Ramirez, tenor Peter McGillivray, baritone “Last night” Poetry by A. Khomiakov Erica Iris Huang, mezzo soprano Peter McGillivray, baritone Boris Zarankin, piano Alexandr Glazunov “ If you want to love”, Op. 59, No. 4 (1865-1936) Poetry by A. Korinphsky Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo soprano Inna Zarankin, piano Reinhold Gliere “ The tears of Mankind”, Op. 26, No. 6 (1875-1956) Poetry by F. Tiutchev Ernesto Ramirez, tenor Inna Perkis, piano Peter Tchaikovsky Waltz from ballet “Sleeping Beauty”, arranged by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1840-1893) Inna Perkis and Boris Zarankin, piano four hands “Night”, Op. 88 Poetry by unknown author Vocal quartet Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo soprano Erica Iris Huang, mezzo soprano Ernesto Ramirez, tenor Peter McGillivray, baritone Boris Zarankin, piano Lensky’s aria from “Eugene Onegin” Peter McGillivray, baritone Boris Zarankin, piano Anton Rubinstein “Mountain peaks”, (1829-1894) Poetry by M. Lermontov Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo soprano Erica Iris Huang, mezzo soprano Boris Zarankin, piano Alexander Varlamov “Vdol’ po ulitse metelitsa metet” (1801-1848) Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo soprano Peter McGillivray, baritone Inna Perkis, piano Igor Stravinsky From ballet "Petrushka” Maslenitsa (1882-1971) Alexander Sevastian, accordion .

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