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“I am one of the last of a small tribe of troubadours who still believe that life is a beautiful and exciting journey with a purpose and grace well worth singing about.” E Y Harburg Purpose + Grace started as a list of songs and a list of possible guests. It is a wide mixture of material, from a traditional song I first heard 50 years ago, other songs that have been with me for decades, waiting to be arranged, to new original songs. You stand in a long line when you perform songs like this, you honour the ancestors, but hopefully the songs become, if only briefly your own, or a part of you. To call on my friends and peers to make this recording has been a great pleasure. Turning the two lists into a coherent whole was joyous. On previous recordings I’ve invited guest musicians to play their instruments, here, I asked singers for their unique contributions to these songs. Accompanying song has always been my favourite occupation, so it made perfect sense to have vocal and instrumental collaborations. In 1976 I had just released my first album and had been picked up by a heavy, old school music business manager whose avowed intent was to make me a star. I was not averse to the concept, and went straight from small folk clubs to opening shows for Steeleye Span at the biggest halls in the country. Early the next year June Tabor asked me if I would accompany her on tour. I was ecstatic and duly reported to my manager, who told me I was a star and didn’t play for other people. -
Folk for Art's Sake: English Folk Music in the Mainstream Milieu
Volume 4 (2009) ISSN 1751-7788 Folk for Art’s Sake: English Folk Music in the Mainstream Milieu Simon Keegan-Phipps University of Sheffield The English folk arts are currently undergoing a considerable resurgence; 1 practices of folk music, dance and drama that explicitly identify themselves as English are the subjects of increasing public interest throughout England. The past five years have seen a manifold increase in the number of professional musical acts that foreground their Englishness; for the first time since the last 'revival period' of the 1950s and 60s, it is easier for folk music agents to secure bookings for these English acts in England than Scottish and Irish (Celtic) bands. Folk festivals in England are experiencing greatly increased popularity, and the profile of the genre has also grown substantially beyond the boundaries of the conventional 'folk scene' contexts: Seth Lakeman received a Mercury Music Awards nomination in 2006 for his album Kitty Jay; Jim Moray supported Will Young’s 2003 UK tour, and his album Sweet England appeared in the Independent’s ‘Cult Classics’ series in 2007; in 2003, the morris side Dogrose Morris appeared on the popular television music show Later with Jools Holland, accompanied by the high-profile fiddler, Eliza Carthy;1 and all-star festival-headliners Bellowhead appeared on the same show in 2006.2 However, the expansion in the profile and presence of English folk music has 2 not been confined to the realms of vernacular, popular culture: On 20 July 2008, BBC Radio 3 hosted the BBC Proms -
The Modigliani Quartet Amaury Coeytaux, Violin Loïc Rio, Violin Laurent Marfaing, Viola François Kieffer, Cello
64th Concert Series 2017-2018 The Modigliani Quartet Amaury Coeytaux, violin Loïc Rio, violin Laurent Marfaing, viola François Kieffer, cello Saturday, November 18, 2017 Ossining High School, Ossining, New York President: Board of Directors: Betsy Shaw Weiner, Croton Klaus Brunnemann, Briarcliff Manor Vice President: Howard Cohen, Cortlandt Manor William Altman, Croton Adam Glenn, Sleepy Hollow Secretary: Raymond Kaplan, Yorktown Susan Harris, Ossining David Kraft, Briarcliff Manor Treasurer: Tom Post, Mt. Kisco Marc Auslander, Millwood Rosella Ranno, Briarcliff Manor Board Associates: Keith Austin, Briarcliff Manor George Drapeau, Armonk Nyla Isele, Croton Who We Are Friends of Music Concerts, Inc. is an award-winning, non-profit, volunteer organization that brings to Westchester audiences world-renowned ensembles and distinguished younger musicians chosen from among the finest artists in today’s diverse world of chamber music. Through our Partnership in Education program in public schools, and free admission to our six-concert season for those 18 years of age and under, we give young people throughout the county enhanced exposure to and appreciation of classical music, building audiences of the future. We need additional helping hands to carry out our mission. Do consider joining the volunteers listed above. Call us at 914-861-5080 or contact us on our website (see below); we can discuss several specific areas in which assistance is needed. Acknowledgements Our concerts are made possible, in part, by an ArtsWestchester Program Support grant made with funds received from Westchester County Government. Additional support is received from many friends of Friends of Music who include subscribers and other ticket holders listed in this program* who give over and above the cost of their attendance, and from the matching grants programs of IBM, Citibank, McKinsey & Co., and others. -
Joyce Yang Piano Blessed With
Joyce Yang Piano Blessed with “poetic and sensitive pianism” (Washington Post) and a “wondrous sense of color” (San Francisco Classical Voice), pianist Joyce Yang captivates audiences with her virtuosity, lyricism, and interpretive sensitivity. As a Van Cliburn International Piano Competition silver medalist and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, Yang showcases her colorful musical personality in solo recitals and collaborations with the world’s top orchestras and chamber musicians. Yang came to international attention in 2005 when she won the silver medal at the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The youngest contestant at 19 years old, she took home two additional awards: the Steven De Groote Memorial Award for Best Performance of Chamber Music (with the Takàcs Quartet) and the Beverley Taylor Smith Award for Best Performance of a New Work. Since her spectacular debut, she has blossomed into an “astonishing artist” (Neue Zürcher Zeitung). She has performed as soloist with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, the Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Sydney, and Toronto symphony orchestras, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, and the BBC Philharmonic (among many others), working with such distinguished conductors as Edo de Waart, Lorin Maazel, James Conlon, Leonard Slatkin, David Robertson, Bramwell Tovey, Peter Oundjian, and Jaap van Zweden. In recital, Yang has taken the stage at New York’s Lincoln Center and Metropolitan Museum; the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC; Chicago’s Symphony Hall; and Zurich’s Tonhalle. Yang kicks off the 2015/16 season with a tour of eight summer festivals (Aspen, Bridgehampton, Grand Tetons, La Jolla, Ravinia, Seattle, Southeastern Piano Festival, and Bravo! Vail) before commencing a steady stream of debuts, return engagements, and notable chamber music concerts. -
Artist Index
SEASON Artist Index Following is an alphabetical list of artists and ensembles performing in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage (SA/PS), Zankel Hall (ZH), and Weill Recital Hall (WRH) during Carnegie Hall’s 2014–2015 season. Corresponding concert date(s) and concert titles are also included. For full program information, please refer to the 2014–2015 chronological listing of events. Abduraimov, Behzod 1/27/2015 Mariinsky Orchestra (SA/PS) 2/18/2015 Abduraimov, Behzod (WRH) Academy of Ancient Music 11/7/2014 Academy of Ancient Music (ZH) Aimard, Pierre-Laurent 11/13/2014 Pierre-Laurent Aimard (SA/PS) 3/16/2015 Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Tamara Stefanovich (SA/PS) Ainslie, Ross 3/28/2015 Zakir Hussain / Celtic Connections (SA/PS) American Composers Orchestra 11/21/2014 American Composers Orchestra (ZH) 2/27/2015 American Composers Orchestra (ZH) Anderszewski, Piotr 3/19/2015 Piotr Anderszewski (SA/PS) Andsnes, Leif Ove 2/23/2015 Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Leif Ove Andsnes (SA/PS) 2/25/2015 Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Leif Ove Andsnes (SA/PS) Andueza, Raquel 4/7/2015 L’Arpeggiata (ZH) Apollon Musagète Quartet 11/7/2014 Apollon Musagète Quartet (WRH) Armbrust, Kyle 2/22/2015 Richard Goode and Friends (ZH) 3/26/2015 Richard Goode and Friends (ZH) Artemis Quartet 4/15/2015 Artemis Quartet (ZH) Atxalandabaso, Mikeldi 12/7/2014 Teatro Regio Torino (SA/PS) Australian Chamber Orchestra 4/26/2015 Australian Chamber Orchestra (ZH) Avital, Avi 3/11/2015 Venice Baroque Orchestra (ZH) Ax, Emanuel 5/14/2015 The Philadelphia Orchestra (SA/PS) Baráti, Kristóf -
Modigliani Quartet Philippe Bernhard Violin Loïc Rio Violin Laurent
Modigliani Quartet Philippe Bernhard violin Loïc Rio violin Laurent Marfaing viola Christophe Morin cello Modigliani Quartet The Modigliani Quartet, formed by four close friends in 2003, has already become one of the world’s top string quartets, playing in venues like the Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, BOZAR in Brussels, Vienna’s Musikverein and Konzerthaus, Mozarteum Salzburg, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Konzerthaus Berlin, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Auditorium du Louvre and Cité de la Musique in Paris, Zurich’s Tonhalle, Prinzregententheater and Herkulessaal in Munich, Hamburg’s Laeiszhalle, and L’Auditori in Barcelona, and appearing at the Lucerne, Schwetzingen and Rheingau Festivals, Kissinger Sommer, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Menuhin Festival Gstaad, and the Schwarzenberg-Hohenems Schubertiade. In North America, the Quartet has performed in Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress in Washington DC, Seattle’s Meany Hall and the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, and featured at the Maverick Festival, Houston’s Friends of Chamber Music, the Lanaudière Festival, and the Toronto Summer Music Festival. Next month, the Quartet will play several concerts at Tokyo’s Oji Hall as part of a Japanese tour. The Modigliani Quartet has recorded for the Mirare label since 2008 and has released five award- winning CDs, all receiving international critical acclaim. Their first album, a Haydn disc, was a Strad selection, as was their 2013 album featuring Debussy, Ravel and Saint-Saëns; their Mendelssohn CD in 2010 was a Fono Forum selection (Disc of the Month). In 2012 the Quartet released an album dedicated to youth, with quartets by young Mozart, Schubert and Arriaga. A second Haydn CD, released in 2014, has been praised as a ‘true homage to the clarity and eloquence of Haydn’s work, while at the same time sacrificing none of the master’s roguishness … It sounds effortless, sovereign and extremely supple.’ The Quartet’s most recent album features music by Bartók, Dohnányi and Dvořák. -
Bellowhead „Burlesque“ (Westpark Music 87132)
Bellowhead „Burlesque“ (Westpark Music 87132) “Astonishing. I mean, I’ve had a drink but this sounds to me like a landmark ... Bellowhead are taking the music forward with a flair and urgency rarely heard in these parts and I, for one, can’t wait for them to make a proper album.“ COLIN IRWIN – fRoots Magazine And - here it is. ‘Burlesque’ out via Westpark Music. Not so much a Big Band as a small independent country, Bellowhead is an 11 piece busy pushing the boundaries of English roots music into regions where few have previously dared to tread. Bellowhead’s debut gig took place at the first Oxford festival in April 2004, brought together by the acclaimed folk duo John Spiers & Jon Boden. They dreamt up the band while stuck in traffic somewhere on the M25. John & Jon phoned Paul Sartin, Benji Kirkpatrick and Giles Lewin who all agreed to form the core of the new band while the duo were still on said motorway. The idea was to have an English traditional folk band at the heart of the collective, also capable of switching between a big band sound, funk styles, and a string section. The first gig was an instant success de- spite the fact that Bellowhead had only managed to spend one afternoon, in a scout hut, rehearsing. Later that same summer, Bellowhead managed to inspire such enthusiasm, on a balmy night at Sidmouth Festival, that an invigorated crowd broke the dance floor. Interest in the band developed beyond the immediate fringes of the folk scene immediately after the independ- ent release of the ‘E.P.Onymous’, a 5 track demo which was initially produced to send to promoters and sell a few at gigs. -
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Subscribe now to enjoy outstanding chamber music and recital artists, and great repertoire from all musical periods, at affordable prices. 1528 Walnut Street, Suite 301 Philadelphia, PA 19102 215. 569. 8080 pcmsconcerts.org FOUNDED BY ANTHONY Philadelphia Chamber Music Society CHECCHIA 2016/17 Season IN 1986 Intimate, Affordable, World-Class Music 215.569.8080 • pcmsconcerts.org 7 Important Reminders 1 Subscriber Renewal Deadline: June 1, 2016 (Sorry, but we cannot guarantee subscribers’ seats after June 1st.) 2 Individual Tickets On Sale: August 1 (online-only) At the Box Office:September 6 (after Labor Day) 3 Returned Tickets can be exchanged or acknowledged as tax-deductible gifts. Sorry, but refunds are not possible. “The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society has taken the lead as the city’s constant reminder that Why Subscribe? it’s all about artists and repertoire. In fact, without We’re fortunate to have a strong base of subscribers. Last season more a single concession, the scale and quality of the than half of our concerts sold out or were near capacity! A subscription series is unlike anything else in the country.” is the best way to ensure that you will have tickets to your favorite events while securing: THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER The Lowest Pricing Priority Seating Flexible Exchanges GROUP SALES Does your college alumni group host special events? Is your class studying a composer or musical period? Are you organizing a night out for your company? Please contact Erik Petersons ([email protected]) to learn more about special pricing, backstage tours, and more. Welcome to Our 2016/17 PCMS Season Dear Friends, It’s all here! The world’s finest chamber groups. -
Bellowhead „Burlesque“ (Westpark Music 87132)
Bellowhead „Burlesque“ (Westpark Music 87132) „Erstaunlich! Ich meine, ich hatte einen Drink, aber die Musik klang für mich wie ein Meilenstein … Bellowhead treibt die Musik kräftig voran mit einem feinen Gespür und einer Spannung, die in diesen Teilen der Welt nur selten zu hören sind. Und ich persönlich kann es kaum erwarten, bis die Band ein dementsprechend starkes Album macht.“ COLIN IRWIN, fRoots Magazine Und – hier ist es! „Burlesque“ heißt es und erscheint bei Westpark Music. Die elfköpfige Band Bellowhead klingt weniger nach einer Big Band, sondern viel mehr nach einem kleinen unabhängigen Land, das die Grenzen der englischen Folk-Musik überschreitet und sich mit musikalischen Regionen vereint, an die sich noch kaum ein Brite herangetraut hat. Bellowheads Ursprünge gehen zurück auf den April 2004 zum ersten Oxford-Festival, das von dem bekannten Folk-Duo John Spiers & Jon Boden auf die Beine gestellt wurde. Sie „träumten“ von der Band und stellten sie schon zusammen als sie im Stau irgendwo auf der Autobahn M25 standen. John & Jon telefonierten mit Paul Sartin, Benji Kirkpatrick und Giles Lewin, die alle bereit waren, das Fundament dieser Band zu bilden, während das Duo immer noch auf der erwähnten Autobahn stand. Die Idee war eine, traditionelle englische Folkband zu gründen, die in der Lage war, ohne Pausen zwischen Big Band Sound, Funk und Streicher-Sektionen hin und her zu schalten. Ihr erster Auftritt war ein riesiger Erfolg, wenn man bedenkt, dass Bellowhead nur einen Nachmittag in einer Pfadfinderhütte zum Proben hatte. Später in diesem Sommer schaffte es Bellowhead während einer milden Nacht auf dem Sidmouth Festival einen derartigen Enthusiasmus zu erzeugen, dass eine vollkommen hemmungslose Horde von Menschen die Tanzfläche stürmte. -
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Concerto in D Minor for 2 Chalumeaux, Twv 52:D1 4 I
DOUBLE MICHEL PORTAL PAUL MEYER ORCHESTRE ROYAL DE CHAMBRE DE WALLONIE MENU › TRACKLIST › FRANÇAIS › ENGLISH › DEUTSCH CARL STAMITZ (1745-1801) CLARINET CONCERTO NO.4 IN B FLAT MAJOR 1 I. ALLEGRO 8’11 2 II. ANDANTE MODERATO 5’41 3 III. TEMPO DI MENUETTO 2’53 GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681-1767) CONCERTO IN D MINOR FOR 2 CHALUMEAUX, TWV 52:D1 4 I. LARGO 3’33 5 II. ALLEGRO 3’03 6 III. ADAGIO 2’12 7 IV. VIVACE 1’41 SONATA IN E MINOR, TWV 40:102 8 I. LARGO 3’10 9 II. ALLEGRO 2’14 10 III. AFFETTUOSO 2’46 11 IV. VIVACE 2’37 PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) 12 HERBSTLIED FOR CLARINET & STRING QUARTET ARRANGED BY TORU TAKEMITSU 4’34 FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) KONZERTSTÜCK NO.1 IN F MINOR, OP.113 13 I. ALLEGRO CON FUOCO 2’28 14 II. ANDANTE 3’20 15 III. PRESTO 2’28 KONZERTSTÜCK NO.2, OP.114 16 I. PRESTO 1’56 17 II. ANDANTE 2’34 18 III. ALLEGRETTO GRAZIOSO 3’14 CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714-1788) DUET FOR CLARINETS IN C MAJOR, H.636 19 I. ADAGIO E SOSTENUTO 3’39 20 II. ALLEGRO 2’51 TOTAL TIME: 65’16 MICHEL PORTAL CLARINET PAUL MEYER CLARINET & CONDUCTOR ORCHESTRE ROYAL DE CHAMBRE DE WALLONIE JEAN-FRANÇOIS CHAMBERLAN CONCERTMASTER PASCAL SCHMIDT, JEAN-FRÉDÉRIC MOLARD, SYLVIE BAGARA, RED GJECI, LAURENT HOUQUE VIOLIN I PASCAL CRISMER, ISABELLE SCOUBEAU, KATIA KATANOVA, SOPHIE AckERMAN VIOLIN II ANNE PINGEN, KELA CANKA, CLÉMENT HOLVOET VIOLA HANS VAN DAELE, EDITH BAUGNIES, CHARLOTTE DANHIER CELLO PHILIPPE CORMANN DOUBLE BASS SYLVAIN CREMERS, CLÉMENCE GANET OBOE BENJAMIN CHARTRE, CÉDRIC BERGER HORN MARIE-ANNE DACHY HARPSICHORD › MENU AIS NÇ DEUX AMIS, UNE PASSION FRA PaR FRÉDÉRIC LODÉON Mozart a aimé la clarinette et l’a amplement prouvé en composant son trio Les Quilles, son quintette avec cordes et son sublime Concerto en la majeur. -
Modigliani Quartet
Modigliani Quartet “One of today’s best quartets in the world...Balance, transparency, symphonic comprehension, confident style, their performance reached a very high and inspiring level. ” -Harald Eggbrecht in Süddeutsche Zeitung The Paris based Quatuor Modigliani, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this season, is a regular guest of the world’s top venues and finest String Quartet & Chamber Music series. In the current and upcoming seasons, the quartet will be touring in the US, South America, Japan, and extensively throughout most of Europe. Highlights include the Wigmore Hall in London, the Paris Auditorium du Musée du Louvre, The Morgan Library & Museum New York, the Cologne Philharmonie, the Brussel Flagey, Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin, the Munich Prinzregententheater, Tokyo’s Oji Hall and festivals such as Salzburg Festspiele, Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Menuhin Festival Gstaad and Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In 2017 the Quatuor Modigliani was first the String Quartet to perform in the main Hall of the Hamburgs Elbphilharmonie. In 2014, the Modigliani Quartet became Artistic Directors of the Rencontres Musicales d’Evian, a festival created in 1976 by Antoine Riboud and made famous through its former legendary artistic director Mstislav Rostropovich, after a pause of thirteen years. The joint efforts of the Evian Resort and the Modigliani Quartet achieved immediate success and the festival has now become again one of Europe’s major and most publicized Summer musical events. The quartet has been recording for the Mirare label since 2008 and has released 8 CDs, all awarded prizes and receiving international critical acclaim. The next release will be „Carnet de voyages”. The Modigliani Quartet has built true artistic friendships and are regularly play with other musicians such as Nicholas Angelich, Daniel Müller-Schott, Yefim Bronfman, Sabine Meyer, Beatrice Rana and Renaud Capuçon. -
Bloke-Folk Trio Bring Another Level of Music NOMINATED in the 2009 BBC Raetio the National Centre for Folk Arts
Bloke-folk trio bring another level of music NOMINATED in the 2009 BBC Raetio the National Centre for Folk Arts. It appearance will be The Foxglove 2 Folk Awards, Faustus comprise was the manuscript collections of Trio, who seek out lesser-known three leading lights oftheir Halsway's library and the wider traditional and contemporary folk generation: Benji Kirkpatrick (Seth inlluence of North Somerset's hills and songs and, with care and creativity Lakeman Band, Bellowhead), SauI coast that provided much ofthe transform them into moments of Rose (Waterson: Carthy, inspiration for the album. breathtaking beauty Whapweazel) and Paul Sartin FolkRadio observed: "Faustus' They have built a powerful signature (Bellowhead, Belshazzar's Feast, recorded music may be small in sound based on Patrick Dean's bold Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings). volume, but that has been more than melodeon playing, Cathy Mason's They have recently completed a tour offset by its quality and never more so intricate cello lines and FTion Mair's as part of the highly-acclaimed revival than in the 11 tracks on this album. clear, soaring vocals. of Peter Bellamy's folk opera The "Their vocal mastery ofEnglish Sartin said: "Faustus are delighted to Transports, pedorming alongside traditional songs has long been work alongside the Foxglove Trio, of The Young Uns, Narrcy Ker4 Rachael apparent, but the depth and intricacy of whom Cathy is my conducting dep at McShane and Greg Russell, with the instrumental arrangements on the Andover Museum Loft Singers. Matthew Crampton narrating. Music Death and Other Animalstakestheir "Their depth ofknowledge ofthe for The Transports was arranged by music to a sigrificanily higher level." tradition, skilful arrangements and Paul Sartin, who is no stranger to In support for their ACE Space presentation Newbury helives innearby warmth of will be a tough act to follow" Whitchurch and has performed at ACE Space as halfofBelshazzar's Faustus and The Foxglove Trio will Feast.