130TH SEASON FEBRUARY 2017 VOL. 51, NO. 6

Javier Arrey, Metropolitan Opera Baritone, joins Pablo Saelzer and Avanti Orchestra for March 24 Concert Nan Cooper

aritone Javier Arrey joins FMMC’s Fauré’s Requiem, Dvořák’s Biblical Songs Bconductor Pablo Saelzer and Avanti and Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem and Orchestra for an evening concert on Fri- Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, day, March 24, 2017, 8 pm, at Church of among others. the Epiphany, Washington, DC. Mr. Arrey Mr. Arrey was a finalist at the 2009 will perform Dvořák’s Biblical Songs. Also Cardiff Singer of the World competition on the program are the Moderato quasi and winner of the CulturArte Prize at the marcia from Dvořák’s Serenade for Winds, 2011 Operalia Competition in Moscow. op. 44, and Mozart’s Symphony No. 38 For concert information please contact “Prague.” Nan Cooper, AvantiOrchestra@gmail. A graduate of Washington National com, or 860-657-1164. Opera’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Javier Arrey’s photo and biography program, Mr. Arrey made his debut this courtesy of HarrisonParrott season with the Wiener Staatsoper as Mar- (www.harrisonparrott.com). cello (La bohème) and joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera. Engagements in recent seasons include Marcello for Washington National Opera, Sharpless (Madama Butterfly) for the Teatro INSIDE THIS ISSUE Municipal de Santiago, Don Giovanni for the Prague Summer Nights Festival, 2 President’s Message Alphonse (La favorite) with Washington Javier Arrey Ross-Roberts High School 2 Concert Opera under Antony Walker, and Competition Masetto (Don Giovanni) with Baltimore at Opera de Monte-Carlo and Palau de Symphony Orchestra under Markus Stenz. les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, Silvio (I 3 Where They Are Now: Teng Li Following an acclaimed debut as Iago Pagliacci) at the NCPA Mumbai under 4 Masterworks of Chamber Music (Otello) at the Castleton Festival under Antonello Allemandi, Giorgio (Il Postino) FMMC Competition for 4 Lorin Maazel, a performance Washington at the Teatro Municipal de Santiago under High School Pianists Post described as “menaced and connived Grant Gershon, and Ben (The Telephone) in 5 From the Foundation Director but [Arrey] did so subtly and with a voice Valencia. On CD he can be heard as Les- 5 Calvary Music Stands Restored so lovely to listen to that his scheming caut on the recording of Manon Lescaut for seemed all the more threatening,” Mr. Ar- Decca Classics under the baton of Plácido 6 FMMC Concert Calendar rey returned there the following summer Domingo. 7 Steinway Hall in the title role of Don Giovanni. In addition to his work on the opera Dallas Morse Coors Foundation 8 Other highlights include Melot stage Mr. Arrey is developing his con- Awards Grant to FMMC (Tristan und Isolde), Sharpless (Madama cert repertoire, most recently perform- New Concert Venue at the Butterfly), Malatesta (Don Pasquale) and ing Carmina Burana with the Charlotte 8 Jewish Community Center of Lescaut (Manon Lescaut) at Washington Symphony Orchestra under Christopher Northern Virginia National Opera, Il Marito (Amelia al Ballo) Warren-Green. His repertoire includes 2 February 2017

President’s Message Olivia Adler ow that we have the holiday season behind Nus we’re gearing up for a busy spring. Please An official publication of the note some important deadlines in February: Ap- Friday Morning Music Club, Inc. plications for performance membership auditions Organized in 1886 are due February 8, 2017; applications for the Ross-Roberts Student Competition for Wood- winds, Brass and Percussion are due by February 20, 2017; and applications for the Sue Goetz Ross Memorial Competition for Voice are due February OLIVIA ADLER 28, 2017. FMMC President One of the most eye-opening insights for me [email protected] has been discovering the importance of these stu- dent competitions to the mission and reputation CAROL FROMBOLUTI Newsletter Editor of the Club. As I mentioned in the last Newslet- [email protected] ter, not only is the level of talent of the student competitors astonishingly high, so too is the level of appreciation both from those students and from their parents. I hope that Club members who have connections in the high school music commu- nity will encourage both music teachers and their students to take advantage of the opportunities For address changes, please go that participation in these competitions and in our student recital programs provide. to www.FMMC.org and On a contrasting subject, I want to alert members to a possible new line of activity being con- update your member profile. If you do not have access, sidered by the Board. Several of our performing members play jazz as well as classical music. Jazz send changes to: is a musical art form that could profit from more support. It is also a music form that our audienc- es and members may find enjoyable as an occasional variation from our strictly classical programs. JULIA MOLINE 2nd VP Membership If some of our members are interested, and if some of our venues would welcome variety in our [email protected] programming, the Board is open to occasionally offering jazz concerts, or portions of concerts, to augment our principal focus on classical music. At this point, we are just testing the waters. If you are interested in performing jazz, please email me ([email protected]), and, if there appears to be enough interest, we will test the idea with a few of our venues.

The Friday Morning Olivia Music Club is a member of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, DC. Please support our artistic Ross-Roberts High School Competition and educational programs through the United Way by for Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion designating #8624 or the Encourage Your Students to Apply! Combined Federal Campaign Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Ross-Roberts High School Competition by designating #38448. for Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion. The competition will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2017, from 9 AM to 3 PM at the National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. The application deadline is February 20, 2017. For additional information and application forms visit www.fmmc.org or contact CFC FMMC [email protected]. 38448 8624 FMMC members are cordially invited to help as host/usher the day of the competition. Please reply to the chair [contact: [email protected]] The Friday Morning Music Club Newsletter 3

Where They Are Now: Teng Li Judy Silverman eng Li, the First Place Viola winner Shanghai Opera Orchestra, Canadian Tof the 2000 Johansen International Sinfonietta, and the Esprit Orchestra. Her Competition for Young String Players performances have been broadcast on (ages 13-17), is currently Principal Viola CBC Radio 2, National Public Radio, of the Toronto Symphony. WQXR (NY), WHYY (PA), WFMT We recently caught up with Teng who (Chicago) and Bavarian Radio (Munich). tells us: “In 1999, I left China to study at She is also an active recitalist and chamber the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadel- musician participating in the festivals of phia. In the spring of the following year, I Marlboro, Santa Fe, Mostly Mozart, Music won the Johansen Competition (the first from Angel Fire, Moritzburg (Germany) American competition I had ever done). and the Rising Stars Festival in Caramoor. I have many wonderful memories of the She has performed with the Guarneri event, particularly the warm support from Quartet in NY and Carnegie Hall as well the competition and its staff, and the in- as the 92nd Street Y Chamber Music credibly comforting atmosphere my host Society. Teng was also featured with the family provided. Guarneri Quartet in their last season I remember meeting my host fami- (2009) and was a member of the presti- ly, Doris and Scott Mattingly and their gious Lincoln Center Chamber Music children Tony and Jeni for the first time, Society Two Programme. and how well they took care of me during In addition to her JIC prize, Teng won the competition and for all the prizewin- the top prize at the Holland-American ner’s concerts. Their support gave me the Teng Li Music Society competitions, the Prim- strength to play my best - I felt like I was rose International Viola Competition, with my American family. They came to personally memorable introduction and the Irving M Klein International String visit me in Philly and even invited me to debut with this profound piece of music. Competition, and the ARD International their home for Christmas one year! We Now I’m involved with a summer Music Competition in Munich. still keep in touch now. program: Morningside Music Bridge Teng released a new recording in 2015 One of my favorite pieces to perform international program. Many of our stu- titled 1939: Works by Joseph Jongen, Viktor is Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for dents and alumni are past winners of the Ullmann, Paul Hindemith, Janjun Hua, and Violin, Viola and Orchestra. I love the Johansen Competition, and the majority Gideon Flein (Azica Records). The shadow conversations between the violin and the of them are from China. I also see many of war and persecution hangs heavily viola line and the incredible melodic writ- names on the past winners list are now over this deeply poignant recording of ing in the slow movement. I have played international stars. Johansen Competition music written around 1939. A reviewer it quite a lot, but the first time was for is truly an international competition that wrote: “The violist Teng Li brings a ripe, the Johansen Competition Prizewinner’s showcases the most talented young musi- burnished sound and elegant command of concert - the winner of the violin com- cians from all over the world.” phrasing to a fascinating program.” petition Eunice Keem and I were asked Teng plays a diverse repertoire and is Teng plays on a 1703 Amati viola on to perform it with the National Chamber a dynamic international performer. She generous loan from Dr. William Waters Orchestra. The performance was also my has performed with the Curtis Symphony, through the Toronto Symphony Orches- first solo experience with orchestra, and National Chamber Orchestra, Santa Rosa tra. She gave birth to a baby girl, Victoria, I feel very fortunate to have had such a Symphony, Munich Chamber Orchestra, this past New Year’s Eve.

“The thing I love about music is that you can take things that are painful, deep things that hurt you, and you can turn them into something beautiful.” Ray LaMontagne 4 February 2017

Masterworks of Chamber Music his fall, the Friday Morning Club Tco-sponsored a class offered through the Smithsonian Associates titled Mas- terworks of Chamber Music. The six-week class met every Wednesday and explored the various forms in the chamber reper- toire. The class covered duos and sona- tas, the string quartet, piano and strings, merging other instrument families, voice and strings, and four hands, four voices. Hosted by Frank Conlon and featuring Jeongseon Choi and nearly 20 FMMC musicians, the class was a pleasure to at- tend and a resounding success. On behalf of the very happy attendees, heartfelt thanks to the participating musicians and to Anne Zim who worked with the Smithsonian to arrange for the class offering. Club members Jeongseon Choi, Frank Conlon, and Anne Zim with Mary McLaughlin of the Smithsonian

The Friday Morning Music Club Competition for High School Pianists April 8, 2017 Eligibility Prizes 1. A prelude and fugue from either The competition is open to piano stu- At the discretion of the judges, the volume of the Well‑Tempered Clavier dents who are currently enrolled in grades following prizes will be awarded: by J. S. Bach or two other comparable 9 through 12, living within a 50‑mile ra- George Manos Piano Prize First Prize pieces from the Baroque period, dius of Washington, DC. First place winners $1000, Second Prize $700, Third Prize 2. An entire Classical Sonata of one of from previous years are ineligible. $500 the following composers: Beethoven Location All winners, including Honorable (excluding Op. 49), Mozart, Haydn, or National Presbyterian Church Mentions, will be awarded a one-year Schubert, 4101 Nebraska Avenue, NW membership to FMMC, which includes 3. A substantial work from the Romantic Washington, DC 20016 eligibility to perform in FMMC Student Period, Application: Concerts. 4. An impressionist work or a work from Application form is available on the Repertoire the 20th or 21st century. web: www.fmmc.org under “local student Students must be prepared to play Competition Chair: competition.” The application must be four works—one in each of the following Chen-Li Tzeng email: postmarked no later than Saturday, March 23, categories: [email protected] 2016. There is a $35 application fee.

“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams” Arthur O’Shaughnessy The Friday Morning Music Club Newsletter 5

From the Foundation Director Leslie Luxemburg

his month marks the application sub- Washington DC. Sally has continued to Tmission deadline for the 2017 Wash- fund our WIC first prize of $10,000 in his ington International Competition for memory for many years and finds that the Piano on February 15th. The pool of tal- gratification never gets old! ented applications seems to expand yearly. We are also extremely thankful for the How did we ever manage without online support of Viola Musher who has funded submissions and MP3 videos? Somehow for many years our $1000 audience prize we did, and not so very long ago! in memory of her beloved music-loving We definitely could not have man- mother Amelia Stieglitz Wishner. Thanks aged the competition for the past 64 also to Foundation Board member Lois years without the support of our faithful Jones Smith for her continuing very gen- and generous donors. Sally West Potter erous support. Every year, these three are in particular has been a mainstay of our joined by other FMMC members who efforts for more years than she can even donate to honor a particular individual or remember. Even as a young person, Sally’s to support a competition that is particu- altruism led her to put her extra mon- larly meaningful to them. Please consider highlights of the spring and suggest you ey towards helping young musicians get joining them in providing a memorable put the date in your calendars now. The started in their careers. Her marriage to opportunity for our pianists this year. FMMC Piano Master Class committee, Louis A. Potter, who had been her teacher We are excited to announce that the chaired by Mary K Traver, has arranged of both piano and organ, combined their world-renowned pianist Santiago Rodri- for Santiago to give a special master class passions for using their funds in this guez will present a benefit recital for the the following morning, April 10th. De- manner. Mr. Potter was the founder and WIC at Catholic University on Sun- tails on both these event will be available director of the Washington Choral Society day, April 9th at 7:00 p.m. You will not soon. which was the first citywide chorus in want to miss hearing one of the musical Leslie

Calvary Music Stands Restored To Top Condition he tops of all eight FMMC music stands stored at Calvary are now firmly attached to their uprights. The two non-Manhasset Tstands and three of the Manhasset stands were in good condition. However, the remaining three Manhassets had come apart. In two stands, the nut-and-bolt hardware that clamps the top to the upright had come loose; in the third, the nut and bolt were missing. Pliers and screwdriver in hand, fill-in concert host Gail MacColl tightened the clamps on the two stands that had them. The third one required a trip to the hardware store. Carrying the nut and bolt from her stand at home to Strosnider’s, Gail found the wall of nuts, bolts, and washers of every size and description daunting indeed. To her great relief, the store’s nut-and-bolt expert located matching hardware in a jiffy. He commented that banging the stands around or jerking on the tops could loosen the nuts again, and advised that we handle them gently. Cost for hardware for one stand: 21 cents. Gail bought a second set, put it in a “Stand Took Kit” with a spare screwdriver and pair of pliers and screwdriver from her home, and left the kit in the Calvary supply closet. Anyone who notices that a top is coming loose can now tighten it on the spot, and we plan to check all the stands twice a season. 6 February 2017

FMMC Concert Calendar FEBRUARY and EARLY MARCH 2017

Thursday, February 2, 11:00 am Thursday, February 16, 12:00 noon Friday, March 3, 12:00 noon in The Mansion at Strathmore at the Old Town Hall, Fairfax at Calvary Baptist Church • Antón García Abril: Selection from • Bach, Beethoven, chopin: Selected works. • Brahms: Liebeslieder Walzer. Katie Katinas, Canciones. Debora Madsen, soprano; Nikola Paskalov, piano. soprano; Grace Gori (guest), mezzo-soprano; George Peachey (guest), piano. • Lionel Daunais: Fantaisie dans tous les tons. Jonathan Hoffman (guest), tenor; Aurelius • Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6, Karen Mercedes, contralto; Ruth Locker, Gori (guest), baritone; Frank Conlon and Book II. Hanyin Chen, piano. piano. Jeongseon Choi, piano four hands. • Stravinsky: Suite Italienne. Lydia Leong, • Schumann: Four Vocal Duets. Katie violin; Chen-Li Tseng, piano. Friday, February 17, 12:00 noon Katinas, soprano; Grace Gori (guest), mezzo-soprano; Jonathan Hoffman (guest), at Calvary Baptist Church Friday, February 3, 12:00 noon tenor; Aurelius Gori (guest), baritone; Frank • Selection TBA: Tae Kwak, baritone; Conlon, piano. at Calvary Baptist Church Jeongseon Choi, piano. • Schubert: Fantasy in F minor, D. 940. Frank • Bach: Sonata in E major. Gaubert: • Mark Lewis: As in Stained Light. Ava Conlon and Jeongseon Choi, piano four Fantaisie. Joan Cobbs, flute; Maribeth Oaxaca, saxophone; Yuniko Harada, piano. hands. Gowen, piano. • Eduardo Toldrá: Seis Canciones para Saturday, February 18, 4:00 pm canto y piano. Susan Sevier, contralto; Ruth Saturday, March 4, 1:00 pm Locker, piano. at Jordan Kitt’s Music at National Presbyterian Church • Selection TBA: Eddie He, cello. Student Composition • Selection TBA: Chen-Li Tzeng and Competition Finals Wednesday, February 8, 12:00 noon Jeongseon Choi, piano four hands. at the Steinway Gallery • Ravel: Sonatine. Elizabeth White, piano. Wednesday, March 8, 12:00 noon Friday February 24, 12:00 noon • Schumann: Five Pieces in Folk Style, op. at the Steinway Gallery. at Calvary Baptist Church 102. Ken Ding (guest), cello; Immanuela (Piano Duo/Duet Concert) • Mozart: Sonata in B-flat major, K. Gruenberg, piano. • Brahms: Variations on Theme by Haydn, op. • Gautier de Coincy: Les Miracles de Nostre 454. Berthelle Denton, violin; Carolyn Plummer (guest), piano. 56b. Barbara Wing and Elizabeth Lane, Dame (selections). Alfonso X “El Sabio”: Las piano duo. Cantigas de Santa Maria (selections). Karen • Selectiions TBA: Leslie Bennett, soprano; Rosanne Conway, piano. • Rachmaninoff: Six Pieces, op. 11. Julian Mercedes, contralto; Tina Chancey (guest), Trail and Sophia Pallas, piano four hands. vielle. • Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales. Charles Timbrell, piano. Friday, March 10, 12:00 noon Friday, February 10, 12:00 noon at Calvary Baptist Church at Calvary Baptist Church Tuesday, February 28, 1:00 p.m. • Debussy: Ariettes Oubliées. Nancy • Selections TBA: Miyamae Takeaki, flute. at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia MacArthur Smith, soprano; Ruth Locker, • Selections TBA: Polly Baldridge, soprano. piano. • Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Fantasia for guitar • Selection TBA: Julian Trail and • Canfield: Concerto after Glière. Ava and piano, op. 41. Ben Altman, guitar; Sophia Pallas, piano four hands. Oaxaca, saxphone; Bora Lee (guest), piano. Joan Mizrahi, piano. Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonatina, op. 205. Ben Altman, guitar; Sunday, February 12, 7:30 pm Gwyn Jones, flute. Saturday, March 11, 9:00 am at Riderwood • Laitman: I Never Saw Another Butterfly. at Bethesda Presbyterian Church • Bruch: Violin Concerto in G minor, op. 26, Liana Valente, soprano; Albert Hunt, Sue Goetz Ross Memorial 3rd Movement. Bartok: Selections for violin clarinet Competition for Voice and piano. Kelly Hsu, violin (guest); Li-Ly • Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue. Jeongseon Chang, piano. Choi and Chen-Li Tzeng, piano duo. • Scriabin: Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, op. 19. Schumann/Liszt: Widmung. Richard Foo, piano. Thursday, March 2, 11:00 am in • Selections for classical guitar: The Mansion at Strathmore Charles Mokotoff, guitar. • Dominick Argento: Six Elizabethan Songs. Marjorie Coombs Wellman, soprano; Ruth Locker (guest), piano. • Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales. Charles Timbrell, piano. • Chopin: Sonata in B minor, op. 58. Victoria Bragin, piano. The Friday Morning Music Club Newsletter 7

FMMC is delighted to present our monthly Chamber Series at Steinway Hall

VENUES Bethesda Presbyterian Church 7611 Clarendon Rd Bethesda, MD 20814 Calvary Baptist Church 755 Eighth Street NW Washington, DC (Metro: Gallery Place). Clarice Smith Center University Boulevard (Route 193) at Stadium Drive College Park, MD. Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia 8900 Little River Turnpike Fairfax, VA 22031 Jordan Kitt’s Music 11726 Parklawn Dr. North Bethesda, MD 20852 The Mansion at Strathmore 10701 Rockville Pike N. Bethesda, MD (Metro: Grosvenor). National Presbyterian Church 4101 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, D.C. Old Town Hall, City of Fairfax Corner of Main St. (Rt. 236) & University Drive Fairfax, VA. Riderwood Village Chapel 3110 Gracefield Rd. Silver Spring, MD. Steinway Piano Gallery 11611 Old Georgetown Rd. N. Bethesda, MD (Metro: White Flint). Friday Morning Music Club F ae 801 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 uere er 171

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The Dallas Morse Coors Foundation New Concert Awards Grant to FMMC Venue at the Anne Zim Jewish Community he Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts has approved a Center of Northern TFMMC grant request for $4,000 for the November 18, 2016 concert, which was held at the Montgomery College Performing Arts Center in Silver Spring. The con- Virginia cert was presented by the Avanti Orchestra of the FMMC and featured Maggie Fin- negan, winner of the 63rd Annual Washington International Competition for Voice. FMMC is pleased to announce This is the seventeenth year in a row that the Foundation has generously support- a new concert series at the Jewish ed the FMMC! Community Center of Northern The Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts was established by Virginia (JCCNV). Our inaugural Mr. Coors in 1990 for the purpose of supporting the performing arts, principally concert will be presented on Tuesday, in the greater Washington, DC area and at Cornell University. The Foundation is Feb. 28, at PM, and FMMC members administered by a trustee with the assistance of an advisory committee knowledge- are invited to attend. The JCCNV is able about the performing arts in the Washington area. Successful applicants need to located at 8900 Little River Turnpike have demonstrated artistic excellence, innovation, community outreach, and strong in Fairfax, Virginia. A future concert management and financial stability. or concerts will follow during the The FMMC is extremely fortunate to have such a loyal supporter of our Club! 2017-2018 season. The JCCNV is particularly inter- ested in musical performances with a connection to Jewish culture.