ars r E u u r r o o o o y y f f 2014Program rt www.saugatuckmusic.org Special Thanks to Media Recycled Stock Partner WMUK 102.1 FM. CMFS Prog 14 rev4 6/23/14 2:05 PM Page 1 CMFS Prog 14 rev4 6/23/14 2:05 PM Page 2 Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck 2014 Program July 10 & 11 fyooru r rt ars Fantasies Greetings Friends, E Haijin Choi, violin Welcome to the 27th season of the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck! Adam Liebert, violin Barbara Corbató, viola As I view what our Artistic Directors, Jenny Walvoord and Andrew Le, have in store for us this Aaron Tubergen, viola season, I am struck with the creative talent they bring to our program year after year, giving us Judith Vander Weg, cello a wonderful mix of the new and the old. They are instrumental in keeping chamber music vibrant and alive. The line-up of artists is excellent as are the pieces they will play. Andrew Le, piano But CMFS is also vibrant and alive because of you, our appreciative audience. You are one Phantasy Quintet reason our artists love to perform here. They love to see your enthusiasm and to talk with you during the reception after each performance. Without your generosity as underwriters and as Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) donors at all levels, Chamber Music would not exist. You purchase tickets (which cover only a fraction of the costs of producing our concerts), you come to the annual Benefit (this year, June Phantasy for Piano Quartet 1, at The Old Schoolhouse and Gardens in Douglas) and bid on auction items. You volunteer for receptions, help with mailings, and tend to other special needs we may have. You share Frank Bridge (1879-1941) your enthusiasm for chamber music with others. 3 3 Our Board of Directors is a volunteer and working Board. You may enjoy knowing some of their roles in making CMFS a reality. Please give any of us your feedback — we are ready Intermission to listen! Sally Zenas sells and mails you tickets and takes care of the lobby desk before performances. Joy Muehlenbeck arranges for volunteers and puts them to work in a variety String Quartet “American” in E-flat Major, Op. 97 of tasks, including our intermission coffee service (donated by Uncommon Grounds), pouring wine (from Wine Sellers of Saugatuck), and making our delicious hors d’oeuvres for our Allegro non tanto receptions. Patrick Coyle is responsible for our new Website, Jane Dreyer takes care of all Allegro vivo printing, Doug Walvoord is Vice President and fund raising director, Michael Tischleder is Larghetto Treasurer. Joan Conway is Artistic Director Emerita and helps our Artistic Directors Jenny and Finale: Allegro giusto Drew. Judy Oberholtzer is Chair of the Benefit Committee and Paul Austin is Education v Director, responsible for our Dinner with Musicians program (in which you are invited to Antonín Leopold Dvorák (1841-1904) participate) and our educational programs for local school children and migrant children during the summer. Jim Motiff is Secretary of the Board, Communication Director (responsible 34 for the mailing list and all mailings) and is President, pro tem while Mary Ann Quick (President) is on leave. CMFS is proud to have been awarded grants this year from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (Doug Walvoord is the grant writer), Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck and the Holland/Zeeland Community Foundation (David P. Roossein Classical Music Fund). This recognition, plus the financial support from area businesses and from so many of you in in its 27th year! our audience, is vital for our continued success and we are very thankful to have this support. So, as we look forward to this season we are mindful of the large number of people that make July 10 concert is underwritten by Judy Oberholtzer in memory of William Oberholtzer our program and the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck successful. We thank you all. and Carolyn Richards in memory of Wayne Richards Now sit back, and enjoy this season’s experience of “Art for your Ears.” Post-concert reception hosted by Jill & Dan Christian Jim Motiff July 11 concert is underwritten by Saugatuck/Douglas Art Club and Karen Dunn President, pro tem, CMFS Board of Directors Post-concert reception hosted by Barb & Dick Lucier Cover illustration by Rita Maslanka, Saugatuck High School CMFS Prog 14 rev4 6/23/14 2:05 PM Page 3 July 17 & 18 July 24 & 25 Sch3 Duo Diorama Jennifer Walvoord, violin MingHuan Xu, violin Amanda Dykhouse, violin Winston Choi, piano Antione Hackney, viola Alicia Eppinga, cello Sonata No. 3 in E Major for Violin and Keyboard, BWV 1016 Robert Auler, piano Adagio Andrew Le, piano Allegro Adagio ma non tanto from Four Impromptus, D. 899 Allegro Impromptu No. 1 in C Minor Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Impromptu No. 4 in A-flat Major Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 for Violin and Piano Vivace ma non troppo Adagio Café Music Allegro molto moderato Allegro Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Rubato, andante moderato Presto 3 3 Paul Schoenfield (b. 1947) Intermission 3 3 Suite for Violin and Piano Intermission Suggested by Richmond Barthe, “African dancer” Suggested by Sargent Johnson, “Mother and Child” Suggested by Augusta Savage, “Gamin” Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 William Grant Still (1895-1978) Allegro brillante Sonata for Violin and Piano In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largamente Scherzo: Molto vivace Allegro Allegro, ma non troppo Andantino Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Lento Allegro John Corigliano (b. 1938) Duo Diorama appears by arrangement with Great Lakes Performing Artist 34 Associates, Ann Arbor, MI. www.greatlakespaa.org. 34 July 17 concert is underwritten by Dave & Julia Marckini and Glenn & Janeen Fowler Post-concert reception hosted by Charlotte VanNeck & Sue Bohlander July 24 concert is underwritten by Ross T. Hanley Post-concert reception hosted by Heidi & Deanna Pohl July 18 concert is underwritten by David Roossien Classical Music Fund of the H/Z Community Foundation and Sam & Paula Golden July 25 concert is underwritten by Joan Conway and West Shore Aware Post-concert reception hosted by Douglas B&B Post-concert reception hosted by Mary Ann Quick & Joan Conway CMFS Prog 14 rev4 6/23/14 2:05 PM Page 4 July 31 & August 1 August 7 & 8 Strings & Cords Newspapers of the Soul Martha J. Hart, mezzo-soprano Akropolis Reed Quintet Joan Conway, piano Tim Gocklin, oboe Matt Landry, saxophone Kari Dion, clarinet Andrew Koeppe, bass clarinet Perugino String Quartet Ryan Reynolds, bassoon Eric Tanner, violin Barbara Corbató, viola Jennifer Walvoord, violin* Stacey Tanner, cello Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (*guest violinist) George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) arr. Tim Gocklin Frauenliebe und leben, Op. 42 Kinderszenen Seit ich ihn gesehen Of Foreign Lands and Peoples G A Curious Story G Blind Man’s Bluff G Pleading Er, der Herrlichste von Allen Child G Happy Enough G An Important Event G Dreaming G At the Fireside G Knight Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben of the Hobbyhorse G Almost Too Serious G Frightening G Child Falling Asleep G Du Ring an meinem Finger The Poet Speaks Helft mir, ihr Schwestern Süsser Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an Robert Schumann (1810-1856) arr. Ryan Reynolds An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan Children's Corner Suite Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum G Jimbo’s Lullaby G Serenade for the Doll G The Snow is Dancing G The Little Shepherd G Golliwogg’s Cakewalk Two Songs for Alto, Viola, and Piano, Op. 91 Claude Debussy (1862-1918) arr. Raaf Hekkema Gestillte Sehnsucht 3 3 Geistliches Wiegenlied Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Intermission 3 3 Sonata for Two Clarinets Presto G Andante G Vif Intermission Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Chanson Perpétuelle, Op. 37 Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) Four-Letter-Word First Offense G Second Chance G Final Warning String Quartet No. 2 in D Major Robbie McCarthy (b. 1988) Allegro moderato Notturno: Andante Circusmuziek Scherzo: Allegro Finale: Andante - Vivace (In seven short vignettes) Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) 34 Ton ter34 Doest (b. 1960) July 31 concert is underwritten in memory of Judy Motiff by Rudy & Fernande Pruden August 7 concert is underwritten by Fred Kauffman In Honor of Ella Kauffman. and James Motiff “May memory of her luminescent soul and radiant smile bring joy to us all.” Post-concert reception hosted by Cathy Frecker and Karen & Lou Noguera Post-concert reception hosted by Mary Lee Field & Mary Kamman August 1 concert is underwritten by Greg Frey & Patrick Coyle and Classina Young August 8 concert is underwritten by Timon Tesar and Doug & Kay Walvoord Post-concert reception hosted by Lynne Snyder Post-concert reception hosted by Patrick Coyle & Greg Frey CMFS Prog 14 rev4 6/23/14 2:05 PM Page 5 August 14 & 15 Performer Biographies Fresh Airs Robert Auler, piano Jennifer Walvoord, violin Robert Marshall Auler is an award-winning American concert Leslie Van Becker, viola pianist who maintains a national and international performing Alicia Eppinga, cello and recording career. Auler has won numerous competitions, Paul Austin, horn including the Society of American Musicians First Prize. Bradley Wong, clarinet Following his success in the Young Keyboard Artists’ Association Piano Competition, Auler was invited to perform on a fifteen- Andrew Le, piano city tour with orchestra throughout Germany, France, the Netherlands and Denmark. He has also recently presented concerts in Venezuela, Selections from “Four Airs” New Zealand, Austria and the Czech Republic.