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Music for Flute and Viola | Chopin Ballades

Come enjoy classical music on Seattle Art Museum’s Free First Thursday!

Music for Flute and Viola

Duo I in C Minor by François Devienne (1759–1803)
Allegro molto con espressione
Rondo

Zoologischer Garten (Zoological Garden), EV 53 by Wendelin Bitzan (b. 1982)
II. Wasserflohwalzer (“Water Flea Waltz”)
IV. Sarabande samt Schafen (“Sarabande with Sheep”)
VI. Unfuge mit Kuckuck und Esel (“Non-Fugue of the Cuckoo and the Donkey”)

Assobio a Jato (The Jet Whistle) by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)
I. Allegro non troppo

Sonata TWV 40:111 in D Major by Georg Phillip Telemann (1681–1767)
I. Dolce
II. Scherzando
III. Largo E Misurato

Submerged, Op. 108 by Miguel del Águila (b. 1957)

Joanna Goldstein, flute
Christine Bastian, viola

Chopin Ballades

Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Mia HyeYeon Kim, piano

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Solo Viola Dance Mix | My Favorite Pieces – Handel & Rachmaninoff

Solo Viola Dance Mix

Cello Suite No. VI, BWV 1012 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
I. Prelude
VI. Gigue

Suite for Solo Viola by Imogen Holst (1907–1984)
II. Cinquepace
IV. Gigue

Tango Etude No. 4 by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)

Bonaparte’s Retreat by Mark O’Connor (b. 1961)

The Three Gs by Kenji Bunch (b. 1973)

Kayleigh Miller, viola

My Favorite Pieces – Part 1 – Handel & Rachmaninoff

Chaconne in G major by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in D major, Op. 23, No. 4 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Études-Tableaux in E-flat major, Op. 33, No. 7 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Jensina Oliver, piano

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Switzer Duo Sonata | Robert Schumann’s Romantic Piano

Switzer Duo Sonata

The five stages of loss and grief, duo sonata by Scotia Aerin Switzer (b. 1986)
I. Moderately Fast, Constantly Driven
II. Slow and Solemn
III. Very Fast, Harsh and Raw

Brittany Harrington, bassoon
Sophia Chou, piano

Robert Schumann’s Romantic Piano

Faschingsschwank aus Wien (“Carnival Jest from Vienna”), Op. 26 by Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
1. Allegro (B-flat major)

Kinderszenen (“Scenes from Childhood”), Op. 15 by Robert Schumann
1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
2. Kuriose Geschichte
3. Hasche-Mann
4. Bittendes Kind
5. Glückes genug
6. Wichtige Begebenheit
7. Träumerei
8. Am Kamin
9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
10. Fast zu ernst
11. Fürchtenmachen
12. Kind im Einschlummern
13. Der Dichter spricht

Diana Gao, piano

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All Flutes Great & Small | Piano Works by Piazzolla, Ponce, & Gershwin

All Flutes Great and Small

Earth (on alto flute) by Herman Beeftink (b. 1953)

Image by Eugene Bozza (1905–1991)

Wings by Herman Beeftink

Aye, Aye, Rascal (piccolo solo) by Herman Beeftink

The Arran Boat Song and The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond arr. for crystal flute by James Hall

Selections from the Flute Book of King Frederick the Great (1712–1786)

Syrinx by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

Mohawk Valley (on alto flute) by Herman Beeftink

Stasia Kulsa, flute

Piano Works by Piazzolla, Ponce, & Gershwin

Tanti Anni Prima by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Adiós Nonino (“Tango – Rhapsody”)

Intermezzo by Manuel M. Ponce (1882–1948)

The Man I Love by George Gershwin (1893–1937)

Etude No. 4 – based on George Gershwin’s “Embraceable You,” by Earl Wild (1915–2010)

Joyce Gibb, piano

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LMC and VGAP Present: ZaRiah in Concert [Free Event]

LMC and VGAP Present: ZaRiah in concert

Sunday, September 7th from 3-4pm Village Green Community Center in Kingston, WA, near the ferry terminal. Join us for our Kingston stop on the 2025 Frances Walton Competition winners outreach tour around Western Washington! This concert is free and open to the public – no tickets or RSVP necessary. Part of the Chamber Ensemble Winner Tour: September 4-11, 2025 (broadcast on Classical KING 9/5 @ 7pm)

 

They Will Not Lend Me a Child (1905) arr. ZaRiah…………………………….Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Serenade in C Minor, K. 388 (1782) arr. Rechtmann………………………………………………W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)

Brief Intermission

Danza de Mediodía (1996)……………………………………………………………………………………Arturo Márquez (b. 1950)

Portraits of Josephine (2006) ………………………………………………………………………………..Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)

Startin’ Sumthin’ (2012)……………………………………………………………………………………………………Jeff Scott  (b. 1967)

Link to Concert Program

ZaRiah is a collaboration of multifaceted artists, who are guided by their varying backgrounds and cultures. ZaRiah has competed and been finalists in numerous competitions such as the Coltman Chamber Music Competition and the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Members of ZaRiah have participated in renowned festivals such as Tanglewood, the Music Academy of the West, and the National Orchestral Institute, and have also toured with Broadway productions. In addition, ZaRiah’s members are accomplished orchestral musicians, having performed with esteemed ensembles including the London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Artosphere Festival Orchestra, Akron Symphony Orchestra, and Hartford Symphony Orchestra, among many others. This summer, ZaRiah will be in residence at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, where they will present multiple concerts featuring a diverse selection of repertoire.

ZaRiah features Benjamin Smith, Flute; Jamison Hillian, Oboe; Katelyn Poetker, Clarinet; A.J. Neubert, Bassoon; and Oved Rico, Horn. Katelyn, Ben, and Oved are currently completing their Master’s Degrees in Music Performance at the Yale School of Music. AJ is the recently appointed Principal Bassoon of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Jamison is the Acting Second Oboe of the Charlotte Symphony.