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150th Anniversary of Rachmaninov’s Birth
From Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3
Elégie
Prélude
Valentina Rodov, piano
From Preludes, Op. 32
5. Moderato
10. Lento
Luke Raffanti, piano
Cello Sonata, Op. 19
2. Allegro scherzando
3. Andante espressivo
Jonas Chen (guest artist), cello and Luke Raffanti, piano
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Polka italienne (Italian Polka)
Valentina Rodov and Luke Raffanti, piano
Trios for Wind Instruments
Suite pour Trio d’Anches by Alexandre Tansman (1897–1986)
I. Dialogue
II. Scherzino
III. Aria
IV. Finale
Cinq Pièces en Trio by Jacques Ibert (1890–1962)
1 .Allegro vivo
2. Andantino
3. Allegro assai
4. Andante
5. Allegro quasi marziale
Gail Perstein, oboe
Julie Shankland, clarinet
Eric Shankland, bassoon
Songs by French and Russian Composers
La mésange by Pauline Viardot (1821–1910)
Le papillon et la fleur by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Désespoir by Pauline Viardot
Havanaise by Pauline Viardot
V’molchani nochi by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Serenade “O Ditya” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Ne poy krasavitsa pri mne by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Susan Strick, soprano
Sharon Wong (guest artist), piano
Piano Music by Mozart and Schumann
Piano Sonata No.13 in B-flat major, K.333 by Wofgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Allegro
Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 by Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
1st movement
Emiko Hori, piano
Laughter Is the Best Medicine
4. A Route to the Sky, from Paper Wings by Jake Heggie (b. 1961)
3. I Hate Music, from I Hate Music by Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
1. My Mother Says
Blah, Blah, Blah by George Gershwin (1898–1937)
Uncle Joe by Bern H. Herbolsheimer (1948–2016)
Darlin’ by Nicholas Maw (1935–2009)
Flames, from Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House by Tom Cipullo (b. 1956)
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park by Tom Lehrer (b. 1928)
Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House, from Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House by Tom Cipullo (b. 1956)
Tiina Ritalahti, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano
LMC Composers’ Spotlight
Martin by Frances Walton (b. 1928)
Third movement, string quartet
Kathryn Zufall and Laura Martin (guest artist), violins
Stephanie Read (guest artist), viola
Frances Walton, cello
Seven Pieces for Piano by Katie O’Rourke
i. Andante
ii. Berceuse
iii. Allegro rubato
iv. Scherzo
v. Nocturne
vi. Etude
vii. Tango
Katie O’Rourke, piano
Three Conversations for Clarinet, Cello and Piano by Patrick O’Keefe
Katie Beisel Hollenbach, clarinet
Erika Pierson, cello
Karin McCullough, piano
Paris Sonatina for violin and piano by Nicole Truesdell
I. The Marais
II. The Montmartre Walking Tour
III. The Matador Places a Lock on the Pont de l’Archevéché
Angie Kam, violin
Nicole Truesdell, piano
LMC Composers’ Spotlight
Martin by Frances Walton (b. 1928)
Third movement, string quartet
Kathryn Zufall and Laura Martin (guest artist), violins
Stephanie Read (guest artist), viola
Frances Walton, cello
Seven Pieces for Piano by Katie O’Rourke
i. Andante
ii. Berceuse
iii. Allegro rubato
iv. Scherzo
v. Nocturne
vi. Etude
vii. Tango
Katie O’Rourke, piano
Three Conversations for Clarinet, Cello and Piano by Patrick O’Keefe
Katie Beisel Hollenbach, clarinet
Erika Pierson, cello
Karin McCullough, piano
Paris Sonatina for violin and piano by Nicole Truesdell
I. The Marais
II. The Montmartre Walking Tour
III. The Matador Places a Lock on the Pont de l’Archevéché
Angie Kam, violin
Nicole Truesdell, piano