VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR: Songs by Samuel Barber

Songs by Samuel Barber (1910–1981)

Nuvoletta, Op. 25

Monks and raisins, Op. 18, No. 2

Sure on this shining night, Op. 13, No. 3

The secrets of the old, Op. 13, No. 2

Solitary hotel, Op. 41, No. 4

Nocturne, Op. 13, No. 4

There’s nae lark

From Mélodies passagères (Fleeting songs), Op. 27
1. Puisque tout passe
2. Un Cygne
5. Départ

Lin Chen, soprano
Tim Fuller (guest artist), piano

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LIVESTREAM: Cello and Piano Recitals

Ave verum corpus, K. 618 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Élégie by Jules Massenet (1842–1912)

Salut d’amour, Op. 12 by Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)

Melet Whinston, cello
Michael Housley (guest artist), piano

Gaspard de le Nuit suite by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
I. Ondine
II. Le Gibet
III. Scarbo

Luke Raffanti, piano

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LIVESTREAM: Showcase of Reed Instruments

From Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49, for Oboe Solo by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Pan
Bacchus

Sharon Jung, oboe

From Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
I. Preferably Clarinet in A

Julie Shankland, clarinet

Snake for unaccompanied Cor Anglais by Michael Berkeley (1948-), godson of Benjamin Britten

Gail Perstein, English horn (cor Anglais)

From 16 Waltzes for Solo Bassoon by Francisco Mignone (1897-1986)
Aquela Modinha que o Villla n ão escreveu (That Modinha that Villa-Lobos Didn’t Write)

Eric Shankland, bassoon

Pastoral Quartet for 2 oboes, English horn and bassoon by Friedrich Gustave Lange (1861-1939)
Allegro moderato
Andante
Allegro vivace
Allegretto

Sharon Jung, oboe
Julie Shankland, clarinet (substituting on the oboe 2 part)
Gail Perstein, English horn
Eric Shankland, bassoon

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VIRTUAL: J.S. Bach Birthday Celebration

Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude

Erika Pierson, cello

Mein gläubiges herze (“My faithful heart”) from Cantata, BWV 68

Lin Chen, soprano and Karin McCullough, piano

Nichts kann mich erretten (“Nothing can save me”) from Cantata, BWV 74

Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano and Joan Lundquist, piano

Wir eilen mit schwachen doch emsigen schritten (“We hurry with weak yet eager steps”), BWV 78

Katie Hochman and Regina Thomas, sopranos and Karin McCullough, piano

Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben (“I end quickly my life on earth”), BWV 57, No. 7

Katie Hochman, soprano, Lin Chen, violin and Karin McCullough, piano

Italian Concerto, BWV 971
Selections from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Karin McCullough, piano

Ei wie schmeckt der coffee süße (“Oh, how sweet coffee tastes”) from the Coffee Cantata, BWV 211, No. 4

Lin Chen, soprano and Karin McCullough, piano

Loure from Violin partita in E major, BWV 1006

Lin Chen, violin and Karin McCullough, piano

Qui sedes ad dexteram (“You who sit at the right hand of the Father”) from Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano, Vicki Boeckman, recorder and Joan Lundquist, piano

Siciliano and Allegro from Sonata in F major (orig. Eb maj), BWV 1031

Vicki Boeckman, recorder and Joan Lundquist, piano

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VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR: Woodwind Duets

Duo #1 in D Major from Six Duos, Op. 21, No. 1 by François Devienne (1759-1803)
Allegro Moderato
Rondeau

Three Dialogues for Clarinet and Bassoon by Øistein Sommerfeldt (1919-1994)
I. Slendtrende Dialog (Strolling Dialogue)
II. Etertenksom Dialog (Thoughtful Dialogue)
III. Munter Dialog (Jovial Dialogue)

Julie Shankland, clarinet
Eric Shankland, bassoon

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