Violin Sonatas by Bach and Telemann; The Musical Body

Violin Sonatas by Bach and Telemann

Sonata No. 2 for Solo Violin in A Minor, S. 1003 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
– Grave
– Andante
– Allegro

Angie Kam, violin

Canonic Sonata No. 1 in G Major by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
– Vivace
– Adagio
– Allegro

Canonic Sonata No. 2 in D Major
– Spirito
– Larghetto
– Allegro Assai

Angie and Andrew Kam, violins

The Musical Body – songs featuring the human form

Heavenly Grass by Paul Bowles (1910–1999)

Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair by Chuck Israels (b. 1936)

In dem Schatten meiner Locken by Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)

From Cuatro madrigales amatorios by Joaquin Rodrigo (1901–1999)
II. Vos me matásteis

Take, O take those lips away by Peter Warlock (1894–1930)

From Tres Poemas by Joaquin Turina (1882–1949)
II. Tu pupila es azul

Cantique à l’Epouse by Ernest Chausson (1855–1899)

Chanson d’Amour by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)

From Giuditta by Franz Lehar (1870–1948)
Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss

Tiina Ritalahti, soprano and Joan Lundquist, piano

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March artist bios

 

Black History Month Celebration, Part 2: Price, Still, Owens, and Adams

Commentary – Introduction to Florence Price

Feet O’ Jesus by Florence Price (1887-1953)
Resignation by Florence Price
Night by Florence Price

Ibidunni Ojikutu (guest), soprano and Joan Lundquist, piano

Adoration by Florence Price (1887-1953)
The Deserted Garden by Florence Price

Adrianna Hulscher, violin and Karin McCullough, piano

Commentary – Introduction to William Grant Still

“A Black Pierrot” from Songs of Separation by William Grant Still (1895-1978)

Korland Simmons, tenor and Minju Kim, piano

Carmela by William Grant Still (1895-1978)
“Mother and Child,” No. 2 from Suite for Violin and Piano by William Grant Still

Adrianna Hulscher, violin and Karin McCullough, piano

Commentary – Introduction to Robert Owens and Leslie Adams

Sleep from Silver Rain by Robert Owens (1925-2017)

Korland Simmons, tenor and Minju Kim, piano

“Branch by Branch” from Five Millay Songs by H. Leslie Adams (b. 1932)
“Song of the Innkeeper’s Children” from Daybirth by H. Leslie Adams
“The Return from Town” from Five Millay Songs by H. Leslie Adams

Brandi Birdsong, soprano and Karin McCullough, piano

“Prayer” from Nightsongs by H. Leslie Adams (b. 1932)
“Sence you went away” from Nightsongs by H. Leslie Adams
“Creole Girl” from Nightsongs by H. Leslie Adams

Korland Simmons, tenor and Minju Kim, piano

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February artist bios

 

Black History Month Celebration, Part 1: Burleigh, Dvořák, and Hogan

Deep River by H. T. Burleigh, arr. for violin and piano

Adrianna Hulscher, violin and Karin McCullough, piano

Commentary – Introduction to H. T. Burleigh

Deep River by H. T. Burleigh (1866-1949)
Balm in Gilead by H. T. Burleigh
My Lord, What a Mornin’ by H. T. Burleigh

Ibidunni Ojikutu (guest), soprano and Joan Lundquist, piano

Southland Sketches for violin & piano by H. T. Burleigh (1866-1949)

1. Andante
2. Adagio ma non troppo
3. Allegretto grazioso
4. Allegro

Andrew Kam, violin and Minju Kim, piano

Passionale Song Cycle by H. T. Burleigh (1866-1949)

1. Her Eyes, Twin Pools
2. Your Lips Are Wine
3. Your Eyes So Deep
4. The Glory of the Day Was in Her Face

Clarice Alfonso, soprano and Karin McCullough, piano

From the Southland by H. T. Burleigh (1866-1949)

1. Through Moanin’ Pines
2. The Frolic
3. In De Col’ Moonlight
4. A Jubilee
5. On Bended Knees
6. A New Hidin’ Place

Karin McCullough, piano

Commentary – Introduction to Dvořák & Moses Hogan

“Largo” from New World Symphony by Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), arr. for violin and piano

Adrianna Hulscher, violin and Karin McCullough, piano

Give Me Jesus by Moses Hogan (1957-2003)

Ibidunni Ojikutu (guest), soprano and Joan Lundquist, piano

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February artist bios

 

LIVESTREAM: “Raise a Glass” and “With Love from…”

Raise a Glass

Il segreto per esser felici from Lucrezia Borgia by Donizetti

Ah quel diner from La Perichole by Offenbach

3 Songs by Roger Quilter:
1. Drink to me only with thine eyes
2. Dream Valley
3. Fill a glass with golden wine

Romanze (Emmy’s Aria) from Der Vampyr by Marschner

Chacun a son gout from Die Fledermaus by Strauss

Java Jive by Oakland and Drake

Katie Stevenson, mezzo-soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

With Love from…
Austria: Sonata quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, #1, 1st movement, in c# minor, dedicated to the “Immortal Beloved” Contessina Giulietta Guicciardi (1801) by Ludwig v. Beethoven
Germany: Romanze, Op. 28, #2, in F# Major, from Drei Romanzen, a Christmas present to his fiancée Clara Wieck (1839) by Robert Schumann
Spain: Granada (Serenata), from Suite Espanola, Op. 47, #1, in F Major (1886) by Isaac Albeniz
Russia: Etude, Op. 2, #1, in c# minor (1887) by Alexander Scriabin
Germany/Austria: Romance, Op. 118, #5, in F Major (1895) by Johannes Brahms
Norway: At Your Feet, from Lyric Pieces, Op. 68, #3, in D major (1901) by Edvard Grieg
Hungary: An Ada, Op. 13, #2, in d minor, from Winter Rounds, dedicated to Ada Thomas (1905) by Erno Dohnanyi
France: La fille aux cheveux de lin, Prelude VIII, in G flat Major, from Preludes Book One, dedicated to his mistress Marie-Blanche Vasnier (1910) by Claude Debussy
Argentina: Danza de la moza donosa, in a minor, from Danzas Argentinas, dedicated to Emilia L. Stahlberg (1937) by Alberto Ginastera
USA: Prelude to a Kiss (1938) by Duke Ellington

Karin McCullough, piano

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February artist bios