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The Music of Maurice Ravel

The Music of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Sonatine for piano

Katie O’Rourke, piano

Cinq mélodies populaires grecques (Five popular greek melodies), for voice and piano

Tiina Ritalahti, soprano    Katie O’Rourke, piano

Introduction and Allegro for Harp, String Quartet, Flute and Clarinet  by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Nicole Chang, harp (guest artist)
Kathy Zufall and Ann Rackl, violins     Janice Gockel, viola     Frances Walton, cello
Carol Wollenberg, flute and Julie Buetow, clarinet

 

Vocal music by Strauss and Rachmaninoff, piano music by Scarlatti, Turina and Chopin

Songs by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
In the Silent Night, Op. 4 No. 3
 Believe It or Not, Op. 14, No.7
A Dream, Op. 8, No. 5
Songs by Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
“Epheu” from Madchenblumen, Op. 22, No. 3
Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27, No. 3
Freundliche Vision, Op. 48, No.1

Malya Muth, soprano and Johanna Mastenbrook, piano

Sonata in E major, K. 380 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Zambra, Opus 55, No.1 by Joaquín Turina(1882-1949)
Nocturne in c minor, Opus 48, No.1 by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Lucy Wenger, piano

Original works for guitar by Hilary Field and Histoires Naturelles by Ravel

Original Works composed and performed by Hilary Field, guitar

Cantilena

Donzella: Fantasia on a Sephardic Lullaby Hilary Field

 

Oda a la Esperanza (Ode to Hope) (based on the poem “Oda a la Esperanza” by Pablo Neruda)

Esperanza (Hope)
Todo será cumplido (Everything will be fulfilled)

Histoires Naturelles (Natural history) by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

  1. Le paon (The peacock)
  2. Le grillon (The cricket)
  3. Le cygne (The swan)
  4. Le martin-pêcheur (The kingfisher)
  5. La pintade  (The guinea‑fowl)

Selections from Cabaret Songs by William Bolcom (b. 1938)
Amor 
George

Dawn Padula, mezzo soprano and Joan Lundquist, piano

 

Art of the Piano: Darkness and Light

The sixth Annual Art of the Piano presents:
Darkness and Light

A solo piano showcase complementing the current SAM Gallery exhibit, Darks and Lights.

 “The artists in this show contrast darks and lights as autumn turns to winter. Nature’s cycles, retreating to our roots, and finding home are all explored by our premier Northwest artists.” (quoted from the SAM Website description)  The SAM Gallery is free today. We invite you to explore the exhibit Darks and Lights after you experience this musical journey and share the magical connection that can exist between the visual and performing arts.

The Seasons, Op. 37a by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), “October” and “November”

Valentina Rodov, piano

Winterreigen (Winter Rounds) Op.13, by Ernő Dohnányi (1877 – 1960) – selections

Karin McCullough, piano

 

Ondine                                                               Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
La Cathédrale Engloutie (The Engulfed Cathedral)

Lucy Wenger, piano

Goyescas, Op. 11, subtitled Los majos enamorados (The Gallants in Love) by Enrique Granados (1867 – 1916)

El Amor y la muerte (Balada) (Ballad of Love and Death)

Geisa Dutra, piano

The Life and Works of Claude Debussy

EARLY PERIOD – Introduction, Midge bowman

Nuits d’etoiles (1880)
Romance
Two Arabesques, No. 1 (1888-91)
Suite Bergamasque, Clair de lune (1890)

MIDDLE PERIOD – introduction, midge bowman

La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Fetes galantes, No. 2 Le Faune  (1904) and No. 3 Colloque Sentimental
La Cathédrale Engloutie (The Engulfed Cathedral) (1910)
Children’s Corner, No. 6 Golliwogg’s Cakewalk (1906)

LATE PERIOD – introduction, midge bowman

Bruyères(Heaths) Book II, Prélude No. 5 (1913)
Ondine (Mermaid) Book II, Prélude No. 8(1913)
Sonata for Cello and piano, First movement (1915)

Ya-Li Lee and Susan Strick, sopranos
Kathryn Vinson, mezzo soprano
Lucy Wenger and Karin McCullough, piano
Terry Cook, cello