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William Suh, cello and Kyunga Lee, piano

Program

Florence Price (1887-1953) - Elfentanz (4')

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - Cello Sonata, L. 135 (1915) (10')
I. Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto
II. Sérénade: Modérément animé
III. Finale: Animé, léger et nerveux

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) - Les chemins de l’amour (1940) (3')

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) - Cello Sonata, FP 143 (1940-48; rev. 1953) (22')
I. Allegro: Tempo di Marcia
II. Cavatine
III. Ballabile
IV. Finale

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Han Chen, piano

Program

Florence Price (1887-1953) - Fantasie Nègre No. 1 in E minor (1929) (9’)

György Ligeti (1923-2006) - Musica ricercata (1951-1953) (26’)
I. Sostenuto / Misurato, stringendo poco a poco sin al prestissimo
II. Mesto, Parlando
III. Allegro con spirito
IV. Tempo di valse (poco animato)
V. Rubato. Lamentoso
VI. Allegro un poco capriccioso
VII. Con moto giusto
VIII. Vivace. Energico
IX. Adagio. Mesto (Béla Bartók in memoriam)
X. Vivace. Capriccioso
XI. Andante misurato e tranquillo (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi)

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) - Études-Tableaux Op. 39 No. 9 in D major (1916-1917) (4’)

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Zachary Brandon, violin and Sung Hoon Mo, piano

Program

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - Violin Sonata in G minor (1917) (13’)
I. Allegro vivo
II. Intermède: Fantasque et léger
III. Finale: Très animé

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) - Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13 (1876) (26’)
I. Allegro molto
II. Andante
III. Allegro vivo
IV. Allegro quasi presto

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Adia Evans, soprano and Michael Banwarth, piano

Program

Alfred Bachelet (1864-1944) - Chere nuit (1897) (6’)

Joseph Marx (1882-1964) - Two Songs (7’)
Nocturne (1911)
Hat dich die Liebe berührt (1908)

Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) - from Canti della lontananza (1961) (11’)
Gli amanti impossibili
Mattinata di neve
La lettera
Rassengnazione

H.T. Burleigh (1866-1949) - Among the Fuchsias from 5 Songs of Laurence Hope (1915) (3’)
Lori Laitman (b. 1955) - Tableau from Sable Pride (2013) (2’)
Leslie Adams (1932-2024) - Creole Girl from Nightsongs (1961) (3’)

Ricky Ian Gordon (b. 1956) - Joy (1995) (3’)

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Rush Hour Concerts - Season Finale: Wind Serenades

Katie Steele, Oboe 1
Ashley Ertz, Oboe 2
Trevor O'Riordan, Clarinet 1
Claire Werling, Clarinet 2
William Buchman, Bassoon 1
Liam Jackson, Bassoon 2
Susanna Gaunt, Horn 1
Abby Black, Horn 2
Emily Whittaker, Horn 3
Renee Vogen, Horn 4
Lindsey Sharpe, Cello
Olivia Reyes, Double Bass

Florence Price (1887-1953); arr. Ashley Ertz - Concert Overture No. 2 (1943) (14’)

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) - Serenade for Wind Instruments, Op. 44 (1878) (24’)
I. Moderato quasi marcia
II. Tempo di minuet
III. Andante con moto
IV. Finale. Allegro molto


Read more about Rush Hour Concerts and this program at:
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Robert Brooks Carlson, piano

Program

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) - Au Lac de Wallenstadt, S. 160, No. 2 (1855) (3’)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - From Preludes, Book 2 (1913) (7’)
I. Modéré (… Brouillards)
VIII. Scherzando (… Ondine)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1 (1853) (25’)
I. Allegro
II. Andante (nach einem altdeutschen Minneliede)
III. Allegro molto e con fuoco - Più mosso
IV. Allegro con fuoco - Presto non troppo ed agitato

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Rush Hour Concerts - Kaia Quartet

Victoria Moreira and Naomi Culp, violins
Susan Bengtson-Price, viola
Hope Decelle, cello

Efraín Amaya (b. 1959) - Angélica (1999) (6’)

Clarice Assad (b. 1978) - Canções da America (2022) (20’)
I. Dança
II. Choro- Canção
III. Tango
IV. Intermezzo
V. Melodia Andina
VI. Purahéi

Amos Gillespie (b. 1980) - Shadow Effect (2024) (12’)

Sonia Morales-Matos (b. 1961) - Divertimento Caribeño No. 3 (9’)

Read more about Rush Hour Concerts and this program at:
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Seoyun Baek piano
Program

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 (1821) (21’)
I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
II. Allegro molto
III. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) – Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 (1896) (18’)
I. Andantino
V. Adagio sostenuto
VI. Maestoso

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Rush Hour Concerts - Merida Trio

Charlene Kluegel, violin
Jean Hatmaker, cello
Katherine Petersen, piano

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 28 (1812) (10')

Mel Bonis (1858-1937) - Soir et Matin for Piano Trio, Op. 76 (1907) (9’)
I. Soir
II. Matin

Arno Babadjanian (1921-1983) - Piano Trio in f-sharp minor (1952) (22')
I. Largo - Allegro espressivo
II. Andante
III. Allegro vivace

Read more about Rush Hour Concerts and this program at:
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