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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


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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’)

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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

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Rush Hour Concerts - Intimate Letters

Chen String Quartet
Robert Chen and Laura Park Chen, violins
Beatrice Chen, viola
Noah Chen, cello

Joshua Graham, percussion

Osvaldo Golijov (b. 1960) - Mariel for cello and marimba (1999) (11')

Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964) - New Work for Chen String Quartet and Josh Graham, Percussion (2025) (9') *World Premiere

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) - String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters" (1928) (24')
I. Andante
II. Adagio
III. Moderato
IV. Allegro

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Rush Hour Concerts - Ars Musica Chicago

Hannah De Priest, soprano
Isabelle Seula Lee, violin
Ana Kim, cello
Brandon Acker, archlute
Jason J. Moy, harpsichord

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) - Lungi dal vago volto, RV 680 (13’)

Alessandro Stradella (1643-1682) - Sinfonia in D Minor (7’)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)- “Amarti sì vorrei” from Teseo, HWV 9 (5’)

Giuseppe Clemente Dall’Abaco (1710-1805) - Cello Sonata in D Minor, ABV 35 (11’)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - “Oh, that I on wings could rise”, from Theodora, HWV 68 (1750) (4’)


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Rush Hour Concerts - Clarinet Quintets

Susan Warner, clarinet
Cornelius Chiu and Kozue Funakoshi, violins
YouMing Chen, viola
Dan Katz, cello

Ruth Gipps (1921-1999) - Rhapsody, op. 23 (1942) (10')

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Clarinet Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 (1789) (30')
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Menuetto
IV. Allegretto con variazioni

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Rush Hour Concerts - Grant Park Music Festival String Fellows

Javier F. Torres-Delgado, violin
Maria Gabriela Mendez Martinez, violin
Joshua Thaver, viola
Manuel Papale, cello

Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen; arr. Danish String Quartet - Shine You No More (2017) (4’)

Arturo Marquez (b. 1950) - Homenaje a Gismonti (1993) (8’)

Stacy Garrop (b. 1969) - Ribbons of Steel (2025) (4’)

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) - String Quartet in F major, M. 35 (1903) (31’)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Assez vif, très rythmé
III. Très lent
IV. Vif et agité

Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967); arr. Paul Chihara - Take the “A” train (1939) (4’)

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Rush Hour Concerts - Summer Shimmers

Emma Gerstein, Flute
Kevin Pearl, Oboe
Jay Shankar, Clarinet
William Buchman, Bassoon
Alexander Love, Horn
Marta Aznavoorian, piano

Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962) - Summer Shimmers (2004) (6’)

Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907) - Sextet for Piano and Woodwind Quintet, Op. 6 (1888) (26’)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Larghetto
III. Gavotte. Andante, quasi Allegretto
IV. Finale. Molto vivace

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Rush Hour Concerts - Music for flute, viola and piano

Timothy Hagen, flute
Wilfred Farquharson, viola
Christopher Guzman, piano
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986): Prélude, Récitatif, et Variations (1928) (13’)

Eduardo Angulo (b. 1954): Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Piano (2007) (10’)

Leo Sowerby (1895-1968): Trio for Flute, Viola, and Piano, H. 149 (1919) (22’)
I. Wayward, Dreamily
II. Brisk and Pert
III. Slowly, in a Lyrical Vein
IV. Fast and Light

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