Category: Glimmerglass

2024 August Performances by Musicians in Otsego County

  • August 4: Fenimore String Quartet at the Star Theatre, 7:30 pm
  • August 11: Ensembles Large and Small at the Star Theatre, 7:30 pm
  • August 12: Florence High Chamber Music at Pierstown Grange, 7:30 pm

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Aug 6: Fenimore String Quartet & Friends

Cherry Valley Star Theatre: Artworks Concert Series

  • August 6, 2022, 7:30 pm
  • Star Theater, 44 Main St., Cherry Valley, NY
  • Admission: $20. Click here to purchase tickets.
  • Works by Felix Mendelssohn and Max Bruch

The Fenimore String Quartet and Friends

  • Ruotao Mao, violin
  • Robyn Quinnett, violin
  • Amy Tompkins, viola
  • Ruth Berry, cello

Guest artists:

  • Sasha Margolis, Debrah Devine, violins
  • Angelika Teng, viola, Jon Pascolini, double-bass

The Fenimore Quartet blends the experience of seasoned chamber players with the richness of long friendships to create a perfect backdrop for the exciting musical collaborations which are fast becoming an eagerly awaited summer treat at the Cherry Valley New York Artworks Concert Series and the surrounding area communities in beautiful upstate New York.

Program

String Quartet No. 6 in f minor, Op. posth. 80
I. Allegro vivace assai
II. Allegro assai
III. Adagio
IV. Finale: Allegro molto		Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
String Octet in B-flat Major, op. posthumous
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio
III. Allegro molto		Max Bruch (1838–1920)

There are some interesting facts about this combination of pieces and composers in tonight’s program:

Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in f minor was written in 1847 and Bruch’s String Octet in B-flat Major for 4 violins, 2 violas, cello and double-bass was written in 1920. Both works are the final major works of their composers. However, the quartet was published in1848, a year after Mendelssohn’s death, and the octet was not published until 1996. It is believed that Mendelssohn wrote this quartet as an homage to his sister, Fanny Mendelssohn, who died earlier that year. Coincidentally, Bruch’s wife, Clara, died the year before he composed the octet. The choice of somber E-flat minor for the second movement seems to reflect his emotions toward his recent loss.

One often finds Mendelssohn and Bruch paired in a compact disc featuring their violin concertos. And if a string octet is featured in a program, most of the time it would be the famous Mendelssohn Octet. Tonight, we will feature the same two composers but with a Mendelssohn Quartet and the Bruch Octet.

Mendelssohn’s string quartet in f minor is filled with high intensified passion and fire which is rarely found in his earlier works. The first movement is characterized by tremolo-like sixteenth notes throughout the movement. The second movement is a scherzo in form, but it, too, is highly dramatic with rhythmical complexities (the outer sections) and clashing of contrasting characters (the middle section). The third movement is a beautiful, heart-felt Adagio followed by a stormy and almost angry final movement characterized by syncopated rhythm in the main theme.

Bruch’s Octet is in three movements, much like Mozarts’s Divertimentos but on a larger scale. The first movement opens with a gorgeously lyrical viola solo, and that lyrical character carries through the whole movement even during highly dramatic sections. The second movement is in a darker key, E-flat minor. It opens with a march-like motiv which becomes the accompaniment figure under a first violin melody. The middle section is marked “Andante con molto di moto” (leisure speed with a lot of motion) and has been called “the highlight of the work” by some critics. The final movement combines characters of playful, noble (2nd theme on the cello) and triumphant. The playfulness gives one a balanced sense of scherzo which is “missing” in the work. Overall, it’s a top level masterpiece which was relatively unknown and seldom performed before its first publication just 27 years ago.

(Program Notes by Ruotao Mao)

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Aug 14: Cherry Valley ArtWorks

Cherry Valley ArtWorks
Presents
Ensembles Small and Large
Musicians of the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra

  • August 14, 2022, 7:30 pm
  • Star Theatre, 44 Main St. Cherry Valley, NY 13320
  • Admission is $10

Program

Intrada (1972) Walter Ross (1936-2021)
Suite for Trombone Quartet, Op. 82
1) Intrada
2) Lied
3) Dans
4) Final		 Flor Peeters (1903-1986)
No More Blues Antonio Jobim (1927-1994)
The Glimmerglass Trombone Quartet:
Greg Spiridopoulos, Dan Martin, Gillian Kearney, Frank Meredith
Sonata for Two Clarinets FP 7 (1918)
I. Presto
II. Andante
III. Vif		 Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Pascal Archer, Phillip Solomon – clarinets
Sonata for Snare Drum and Violin J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Matthew McClung – snare drum, Sasha Margolis – violin
Flute Quintet in A minor Op. 51, No. 3
I. Allegro con fuoco
III. Adagio sostenuto
IV. Finale		 Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832)
Xue Su – flute, Fritz Krakowski – violin, Jeannine Fancher, Mailtin Zhezha – violas,
Ruth Berry – cello
Intermission
Power of the Dog/The Joke Jonny Greenwood (b. 1971) /
Brandi Carlisle (b. 1981), arranged by Steve Sherrill
Ruth Berry, Lucas Button, Daniel Miller, Francesca Vanasco – cellos
Six-Pack for solo tuba (2007)
I. Blowing Off Steam
II. Discotheque
III. Melancholy
IV. Angry
V. Inebriated
VI. Invincible		 James Meador
Josh Davis – tuba
Bohemian Café Stacey Garrop (b. 1969)
Linda Greene, Xue Su – flutes, Pascal Archer – clarinet, Ian Morin – bassoon,
Joshua Michal – French horn, David Irvin – bass

 

Aug 15: The Pierstown Grange

The Pierstown Grange
Presents
The Florence High Chamber Music Concert
Muscians of the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and Guests

Pierstown Grange, Cooperstown, NY

Florence High (1912-2002) graduated from Radcliffe College in 1934 and played cello with the Elizabeth Philharmonic, Westfield Symphony Orchestra and Florence Symphony Orchestra. She enjoyed playing cello and flute with many chamber groups; in addition, she attended the Metropolitan Opera weekly, sitting in the last row of the upper balcony at the old Met. Ms. High spent her summers on the lake at Cooperstown and was a dedicated member of the Pierstown Grange. This Grange event honors the memory of a devoted music lover and community member.

  • August 15, 2022, 7:30 pm
  • Pierstown Grange, 137 Wedderspoon Rd, Cooperstown, NY 13326 (click here for directions)
  • Admission is free

Program

Sonata St. Marc
I. Grave-Adagio
II. Allegro
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro		 Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)
arranged by Don Batchelder
Don Batchelder – trumpet, Fritz Krakowski, Julie Signitzer – violins, DeeDee Fancher – viola, Ruth Berry – cello, Jon Pascolini – bass, Michelle Papenfuss – keyboard
Sonata for Two Clarinets FP 7 (1918)
I. Presto
II. Andante
III. Vif		 Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Pascal Archer, Phillip Solomon – clarinets
Sonata for Snare Drum and Violin J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Matthew McClung – snare drum, Sasha Margolis – violin
Bohemian Café (2019) Stacey Garrop (b. 1969)
Linda Greene, Xue Su – flutes, Pascal Archer – clarinet, Ian Morin – bassoon, Joshua Michal – French horn, David Irvin – bass
Intermission
Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007
Sarabande
Courante		 J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Mark Timmerman – contrabassoon
Six-Pack for solo tuba (2007)
I. Blowing Off Steam
II. Discotheque
III. Melancholy
IV. Angry
V. Inebriated
VI. Invincible		 James Meador
Josh Davis – tuba
Bassoon Concerto
III. Rondo		 Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Ian Morin – bassoon, Michelle Papenfuss – keyboard
Violin Sonata Op. 18
I. Allegro, ma non troppo		 Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Ruotao Mao – violin, Dima Glivinskiy – keyboard

The 2022 Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival

The Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF),

AFM Local 443, and 443 Concerted Works, Inc.

Announce

The 2022 Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival:

Admission-free Musical Events by professional musicians

At the Meadow Links Golf Pavilion,

 in Otsego County, NY

Oneonta NY, July 5 2022 — The recording industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) and AFM Local 443 jointly announced today that admission-free, live musical performances will take place again in Otsego County, NY to celebrate live music performances by professional musicians as part of the Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival at the Meadow Links Golf Pavilion in Richfield Springs, NY.
476 County Rd. 27, Richfield Springs, NY 13439.

The public is invited to attend these free events in person. All performances are Monday evenings, 7:00-8:15pm (and sometimes later). There is ample parking. All concerts are family-friendly, casual and take place rain or shine. People are encouraged to bring a lawn chair (chairs are also available), a blanket, or stay in their cars with the windows rolled down! Dogs are welcome if on a leash.
In the event of inclement weather the performances take place in the well-ventilated pavilion (and can still be heard by the folks who prefer to stay in their cars!). The beautiful grounds of Meadow Links and the design of the pavilion are the perfect setting and natural acoustic for the sound waves of live music.

The following events are planned:

July 11: Brian Murphy and Jeff Ruzich: Classic Rock
July 18: Dan Sales Jazz Trio
July 25: Hartwick College Jazz Trio
August 1: Glimmerglass Trombone Trio
August 8 John O’ Connor; original songs and ballads
August 15: Aaron Brask and The Old Masters; classic and original jazz
August 22: Bill Scranton and Jeff Ruzich; jazz/pop
August 29: Lauren Mettler: classic and original folk

These live, admission-free community performances are funded in part by grants from the MPTF and have been coordinated through the efforts of the AFM Local 443 (a member of the American Federation of Musicians),443 Concerted Works, Inc. (a charitable not for profit), and the Meadow Links Golf Course.

The Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival was co-founded in the spring of 2021 by Ruth Berry (President of AFM Local 443 and professional cellist with the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and other arts organizations) and her fellow AFM member, the late Richard Daley (who was at the time Director of Golf at Meadow Links). The series was created to support professional musicians, to share with the community the beauty of live music and the grounds of Meadow Links, and to honor the life and legacy of Tom Hovey (the all-around amazing athlete and Richfield Springs citizen).

About the AFM Local 443: The Oneonta Musicians Association is a labor union whose object is to unite the musical profession, to elevate, regulate, and improve the interest and condition of the profession through collective bargaining, the enforcement of good faith and fair dealing between its members, adherence to union principles, and by establishing minimum procedures and pay for their professional services.

About the MPTF: The Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) is a nonprofit public service organization whose mission is to support admission-free, live events performed by professional musicians throughout the United States and Canada. Established more than 70 years ago, the MPTF is funded by music companies including Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. Interested parties may call (212) 391-3950.

About 443 Concerted Works, Inc: 443 Concerted Works, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization that was created as an affiliate for American Federation of Musicians Local 443. It is the vigorous fundraising arm for AFM Local 443. One of its primary missions is to provide opportunities for all people to come together to enjoy music-making by and alongside our region’s professional musicians to foster the principle that communities who join together with the immediate goal of lifting up the community are lifting up our humanity. To learn more and to offer support please send email , call 607-432-4026, write to 443 Concerted Works P.O. Box 48 Oneonta, New York 13820.

About Meadow Links: Meadow Links is a scenic and challenging 18 hole executive length golf course, set in the hills above historic Otsego Lake. They are located about 8 miles from Cooperstown, New York, on Allen’s Lake Road, between U.S. Route 20, Richfield Springs and New York State Route 80, Otsego Lake. Adjacent to the course is their events pavilion and sand volleyball court. The pavilion and court are available for picnics, parties, reunions, etc. on a daily rental basis, and is the site for the Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival.

Aug 7: Fenimore String Quartet

Cherry Valley Star Theatre: Artworks Concert Series

  • August 7, 2022, 7:30 pm
  • Star Theater, 44 Main St., Cherry Valley, NY
  • Admission: $20 general public, $15 Glimmerglass staff
  • Works by Mozart and Beethoven

The Fenimore String Quartet

  • Ruotao Mao, violin
  • Jennifer Myers, violin
  • Amy Tompkins, viola
  • Ruth Berry, cello

The Fenimore Quartet blends the experience of seasoned chamber players with the richness of long friendships to create a perfect backdrop for the exciting musical collaborations which are fast becoming an eagerly awaited summer treat at the Cherry Valley New York Artworks Concert Series and the surrounding area communities in beautiful upstate New York.

Program

String Quartet in C Major, K.465 (“Dissonance”)
I. Adagio – Allegro
II. Andante cantabile
III. Menuetto: Allegro
IV. Allegro molto		 W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
 String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.74 (“Harp”)
I. Poco Adagio – Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Presto – Piu presto quasi prestissimo – Tempo primo – Piu presto quasi prestissimo – Tempo primo
IV. Allegretto con Variazioni		 L. v. Beethoven (1770-1827)

Mozart’s String Quartet in C Major is written in 1785 as a part of his six string quartet set dedicated to Joseph Haydn. Haydn (1732-1809), being considered “the father of string quartet”, praised these six quartets highly. It gained the nickname “Dissonance” due to the noticeably dissonant harmonic tension in the open Adagio. In particular, the very first note of the first violin, an A-natural, against the A-flat on the viola just prior to it (and then the same repeated in the next phrase a step lower).

Beethoven’s String Quartet in E-flat Major in 1809, during a period when he was seeking more innovative ideas and individuality in his composition(he just wrote the famous, now some considered as his trademark Fifth Symphony the year before). It gained the nickname “harp” due to the characteristic “pizzicato”(pluck the string) sections in the allegro part of the first movement, in which the arpeggiated pizzicato notes offer a reminiscent of the plucking of a harp.

The two masterpieces featured tonight were written 24 years apart. It is fascinating to see(and hear) what Beethoven had inherited and developed from the traditions set by Haydn and Mozart. It is also interesting to compare these two side by side:

First movement: Both works have a slow introduction which contains basic motives for the coming Allegro section. Both Allegro section feels like a relief from the tension built in the introduction section. Mozart ends the first movement softly after “tricking” us that it will end strongly. Beethoven did the opposite: when it about to end in pp(very quietly), he continues to ppp(extremely quietly) – also a “trick”, before building it to an explosive coda(ending section) full of energy and vitality where he combines the “harp” figure and the main theme.

Second movement: Even though Beethoven does not have “cantabile”(song-like) in the title, he marked “cantabile” in the beginning of the first violin line. In fact, the second movement of both works is a heart-felt song throughout.

Third movement: Mozart’s minuet-trio-minuet follows the more traditional route of a typical classical third movement of the quartet or symphony. Beethoven’s is more like a scherzo(a joke) and extended to scherzo-trio-scherzo-trio-scherzo, in which the last scherzo section is repeated mostly quietly and connects to the next movement without a break. Interestingly, Mozart uses C major for the main section and C minor for the trio section, Beethoven did the opposite: C minor for the scherzo section and C Major for the trio section.

Fourth movement: Mozart chose a playful rondo as the form and Beethoven chose a simple Theme and Variation form. Both are very traditional in writing. Noticeably, Beethoven’s second movement is also a rondo but with variations on the main theme each time it comes back(an innovation of combining the two forms). Opposite of the first movement, Mozart ends the fourth movement strongly after a brief quiet moment while Beethoven ends this movement with two quiet chords after a long build-up to ff (very loud),

Both works, as all masterpieces, reflect great qualities of life(more clearly with each movement respectively in the Beethoven): Vitality, Heart, Innovation and Simplicity.

(Program Notes by Ruotao Mao)

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Ruotao Mao, Jennifer Myers, Amy Tompkins and Ruth Berry

2022 August Performances by Musicians in Otsego County

Concerts at Meadow Links and the Pierstown Grange are free admission.

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Aug 21: Glimmerglass Musicians

Hyde Hall Chamber Music Concert

After Her: songs, chamber music, readings by Clara and Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms

  • August 21, 2019, 5:30 pm
  • artists of the Glimmerglass Festival and guests
  • Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326
  • Admission: $20 general public, $18 Glimmerglass Employees, $15 Seniors, free under age 18; click here for tickets or call (607) 547-5098

Hiromi Fukuda, piano
Wynn Harmon, actor
Ellen Jackson, director
Katherine Maysek, mezzo-soprano
Heather Wittels, violin and Artistic Director

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Aug 18: Fenimore String Quartet

Cherry Valley Star Theatre: Artworks Concert Series

  • August 18, 2019, 7:30 pm
  • Star Theater, 44 Main St., Cherry Valley, NY
  • Admission: $20 general public, $15 Artworks members
  • “Spirited” works by Beethoven, Schubert and Bolcom

The Fenimore String Quartet

  • Ruotao Mao, violin I
  • Jennifer Reuning Myers, violin II
  • Joseph Lorang, viola
  • Ruth Berry, cello

The Fenimore Quartet blends the experience of seasoned chamber players with the richness of long friendships to create a perfect backdrop for the exciting musical collaborations which are fast becoming an eagerly awaited summer treat at the Cherry Valley New York Artworks Concert Series and the surrounding area communities in beautiful upstate New York.

Ruotao Mao, Joseph Lorang, Ruth Berry, Jennifer Reuning Myers

Guest Artists

  • Dmitry Glivinskiy, piano

Program

Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in D Major, Op.70, No.1 (“Ghost”)
I. Allegro vivace e con brio
II. Largo assai ed espressivo
III. Presto		 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
   
Intermission  
   
String Quartet in d minor, D.810 (“Death and The Maiden”)
I. Allegro
II. Andante con moto
III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
IV. Presto		 Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

“Graceful Ghost” Rag (arranged for string quartet by Bolcom)

 William Bolcom (b. 1938)

Musician Biographies

Ruotao Mao, violin I

Ruotao is an active soloist, chamber musician and the concertmaster of the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra. His playing was described by The Classical New Jersey as “virtuoso display of world-class magnitude.” and “the level of playing has reached far beyond mere technical competence.” A native of Beijing, China, Ruotao graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music with “distinction in performance” award. He earned his Master Degree in Music from the Mason Gross School of the Arts where he studied under violinist Arnold Steinhardt of the Guarneri String Quartet. He also studied with Dorothy Delay, Paul Kantor and Masuko Ushioda. As a chamber musician, Ruotao is one of the founding members of the former Beijing Piano Quartet, winner of “Artists International Chamber Music Series” (with appearances in Weill Hall of Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center), the highly acclaimed Amabile String Quartet (the quartet-in-residence at Rutgers University from 2000 – 2001), and the Fenimore String Quartet. As a soloist, he appeared with orchestras such as the Jupiter Symphony, NEC Symphony, Corelliard Chamber Orchestra, the Brunswick Symphony Orchestra, Riverside Symphonia, Edison Symphony, the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Bay-Atlantic Symphony, Arcadian Symphony Orchestra and Rutgers University Orchestra among many others. In 2004, Ruotao premiered a violin concerto by Ernie Stires in Stern Auditorium of Carnegie Hall. He had performance tours in Korea and Colombia, South America. He performed on WNYC, WETS and WDVR-FM broadcasts and is a recording artist for the CRI and Beijing Broadcast labels. Ruotao also serves as the concertmaster of the Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, Riverside Symphonia, the Bay-Atlantic Symphony and Edison Symphony Orchestra, in addition to his positions of violin and viola faculty at The College of New Jersey and Princeton University.

Jennifer Reuning Myers, violin II

A native of Ithaca, NY, Jennifer performs with the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and several regional chamber music ensembles; she has also performed regularly with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. As a member of the Catskill Chamber Players, she worked with composers Lou Harrison, Henry Brant, Virgil Thomson and George Crumb, and performed the New York premiere of Henry Cowell’s Trio for flute, violin and harp at Weill Recital Hall. Jennifer studied with Raphael Bronstein and Charles Treger at the Hartt School of Music and received her Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College where she studied with Linda Case. As the daughter of two of the first Suzuki violin teachers in this country, Jennifer was fortunate as a youngster to have participated in classes led by Shinichi Suzuki. She now maintains a private Suzuki studio at 171 Cedar Arts in Corning, NY and teaches at Ithaca Talent Education School, in Ithaca, NY. Jennifer is also a licensed massage therapist and has a special interest in working with musicians.

Joseph Lorang, viola

Joseph joined the violin section of the Glimmerglass Orchestra in 2019. He previously performed in other summer festivals such as Aspen Music Festival, Britt Festival, Pacific Music Festival, and Sarasota Music Festival. He has served as concertmaster of several orchestras including the USC Thornton Symphony, Seattle Youth Symphony, Marrowstone Festival Orchestra, Santa Monica Symphony, and Vancouver Symphony Orchestral Institute, and as Principal Second Violin in the inaugural season of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the USA. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California where he studied with Martin Chalifour, and is currently pursuing his Master’s degree at the New England Conservatory with Ayano Ninomiya. He previously studied in the Coleman violin studio in Seattle with Simon James, Jan Coleman, and pianist Hiro David. As a conductor, he has participated in Atlantic Music Festival’s conducting program and served as Music Director of the Concerto Chamber Orchestra at USC. As a violist, he has performed chamber works such as the Kodaly Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, and the Franck Piano Quintet.

Ruth Berry, cello

Ruth recently moved back to her home town of Hamilton, NY after living in Augusta, GA for many years (where she worked as principal cello of the Augusta Opera and Symphony, and served as an artist in residence at Georgia Southern University). Since 1986, Ruth performs during the summers with the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra–and when not in the orchestra pit lives in her historic and award-winning Kitt Shipman Memorial Chapel in Springfield Center, NY. During the “off summer” months, Ruth travels regularly to perform for arts organizations throughout the SouthEastern USA. Ruth went to college at Boston University (where she studied cello with Leslie Parnas and received the Edwin E. Stein Award for Excellence in the Arts). Her graduate degree and studies at Cornell University were in musicology, analytical techniques and performance practice. Ruth is currently working on a degree in Labor Studies from the Cornell School of Industrial Labor Relations.

Dmitry Glivinskiy, piano

Dmitry is a Ukrainian vocal coach and conductor. He is a 2019 Glimmerglass Festival Young Artist and serves as pianist and coach. He is a graduate of Mannes College of Music and of the Peabody Institute where, among his teachers, were Genya Paley, Pavlina Dokovska, Boris Slutsky and Scott Jackson Wiley. Dmitry has worked with numerous opera companies as a répétiteur, coach and conductor. Most recently, he was on staff for the revival of Figaro 90210! on Broadway, conducted Eugene Onegin with Utopia Opera in NYC, was assistant conductor for OnSite Opera’s production of Ricky Ian Gordon’s “Morning Star” and returned to Chicago Summer Opera as music director for the company’s scenes program. He is currently on the faculty of Hofstra University as a vocal coach and was recently appointed as Music Director of the Opera Theater at Brooklyn College.

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Aug 12: Chamber Music from Members of Glimmerglass Orchestra

The Pierstown Grange Presents:

The Annual Florence High Memorial Chamber Music Concert

Pierstown Grange, Cooperstown, NY

Florence High (1912-2002) graduated from Radcliffe College in 1934 and played cello with the Elizabeth Philharmonic, Westfield Symphony Orchestra and Florence Symphony Orchestra. She enjoyed playing cello and flute with many chamber groups; in addition, she attended the Metropolitan Opera weekly, sitting in the last row of the upper balcony at the old Met. Ms. High spent her summers on the lake at Cooperstown and was a dedicated member of the Pierstown Grange. Her daughter, Sue Drake, is an active Pierstown Grange member; this concert honors the memories of devoted music lovers and community members Florence High and Sue’s husband, Donald Drake.

  • August 12, 2019, 7:30 pm
  • Chamber Music presented by members of the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra
  • Pierstown Grange, 137 Wedderspoon Rd, Cooperstown, NY 13326 (click here for directions)
  • Admission is free
  • This concert is in memory of Donald Drake, and will feature a performance of Puccini’s Chrysanthemums

Program

Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) SC 65 Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Ruotao Mao, Fritz Krakowski, Faina Agranov, Michael Cleveland, Joseph Lorang, Sasha Margolis, Cecee Pantikian, Esther Sanders, Ann-Marie B. Schwartz, Ubaldo Valli – violins
Katrina Smith, Emma Baker, Christine Ims, Alexandra Van de Geijn – violas
Ruth Berry, Jacqueline Stern – violoncellos; David Irvin, Jon Pascolini double bass
Joseph Colaneri- conductor
Three Furies for Solo Tuba
Fury 2 – very clean, gently inebriated, very clean
Fury 3 – relentless
James Grant (b.1954)
Brendan Ige, tuba
Iberique Peninsular Francois Rabbath (b. 1931)
Jon Pascolini, bass
Three Duets for two Violins and Piano
1.Prelude
2.Waltz
3.Polka 		Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Cecee Pantikian, Ruotao Mao, violins; Kirill Kuzmin, piano
   
INTERMISSION  
   
Music for Remy Lou Harrison (1917-2003)
Nancy Dimock, oboe; Bill Manley, percussion
Mládí (Youth) (1924)
I. Allegro
II. Andante soatenuto
III. Vivace
IV. Allegro animato		 Leos Janácek (1854-1928)
Yevgeny Faniuk, flute & piccolo; Eileen Whalen, oboe; Keri Ann Dibari, clarinet
Dan Wions, horn; Mark Timmerman, bassoon; Pascal Archer, bass clarinet

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