2010 Festival Schedule

Thursday July 29 - August 7, 2010

Methow Music Chamber Music Festival

Thursday July 29, 9:30 am
Open rehearsal for the evening program. Come see the artists hash it out!

Thursday, July 29 7:30 pm
Pre-Concert Recital, 6:30pm
Stephen Beus, piano
Program TBA from stage

Main Concert:

Alexina Louie, I Leap Through the Sky with Stars
Christopher Hahn

Henri Vieuxtemps, Elégie for viola & piano, Op. 30
Mara Gearman, Christopher Hahn

Amy Beach, Quartet for Strings In One Movement, Op.89
Yuri Namkung, Jing Wang, Mara Gearman, Kevin Krentz

Richard Strauss, String Sextet from the opera "Capriccio", Op. 85
Yuri Namkung, Simon James, Neil Miskey, Mara Gearman, Jonathan Lewis, Kevin Krentz

Intermission

Antonin Dvorak, Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.81 Jing Wang, Simon James, Neil Miskey, Jonathan Lewis, Stephen Beus


Saturday, July 31st, 9:30 am, Festival Barn
Open rehearsal for the evening program. Come see the artists hash it out!

Saturday, July 31 7:30 pm

Pre-Concert Lecture, 6:30,   with George Shangrow                                                                                    "American Classical Music: 4 Eras"

Main Concert:

W. A. Mozart, Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K. 304                                                                                      Jing Wang, Christopher Hahn

Leon Kirchner, For Cello Solo                                                                                                                            Jonathan Lewis

Jean Sibelius, String Quartet in D minor (“Voces Intimae” ), Op. 56                                                       Simon James, Jing Wang, Mara Gearman, Jonathan Lewis

Intermission

Felix Mendelssohn, Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49                                                                                             Yuri Namkung, Kevin Krentz, Stephen Beus


Monday, August 2, 6:00 pm, Old Schoolhouse Brewery, Winthrop                                   Student Quartet Presentation.


Monday, August 2nd, 7:00 pm, Twisp River Pub
Open Rehearsal for Tuesday night's program. Come have a drink and hear and see the artists hash it out!

Tuesday, August 3rd, 9:30 am, Festival Barn
Open rehearsal for the evening program. Come see the artists hash it out!

Tuesday, August 3rd, 7:30 pm

Ludwig v. Beethoven, from Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 3 in A major, Op. 69                                   Nicholas Canellakis and Christopher Hahn

Samuel Barber, Dover Beach, String Quartet and Baritone                                                                     Eugenia Choi, Simon James, Mara Gearman, Nicholas Canellakis

Dmitri Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, op. 110                                                                     Artur Girsky, Yuri Namkung, Mara Gearman, Kevin Krentz

Intermission

Antonio Vivaldi Four Seasons with the Festival Chamber Orchestra                                                         Artur Girsky-Spring, Yuri Namkung- Summer, Marie Rossano- Fall, Eugenia Choi- Winter

 


Wednesday, August 4th, 7:00 pm.  Sun Mountain Lodge                                            Informal Presentation by Student Quartets.


Thursday,  August 5th, 6:00 pm  Arrowleaf Bistro, Winthrop                           Informal Presentation by Student Quartets.


Friday, August 6th, 9:30 am, Festival Barn
Open rehearsal for the evening program. Come see the artists hash it out!


Friday, August 6th, 4pm, Festival Barn Community Concert, by donation
Chamber music performances by the young performers at the Pipestone Institute Camp and the high school aged, Festival Music Camp.


Friday, August 6th, 7:30 pm

Pre-Concert Lecture, 6:30,   with Lynette Westendorf
"American Classical Music: 4 Eras"

Main Concert:

Camille St. Saens, from Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75 III and IV
Eugenia Choi and Christopher Hahn

Sergei Taneyev, from String Trio (1913), Variations                                                                                      Artur Girsky, Sayaka Kokubo, Nicholas Canellakis

W. A. Mozart, Quartet for Bassoon, Violin, Viola, Cello K. 370                                                                      Martin Kuuskmann, Artur Girsky, Sayaka Kokubo, Nicholas Canellakis

Paul Schoenfeld, Café Music                                                                                                                           Eugenia Choi, Kevin Krentz, Craig Sheppard

Intermission

Antonin Dvorak, String Sextet in A major, Op.48                                                                                               Yuri Namkung, Artur Girsky, Mara Gearman, Sayaka Kokubo, Nicholas Canellakis, Kevin Krentz


Saturday, August 7th, 9:30 am, Festival Barn
Open rehearsal for the evening program. Come see the artists hash it out!


Saturday, August 7th, 7:30 pm

Emerging Artists Concert, 6:00 pm
Come see inspiring performances by our young Festival Music Camp soloists

Main Concert:

Maurice Ravel, Sonata for Violin and Cello
Yuri Namkung and Nicholas Canellakis

W. A. Mozart, Sonata in B flat, K292, for bassoon and violoncello
Martin Kuuskmann and Kevin Krentz

Daniel Schnyder, Zoom In
Simon James, Eugenia Choi, Mara Gearman, Nicholas Canellakis, Martin Kuuskmann

Intermission

Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
Eugenia Choi, Mara Gearman, Kevin Krentz, Craig Sheppard


AfterGlow Parties

Come join in the fun with the musicians as they celebrate after each concert with a glass of wine. Probe the minds and personalities behind the music making, share a laugh, and hear stories of their travels.


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