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GIVEN A CHANCE:  Concert and Discussion
Jul
28
5:00 PM17:00

GIVEN A CHANCE: Concert and Discussion

A special program featuring Artistic Director Philip Setzer and MMF Young Artists performing Romantic works by underrepresented composers who have struggled to have their voices heard. Concert will be followed by a discussion with music scholar Judith Lochhead and composer Menon Dwarka. Presented in partnership with Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning.

Reception to follow.

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MMF Thursday Nights: France, England, and Some Things New – Debussy, Elgar, Setzer, Snider
Aug
1
7:30 PM19:30

MMF Thursday Nights: France, England, and Some Things New – Debussy, Elgar, Setzer, Snider

Program

Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane
Claude Debussy: Claire de Lune (arr. by Philip Setzer and Nancy Allen) 
Philip Setzer: Elegy for violin and harp 
Sarah Kirkland Snider: Drink the Wild Ayre (World Premiere of New Version for harp and ensemble)
Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84

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Jul
27
7:30 PM19:30

Mainstage Chamber Concert 5

Program:
Nino Rota: Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Andante sostenuto 
III. Allegro vivace con spirito 

Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Axel Strauss, violin
Ran Dank, piano 

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2
I. Poco sostenuto; Allegro ma non troppo
II. Allegretto
III. Allegretto ma non troppo 
IV. Finale: Allegro

Axel Strauss, violin
Edward Arron, cello
Ran Dank, piano

-INTERMISSION-

Franz Liszt: Tristia (La Vallée d’Obermann) for Piano Trio

Axel Strauss, violin
Edward Arron, cello
Ran Dank, piano 

Carl Maria von Weber: Trio in G minor for Flute, Cello, & Piano, Op. 63
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 
III. Schäfers Klage: Andante espressivo 
IV. Allegro

Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Edward Arron, cello 
Ran Dank, piano

*Artists and Programs Subject to Change Without Notice

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Jul
20
7:30 PM19:30

Mainstage Chamber Concert 4

Program:
Mikhail Glinka: Sonata in D minor for Viola & Piano
I. Allegro moderato
II. Larghetto, ma non troppo 

Rimbo Wong, viola 
Jeewon Park, piano 

Camille Saint-Säens: Piano Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 41
I. Allegretto
II. Andante maestoso ma con moto
III. Poco allegro più tosto moderato
IV. Allegro

Emily Daggett Smith, violin
Rimbo Wong, viola 
Amit Peled, cello 
Jeewon Park, piano 

-INTERMISSION-

Béla Bartók: Selections from 44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz.98, BB 104
16. Burleszk (Burlesque)
19. Mese (Fairy Tale)
38. Forgatós (Romanian Whirling Dance)
37. Preludium és kanon (Prelude and Canon)
42. Arab dal (Arabian Dance)
43. Pizzicato
28. Bánkódás (Sorrow)
44. "Erdélyi" tánc (Transylvanian Dance)

Philip Setzer and Emily Daggett Smith, violins

Josef Suk: Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 1
I. Allegro appassionato
II. Adagio 
III. Allegro con fuoco

Emily Daggett Smith, violin 
Rimbo Wong, viola 
Amit Peled, cello
Jeewon Park, piano 

*Artists and Programs Subject to Change Without Notice

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Jul
13
7:30 PM19:30

Mainstage Chamber Concert 3

Program:

Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1941-1942)
I. Grazioso
II. Andantino

Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
Winston Choi, piano

Walter Rabl: Quartet in E-flat Major for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, & Piano, Op. 1
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio molto
III. Andantino un poco mosso
IV. Allegro con brio

Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet 
Hye-Jin Kim, violin 
Alexander Hersh, cello 
Winston Choi, piano 

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Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Poco adagio 
III. Scherzo: Poco allegro
IV. Finale: Allegro

Hye-Jin Kim, violin 
Ara Gregorian, viola 
Alexander Hersh, cello
Winston Choi, piano 

*Artists and Programs Subject to Change Without Notice

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Jul
6
7:30 PM19:30

Mainstage Chamber Concert 2

Program:
Giacomo Puccini: Crisantemi for String Quartet

Qing Hou & Brian Hong, violins 
Lawrence Neuman, viola 
Astrid Schween, cello 

Frank Bridge: Piano Quintet in D minor, H. 49
I. Adagio; Allegro moderato
II. Adagio ma non troppo; Allegro con brio 
III. Allegro energico

Brian Hong & Qing Hou, violins
Lawrence Neuman, viola 
Astrid Schween, cello 
Adam Neiman, piano 

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Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
I. Allegro moderato con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo
IV. Presto

Qing Hou, Brian Hong, Maïthéna Girault*, Cathy Heidt*, violins 
Lawrence Neuman & Sebastian Gonzalez Mora*, violas 
Astrid Schween & Ismael Guerrero Bombut*, celli

*MMF Rising Star

*Artists and Programs Subject to Change Without Notice

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