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2008-09 CSO Chamber Players Season Programs

(Please note that all Chamber Players performances will begin at 7:30 PM.)

Friday, January 30, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Memorial Hall

Mozart                                                 
Divertimento in D Major, No. 17, K. 334                                                         
Allegro
Tem con variazioni - Andante
Minuetto
Adagio
Minuetto
Rondo allegro

Lois Reid Johnson, violin
Chika Kato, violin
Paul Frankenfeld, viola
Matthew Zory, bass
Thomas Sherwood, horn
Duane Dugger, horn
                                 
INTERMISSION

Mikal Spisak        
Duetto Concertante   

Marna Street, viola
William Winstead, bassoon                              

Brahms                                  
Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60 
Allegro non troppo
Scherzo-Allegro
Andante
Finale: Allegro comodo

Kun Dong, violin
Steven Rosen, viola
Susan Marshall Petersen, cello
Sandra Rivers, piano

Friday, March 6, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Memorial Hall

Vaughan Williams                               
Piano Quintet in C Minor (1903)                                                                       
Allegro con fuoco
Andante
Fantasia (quasi variazioni). Moderato

Cheryl Benedict, violin
Denisse Rodriguez Rivera, viola
Matthew Lad, cello
James Lambert, double bass
Heather MacPhail, piano

Poulenc                                                 
Sextet for Piano and Wind Instruments                                                         
Allegro vivace - Trés vite et emporté
Divertissement - Andantino
 Finale - Prestissimo

Jasmine Choi, flute
Lon Bussell, oboe
Jonathan Gunn, clarinet
Jennifer Monroe, bassoon
Elizabeth Freimuth, horn
David Skvorak, piano

INTERMISSION

Bax                                         
Fantasy Sonata for Harp and Viola      
Allegro molto
Allegro moderato
Lento espressivo
Allegro

Gillian Benet Sella, harp
Victor de Almeida, viola

Bartók                                  
Sonata for two Pianos and Percussion       

Richard Jensen, percussion
Patrick Schleker, percussion
Michael Chertock, piano
Frank Weinstock, piano

Friday, March 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Memorial Hall

Beethoven                            
String Trio in C Minor, Op. 9, No. 3   
Allegro con spirito
Adagio con espressione
Scherzo (Allegro vivace e vivace)
Finale (Presto)

Mauricio Aguiar, violin 
Gerald Itzkoff, viola 
Theodore Nelson, cello

Kerry Turner        
Quartet  No. 1
Allegro
Andante
Allegro con brio

Elizabeth Freimuth, horn
Lisa Conway, horn
Duane Dugger, horn
Charles Bell, horn

Halverson             
Passacaglia on a Theme of Handel

Kun Dong, violin
Susan Marshall Petersen, cello

INTERMISSION

Bartók                                   
Contrasts                                                                                                                            
Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance): Moderato, ben ritmato
Pihenö (Relaxation): Lento
Sebes (Fast Dance): Allegro vivace

Catherine Lange-Jensen, violin
Ixi Chen, clarinet
Michael Chertock, piano

Mendelssohn                      
Trio in C Minor, Op. 66
Allegro energico e con fuoco
Andante espressivo
Scherzo: molto allegro quasi presto
Finale: allegro appassionato

Rebecca Culnan, violin
Daniel Culnan, cello
Frank Weinstock, piano