Concerts and Lectures November 2001-April 2007
November 1, 2001: In Memoriam: 9/11
Stephanie Chase, violin Ann Ellsworth, horn Sara Davis Buechner, pianoPre–concert talk: “The Solace of Musical Expression” by Stephanie Chase
| Hymn-Tune for horn solo Partita in D Minor for violin solo Elegie for horn and piano Horn Trio | Johan Kvandal J. S. Bach Francis Poulenc Johannes Brahms |
February 21, 2002: Heroism in Music and Life
Stephanie Chase, violin Darrett Adkins, cello Jon Manasse, clarinet Sara Davis Buechner, pianoPre-concert talk: “Temperament: The Idea that Solved Music’s Greatest Riddle” by Stuart Isacoff
| Sonata in A Minor for piano and violin Trio for clarinet, violin and piano Quartet “For the End of Time” | Ludwig van Beethoven Aram Khachaturian Olivier Messiaen |
April 11, 2002: The Virtuous Chamber Musician
Pre-concert talk: “A False Messiah: The Case Against the World’s Most Famous Stradivarius Violin” by Stewart Pollens
| Trio Sonata in D Major La Villanelle for horn and piano Sonata for violin and ‘cello Piano Quartet in E-flat Major | Luigi Boccherini Paul Dukas Maurice Ravel Antonin Dvorak |
October 3, 2002: The Orchestral Sound in Chamber Music
Pre-concert talk: “What Did Stradivarius Know about Acoustics?” by Stewart Pollens
| Sonata for bassoon and ‘cello, KV 292 Quintet for strings and winds, Opus 39 Octet, D803 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sergei Prokofiev Franz Schubert |
January 23, 2003: Viennese Masterworks
Pre-concert talk: “How to Build a Concert Hall” by Paul Scarbrough
The Chamber Orchestra of the Spheres Stephanie Chase, conductor| Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Kammersymphonie No. 1 Symphony No. 7 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Arnold Schoenberg Ludwig van Beethoven |
April 3, 2003: Four Degrees of Janacek
Stephanie Chase, violin Gil Morgenstern, violin Hsin-Yun Huang, viola Darrett Adkins, cello Jon Manasse, clarinet Ann Ellsworth, horn William Wolfram, pianoPre-concert talk: “The First Three Hundred Years of the Piano” by Stewart Pollens
| Terzetto for two violins and viola Adagio and Allegro for horn and piano Sonata in E-flat Major for clarinet and piano Concertino | Antonin Dvorak Robert Schumann Johannes Brahms Leos Janacek |
September 25, 2003: The Inspirations of Johannes Brahms
Stephanie Chase, violin Gil Morgenstern, violin Hsin-Yun Huang, viola Darrett Adkins, cello Jon Manasse, clarinet Todd Crow, pianoPre-concert talk: “What Inspires a Composer?” by Martin Nass, Phd.
| Partita in E Major for violin solo Fairy-Tales for viola and piano Variations on Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu Quintet for clarinet and strings | Johann Sebastian Bach Robert Schumann Ludwig van Beethoven Johannes Brahms |
December 16, 2003: The Musical World of El Greco
Presented by the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAll musical transcriptions and arrangements are by Stephanie Chase. This program was performed on period instruments.
| Hymn to the Muse Calliope Paean to Apollo Villancico (Decidle al caballero que…) Pavane VI Pavane V “La bella Franceschina” Nunca fue pena major Doulce Memoire Recercada Primo Sobre Doulce Memoire Recercada Segonda sobre la misma cancion O Tentalora Balletto Romance No. 1 Che farala, che dirala Duo Fantasia No. 1 Calata ala spagnola Romanesca Saltarello Conde claros | Greek (composer unknown, ca. 1st cent. AD) Limenius of Athens? (ca. 1st-2nd century BC) Diego Pisador (1509? – after 1557) Luys de Milán (ca.1500 - ca.1561) Luys de Milán Juan Urrede (fl. 2nd half of the 15th century) Vincenzo Capirola (1474 – died after 1548) Luys de Milán Anonymous (published by Petrucci, 1508) Vincenzo Capirola Miguel de Fuenllana (ca. 1510 – ca. 1586) Joan Ambrosio Dalza (fl. 1508) Alonso de Mudarra (ca. 1510 - 1580) Vincenzo Galilei (late 1520’s? - 1591) Luys de Narváez (flourished 1530’s - 1550’s) |
February 19, 2004: A Year in Music: 1914
Pre-concert talk: “Beethoven’s Pianos” by Stewart Pollens
| Serenata in vano for winds and strings Sonata for violin and piano Suite Espagnole populaire Piano Trio | Carl Nielsen Leos Janacek Manuel de Falla (arr. Kochanski) Maurice Ravel |
May 6, 2004: A Folk Heritage: Music from Bohemia
Stephanie Chase, violin Darrett Adkins, cello Marina Sturm, clarinet Ann Ellsworth, horn Sara Davis Buechner, pianoPre-concert talk: “Leonardo Da Vinci and Music” by Stewart Pollens
| Sonatina, Opus 100 for violin and piano Notturno for horn, violin and piano Duo for violin and ‘cello Quintet for piano, violin, horn, clarinet and cello | Antonin Dvorak Jan Dussek Bohuslav Martin Zdenek Fibich |
October 1, 2004: A (Wild) Night at the Opera!
Stephanie Chase, violin Michi Wiancko, violin Hsin-Yun Huang, viola Ariane Lallemand, cello Jon Manasse, clarinet Pre-concert talk: “La Commedia e Stupenda!” by Nimet Habachy|
String
Sonata No. 4
String Quartet
A
Fantasy about Carmen*
Clarinet Quintet
*world premiere of this arrangement |
Gioachino Rossini Giuseppe Verdi Georges Bizet/Stephanie Chase Carl Maria von Weber |
November 5, 2004: A Ménage à Quatre: The Voices of the String Quartet
Stephanie Chase, violin Michi Wiancko, violin Hsin-Yun Huang, viola Alan Stepansky, celloPre-concert talk: “Healing Through Music” by Kerry Lee
| Duo "Eyeglasses obbligato" for viola and cello Sonata for two violins "Spanish Garland" for string quartet String Quartet in F Major, American | Ludwig van Beethoven Sergei Prokofiev Jose Evangelista Antonín Dvorak |
February 18, 2005: Dancing and Dreaming in a New World
Stephanie Chase, violin Darrett Adkins, cello Jon Manasse, clarinet Ann Ellsworth, horn Todd Crow, piano Pre-concert talk: “The Earliest Instrument? The Case of the Neanderthal Flute” by J. Kenneth Moore| Landscape of Dreams for violin solo Twilight for violin, horn and piano Duo for violin and cello Ponteio e Danca for cello and piano Contrasts for clarinet, violin and piano | Edward Applebaum John Harbison Zoltan Kodaly Mozart Camargo Guarnieri Béla Bartók |
Pre-concert talk: “Acoustical and Design Considerations in Building a Concert Hall” by Paul Scarbrough (rescheduled from May 2004)
| Sonata in G Major, Opus 78 Valse Silhouette Dumka Mazurka Spanish Serenade Lullaby The Devil’s Joke Sonata in E-flat Major, Opus 18 | Johannes Brahms Rudolf Friml Richard Strauss |
October 10, 2005: The Music of the Spheres: Cosmic Vibrations
Stephanie Chase, violin Hsin-Yun Huang, viola James Wilson, cello Michael Parloff, flute Jon Manasse, clarinet William Wolfram, piano Gregory Zuber, percussionMeet the Composer: Edward Applebaum
| Density 21.5 for solo flute Kegelstatt Trio Varied Trio Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2 Dirt Music (world premiere) Sphärenklänge Walzer | Edgard Varese W.A. Mozart Lou Harrison Ludwig van Beethoven Edward Applebaum Josef Strauss (arr. Stephanie Chase) |
| String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat Major Trio in E Minor Clarinet Quintet | Juan Arriaga (1806-1826) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1972) W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) |
| Passacaglia Duo for Violin and Cello Piano Trio | Johan Halvorsen (on a theme by Handel) Erwin Schulhoff Piotyr Iliych Tchaikovsky |
| November 19, 1828 Clarinet Sonata Lullaby for String Quartet Piano Quintet | John Harbison Leonard Bernstein George Gershwin Amy Beach |
| Serenade for String Trio Clarinet Trio String Quartet No. 1 (American Premiere) La Creation du Monde - Suite de Concert | Ernst Dohnanyi Johannes Brahms David Jaedyn Conley Francis Milhaud |
| "Devil's Trill" Sonata Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano Vocalise Piano Quartet Opus 60 | Giuseppe Tartini Max Bruch Sergei Rachmaninoff Johannes Brahms |
List of principal performers for these concerts:
Primary Affiliations of Guest Speakers
Stewart Pollens – Conservator of Musical Instruments, the Metropolitan Museum of Art; author of “The Violin Forms of Antonio Stradivari” (Biddulph), “The Early Pianoforte” (Cambridge University Press), “The Violin Masterpieces of Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu” (Biddulph), “François-Xavier Tourte: Bow Maker” (Machold). Stuart Isacoff – Editor of Piano Today; author of “Temperament: The Idea that Solved Music’s Greatest Riddle” (Knopf). Paul Scarbrough – Acoustician and architect specializing in concert halls, founder of Akustiks company (Norwalk, CT). Martin Nass – Freudian analyst (New York Freudian Society; on faculty of New York University) and author of journal works about musical inspiration, also an amateur violinist. Kerry Lee – Board-certified music therapist who works with individuals with developmental or physical disabilities, brain injuries, chronic illnesses, and Alzheimer’s Disease. Nimet Habachy – WQXR radio host and guest lecturer for the Metropolitan Museum J. Kenneth Moore – Ethnomusicologist and Frederick P. Rose Curator-in-Charge of the Department of Musical Instruments at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.The Music of the Spheres Society presents innovative programs of chamber music concerts, lectures, and educational workshops that illuminate music’s historical, philosophical and scientific foundations. It is non-profit, 501 (c)3 organization.
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