Performers
A grand opening concert featuring many of the performers appearing throughout the week including the Viano and Balourdet Quartets, oboist James Austin Smith, flutist Catherine Gregory, violinist Simone Porter, violist, Celia Hatton, percussionist Brian Shankar Adler, cellist Arlen Hlusko, pianists David Kaplan and Janice Carissa, Latin-jazz vocalist Magos Herrera with guitarist Vinicius Gomes as well as our esteemed resident ensemble, Palaver Strings.
Program
The first moments of any festival are a beginning; a community taking shape. Tonight's program begins with a single musician, gradually widening its circle as voices, instruments, histories, and friendships join the conversation. Along the way we encounter music of memory, gratitude, yearning, play, and ultimately belonging. It is an opening concert that celebrates extraordinary artists and the simple act of listening together.
Arlen Hlusko, cello TRAD Shenandoah (arr. Arlen Hlusko) MARK SUMMER Julie-O
James Austin Smith, oboe; Celia Hatton, viola; David Kaplan, piano August Klughardt Schilflieder, Op. 28 III. Zart, in ruhiger Bewegung “Often on secluded forest paths, in the evening sunset, I walk to the lonely bank of reeds and think of you.”
Balourdet Quartet JOSEPH HAYDN String Quartet in C Major, Hob.III: 39 Finale: Rondo presto CHRISTINE DELPHINE HEDDEN Cuimhne (Memory)
Catherine Gregory, flute; Simone Porter, violin; Arlen Hlusko, cello VALERIE COLEMAN Maombi Asante (Prayer of Thanks)
Simone Porter, violin; Janice Carissa, piano DOMENICO SCARLATTI Keyboard Sonata in A Major, K. 24 Antonín Dvořák Songs My Mother Taught Me (arr. Fritz Kreisler)
Viano Quartet FELIX MENDELSSOHN Fugue No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 81, No. 4 BART HOWARD (In Other Words) Fly Me To The Moon (arr. Hao Zhou
Magos Herrera, vocals; Vinicius Gomes, guitar; Brian Shankar Adler, drums; Palaver Strings VIOLETA PARRA Gracias a la vida (arr. Diego Schissi) "Thanks to life, which has given me so much… the laughter and the tears from which my song is made." MAGOS HERRERA Aire (arr. Gonzalo Grau) "...we shall dance among the stones beneath the murmur of the stars."
Tickets
Age 35+: $45 | 22-34: $20 | 21 & Under: Pay What You Wish.
Corporate Sponsor: Norumbega Inn
Honorary Concert Sponsors: Fred Williams and Sylvia Stevens
