Concerts
2011 Summer Concert Series - Season Schedule
JUNE 21 - 7:30 pm
Featuring the Session I Faculty
Francois Poulenc, Sonata for clarinet and piano
- Eric Thomas, clarinet
- Judith Gordon, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven, Trio for violin, cello, and piano in E-flat, Op. 70 #2
- Elizabeth Larson, violin
- Matthias Naegele, cello
- Judith Gordon, piano
Johannes Brahms, Viola Quintet in F Major, Op. 88
- Varty Manoulian, violin
- Sarah Kim, violin
- Lila Brown, viola
- Kate Holzemer, viola
- Brooks Whitehouse, cello
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JUNE 28 - 7:30 pm
A recital by Rupert Thompson, cellist of the Apple Hill String Quartet, and pianist Dan Sedgwick
Robert Schumann, Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Rupert Thompson, Fragments and Dreamscapes for tape and cello
Dmitri Shostakovich, Sonata in D minor for cello and piano, Op. 40
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JULY 5 - 7:30 pm
Featuring the Session II Faculty
G. F. Telemann, Concerto for 4 Violins
- Movses Pogossian, violin
- Cenovia Cummins, violin
- Ralph Morrison, violin
- Elise Kuder, violin
Domenico Cimarosa, Concerto for oboe and strings
- Marilyn Coyne, oboe
Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Quintet
- The Apple Hill String Quartet:
- Elise Kuder, violin
- Sarah Kim, violin
- Mike Kelley, viola
- Rupert Thompson, cello
- Maura Glennon, piano
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JULY 12 - 7:30 pm
Boston’s Firebird Ensemble, Dublin’s Walden School, and Apple Hill collaborate on an evening of original compositions
Walden student commission #1 (WORLD PREMIERE)
Walden student commission #2 (WORLD PREMIERE)
Walden student commission #3 (WORLD PREMIERE)
- Performed by Apple Hill Chamber Music Workshop Students
Pierre Jalbert, String Trio
John McDonald, New Work for mixed ensemble (WORLD PREMIERE)
Don Crockett, Night Scenes for piano trio
Jennifer Higdon, Zaka for mixed ensemble
- Performed by Firebird Ensemble
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JULY 19 - 7:30 pm
Featuring the Session III Faculty
Irwin Schulhoff, Duo for violin and cello
- Salley Koo, violin
- Greg Hesselink, cello
Franz Schubert, Songs with texts on the theme of birds
- Don Wilkinson, baritone
- Sally Pinkas, piano
Segei Prokofiev, Quintet, Op. 39
- Guy Porat, oboe
- Kinan Azmeh, clarinet
- Elise Kuder, violin
- Michael Kelley, viola
- Mary Javian, bass
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JULY 26 - Gala Benefit
The Board of Trustees invites you to A Celebration of World Culture with Lenny Matczynski, Director, the Apple Hill String Quartet, Kinan Azmeh, Syrian clarinetist & summer faculty, and workshop participants from Ireland, Puerto Rico, Bulgaria, Russia, South America, and other Playing for Peace™ participants.
This special fundraising event is not included in the season pass package. Tickets are $100
and can be purchased online or by phone at 603-847-3371.
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AUGUST 2 - 7:30 pm
Featuring the Session IV Faculty
G.F. Handel, Arias, HMV 205 and 210
- Frank Kelley, tenor
- Vanessa Holroyd, flute
- John Steinmetz, bassoon
- Jean Schneider, harpsichord
Ralph Vaughn Williams, Blake Songs
- Frank Kelley, tenor
- Jesse Holstein, violin
Steve Reich, Different Trains, for string quartet and pre-recorded tape
- The Apple Hill String Quartet:
- Elise Kuder, violin
- Sarah Kim, violin
- Mike Kelley, viola
- Rupert Thompson, cello
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AUGUST 9 - 7:30 pm
Young Artist Fellowship Concert – The Arneis String Quartet
Apple Hill's Young Artist Fellowship Program brings together advanced young instrumentalists for a rigorous and exciting 14-day chamber music and teaching experience. The program includes intensive study with the artist faculty at Apple Hill, teaching support and practice help for regular workshop participants, and one public performance.
This year’s young artist recipients are the Arneis String Quartet, formed at Boston University. They are coached and mentored this summer by Apple Hill’s director Lenny Matczynski and Mike Kelley, violist of the Apple Hill String Quartet.
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AUGUST 16 - 7:30 pm
Featuring the Session V Faculty
Francois Couperin, Pieces en concert
- Max Zeugner, bass
- Yi-heng Yang, piano
Benjamin Britten, Phantasy Quartet
- Pamela Epple, oboe
- Netta Hadari, violin
- Kate Vincent, viola
- Katie Schlaikjer, cello
Gabriel Faure, Piano Quintet in C minor, Op. 115
- Gabriela Diaz, violin
- Cornelia Schwartz, violin
- Kate Vincent, viola
- Rupert Thompson, cello
- Yi-heng Yang, piano
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AUGUST 23 - 7:30 pm
Final Summer Concert
Featuring the Dirt Road Ensemble,
Leonard Matczynski, conductor
Gerald Finzi, Romance in G Major
J.S. Bach, Concert for Three Violins in D Major, BWV 1064
- Sarah Kim, violin
- Carol Cubberley, violin
- Ealain McMullin, piano
Dmitri Shostakovich, Duo for Two Violins
- Josh Addison, violin
- Zachary Addison, violin
- Miles Walter, piano
Traditional Appalachian Tunes
- Young violinists from the Nelson School/Apple Hill Strings Program
- Sarah Kim, instructor
Dessert and International Folk Dancing, Hoffman Auditorium
- David Sherman, instructor and caller