Violinist Claire Bourg of the DMA Performance program performs with pianist Ryan Jung in Elebash Recital Hall. The program will include Violin Sonatas by Maurice Ravel and Ludwig van Beethoven, a Scherzo by Johannes Brahms, Phantasy by Arnold Schoenberg, and Birdsong by Vivian Fung.
The Muse, a multimedia recital program, will lead the audience through masterpieces by transcendent female composers such as Clara Schumann, Ethel Smyth, and Nadia Boulanger. These women transformed classical music in their time, while also acting as mentors and educators, thereby redefining the usual definition of the word ‘muse’. This program not only celebrates their groundbreaking contributions but gives their legacies contemporary resonance. A deeply personal journey, The Muse focuses on new works, too, beginning with music by Philippe Quint’s mother, the celebrated composer Lora Kvint, and also featuring pieces by other pre-eminent female performers/composers of our time, including Lera Auerbach, Vivian Fung, and Errollyn Wallen. The musical selections, interwoven with writings by Sappho, Anne Finch, Clara Schumann, Nadia Boulanger, and Lera Auerbach, offer a rich tapestry of music, poetry, and personal narratives.
Classical Crossroads’ Classical Interludes Series presents a concert featuring CMOC Resident Artists and Pre-College Rising Stars in a variety of configurations.
Program
L. Janáček (1854-1928): Sonata for Violin and Piano
Iryna Krechkovsky, violin • Louise Thomas. piano
V. Fung (b. 1975): "Birdsong" for Violin and Piano (2012)
Iryna Krechkovsky, violin • Louise Thomas. piano
F. Bridge (1879-1941): Miniatures for Piano Trio, H. 87-89 (Mvmts. VII & VIII)
"The Teddy Trio" • Katherine Zhang, violin • Micah Lee, cello • Denver Ming Chun Ng, piano
F. Liszt (1811-1886): Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Kevin Zhang, piano
A. Arensky (1861-1905): Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32 (Mvmt. I)
Iryna Krechkovsky, violin • Sophia Yoo, cello • Louise Thomas, piano
ThegoalofthisconcertistopresentacombinationofChinesetraditionalorfolk-inspiredmusic,compositionsbytalentedcomposersofChinesedescent(includingChinese-Canadians)andtoshowcaselocalprofessionalmusicians.
Italsoendeavourstobringtogetherthecommunityatlargetocelebratetherecentautumnalequionx.TheChinesecelebratethisharvestseasonandtheharvestmoonthroughtheMid-AutumnFestival.Activitiesincludinglightinglanternsandgiftingmooncakes, which symbolize completeness and reunion.
Program
Wind Blows, Huang Ruo
Kangding Love Song, Trad. Chinese folk song, arr. Zhao Yongshan
Liuyang River, Tang Biguang
Fisherman’s Song at Dusk, Trad. Chinese, arr. Lü Lu
Butterfly Lovers Concerto, He Zhanhao & Chen Gang, arr. Guan Sheng You
Birdsong, Vivian Fung
A Mother’s Tale, Qu Xixian, arr. Johannes Möller
Dance of the Orient, Mark Houghton
Energetic Duo for Two Violins, Chen Yi
Candlelight, Rron Delos Santos
The Seeker, Kevin Lau
The Cabrillo Festival presents Grammy Award-nominated violinist Philippe Quint’s The Muse, a chamber recital. The Muse leads the audience through masterpieces by glass-ceiling-shattering composers such as Ethel Smyth and Nadia Boulanger. These women transformed classical music in their time, while also acting as mentors and educators–well beyond the usual definition of “muse.” A deeply personal journey, The Muse culminates in contemporary work by Quint’s mother, the celebrated composer Lora Kvint, and also presents works from today’s preeminent female composers, including Lera Auerbach, Vivian Fung, and Errollyn Wallen, with poetry by Anne Finch.
The Muse Program
Anne Finch, Poem: “The Bird and the Arras”
Vivian Fung, Birdsong
Clara Schumann correspondence with Johannes Brahms.
Clara Schumann, Romance from Drei Romanzen, Op. 22
Lera Auerbach, Poem: “Fugue”
Lera Auerbach, Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano
Ethel Smyth, Sonata in A minor, Op. 7 for Violin and Piano
Errollyn Wallen, Three Songs, with Miriam Khalil, soprano
Nadia Boulanger Correspondence with Igor Stavinsky
Nadia Boulanger, Trois Pièces for Cello and Piano Piece No. 3, arr. for Violin and Piano
Sappho, Poem: “The Muses”
Lora Kvint, ‘Odyssey’ Rhapsody for violin and piano
A Prime Chamber Music Collection of Canadian Soundscapes from Coast to Coast
The Global Musician Tour | Danielle Lisboa, Artistic Director
Program Highlights:
Christos Hatzis (Ontario), Old Photographs from “Constantinople”
Marjan Mozetich (Ontario), Scales of Joy and Sorrow
Richard Mascall (Ontario), Petroglyphs
Pierick Houdy (Québec), Divertissement pour Trompette, Cor, et Piano
Vivian Fung (Prairies), Birdsong
Elizabeth Raum (Atlantic Canada), Romance for French Horn and Piano
A Prime Chamber Music Collection of Canadian Soundscapes from Coast to Coast
The Global Musician Tour | Danielle Lisboa, Artistic Director
Program Highlights:
Christos Hatzis (Ontario), Old Photographs from “Constantinople”
Marjan Mozetich (Ontario), Scales of Joy and Sorrow
Richard Mascall (Ontario), Petroglyphs
Pierick Houdy (Québec), Divertissement pour Trompette, Cor, et Piano
Vivian Fung (Prairies), Birdsong
Elizabeth Raum (Atlantic Canada), Romance for French Horn and Piano
A Prime Chamber Music Collection of Canadian Soundscapes from Coast to Coast
The Global Musician Tour | Danielle Lisboa, Artistic Director
Program Highlights:
Christos Hatzis (Ontario), Old Photographs from “Constantinople”
Marjan Mozetich (Ontario), Scales of Joy and Sorrow
Richard Mascall (Ontario), Petroglyphs
Pierick Houdy (Québec), Divertissement pour Trompette, Cor, et Piano
Vivian Fung (Prairies), Birdsong
Elizabeth Raum (Atlantic Canada), Romance for French Horn and Piano
A Prime Chamber Music Collection of Canadian Soundscapes from Coast to Coast
The Global Musician Tour | Danielle Lisboa, Artistic Director
Program Highlights:
Christos Hatzis (Ontario), Old Photographs from “Constantinople”
Marjan Mozetich (Ontario), Scales of Joy and Sorrow
Richard Mascall (Ontario), Petroglyphs
Pierick Houdy (Québec), Divertissement pour Trompette, Cor, et Piano
Vivian Fung (Prairies), Birdsong
Elizabeth Raum (Atlantic Canada), Romance for French Horn and Piano
Works by Jennifer Baker, Vivian Fung, Sally Beamish, and Reena Esmail
A Prime Chamber Music Collection of Canadian Soundscapes from Coast to Coast
Danielle Lisboa, Artistic Director
This is the second fundraiser concert of the 23-24 season in support of the Chamber Nucleus European tour with the program “Canadian Impressions” in June.
This performance features Bach’s beloved Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 for two flutes and violin solo with Frank Ho (violin), Rock Larochelle and Jennifer Gregory (flutes), and the Nucleus strings. Also, a little taste of the works being prepared for this trip include “Birdsong” by Canadian composer Vivian Fung for violin and piano among other pieces.
Members of Chamber Music | OC’s very own Pre-College faculty join forces to present an exciting evening of chamber music in a variety of configurations, including Vivian Fung’s Birdsong for Violin and Piano, Brahms’ Piano Quintet with guest Pre-College participant Minji Choi, and more.
Due to extenuating visa circumstances, the Balinese Gamelan Ensemble, Gamelan Gita Asmara, will not be able to join for the December 15 Seattle and December 16 Olympia programs. They will be rescheduled on a future program.
Replacing them on the second half of the program will be more music inspired by gamelan from the already scheduled wonderful ECM artists Kristin Lee, Michael Stephen Brown, and Svet Stoyanov – full program details are below.
Program
Steve Reich, Electric Counterpoint, III. Fast
Maurice Ravel, Miroirs
Vivian Fung, Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Claude Debussy, Estampes for Solo Piano, L. 100
Lou Harrison, Varied Trio for Violin, PIano and Percussion
Due to extenuating visa circumstances, the Balinese Gamelan Ensemble, Gamelan Gita Asmara, will not be able to join for the December 15 Seattle and December 16 Olympia programs. They will be rescheduled on a future program.
Replacing them on the second half of the program will be more music inspired by gamelan from the already scheduled wonderful ECM artists Kristin Lee, Michael Stephen Brown, and Svet Stoyanov – full program details are below.
Program
Steve Reich, Electric Counterpoint, III. Fast
Maurice Ravel, Miroirs
Vivian Fung, Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Claude Debussy, Estampes for Solo Piano, L. 100
Lou Harrison, Varied Trio for Violin, PIano and Percussion
Program
Saad Haddad, Thulathi
Vivian Fung, Birdsong
Derek Charke, Water Flows Serpentine
Marcus Norris, I Tried So Hard for You
Roger Zare, Escher Triptych
Jennifer Higdon, Piano Trio
Program
Saad Haddad, Thulathi
Vivian Fung, Birdsong
Derek Charke, Water Flows Serpentine
Marcus Norris, I Tried So Hard for You
Roger Zare, Escher Triptych
Jennifer Higdon, Piano Trio
Nicolas Gerpe and Megan Shung perform Fung’s “Birdsong” 4:00pm January 29, 2023.
PROGRAM
Birdsong by Vivian Fung
Megan Shung, Violin *
Nic Gerpe, Piano *
Chaparral by Alexander Elliott Miller
Alexander Elliott Miller, Guitar
Danny Janklow, Alto Saxophone *
Thirteen Moons by Juhi Bansal
West Coast Premiere Performance
Megan Shung, Violin *
Derek Stein, Cello
Nic Gerpe, Piano *
Chansons de la Nature (“Songs of Nature”) for Solo Clarinet by Jenni Brandon
Laura Stoutenborough, Clarinet *
Vox Balaenae (“Voice of the Whale”) by George Crumb
Sarah Wass, Flute
Derek Stein, Cello
Nic Gerpe, Piano *
The festival, which opens Wednesday, July 20, in its temporary home in Edwards Hall on URI’s Kingston Campus, will feature plenty of rising stars – the Dover Quartet, named the greatest quartet of the last century by BBC Music Magazine; 26-year-old pianist Hilda Huang; Curtis-on-Tour, and Arx Duo. As always, the festival will blend works by contemporary composers, such as Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw, Vivian Fung and Grammy Award winner Steven Mackey, with traditional masterworks by such legends as Bach, Mozart and Schubert.
Composers Alice Ping Yee Ho, Vivian Fung, Kelly-Marie Murphy and Maggie Ayotte unite their voices in this program for violin and piano carried by the sensitivity of two interpreters with an obvious complicity. The staging leads the public to change their perception of the performers and to question the distance and isolation, themes inseparable from the current pandemic.
Frangel López-Ceseña, violinist and Nicholas Busch, pianist, perform Fung’s “Birdsong” at CyberCollab 2021, an online competition with Collaborative Pianists. Audiences and social media users will participate and will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite performance. The audience favourite will get a Focusrite Scarlett studio set equipment for their own virtual productions.
Outpost Concert series – presented by UCR Arts – Birdsong performed by Panic Duo.
Renowned violinist, educator and cultural leader Midori has been inspiring audiences with her graceful artistry for more than 30 years. At Le Poisson Rouge (NYC), she’ll perform Fung’s Birdsong.
Renowned violinist, educator and cultural leader Midori has been inspiring audiences with her graceful artistry for more than 30 years. At the Library of Congress, she’ll perform Fung’s Birdsong.
In recognition of the important commitment made by donors of $250 or more, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music held a “Donors Concert” featuring Fung’s Birdsong.
Join the SFCO’s Composer-in-Residence and 2018 Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Gilbertson for an informal presentation of his own music, Birdsong from Vivian Fung, his compositional process, and his thoughts
The 39th Annual Festival of New American Music in Sacramento, CA
An Unforgettable Opening Night
Earplay’s 31st season celebrates their past and future with exceptional works that will stand the test of time
