Benicia Chamber Players Presents: French Landscapes (Pleasanton)
May
18
7:30 PM19:30
chamber music, piano trio

Benicia Chamber Players Presents: French Landscapes (Pleasanton)

  • 1225 Hopyard Road Pleasanton, CA, 94566 United States (map)
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Join the Benicia Chamber Players for the closing concert of their 23/24 season! “French Landscapes" dives into the captivating realm of the French piano trio genre, featuring two monumental compositions by Maurice Ravel and Camille Saint-Saëns. Ravel’s trio, influenced by Basque and Spanish dances as well as Malaysian poetic form, showcases a vibrant palette of colors, intricate textures, and daring instrumental exploration. Equally virtuosic, Saint-Saëns’ formidable second trio is characterized by its brooding nature and unleashed passion. Complementing the program is Three Pieces for Cello and Piano, by the influential 20th-century pedagogue Nadia Boulanger, which navigates delicate sounds, meandering passages and agitated moods. Soir, the exquisite first movement of her op. 76 trio piece by the prolific composer Melanie Bonis rounds out this dazzling French affair.

Program:

Nadia Boulanger - 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano

Mélanie Bonis - Soir-Matin for Piano Trio, Op.76

Maurice Ravel - Piano Trio

Camille Saint-Saëns - Piano Trio No.2, Op.92

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Benicia Chamber Players Presents: French Landscapes (Vallejo)
May
18
7:30 PM19:30
chamber music, piano trio

Benicia Chamber Players Presents: French Landscapes (Vallejo)

Join the Benicia Chamber Players for the closing concert of their 23/24 season! “French Landscapes" dives into the captivating realm of the French piano trio genre, featuring two monumental compositions by Maurice Ravel and Camille Saint-Saëns. Ravel’s trio, influenced by Basque and Spanish dances as well as Malaysian poetic form, showcases a vibrant palette of colors, intricate textures, and daring instrumental exploration. Equally virtuosic, Saint-Saëns’ formidable second trio is characterized by its brooding nature and unleashed passion. Complementing the program is Three Pieces for Cello and Piano, by the influential 20th-century pedagogue Nadia Boulanger, which navigates delicate sounds, meandering passages and agitated moods. Soir, the exquisite first movement of her op. 76 trio piece by the prolific composer Melanie Bonis rounds out this dazzling French affair.

Program:

Nadia Boulanger - 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano

Mélanie Bonis - Soir-Matin for Piano Trio, Op.76

Maurice Ravel - Piano Trio

Camille Saint-Saëns - Piano Trio No.2, Op.92

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Apr
7
3:00 PM15:00
chamber orchestra

Trinity Alps Chamber Music Fest presents AMERICAN SPRING

  • 1355 Franklin Street San Francisco, CA, 94109 United States (map)
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The Century Club of California is delighted to host another elegant-yet-casual Sunday afternoon concert.

Join us in the ballroom of our late-1800s clubhouse, a perfect setting and acoustic for intimate musical programs.

This program will feature the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, directed by local pianist and Groupmuse impresario Ian Scarfe!

The program will feature Aaron Copland's original 13-instrument version from his Pulitzer-Prize-winning ballet score, "APPALACHIAN SPRING".

The program will also feature composer Sam Reider's newly commissioned work, inspired by his summer residency at the 2023 Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival.

🎻 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 1 double-bass
🎷 1 flute, 1 clarinet, 1 bassoon
🎹 1 piano
🪗 1 accordion
🥂 drinks provided!
🎶 world premiere of new music by Sam Reider!
🏆 Pulitzer Prize winning performance of Appalachian Spring!

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Apr
6
7:30 PM19:30
chamber orchestra

Trinity Alps Chamber Music Fest presents AMERICAN SPRING

  • 140 9th Street San Francisco, CA, 94103 United States (map)
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MONUMENT SF is going to host another epic Groupmuse show with the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival!

In the past they have done deep-dive concerts into the quartets from Beethoven's late years, and rollicking Klezmer music programs.

This time they are tackling one of the great American classics - and actively creating new American classics at the same time!

The program will feature Aaron Copland's original 13-instrument version from his Pulitzer-Prize-winning ballet score, "APPALACHIAN SPRING".

The program will also feature composer Sam Reider's newly commissioned work, inspired by his summer residency at the 2023 Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival.

🎻 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 1 double-bass
🎷 1 flute, 1 clarinet, 1 bassoon
🎹 1 piano
🪗 1 accordion
🥂 cash bar
🎶 world premiere of new music by: Sam Reider!
🏆 Pulitzer Prize winning music: Appalachian Spring!

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Marcel Proust - La musique retrouvée - Beloeil
Nov
26
8:00 PM20:00
chamber music, violin piano duo, piano trio

Marcel Proust - La musique retrouvée - Beloeil

Incursion au cœur de l’univers littéraire et musical de Marcel Proust, ce concert vient souligner le centenaire de la mort de l’auteur et met en lumière la musique de chambre de ses compositeurs favoris : Fauré, Franck, Hahn, Debussy et Ravel. Ponctuant ce concert, des extraits lus de son œuvre capitale À la recherche du temps perdu, considérée comme un monument de la littérature du XXe siècle, s’amalgament à la musique et nous dévoilent la sensibilité et le génie de l’écrivain.

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Oct
13
to Oct 16
chamber music, violin piano duo, violin clarinet piano tri

Classical to Klezmer ~ A Massivemuse at Monument

Eastern Europe has always been fertile ground for lively and soulful folk music styles. One of the great, so-called-conservative, so-called-classical masters Johannes Brahms made his first big paycheck by publishing two books of so-called "Hungarian Dances", where he freely borrowed this folk music style. It proved so popular that his friend, the famed violinist Joseph Joachim, quickly made arrangements for violin so they could play together!

Bela Bartok's music is steeped in Eastern European traditional music, so it's no surprise that was where he started when he was approached to write a new trio for violin, clarinet, and piano. Surely you are wondering which clarinetist of the 1930s would dare to ask Bartok himself for new music? None other than the great king of swing himself, Benny Goodman!
The clarinet and the violin are both important parts to folk music of many kinds, especially the style of Central European Ashkenazy Jewish instrumental music that we call "Klezmer". It's wild dances and frenetic improvisations are most often heard in celebrations, so it's fitting that this work is called "The Klezmer's Wedding"

Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dances (arr. for violin/piano)
Béla Bartók - Contrasts (for clarinet, violin, piano)
Srul Irving Glick - The Klezmer's Wedding

James Pytko, clarinet

Ian Scarfe, piano

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Un Panorama Féminin Du Répertoire - Festival de Lanaudière
Aug
5
11:30 AM11:30
chamber music, string quartet

Un Panorama Féminin Du Répertoire - Festival de Lanaudière

Dans l’intimité d’une grange ancestrale, quatre musiciens de la jeune génération explorent les époques et univers sonores des compositrices Fanny Mendelssohn, Germaine Tailleferre, Grażyna Bacewicz et Florence Price.

Présenté par La Fabrique Culturelle.tv

Alicia Choi, violin

Dominic Guilbeault, violin

Amina Tébini, viola

Marc Labranche, cello

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Marcel Proust - La musique retrouvée - Terrabonne
Mar
26
3:00 PM15:00
chamber music, violin piano duo, piano trio

Marcel Proust - La musique retrouvée - Terrabonne

Incursion au cœur de l’univers littéraire et musical de Marcel Proust, ce concert vient souligner le centenaire de la mort de l’auteur et met en lumière la musique de chambre de ses compositeurs favoris : Fauré, Franck, Hahn, Debussy et Ravel. Ponctuant ce concert, des extraits lus de son œuvre capitale À la recherche du temps perdu, considérée comme un monument de la littérature du XXe siècle, s’amalgament à la musique et nous dévoilent la sensibilité et le génie de l’écrivain.

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Marcel Proust - La musique retrouvée - Tetford Mines
Mar
25
7:00 PM19:00
chamber music, violin piano duo, piano trio

Marcel Proust - La musique retrouvée - Tetford Mines

Incursion au cœur de l’univers littéraire et musical de Marcel Proust, ce concert vient souligner le centenaire de la mort de l’auteur et met en lumière la musique de chambre de ses compositeurs favoris : Fauré, Franck, Hahn, Debussy et Ravel. Ponctuant ce concert, des extraits lus de son œuvre capitale À la recherche du temps perdu, considérée comme un monument de la littérature du XXe siècle, s’amalgament à la musique et nous dévoilent la sensibilité et le génie de l’écrivain.

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Marcel Proust - La musique retrouvée - Longueuil
Nov
27
3:00 PM15:00
chamber music, violin piano duo, piano trio

Marcel Proust - La musique retrouvée - Longueuil

  • Théâtre de la Ville, Salle Jean-Louis Millette à l'italienne (map)
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Incursion au cœur de l’univers littéraire et musical de Marcel Proust, ce concert vient souligner le centenaire de la mort de l’auteur et met en lumière la musique de chambre de ses compositeurs favoris : Fauré, Franck, Hahn, Debussy et Ravel. Ponctuant ce concert, des extraits lus de son œuvre capitale À la recherche du temps perdu, considérée comme un monument de la littérature du XXe siècle, s’amalgament à la musique et nous dévoilent la sensibilité et le génie de l’écrivain.

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Marcel Proust - La musique retrouvée - Sherbrooke
Nov
24
8:00 PM20:00
chamber music, violin piano duo, piano trio

Marcel Proust - La musique retrouvée - Sherbrooke

  • Orchestre Symphonique de Sherbrooke (map)
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Incursion au cœur de l’univers littéraire et musical de Marcel Proust, ce concert vient souligner le centenaire de la mort de l’auteur et met en lumière la musique de chambre de ses compositeurs favoris : Fauré, Franck, Hahn, Debussy et Ravel. Ponctuant ce concert, des extraits lus de son œuvre capitale À la recherche du temps perdu, considérée comme un monument de la littérature du XXe siècle, s’amalgament à la musique et nous dévoilent la sensibilité et le génie de l’écrivain.

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Marcel Proust - La musique retrouvée
May
19
7:30 PM19:30
chamber music, violin piano duo, piano trio

Marcel Proust - La musique retrouvée

Incursion au cœur de l’univers littéraire et musical de Marcel Proust, ce concert vient souligner le centenaire de la mort de l’auteur et met en lumière la musique de chambre de ses compositeurs favoris : Fauré, Franck, Hahn, Debussy et Ravel. Ponctuant ce concert, des extraits lus de son œuvre capitale À la recherche du temps perdu, considérée comme un monument de la littérature du XXe siècle, s’amalgament à la musique et nous dévoilent la sensibilité et le génie de l’écrivain.

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Mar
6
2:30 PM14:30
orchestra

Saint-Saëns & Bizet

  • Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts (map)
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Bryan Cheng, Cello
Evan Mitchell, Conductor
Kingston Symphony​

Alicia Choi, Guest Concertmaster

Smyth | Overture to the Boatswain’s Mate
Saint-Saëns | Cello Concerto No. 2
Bizet | Symphony in C Major

Join the Kingston Symphony for an afternoon of music by artists who were fierce in spirit! Ethel Smyth was a devoted champion of women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom, and that movement’s anthem is featured front and centre in her Overture to The Boatswain’s Mate. Award-winning cellist Bryan Cheng joins us to perform Saint-Saens’ Cello Concerto No. 2, playing on the very same Stradivari cello which was used to premiere the work in 1905. And we finish with a brilliant work from a young genius, Bizet’s sparkling Symphony in C, a melodious testament to his extraordinary talents.

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