2010: Our 81st Season

Color Key: Chamber     Twilight Jazz     Special Events/Education

In our schedule, we have included a number in parentheses after each work in our Chamber Concert Series. It demonstrates how many times this work has been performed in concerts at Music Mountain since 1930.

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Sunday, June 13 at 3:00 p.m.
  **Opening Benefit Concert & Reception**

The Parnas /Serkin Trio
Peter Serkin, Piano
Madalyn Parnas, Violin
Cicely Parnas, Cello
Debussy: Sonata for Violin & Piano in G Minor (1916-1917) (6)
Chopin: Sonata for Cello & Piano in G minor, Opus 65 (1845-1846)
    (Music Mountain Premiere)
Ravel: Trio for Piano and Strings in A Minor (1914) (4)

Saturday, June 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Alan Simon Swing Band
    ** with Dancing **
Come kick off the summer with dancing and kick up your feet at twilight!

Sunday, June 20 at 3:00 p.m.

Avalon String Quartet
Vanessa Perez, Piano
Prokofieff: String Quartet # 2 in F Major, Opus 92 (1941) (10)
Tchaikowsky: String Quartet # 1 in D Major, Opus 11 (1871) (14)
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Opus 57 (1940) (23)

Sunday, June 27 at 3:00 p.m.

Arianna String Quartet
Amadi Azikiwe , Viola 
Beethoven: String Quartet in G Major, Opus 18 # 2 (1798-1800) (17)
Dohnanyi: String Quartet # 3 in A Minor, Opus 33 (1926) (2)
Brahms: Viola Quintet in G Major, Opus 111 ( 1890) (14)
(THIS CONCERT WILL BE FOLLOWED at 6:30 BY THE ALEXENDER FITERSTEIN DUO KLEZMER CONCERT)

Sunday, June 27 at 6:30 p.m.

An Evening of Klezmer with
The Alexander Fiterstein Duo
An extraordinary experience! The celebratory music of Eastern Europe and ancient Jewish culture. Evocative of the human voice and all human emotions.

Saturday, July 3 at 6:30 p.m.

Composers Arc
Peter McEarchern, Trombone
David Darling, Cello
Mario Pavone, Bass
Stephen Haynes, Trumpet
Satoshi Takeishi, Percussion
A mixture of chamber music, jazz, blues and improvisation, all drawn from the varied backgrounds of the players.

Sunday, July 4 at 3:00 p.m.

St. Petersburg String Quartet
Peter Kolkay, Bassoon 
Mozart: String Quartet in B Flat Major, K. 458 'Hunt' (1784) (13)
Platt: Bassoon Quintet (1997)
   (Music Mountain Premiere)
Brahms: String Quartet in C Minor, Opus 51 # 1 (1873 (25)
   ** Post-Concert Discussion:
    The Basson and its place in chamber music **

Intermission concert: Students of the St. Petersburg International Academy at Music Mountain.

Wednesday, July 7, 6 PM

The St. Petersburg String Quartet International Music Academy Special Student Recital

Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Ballet Suite
Plus: Selections from Classical, Romantic and Contemporary composers
Admission Free. Donations will be appreciated.

Saturday, July 10 at 6:30 p.m.

Swingtime Big Band
    ** with Dancing **
The Authentic Big Band Sound: Vivid Recreations of the Big Band Era. This year's concert is Themes Like Old Times with a collection of all the great bands, including: Benny Goodman (Let's Dance), Duke Ellington (Take the A Train), Count Basie (One O'Clock Jump), Glenn Miller (Moonlight Serenade), Tommy Dorsey (I'm Getting Sentimental Over You).

Sunday, July 11 at 3:00 p.m.

Penderecki String Quartet 
Jan Lisiecki, Piano
Webern: Five Movements for String Quartet, Opus 5 (1909) (5)
Schumann: String Quartet in A Major, Opus 41 # 3 (1842) (12)
Chopin: Piano Concerto # 2 in F Minor, Opus 21,
   Transcribed for Piano Quintet, (1830)
   (Music Mountain Premiere)
   ** Post-Concert Discussion:
    The life of a young artist: Jan Lisiecki and Chopin **

Saturday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Big Easy Rhythm
    ** with Dancing **
A special blend of Jazz, Blues and Swing preserving the legacy of mid 20th Century music played with superb improvisational and ensemble skills.

Sunday, July 18 at 3:00 p.m.
  ** A Benefit for the Operating Fund **

 

The Harlem String Quartet
Turina: Oracion del Torero (1927) (24)
Haydn: String Quartet in D Major, Opus 76 # 5 (1796-1797) (9)
Ravel: String Quartet in F (1903) (41)
Marsalis: At the Octoroon Balls: (1995)
   (Music Mountain Premiere)
Strayhorn, Arr. Chihara Take the A Train (1939)
   (Music Mountain Premiere)

Saturday, July 24 at 6:30 p.m.

 

JOYCE LYONS and Her New York All Stars     ** with Dancing **
Magnetic and joyful music from Classic Broadway, Swinging Jazz and the Great American Songbook.

Sunday, July 25 at 3:00 p.m.

St. Petersburg String Quartet 
Irina Morozova, Piano
Beethoven: String Quartet in B Flat Major, Opus 18 #6 (1998-1800) (27)
Shostakovich: String Quartet # 6 in G Major, Opus 101 (1956) (3)
Chopin: Piano Concerto # 1 in E Minor, Opus 11 (1830)
  Transcribed for Piano Quintet
   ( Music Mountain Premiere)
   ** Post-Concert Discussion:
    The Great Tradition of Russian string playing **

Saturday, July 31 at 6:30 p.m.

Voxare String Quartet
Soyeon Lee Piano 
Barber: String Quartet, Opus 11 ( 1936) (7)
Shostakovich: String Quartet # 3 in F Major, Opus 73 (1946) (7)
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E Flat Major, Opus 44 (1842) (37)

Sunday, August 1 at 3:00 p.m.

The Zimro Project
Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet
Sharon Roffman, Violin
Meira Silverstein, Violin
Alexis Sykes, Viola
Susanna Chapman, Cello
Steven Beck, Piano
Prokofief: Overture on Hebrew Themes (1919) (3)
Ben-Heim: Clarinet Quintet (1941)
  (Music Mountain Premiere)
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Opus 115 (1891) (16)

Saturday, August 7 at 6:30 p.m.
   AN ALL MOZART WEEKEND

Amernet String Quartet
Chauncey Patterson, Viola
Viola Quintet in C Minor, K. 406 (1787) (4)
Viola Quintet in G Minor, K. 516 (1787) (15)
Viola Quintet in C Major, K.515 (1787) (12)

Sunday, August 8 at 3:00 p.m.
   AN ALL MOZART WEEKEND

Amernet String Quartet
Chauncey Patterson, Viola
Viola Quintet in B Flat Major, K. 174 (1773) (3)
Viola Quintet in D Major, K. 593 (1790) (7)
Viola Quintet in E Flat Major, K. 614 (1791) (4)

Saturday, August 14 at 6:30 p.m.

The Galvanized Jazz Band
    ** with Dancing **
High-energy renditions of traditional New Orleans blues, stomps & spirituals with exciting guest artists.

Sunday, August 15 at 3:00 p.m.

DaPonte String Quartet
Pamela Mia Paul, Piano
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Opus 60 (1861 (14)
Mendelssohn-Hensel, Fanny: String Quartet in E Flat Major, (1834)
   (Music Mountain Premiere)
Brahms: Piano Quartet in G Minor, Opus 25 (1875) (24)

Saturday, August 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Jive By Five
    ** with Dancing **
The authentic great band jump style of the 1940?s performed by this hard driving Connecticut favorite.

Sunday, August 22 at 3:00 p.m.

St. Petersburg String Quartet
Mikhail Bugaev, Viola
Adrian Daurov, cello
Bach: Chaconne from Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004 (1717-1723) (3)
Transcribed for string quartet. First performance at Music Mountain in this form.
Wolf: Italian Serenade (1887) (18)
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir of Florence, Opus 70 String Sextet (1890) (6)

Saturday, August 28 at 6:30 p.m.

The Joe Carter Samba Rio Trio
"Subtle, Elegant, Dynamic, Lyrical, Wonderful"
Joe Carter, Guitar
David Finck, acoustic bass
Grammy winner Ze Mauricio, Percussion
Samba, Bossa Nova, Baiao, Choro, combined with Hard Bop Jazz
Creating the unique sound of Brazilian Jazz.
Think: “Jobim meets Coltrane”.

Sunday, August 29 at 3:00 p.m.
  ALL MOZART PROGRAM

Daedalus String Quartet
Jonathan Yates, Piano
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major, K. 493 (1786) (14)
Mozart: String Quartet No. 22 in B-Flat Major, K. 589 (1790) (17)
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478 (1785) (19)
   ** Post-Concert Discussion:
      The piano quartets of Mozart. **

Saturday, September 4 at 6:30 p.m.

Shanghai String Quartet
Penderecki: String Quartet # 3
   'Leaves from an Unwritten Diary' (2008)
  Commissioned by the Shanghai String Quartet
  (Music Mountain Premiere)
Schumann: String Quartet in A Minor, Opus 44 # 1 (1842) (21)
Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Opus 10 (1893) (34)

Sunday, September 5 at 3:00 p.m.
     ** Music Mountain 81st Anniversary Celebration
     Concert & Reception **

Shanghai String Quartet
Melvin Chen, Viola, Piano
Schubert: Quartetsatz, in C Minor, D. 703 (1820) (7)
Brahms: Viola Quintet in F Major, Opus 88 (1882) (7)
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Opus 34 (1864) (41)

Community Events and Teaching Programs

 

Family Festival

Saturday, August 14, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Rain or Shine)
    5th Annual Free Family Festival

Celebrating Music Mountain's fifth annual festival with old favorites and lots of new surprises for the whole family. Featuring music, dance, live puppets, theater, interactive circus play and more, all free. Pack a picnic to enjoy in the park-like setting, or buy lunch at the Falls Village Volunteer Firemen booth. Free Parking.

Post-Season Events

Sunday, September 12 at 3:00 p.m.

Ensemble 'Les Inegales' on Period Instruments
  Rodrigo Tarraza, Traverso and EWI
Christine Gevert, Harpsichord and Keyboard
'Baroque Improvisations and a Tribute to Michael Brecker' Corelli to Bach - their most ourtrageous freely ornamented music and a contemporary EWI (Electronic Wind Controller) solo by Brecker, one of America's leading jazz innovators. Tickets: $25. Please call 860-596-4019.

Saturday, September TBA

The 13th Annual Evening of Words and Music
Benefit for the David M. Hunt Library of Falls Village CT. For further information and tickets: 860-824-7424.

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Music Mountain, PO Box 738, Lakeville, CT 06039.
Box Office Telephone: 860-824-7126