SCHUMANN CHAMBER SERIES - Year Four
October 14 and 21, 2007
March 30 and April 6, 2008
4:00 pm Emmanuel Church
OUR FOURTH YEAR of the Schumann
Chamber Series continues the complete
piano, vocal, and instrumental chamber
music of Robert Schumann with selections
of works by Clara Schumann. The series
features such well-known works as
Dichterliebe and Liederkreis, along with
lesser-known works, such as Bünte Blätter
and Clara Schumann songs.
All performances will take place at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury
Street, Boston, where Emmanuel Music is the
Ensemble-in-Residence. Each performance
features members of the Emmanuel Music
family of musicians, all renowned for their
musicianship and for the collaborative
ensemble playing that explores the music with a sensitivity and emotional depth that have won critical accolades and a loyal audience.
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CONCERT 1: Sunday, October 14, 2007
| String Quartet in F Major, Op. 41 No. 2 |
| Lydian String Quartet: |
Daniel Stepner, violin |
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Judith Eissenberg, violin |
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Mary Ruth (UV) Ray, viola |
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Joshua Gordon, cello |
5 Lieder, Op. 27
Liebesfrühling, Op. 37 (by Robert and Clara Schumann)
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Aaron Engebreth, baritone
Craig Smith, piano
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CONCERT 2: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Allegro, Op. 8
Randall Hodgkinson, piano
Drei Romanzen, Op. 28
Leslie Amper, piano
Kinderball, Op. 130
Leslie Amper and
Randall Hodgkinson, piano, four-hands
Lieder, Op. 40 and Op. 51
Kendra Colton, soprano
Mark McSweeney, baritone
Michael Beattie, piano
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CONCERT 3: Sunday, March 30, 2008
Der Flüchtlinge, Op. 122, No. 2
Frank Kelley, speaker
Robert Merfeld, piano
3 Lieder, Op. 30
Frank Kelley, tenor
Robert Merfeld, piano
Liederkreis, Op. 39
Jayne West, soprano
Robert Merfeld, piano
Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11
Ya-Fei Chuang, piano
Dominique Labelle has cancelled her appearance at the Emmanuel Music Schumann Chamber Series on Sunday, March 30, due to the flu. She will be replaced by longtime Emmanuel Music soprano, Jayne West, who will perform Leiderkreis, Op. 39 with pianist Robert Merfeld, as scheduled.
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CONCERT 4: Sunday, April 6, 2008
Bünte Blätter, Op. 99
Judith Gordon, piano
Dichterliebe, Op. 48
William Hite, tenor
Judith Gordon, piano
Fünf Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Judith Gordon, piano
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