The Edmonton Chamber Music Society presents

2013 SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL
June 21, 22, 23, 2013

Convocation Hall | U of A Campus

Musical Prodigies | Friday, June 21, 2013
The New World: Music of America | Saturday, June 22, 2013
Summer Passion | Sunday, June 23, 2013

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Ticket Info | All concerts at Convocation Hall | Parking

Judy Kang
Violin

Andrew Wan
Violin

James Campbell Clarinet
Jacques Després Piano
Adrian Fung Cello
David Harding Viola

Marina Hoover Cello
Jasmine Lin Violin
Meng-Chieh Liu Piano
Patricia Tao Piano & Festival Director

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Musical Prodigies

FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2013
8 PM

7:15 PM: Pre-concert featuring some of Edmonton’s most talented young musicians

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)	Overture to Midsummer Night’s Dream for piano 4-hands Meng-Chieh Liu Piano Patricia Tao Piano
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791)	Quintet for clarinet and strings, K. 581 I. Allegro II. Larghetto III. Menuetto IV. Allegretto con Variazioni James Campbell Clarinet Andrew Wan Violin Jasmine Lin Violin David Harding Viola Marina Hoover Cello
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)	Selections from *Iberia* Solo piano Meng-Chieh Liu Piano
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)	Sonata for cello and piano, op. 6 I. Allegro ma non troppo II. Adagio III. Allegro appassionata Adrian Fung Cello Jacques Després Piano
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28 Judy Kang Violin Patricia Tao Piano

At the age of six, Mozart toured to Vienna with his father and sister and played the harpsichord in the court of the Empress Maria Theresa. Felix Mendelssohn was nine years old when he first performed in public on piano and ten at the first public performance of one of his compositions. Saint-Saëns made his debut as a pianist at the age of ten, astonishing his audience by playing from memory, piano concertos by Mozart and Beethoven. The Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz began a long career as a virtuoso pianist with a debut at age five.

The precocious musical talent of these composers is the stuff of legend but their works in later life – including Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, Mendelssohn’s Overture to Midsummer Night’s Dream, Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, and Albéniz’ masterwork, Iberia – confirm an enduring genius. A notable prodigy of more recent times is also represented on Friday’s program. The 20^th century American composer Samuel Barber wrote his first work at the age of seven and composed an operetta three years later. His devotion to melodic line and classical tradition is evident in his Cello Sonata of 1932.

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The New World: Music of America

SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013
8 PM

7:15 PM: Pre-concert talk featuring Maria Protodyakonova
–winner of the ECMS Scholarship, awarded to an outstanding U of A student

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)	Nocturne Ukulele Serenade Judy Kang Violin Patricia Tao Piano
John Corigliano (b. 1938)	Snapshot for String Quartet Judy Kang Violin Jasmine Lin Violin David Harding Viola Marina Hoover Cello
John Adams (b. 1947)	John’s Book of Alleged Dances Toot Nipple Dog Jam Rag the Bone Habanera Standchen Judah to Ocean Judy Kang Violin Jasmine Lin Violin David Harding Viola Marina Hoover Cello
Mark O’Connor (b. 1961)	Appalachia Waltz Jasmine Lin Violin
Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960)	Air Andrew Wan Violin Patricia Tao Piano
Peter Schickele (b. 1935)	Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano I. Moderate, flowing II. Fast, driving III. Slow, elegiac, but with motion IV. Quite fast, dancing James Campbell Clarinet Andrew Wan Violin Adrian Fung Cello Meng-Chieh Liu Piano

Saturday’s program celebrates the musical idioms of 20^th century America, their singular rhythms and sounds. From the unlikely juxtaposition of cool blues and country jauntiness in Aaron Copland’s paired Nocturne and Ukulele Serenade to the nostalgic reflections of John Corigliano’s Snapshot for String Quartet, the program highlights the influence of uniquely American voices and instrumental styles.

The six pieces from John Adams’ John’s Book of Alleged Dances move from bluegrass to jazz to Latin beat against a backdrop of a taped rhythm track. Mark O’Connor’s Appalachia Waltz evokes traditional melodies and fiddle styles. Aaron Jay Kernis’ lyrical Air, written for the violinist Joshua Bell, displays the deeply felt response to a personal world that characterizes many of Kernis’ compositions. Peter Schickele’s comic alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach, is nowhere evident in his fine Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano. Alternately dreamy and fast-paced, the work suggests the grandeur and energy of the American landscape.

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Summer Passion

SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2013
3 PM

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)	Rhapsody James Campbell Clarinet Jacques Després Piano
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)	Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8 I. Allegro con brio II. Scherzo: Allegro molto III. Adagio IV. Allegro Jasmine Lin Violin Marina Hoover Cello Patricia Tao Piano
Ernő Dohnányi (1877-1960)	Piano Quintet no. 1 in c minor, op. 1 I. Allegro II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace III. Adagio, quasi andante IV. Finale: Allegro animato Judy Kang Violin Andrew Wan Violin David Harding Viola Adrian Fung Cello Meng-Chieh Liu Piano

Sunday’s program features three glorious works from the chamber music repertoire. Claude Debussy wrote his Rhapsody for clarinet and piano as an examination piece for the Paris Conservatory; its beauty and dynamic range have made it a favorite of clarinet virtuosos and their audiences.

Johannes Brahms published his Piano Trio in B Major when he was just twenty-one and an impassioned Romantic. Thirty-five years later he revised the work, tempering its excesses but leaving intact its intensity and expressiveness.

The Piano Quintet in C minor was the first published composition of the Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer Ernő Dohnányi. Written in 1895, an early expression of the Romanticism that infused all his compositions, the work is moody and majestic; an enduring masterpiece.

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TICKETS | Summer Solstice Festival 2013

Download 2013 Ticket and Pass Order Form FESTIVAL PASSES
	EARLY BIRD [to May 17, 2013]
		Adult $40	Senior [65+] $32	Student $12
	AFTER MAY 17, 2013:
		Adult $50	Senior [65+] $40	Student $15
SINGLE TICKETS
		Adult $30	Senior [65+] $20	Student $10

Buy Tickets and Passes:

Tix on the Square* 780-420-1757 | Sir Winston Churchill Square
*Service fee applies
- Buy passes online
- Buy single tickets online:
  - Musical Prodigies | Fri., June 21, 2013
  - The New World: Music of America | Sat., June 22, 2013
  - Summer Passion | Sun., June 23, 2013
The Gramophone 780-428-2356
At the door [Order forms will also be available at ticket desk.]
By surface mail:
- Download 2013 Ticket and Pass Order Form
  
  Mail to:
  Edmonton Chamber Music Society
  Box 60354 U of A Postal Outlet
  Edmonton, AB T6G 2S6

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Convocation Hall Parking Permits

The ticket booth at the entrance to lots N and U, at 90^th Avenue and 111 Street will no longer be manned by a parking lot attendant.

Purchase parking permits from:

Lot N North [map] (visitor parking closest to Convocation Hall)

Exact change [no bills], VISA, MasterCard and AMEX accepted.
$5: Monday to Friday, 4:30 PM to 6 AM; Saturdays, Sundays, statutory holidays
$4: Regular hourly rate

Lot U [map]

Exact change [no bills], VISA, MasterCard and AMEX accepted
$5: Monday to Friday, 4:30 PM to 6 AM; Saturdays, Sundays, statutory holidays
$4: Regular hourly rate

Lot 700 [map] [the narrow strip between HUB and lot N North]

$2 per half hour at all times [no maximum]

Education Car Park [map]

Staffed kiosk
$5: Monday to Friday, 4:30 PM to 6 AM; Saturdays, Sundays, statutory holidays
$4: Regular hourly rate