Autumn 2008 Home Concert Series
Paradoxes: The American Legacy
– What's a composer to do?
If you're a woman in a man's world (like the early 20th century virtuoso pianist/composer Amy Beach) you write music and make sure it reaches the public by performing it yourself. If you're Charles Ives, brought up with a struggling, ex-civil war bandleader for a father (in a town where the rest of your family is in "legitimate" business) you become an insurance innovator who composes largely for your desk drawer. And if you're George Gershwin, a successful composer of Broadway shows and popular songs, you mine the vernacular traditions you know best to write your only piece of chamber music.
San Francisco based, William Wellborn, guest pianist, will join the Ives Quartet in presenting Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet in F sharp minor, Op.67. Mr. Wellborn is in demand as a pianist, teacher and lecturer throughout North America and Europe. The quartet and Mr. Wellborn will also present Ms. Beach’s work at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, October 27, 7PM. This program coincides with the San Francisco Public Library’s presentation of an Amy Beach retrospective in the Music Library, Main Branch.
Guest musicologist, Emiliano Ricciardi, along with the quartet musicians, will share insights into Charles Ives’, Quartet No. 2 during the pre-concert presentation that begins 45 minutes before the concert.
Sunday, October 19, 7 PM
Le Petit Trianon, San Jose
Friday, October 24, 8 PM
St. Mark’s Church, Palo Alto
- George Gershwin, Lullaby
- Charles Ives, Quartet No. 2
- Amy Beach, Piano Quintet in F-sharp Minor, Op. 67
William Wellborn, guest pianistWinter 2009 Home Concert Series
With an American Voice
American experiences told with an American voice, this program explores the classical quartet aesthetic overlaid with American cultural inspirations.
Sunday, January 25, 7 PM
Le Petit Trianon, San Jose
Friday, January 30, 8 PM
St. Mark’s Church, Palo Alto
Sunday, February 22, 2 PM
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- Quincy Porter, Early Works: Prelude, Andante, Scherzo In Monasterio.
- Joseph Gregorio, The Fullness of Peace; Eugene Brancoveanu, guest baritone; a world premier based on the writings of Abraham Lincoln as part of national celebrations of his 200th birthday - learn more about The Fullness of Peace
- Anton Dvorak, Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 “American”
Spring 2009 Home Concert Series
New Horizons
Each of the compositions on this program represents the composer’s first exploration of the string quartet idiom.
Sunday, April 26, 7 PM
Le Petit Trianon, San Jose
Friday, May 1, 8 PM
St. Mark’s Church, Palo Alto
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
- Dan Becker, a world premier of a work commissioned by the Ives Quartet
- Ernst von Dohnanyi, Piano Quintet in C Minor, Op. 1; Christopher Basso, guest pianist
Locally Grown
May 3, 2009, 2PM
Koret Auditorium, De Young Museum
San Francisco in the heart of Golden Gate ParkFor its 10th anniversary, IQ is launching this new concert series, featuring the work of composers living within 100 miles of the greater Bay Area.
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