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2022-2023 SEASON DEDICATED TO EVELYN BRENZEL

2022-2023 SEASON CONCERTS
All performances in-person only

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FRAUTSCHI-MANASSE-NAKAMATSU TRIO

SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2023, 7:30 PM

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 310 Montgomery St., Syracuse

 

Sponsored by Andrew Russo

 

Van Cliburn gold-medal winner and CNY favorite Jon Nakamatsu will be joined by two other enormously gifted musicians: violinist and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient Jennifer Frautschi, and Jon Manasse, called by the New York Times an “absolutely first rate clarinet soloist.” We will enjoy their artistry in several combinations: solo, duo, and trio.

Milhaud: Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, op.157b

Weber: Grand Duo Concertante for Clarinet and Piano

Chopin: Fantasie in F Minor, op. 49

Bartók: Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano

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PACIFICA QUARTET with ANTHONY MCGILL

SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023, 7:30 PM

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 310 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The celebrated Pacifica Quartet returns for its sixth SFCM concert, joined by New York Philharmonic principal clarinetist Anthony McGill. Dvořák's beloved quartet was inspired by a joyful vacation break during his stay in America; James Lee III's quintet by his African-American heritage; and the quintet by Brahms--a cornerstone of the chamber music literature--by the wondrous possibilities of clarinet joined by strings. A splendid finale for the season!

Dvořák: String Quartet no. 12, op. 96, "American"

James Lee III: Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115

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MANHATTAN CHAMBER PLAYERS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023, 7:30 PM

We open with a string sextet drawn from the Manhattan Chamber players, whose roster comprises some of New York City's most sought-after chamber performers. The ensemble has been praised for its "mellifluous blend of vigorous intensity" Classical Source.

Richard Strauss: Sextet from Capriccio

Boccherini: String Quintet in D Major, “Del Fandango”

Brahms: String Sextet in G Major, op. 36 

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DUBLIN GUITAR QUARTET
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2023, 2:00 PM


"A quartet with a difference" said the Irish Times, and that difference is these Dubliners' unique devotion to performing contemporary music. With the help of their eight and eleven string guitars, they create, "a near orchestral palette of sound backed up by hall-filling power" Washington Post.  Their program includes some composers new to us, and others we have already grown to love.

Bryce Dessner: Aheym

Wojciech Kilar: Orawa

Philip Glass: Piano Etudes nos. 2, 9, 16, 20 

Rachel Grimes: Book of Leaves

Marc Mellits: (New arrangement)

Arvo Pärt: Summa

Philip Glass: String Quartet no. 3, “Mishima”

 

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DANISH STRING QUARTET

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2023, 7:30 PM

Sponsored by Dr. Joseph W. Flanagan, M.D.

These three Danes (plus their Swedish cellist) quip that only rarely these days do they raid the English coast. Nevertheless, they have succeeded in conquering the world of chamber music. Named "Ensemble of the Year" in 2019 by Musical America, the DSQ were part of Lincoln Center's Chamber Music Society for three seasons. "Nobody could have prepared me for the tornado of energy the quartet unleashed...The players seemed to dance in their seats" Boston Globe.

Purcell: Chaconne in G Minor

Haydn:  String Quartet op. 20, no. 3

Shostakovich: String Quartet no. 7 

Folk music

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MIDWINTER CONCERT:

A QUARTET OF TRIOS

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2024, 7:30 PM

Is three a crowd? You won’t think so when you hear threesomes of Central New York’s finest musicians perform these intimate gems.

Max Bruch: Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano  (selections)

Jean Françaix: String Trio in C Major, op. 2

Schubert: String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 471

Brahms: Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, op. 114

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ATOS TRIO

SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2024, 7:30 PM

When violinist Annette von Hehn, pianist Thomas Hoppe, and cellos Stefan Heinemeyer formed a trio in Berlin in 2002, they bonded together so closely that they chose an acronym of their names as the group's title. Two decades of triumph on the world's concert stages have only intensified this artistic unity. "Three voices--one sound: it's the absolutely perfect unity of phrasing, sound, feel, and interpretation that distinguished the ATOS from all others" Detroit Free Press.

Mozart: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, K. 502

Korngold: Piano Trio in D Major, op. 1

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no. 2, op. 66

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WINDSYNC

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2024, 7:30 PM

The lively musicians of this Houston-based group strive for immediacy with their audience by playing all their repertoire--wind quintet classics and adaptations of other beloved music--from memory. "Staunchly dedicated to pushing the boundaries...with youthful, pop-rock sensibility" Winnipeg Free Press.

Viet Cuong: Flora

Ravel/WindSync: Bolero

Miguel del Aguila: Sambeada

Gershwin: Summertime

Mozart/Rechtman: Serenade in C Minor, K. 388

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AMERICAN STRING QUARTET

SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024, 7:30 PM

For our season finale we welcome back the American, surely one of the finest string quartets performing today. In their 45-plus years, the ASQ has performed worldwide and recorded the complete string quartets of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schoenberg, and Bartók. “Luxurious, beautifully sculptured performances” New Yorker.

Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, op. 18, no. 6, “La Malinconia”

Caroline Shaw: Blueprint

Vivian Fung: Pizzicato

Schubert: Quartet in A Minor, D. 804, “Rosamunde”

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