Featuring Benjamin Hochman and the Girsky String Quartet

Ned Rorem (1923-2022)

String Quartet No. 4 (1994)

I. Ugly and relentless

II. Infinitely tender

III. Very fast

IV. Absolutely strict

V. Wistful

VI. Massive

VII. Very Fast

VIII. Cold and hot

IX. Like the wind

X. Infinitely tender

Intermission

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34

I. Allegro non troppo

II. Andante, un poco adagio

III. Scherzo: Allegro

IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppo – Presto, non troppo

Artists: Girsky String Quartet; Natasha Bazhanov, violin; Timothy Christie, viola; Artur Girsky, violin; Rowena Hammill, cello; Benjamin Hochman, piano

This event has been made possible by the generosity of David Meeker in memory of Dallas Eugene Meeker.

Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986)

Deux Mouvements

for cello quartet

I. Adagio cantabile

II. Allegro molto risoluto

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Feierliches Stück from “Lohengrin”

for cello quartet, arr. Friedrich Grützmacher (1832-1903)

J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin (BWV. 1004)

for cello duo, arr. Requiro/Weiss

V. Chaconne

Intermission

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25

I. Allegro

II. Intermezzo. Allegro ma non troppo — Trio. Animato

III. Andante con moto

IV. Rondo all Zingarese. Presto

Artists: Timothy Christie, viola; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; David Requiro, cello; Ronaldo Rolim, cello; David Sabee, cello; Maria Sampen, violin; Meta Weiss, cello

This event has been made possible by the generosity of Kris & Tim Barry.

Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)

Trio in E Flat for Trumpet, Violin and Piano (1992)

I. Andante

II. Allegro Molto

III. Adagio

IV. Allegro Molto

Intermission

Ernő Dohnányi (1877-1960)

Serenade in C (1902)

for string trio

I. Marcia (Allegro)

II. Romanza (Adagio non troppo)

III. Scherzo (Vivace)

IV. Tema con variazioni (Andante con moto)

V. Rondo

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Septet for Trumpet, Strings and Piano (Op. 65)

I. Préambule

II. Menuet

III. Intermède

IV. Gavotte et Final

Artists: Timothy Christie, viola; Tom Hicks, piano; Billy Ray Hunter, trumpet; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Christina McGann, violin; Philip Payton, violin; Joshua Skinner, double bass

This event is made possible by the generosity of Susan Monahan & Mark Brucks.

Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (1894)

I. Moderato

II. Variations sur un thême de P. Tschaikowsky. Moderato

III. Finale. Andante sostenuto

Intermission

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Piano Quintet in A minor

I. Allegro moderato

II. Andante con moto

III. Juba: Allegro

IV. Scherzo: Allegro

Artists: Timothy Christie, viola; Rowena Hammill, cello; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Christina McGann, violin; Stephen Miahky, violin; Thomas Rosenkranz, piano; Maria Sampen, violin

This event is made possible by the generosity of Mike & Sue Gillespie.

Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)

Duo for Violin and Cello (2015)

I. Meandering

II. Dirge

III. Presto

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)

Variations on a Slovakian Theme, H. 378 (1959)

for cello and piano

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano (1917)

I. Allegro vivo

II. Intermède: fantasque et léger

III. Finale: très animé

Intermission

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Piano Trio No. 2 in C, Op. 87

I. Allegro

II. Andante con moto

III. Scherzo. Presto — Poco meno presto

IV. Finale. Allegro giocoso

Artists: Timothy Christie, violin; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Volta Piano Trio: Jennifer Caine Provine, violin; Oksana Ejokina, piano; Sally Singer Tuttle, cello