John David Earnest (b. 1940)

COMMEDIA GALLERY (2011) FOR FLUTE, HARP AND VIOLA

Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival Commission

I. Arlecchino

II. Pierrot

III. Scaramouche

Andrew Norman (b. 1979)

LIGHT SCREENS (2002) FOR FLUTE, VIOLIN, VIOLA AND CELLO

INTERMISSION

Arnold Bax (1883-1953)

HARP QUINTET (1919)

I. Tempo moderato —

II. Tranquillo —

III. Tempo primo

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

SONATA IN D, OP. 94 FOR FLUTE AND PIANO

I. Moderato

II. Scherzo

III. Andante

IV. Allegro con brio

Artists: Sarah Brady, flute; Winston Choi, piano; Timothy Christie, viola; Katri Ervamaa, cello; Andrew Jennings, violin; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Amy Ley, harp; Christina McGann, violin; Stephen Miahky, violin; and MingHuan Xu, violin.

Tonight’s performance has been made possible by the generosity of Iain and Stephanida Christie.

If you are expecting a lull in intensity for Festival Series 3, you are sadly mistaken. On tap is the raucous Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 by Johannes Brahms. While the work enjoyed a second life as a piece for large orchestra, arranged by Arnold Schönberg, the original delivers well beyond its intimate instrumentation of piano, violin, viola and cello. For the occasion, pianist Winston Choi makes his Walla Walla debut. Festival Series 3 will have you booking passage to Hungary to experience first hand the music that inspired Brahms to compose the concluding Gypsy Rondo Finale.

John David Earnest (1940-)

TROIS MORCEAUX (1977)

I. Bagatelle
II. Elegy
III. Caprice

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)

LA CRÉATION DU MONDE FOR STRING OCTET (1923), ARR. DANNY SEIDENBERG

Intermission

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

PIANO QUARTET IN G MINOR, OP. 25

I. Allegro
II. Intermezzo: Allegro
III. Andante con moto
IV. Rondo alla Zingarese: Presto

Artists: Winston Choi, piano; Timothy Christie, viola; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Christina McGann, violin; Stephen Miahky, violin; Philip Payton, violin; Maria Sampen, violin; Kevin Schempf, clarinet; Arianna Warsaw-Fan, violin; and Meta Weiss, cello.

Music of Mozart, Ravel, and Kodaly, plus the world premiere of Commedia Gallery for Flute, Harp and Viola by composer John David Earnest

Festival Series I celebrates unique combinations of instruments. As is our custom, the Festival Series will commence with the world premiere of a work commissioned for the occasion. John David Earnest, composer-in-residence at Whitman College, has created a new work for flute, harp and viola, titled Commedia Gallery. For this premiere, what better venue could there be than the gallery at the Walla Walla Foundry? Also on the program are works by Mozart, Ravel and Kodaly. The elegance of Mozart, the impressionist colorings of Ravel, and the passionate Hungarian folk music of Kodaly will set the 2011 Walla Walla Chamber Music ablaze with glorious musical fire.

Artists: Sarah Brady, Timothy Christie, Amy Ley, Philip Payton, Norbert Lewandowski, David Requiro, Maria Sampen and Kevin Schempf

Music of Mozart, Ravel, and Kodaly, plus the world premiere of Commedia Gallery for Flute, Harp and Viola by composer John David Earnest

Festival Series I celebrates unique combinations of instruments. As is our custom, the Festival Series will commence with the world premiere of a work commissioned for the occasion. John David Earnest, composer-in-residence at Whitman College, has created a new work for flute, harp and viola, titled Commedia Gallery. For this premiere, what better venue could there be than the gallery at the Walla Walla Foundry? Also on the program are works by Mozart, Ravel and Kodaly. The elegance of Mozart, the impressionist colorings of Ravel, and the passionate Hungarian folk music of Kodaly will set the 2011 Walla Walla Chamber Music ablaze with glorious musical fire.

Artists: Sarah Brady, Timothy Christie, Amy Ley, Philip Payton, Norbert Lewandowski, David Requiro, Maria Sampen and Kevin Schempf