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Rhonda Benin
Join Katherine Heater for a festive recital of sonatas by favorite baroque keyboard composers: some familiar and some you may not yet know. Expect a carnival of sonatas, and a new work by Bay Area composer Belinda Reynolds commissioned by the Historical Keyboard Society of North America.
In the sixteenth century there were several distinct “schools” of keyboard music on the Italian peninsula. These traditions seem to culminate in the music of Girolamo Frescobaldi, who interwove these various strands while ushering in the new Baroque style in keyboard music. Featuring music by Merulo, Gabrieli, Ercole Pasquini, de Macque, and others, this program will explore the rich tapestry of keyboard traditions as Frescobaldi might have encountered them as a young man in Ferrara.
In this special one time collaboration with members of the Van Ness Piano Quartet, we are formatting our concert a little differently. Our composer in residence, Cooper Grosscup will be your guide through the entire work, sampling and discussing specific details of the piece with help from our friends, Cuna Kim, Isabel Tannenbaum, and Kyle Stachnik. Just like all other Insight Concerts, we invite you with open hearts to interact and ask questions throughout the presentation. Please note there is a $30 suggested donation in lieu of a ticket! Program Welcome drinks & aperitifs at 7pm, program begins at 7:30
In this concert our resident composer, Cooper Grosscup has crafted a special presentation breaking down his favorite moments of this work. Enjoy this masterful deep dive and experience the piece through the lens of a composer! All questions, comments, and discussions are welcome. Program Welcome drinks & aperitifs at 7pm, program begins at 7:30 Introduction History The Bassline Performance practice, creativity, and interpertation for strings J.S. Bach | Goldberg Variations BWV 988 arr. Dimitry Sitskowsky Aria Variation 1 Variation 2 Variation 3 Variation 4 Variation 5 Intermission Variation 7 Variation 10 Variation 16 Variation 20 Variation 22 Variation 25 Variation 29 Variation 30 Aria de Capo
In this special one time collaboration with members of the Van Ness Piano Quartet, we are formatting our concert a little differently. Our composer in residence, Cooper Grosscup will be your guide through the work, sampling and discussing specific details of the piece with help from our friends, Cuna Kim, Isabel Tannenbaum, and Kyle Stachnik. Just like all other Insight Concerts, we invite you with open hearts to interact and ask questions throughout the presentation. Program Welcome drinks & aperitifs at 7pm, program begins at 7:30 Selections TBD Membership Offer
Holst’s celestial masterpiece is very popular but performed infrequently because of its difficulty and orchestra size. Julian Brown makes his Redwood Symphony debut with Philip Glass’ haunting Violin Concerto, and the orchestra presents a rarely-heard orchestral work by Duke Ellington!
With the passage of time, artists can disappear into obscurity while some emerge as immortal. The American George Crumb, who passed away in 2022, is undoubtedly in the pantheon of composers whose legacies are eternal. In this program, his cataclysmic Black Angels, a passionately anti-war statement for amplified string quartet, balances Olivier Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time), a devoutly spiritual, mystical work composed in a prisoner of war camp. And to open, J. S. Bach consecrates the concert hall with two of his most deeply felt, final works.
With the passage of time, artists can disappear into obscurity while some emerge as immortal. The American George Crumb, who passed away in 2022, is undoubtedly in the pantheon of composers whose legacies are eternal. In this program, his cataclysmic Black Angels, a passionately anti-war statement for amplified string quartet, balances Olivier Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time), a devoutly spiritual, mystical work composed in a prisoner of war camp. And to open, J. S. Bach consecrates the concert hall with two of his most deeply felt, final works.
With the passage of time, artists can disappear into obscurity while some emerge as immortal. The American George Crumb, who passed away in 2022, is undoubtedly in the pantheon of composers whose legacies are eternal. In this program, his cataclysmic Black Angels, a passionately anti-war statement for amplified string quartet, balances Olivier Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time), a devoutly spiritual, mystical work composed in a prisoner of war camp. And to open, J. S. Bach consecrates the concert hall with two of his most deeply felt, final works.
Vocal Exchange juxtaposes treasured songs from three cultures. Without needing to understand a single word, listeners will experience national flavors through the very sounds of the languages. Russian-American soprano Erika Baikoff (a fluent French speaker) offers her unsurpassed vocal skill and bewitching personality, with instrumental contrasts and reflections rounding out this multidimensional program.
Vocal Exchange juxtaposes treasured songs from three cultures. Without needing to understand a single word, listeners will experience national flavors through the very sounds of the languages. Russian-American soprano Erika Baikoff (a fluent French speaker) offers her unsurpassed vocal skill and bewitching personality, with instrumental contrasts and reflections rounding out this multidimensional program.
Exciting young Metropolitan Opera soprano Erika Baikoff returns to Music@Menlo to explore the broad, colorful art of French songs. Programmed in partnership with renowned pianist and vocal coach Ken Noda, the music of eleven different composers creates an entrancing immersion into some of chamber music’s most exquisite repertoire.