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APRIL 9, 2018 OPERA HOUSE CONCERT
Program I Monday, April 9, 2018 8:00 p.m. Sarasota Opera House

Mozart, String Quintet in G minor, K.516
Federico Agostini, Ruth Lenz, Bruno Giuranna, Daniel Palmizio, Erica Piccotti

Glazunov, String Quintet in A major, Op. 39
Ruth Lenz, Federico Agostini, Daniel Palmizio, Erica Piccotti, Christine Lee

Schubert, Piano Trio No. 2 in Eb major, Op. 100, D.929
Claudio Cruz, Antonio Meneses, Derek Han

In this broadcast we preview the April 18, 2018 concert of La Musica International Chamber Music Festival.

Bernstein, Piano Trio
Federico Agostini, Christine Lee, Derek Han

Brahms, Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano in Eb major, Op. 40 (viola version)
Ruth Lenz, Daniel Palmizio, Derek Han

Schubert, String Quintet in C major, Op. 163, D.956
Federico Agostini, Ruth Lenz, Bruno Giuranna, Erica Piccotti, Antonio Meneses

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Halvorsen: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Grieg: Symphony in C minor

Dominique Beaulieu, conductor
CMD Philharmonic of Paris in Orleans

Ariadne auf Naxos (Ariadne on Naxos), Op. 60, is an opera by Richard Strauss with a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Combining slapstick comedy and consummately beautiful music, the opera's theme is the competition between high and low art for the public's attention.

Joana Filipe Martinez - conductor/producer
CMD Grand Opera Company of Barcelona Spain

Zvonimir Nagy’s Angelus is a singular journey into a meditative state. Like the commemoration of annunciation, Nagy’s album features music for thoughtful contemplation, using solo organ to create delicate space for inner exploration throughout the life of the album. Themes of spiritual reflection are evident in most of the tracks. Inspired by Philippians 4:13, “Prayer" features a melody that is moody, melancholic, and mournful, a plea for forgiveness. Later on, in the back half of the album, the seven movements of the “Preludes for a Prayer" embrace the ambience created by Nagy’s solo organ performance. Angelus is Nagy’s foray into a unique blend of post-minimalism and traditional. The composer finds inspiration in both ends of the spectrum. The tender droning melodies ring in the eponymous track evoking ease and a soothing mood. In stark contrast, the five movements of “Litanies of the Soul" generate augmented power, creating the yin and yang of disturbing and recreating peace. While the album promotes the theme of internal investigation, the performance is by no means stream-of-consciousness. Despite its free-flowing feel, each composition is meticulously written. Rather than being a reactionary performance, the movements in Angelus feel like chapters in a document. Each one captures the shifts in dynamic and repetitive melodies that builds the complexity with each passing second until the explosion of the last movement arrives. Then, just as quietly as Angelus was born, the finale rings into a moment of closure and then ceases, completed.

Program III Sunday, April 15, 2018 3:00 p.m. Sarasota Opera House

Paganini, Terzetto Concertante in D major, MS 114
Daniel Palmizio, Christine Lee, Jason Vieaux

Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet in F major, Op. 143
Jason Vieaux, Ruth Lenz, Claudio Cruz, Daniel Palmizio, Erica Piccotti

Shostakovich, Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Federico Agostini, Ruth Lenz, Bruno Giuranna, Antonio Meneses, Derek Han

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Symphony No. 2 "America",
3 movements - 1. Independence Day; 2. Memorial Day; 3. Thanksgiving Day.
Performance by The Western Piedmont Symphony, John Gordon Ross, Music Director

Gloria for SATB choir, divisi, brass octet and percussion
Performance by the Winchester Chapel College Choir and Portsmouth Grammar School Chamber Choir, conducted by Malcolm Archer.

In Memory H.H.L. for orchestra
Performance by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, conductor.

Dan Locklair's music is widely performed throughout the U.S. and around the world. His catalog includes symphonic works, a ballet, an opera, chamber, instrumental, vocal and choral compositions. Locklair's commissioned compositions have been performed by musicians worldwide, including the Helsinki Philharmonic, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Kansas City Symphony, the St. Louis Orchestra, the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys of New York City and the Saint Paul’s Cathedral Choir of London. Broadcasts of it have included Vatican Radio, Czech Radio, Radio Finland, NPR, the BBC and the CBC. Recent CDs include the critically acclaimed Tapestries, Choral Music of Dan Locklair on MSR Classics (MS 1463) and Gloria (Sacred Choral Works) on Convivium Records (CD033). Recordings of his works are also available on Naxos, Ondine, Koch, Albany, Loft, Priory (UK) and other labels. His primary publishers are Ricordi and Subito. Dan Locklair is Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. More information about him, including a bio, list of works and discography at http://www.locklair.com.

Preview of April 12, 2018 concert at the Sarasota Opera House

Program II Thursday, April 12, 2018 8:00 p.m. Sarasota Opera House

Mendelssohn, String Quintet No. 2 in Bb major, Op. 87
Federico Agostini, Ruth Lenz, Bruno Giuranna, Daniel Palmizio, Christine Lee

Popper, Requiem in F# minor for Three Cellos and Piano, Op. 66
Christine Lee, Erica Piccotti, Antonio Meneses, Derek Han

Rachmaninoff, Trio Elegiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9
Claudio Cruz, Antonio Meneses, Derek Han

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Schubert: ​Symphony No. 1 in D major, D. 82
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

​Dominique Beaulieu, conductor
CMD Philharmonic of Paris in Orleans

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