Gabriela Lena Frank
Daniel Bernard Roumain: excerpt from Rosa Parks
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Op. 44
William Grant Still: Danzas de Panama 10’
Shaw: Valencia 6’
Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major 34’
André Caplet: Conte Fantastique 18’
Leila Adu-Gilmore Alyssum 10’
Schubert: String Quintet in C major D. 956 (Cello Quintet)
A Free Concert in Orton Park put on by the Willy St Chamber Players
William Grant Still: Danzas de Panama
Mendelssohn: Four Pieces for String Quartet 20’
JLIN: Black Box 5’
Shaw: Valencia 6’
Angelique Kidjo: YanYanKliYan Senamido 8’
With Pianist Vincent Fuh, a reprise of our January concert featuring works by
Schumann- Five Pieces in the Folk Style
Martinu Sonata #1 for Cello and Piano
Chopin Sonata in G minor for Piano and Cello
Free
Program:
Robert Schumann - Fünf Stücke im Volkston (Five Pieces in the Folk Style), Op. 102 (1851)
Mit Humor (With Humor)
Langsam (Slowly)
Nicht Schnell, mit viel Ton zu Spielen (Not fast, played with full tone)
Nicht zu Rasch (Not too rapidly)
Stark und Markiert (Strong and Marked)
Bohuslav Martinů - Sonata #1 for cello and piano, H. 277 (1940)
Poco allegro
Lento
Allegro con brio
ten minute intermission
Frédéric Chopin - Sonata in G minor for piano and cello, Op. 65
Allegro moderato
Scherzo
Largo
Finale-Allegro
If you enjoyed tonight’s concert and would like to make a donation. They can be made via Venmo @cellobridges, by scanning the Venmo QR code at the door, by cash/check, or by clicking the donate button below.
I would like to wholeheartedly thank the following people for their financial and moral support in the purchase of the cello you will hear tonight. This cello was commissioned from Michele Ashley in late 2020 and received in late 2021. Playing on this cello has been an amazing, fulfilling experience for me and has helped me to grow in unexpected ways as a musician. It is made even more special by the fact that so many generous friends and family were involved in its acquisition. Every time I read this list of names, I feel grateful and supported.
Thank you to all of you!
Lauren Addison, Courtney Blomme, Tracey Bratt, Robert Bridges and Cindy DuBose, Aimee and Karl Broman, Rick Cathcart, Jatinder, Cheema, Sandy Clark, Robert Clark, Diane Comerford and Bob Herzog, Luke Donohue, Rebecca Greenwald and Didier Mandelbrot, Mike Fullerton, Deborah Horning and Jill Carraway, Maureen Kelly, Daniel Ketter, Sara Kroenke, Fangyun Kuan, Nate and Rachel Lerner, Carrie Lorig, Mahr Malik, Craig Michaels, Peggy Howard Moore, Scott Morgan, Andrew Olson, Emily Rideout, Tori Rogers, Megan Saucke, Jeffrey Saucke, Greg and Debra Saucke, Adrienne Sella, Cheryl and Dan Siehr, Kate Soukonnikov, Ben Stites, Debbie Thompson, Ashley Van Egtern, Corrine Voils and Stefan Schmidt, Brennan White, Greg Williams, and Roger and Carolyn Williams.
If you would like to know more about the acquisition of this cello, please take a moment after the concert to look at my blog by clicking the link below and start at the very beginning. The process is documented from start to finish
Jessie Montgomery: Duo For Violin and Cello (2015)
Simon Steen Anderson: Study for String Instrument #1 (2011)
Frank Bridge: String Sextet
Carlos Simon: where two or three are gathered (2017)
Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F major
Ernest John Moeran: Fantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings
Shulamit Ran: String Quartet No. 3, “Glitter, Doom, Shards, Memory” (2013)
Augusta Reed Thomas: Klee Musings (2016)
Winton Marsalis: Excerpts from "At the Octoroon Balls" (1995)
Gabriel Faure: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor
Beethoven String Trio in E Flat Major
John Adams : Book of Alleged Dances
With Paran Amirinazari, Hillary Hempel and Kayleigh Acord
Chamber music and accompanied works of Beethoven presented by the Madison Symphony Orchestra featuring the Archduke trio, Seven Variations on “Bei Männern welche Liebe Fühlen” for Cello and Piano and other hits
Flautist Iva Ugrcic with members of the Willy Street Chamber Players
“All about strings! Menotti’s Suite for Two Cellos and Piano and Harbison’s Presences (for solo cello and string quintet), bookended by the sparkling virtuosity of Vivaldi concertos.”
“All about strings! Menotti’s Suite for Two Cellos and Piano and Harbison’s Presences (for solo cello and string quintet), bookended by the sparkling virtuosity of Vivaldi concertos.”
Online On-Demand Concert featuring:
VIVALDI | Concerto for Four Violins in B minor RV 580
STRAVINSKY | Septet (1953)
LOUISE FARRENC | Nonet in E flat Op.38
Adagio – Allegro & III. Scherzo, Vivace
SCHUBERT | Piano Quintet in A major. D. 667 ‘Trout’ I & IV Mvts
Come experience your private Microconcert on Valentines day. Ten minutes of music for you and one member of your household at the Garver Fee Mill. Featuring myself and violinist Eleanor Bartsch.
Come experience your private Microconcert on Valentines day. Ten minutes of music for you and one member of your household at Arts & Lit Laboratory. Featuring myself and violinist Eleanor Bartsch.
2020 Wisconsin Sound Series
Jan. 24, Feb. 2, Feb. 7, Apr. 11, May 2
The Wisconsin Union Theater is proud to present the Wisconsin Sound Series, a new virtual concert series featuring local Wisconsin artists. The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly challenging for performing artists with numerous canceled performances and tours; closures of theaters and live performing arts venues; travel restrictions; and the need to stay home to keep themselves and their loved ones safe.
The Wisconsin Union Theater wants to do its part to support the great talent right here in Wisconsin, and help them continue to create and enrich our lives with their artistry. We are committed to our mission of delivering high quality performing arts to our community, even if our shared experience is only safe through a virtual space right now.
The Wisconsin Sound Series is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Concerts have been cancelled due to the growing COVID case-load. We hope to present these concerts in 2021
A streaming event from gates of heaven synagogue in Madison, WI
Reserve a ten minute personal concert for you and one member of your household
Reserve a ten minute personal concert for you and one member of your household
Willy Street Chamber Players Streaming through Grace Presents, filmed at Grace Cathedral in downtown Madison.
Schubert: String trio in B-flat D47
Tania Leon - Piece for Solo Cello
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber - Passacaglia
George Walker - "Bleu"
J.S. Bach- Cello Suite No. 6 in D I. Prelude / IV. Sarabande
Kimo Williams: "Quiet Shadows"
Beethoven: String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1 / I. Adagio-Allegro
