Program:

Robert Schumann - Fünf Stücke im Volkston (Five Pieces in the Folk Style), Op. 102 (1851)

1. Mit Humor (With Humor)

2. Langsam (Slowly)

3. Nicht Schnell, mit viel Ton zu Spielen (Not fast, played with full tone)

4. Nicht zu Rasch (Not too rapidly)

5. Stark und Markiert (Strong and Marked)

Bohuslav Martinů - Sonata #1 for cello and piano, H. 277 (1940)

1. Poco allegro

2. Lento

3. Allegro con brio

ten minute intermission

Frédéric Chopin - Sonata in G minor for piano and cello, Op. 65

1. Allegro moderato

2. Scherzo

3. Largo

4. Finale-Allegro
   

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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