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This exciting and dynamic ensemble is all in the family! Professors Aaron Berofsky (violin) and Kathryn Votapek (viola) are joined by their sons Sebastian (cello) and Charles (piano) for an engaging evening of chamber music, featuring masterpieces by Mozart and Brahms, as well as the charming piano quartet of Joaquín Turina.

Aaron Berofsky, violin
Kathryn Votapek, viola
Sebastian Berofsky, cello
Charles Berofsky, piano

PROGRAM

Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, K. 493
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Allegretto

Turina: Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 67 (1931)
I. Lento – Andante mosso
II. Vivo
III. Andante – Allegretto

Intermission

Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Scherzo: Allegro
III. Andante
IV. Finale: Allegro comodo

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As the ancient contemporary music ensemble’s artistic director, I claim that “It sorta snuck up on us.” 

Celebrating our extraordinary longevity, the Consort attributes its countervailing youthfulness to the fact that, after all, it’s constantly doing new music! 

Sure enough, we announce a series of new music concerts as part of our residency at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, celebrating the Museum’s own 50th anniversary. Programs feature music from the mid-20th century period highlighted in “Revolutions,” the HMSG anniversary exhibition, along with major works associated with the Consort’s half-century history, and new and commissioned music.  

First, however, the Consort returns to historic St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill on September 15th, performing a memorial concert for beloved friend and irrepressible iconoclast, the late Paul Schoenfield.

This free September concert will be at St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill at 2:30pm preceded by a pre-concert discussion at 1:30pm.

PROGRAM:
Carolina Reveille
Three Bagatelles
The Return from Sextet
Elegy, Rag and Boogie
Tango and Tin Pan Alley
Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano

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Pre-concert talk at 7 PM

Aaron Berofsky, violin
Earl Lee, conductor

Brian Raphael Nabors Pulse
Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Gala Flagello Vitality
Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

For more information, visit A2SO.

Johannes Müller Stosch, Music Director and Conductor

Aaron Berofsky, violin

Alone Together
John Wineglass (b. 1973)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Allegro molto appassionato
Andante
Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace

Aaron Berofsky, violin

Intermission

Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Allegro con brio
Andante
Poco allegretto
Allegro

For more information, viist Holland Symphony.

Pre-concert talk at 7 PM

JP Jofre, bandoneon
Joshua Gersen, guest conductor

Angélica Negrón En otra noche, en otro mundo (On Another Night, In Another World)

JP Jofre Concerto for Cello & Bandoneon

Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4

For more information, visit A2SO.

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A performance of new repertoire of European baroque music for organ and orchestra, featuring all world-premieres with guest ensemble Nuova Pratica.

Organ Prelude featuring new works by Nathan Mondry begins at 6:45pm.

ABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS
Nuova Pratica is an ensemble of composer-performers that believes the music of the past is an important part of the future. Born out of Juilliard’s Historical Performance program, the members of Nuova Pratica specialize not only in the performance of European baroque music, but also in its composition and improvisation.

Free and open to the public. This performance is part of the 63rd Annual Organ Conference sponsored by the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. This program was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan. Additional support for this performance comes from the Marshall M. Weinberg Endowned Fund in Early Music.

For more information, visit SMTD.

String Quartet in C major, Op. 20, No. 2, Hob. III:32 – Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio – Cantabile
Menuetto: Allegretto – Trio
Fuga a 4 soggetti: Allegro

Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44 – Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Allegro brillante
In modo d’una marcia: Un poco largamente
Scherzo: Molto vivace
Allegro ma non troppo

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Chautauqua School of Music faculty members Aaron Berofsky, violin and chair of School of Music Strings, Kathryn Votapek, viola, and cellist Felix Wang are joined by pianist Phillip Bush for a program of piano quartets. In addition to teaching at Chautauqua, Aaron Berofsky is Professor of Violin at the University of Michigan and has served as visiting Professor at the Hochschule fur Musik in Detmold, Germany. Violist and violinist Kathryn Votapek was a member of the Chester String Quartet for 15 years, and now maintains an active career as soloist and as guest artist at music festivals such as Chautauqua throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. In addition to being the cellist of the Blair String Quartet, Felix Wang is a founding member of the Blakemore Trio and co-principal cellist of the IRIS Orchestra. Pianist Phillip Bush is widely acknowledged as one of the most experienced American chamber music pianists of his generation, and has performed and recorded with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, appeared innumerable times on Brooklyn’s Bargemusic series, and has performed at the Grand Canyon Music Festival, Newport Music Festival, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival and at many other festivals.

Program
Joaquín Turina: Piano Quartet in A minor, Op.67
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No.2 in A major, Op.26

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HAYDN Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, Hob. XV/25, “Gypsy”
BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8

Phillip Bush, piano; Aaron Berofsky, violin; Timothy O’Malley cello

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