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Sanity through music
OF WAR: COMPOSING FOR MANKIND
Composers are affected by and often find inspiration from wartime, in ways both personal and nationalistic. This concert’s theme brings musical works together that speak infinitely for humanity, in thinking and feeling, as only music can.
PERFORMED BY:
JONATHAN and MARY MOSER, violins; GEOFFREY BAKER, viola;
LUCY STROTHER and CARLOS JAVIER, cello;
ALEX LEVICOFF, baritone; ROLLIN WILBER, piano
(link to full printed program & notes in a PDF) – (Poulenc songs – lyrics & translations)
MUSICAL PROGRAM
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(an Armenian tribute, for the 100th anniversary of their genocide)
ALAN HOVHANESS:
Chahagir (Torch-bearer), for solo viola
KOMITAS VARDAPET:
Chinar es (You Are Like the Poplar Tree), song, arranged for violin, viola and piano
Yerangi (of Yerevan), dance for piano solo
Garun a (It Is Spring), song, arranged for voice, violin, viola and piano
ALAN HOVHANESS:
Oror (Lullaby), op.1, for violin and piano
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SAMUEL BARBER:
Dover Beach, for baritone and string quartet (on a poem by Matthew Arnold)
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PAVEL HAAS:
Study for Strings, transcribed for string quartet
(written in Terezin, 1943)
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intermission
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FREDERIC CHOPIN: Two pieces for solo piano
Revolutionary Etude in C minor, op.10 #12
Mazurka in B-Flat minor, op.24 #4
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FRANCIS POULENC: Songs from wartime, for baritone and piano
C. (Les Ponts de Ce)
Bleuet
Le Retour du Sergent
Le Disparu
Priez pour paix
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH:
String Quartet #8 – dedicated to to the victims of fascism and war
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Exploring what inspired composers that still inspires us, the productions are designed to set the tone for deep and rewarding listening experiences. Directly after each concert, a short discussion about the performed works is held, followed by a reception.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2015 at 7:30 pm
IVY HALL – International Institute for Culture
6331 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19151
ADMISSION: $25/general
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SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2015 at 3:00 pm
1906 S. Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
ADMISSION: $25 general /$15 for students, seniors & EHSoP members
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