Eastern Mennonite University

Noon Chamber Music Series

Mon-Sat, June 11-16, 12 p.m.
Asbury United Methodist Church

Monday, June 11
Bernard Fitzgerald: Fanfare 1983
   Judith Saxton and Susan Sievert Messersmith,
   trumpets

Joao Guilherme Ripper: Duo Sonatina 2006
   Sandra Gerster, oboe
   Paige Riggs, cello

Béla Bartók: Duos for Two Violins
   Joan Griffing and Ralph Allen, violins

Marc Delmas: Fantaisie Italienne, Op. 110 1921
   Les Nicholas, clarinet
   Peter Uhlir, piano

Ernest Bloch: Lento – Allegro from Suite for Viola and Piano 1919
   Karen Johnson, viola
   Peter Uhlir, piano

Alec Templeton: Trio in D Minor for Flute, Oboe and Piano 1927
   Mary Kay Adams, flute
   Kevin Piccini, oboe
   Peter Uhlir, piano
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Tuesday, June 12
Benjamin Britten: Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury 1959
   Judith Saxton, Susan Sievert Messersmith, and Jim
   Warner, trumpets

Ludwig van Beethoven: Octet in E-flat major,
Op. 103 1792

   Sandra Gerster & Kevin Piccini, oboes
   Leslie Nicholas & Lynda Dembowski, clarinets
   David Wick & Jay Chadwick, French Horns
   Douglas Kehlenbrink & Lynda Edwards, bassoons
   Ken Nafziger, conductor

Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet Op. 64 No. 5 “Lark” 1790
   Susan Bedell and Mark Hartman, violins
   Karen Johnson, viola
   Nadine Monchecourt, cello

Bud Powell: Tempus Fugit [c. 1949]
   Mark Hartman and Susan Bedell, violins
   Karen Johnson, viola
   Nadine Monchecourt, cello

Vincent d’Indy: Sarabande et Menuet, Op. 24 1918
   Jay Chadwick, horn
   Mary Kay Adams, flute
   Sandy Gerster, oboe
   Lynda Dembowski, clarinet
   Lynda Edwards, bassoon
   Peter Uhlir, piano
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Wednesday, June 13
Joel Jacklich: Fanfare for Brass Quartet 1970
   Judith Saxton and Susan Sievert Messersmith, trumpets
   David Wick, french horn
   Jay Crone, trombone

G. F. Handel (arr. Rosenblatt): Concerto for Oboe, English horn and Strings
   Sandra Gerster, oboe
   Michael Lisicky, English horn
   Ralph Allen and Susan Black, violins
   Christy Heatwole Kauffman, viola
   Beth Vanderborgh, cello

Anthony Ritchie: Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Strings [1998, rev. 2009]
   Joan Griffing, violin solo
   Beth Vanderborgh, cello solo
   Amy Glick and Susan Black, violins
   Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola
   Paige Riggs, cello
   Pete Spaar, bass

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer” 1797
   Les Nicholas, clarinet
   Beth Vanderborgh, cello
   Peter Uhlir, piano
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Thursday, June 14
Igor Stravinsky: The Story of the Soldier 1918
   Ralph Allen, violin
   Pete Spaar, double bass
   Les Nicholas, clarinet
   Doug Kehlenbrink, bassoon
   Judy Saxton, trumpet
   Ron Baedke, trombone
   Ray Breakall, percussion
   Ted Swartz and Ingrid DeSanctis, narrators
   Ken Nafziger, conductor
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Friday, June 15
Eugene Gigout (arr. Gary Olson): Grand Choeur Dialogue from Six Pieces 1881
   Judith Saxton and Susan Sievert Messersmith,
      trumpets
   David Wick, horn
   Jay Crone, tenor trombone
   Harold Van Schaik, bass trombone
   Ray Breakall, timpani
   Marvin Mills, organ

George Frideric Handel: Sonata in g minor Op. 2, No. 8 [c. 1719]
   Elise A. Blake, violin
   Tom Stevens, viola
   Peter Uhlir, piano

Gwyneth Walker: When the Spirit Sings 2011
      commissioned/performed by
      Musica Harmonia String Trio
   Joan Griffing, violin
   Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola
   Beth Vanderborgh, cello

Carlisle Floyd: Ain’t it a pretty day, from Susannah 1956
Giuseppi Verdi: D’amore sull’alli rosee, from Il trovatore 1853
William Bolcom: lime jello marshmallow cottage cheese surprise 1975
   Madeline Bender, soprano
   Peter Uhlir, piano

Eric Ewazen: Pastorale 1993
   Jay Crone, tenor trombone
   Harold Van Schaik, bass trombone
   Peter Uhlir, piano

Claude Debussy (arr. Hoyt): Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder! from Trois Chansons
Alfred Diewitz: Fidele Grünrӧcke (Happy Huntsman)
   David Wick, Jay Chadwick, Amy Smith and Roger
   Novak, horns
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Saturday June 16
Eugene Friesenas CelloMan
   … for children of all ages!