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October 7-11, 2010, Columbus Day Weekend

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2007
 Saul Davis Zlatkovski
IN RECITAL
I.
Tambourin          Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)
L’Hirondelle                 "      
Pavane               Anonymous/Arbeau, arr. Salzedo
II.
Sonatinas No. I      Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812)     Andante con moto, Allegretto non tanto              
Sonatina IV             
    Larghetto con espressione, Allegretto
Sonatina VI in E-flat Major
    Adagio, Tempo di minuetto
Air with Variations          G. F. Handel (1685-1759) (The Harmonious Blacksmith)        Tr.by Salzedo  
III.
La Fille aux cheveux de lin Claude Debussy (1862-1918) tr. by Salzedo                               
Arabesque no. 1                         tr. by Salzedo
En Bateau (from Petite Suite)    tr. by  Salzedo
INTERMISSION
IV.
American Pictures: Prairie Night   Saul Zlatkovski 
Chanson Chagrine (1913)      Carlos Salzedo           
World Premiere                        
V.
Two etudes:                              Carlos Salzedo    ("Flight")  ("Mirage")
VI.
Suite of Eight Dances                    Carlos Salzedo  
    Gavotte - Menuet - Polka - Siciliana - Bolero - Seguidilla - Tango - Rumba                    
Encore: Interlude in the Locrian Mode by Saul Zlatkovski
May 26, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
 


KAREN THIELEN
HARPIST
IN CONCERT
with
Marian Concus, flute
Broad Street Quartet, string quartet

I
Fanfare (1927)            Carlos Salzedo (1885-1961)
Cortege                   
La Desirade
Chanson dans la nuit   
II.
Tiento IX (1547)     Alonso Mudarra (c.1510-1580)
Pavane and Variations Antonio de Cabezon
                        (1510-1566)

Romance Francisco Fernandez Palero (c.1533-1570)
Dolor           P. Jose Antonio Donostia (1886-1957)
III.
Concerto for Harp in C Major
            Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736-1809)

       with the Broad Street Quartet, Marian Concus
Intermission
IV.
Dancing on Water (2006)    Jay Pierson (1959-     )
honoring Lucile Lawrence
World Premiere           
with the Broad Street Quartet
Memoria (2006) for flute and harp  Jay Pierson
for Karen Thielen and Tadeu Coelho
with Marian Concus, flute
V.
Fantaisie, opus 124 Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Piece en forme de Habanera
                 Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), tr. Salzedo

VI.
La Paloma          Sebastian de Yradier (1809-1856)
Estrellita     Manuel Ponce (1882-1948)
 arr. Van Raymond Thein

Oleaje (2001)             Eduardo Gamboa (1960-    )
VII.
Poemeto (1974)            Osvaldo Lacerda (1927-    )
Zas!  Vlan! (1919)               
arr. by Marguerite Beclard d’Harcourt
(1884-1964)
with Marian Concus, flute


May 28, 2007
CLOSING CONCERT
featuring student performers from our Master Classes

Tambourin.................................Louis-Claude Daquin
Rigaudon.............................Andre Campra (1660-1744)
performed by Harmony Mooney
pupil of Melia Repko-Schmauk

Automne....................Marcel Grandjany (1891-1975)
Sonata No. VI......................Thomas Arne (1710-1778)
Quietude...........................Carlos Salzedo (1885-1961)
performed by Helen Gerhold
pupil of Virginia Flanagan

Promenade...........................Dewey Owens (c.1923-2007)
Pastorale......................................................    “
Petite Valse.........................................Carlos Salzedo
Villanesca in memory of Dewey Owens  Saul Zlatkovski
performed by Rebecca Spear
pupil of Saul Zlatkovski
-Intermission-

featuring professional performers from Philadelphia
Five Preludes for Harp..........Alojz Srebotnjak (1931-    )
    Con moto
    Andante, con espressione
    Allegretto, leggiero
    Moderato, molto agitato
    Allegro, quasi rustico
The Maids in  Constrite.......................Anonymous
Giga..........................................Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713), tr. by Carlos Salzedo
Variations on “The Little Red Lark”. Dewey Owens
Virginia Flanagan

Concertino dans le style ancien Maciej Malecki 
                                                  (1940-    )

Harps AFire
Virginia Flanagan, Alison Simpson, harps
Ron Kershner, piano
Triptic Dance.....Pierre Beauchant (Carlos Salzedo)
Harps AFire

Thanks to Madelyn Mignatti and Peter and all the Church of the Holy Trinity Music Committee and Staff for hosting our first season!

    


2008

                           Saul Davis Zlatkovski
                        IN RECITAL
                                   I.


Louis-Claude Daquin.....L’Hirondelle tr. Zlatkovski
      (1694-1772)            Allegro vif
Francois Couperin...Les Petits Moulins a Vent
                 tr. Zlatkovski
(1668-1733)            Vif et tres legerement
                            II.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach...Sonata in G for Harp
                    (edited by L. Lawrence)
 (1714-1788)    
                Allegro, Adagio un poco, Allegro
                           III.
Giovanni-Battista Pescetti..Sonata in C Minor
                                (tr. by Carlos Salzedo)
(1704-1766)     Allegro vigoroso, Andantino espressivo, Presto
                INTERMISSION
                          IV.
Peter Schickele...............Noon Song (1978)  Harp solo from the cantata “The Lowest Trees Have Tops” (first performance in recital)
Ernesto Halffter..............Danza de la Pastora (tr. Zlatkovski)
(1905-1989)                   Allegretto vivace (Bulerias)
                       V.
Carlos Salzedo................Deux Etudes Poetiques
(1885-1961)                   (“Flight”)  (“Mirage”)
                          VI.
Carlos Salzedo...Variations sur un theme dans le style ancien (1913)
Theme-Double-Bourree-Staccati-Papillons-Chords and Fluxes-Jumps-Trills-Scales and Arpeggios-Barcarolle-Prelude-Fugue-Cadenza-Conclusion
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                      JOAN HOLLAND
                        IN RECITAL


                                 I.
Marcel Tournier......Sonatine, op. 30
(1879-1951)
            Allegrement, Calme et espressif, Fievreusement
J. B. Loeillet.............Toccata, tr. M. Grandjany
(1680-1730)             Allegro moderato
                               II.
Joaquin Rodrigo............Concierto de Aranjuez
(1901-1999)
            Allegro con spirito, Adagio,  Allegro gentile
                Marja Kaisla, piano
                  INTERMISSION
                              III.
Carlos Salzedo..............Etudes Poetiques:
(1885-1961)             (“Communion”)
                           IV.
Paul Hindemith.........Sonate for Harp (1939)
(1895-1963)        Massig schnell (moderately fast), Lebhaft (lively, bright), Sehr Langsam (very slow), “Lied” (song)


                  CLOSING CONCERT                 

                                I.
Johann Christian Bach.......Sinfonia Concerto
                        (Watkins edition)
(1735-1782)     Allegro assai-Andante-Presto
Bruce Zhang, violin, Grace Kim, violin, Samuel Soltoff, cello
Carlos Salzedo....................Gavotte, Tango, from Suite of Eight Dances
                 Helen Gerhold, harp

                                II.
Giacomo Meyerbeer:..........Coronation March from “Le Prophete”            (tr. Salzedo)
Rudolf Forst........................Three solos for Harp: Looking-Glass River, From a Railway Carriage, Windy Nights

Marcel Samuel-Rousseau...Variations sur un vieux Noel
   (arr. for harp and strings by Marcel Tournier)
             Virginia Flanagan, harp 
                Stokowski Sinfonietta
                            III.
Andre Jolivet............ Suite Radiophonique
                         (Pastorales de Noel) Etoile, Les Mages, La Vierge et l’Enfant, Enree et danse des bergers
         Jude Mollenhauer, harp
        Chi Park, violin; Steven Duckworth, cello
                    Intermission
                            IV.
Maurice Ravel....Ma Mere L’Oye (arr. by John Escosa)
Pavane de la belle aux bois dormant, Petit Poucet, Laideronnette, Imperatrice des Pagodes; Le Jardin Feerique
                       Harps AFire
Alison Simpson, Virginia Flanagan, harps
Maciej Malecki..........Concertino in an Old Style
              for harp duo and strings
  Allegro moderato, Andante; Presto, con grazia   
              Harps AFire
      Stokowski Sinfonietta:
Chi Park, violin; Claudia Pellegrini, violin; Susan Arnold, viola; Steven Duckworth, cello
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               2009
                       Saul Davis Zlatkovski
                                 IN RECITAL
                                            

I.
Luis de Narvaez/Zlatkovski: Quatras Diferencias sobre “Guardame las Vacas”
Alonso Mudarra/Zlatkovski: Fantasia en la maniere de Ludovico
M. Albeniz/Zlatkovski: Sonata in D
Joao de Sousa-Carvalho./Zlatkovski: Allegro in D
Ernesto Halffter/Zlatkovski: Danza de la Pastora
                                     II.
G. F. Handel/Zlatkovski: Harp Symphony from “Saul”
G.F. Handel/Salzedo : Air with Variations “Harmonious Blacksmith”
                               III.
G.B. Pescetti: Sonata in C Minor
(1704-1766)      Allegro vigoroso, Andantino Espressivo, Presto
                    Intermission
                             IV.
Claude Debussy/Salzedo: First Arabesque
Claude Debussy/Zlatkovski: Invocation of Pan, God of the Summer Wind
Claude Debussy/Salzedo: Clair de Lune
                              V.
Carlos Salzedo:.....................Recessional
                               VI.
Carlos Salzedo:.................... Suite of Eight Dances:
            Gavotte, Menuet, Polka, Siciliana, Bolero, Seguidilla, Tango, Rumba


              IBIS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
                        Susan Robinson, Harp
                    Adria Sternstein Foster, Flute
Claude Debussy............. Syrinx for Solo Flute 
                          La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin
                          En Bateau (tr. Mildonian)
Vincent Persichetti........Serenade # 10
           Larghetto
           Allegro comodo
           Andante grazioso
           Andante cantabile
           Allegretto
           Scherzando
           Adagietto
           Vivo
Nino Rota....................Sonata for Flute and Harp
        Allegro Molto Moderato
        Andante Sostenuto
        Allegro Festoso
                    INTERMISSION
William Grant Still......Incantation and Dance
                                   Summerland
Jacques Ibert............... Entr'acte
John Williams.............The Lanes of Limerick 
William Alwyn...........Naiades: Fantasy Sonata     


             MARIKO ANRAKU
               IN RECITAL
                        I.
G. F. Handel/Grandjany    Prelude and Toccata
                        II.
Paul Hindemith        Sonata for Harp (1939
                                              III.
Marcel Tournier        Sonatine, op. 30
                                      Intermission
                            IV.
Gabriel Faure            Une Chatelaine en sa Tour
(1845-1924)            Impromptu for Harp, op. 86
                              V.
Albert Roussel            Impromptu, op. 21
(1869-1937)
                             VI.
Carlos Salzedo            Variations sur un theme dans le style ancien (short version)


               
            CLOSING CONCERT
                  LYRIC HARP DUO
                             I.
Inghelbrecht/Owens:
6 Selections from The Nursery
Bizet: Symphony in C, 2nd Movement
Two Chinese Folk Songs, arranged by Yan Ni
Carlos Salzedo: Chanson dans la nuit
                          Tango
                           Rumba
                            II.
                HARPS AFIRE:
Enrique Granados: Spanish Dances:
arr. Zlatkovski: Oriental (II), Villanesca (IV),
arr. Cambern: Jota (VI),
arr. Salzedo: Andalusia (V)
                     intermission 
                                  III.
Philadelphia Harpestra Harp Quartet:
arrangements by Salzedo
Anonymous: Pavane
Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song
Salzedo: Fraicheur
Rameau: La Joyeuse
                            Harps AFire :
De Falla/Salzedo: Seven Popular Spanish Songs
Phyllis Rubin-Arnold, mezzo-soprano
Lecuona: Malaguena

Student Recital Performers:
Vincent Pierce
Helen Gerhold
Violetta Norrie

What a wonderful welcome to our wonderful new home: Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany! It couldn't have been better.