Music for Solo Cello
Performances include Carnegie Hall in NYC, Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum in Boston, and Cleveland Institute of Music.
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In his Elegy, a Black British composer, Philip Herbert, looks to solace when justice could not be served for an 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence, whose life was lost to a tragic incident of violence. Justice and peace find their way into music without regard to time and place: on this program, we offer Jessie Montgomery’s Source Code, which pays homage to African American artists prominent during the peak of the Civil Rights era in the United States. Even Schubert’s Death and the Maiden, written only a few short years after the composer’s arrest due to rebellious behavior toward the authorities, suggest the most unlikely use of power and protest. Bela Bartok, who was destined to leave Europe for America was looking for peace and solace during a challenging time for his homeland Hungary, as World War II approached. As we reflect on the historical and current challenges of Venezuela, we chose the music of Romero, who invoked traditional dance and improvisatory qualities to entice his audiences. Xavier Foley’s new work pays tribute to some of the divisiveness of our days, while also offering light and hope. Abels’ Global Warming speaks to not only the well-being of our earth, but expresses a hopeful outlook he had upon global relations and transcending cultural difference. In the end, as a listener, you must decide the role both artists and citizens can play in propelling peace and positivity.
Arriaga – String Quartet No. 2 in A major
Heritte-Viardot – Piano Quartet No. 2 in D major, Op 11 “Spanish”
Granados – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 49
Michael Brown, piano; Elizabeth Fayette, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola
601 N. Ithan Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA
Beaumont Community presents Greg Zelek, organist with Thomas Mesa, cellist.
Presented by Astral Artists
PROGRAM TBD
St. Mary’s Church - 3916 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA
Play on Philly presents a new initiative called “Playing and Preserving” on the University of Pennsylvania campus @ St. Mary’s Church
Program TBD
Grand Forks, North Dakota - 261 Centennial Drive Stop
Ilya Yakushev, Piano
PROGRAM TBD
Repertoire TBD
Ilya Yakushev, piano
St. Mary’s Church - 3916 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA
Play on Philly presents a new initiative called “Playing and Preserving” at St. Mary’s Church on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
PROGRAM TBD
Heritage Center Theater, Cedar City, Utah
St. Petersburg Piano Quartet
PROGRAM TBD
Jung-A Bang, Piano
Repertoire TBD
12 Highland St., Natick, MA
Brookings Harbor, Oregon - 7th Day Adventist Church
St. Petersburg Piano Quartet
Repertoire TBD
The Granada Theater - 1214 State Street, Granada, CA
The Granada Theater - 1214 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA
Performances include The Library of Congress in Washington D.C. and Ordway Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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In his Elegy, a Black British composer, Philip Herbert, looks to solace when justice could not be served for an 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence, whose life was lost to a tragic incident of violence. Justice and peace find their way into music without regard to time and place: on this program, we offer Jessie Montgomery’s Source Code, which pays homage to African American artists prominent during the peak of the Civil Rights era in the United States. Even Schubert’s Death and the Maiden, written only a few short years after the composer’s arrest due to rebellious behavior toward the authorities, suggest the most unlikely use of power and protest. Bela Bartok, who was destined to leave Europe for America was looking for peace and solace during a challenging time for his homeland Hungary, as World War II approached. As we reflect on the historical and current challenges of Venezuela, we chose the music of Romero, who invoked traditional dance and improvisatory qualities to entice his audiences. Xavier Foley’s new work pays tribute to some of the divisiveness of our days, while also offering light and hope. Abels’ Global Warming speaks to not only the well-being of our earth, but expresses a hopeful outlook he had upon global relations and transcending cultural difference. In the end, as a listener, you must decide the role both artists and citizens can play in propelling peace and positivity.
Columbia Basin College Theater - Pasco, Washington
St. Petersburg Piano Quartet
PROGRAM TBD
Program TBD
Bolling – Jazz Suite for piano and cello (with recorded track)
Rachmaninoff – Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, Op 19
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Richmond, Virginia
Repertoire TBA
Tour Dates TBD
Montgomery – Cello Concerto (soloist)
Joplin arr. Montgomery & Barefield (2019): Overture from Treemonisha
Gershwin: Lullaby for String Orchestra
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Blue/s Forms for solo violin
III. Jettin’ Blue/s
Jessie Montgomery: Banner! for quartet and string orchestra
*****
Copland: Two Pieces for String Orchestra
Jessie Montgomery: Cello Concerto
Chavez: Sarabande for Strings
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1
Bolling – Jazz Suite for cello and piano (with recorded track)
Rachmaninoff – Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, Op. 19
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Overture Center for the Arts
John DeMain, conductor
Dvořák – Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Overture Center for the Arts
John DeMain, conductor
Dvořák – Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Overture Center for the Arts
John DeMain, conductor
Dvořák – Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Bolling – Jazz Suite for Cello and Piano (with recorded track)
Rachmaninoff – Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, Op. 19
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Bolling – Jazz Suite for Cello and Piano (with recorded track)
Rachmaninoff – Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, Op. 19
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Spring Tour
Montgomery – Cello Concerto (Soloist)
Joplin arr. Montgomery & Barefield (2019): Overture from Treemonisha
Gershwin: Lullaby for String Orchestra
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Blue/s Forms for solo violin
III. Jettin’ Blue/s
Jessie Montgomery: Banner! for quartet and string orchestra
*****
Copland: Two Pieces for String Orchestra
Jessie Montgomery: Cello Concerto
Chavez: Sarabande for Strings
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1
