2018-19 Concert Season
Veritable Violin
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April 13, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. – Unitarian Church of Montpelier
Violinist Laurie Smukler and pianist Robert McDonald were among those who provided a grand finale last season when they performed the Schumann Piano Quintet at our last concert. They are two of the most sought-after chamber musicians in the United States and are distinguished faculty members of the Juilliard School. They will perform big, gorgeous masterpieces: Beethoven's Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 4, A minor, Op. 23, and Franck's Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major. Davidovsky's Synchronisms No. 9 for Violin and Tape, as well as Hindemith's Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op.11, No. 1 will make for a sonically spell-binding program. This will be music-making as good as it gets! |
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Past Concerts
Fantastic Voyage - A piano recital by Michael Arnowitt
September 2018 - Barre Opera House
We opened our season with a big, bold, beautiful piano concert by beloved pianist Michael Arnowitt. This musical story-telling program included Schumann's Op. 12 Fantasy Pieces, a landmark work of early Romanticism, which included a depiction of Aesop's fable of The Tortoise and the Hare. Prokofiev's dazzling Piano No. 7 Sonata is one of the most exciting pieces of piano music ever written. Chopin's Ballade in F minor is the last and greatest of his four, and is, as its name indicates, a musical story-telling. Michael performed his own arrangement of the poetic "Cavatina" movement of Beethoven's String Quartet in B-flat major for solo piano. (A recording of this piece is the final selection on the "Golden Record" placed on the Voyager spacecraft sent into outer space in 1977.) Lowell Liebermann's 1989 Gargoyles is one of the most talked about piano compositions in recent decades. It brought the concert to an exciting close with its magical colors, spunk, and rambunctious hijinks. We were happy to welcome Michael home!
We opened our season with a big, bold, beautiful piano concert by beloved pianist Michael Arnowitt. This musical story-telling program included Schumann's Op. 12 Fantasy Pieces, a landmark work of early Romanticism, which included a depiction of Aesop's fable of The Tortoise and the Hare. Prokofiev's dazzling Piano No. 7 Sonata is one of the most exciting pieces of piano music ever written. Chopin's Ballade in F minor is the last and greatest of his four, and is, as its name indicates, a musical story-telling. Michael performed his own arrangement of the poetic "Cavatina" movement of Beethoven's String Quartet in B-flat major for solo piano. (A recording of this piece is the final selection on the "Golden Record" placed on the Voyager spacecraft sent into outer space in 1977.) Lowell Liebermann's 1989 Gargoyles is one of the most talked about piano compositions in recent decades. It brought the concert to an exciting close with its magical colors, spunk, and rambunctious hijinks. We were happy to welcome Michael home!
J.S. Bach
Magnificat, BWV 243
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November 2018 St. Augustine Church, Montpelier & St. Paul's Cathedral, Burlington
Richard Riley, Conductor SOLOISTS: Hyunah Yu–soprano, Julie Boulianne–mezzo-soprano Joshua Collier–tenor, David Tinervia–bass, Karen Kevra–flute Randall Wolfgang–oboe, Sycil Mathai–trumpet, Lucy Chapman–violin This all J.S. Bach concert was an historic event for Capital City Concerts. Johann Sebastian Bach's Magnificat is musical magnificence. It featured world-renowned vocal soloists, a five-part choir, and an unusually large and colorful orchestra, which includes strings plus three trumpets, two flutes, two oboes, strings, timpani, and harpsichord. In total, upwards of sixty musicians were involved. The Magnificat, BWV 243, is music of remarkable imagination, color, and tenderness. Though conceived on a grand scale, the Magnificat is a compact work of just 30 minutes. Other works on the program included the Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047, for flute, oboe, trumpet, and violin, and arias including Süsser Trost, Mein Jesus Kömmt, BWV 151, Benedictus from the Mass in B-minor, BWV 232, and Erbarme dich from the Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244. The professional orchestra combines Vermont musicians with players from the New York City Ballet and Opera Orchestras and the Orchestra of Saint Luke's. |
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Heart & Soul
Romantic Chamber Music for Valentine's weekend
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February 2019 - Unitarian Church of Montpelier
Theodore Arm - violin, Edward Arron - cello, Jeewon Park - piano, Karen Kevra - flute After bringing down the house in our 2017-18 season with his moving and powerful performance of the Bach Cello Suite in G major, Edward Arron returned with wife, pianist Jeewon Park, violinist Theodore Arm, and flutist Karen Kevra just in time for "Valentine's weekend." The program included one of Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla's greatest works, his Grand Tango for cello and piano. This is sensual music, with daring harmonies, angular rhythms, and spiky syncopations. The sublime music included Massenet's Meditation from Thaïs for violin and piano, and Camille Saint-Saëns' Romance for flute and piano. Friedrich Kuhlau's, Grand Trio, Op. 119, for flute, cello, and piano was delightfully spring-like while Johannes Brahms, Trio No. 1, Op. 8 in B major was the main course. |
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Ticket Information
In Person
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At the DoorTickets are available for purchase at the door 45 minutes prior to concert's start. $25 adults $15 student (18 and younger) $15 reduced income Purchases made via credit cards will incur a $1 per ticket surcharge. |