Sharing Beautiful Music in the Mountains Since 1989
Lysander Piano Trio
Violin, Cello, Piano
Sunday, October 29, 2023, 3:00 pm
South Church Hall
1052 Main Street, St. Johnsbury, VT
“Incredible ensemble, passionate playing, articulate and imaginative ideas.”
— The Strad
This vibrant ensemble opens the season with an inspiring program featuring a rediscovered gem by nineteenth-century Swedish violinist Amanda Maier and works by fellow Scandinavian Edvard Grieg and by Franz Schubert.
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Edvard Grieg — Andante con moto
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Amanda Maier — Trio in E-flat major
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Franz Schubert — Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 100, D. 929
Photo by Balazs Borocz
Photo by Chris McGuire
Janice Carissa
Piano
Sunday, January 28, 2024, 3:00 pm
South Church Hall
1052 Main Street, St. Johnsbury, VT
“[Her] fleet-fingered touch [is] particularly impressive.”
— Chicago Classical Review
For a midwinter lift, experience the expressive playing and powerful technique of this Indonesian native as she performs a wide range of music, from Beethoven and Liszt to Prokofiev and Rzewski.
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Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Sonata Pathétique”
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Frederic Rzewski — Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
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Franz Liszt — Rhapsodie espagnole, S.254, R.90
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Sergei Prokofiev — Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat major, Op. 84
Sugar Hill Salon
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
Sunday, March 3, 2024, 3:00 pm
South Church Hall
1052 Main Street, St. Johnsbury, VT
““[Their] excellence comes from…fresh instrumentations, hidden-gem composers, [and] diverse performing musicians.”
— St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
The consummate artists of this Harlem-based wind quartet bring us music from Brazil, Spain, France, and Germany, along with American jazz arrangements and Mozart. No winter blues with this lively program!
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Scott Joplin — The Easy Winners
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Karl Goepfart — Wind Quartet in D minor, Op. 93
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Mauricio Murcia — Dímelo
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Arthur Berger — Quartet for Winds in C major
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W. C. Handy — St. Louis Blues
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Jean René Désiré Françaix — Wind Quartet
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Selections from The Magic Flute
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Pixinguinha — Sensível
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Jesús Bal y Gay — Divertimento
Photo by Ryan Brandenberg
Dalí Quartet
Violin, Violin, Viola, Cello
Sunday, April 28, 2024, 4:30 pm
South Church Hall
1052 Main Street, St. Johnsbury, VT
“[The] beautifully prepared program…alternately glimmered and blazed.”
— The Philadelphia Inquirer
Acclaimed for their sensitive, balanced, and warm ensemble playing of the classical canon, this string quartet also shines in its exuberance and high-spirited performance of Latin American works. We get to enjoy both!
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Astor Piazzolla — Tango Ballet
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Juan Bautista Plaza — Fantasy in F minor, Op. 103, D. 940
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Franz Schubert — Fuga romántica
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Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga — String Quartet No. 1 in D minor
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Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky — String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
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