2004 Concerts

Saturday, February 28 at 4:30 PM
Solo Recital at The New York School for Strings
419 W 54th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues)
   Luigi Boccherini: Sonata in A Major
   Peter Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations
   Cesar Franck: Sonata in A Major
   Osvaldo Golijov: Omaramor for solo cello
   Bela Bartok: Roumanian Folk Dances

Sunday, February 29 at 3 PM
Solo Recital at Central Valley United Methodist Church
Central Valley, NY
12 Smith Clove Road • (845) 928-6570
   Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccata
   Franz Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata
   Adam B. Silverman: Red Herring (World Premiere)
   César Franck: Sonata
   Béla Bartók: Roumanian Folk Dances

Monday, March 1
The Ravinia Festival 2004 International Press Conference
Chicago, IL
1 PM at the Chicago Arts Club
   Ned Rorem: Aftermath

Tuesday, April 20 at 8:00 PM
Recital at Makor
New York, NY
35 West 67th Street
   Camille Saint-Saens: Romance for cello and piano
   Mark Summer: Julie-O
   Adam B. Silverman: Red Herring
   César Franck: Sonata in A major for cello and piano

Friday, April 30 at 8:00 PM
Classicopia Recital Series
Valley Terrace, Norwich, NH
Admission: free
   Johannes Brahms: Trio for piano, clarinet, and cello
   Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for piano, clarinet, and cello
   Béla Bartók: Roumanian Folk Dances

Saturday, May 1 at 8:00 PM
Classicopia Recital Series
Valley Terrace, Norwich, NH
Admission: by invitation only
   Johannes Brahms: Trio for piano, clarinet, and cello
   Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for piano, clarinet, and cello
   Béla Bartók: Roumanian Folk Dances

Sunday, May 2 at 4:00 PM
Classicopia Recital Series
Rollins Chapel, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Admission: free
   Johannes Brahms: Trio for piano, clarinet, and cello
   Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for piano, clarinet, and cello
   Béla Bartók: Roumanian Folk Dances

June 7 – 12
Performing and Teaching Residency at The Sound Encounters Music Festival
Ottawa, Kansas

Wednesday, June 9
Solo Recital at The Sound Encounters Music Festival
Ottawa, Kansas
   Peter Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations
   Mark Summer: Julie-O
   Bela Bartok: Roumanian Folk Dances

Monday, June 14 at 5:30 PM
Recital
Sandy, Utah
Jordan High School • 95 E. Beetdigger Blvd.
   David Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody for cello and orchestra
FelixMendelssohn: Octet with the Fry Street Quartet

June 14 – 19
Performing and Teaching Residency at the Intermountain Suzuki String Institute
Salt Lake City, Utah

Friday, June 18 at 5:30pm
Concerto performance
Sandy, Utah
Jordan High School • 95 E. Beetdigger Blvd. 84070
Intermountain String Orchestra, Salt Lake City, UT
   Luigi Boccherini: Concerto in Bb Major

Sunday, June 20 at 8 PM
Solo Recital at The National Cello Institute
Pomona College in Claremont, CA
   Bela Bartok: Roumanian Folk Dances
   Aaron Minsky: Broadway
   Mark Summer: Julie-O
   Adam B. Silverman: Red Herring
   César Franck: Sonata in A major for cello and piano
   Peter Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations

June 21 – 25
Performing/Teaching Residency at The National Cello Institute
Pomona College in Claremont, CA

June 27 -July 2
Performing/Teaching Residency at The Chicago Suzuki Institute

July 11 – July 23
Performing/Teaching Residency at the Ithaca College Suzuki Institute

August 3 – August 7
Performing/Teaching Residency at The Japan-Seattle Suzuki Institute
Seattle Pacific University

Thursday, August 5 at 7:15 PM
Solo Recital at the Japan-Seattle Suzuki Institute
Seattle Pacific University
   Aaron Minsky: Broadway
   Mark Summer: Julie-O
   Adam B. Silverman: Red Herring
   César Franck: Sonata in A major for cello and piano
   Peter Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations

August 8 – 13 at 8:00 pm
Performing and Teaching Residency at the American Suzuki Institute
Steven’s Point, WI

September 8
Performance with Divahn at Satalla
New York, NY

Friday, September 24, 6:15 PM
Solo Performance
The Kaufman Auditorium at the The 92nd St. Y
   Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei

Saturday, September 25 1:30 PM
Solo Recital at Temple Emanu-El
Temple Emanu-El, 756 E. Broad Street, Westfield, NJ 07090
908.232.6770
   Ernest Bloch: Shelomo
   Ernest Bloch: Prayer
   J.S. Bach: Suite for solo cello in D minor
   Max Bruch: Kol Nidre

September 26 – October 3
Performer in Residence at Open Chamber Music at the International Musicians Seminar Steven Isserlis, director
Cornwall, England
   Josef Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1
   Peter Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70

October 4 – 10
Performing/Teaching Residency
Cologne, Germany

Friday, October 8 at 7:30 PM
Solo recital and Chamber Music in Cologne, Germany
Tersteegen Haus, Emmastr.6, 50937 Koeln (Suelz)
   A. Aivazyan: Georgian Dance
   Mark Summer: Julie-O
   W.H Squire: Bouree
   Max Bruch:  Kol Nidrei
   Paul Baselaire:  French Suite, Op. 114
   Bela Bartok: Roumanian Folk Dances
   Johannes Brahms: Trio for clarinet, piano, and cello

Friday, October 22 at 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM
Solo recital at Roosevelt Hospital, sponsored by Classical Cures
Lydia Brown, pianist
   A. Aivazyan: Georgian Dance
   Mark Summer: Julie-O
   W.H Squire: Bouree
   Max Bruch:  Kol Nidrei
   Paul Baselaire:  French Suite, Op. 114
   Bela Bartok: Roumanian Folk Dances

October 29 at 8:00 PM
Canandaigua Lake Chamber Music Festival Preview Concert
Ferris Hills, Canandaigua, NYAmy Sue Barston and Edward Klorman, Artistic Directors
   Franz Danzi: Duo I for viola and cello
   Bela Bartok: Roumanian Folk Dances   Johannes Brahms: Sonata in e minor
   Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello

October 30 at 8:00 PM
Canandaigua Lake Chamber Music Festival Preview Concert
Canandaigua, NYAmy Sue Barston and Edward Klorman, Artistic Directors    Franz Danzi: Duo I for viola and cello
   Bela Bartok: Roumanian Folk Dances
   Johannes Brahms: Sonata in e minor
   Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello

November 2 – 6 (details below)
Workshops and performance with Divahn at Houston Jewish Community Center
Houston, TX

Wednesday, November 3 at 9:00 AM
Performance/workshop with Divahn at Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Wednesday, November 3 at 11:30 AM
Performance with Divahn at M.D. Anderson Hospital
Houston, Texas

Thursday, November 4 at 10:00 AM
Performance workshop with Divahn at The University of Houston

Thursday, November 4 at 1:00 PM
Performance workshop with Divahn at The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University
Houston, Texas

Thursday, November 4 at 9:00 PM
Performance with Divahn at The Cactus
University of Texas
Austin, Texas

Friday, November 5 at 9:30 AM
Performance workshop with Divahn at Emery High School

Friday, November 5 at 2:30 PM
Performance with Divahn at Seven Acres Center
Houston, Texas

Saturday, November 6 at 8:00 PM
Performance with Divahn at The Jewish Community Center of Houston
Houston, Texas

Monday, December 6 at 12:00 PM
Recital with flutist Kathleen Nester-Schotz at Roosevelt Hospital, sponsored by Classical Cures
   J. S. Bach: Two Sonatas for Flute and Cello
   Hector Villa-Lobos: The Jet Whistle for Flute and Cello
   Ludwig van Beethoven: Three Sonatas for Flute and Cello

Saturday, December 18 at 8:00 PM
Performance with The Modus Chamber Players
Great Music for a Great City Series
The Graduate Center, CUNY
   J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
   J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

Thursday, December 30, 12:00 PM
Cello Choir Performance with students of Amy Sue Barston
Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY
Sponsored by Roosevelt Hospital Volunteer Services

2003 Concerts

Monday, January 6, at 7 PM
VH1 Save the Music Foundation benefit concert
New York, NY
Water Street Bar • 66 Water Street, Dumbo/Brooklyn. $20 Tickets are available through Ticketcentral (212) 279-4200
   Maurice Ravel: Duo Sonata for violin and cello   Handel-Halverson: Passacaglia
 
  Mark Summer: Julie-OJ. S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 6

Saturday, January 25, at 8 PM
Chamber Music with Guitar at Congregation Shomrei Emunah
Montclair, NJ
   Aaron Kernis: 100 Greatest Dance Hits for guitar and string quartet   Ethan Wickman: Joie for guitar and string trio

Friday, February 7, at 1 PM
Chamber Music Concert at Yale University
New Haven, CT
Trinity Lutheran Church
   Adam B. Silverman: String Quartet No. 2 (World Premiere)
   Adam B. Silverman: In Another Man’s Skin

March 29 – April 9
IMS Prussia Cove
Cornwall, England

Monday, April 7
Solo Performance
Penzance, England
   Claude Debussy: Sonate for cello and piano

Sunday, April 13 at 3 PM
Solo Recital at Central Valley United Methodist Church
Central Valley, NY
12 Smith Clove Rd• (845) 928-6570
   Claude Debussy: Sonate for cello and piano
   
J. S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 6
   Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 1, Op. 38 in e minor
 
  Mark Summer: Julie-O
   
Niccolo Paganini: Variations on one string on a theme of Rossini

Thursday, April 24
Chamber Music Performance at the University of Syracuse
Syracuse, NY
   W. A. Mozart: String Quartet, K 575
   Johannes Brahms: String Quartet in a minor
   
Jay Reise: Memory Refrains for string quartet

Sunday, April 27
Chamber Music Performance
Kingston, NY
   W. A. Mozart: String Quartet, K 575
   Johannes Brahms: String Quartet in a minor
   
Jay Reise: Memory Refrains for string quartet

Sunday, June 8
Solo Recital at the Evanston Women’s Club
Evanston, IL
Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccata
Ernst Bloch: Prayer
Handel-Cassado: The Harmonious Blacksmith
Johannes Brahms: Sonata in E minor
Béla Bartok: Hungarian Folk Dances
Niccoló Paganini: Variations di Bravura

June 16 – 21
Teaching Residency
Intermountain Suzuki String Institute
Salt Lake City, Utah

Monday, June 16
Solo Recital
Sandy, Utah
Jordan High School • 95 E. Beetdigger Blvd.
Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccata
Handel-Cassado: The Harmonious Blacksmith
Johannes Brahms: Sonata in E minor
Béla Bartok: Hungarian Folk Dances
Niccoló Paganini: Variations di Bravura

Friday, June 20 at 5:30pm
Concerto performance
Sandy, Utah
Jordan High School • 95 E. Beetdigger Blvd. 84070
Intermountain String Orchestra, Salt Lake City, UT
F. J. Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Major

June 24 – 28
Teaching Residency
Greater Washington Suzuki Institute

June 29 – July 4
Teaching Residency
Chicago Suzuki Institute
Chicago, IL

July 13 – 25
Teaching Residency
Ithaca Suzuki Institute
Ithaca, NY

August 3-8
Teaching Residency at the Japan-Seattle International Suzuki Institute
Seattle, WA

Tuesday, August 5 at 7:15pm
Solo recital at the Japan-Seattle International Suzuki Institute
Seattle, WA    Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccata
   Johannes Brahms: Sonata in e minor
   Mark Summer: Julie-O
   Béla Bartok: Hungarian Folk Dances
   Niccoló Paganini: Variations di Bravura

Saturday, August 9
The Ravinia Festival
Chicago, IL
   Ned Rorem: Aftermath

August 10 – 17
Newburyport Summer Chamber Music Festival
Newburyport, MA
Saint Paul’s Church, 393 Main Street
Michi Wianko, Jonathan Gandelsman, violins • David Yang, Viola • Amy Sue Barston, cello

CONCERT 1, WEDNESDAY, August 13, 8 PM
G. F. Handel/Halvorsen: Passacaglia (Gandelsman and Yang)
J. S. Bach: Partita in a minor for unaccompanied violin (Wianko)
Webb/Gilbert; Trio (Wianko/Yang/Barston)
Antonin Dvorak: American Quartet (Gandelsman/Wianko/Yang/Barston)

CHILDREN’S CONCERT
Ferdinand the Bull (Wianko with Amy-narr)
The Prize Rooster (Gandelsman and Barston with Yang as narrator)
Little Red Riding Hood (Gandelsman and Barston with Yang as narrator)
Jack and the Beanstalk

CONCERT II, SATURDAY, August 16, 8 PM
J. S. Bach: Cello Suite II (Amy)
Kerzner: Quartet World Premiere commission (Wianko/Gandelsman/Yang/Barston)
Dmitri Shostakovich Quartet No. 8 (Gandelsman/Wianko/Yang/Barston)

CONCERT III, SUNDAY, August 17, 8 PM
J. S. Bach: Partita in e minor for unaccompanied violin (Gandelsman)
Antonin Dvorak: Terzetto (Wianko/Gandelsman/Yang)
Ravel (Wianko/Gandelsman/Yang/Barston)

September 6 – 22
Performer in Residence at Open Chamber Music at the International Musicians Seminar
Cornwall, England

Saturday, September 13 at 8:00 PM
Chamber Music Performance at Saint Buryan Church
Cornwall, England
   Cesar Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor

Friday, September 19 at 8:00 PM
Chamber Music Performance at Saint Pol de Leon Church
Cornwall, England
   Amy Beach: Flute Quintet

Sunday, November 9 at 8:00 PM
Chamber Music Recital at Merkin Concert Hall
New York, NY
West 68th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam)
   Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor

Saturday, November 15
Solo Performance, Atlanta Fall Suzuki Workshop
Atlanta, GA
    Mark Summer: Julie-O

November 14-16
Teaching/Performing Residency, Atlanta Fall Suzuki Workshop
Atlanta, GA

Sunday, November 23 at 3:00 PM
Solo Recital at the Atlanta Cello Festival
Atlanta, GA
Druid Hills United Methodist Church on the corner of Ponce de Leon and Briarcliff Roads
   Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccata
   Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata in e minor
   Mark Summer: Julie-O
   Adam B. Silverman: I love my love with a v (from Red Herring)
   Béla Bartók: Roumanian Folk Dances
   Niccolo Paganini: Variations di Bravura on One String

November 22-23
Teaching/Performing Residency, Atlanta Cello Festival
Atlanta, GA

Tuesday, December 9 at 8:00 PM
Chamber Music Concert at Makor
New York, NY
35 West 67th Street
   Claude Debussy: Sonata for cello and piano
   Maurice Ravel: Duo Sonata for violin and cello
   Brahms: Piano Trio in B Major

2002 Concerts

The Ravinia Festival Steans Institute
Saturday, July 27
   Ned Rorem: Aftermath (World Premiere)
Sunday, July 28
   Ned Rorem: Poems of Wallace Stevens
Friday, August 2
   Samuel Barber: Dover Beach
   Aaron Kernis: The Four Seasons of Futurist Cuisine
Saturday, August 3
    Ned Rorem: Aftermath

Newburyport Summer Chamber Music Festival
St. Paul’s Church, 393 Main St., Newburyport, MA 01950
Thursday, August 22 at 7:30 PM
   J. S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1
   Ernst von Dohnányi: Trio Serenade
Friday, August 23 at 11 AM (Children’s concert)
   Mark Summer: Julie-O
Saturday, August 24 at 8 PM
   Maurice Ravel: Duo for violin and cello
   
Osvaldo Golijov: Omaramor
Sunday, August 25 at 4 PM
   J. S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 6
   Sharon Zhu: (World Premiere)
   Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio, Op. 9, No. 3

Sunday, October 6 at 8 PM
Makor
35 W 67th Street, New York, NY
   J. S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1
   Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio, Op. 9, No. 3
   
Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F

Wednesday, October 23
Chamber music celebrating composer Ned Rorem’s 79th birthday
The Kosciusko Foundation, 15 East 65th Street, New York City
With performers from the Ravinia Festival Steans Institute
   Ned Rorem: Aftermath (New York Premiere)

Friday, November 29 at 2:00 PM
Recital in Atlanta
Southern Keyboards, Marietta, GA
   Franz Josef Haydn: Cello Concerto in C
   J. S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 2
   J. S. Bach: Arioso from Canata BWV 156   Mark Summer: Julie-O
   
Gabriel Fauré: Aprés un Rève

Saturday, December 7 at 7:30 PM
Recital in Philadelphia
Darlington Fine Arts Center, 977 Shavertown Road, Boothwyn, PA
610-358-3632. Contribution: $15
   Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet in A Major
   J. S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 2