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The 2007-2008 Chamber Music and Lecture Series

  • Four superb chamber music concerts by our acclaimed artists
  • Three inspiring lectures, included in concert admission
"These players are outstanding....they should be playing...everywhere."  
- New York Times

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CONCERT I - Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Pre-Concert Lecture at 7:30 p.m. - Concert at 8:15 p.m.

Mysterious Signs/Poetic Inspirations

La lugubre gondola  – Franz Liszt
Second Elegie                               
Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth              
Violin Sonata (in memory of Lorca) – Francis Poulenc
Seven Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok – Dmitri Shostakovich
Watch Our Live Performance Video of Shostakovich's "Tempest" Now!
 
Stephanie Chase, violin; Hope Hudson, soprano; Warren Jones, piano, James Wilson, cello
 
Pre-Concert Lecture by Andrew Warshaw:
How Vertebrate Movement Patterns Shape Musical Structures
 
Christ & St. Stephen's Church
120 West 69th Street
New York, NY 10023
 
Non-subscription tickets will be sold at the door, $30 and $15 (students & seniors),
general admission.

CONCERT II - Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Pre-Concert Lecture at 7:30 p.m. - Concert at 8:15 p.m.

1907: A Year in Music

 Autumn (from Violin Sonata No. 2) – Charles Ives
Piano Quintet – Anton Webern
Miniatures for Piano Trio – Frank Bridge
Ragtime – Scott Joplin (arr. S. Chase)
Piece en forme de Habanera – Maurice Ravel
 Piano Quintet – Joaquin Turina
 
 
Stephanie Chase, violin; Todd Crow, piano; Jon Manasse, clarinet;
Harumi Rhodes, violin; Dov Sheindlin, viola; James Wilson, 'cello
 
Pre-Concert Lecture by Stewart Pollens: The Music of the Spheres and its Origins
 
Christ & St. Stephen's Church
120 West 69th Street
New York, NY 10023
 
Non-subscription tickets will be sold at the door, $30 and $15 (students & seniors),
general admission.
CONCERT III - Thursday, February 21st, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.
 
On the Road to Hollywood
 
Sonata for two violins – Miklos Rozsa
Piano Trio – Rudolf Friml
Suite from The Soldier’s Tale – Igor Stravinsky
Duo for violin and cello - Hanns Eisler
Deception: Romance impromptu – Erich Korngold
Kammersymphonie No. 1 – Schoenberg/Webern
 
Stephanie Chase, violin; Erin Keefe, violin; Jon Manasse, clarinet;
Elizabeth Mann, flute; John Novacek, piano; Bion Tsang, cello
 
Weill Recital Hall (at Carnegie Hall)
154 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
 
Non-subscriptions tickets are $35 available after December 21, 2007 through CarnegieCharge (212/247-7800), at Carnegie Hall box office, or online at www.carnegiehall.org. Discounted tickets for students and seniors are $20 at Carnegie Hall box office,

CONCERT IV - Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Pre-Concert Lecture at 7:30 p.m. - Concert at 8:15 p.m.

Noble Visions: The Sound World of Robert Schumann
Duet for violin and viola in C Major, Opus 208 – Johann Kalliwoda 
Piano Quartet No. 2, Opus 2 in F Minor - Felix Mendelssohn
Duo for Clarinet and Piano – Norbert Burgmuller
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Opus 47 - Robert Schumann
 
Stephanie Chase, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Jon Manasse, clarinet;
John Nakamatsu, piano; James Wilson, cello
 
Pre-Concert Lecture by Martin Nass: The Mind of Robert Schumann
 
Christ & St. Stephen's Church
120 West 69th Street
New York, NY 10023
 
Non-subscription tickets will be sold at the door, $30 and $15 (students & seniors),
general admission.
 
 
 
 
 
To learn more about the Music of the Spheres Society,
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All programs and artists are subject to change.

The Music of the Spheres Society, Inc. presents innovative programs of chamber music concerts, lectures, and educational workshops that illuminate music’s historical, philosophical and scientific foundations. It is non-profit, 501 (c)3 organization.

 

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