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Sunday, March 16 — Sunday, March 23, 2014
“One of the best and most adventurous festivals in the US!”
(American Record Guide)
“A jewel of a festival.” (WFMT, Chicago)
Our world-class chamber music festival provides an intense and uplifting week of musical activities at a time when spring arrives in the Sonoran Desert.
The 21st Tucson Winter Chamber Musical Festival promises to be our most exciting yet. Once again, festival director Peter Rejto will assemble some of the finest musicians from across the United States, bringing them to Tucson for a week of inspired music-making. Anchored by the superb Miró Quartet, the concerts will include old friends like baritone Christòpheren Nomura and new visitors like guitarist Pepe Romero.
These concerts will also include two world premieres! The first is by esteemed composer Gunther Schuller (who will be eighty-eight years old at the time of the Festival). Next we will premiere a sonata for piano by Sylvie Bodorova, familiar to us from her thrilling "Mysterium Druidum", premiered here in 2003.
Please join us for another season, as we bring the joy of great music to Tucson.
All online orders are processed in the order in which they are received, and will be held at the Will Call window at the Leo Rich Theater
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 Miró Quartet |
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 Peter Rejto, artistic director |
 Martin Beaver |
 Bernadene Blaha, piano |
 Paul Coletti, viola |
 Kevin Fitzgerald, piano |
 Antonio Lysy, cello |
 Christòpheren Nomura, baritone |
 Pepe Romero, guitar |
 Gunther Schuller, composer |
 James Austin Smith, oboe |
 Sandy Yamamoto, violin |
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Programs
Sunday March 16, 2014 at 3 pm
Featuring the Miró Quartet, Bernadene Blaha, Paul Coletti, Chris Nomura, Pepe Romero, James Austin Smith
Clara Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 22
Falla: from Siete Canciones Espagnole— Cancion, Nana, Polo
Albeniz: “Leyenda”
Celedonio Romero: “Fantasia”
Dutilleux: Quartet Ainsi la nuit (1976)
Copland: Old American Songs
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 70, No. 2
Monday March 17, 2014 at 7:30pm
Featuring the Miró Quartet, Martin Beaver, Paul Coletti, Kevin Fitz-Gerald, Antonio Lysy, Chris Nomura, Pepe Romero, James Austin Smith, Sandy Yamamoto
Dorati: “Notturno and Capriccio”
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in D major “Fandango”
Schubert: “Die Forelle” and “Der Tod und das Mädchen”
Schubert: Quartet in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”
Wednesday March 19, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Featuring the Miró Quartet, Martin Beaver, Paul Coletti, Kevin Fitz-Gerald, Antonio Lysy, James Austin Smith, Sandy Yamamoto
Beethoven: String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1
Puts: Concerto for Oboe and Strings (1997)
Elgar: Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
Friday March 21, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Featuring the Miró Quartet, Martin Beaver, Bernadene Blaha, Paul Coletti, Antonio Lysy, Chris Nomura
Wolf: Mörike-Lieder (selections)
Schuller: String Quartet (Premiere)
Chausson: Piano Quartet in A major, Op. 30
Saturday March 22, 2014
Master Classes at 3 pm and 4 pm Public is welcome
• Leo Rich Theater
Gala Dinner and Recital at the Arizona Inn:
6 pm Cocktails and open wine bar
7 pm Performance; 8 pm Dinner
Program will include songs by Gershwin with baritone Chrisopheren Nomura, Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances with pianinsts Kevin Fitz-Gerald and Bernadene Blaha, plus appearances by Miró Quartet and oboist James Austin Smith.
Sunday March 23, 2014 at 3 pm
Featuring Bernadene Blaha, Kevin Fitz-Gerald, Chris Nomura, James Austin Smith
Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer
Bodorova: Sonata for Piano (Premiere)
Dutilleux: Sonata for Oboe 1947
Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Watch
Videos from prior festival premieres here
Listen
These are complete movements from prior Festivals.
Learn about our Festival recordings