Sunday, March 7- Sunday, March 14, 2010

The Arizona Friends of Chamber Music (AFCM), which has brought nationally and internationally renowned chamber music groups to perform in Tucson for 60 years, is pleased to present the Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival. This world-class musical event has been called "one of the best and most adventurous festivals in the US"! (American Record Guide), and a "jewel of a festival" by Chicago classical radio station WFMT.

AFCM presents our week long chamber music festival featuring 5 concerts: Sunday afternoons at 3PM, and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings at 8PM. We also have a wonderful gala dinner on Saturday evening at the elegant Arizona Inn, featuring music by our festival performers, along with champagne and dinner. Master classes for University music students are presented on Saturday afternoon. The master classes and open dress rehearsals are free and open to the public.

Arizona Friends of Chamber Music is proud to be one of the country's most active commissioning programs. This year's festival features AFCM commissions by Dominik Maican and Thomas Schuttenhelm. There are still opportunities to join us in supporting the living art of chamber music by sponsoring a new composition. Please visit our Commissioner's Circle.

Our thanks once again go to Peter Rejto, Artistic Director of all our Festivals, who has assembled some of the world's finest musicians and programmed a repertoire both contemporary and classic.

	PETER REJTO - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Miro Quartet Joshua Gindele, cello --- John Largess, viola Sandy Yamamoto, violin --- Daniel Ching, violin Roberto Davidovici - Violin Judith Ingolfsson - Violin Steven Doane - Cello Roger Chase - Viola Peter Rejto - Cello Christopheren Nomura - Baritone Bernadene Blaha - Piano Kevin Fitz-Gerald - Piano Carol Wincenc- Flute Katerina Englichova - Harp Patrick Zimmerli -- Composer

"A jewel of a festival", Kerry Frumkin, WFMT/Chicago "Australia's Synergy Percussion Quartet gets standing ovation" Winter Chamber Music Fest is best game in town 'Bravo!' to Chamber Music Festival 2001

Katerina Englichova website

 

Programs For an example of prior festivals,click on the mini viewer above for a full page, online viewer of the 2009 program. Then click again to zoom in. Use the left and right arrows to turn the pages. You may need to install the latest version of Adobe Flash player at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Open our music player here Enjoy music from prior festivals! Browse CD's from our prior Festivals

Open Dress Rehearsals: 9AM – Noon on the day of the concert,
EXCEPT
the initial Sunday

Sunday, March 7, 2010- 3 PM
Beethoven	Quartet in C minor op.18, No.4	Miro Quartet
Shostakovich	Quintet Piano and Strings, op.57	Miro Quartet, Kevin Fitz-Gerald
Schubert	Quartet in G Major D 887 op. post. 161	Miro Quartet

 

Tuesday, March 9, 2010- 8 PM
Saint-Saens	Fantasy for Violin and Harp, op.124	Katerina Englichova, Roberto Davidovici
Ravel	Chansons madecasses	Christopheren Nomura, Carol Wincenc, Steven Doane, Kevin Fitz-Gerald
Harbison	November 19, 1828	Judith Ingolfsson, Roger Chase, Peter Rejto, Bernadene Blaha
Schubert	Quintet in C Major D.956	Miro Quartet, Steven Doane

Wednesday, March 10, 2010- 8 PM
Britten	Lachrymae	Katerina Englichova, Roger Chase
David Alpher	"Song of Witness"	Christopheren Nomura, Roger Chase, Carol Wincenc, Steven Doane, Bernadene Blaha
Ravel	Sonata for Violin and Piano	Roberto Davidovici, Kevin Fitz-Gerald
Brahms	Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, op.25	Judith Ingolfsson, Roger Chase, Steven Doane, Bernadene Blaha

 

Friday, March 12, 2010- 8 PM
Gareth Farr	"Taheke" (Waterfall)	Katerina Englichova, Carol Wincenc
Kodaly	Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, op.12	Roberto Davidovici, Judith Ingolfsson, Roger Chase
Ravel	Sonatine arr. Flute, Harp and Viola	Katerina Englichova, Carol Wincenc, Roger Chase
Dvorak	Quintet for Piano and Strings in A op. 81	Miro Quartet, Bernadene Blaha

 

Saturday, March 13, 2010 Master Class - 3 PM Master Class - 4 PM The master classes and open dress rehearsals are free and open to the public. They are held at Leo Rich Theater. Gala dinner concert at the Arizona Inn 6PM cocktails, 7PM selections by festival musicians, 8PM dinner with entertainment

Sunday, March 14, 2010- 3 PM
Schulhoff	Duo for Violin and Cello	Judith Ingolfsson, Steven Doane
Bodorova	Terezin Ghetto Requiem	Miro Quartet, Christopheren Nomura
Patrick Zimmerli	Trio for Flute, Harp, & Viola (Premiere)	Carol Wincenc, Roger Chase, Katerina Englichova
Chausson	Concerto in D for Piano, Violin, & String Quartet, op.21	Roberto Davidovici, Daniel Ching, Judith Ingolfsson, Roger Chase, Peter Rejto, Kevin Fitz-Gerald

Supported by the
Arizona Commission on the Arts

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Recent and Featured Releases
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Our CD from the 2007 Festival Complete program notes Call 520-577-3769 to order now or ORDER HERE!

 

Our CD from the 2006 Festival Complete program notes Call 520-577-3769 to order now or ORDER HERE!

 

Our CD from the 2005 Festival Complete program notes Call 520-577-3769 to order now or ORDER HERE!

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