Celebrating the 200th Anniversaries of Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin

THE CONCERTS WERE HELD AT THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION ON 15 EAST 65TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY

SEASON OPENING NIGHT:
PRINCIPAL PLAYERS SERIES
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2009 - 7:30PM

Sheryl Staples - Principal Assoc. Concertmaster, NY Philharmonic
Cynthia Phelps - Principal Viola, NY Philharmonic
Carter Brey - Principal Cello, NY Philharmonic

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Suite No. 5 in C minor for Solo Cello

BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1

CHAMZZ: EXCITING VIRTUOSOS PLAY CHAMBER JAZZ
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9, 2009 - 7:30PM
Holiday Concert: The Beginning of the Great Divide: Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar

Manhattan Brass Quintet
  - Lew Soloff - Trumpet
  - Wayne du Maine - Trumpet
  - R.J. Kelley - French horn
  - David Taylor - Bass Trombone
  - Michael Seltzer - Trombone

Daniel Schnyder - Saxophone

CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI /arr. Ray Mase
Two Madrigals
- Non piu guerra, pietate
- Quell augellin che canta

DANIEL SCHNYDER
EUPHORIA
- Sarai & Abraham
- Sarai & Hagar
- God Speaks to Sarah
- Miraculum Divinum
- EUPHORIA
- Fuga
- Dance of Joy

DANIEL SCHNYDER
Trio as Duo 

WYNTON MARSALIS
Spiritual & Blues

JOHNANN SEBASTIAN BACH/arr. D. Taylor
Prelude in F major, BWV 880 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2

DANIEL SCHNYDER
Little Songbook for Sextet
- The Dancer 
- A love affair 
- The Voyager 
- Blue and Lonely 
- Bananas 
- Catch me 

DANIEL SCHNYDER
Around the World III

PAQUITO D’RIVERA
Four Songs for Brass
- Wapango
- Danzón
- El Cura
- Sofia

CHAMZZ: SCHUMANN AND ALL THAT JAZZ
Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Robert Schumann
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2010 - 7:30PM

Daniel Schnyder - Saxophone
Matt Herskowitz - Piano, Lyric Artist-in-Residence

DANIEL SCHNYDER
Sonata for Soprano saxophone and Piano

ROBERT SCHUMANN
“Jäger auf der Lauer” from Waldszenen

EDVARD GRIEG
Erotik

DANIEL SCHNYDER
Colossus of Sound

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Erster Verlust

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Menuet I from Französische Suite

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Der Reiter

DANIEL SCHNYDER
Colossus of SOUND

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Kleine Romanze
Selected other pieces
Der Vogel als Prophet

DANIEL SCHNYDER
Isabelle

FRANZ SCHUBERT
Der Doppelgänger

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Sheherazade

DANIEL SCHNYDER
Karachi


PRINCIPAL PLAYERS SERIES
TUESDAY MARCH 9, 2010
7:00PM (Concert) 9:00PM (Gala)

Robert Langevin - Principal Flute, NY Philharmonic
Liang Wang - Principal Oboe, NY Philharmonic
John Novacek - Piano

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Partita in a minor BWV 1013 for oboe solo
- Allemande
- Corrente
- Sarabande
- Bourree anglaise

ROBERT SCHUMANN
3 Romances op. 94 for flute and piano
- Nicht schnell
- Einfach, innig
- Nicht schnell

IGNAZ MOSCHELES
Concertante in F major for flute, oboe and piano
- Adagio patetico
- Allegretto grazioso

ANTONIO PASCULLI
Gran Concerto on themes of " I Vespri Siciliani" for oboe and piano

PAUL TAFFANEL
Grande Fantaisie sur "Mignon" for flute and piano

JULES AUGUSTE DEMERSSEMAN/ FELIX CHARLES BERTHÉLÉMY
"William Tell" , duo brillant for flute, oboe and piano

THIS CONCERT WAS FOLLOWED BY OUR ANNUAL BENEFIT DINNER IN HONOR OF LYRIC AWARD OF THE GOLDEN SOUND RECIPIENT ROBERT LANGEVING AND MUSIC LOVER AND BOARD MEMBER MICHÈLE PESNER.

CHAMZZ: CHOPIN, SCHUMANN AND BEYOND
Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Frédéric Chopin and Robert Schumann
WEDNESDAY MARCH 24, 2010 - 7:30PM

Kenny Drew, Jr. - Piano

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
Ballade no.2 op.38 (dedicated to Robert Schumann)

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Kreisleriana op.16 (dedicated to Frédéric Chopin)
-  Äußerst bewegt (Extremely moved), D minor
 - Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch (Very inwardly and not too quickly), B-flat major
 - Sehr aufgeregt (Very agitated), G minor
 - Sehr langsam (Very slowly), B-flat major-D minor
 - Sehr lebhaft (Very lively), G minor
 - Sehr langsam (Very slowly), B-flat major
 - Sehr rasch (Very fast), C minor-E-flat major
- Schnell und spielend (Fast and playful), G minor

KENNY DREW, JR.
Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann
Theme: "From Foreign Lands and People" (from Kinderszenen op.15)
Variation 1 - Allegretto grazioso
Variation 2 - L'istesso Tempo
Var.3 - Vivace
Var.4 - Moderato
Var.5 - Bossa Nova - w/improvisation (dedicated to Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Var.6 - Music Box - Allegro giocoso
Var.7 - Allegro scherzando
Var.8 - Aria - Larghetto
Var.9 - Tango-Rag
Var.10a - Tempo di Valse
Var.10b - Improvisation on Var.10a
Var.11 - Molto lento e rubato (dedicated to Federico Mompou)
Var.12 - "Butterfly" Variation - Allegro e leggiero (dedicated to Chopin)
Var.13 - Andante lamentoso e con moto (dedicated to Rachmaninoff)
Var.14 - Slow Rag (dedicated to Scott Joplin, Louis Chauvin, and William Bolcom)
Var.15 - Tempo di Mazurka
Var.16 - Nocturne - Adagio (dedicated to Chopin)
Var.17 – Finale   - Allegro con brio (dedicated to Liszt)

EXCITING YOUNG VIRTUOSOS
WEDNESDAY APRIL 21, 2010 - 7:30PM

Ying Huang - Soprano, Metropolitan Opera
Ken Noda - Piano, Metropolitan Opera

GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL
Semele
- Endless pleasure, Endless love 
- Myself I shall adore 

RICHARD STRAUSS
Ophelia Lieder
- Wie erkenn ich mein Treulieb vor andern nun
- Guten Morgen,'s ist Sankt Valentinstag
- Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloss

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Misera dove son 

MAURICE RAVEL
Habanera

GABRIEL FAURE
Mandoline
Notre amour

GAETANO DONIZETTI
Don Pasquale
- Quel Guardo il Cavagliere...So anch'io la virtu magica

ZHOU LONG / CERISE LIM JACOBS
Madame White Snake
- Awakening Aria

QUING ZHU
I Live at the Source of Yangzi River

JIANSU FOLK SONG
Jasmin Flower


MENDELSSOHN: WHAT'S NEW? - FANNY MENDELSSOHN AND HER CIRCLE
WEDNESDAY MAY 12, 2010 - 7:30PM

Tatiana Goncharova - Piano
Anna Rabinova - Violin, New York Philharmonic
Julia Lichten - Cello

CLARA SCHUMANN
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
- Allegro moderato
- Scherzo. Tempo di menuetto
- Andante
- Allegretto

FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL
Capricio for Cello and Piano
Fantasia for Cello and Piano

JOHANNES BRAHMS
Scherzo in C Minor for Violin and Piano

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 63
-Con energia e passione
- Vivace ma non troppo
- Lento , con espressione intima
- Con fuoco



CHAMZZ: CLASSICS FOR THE 21st CENTURY
Celebrating the Music of Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman
WEDNESDAY JUNE 9, 2010
7:30PM

Teresa Tova - Voice
Matt Herskowitz - Piano, Lyric's Artist and Composer in Residence
David Rozenblatt - Drums
Mat Fieldes - Bass
Lew Soloff - Trumpet

BEYLE SCHAECHTER-GOTTESMAN
Vinter Ovnt... Winter Evening
Uhu Fayft der Vint... Uhu Whistles the Wind
Shoyn Farendikt zikh dos Lidl Funem Tog... The Song of the Day has Ended
Ir Freygt Mikh Farvos... You Ask Me Why
Harbstlid... Autumn Song
A Zemerl Aza... A Little Tune Like This
Zumerteg... Summer Days
Geven Amol Iz a Shtetll... There Once Was a Town
Mayn Khaverte Mintsye... My Friend Mintsye
Der Saksafon Shpiler...The Saxophone Player
Under Your White Starry Heaven, Beltz, Oygn and perhaps Brother Can You Spare A Dime ( Brider Gib Mir Khotsh Eyn Daym)