A Glimpse of Yellow Barn's 2014 Summer Season

Images from Yellow Barn's 2014 summer festival

Creating a wall program on campus

Walking the path to the Big Barn

On stage in the Big Barn

Composer in Residence Lei Liang with Roger Tapping

On stage in the Big Barn

Gao Hong introduces audience members to the pipa at a pre-concert discussion

The Young Artists Program community at the end of a hike on Black Mountain

YAP violist Jessica Sharkey introduces her ensemble's performance

YAP musicians on stage

YAP faculty playing at JD McCliment's pub in Putney, Vermont

Chef David Frink prepares a barbecue on campus at the Greenwood School

Shoes at a Saturday night party

Emely Phelps at the Children's Concert on campus

Madeline Fayette at Hilltop Montessori School in Brattleboro

Gwen Krosnick at Pine Heights in Brattleboro

Ari Isaacman-Beck at Kurn Hattin Homes in Putney

Thank-you card from Kurn Hattin

Composer Stephen Coxe preparing for the premiere of Garden Music at Hayward Gardens in Putney

Garden Music premiere

In the gala tent after Garden Music

Executive Director Catherine Stephan at the season finale

On stage at the season finale

Leon Fleisher performs "All The Things You Are"

Artistic Director Seth Knopp with Leon Fleisher

Yellow Barn invites you to listen to selections from its 45th summer season at The Big Barn in Putney, VT. Click on the link following each selection to find out more about each program, including artist biographies.

Audio

Etüdenfest

Brett Dean (b.1961). Etüdenfest for strings and piano obligato (2000). Violaine Melançon, Brigid Coleridge, Zenas Hsu, Mayumi Kanagawa, YuEun Kim, Kobi Malkin, Ariel Mitnick, Angela Qianwen Shen, Suliman Tekalli, violins; DJ Cheek, Born Lau, Mengwen Zhao, violas; Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Rainer Crosett, Jonathan Dormand, cellos; Elizabeth Burns, double bass; Lee Dionne, piano—Opening Night: July 4, 2014

Toccata for violin and player piano

Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997). Toccata for violin and player piano (1935). Mayumi Kanagawa, violin—Opening Night: July 4, 2014

Gil Kalish: Introduction to the Concord Sonata

Charles Ives (1874-1954) Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-60” (c. 1911-15). Introductory remarks by Gil Kalish—Opening Night: July 4, 2014

Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-60”

Charles Ives (1874-1954). Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-60" (c. 1911-15): I. Emerson and II. Hawthorne—Opening Night: July 4, 2014

Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-60”

Charles Ives (1874-1954). Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-60" (c. 1911-15): III. The Alcotts and IV. Thoreau. Gilbert Kalish, piano—Opening Night: July 4, 2014

Vier Stücke, Op.5

Alban Berg (1885-1935), trans. Roger Tapping. Vier Stücke, Op.5 (1913). Roger Tapping, viola; Mei Rui, piano—July 5, 2014 | Program Note

Piano Quartet No.1 in D Major, Op.16

Georges Enescu (1881-1955). Piano Quartet No.1 in D Major, Op.16 (c.1909). Luke Hsu, violin; Roger Tapping, viola; Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello; Joseph Liccardo, piano—July 11, 2014 | Program Note

Ave

Franco Donatoni (1927-2000) Ave (1987). Brooke Ferguson, piccolo; Jisu Jung, glockenspiel; Joseph Liccardo, celesta—July 12, 2014

Yiddishbbuk

Osvaldo Golijov (b.1960). Yiddishbbuk (1992). Brigid Coleridge and Luke Hsu, violins; Tegen Davidge, viola; Michael Katz, cello—July 17, 2014 | Program Note

Sonata for cello and piano No.2

Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998). Sonata for cello and piano No.2 (1994). Jonathan Dormand, cello; Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano—July 17, 2014 | Program Note

Ainsi la Nuit

Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013). Ainsi la Nuit (1976). Zenas Hsu and Suliman Tekalli, violins; Born Lau, viola; Frédéric Rosselet, cello—July 18, 2014 | Program Note

Nocturne in F Minor, Op.55 No.1

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849). Nocturne in F Minor, Op.55 No.1 (1843). Joseph Liccardo, piano—
July 18, 2014

Trio (4 Stücke)

Friedrich Goldmann (1941-2009). Trio (4 Stücke) (1986). Jinsun Hong, viola; Gwen Krosnick, cello; Elizabeth Burns, double bass—July 19, 2014 | Program Note

Apparition for voice and amplified piano

George Crumb (b.1929). Apparition for voice and amplified piano (1979). Tiffany du Mouchelle, soprano; Emely Phelps, piano—July 19, 2014 | Program Note

Placates the Tribesmen

Trad. folk tune (arr. Lin Shicheng). Placates the Tribesmen. Gao Hong, pipa—July 22, 2014

Sonatine

Pierre Boulez (b.1925). Sonatine (1946). Brook Ferguson, flute; Lee Dionne, piano—July 25, 2014 | Program Note

Piano Trio No.2 in F Major, Op.80

Robert Schumann (1810-1856). Piano Trio No.2 in F Major, Op.80 (1847). Mayumi Kanagawa, violin; Frédéric Rosselet, cello; Lee Dionne, piano—July 26, 2014

Flying Dragon

Gao Hong (b.1964). Flying Dragon (2007). Gao Hong, pipa—July 26, 2014 | Program Note

Feng

Lei Liang (b.1972). Feng (1998). Sang Yhee, cello—Composer Portrait: July 28, 2014

Some Empty Thoughts of a Person from Edo

Lei Liang (b.1972). Some Empty Thoughts of a Person from Edo (2001). Takae Ohnishi, harpsichord—Composer Portrait: July 28, 2014

Lakescape III

Lei Liang (b.1972). Lakescape III (2014). Born Lau and Roger Tapping, violas—July 29, 2014 | Program Note

Ernste Gesänge

Hanns Eisler (1898-1962). Ernste Gesänge (1962). William Sharp, baritone; Curtis Macomber, Benjamin Hoffman, Luke Hsu, YuEun Kim, Kobi Malkin, Ariel Mitnick, Angela Qianwen Shen, Suliman Tekalli, and Yoon Jung Yang, violins; Roger Tapping, Tegen Davidge, Xinyi Xu, and Mengwen Zhao, violas; Natasha Bofsky, Michael Kannen, Gwen Krosnick, Michael Katz, and Sang Jun Yhee, cellos; Elizabeth Burns, double bass—July 31, 2014 | Program Note

String Quartet in D Minor, KV421

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). String Quartet in D Minor, KV421 (1783): I.Allegro moderato; II.Andante. Zenas Hsu and YuEun Kim, violins; Maria Lambros, viola; Madeline Fayette, cello—July 31, 2014

The Rite of Spring: Adoration of the Earth

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). The Rite of Spring for piano four-hands (1913): Part I. Adoration of the Earth. Daniel Anastasio and Qing Jiang, piano—August 1, 2014 | Program Note

The Rite of Spring: The Sacrifice

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). The Rite of Spring for piano four-hands (1913): Part II. The Sacrifice. Daniel Anastasio and Qing Jiang, piano—August 1, 2014

Chu

Jonathan Harvey (1939-2012). Chu (2002). Tiffany Du Mouchelle, soprano; Wai Lau, clarinets; Natasha Brofsky, cello—August 2, 2014 | Program Note

Octet

George Benjamin (b.1960). Octet (1978). Brook Ferguson, flute; Alan Kay, clarinet; Ari Isaacman-Beck, violin; Tegen Davidge, viola; Madeline Fayette, cello; Elizabeth Burns, double bass; Eduardo Leandro, percussion; Mei Rui, celesta—Season Finale: August 2, 2014 | Program Note

Ricercar in six voices

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Musical Offering (1747) Ricercar in six voices. Yoon Jung Yang, Brigid Coleridge, Ari Isaacman-Beck, Suliman Tekalli, violins; Maria Lambros, DJ Cheek, Born Lau, Tegen Davidge, violas; Gwen Krosnick, Frédéric Rosselet, Jonathan Dormand, Ana Kim, cellos; Elizabeth Burns, bass; Brook Ferguson, flute; Alan Kay, Wai Lau, clarinets; Eduardo Leandro, Jisu Jung, vibraphones; Emely Phelps, harpsichord (Arranged by Kenneth Cooper)—July 30, 2014 | Note

Images from Yellow Barn's 2014 summer festival

Audio

Etüdenfest

Toccata for violin and player piano

Gil Kalish: Introduction to the Concord Sonata

Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-60”

Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-60”

Vier Stücke, Op.5

Piano Quartet No.1 in D Major, Op.16

Ave

Yiddishbbuk

Sonata for cello and piano No.2

Ainsi la Nuit

Nocturne in F Minor, Op.55 No.1

Trio (4 Stücke)

Apparition for voice and amplified piano

Placates the Tribesmen

Sonatine

Piano Trio No.2 in F Major, Op.80

Flying Dragon

Feng

Some Empty Thoughts of a Person from Edo

Lakescape III

Ernste Gesänge

String Quartet in D Minor, KV421

The Rite of Spring: Adoration of the Earth

The Rite of Spring: The Sacrifice

Chu

Octet

Ricercar in six voices

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