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HOME ABOUT YELLOW BARN APPLICANTS FALL-SPRING SEASON SUMMER SEASON Season Overview Musicians DIRECTIONS LODGING GUIDE CONTACT	2011 Summer Season Schedule Seth Knopp, Artistic Director \| 42nd Summer Season All events at 8:00pm in The Big Barn unless otherwise indicated Yellow Barn Alumni Concert Wednesday, June 22 Sandglass Theater György Kurtág (b. 1926) Kafka Fragments (1987) Tiffany DuMouchelle, soprano David McCarroll, violin Young Artists Program Concerts Young Artists Program concerts include repertoire ranging from the Classical period to the 21st Century, plus new works composed during the program by participant composers. Friday, June 24 Mountaintop Musicale \| 7:30pm Gardens open for touring \| 5:30pm 138 Rice Mountain Lane, Walpole, NH Hosted by Peter and Theodora Berg Yellow Barn returns to this extraordinary estate for a special Young Artists Program concert in a beautifully refurbished barn, featuring an all-Beethoven program together with new pieces by participant composers. Guests are invited to tour the 17th century-style main house, explore the gardens and lush lawns, and enjoy a sumptuous reception with the hosts of the event. All proceeds benefit Yellow Barn scholarships. Other Young Artists Program concerts: Thursday, June 30 Friday, July 1 Next Stage (formerly the United Church of Putney) Both concerts at 8:00 Community Concerts at the Big Barn All events at 8:00pm in The Big Barn unless otherwise indicated Back to top Saturday, July 2 Concert to Benefit Yellow Barn \| 7:00pm With faculty and participants from the Young Artists Program Post-concert refreshments on the patio Tamzin Elliott Cello Quintet (2011) Charles Ives (1874-1954) from Piano Sonata No. 2 “Concord” (1840-60) Hawthorne The Alcotts Aaron Wunsch, piano Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (1936) Monday, July 4 Concert to Benefit the Vermont Jazz Center \| 7:00pm The ensemble appearing on Eugene Uman’s Convergence Project CD will perform music from that recording as well as new material composed by Uman during a recent MacDowell residency. Featuring cellist Eugene Friesen, Stomu and Satoshi Takeishi, Michael Zsoldos, and Jeff Galindo. Post-concert refreshments on the patio These two concerts are made free for the community through the McKenzie Family Foundation, a sponsor of both Yellow Barn and the Vermont Jazz Center. Programs will be approximately one hour in length and enjoyable for children and adults. Yellow Barn Week One All events at 8:00pm in The Big Barn unless otherwise indicated Back to top Thursday, July 7 Community Potluck Sun Ledge \| 6:00pm Masterclass Nobuko Imai, viola With a performance of Franz Schubert’s “Arpeggione” Sonata, D. 821 by Ms. Imai and pianist Peter Frankl Friday, July 8 Opening Night Post-concert refreshments on the patio Toshio Hosokawa (b. 1955) A Song From Far Away (2001) Ray Furuta, flute Elinor Rufeizen, clarinet Curtis Macomber, violin Nathan Schram, viola Natasha Brofsky, cello Ian Rosenbaum, percussion Georges Aperghis (b. 1945) from Récitations (1977-78) Ariadne Greif, soprano Mauricio Kagel (1931-2008) from The Pieces of the Compass Rose (1988-94) Northeast Northwest Elinor Rufeizen, clarinet Grace Park, standing violin Liesl Schoenberger, violin Margaret Dyer, viola Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello Dae Hee Choo, double bass Ellen Hwangbo, piano Michael Bukhman, harmonium Ian Rosenbaum, percussion Intermission Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2 (1808) The Peabody Trio Violaine Melançon, violin Natasha Brofsky, cello Seth Knopp, piano Saturday, July 9 Pre-Concert Discussion Putney Public Library \| 7:00pm Concert Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Le Merle Noir (The Blackbird) (1952) Ray Furuta, flute Michael Bukhman, piano Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Fantasiestücke in A Minor for piano trio, Op. 88 (1842) Helen Kim, violin Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello Peter Frankl, piano Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Die Serenaden, Op. 35 (1944) Ariadne Greif, soprano Mark Hill, oboe Pei-Ling Lin, viola Christine Lamprea, cello Intermission Jonathan Harvey (b. 1939) Tombeau de Messiaen (1994) Qing Jiang, piano César Franck (1822-1890) Sonata in A Major for violin and piano, M. 8 (1886) Wan Zhen Li, violin Peter Frankl, piano Yellow Barn Week Two All events at 8:00pm in The Big Barn unless otherwise indicated Back to top Thursday, July 14 Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) String Quartet in F Major, Op. 77 No. 2 (1799) Jennifer Curtis, violin Nicholas Mann, violin Steven Laraia, viola Bonnie Hampton, cello Jacques Hétu (1938-2010) Trio for oboe, violin, and piano, Op. 82 (2009) Mark Hill, oboe Alexander Sprung, violin Yundu Wang, piano Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Lebensstürme, D. 947 (1828) Yundu Wang, piano Michael Bukhman, piano Intermission Brett Dean (1961) Twelve Angry Men (1996) Natasha Brofsky, cello Ahrim Kim, cello Christine Lamprea, cello Zhou Yi, cello Bonnie Hampton, cello Han Bin Yoon, cello Michael Katz, cello Linor Katz, cello Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello Sunny Yang, cello Jay Campbell, cello Dae Hee Choo, double bass Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Trio in E-flat Major for violin, horn or viola, and piano, Op.40 (1864) Olga Caceanova, violin Roger Tapping, viola Qing Jiang, piano Friday, July 15 Pre-Concert Supper 15 Kimball Hill \| 6:00pm With pianist Gilbert Kalish Founders’ Concert Honoring David and Janet Wells Post-concert refreshments on the patio Eric Moe (b. 1954) Sad Steps (1992) Mark Hill, oboe Jeannette Fang, piano Pascal Dusapin (b. 1955) Ohimé, hommage for Betsy Jolas (1992) Dami Kim, violin Born Lau, viola George Crumb (b. 1929) Apparition (1979) Ariadne Greif, soprano Gilbert Kalish, piano Intermission Franz Schubert (1797-1828) String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 (1828) Stefani Collins, violin Liesl Schoenberger, violin Katherine Murdock, viola Bonnie Hampton, cello Jay Campbell, cello Saturday, July 16 Masterclass \| 10:30am Gilbert Kalish, piano Pre-Concert Discussion Putney Public Library \| 7:00pm Concert Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951), arr. Anton Webern (1883-1945) Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 (1906, arr. 1922–23) Ray Furuta, flute Elinor Rufeizen, clarinet Tessa Lark, violin Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello Gilbert Kalish, piano Merima Kljuco (b. 1973) Sevdah Songs Ariadne Greif, soprano Merima Kljuco, accordion Intermission J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Contrapunctus XIV from the Art of Fugue (unfinished) Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931) Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H (2002) Helen Kim, violin Nicholas Mann, violin Katherine Murdock, viola Sunny Yang, cello Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sonata in E Minor, Op. 38 (1862-65) Zhou Yi, cello Seth Knopp, piano Yellow Barn Week Three All events at 8:00pm in The Big Barn unless otherwise indicated Back to top Tuesday, July 19 Composer Portrait An informal evening of music and discussion with Philippe Hersant, Yellow Barn’s 2011 Composer in Residence Pavane (1987) Margaret Dyer, viola In the Dark (2005) Elinor Rufeizen, clarinet Chants du Sud (1996) Jennifer Curtis, violin Helen Kim, violin Hannah Choi, violin Wan Zhen Li, violin Stefani Collins, violin Tessa Lark, violin Trois Equisses Japonaises (2009) Yundu Wang, piano Wednesday, July 20 Watermelon Wednesdays \| 7:30pm West Whately Chapel, West Whately, MA Edison Denisov (1929-1996) Sonata in C Major for two violins (1958) Jennifer Curtis, violin Tessa Lark, violin Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904) String Quintet in G Major, Op. 77 (1875) Violaine Melançon, violin Wan Zhen Li, violin Nathan Schram, viola Michael Katz, cello Dae Hee Choo, double bass Thursday, July 21 Philippe Hersant (b. 1948) Apparitions (2006) Olga Caceanova, violin Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello Merima Kljuco, accordion Arlene Sierra (b. 1970) Truel I (2004) The Peabody Trio Violaine Melançon, violin Natasha Brofsky, cello Seth Knopp, piano Edison Denisov (1929-1996) Sonata in C Major for two violins (1958) Jennifer Curtis, violin Tessa Lark, violin Intermission Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Piano Quintet in A Minor, Op. 84 (1918 Curtis Macomber, violin Dami Kim, violin Born Lau, viola Linor Katz, cello Qing Jiang, piano Friday, July 22 Pre-Concert Supper 15 Kimball Hill \| 6:00pm With Philippe Hersant, Composer in Residence Concert Philippe Hersant (b. 1948) Tenebrae for viola and piano (2005) Pei-Ling Lin, viola Michael Bukhman, piano Jonathan Harvey (b. 1939) Lotuses (1992) Ray Furuta, flute Curtis Macomber, violin Margaret Dyer, viola Han Bin Yoon, cello Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Fantasie in C Major for violin and piano, Op. 131 (1853) Anthony Marwood, violin Michael Bukhman, piano Intermission Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904) String Quintet in G Major, Op. 77 (1875) Violaine Melançon, violin Wan Zhen Li, violin Nathan Schram, viola Michael Katz, cello Dae Hee Choo, double bass Saturday, July 23 Masterclass \| 10:30am Donald Weilerstein, violin Pre-Concert Discussion Putney Public Library \| 7:00pm Scholarship Benefit Concert Honoring Victoria Roth, Board President 2006-2010 Post-concert refreshments on the patio Philippe Hersant (b. 1948) Six Bagatelles (2007) Elinor Rufeizen, clarinet Steven Laraia, viola Jeanette Fang, piano Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 66 (1845) Alexander Sprung, violin Zhou Yi, cello Ellen Hwangbo, piano Intermission Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36 (1945) Hannah Choi, violin Joseph Maile, violin Roger Tapping, viola Michael Katz, cello George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) from Theodora, HWV 68 (1794) Recitative “Ah! Whither should we fly or fly from whom” Aria “As with rosy steps the morn” Ariadne Greif, soprano Curtis Macomber, violin Liesl Schoenberger, violin Nathan Schram, viola Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello Stephen Coxe, harpsichord Yellow Barn Week Four All events at 8:00pm in The Big Barn unless otherwise indicated Back to top Tuesday, July 26 Vinko Globokar (b. 1934) ?Corporel for percussionist on his body (1985) Eduardo Leandro, percussionist Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost” (1809) Stefani Collins, violin Ahrim Kim, cello Jeannette Fang, piano Intermission Stephen Coxe A Book of Dreams (2011) World Premiere Merima Kljuco, accordion Stephen Coxe, piano Ian Rosenbaum, percussion Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928) String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters” (1928) Alexander Sprung, violin Grace Park, violin Wenting Kang, viola Linor Katz, cello Thursday, July 28 Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963) Violin Sonata, Op. 119 (1942-43) Donald Weilerstein, violin Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano Alfred Schnittke (b. 1934) String Trio (1985) Helen Kim, violin Maria Lambros, viola Sunny Yang, cello Intermission Isang Yun (1917-1995) Tapis for strings (1987) Dami Kim, violin Stefani Collins, violin Wenting Kang, viola Ahrim Kim, cello Dae Hee Choo, double bass Béla Bartók (1881-1945) Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, SZ75 (1921) Tessa Lark, violin Ellen Hwangbo, piano Friday, July 29 Pre-Concert Supper 15 Kimball Hill \| 6:00pm With accordionist Merima Kljuco Concert Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano, Op. 114 (1981) Elinor Rufeizen, clarinet Michael Kannen, cello Yundu Wang, piano György Ligeti (1923-2006) Quartet for Strings No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes" (1953-54) Joseph Maile, violin Wan Zhen Li, violin Steven Laraia, viola Jay Campbell, cello Intermission Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904) Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 26 (1875) Jennifer Curtis, violin Michael Kannen, cello Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano Andy Akiho LIgNEouS for string quartet and marimba (2010) Jennifer Curtis, violin Grace Park, violin Born Lau, viola Christine Lamprea, cello Ian Rosenbaum, percussion Saturday, July 30 Masterclass \| 10:30am Ralph Kirshbaum, cello Pre-Concert Discussion Putney Public Library \| 7:00pm Concert Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (b. 1947) Habil-Sayagy (In Habil’s Style) (1979) Natasha Brofsky, cello Qing Jiang, piano Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Sonata for Violin and Cello in C Major (1920-22) Hannah Choi, violin Ahrim Kim, cello Vinko Globokar (b. 1934) Réponse à “Letters” après “Second Thoughts” (1997) Ariadne Greif, soprano Ray Furuta, flute Merima Kljuco, accordion Ian Rosenbaum, percussion Intermission Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 (1806)  Liesl Schoenberger, violin Olga Caceanova, violin Pei-Ling Lin, viola Han Bin Yoon, cello Yellow Barn Week Five All events at 8:00pm in The Big Barn unless otherwise indicated Back to top Tuesday, August 2 Nigel Osborne (b. 1948) Stone Garden 2 (2006) Han Bin Yoon, cello Merima Kljuco, accordion Jörg Widmann (b. 1973) String Quartet No. 4 (2005) Helen Kim, violin Liesl Schoenberger, violin Nathan Schram, viola Natasha Brofsky, cello Gustav Mahler (1859-1911) Kindertotenlieder (1901-4) William Sharp, baritone Seth Knopp, piano Intermission Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) String Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18 (1860) Tessa Lark, violin Hannah Choi, violin Born Lau, viola Maria Lambros, viola Christine Lamprea, cello Jay Campbell, cello Wednesday, August 3 Osvaldo Golijov (b. 1960) Mariel, for cello and marimba (1999) Ahrim Kim, cello Ian Rosenbaum, percussion Alban Berg (1885-1935) Lyric Suite (1925-6) Violaine Melançon, violin Stefani Collins, violin Wenting Kang, viola Sunny Yang, cello Intermission Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1656-1791) String Quintet in E-flat Major, KV614 (1791) Donald Weilerstein, violin Dami Kim, violin Maria Lambros, viola Pei-Ling Lin, viola Zhou Yi, cello Thomas Adès (b. 1971) Life Story (1994) Ariadne Greif, soprano Alan Kay, bass clarinet Elinor Rufeizen, bass clarinet Dae Hee Choo, double bass Thursday, August 4 Philippe Hurel (b. 1955) …à mesure (1997) Ray Furuta, flute Alan Kay, clarinet Liesl Schoenberger, violin Linor Katz, cello Christina Dahl, piano Eduardo Leandro, percussion Sándor Veress Musica concertante for 12 strings (1965-6) Anthony Marwood, violin Joseph Maile, violin Olga Caceanova, violin Dami Kim, violin Grace Park, violin Alexander Sprung, violin Roger Tapping, viola Wan Zhen Li, violin Steven Laraia, viola Jay Campbell, cello Zhou Yi, cello Dae Hee Choo, double bass Intermission Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op.25 (1856) Donald Weilerstein, violin Margaret Dyer, viola Michael Katz, cello Michael Bukhman, piano Friday, August 5 Pre-Concert Supper 15 Kimball Hill \| 6:00pm With cellist Zhou Yi Concert George Benjamin (b. 1960) Viola, Viola (1997) Margaret Dyer, viola Nathan Schram, viola Johann Strauss (1825-1899), trans. Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) Kaiserwalzer (Emperor Waltz) (1889, trans. 1925) Ray Furuta, flute Elinor Rufeizen, clarinet Wan Zhen Li, violin Hannah Choi, violin Steven Laraia, viola Natasha Brofsky, cello Ellen Hwangbo, piano Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41 (1942) William Sharp, baritone Olga Caceanova, violin Joseph Maile, violin Pei-Ling Lin, viola Michael Kannen, cello Yundu Wang, piano Intermission Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131 (1826) Grace Park, violin Helen Kim, violin Roger Tapping, viola Christine Lamprea, cello Saturday, August 6 Matinee Concert \| 12:30 Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Visions de l’Amen (1943) Christina Dahl, piano Jeannette Fang, piano Qing Jiang, piano Michael Bukhman, piano Yundu Wang, piano Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano Ellen Hwangbo, piano Seth Knopp, piano Intermission Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931) Silenzio (1991) Violaine Melançon, violin Linor Katz, cello Merima Kljuco, accordion Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1656-1791) Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A Major, KV581 (1789) Alan Kay, clarinet Hannah Choi, violin Alexander Sprung, violin Wenting Kang, viola Sunny Yang, cello Pre-Concert Discussion Putney Public Library \| 7:00 Season Finale Post-concert refreshments on the patio Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir (Lord, do with me as You will), from Cantata BWV 73 (1724) Johann Sebastian Bach Selig ist der Mann (Blessed is the Man), from Cantata BWV 57 (1725) William Sharp, baritone Jennifer Curtis, violin Stefani Collins, violin Nathan Schram, viola Ahrim Kim, cello Stephen Coxe, harpsichord Chinary Ung (b. 1942) …still life after death (1995) Ariadne Greif, soprano Ray Furuta, flute Elinor Rufeizen, clarinet Tessa Lark, violin Michael Katz, cello Qing Jiang, piano Eduardo Leandro, percussion Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80 (1847) Anthony Marwood, violin Jennifer Curtis, violin Born Lau, viola Han Bin Yoon, cello Intermission George Crumb (b. 1929) Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III) (1974) Jeannette Fang, piano Seth Knopp, piano Ian Rosenbaum, percussion Eduardo Leandro, percussion	Give Buy Tickets Volunteer Jump to: Community Concerts at the Big Barn Yellow Barn Week One Yellow Barn Week Two Yellow Barn Week Three Yellow Barn Week Four Yellow Barn Week Five Facebook Twitter