Spring Festival
with Pre-concert Performance
Spring programs calls for some exuberant emotions! Join the fun, and relish in ecstatic melodies and rhythmic delights in works by Amy Beach, Emi Lou Diemer, Gabriel Fauré and Johannes Brahms, and more.
Amy Beach (1867-1944): Romance for violin and piano, Op. 23 [7:00] with Erik Hassell, violin; Ayako Tsuruta, piano
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Oboe Sonata (1962) [14:00] with Alison Robuck, Ayako Tsuruta
Emma Lou Diemer (b. 1927): Fiesta for two pianos [5:00], with Ayako Tsuruta and Peter Miyamoto, pianos
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Selections from Liebeslieder Waltzer, Op. 52 (1869) and Neue Libeslieder Waltzer, Op. 65 (1869-1874) for SATB and piano four hands [ca. 30:00], with vocalists Caroline Helton, Christine Seitz, Kyle Stegall and their friend, and Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta, piano. Op. 52 # 1,2 / Op. 65 # 2 / Op. 52 # 4 / Op. 65 # 4,5,6,7 / Op. 52 # 6,8,9,11,12,13,14,17,18 / Op. 65 # 17,18