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August 2008
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Family Fest "Music is FUN" with the Imani Winds

All that Jazz! part 1

FREE Community Concert: Meet the Turtle Island Quartet

All that Jazz! part 2

The Turtle Island Quartet: A Love Supreme

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Family Fest "Musical Storytime!"

Wordplay, part 1

Behind the Scenes with Miró Quartet violist John Largess

Wordplay, part 2

Chamber Orchestra Concert

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Behind the Scenes: Open Rehearsal

A turn-of-the-century Organ Recital with David Higgs

As the Century Turns: An Evening in Old Vienna

Behind the Scenes with Amy Wyngaard, Assoc. Professor of French at SU

As the Century Turns: An Evening in Paris

Chamber Orchestra Concert

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Workshops for Students

Listener's Choice, part 1

Listener's Choice, part 2

Festival Finale

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Thursday, August 7 - 11:00 AM

Family Fest "Music is FUN" with the Imani Winds


Imani Winds  )

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Thursday, August 7 - 8:00 PM

All that Jazz! part 1

Jeff Scott Titilayo
Valerie Coleman Afro-Cuban Concerto
Andre Previn Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano (1994)
Gershwin Three Preludes
Poulenc Sextet for Piano and Winds

Joel Fan, piano; Imani Winds; Gregory Quick, bassoon  )

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Friday, August 8 - 2:00 PM

FREE Community Concert: Meet the Turtle Island Quartet


Turtle Island Quartet  )

Concert location:
TBA


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Friday, August 8 - 8:00 PM

All that Jazz! part 2

Selections by the Turtle Island Quartet
Martinu Sextet for flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 bassoons, and piano, H. 174
Kenji Bunch Shout Chorus
Jeff Scott Homage to Duke
Lalo Schifrin La Nouvelle Orleans
Astor Piazzolla, arranged by Jeff Scott Libertango

Joel Fan, piano; Imani Winds; Turtle Island Quartet  )

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Saturday, August 9 - 7:30 PM

The Turtle Island Quartet: A Love Supreme

The music of John Coltrane from their 2008 Grammy winning CD.

Turtle Island Quartet  )

Concert location:
Brook Farm
2.5 miles south of the village on Route 41A, Skaneateles
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Skaneateles High School
49 E. Elizabeth St., Skaneateles
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Wednesday, August 13 - 11:00 AM

Family Fest "Musical Storytime!"

Bruce Adolphe Little Red Riding Hood
Bruce Adolphe Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Elinor Freer, piano; Marka Gustavsson, viola; Joanna Manring, narrator; James Roe, oboe; Sandy Yamamoto, violin; David Ying, cello  )

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Thursday, August 14 - 8:00 PM

Wordplay, part 1

Copland 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson (selected)
August Klughardt Five Schilflieder (Reed Songs) for viola, oboe, and piano
Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"

Sari Gruber, soprano; Marka Gustavsson, viola; Miró Quartet; James Roe, oboe; Cameron Stowe, piano  )

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Friday, August 15 - 7:00 PM

Behind the Scenes with Miró Quartet violist John Largess

Join John as he uncovers the magic of the music performed on this evening's concert.
Free for evening ticket-holders only.

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Friday, August 15 - 8:00 PM

Wordplay, part 2

Prokofiev Three Pieces from Romeo and Juliet for violin and piano
Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 Es Muss Sein! ("It Must Be!")
Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4

Marka Gustavsson, viola; Miró Quartet; Cameron Stowe, piano; David Ying, cello  )

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Saturday, August 16 - 7:30 PM

Chamber Orchestra Concert
Robert Moody, conductor
Sari Gruber, soprano

Rossini Overture to Italian Girl in Algiers
Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Handel Overture to Judas Maccabaeus
Haydn Symphony No. 60 in C major, "Il distratto" (The Distracted)

Concert location:
Brook Farm
2.5 miles south of the village on Route 41A, Skaneateles
(Lawn chairs or blankets are recommended for outdoor concerts)
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Rain location:
Skaneateles High School
49 E. Elizabeth St., Skaneateles
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Wednesday, August 20 - 2:00 PM

Behind the Scenes: Open Rehearsal

Get a sneak peak of this week's upcoming performances as Festival musicians join forces to rehearse a chamber music masterpiece.

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Wednesday, August 20 - 8:00 PM

A turn-of-the-century Organ Recital with David Higgs

Back by popular demand! Join us for a lively evening of music and commentary, as world-renowned organist David Higgs recreates an organ recital from turn-of-the-century Paris.
The program will include Franck's grand Chorale No. 2 in B minor, Bach's beloved Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring and Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29, followed by Liszt's tribute to Bach, the great Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H.
Other works featured on the program will be by noted noted French composers Guilmant, Widor and Vierne.

David Higgs, organ  )

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Thursday, August 21 - 8:00 PM

As the Century Turns: An Evening in Old Vienna

songs of Zemlinsky, Wolf, and Schoenberg
Webern Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 11
Mahler Piano Quartet Movement in A minor
Brahms Piano Trio in B Major, Op. 8

Melvin Chen, piano; Elinor Freer, piano; Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello; Randall Scarlata, baritone; Ittai Shapira, violin; Phillip Ying, viola; David Ying, cello  )

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Friday, August 22 - 7:00 PM

Behind the Scenes with Amy Wyngaard, Assoc. Professor of French at SU

Join Amy for a pre-concert chat as she uncovers the literary and artistic life in turn-of-the-century Paris and sets the stage for the fantastic music heard this evening.
Free for evening ticket-holders only.

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Friday, August 22 - 8:00 PM

As the Century Turns: An Evening in Paris

Louis Vierne Third Organ Symphony in F-sharp minor, Op. 28
songs of Debussy and Satie
Turina Scene Andalouse for solo viola, string quartet, and piano, Op. 7
Franck Piano Quintet in F minor

Melvin Chen, piano; Elinor Freer, piano; Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello; David Higgs, organ; Michael Larco, viola; Tai Murray, violin; Randall Scarlata, baritone; Ittai Shapira, violin; Phillip Ying, viola; David Ying, cello  )

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Saturday, August 23 - 7:30 PM

Chamber Orchestra Concert
Hugh Keelan, conductor
Tai Murray, violin
Ittai Shapira, violin
David Ying, cello
Phillip Ying, viola

Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Grieg Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Elgar Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Honegger Pastorale dété

Concert location:
Brook Farm
2.5 miles south of the village on Route 41A, Skaneateles
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Rain location:
Skaneateles High School
49 E. Elizabeth St., Skaneateles
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Wednesday, August 27 - 2:00 PM

Workshops for Students


Joanna Bassett, flute; Elinor Freer, piano; Maureen Hurd, clarinet; David Ying, cello  )

Masterclass registration form available here.

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Thursday, August 28 - 8:00 PM

Listener's Choice, part 1

Mozart Sonata in G Major, K. 301
Arensky Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
Schubert Quintet for strings in C Major, D. 956

Julie Albers, cello; Brian Chen, viola; Mark Fewer, violin; Elinor Freer, piano; Adam Neiman, piano; Harumi Rhodes, violin; David Ying, cello  )

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Friday, August 29 - 8:00 PM

Listener's Choice, part 2

Joan Tower Petroushskates (1980)
Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Beethoven Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2

Julie Albers, cello; Joanna Bassett, flute; Brian Chen, viola; Mark Fewer, violin; Elinor Freer, piano; Maureen Hurd, clarinet; Adam Neiman, piano; Harumi Rhodes, violin; David Ying, cello  )

Concert location:
First Presbyterian Church
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
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Saturday, August 30 - 7:30 PM

Festival Finale
Peter Bay, conductor
Joanna Bassett, flute
James E. Bobb, harpsichord
Brian Chen, viola
Mark Fewer, violin
Harumi Rhodes, violin

Stravinsky Concerto in E-flat (Dumbarton Oaks)
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364

Concert location:
Brook Farm
2.5 miles south of the village on Route 41A, Skaneateles
(Lawn chairs or blankets are recommended for outdoor concerts)
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Rain location:
Skaneateles High School
49 E. Elizabeth St., Skaneateles
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All programs subject to change.


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