2004-2005 Season: Salons of the Stars
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Star composers and performers are in the spotlight, with emphasis on the distaff side. Works by Ethel Smyth, Kathryn Mishell, and Pauline Viardot continue Salon Concerts' exploration of music by women. The program includes two Austin premieres – one by Smyth and the other a newly discovered work by J.S. Bach.
Luminous Glory
October 24 and 25, 2004
Home of Paul and Vicki Dehnert
- Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Flute & Piano in D Major
- L. van Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, Op. 9 No. 3
- Ethel Smyth: Four Songs for Mezzo-Soprano, String Trio, Flute, & Harp (Austin premiere)
Marianne
Gedigian, flute
Vanessa Beaumont, mezzo-soprano
Rick Rowley, piano
Elaine Barber, harp
Robert Rudié, violin
Roger
Myers, viola
Amy Levine Tsang, cello Brilliant Novae
November 21 and 22, 2004
Home of Jeff and Gail Kodosky
- J. S. Bach: Concerto for Violin and Viola (Austin premiere)
- Kathryn Mishell: Trio for Piano, Violin and Clarinet
- Ernst von Dohnányi: Sextet for Piano, String Trio, Clarinet and Horn
Kathryn Mishell, piano
Martha MacDonald, clarinet
Robert Rudié, violin
Bruce Williams, viola
Douglas Harvey, cello
Tom
Hale, horn
Madame Viardot's Salon I: Celestial Beauty
January 23 and 24, 2005
Home of Robert and Janis Baldwin
- Pauline Viardot-Garcia: Songs and Arias for Soprano
- Gabriel Fauré: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, Opus 13
- Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: String Quartet in D Major, Opus 11 No. 1
NaGuanda Miller-Nobles, soprano
Rick Rowley, piano
Robert Rudié, violin
Joanna Winters, violin
Bruce Williams, viola
Amy Levine Tsang, cello
Madame Viardot's Salon II: Radiant Splendor
March 13 and 14, 2005
Home of Dr. and Mrs. Bill Gorman
- C. W. Gluck: Arias from Orfeo et Euredice
- L. van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 30 No. 1
- Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Piano
- Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D Major
Vanessa Beaumont, mezzo-soprano
Joanna Winters, violin
Stephen Perry, piano
Robert Rudié, violin
Ames Asbell, viola
Douglas Harvey, cello
This Season's Artist Roster
Robert Rudié, Violin –
Music Director, Salon Concerts
Joanna Winters, Violin – Austin
Symphony
Ames Asbell, Viola – Member,
Tosca String Quartet, Tosca Tango Orchestra
Bruce Williams, Viola – Principal,
Austin Symphony
Douglas Harvey, Cello – Principal,
Austin Symphony
Marianne Gedigian, Flute - Faculty, University of Texas
Elisabeth Kufferath, Violin –
Concertmistress, Bayreuth Symphony
Kathryn Mishell, Piano – Recitalist, Composer in Residence, ACMS
Stephen Perry, Piano – Faculty,
Interlochen Institute
Rick Rowley, Piano – Recitalist;
Founder, Plum Pianos
Vanessa Beaumont, Mezzo Soprano
– University of Texas
NaGuanda Miller-Nobles, Soprano – Armstrong Community Music School
of Austin Lyric Opera
Elaine Barber, Harp – Austin Symphony
Roger Myers, Viola – University of Texas
Amy Levine Tsang, Cello – Laurel Trio
Martha MacDonald, Clarinet – Austin Chamber Ensemble
Tom Hale, Horn – Principal, Austin Symphony