chamber music. Deborah Boldin Artistic Director

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1 Seson Trnsforming experiences in chmber music. Deborh Boldin Artistic Director

2 Seson 21 Chmeleon Arts Ensemble of Boston Trnsforming experiences in chmber music. 18 triumphs of temwork The Boston Globe Der Friends, 19 It is my plesure to welcome you to Chmeleon Arts Ensemble s 21st concert seson, feturing seven vibrnt nd unforgettble progrms tht offer our signture mix of the witty nd the sublime, the dventurous nd the beloved. Among the mny highlights of this yer s chmber music series re Strvinsky s msterpiece L Histoire du Soldt nd Schubert s beloved Cello Quintet, s well s new nd neglected works like Erl Kim s poignnt protest ginst nucler wr nd Schoenberg s Chmber Symphony. Following rve reviews nd sold out performnces, our Chmeleon Up Close series returns with n epic string trio progrm centered on Bch nd recitl of songs on life nd love. I hope you gree tht we hve n exciting yer hed, nd I look forwrd to seeing you t the concerts! Deborh Boldin, Artistic Director Seson Artists Deborh Boldin, flute Robyn Bollinger, violin Vivin Chng-Freiheit, pino Glori Chien, pino Vivin Choi, pino Jmes Demler, nrrtor Frncesc depsqule, violin Nncy Dimock, oboe Gry Gorczyc, clrinet Joshu Gordon, cello Whitcre Hill, French horn Frnzisk Huhn, hrp Eune Koh, violin Gbriel Lngfur, trombone Mry Mckenzie, soprno Ayno Ninomiy, violin Kelli O'Connor, clrinet Rfel Popper-Keizer, cello Dmin Primis, bssoon Brndon Ridenour, trumpet Srh Rommel, cello Sergey Schepkin, pino Mik Sski, pino Mtt Shrrock, percussion Scott Woolwever, viol Rndll Zigler, double bss

3 One of the sfest bets you cn mke is tht Chmeleon Arts Ensemble concert will be extrordinry. The Boston Musicl Intelligencer

4 The Boston Musicl Intelligencer About Chmeleon Arts Ensemble of Boston In city immersed in music, the Chmeleon Arts Ensemble is distinguished by superb rtistry, luminous performnces, nd dynmic musicl dilogues. Chmeleon integrtes old nd new repertoire into unexpected chmber music progrms tht re themselves works of rt. Now entering its 21st seson, this innovtive ensemble drws those who love the dventure of music clssic nd contemporry. A Chmeleon concert is multifceted experience in n intimte environment, joining udience nd musicins in n exubernt celebrtion of music. y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y rediscovery, curiosity, nd supersonic performing

5 y y chmber series 1 where pst nd future meet Sturd October 13, PM First Church, Boston Sund October 14, PM First Church, Boston Richrd Struss Sont in F Mjor for cello & pino, Op. 6 Erl Kim Now nd Then for soprno, flute, viol & hrp Arnold Schoenberg Chmber Symphony No. 1 for flute, clrinet, violin, cello & pino, Op. 9 Krzysztof Penderecki Qurtet for clrinet & string trio Ludwig vn Beethoven Pino Trio in c minor, Op. 1, No. 3 Some of the most fscinting works of rt come t turning point, pivotl moment in the rtist s development. Struss erly sont foreshdows his heroic voice, nd the Chmber Symphony is mjor signpost in Schoenberg s stylistic evolution, pushing tonl hrmony to its limit. Beethoven s coming-out sttement represents both the pex of Clssicl models nd the strting point for his high drm to come spectculr, shttering rendition The Arts Fuse

6 chmber series 2 L Histoire t 100 Sturd December 1, PM First Church, Boston Sund December 2, PM First Church, Boston Igor Strvinsky Concertino for string qurtet Jon Tower Petroushsktes for flute, clrinet, violin, cello & pino Cmille Sint-Sëns Septet in E-flt Mjor for trumpet, string qurtet, bss & pino, Op. 65 Igor Strvinsky L Histoire du Soldt (The Soldier s Tle) There is no one like Strvinsky. Endlessly inventive nd thoroughly unique, his groundbreking lnguge nd revolutionry pproch to rhythm chnged the course of music history forever. Dnce with the Devil nd celebrte his Fustin tle of soldier who sells his violin nd his soul in exchnge for worldly riches. Shrp, srcstic, nd brillint, L Histoire is msterpiece tht remins s relevnt tod s it ws 100 yers go Chmeleon s interprettion riveted, offering seemingly entirely new w of hering fmilir piece. The Boston Musicl Intelligencer

7 chmber series 3 pl of light nd shdow Sturd Mrch 2, PM First Church, Boston Sund Mrch 3, PM First Church, Boston Wolfgng Amdeus Mozrt Trio in E-flt Mjor for clrinet, viol & pino, K. 498 Kegelsttt Olivier Messien Le Merle Noir for flute & pino The Musgrve Night Windows for oboe & pino Kristin Kuster Ando: Light Aginst Shde for flute, clrinet, violin, cello, pino & percussion Gbriel Furé Pino Qurtet No. 1 in c minor, Op. 15 Contrst nd contrdiction, the opposing forces of light nd drk, hve long cptured our imgintion. The Musgrve peeks inside Edwrd Hopper s illuminted interiors, nd Kristin Kuster ps tribute to the gret Jpnese rchitect Tdo Ando. Messien flls under the spell of the blckbird, while Furé chrms us with slon sensibility, bthed in color nd light sprklingly imgintive progrmming The Boston Globe

8 chmber series 4 upon one note Sturd April 6, PM First Church, Boston Sund April 7, PM First Church, Boston Frnz Joseph Hdn Pino Trio No. 43 in C Mjor, Hob. XV:27 Frncis Poulenc Sextet in C Mjor for pino & winds, FP 100 Oliver Knussen upon one note Fntsi fter Purcell for clrinet, violin, cello & pino Frnz Schubert Cello Quintet in C Mjor, D. 956, Op. posth. 163 Composed in the finl weeks of his life, even s he struggled with terrible illness, Schubert s C Mjor Cello Quintet rnks mong music s finest chievements, work of profound beuty, frgility, nd humnity. Hdn nd Poulenc lso offer grceful, sprkling clssics in music s home key, nd Oliver Knussen invites us into his Purcell-inspired drem of C rdint perfection The Boston Musicl Intelligencer y

9 chmber series 5 in the twilight ir Sturd M 18, PM First Church, Boston Sund M 19, PM First Church, Boston Murice Rvel Sont No. 2 in G Mjor for violin & pino Gbriel Furé Pino Trio in d minor, Op. 120 Elliott Crter Tempo e Tempi for soprno, oboe, clrinet, violin & cello Arnold Bx Elegic Trio for flute, viol & hrp Johnnes Brhms String Quintet No. 2 in G Mjor, Op. 111 One of the most exhilrting, colorful, nd refined works in his ctlog, Brhms second string quintet is moving swn song from remrkble cretive life. Rvel s lst chmber work shtters stylistic boundries with n infusion of Americn Blues, nd Elliott Crter gives us n exquisite ess on the pssge of time. Benefit for More Thn Words Bring gently-used books, CDs, nd DVDs nd receive 25% off ticket prices. MTW empowers youths who re in the foster cre system, court involved, or homeless to tke chrge of their lives by mnging their own used book business nd cfé to develop skills, ledership, nd confidence to successfully trnsition to dulthood.

10 Chmeleon Up Close We invite you to join us for Chmeleon Up Close, n extrordinry opportunity to see nd her our superb rtists fetured in recitls, hosted by Artistic Director Deborh Boldin nd including our hllmrk mix of clssic, neglected, nd contemporry works. Enjoy complimentry beverge nd sweets t Mry Norton Hll t Old South Church, trnsformed into n intimte cbret setting. deftly delivering one virtuoso lick fter nother. The Boston Musicl Intelligencer

11 Up Close 1 & Robyn Bollinger, violin; Scott Woolwever, viol Rfel Popper-Keizer, cello Sund Februry 3, PM Mry Norton Hll Old South Church J.S. Bch Prelude & Fugue, BWV 883 (rr. Wolfgng Amdeus Mozrt) Alfred Schnittke String Trio dzzling disptch of every brvur chllenge The Boston Globe It ws the young violinist Robyn Bollinger who held me cptive. The New York Times J.S. Bch Goldberg Vritions, BWV 988 (rr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky) The Goldberg Vritions stnds s pillr of Western music both for its trnscendent beuty nd for the wonder of Bch s invention. Her it new in n epic string trio rrngement tht highlights its striking counterpoint, vst rchitecture, nd spiritul depth. Mozrt used Bch s model to hone his skills, nd Schnittke ps homge to the mster s he too blurs the line between emotion nd rt. Viol writing hd n idel dvocte in Woolwever s cool, polished, nd musculr pling. The Boston Musicl Intelligencer

12 Up Close 2 & with Deborh Boldin, flute & Nncy Dimock, oboe Mry Mckenzie, soprno Vivin Chng-Freiheit, pino Sund April 28, PM Mry Norton Hll Old South Church Frnz Schubert Gretchen m Spinnrde, Op. 2, D. 118 Jke Heggie The Deepest Desire for soprno, flute & pino Kurt Weill Selected Cbret Songs The performnce ws senstionl. The Boston Globe Rlph Vughn Willims Ten Blke Songs for soprno & oboe Robert Schumnn Fruenliebe und leben, Op. 42 From Gretchen s ceseless longing, to Schumnn s songs of devotion, to Jke Heggie s medittion on the intersections of love nd fith join us for Chmeleon-style tke on Songs in the Key of Life nd Love. They rnged brillintly over huge spectrum evoctive, cthrtic, nd simply rvishing. The Boston Musicl Intelligencer

13 y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y I don t expect, ever, to her better performnce. The Boston Musicl Intelligencer The crowd rose to their feet within seconds Smiles from on stge nd in the udience testified to n exquisite fternoon. The Boston Musicl Intelligencer Its concerts re the slow food of locl chmber music, events where sounds nd sensibilities, rhpsody nd reverie, old music nd new, re blnced with cre nd sense of individul voice. The Boston Globe

14 Adventurous repertoire. Luminous performnces. Intimte setting.

15 18-19 Seson t Glnce Don t miss Chmeleon s seson of luminous performnces in Boston s most intimte concert environments. We integrte old nd new music into unexpected progrms tht re themselves works of rt, trnsporting udiences nd trnsforming the chmber music experience. Chmber music series concerts re t First Church, 66 Mrlborough Street, nd the Up Close recitls re t Mry Norton Hll on the 2nd floor of Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, in Boston s Bck B. Sturd concerts begin t 8 PM nd Sund concerts t 4 PM chmber 1 where pst nd future meet Sturd, October 13, 2018 nd Sund, October 14, 2018 Richrd Struss Erl Kim Arnold Schoenberg Krzysztof Penderecki Ludwig vn Beethoven chmber 2 L Histoire t 100 Sturd, December 1, 2018 nd Sund, December 2, 2018 Igor Strvinsky Jon Tower Cmille Sint-Sëns Up Close 1 Robyn Bollinger, violin; Scott Woolwever, viol & Rfel Popper-Keizer, cello Sund, Februry 3, 2019 J.S. Bch Alfred Schnittke chmber 3 pl of light nd shdow Sturd, Mrch 2, 2019 nd Sund, Mrch 3, 2019 Wolfgng Amdeus Mozrt Olivier Messien The Musgrve Kristin Kuster Gbriel Furé chmber 4 upon one note Sturd, April 6, 2019 nd Sund, April 7, 2019 Frnz Joseph Hdn Frncis Poulenc Oliver Knussen Frnz Schubert Up Close 2 Mry Mckenzie, soprno & Vivin Chng-Freiheit, pino Sund, April 28, 2019 Robert Schumnn Jke Heggie Frnz Schubert Rlph Vughn Willims Kurt Weill chmber 5 in the twilight ir Sturd, M 18, 2019 nd Sund, M 19, 2019 Murice Rvel Gbriel Furé Elliott Crter Arnold Bx Johnnes Brhms

16 Chmeleons in the Community Chmeleon infuses ll of its progrms with public-spirited sensibility through its nnul community projects. They re designed to increse the ccessibility of clssicl music nd to crete connections between the rts nd everyd life. Free Ticket Progrm In order to increse the ccessibility of live chmber music, we donte up to 20% of our sets t ech concert for constituents of public service orgniztions. Annul Benefit Concert As prt of unique model for collbortion between the rts nd public service, Chmeleon dedictes one concert ech seson s benefit for locl public service chrity. Fmily & Eductionl Concerts Chmeleon s eductionl nd fmily progrms re designed for children nd students ges 6-12 long with their fmilies. They illustrte the ws in which music is connected to our emotions nd the world round us, in unforgettble events tht children will crry with them for yers to come. Plese visit us online t for more informtion bout these progrms. photo: Susn Wilson n

17 Subscribe Tod! Subscriber Benefits The best vilble sets with no witing in line t the door Sve 10-20% over single ticket prices Receive dvnce progrm notes by emil Exchnge your ticket for nother performnce t no chrge Receive 10% off ny dditionl single ticket purchses for fmily or friends Accessibility First Church nd Old South Church re wheelchir ccessible. Plese let us know if you require ssistnce with seting LARGE PRINT PROGRAMS re vilble t ll performnces Directions to Concerts Concerts re t First Church, 66 Mrlborough Street t the corner of Mrlborough nd Berkeley Streets, nd t Mry Norton Hll on the 2nd floor of Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street t the corner of Boylston nd Drtmouth Streets in Boston s Bck B. Prking is recommended in the grge under the Boston Common entrnce on Chrles Street between the Public Grden nd the Common. The closest T Sttions re Copley or Arlington on the Green Line nd Bck B on the Ornge Line.

18 How To Order Tickets: CREDITS Photos: Mtthew Wn Design: Ink Design Printing: The Grphic Group Plese note: progrms nd personnel re subject to chnge By Mil: Plese mke check pble to Chmeleon Arts Ensemble nd return form to: Chmeleon Arts Ensemble of Boston 6 Rocky Nook Terrce Boston, MA By Phone: Online: All seting is reserved. Support Chmeleon Ticket sles cover less thn hlf the expenses relted to producing our unforgettble events. We hope tht you will consider including tx-deductible dontion long with your ticket order. Your gift of ny size will mke significnt difference. A B C Seting Loctions: First Church in Boston stge Mry Norton Hll Old South Church cbret seting stge y y

19 y y Ticket Order Form Nme Address Phone Emil Number of sets Full 7-concert subscription Chmber Music Series All 5 concerts - sve 20% Pick 4 concerts - sve 15% Pick 3 concerts - sve 10% Single Tickets Chmeleon Up Close Recitl Series A $272 $188 $160 $127 $47 Students & seniors: $5 off single tickets B $228 $144 $122 $97 $36 Reserved cbret seting t Mry Norton Hll, Old South $84: 2-concert subscription sve $47: Sun Feb 3 String $47: Sun Apr 28 Soprno/Pino C $184 $100 $85 $68 $25 Plese indicte your selections: All of the chmber music series concerts re t First Church in Boston Chmber 1 where pst nd future meet St Oct 13 Sun Oct 14 Chmber 2 L Histoire t 100 St Dec 1 Sun Dec 2 Chmber 3 pl of light nd shdow St Mr 2 Sun Mr 3 Chmber 4 upon one note St Apr 6 Sun Apr 7 Chmber 5 in the twilight ir St M 18 Sun M 19 Pment Method: Check (pble to Chmeleon Arts Ensemble) Vis/Mstercrd/Discover: Crd Number: Expirtion Dte: Totl Ticket Order: $ Tx-Deductible Contribution: $ Totl Enclosed: $ Return to: Chmeleon Arts Ensemble 6 Rocky Nook Terrce, Boston, MA Thnk you for your support!

20 6 Rocky Nook Terrce Boston, MA Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postge Pid Boston MA Permit No Overll, the evening demonstrted once more wht this group s stlwrt supporters hve lws known: Chmeleon is locl tresure. The Boston Globe If you receive more thn one copy of this brochure, plese shre it with friend.