2018-2019 SEASON
TRIO CON BRIO COPENHAGEN Saturday, October 13, 2018 7:30 PM St. Cloud State University, Ruth Gant Recital Hall 620 3rd Avenue South, St. Cloud The piano trio hailed for their unique sound and unity of interpretation (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) makes a welcome return to St. Cloud. Founded in Vienna in 1999 with the concept of pairs coming together, the two Korean Hong sisters and Jens Elvekjaer (who is married to Soo-Kyung Hong) have gained a reputation for their fresh and contemporary approach to the core repertoire and won almost all of the major competitions for piano trio. Their Mendelssohn CD was chosen by Britain s Classic FM as its Chamber Disc of 2011. Soo-Jin plays a violin built by Andrea Guarneri from the 17th century and Soo- Kyung plays a Grancino cello. Jens is Denmark s first Steinway artist. Their program features piano trios by Haydn, Ravel, and Brahms....Open your ears and take in this perfect unity. Berlingske Tidende, Denmark Concert Co-sponsors: Arnold A. Kahara, CPA Jennifer Galovich & Tom Sibley
TAPESTRY VOCAL ENSEMBLE Saturday, November 3, 2018 7:30 PM Paramount Theatre 913 West St. Germain, St. Cloud Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, found people throughout the world singing and dancing in the streets, once again hoping for a peaceful world. In turns celebratory and solemn, this program commemorates the 100th anniversary of this landmark day in history. Tapestry presents works of composers affected by the war, including Ralph Vaughan Williams who abandoned his composing career to enlist as a private in the Royal Army Medical Corp, Sergei Rachmaninoff who was forced to flee Russia in 1917, Claude Debussy whose Noël des infants qui n on plus de maison lashes out at a world at war, and Maurice Ravel who hoped to serve as a pilot but drove an ambulance and ultimately found a way to express his reaction to the war in his Le Tombeau de Couperin. The program also touches on iconic works including songs by Stephen Foster (American Civil War) and Simon and Garfunkel (Vietnam). Ravel s Le Tombeau de Couperin is paired with Baroque composer Francois Couperin s Leçons de Ténèbres, which harkens back to ancient wars and the siege of Jerusalem. Tapestry offers this program in the hope that we learn from our collective history, our Lessons of Darkness, and work together to avoid war at all cost. Concert Sponsors: William Branson & Kathleen Gill
ACCORDO Sunday, March 10, 2019 3 PM Church of the Holy Spirit 2405 Walden Way, St. Cloud Accordo is a string ensemble composed of current and former principal string players of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra. The group has been named Best Chamber Ensemble by the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the dream team of chamber music by Minnesota Monthly. Accordo has been performing since 2008 to consistently well-sold and enthusiastic audiences. We save you the commute and bring them to you in St. Cloud. This program features Steven Copes, violin, Ruggero Allifranchini, violin, Rebecca Albers, viola, Maiya Papach, viola, and Ronald Thomas, cello. Their program will include the following repertoire: David Ludwig: Rule of Three for 2 Violins & Viola, Mozart: String Quintet in B-flat Major, K. 174, George Benjamin: Viola, Viola, and Schubert: String Quartet in A Minor. Concert Sponsor: Julie Aronson Dehnel
GOLDSTEIN-SEGEV-FITERSTEIN TRIO Saturday, April 13, 2018 7:30 PM St. Cloud State University, Ruth Gant Recital Hall 620 3rd Avenue South, St. Cloud Three renowned soloists and longtime friends bound by their Israeli roots, Alon (piano), Inbal (cello) and Alex (clarinet) perform recitals that reflect their special gifts and originality as soloists as well as their marvelous sense of ensemble and love of chamber music. Alon Goldstein, pianist, is admired for his musical intelligence and dynamic personality. Mr. Goldstein s artistic vision and innovative programming have made him a favorite with audiences and critics alike throughout the United States, Europe, South America and Israel. Cellist, Inbal Segev brings interpretations that are both unreservedly natural and insightful to the vast range of music she performs. She has performed as soloist with top orchestras around the world and her recording of the complete Cello Suites of J.S. Bach received critical acclaim and a spot on The New York Times Classical Playlist. Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein, Twin Cities-based until recently, is considered one of today s most exceptional performers of the instrument. He won first prize at the Carl Nielsen International Clarinet Competition and received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. Concert Sponsor: Anonymous
Photo Credit: Richard Bowditch BORROMEO STRING QUARTET Saturday, May 4, 2018 7:30 PM Atonement Lutheran Church 1144 29th Avenue North, St. Cloud Each visionary performance of the award-winning Borromeo String Quartet strengthens and deepens its reputation as one of the most important ensembles of our time. Admired and sought after for both its fresh interpretations of the classical music canon and its championing of works by 20th and 21st century composers, the ensemble has been hailed for its edge-of-the- seat performances, by the Boston Globe, which called it simply the best. Recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Borromeo continues to be a pioneer in its use of technology, and has the trailblazing distinction of being the first string quartet to utilize laptop computers on the concert stage. Reading music this way helps push artistic boundaries, allowing the artists to perform solely from 4-part scores and composers manuscripts, a revealing and metamorphic experience which these dedicated musicians now teach to students around the world. Concert Co-sponsors: David Arnott
Our Commitment... The Chamber Music Society of Saint Cloud is committed to bringing chamber music to young people and diverse audiences. Each year we provide opportunities for hundreds of students in our region to experience the magic of this art form through free family concerts and through outreach activities in schools. We encourage you to bring your children to these concerts as often as possible, and we thank the sponsors of these programs for making them available to our community free of admission. Family Concerts FREE! Goldstein-Segev-Fiterstein Trio Saturday, April 13, 2019 1:30 PM St. Cloud Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 3226 Maine Prairie Road, St. Cloud Borromeo String Quartet Saturday, May 4, 2019 1:30 PM St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 West St. Germain Street, St. Cloud Whitney Senior Center (1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud) Tapestry Vocal Ensemble Friday, November 2, 2018 10:00 AM Tickets: Advance purchase only Whitney Senior Center 320-255-7245 Musical Chairs Join us for our 26th annual fundraiser! Friday, May 3, 2019 Watch for more details chambermusicstcloud.org Enjoy an intimate evening of chamber music, wine, desserts, and a fabulous silent auction of works by area artists as well as a multitude of other highly desirable items. The Borromeo String Quartet will be joined by local musicians for impromptu readings of favorite works. Watch for more details and the location after the New Year. This is always an exciting evening!
Thank You! Ticket sales cover only a portion of our expenses; we depend on loyal audience members to help make the series possible. Please consider making a generous tax-deductible contribution this season. For those who wish to make chamber music part of their legacy, we invite you to consider a bequest to the Chamber Music Society. Please contact us for information. This organization is funded, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Central Minnesota Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. Tapestry s concert and residency are supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Crane Group. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! The price of a flex package to five concerts is only $100, or $75 for senior citizens a significant savings over the cost of single tickets (adults $25, seniors $20, students $5). You save up to 25% by subscribing. Tickets are entirely interchangeable among the five subscription package concerts of the 2018-2019 season. So, if you miss one concert, you can bring a friend to another to experience the beauty of chamber music. Single tickets are available for purchase at the door one hour in advance of the concert. For all concerts, except the November 3 Tapestry concert at the Paramount Theatre, seating is general admission and doors open approximately 30 minutes prior to each concert. Children under the age of seven are not admitted to concerts on the series, but are warmly welcomed at our Family Concerts! We are committed to ensuring that our programs are accessible to everyone. All venues are wheelchair accessible, including parking and restrooms. Please call for more information.
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