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Archive:  Candlelight Concert Society  2003 - 2004 Season

2003 - 2004   SEASON  CALENDAR
Series CC     = Candlelight Concerts® Chamber Music Series
Series PASC= =  PERFORMING ARTS SERIES FOR CHILDREN
Month Date Series   Concert
OCTOBER
2003		 19   -
25   - 		   PASC
   CC		     Tales & Scales®  - "The Arabian Nights"
 ¤ Los Angeles Piano Quartet
NOVEMBER
2003		 14§ -
16   - 		   CC
    PASC		     Leipzig Gewandhaus Quartet
    Ensemble Galilei - "Celtic Tunes, Ancient Tales"

DECEMBER
2003

  6  -
 7   - 		   CC
   PASC		     Concertante
    National Marionette Theatre - "Sleeping Beauty"
JANUARY
2004		 10   -
11   -
31   - 		   CC
   PASC
   CC		  ¤ Pacifica String Quartet
    Pacifica String Quartet  -  children's program
 ¤Windscape, Wind Quintet
FEBRUARY
2004		   1   - 
 7   -
29   - 		   PASC
    CC
   PASC		     Hayes Greenfield - "JAZZ-A-MA-TAZZ"
    Eroica Piano Trio
    Tall Stories - "The Gruffalo"
APRIL
2004		   3   - 
24   - 		   CC
   CC		  ¤ Amelia Piano Trio with Betty Xiang & Yang Wei - "East Meets West"
 ¤ Miró String Quartet
MAY
2004		  1  -    CC     2003 Walter W. Naumburg International Violin Competition Winner - Frank Huang
   § - Friday evening concert    ¤ Face the Music - Pre-Concert lecture at 6:30 PM.

 

Archive:  Candlelight Concert Society 2002 - 2003 Season
2002 - 2003   SEASON  CALENDAR
Series CC    = Candlelight Concerts® Chamber Music Series
Series PAS =  PERFORMING ARTS SERIES FOR CHILDREN
Month Date Series   Concert
OCTOBER
2002		     20   -
    26   -		    PAS
   CC		     Carolina Brass
    Guarneri String Quartet
NOVEMBER
2002		       9   -
    10   -
    23   -		    CC
   PAS
    CC		  ¤ David Finckel, cello & Wu Han, piano 
    Theatre IV - "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
    Naumburg Recital, piano
JANUARY
2003		     11   -

    12   -
    26   -

    CC

   PAS
   PAS

  ¤ The Marian Anderson String Quartet and
            Raymond Jackson, piano 
    National Marionette Theatre - "Rip Van Winkle"
    Theatre IV -- "Pinocchio"
FEBRUARY
2003		       1   - 
      9   - 
    22   -
    23   -		    CC
   PAS
    CC
   PAS		  ¤ Red Priest
    David & Ginger Hildebrand - "Music for the First President"
 ¤ The Ying Quartet
    The Ying Quartet  -  children's program
MARCH
2003		       1   -    CC     Paris Piano Trio
APRIL
2003		       5   -    CC  ¤ Quintet of the Americas
MAY
2003		       3  -    CC     Franco Platino, guitar
       ¤ Face the Music pre-concert lecture at 6:30 PM.
 

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Archive:  Candlelight Concert Society  2001 - 2002 Season
2001 - 2002   SEASON  CALENDAR
Series CC    = Candlelight Concerts® Chamber Music Series
Series PAS  = PERFORMING ARTS SERIES FOR CHILDREN
Series DS    = DISCOVERY SERIES
2001-2002 Date Series            Concert


OCTOBER

   13   -
  21   -
  27   -		   CC
 PAS
  CC		  Joseph Kalichstein, piano
 "The Velveteen Rabbit"
 Anonymous 4


NOVEMBER

   10   -
  11   -		   CC
 PAS		  Mendelssohn String Quartet
 Shizumi


DECEMBER

     1   -
    2   -		   CC
 PAS		  Moscow String Quartet
 "Cricket on the Hearth"


JANUARY

     5   -
    6   -
  26   -
  27   -		   CC
 PAS
  CC
 PAS		  American Chamber Players
 Los Quetzales & Mariachi Las Estrellas
 Takacs String Quartet
 "The Story of Babar" and other tales
 Haskell Small, piano & Robert Aubry Davis, narrator

FEBRUARY

     9   - 
  16   - 
  17   - 
  23   -		   CC
  DS
 PAS
  CC		  Brazilian Guitar Quartet
 Balalaika & Domra Music Makers
 Mum Puppettheatre - "Fantoccini"
 Musicians from Marlboro


MARCH

     2   -
  23   - 		   CC
  DS		  Concertante
 Ensemble Galilei & Jean Redpath


APRIL

     6   - 
  20   -		   CC
  DS		  Aulos Ensemble
 Ethos Percussion Ensemble


MAY

     4   -    CC  Aulos Ensemble
2001-2002 Candlelight Concerts® Chamber Music Series
presenting world-class chamber music artists...

OCTOBER 13, 2001

JOSEPH KALICHSTEIN, 
PIANO

 "Kalichstein's thoughtful deliberative manner ... brought listeners along on a 'philosopher's walk'.  It was a seriously remarkable experience." 
    New York Times 
Acclaimed for the heartfelt intensity and technical mastery of his playing, Kalichstein enthralls audiences throughout the U.S. and Europe, winning equal praise as orchestral soloist, chamber musician, and recitalist.  He has exhibited recital qualities in common with such pianists as Goode and Brendel.  Don't miss this rare treat to experience his breadth of possibilities.		    Program: 
Three Intermezzi, Op.119 ...Brahms
Kreisleriana, Op. 16 ...Schumann
Chaconne in D minor 
(for left hand)		 ...Bach / 
        Brahms
Variations in F-sharp minor on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9 ...Brahms
Three Hungarian Dances ...Brahms


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OCTOBER 27, 2001

ANONYMOUS 4		 " ... a unison so precise that it sounds positively supernatural." 
The San Francisco Chronicle 
Renowned for astonishing vocal blend and virtuosic ensemble singing, the members of this internationally esteemed quartet combine musical, literary and historical scholarship with contemporary performance to create innovative programs.		 The program will be from the 
14th century:

   "The Second Circle"  -- 
Love Songs of Francesco Landini.
 
NOVEMBER 10, 2001

MENDELSSOHN 
STRING QUARTET

 "...These were organic, structurally cohesive performances; the tone produced was never simply beautiful, but always rich with character."      New York Times
After two decades of spirited playing and innovative programming, the Mendelssohn has emerged as an ensemble with a distinct and energetic musical voice.		   Program: 
Quartet No. 21 in D major, K.575 ...Mozart
"Ainsi la Nuit" for String Quartet ...Dutilleux
String Quartet in C major, Op.59, No.3 ...Beethoven
DECEMBER 1, 2001

MOSCOW
STRING QUARTET

 "...Life gushes forth, pure and tremulous, filled with lyrical breath ... it turns these chamber musicians into messengers of poetry and transparence."
   Revue Belgique, Belgium 
The four women of the Moscow Quartet, all graduates of the Moscow Conservatory and Gnessin Musical Institute, have earned a place among the most distinguished artists of our time.		   Program:
  
String Quartet in A major,
     Op. 41, No. 3		 ...Schumann
Quartettsatz in c minor, 
D. 703		 ...Schubert
String Quartet No. 3 ...Shostakovich


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JANUARY 5, 2002
AMERICAN CHAMBER PLAYERS		 "One had to admire not only the courage of their programming, but also their performances, which were intense, passionate and accurate . . . The playing of the string players was opulent in tone, uninhibited in expression and driving in rhythm ."       The Baltimore Sun
Long a favorite with Candlelight audiences, Miles Hoffman and the American Chamber Players continue to offer exciting and innovative programs.		  Program: 

They will play a French program 
including Debussy's First Rhapsody 
for clarinet and piano, 
Fauré's Quartet No. 2 in g minor 
and Messiaen's 
"Quartet for the End of Time".

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JANUARY 26, 2002

TAKÁCS
STRING QUARTET

 "An extraordinary tour de force of collaborative virtuosity." 
 The Times, London 
Recognized as one of the world's great string quartets, the Takács has appeared regularly in every major music capital and prestigious festival.  Formed in 1975, they have garnered many of the international prizes and captured the attention of audiences from Australia and Japan to Europe.		  Program:

Two String Quartets by Beethoven, Op. 18,  Nos. 4 and 6
and
Schubert's String Quartet in d minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden"
 

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FEBRUARY 9, 2002

BRAZILIAN
GUITAR QUARTET

 "Cause for celebration . . . an ideal synthesis of brightness and reverie, tropical warmth and clarity of ideas . . . unsurpassable."
  Jornal da Tarde, São Paulo 
This extraordinary guitar ensemble includes three of Brazil's leading guitarists and virtuoso guitarist and innovator, Paul Galbraith.		   Program: 
Overture No. 3 in C, 
BWV 1068		 ...J. S. Bach
Bachianas Brasileiras 
No. 1  (1930)		 ...Villa-Lobos
Three Pieces from "Iberia" ...I. Albeniz
Variações Sérias  (1991) ...R. Miranda
Lundu  and  Congada ...F. Mignone
FEBRUARY 23, 2002

MUSICIANS FROM MARLBORO

 "The most exciting chamber music in the United States."          Time Magazine
Musicians from Marlboro tours have introduced many great talents such as Richard Goode, Murray Perahia, Paula Robison, Andras Schiff, and members of such ensembles as the Emerson, Juilliard and Tokyo Quartets.  Tonight's performance features Joseph Lin, Judy Kang, & Min-Young Kim, violin; Richard O'Neill & Hung-Wei Huang, viola; David Soyer, cello; Kurt Muroki, double bass; Anthony McGill, clarinet; William Winstead, bassoon; and Patrick Pridemore, horn.		   Program:
  
 String Quartet in g minor, 
Op. 10  (1893)		 ...Debussy
Octet for Woodwinds & Strings in F Major,  D. 803, Op. 166  (1824) ...Schubert
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MARCH 2, 2002

CONCERTANTE

 " ... Concertante's energetic reading of Brahms ... made the composer's thick harmonic textures seem almost ethereal." 
  The Washington Post 
Founded in 1995 as a small chamber orchestra, this fine, young ensemble has evolved to performing chamber music for five or more players.  The members are products of some of the best conservatories in the world.		   Program:
  
Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11 ...Shostakovich
Octet for Strings in C Major, Op. 7 ...Enesco
Octet for Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 20 ...Mendelssohn
APRIL 6, 2002

AULOS ENSEMBLE

 Authentic baroque performance at its best."                    New York Times
Over the past 25 years, the Aulos Ensemble has set the standard for vibrant, spirited original instrument performance.  They combine scholarly insight and virtuosic artistry in imaginative programs and uncompromised excellence.		 Program: 
"An Evening in the Home of J.S. Bach"

   This program will include works by 
Vivaldi, Telemann, C.P.E. Bach, 
Johann Christian Bach, and J. S. Bach.
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MAY 4, 2002

NAUMBURG VIOLINCELLO RECITAL

 Once again, Candlelight Concerts will host the young winner of the April 2001 Naumburg Competition.  The Naumburg has identified and fostered many of the fine artists we enjoy today -- Dawn Upshaw, Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg, the Emerson Quartet, the Eroica Trio, Elmar Oliveira -- to name just a few.  This season will bring one of the potential cello greats of the future.

The winner of the April 2001 Naumburg Competition is Clancy Newman, cello.

   Clancy Newman,cello will be performing tonight with Noreen Cassidy-Polera, piano.

   Program: 

Variations  from Mozart's "Magic Flute" ...Beethoven
Sonata in d minor, Op. 40 ...Shostakovich
Sonata in F Major, 
Op. 99		 ...Brahms
Le Grand Tango ...A. Piazzolla

2001-2002 PERFORMING ARTS SERIES FOR CHILDREN
ages 4 to 94 . . .
OCTOBER 21, 2001
"THE VELVETEEN RABBIT"		 The beloved, cuddly bunny teaches the pure light of unconditional love and friendship.  Theatre IV presents a joyous, fun-filled musical version of this favorite children's classic.
NOVEMBER 11, 2001
SHIZUMI		 Experience the music and culture of Japan through the window of Shizumi's exquisite dance, music, poetry, folktales and visual arts.
DECEMBER 2, 2001
"CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"		 Everyone knows it's lucky to have a cricket on your hearth, especially at holiday time.  A fanciful musical based on Dickens' holiday classics is sure to light your heart with a generous glow.   Performed by Theatre IV.
JANUARY 6, 2002
LOS QUETZALES & 
MARIACHI LAS ESTRELLAS		 Exciting dancers and music of Mexico bring to the stage the rich history, traditions and culture of our southern neighbor.
JANUARY 27, 2002
HASKELL SMALL, PIANO 
& ROBERT AUBRY DAVIS, NARRATOR
"THE STORY OF BABAR"
AND OTHER TALES		 When you ask for a story you never know what 
magical fun may follow.

The little elephant comes to life in words and music.
FEBRUARY 17, 2002
MUM PUPPETTHEATRE
"FANTOCCINI"
Anything can be a puppet!
A sock, a tennis ball, a bald head or a bare hand.

"Simple fun and pure magic."

2001-2002 DISCOVERY SERIES
A Potpourri of Performing Arts designed for adults and teens...

FEBRUARY 16, 2002

BALALAIKA & DOMRA
MUSIC MAKERS, 
THE WASHINGTON BALALAIKA SOCIETY, AND
THE LYMAN UKRAINIAN 
DANCE ENSEMBLE		 Enjoy authentic Russian instruments, lively traditional village dances, and colorful costumes.  The Music Makers have appeared frequently at the Russian Embassy, the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian, and Liser Auditorium.  The Washington Balalaika Society was formed in 1988 to promote the performance of  Russian, Ukrainian, & Eastern European folk music on traditional instruments.

MARCH 23, 2002

ENSEMBLE GALILEI WITH 
JEAN REDPATH		 The best of the Celtic tradition.
Internationally acclaimed Ensemble Galilei, pipes, fiddle, bodhran, and Celtic folksinger and raconteur, 
Jean Redpath.

APRIL 20, 2002

ETHOS PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

 The Ensemble has been hailed by The New York Times  for its "... expert togetherness, sensitivity and zest ..." 

The Ensemble turns serious music into something invitingly different.  In the hands of the Ethos, pieces that are often considered daunting on traditional instruments draw cheers from audiences.  They have even admitted to shopping at Home Depot for some of their less traditional instruments. 
**Come join us Friday, April 19, for a Drum Circle.  Dust off those old bongos or snares, or make a drum and join the fun!


 


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