When else will you get to hear this wonderfully pulsating Brazilian music by fantastic composers like Ripper and Brandao?
Mark Gainer, oboe, visiting from South Carolina, spent years in South America where he played oboe for the Caracas (Venezuela) Philharmonic and other orchestras, and became familiar with much of this fantastic repertoire- music that does not get heard up here, you won’t find on youtube, but you will hear at Classically Alive.
If that alone doesn’t tempt you, joining Gainer
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When else will you get to hear this wonderfully pulsating Brazilian music by fantastic composers like Ripper and Brandao?
Mark Gainer, oboe, visiting from South Carolina, spent years in South America where he played oboe for the Caracas (Venezuela) Philharmonic and other orchestras, and became familiar with much of this fantastic repertoire- music that does not get heard up here, you won’t find on youtube, but you will hear at Classically Alive.
If that alone doesn’t tempt you, joining Gainer is
Dave Stoller on the seldom heard natural horn, a valveless horn,
Norah Clydesdale on cello, and
Abe Minzer on the glorious 9-foot Bechstein concert grand.
In addition to the Brazilian offerings, there will be music of some of greatest
German masters- Telemann, J. S. Bach, Mozart and Schumann
This will be a most memorable evening, please join us.
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Please make your reservations promptly –
our events do fill up, and often quickly.
Cost: $30 includes dinner with drinks and concert (Students $10)
Info/Reservations/Location/Directions:
Call Abe Minzer at 229-2239 or email: aminzer@comcast.net
PLEASE RSVP – SPACE IS LIMITED
http://ClassicallyAlive.com
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Classically Alive”, Abe Minzer, director. Under the sponsorship of the Pikes Peak Arts Council, Classically Alive, hosts over 60 musicians and other artists, and features diverse monthly at-home music/arts salons, in addition to programs at venues across Colorado. See Concert Schedule for all past and future events. Highlights of the 2010 season included a 5-concert Chopin 200th Birthday Festival with artists such as Lawrence Leighton Smith and Lei Weng, appearances by the Confluence String Quartet, South American guitarist/composer Marcelo Coronel, an all-JS Bach program and more. Highlights of 2009 included opera, jazz, and music from the US, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Japan and Argentina. The 2008 season included collaborations with American Cancer Society, and the Dos Americas guitar duo. The 2006 & 2007 salons featured the complete Schubert song cycles, Mostly Mozart, and 7 programs on Brahms and Schumann. Beyond the great food and camaraderie, the salons host many styles of music, including contemporary, and provides a venue for painters, poets and discussion.
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PROGRAM
Concerto a tre in F major Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767)
Allegro moderato
Loure
Tempo di Menuet
Mark Gainer, oboe
Dave Stoller, natural horn
Abe Minzer, piano
Norah Clydesdale, cello/basso continuo
Trio in E flat major, K. 407 W. A. Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Allegro
Andante
Allegro
Mark Gainer, oboe
Dave Stoller, natural horn
Abe Minzer, piano
Sonata in A Minor, Opus 105 Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck
Allegretto
Lebhaft
Mark Gainer, oboe
Abe Minzer, piano
INTERMISSION
Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1020 J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750)
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Mark Gainer, oboe
Abe Minzer, piano
Norah Clydesdale, cello/basso continuo
Duo (1980) Jose Vieira Brandao (1911 – 2002)
I: Seresta
II: Desafio
Mark Gainer, oboe
Norah Clydesdale, cello
Kinderszenen João Guilherme Ripper (b. 1959)
I: Schumanniana
II: Ciranda
III: Maracatu
Mark Gainer, oboe
Abe Minzer, piano
Norah Clydesdale, cello
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BIOS
Mark Gainer, oboe, Charleston (SC) Symphony Principal Oboe, is back again if you missed him last year. Mark, a highly dynamic player, has come up with a program of German masters, and some beautiful and exciting music by contemporary Brazilian composers. Before Charleston, Mark played oboe for symphonies in Venezuela and Nicaragua, where he picked up a love for this unusual repertoire.
Dave Stoller, natural horn, is back as well, and is one of the Classically Alive originals from when we started back in 2006. Dave has performed with all the Front Range orchestras, and has performed numerous chamber music concerts with Maestro Lawrence Leighton Smith. As a special treat for the evening, Dave will be performing on the natural horn, a period instrument of the Baroque and Classical periods.
Norah Clydesdale, cello, now a familiar face at our venue, is cellist of the piano trio at CSU-Pueblo, and where she teaches as well. Norah has also had the privilege of performing chamber music with Maestro Smith. Norah has had a distinguished musical career in both Europe and across the United States.
Abe Minzer, piano, is director and founder of Classically Alive. He teaches music at PPCC and UCCS, and performs across the US.
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Under the sponsorship of the Pikes Peak Arts Council, Classically Alive hosts over 60 musicians and other artists, and features diverse monthly at-home music/arts salon concerts which include dinner and drinks. Founder, director, and pianist, Dr. Abe Minzer performs along with many top musicians of the Pikes Peak region, as well as renowned visiting artists on the national and international scene. Classically Alive hosts a wide range of styles including classical, contemporary, popular styles, jazz, and world music.
For more information, please visit: http://ClassicallyAlive.com
Classically Alive is thrilled with the recent acquisition of a 9-foot Bechstein concert grand piano, an instrument of highest quality. A tremendous thank you goes to both Elvie Davis and Diane Petersen for making the opportunity possible. Also, a special thank you goes to Fisher Piano Movers and their caring team for their most expert and professional work in moving the Bechstein to its new Classically Alive home.
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