The Pacifica Quartet at Beringer Vineyards

Schedule

15th Annual Season: August 5-23, 2009

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2009 Music in the Vineyards Brochure

Wednesday, August 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Hudson House at Beringer Vineyards
The Blue Baroque Band, a unique ensemble of recorder, violin, oboe, bassoon and harpsichord, will play works from the major music centers of the day: Paris, Berlin, Hamburg, Venice and Rome.
Boismortier: Concerto in E minor for recorder, violin, oboe, bassoon & continuo
Boismortier: Trio Sonata in A minor for violin, bassoon & basso continuo
Vivaldi: Concerto, La Pastorella for recorder, oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo
Vivaldi: Concerto, Del Gardellino for recorder, oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo
Janitsch: Quartet in G major for recorder, oboe, violin & continuo
Corelli: Sonata in F major for two violins & continuo
Telemann: Sonata in A minor for recorder, oboe & basso continuo

Thursday, August 6 - 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Free Open Rehearsal at the Napa Valley College Upper Campus in St. Helena

Friday, August 7 - 7:30 p.m.
Frog's Leap Winery
The legacy of the Bach family gets center stage tonight as we feature music by the family patriarch J.S. Bach, and his talented (and often rebellious) sons: Carl Philip Emmanuel, Johann Christian, and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.
J.S. Bach: Soprano Arias from Cantatas nos. 11, 21, 39 & 147
C.P.E. Bach: Trio Sonata in C minor for two violins & continuo, Sanguineus & Melancholicus
J.C. Bach: Quintet in D major, for flute, oboe, violin, cello & continuo
W.F. Bach: Sonata in D major for two violins & continuo
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 3

Saturday, August 8 - 5:00 p.m.
Cakebread Cellars
Dvorˇák’s Double Bass Quintet anchors the program at this new venue. We will also reprise David Evan Thomas’ To Live in This World, based on poems by Mary Oliver commissioned by MITV in 2002.
Roussel: Duo for bassoon & double bass
Corelli: Sonata in F major
D.E. Thomas: To Live in This World for soprano & string quartet
Dvorˇák: Quintet for two violins, viola, cello & double bass

Sunday, August 9 - 2:00 p.m.
Family Concert at Meadowood
Adventures in Music with Dawn Harm and Ming Luke! This energetic show will be a delight for all ages. Hear the Hot Canary and the Orange Blossom Special as well as Bach and Mozart all presented by Dawn Harms with her flamboyant costumes. The concert is followed by refreshments on the lawn at Meadowood.

Sunday, August 9 - 5:00 p.m.
Clos Pegase
Our tribute to the bicentenary of Haydn’s death begins with a performance of his string quartet, The Bird, followed by the peerless Cello Quintet of Schubert.
Haydn: String Quartet in C major, The Bird
Gatti: Quartet in F major for oboe, violin, viola & cello
Schubert: Quintet in C major for two violins, viola & two cellos

Wednesday, August 12 - 7:30 p.m.
The Hess Collection
The Pacifica Quartet opens our second week with a recital in the Hess Collection’s beautiful gallery. Awarded a Grammy for their 2008 recordings, the Pacifica begins a two-week residency with Music in the Vineyards through the end of the festival!
Mozart: String Quartet in C major, Dissonant
Shostakovich: String Quartet no. 8
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in D major

Thursday, August 13 - 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Free Open Rehearsal at the Napa Valley College Upper Campus in St. Helena

Friday, August 14 - 7:30 p.m.
Silverado Vineyards
Silverado Vineyard’s Tasting Room, with its warm acoustics, is home to our next three concerts. On Friday, two Mozart works frame Ravel’s evocative Songs of Madagascar, ending with a piano quartet by Ravel’s teacher, Gabriel Fauré.
Mozart: Kegelstatt Trio for viola, clarinet & piano
Ravel: Madagascar Songs for soprano, flute, cello & piano
Mozart: Quartet in D major for flute & strings
Fauré: Quartet in C minor for piano & strings

Saturday, August 15 - 5:00 p.m.
Silverado Vineyards
Saturday’s concert marks the reprise of Miguel del Aguila’s spirited Salon Buenos Aires, commissioned by MITV in 2005 and an audience favorite. Opening the program is the piece that Brahms thought would be his last: the viola quintet in G major.
Brahms: String Quintet no. 2 in G major
de Falla: Seven Songs in the Popular Style
del Aguila: Salon Buenos Aires for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello & piano

Sunday, August 16 - 5:00 p.m.
Silverado Vineyards
We turn to Brahms again on Sunday, presenting his melodious Clarinet Quintet. Our third MITVcommissioned piece, from 2004, is Daniel Brewbaker’s song cycle The Journey, based on poems by Mary Oliver. Haydn: London Trio in C major, for flute, violin & cello
Brewbaker: The Journey for mezzo-soprano & strings
Brahms: Quintet for clarinet & strings

Wednesday, August 19 - 7:30 p.m.
Merryvale Vineyards
Join us for an evening devoted to the legacy of Franz Joseph Haydn in this 200th anniversary year of his death.
Haydn: Piano Trio in C major
Debussy: Homage to Joseph Haydn
Dukas: Prélude Élégiaque on the name of Haydn
Hahn: Theme and Variations on the name of Haydn
d’Indy: Menuet on the name of Haydn
Ravel: Menuet on the name of Haydn
Widor: Fugue on the name of Haydn
Haydn: The Master and the Pupil for piano four-hands
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, for piano four-hands
Haydn: String Quartet in D major, The Lark

Thursday, August 20 - 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Free Open Rehearsal at the Napa Valley College Upper Campus in St. Helena

Friday, August 21 - 7:30 p.m.
Robert Mondavi Winery
Friday’s concert is an all-American affair, with music by Bernstein, Gershwin, Arthur Foote and honorary citizen Antonin Dvorˇák. His “American” quintet for is one of only three works written during his years in the United States.
Bernstein: Piano Trio
Gershwin: Lullaby for String Quartet
Foote: Quintet for piano & strings in A minor
Dvorˇ ák: American Quintet for two violins, two violas & cello

Saturday, August 22 - 5:00 p.m.
Markham Vineyards
Russian music is the focus beginning with Prokofiev’s spirited Violin Sonata, followed by Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for string quartet, ending with two sides of Shostakovich: his baroqueinspired Piano Quintet, preceded by the more whimsical Prelude, Gavotte and Waltz for two violins and piano
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata no. 2 in D major
Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet
Shostakovich: Prelude, Gavotte & Waltz for two violins & piano
Shostakovich: Quintet for piano & strings

Sunday, August 23 - 5:30 p.m.
Rubicon Estate
The festival finale will treat you to three youthful works by Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Mozart’s first viola quintet is followed by Beethoven’s earliest string quartet. We conclude with the Octet for strings by a 16 year-old Felix Mendelssohn, perhaps his finest work ever.
Mozart: Quintet for strings in B-flat
Beethoven: String Quartet op. 18 no. 3
Mendelssohn: Octet for strings

Sunday, August 23 - 8:00 p.m.
Closing Night Dinner at Meadowood
Celebrate the close of the 15th Season of Music in the Vineyards! Join the musicians for a closing night party under the stars complete with wine, hors d’oeuvres and a buffet dinner.