Beloved music by Leonard Bernstein opens this program of Americana, which includes a nostalgic portrait of 1915, a jazz-inspired trio, and a sampling of American fiddle music.
Program
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990): Suite from West Side Story for Violin and Piano
Hye-Jin Kim, violin
Eric Zivian, piano
Florence Price (1887-1953): Juba for String Quartet
John Adams (b. 1947): Rag the Bone, from John’s Book of Alleged Dances
Phoenix Avalon, Magali Pelletey, violin
Devin Moore, viola
Rainer Eudeikis, cello
Samuel Barber (1910-1981): Knoxville: Summer of 1915, for Tenor, String Quartet and Piano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Hye-Jin Kim, Daria T. Adams, violin
Jordan Bak, viola
Joshua McClendon, cello
Eric Zivian, piano
INTERMISSION — wine generously provided by Frog’s Leap Winery
Chick Corea (1941-2021): Addendum for Piano Trio
Adrian Steele, violin
Rainer Eudeikis, cello
Eric Zivian, piano
Kenji Bunch (b. 1973): String Circle for two Violins, two Violas, and Cello
Adrian Steele, Isabel Chen, violin
Devin Moore, John Crowley, viola
Joshua McClendon, cello
Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881): Souvenirs d’Amérique Op. 17
Eunice Kim, violin
Eric Zivian, piano