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Wooster Chamber Music Series
2014-2015
Emerson String Quartet
October 5, 2014, 4 pm › First Presbyterian Church
Talich Quartet
November 2, 2014 3 pm › Gault Recital Hall
Dorian Wind Quartet
January 31, 2015 3 pm › Gault Recital Hall
Escher String Quartet
March 29, 2015 3 pm › Gault Recital Hall
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April 26, 2015 3 pm › Gault Recital Hall
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Emerson String Quartet
Sunday, October 5, 2014, 4:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church
The Emerson String Quartet stands alone in the history of string
quartets with an unparalleled list of achievements spanning three
decades: more than 30 acclaimed recordings, nine Grammys, three
Gramophone Awards, and the coveted Avery Fisher Award.
Emerson String Quartet
October 5, 2014
Eugene Drucker, violin
Philip Setzer, violin
Lawrence Dutton, viola
Paul Watkins, cello
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827)
About 19’
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”
Allegro con brio
Allegretto ma non troppo
Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato
Philip Setzer, First Violin
Henry PURCELL
(1659-1695)
About 4’
Chacony in G Minor, Z. 730 (ed. Benjamin Britten)
Eugene Drucker, First Violin
Benjamin BRITTEN
(1913-1976)
About 30’
String Quartet No. 5, Op. 126
Movements TBD
Eugene Drucker, First Violin
-Intermission-
Maurice RAVEL
(1875-1937)
About 28’
String Quartet in F Major
Allegro moderato
Assez vif, tres rythme
Tres lent
Vif et agite
Philip Setzer, First Violin
The Emerson String Quartet appears by arrangement with IMG Artists
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and records exclusively for Sony Classical.
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Talich Quartet
Sunday, November 2, 2014, 3:00 pm
Gault Recital Hall
Jan Talich, violin › Roman Patocka, violin
Vladimir Bukac, viola › Petr Prause, cello
For decades the Talich Quartet has been recognized internationally as one
of Europe’s finest chamber ensembles and as the embodiment of the great
Czech musical tradition. The Quartet was founded in 1964 by Jan Talich,
during his studies at the Prague Conservatory, and named for his uncle
Vaclav Talich, the renowned chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic.
During the 1990s, there was a gradual and complete change in personnel,
rejuvenating the Quartet while continuing the tradition of its predecessors
through involvement in a wide spectrum of musical engagements and
recording activities. Jan Talich, the current first violinist, is the son of the
Quartet’s founder.
The Talich Quartet is regularly invited to prestigious chamber music festivals
such as the Pablo Casals Festival in Prades, Prague Spring Music Festival,
and the International String Quartet Festival in Ottawa; and frequently visits
such venues as New York’s Carnegie Hall, le Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
and Salle Gaveau in Paris, and London’s Wigmore Hall.
The Talich’s 2012 recording of Debussy and Ravel (La Dolce Volta) was
met with rave reviews, and their recordings of the complete string quartets
by Felix Mendelssohn, released on the Calliope label between 2001and
2004, have been widely praised. Other recording projects include, also for
Calliope, Dvorak’s “American” quartet and viola quintet (2003), Smetana’s
two string quartets (2003), and a live recording of Schubert’s “Death and the
Maiden” and the Dvorák Quintet (2004). The Quartet’s Janácek recording
was honored by Gramophone with a nomination for the best chamber
recording of 2006—the only recording by a string quartet to be selected.
Jan Talich – violin by Joseph Gagliano, 1780
Roman Patocka – violin of unidentified origin, Italy, c. 1800
Vladimír Bukac – viola by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini and Santino Lavazza, 1725
Petr Prause – cello by Martin Stoss, Vienna, 1821
Talich Quartet
November 2, 2014
Jan Talich, violin
Roman Patocka, violin
Vladimir Bukac, viola
Petr Prause, cello
Program
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827)
Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Allegro ma non tanto
Scherzo: Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
Menuetto: Allegretto
Allegro
Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893)
Quartet in D Major, Op. 11, “Accordion”
Moderato e simplice
Andante cantabile
Scherzo: Allegro non tanto
Finale: Allegro giusto
-Intermission-
Antonín Dvorák
(1841-1904)
Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 51
Allegro ma non troppo
Dumka: Andante con moto; Vivace
Romanze: Andante con moto
Finale: Allegro assai
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Recordings: La Dolce Volta
Dorian Wind Quartet
Saturday, January 31,2015, 3:00 pm
Gault Recital Hall
Gretchen Pusch, flute › Gerard Reuter, oboe › Benjamin Fingland, clarinet
Adrian Morejon, bassoon › Karl Kramer-Johansen, horn
Celebrating its 53nd Anniversary Season, the DORIAN WIND QUINTET is consistently
recognized for its uniquely polished and passionate performances, and esteemed
internationally by professional musicians and audiences alike.
Since its formation at Tanglewood in 1961, the Dorian Wind Quintet has performed
in the world’s most renowned concert halls, presenting repertoire that ranges from the Baroque
to Pulitzer Prize-winning commissions. In addition to concertizing in 49 of the 50 United
States, the Quintet has literally toured the world, playing in Canada, eighteen European tours
and throughout the Middle East, India, Africa and Asia. In 1981, the Quintet made history as
the first wind quintet to appear at Carnegie Hall.
The Dorian Wind Quintet’s history also includes collaborations with distinguished
guest artists, including Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Jean Casadesus, Phyllis Curtin, Lukas Foss, Claude
Frank, Lee Hoiby, Lorin Hollander, Ruth Laredo, Spencer Myer, Jean-Pierre Rampal, James
Tocco and Beveridge Webster, as well as festival appearances that include the Stravinsky
Festival at Lincoln Center, Caramoor International Music Festival, Princeton University
Summer Chamber Concerts, San Luis Obispo Festival, Sacramento’s New American Music
Festival, México’s Festival de Música de Cámara Aguascalientes, Ontario’s Stratford Festival,
England’s Newberry Spring Festival and Warsaw’s International Festival.
With a specific dedication to music education at all levels, the Dorian Wind Quintet has served
as the resident ensemble for several institutions, including New York City’s Hunter College,
Mannes College of Music, Brooklyn College and the State University of New York system. The
group was in residence at England’s Dartington Hall and Newberry, the Tanglewood Music
Festival and, for over ten years, at the Festival Institute at Round Top, Texas.
The Dorian Wind Quintet has recorded on the Albany, CRI, New World, Serenus,
Summit and Vox labels.
Every member of the Dorian Wind Quintet is a virtuoso in his and her own right.
Each has been associated with the most prominent performing ensembles, venues and musical
institutions in the world and has united in the Dorian Wind Quintet out of passion for the
repertoire and the joy of its performance.
Dorian Wind Quartet
January 31, 2015
Gretchen Pusch, flute
Gerard Reuter, oboe
Benjamin Fingland, clarinet
Adrian Morejon, bassoon
Karl Kramer-Johansen, horn
Program
I
Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750)
arranged by Henry Bryant
selections from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
II
George PERLE
(1915-2009)
Wind Quintet No. 4* (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music)
Invention
Scherzo
Pastorale
Finale
* commissioned by the Dorian Wind Quintet
-Intermission-
Antonín DVORÁK
(1841-1904)
arranged by David Jolley
Quartet in E-flat Major (from String Quartet #10, Op. 51)
Allegro ma non troppo
Dumka: Andante con moto; Vivace
Romanze: Andante con moto
Finale: Allegro assai
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Escher String Quartet
Sunday, March 29,2015, 3:00 pm
Gault Recital Hall
The Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its profound musical insight and rare tonal
beauty. Championed by the Emerson String Quartet, the group was a BBC New Generation Artist
from 2010-2012, giving debuts at both Wigmore Hall and BBC Proms at Cadogan Hall. In its
home town of New York, the ensemble serves as Artists of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln
Center, and in 12/13 presented a critically acclaimed 3-concert series featuring the quartets of
Benjamin Britten. In 2013, the quartet became one of the very few chamber ensembles to be
awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Within months of its inception in 2005, the Escher Quartet was invited by both Pinchas Zukerman
and Itzhak Perlman to be Quartet in Residence at each artist’s summer festival: the Young Artists
Programme at Canada’s National Arts Centre; and the Perlman Chamber Music Programme on
Shelter Island, NY. The quartet has since collaborated with artists including David Finckel, Leon
Fleischer, Wu Han, Lynn Harrell, Cho Liang Lin, David Shifrin and guitarist Jason Vieaux Last
season, the Escher Quartet undertook an extensive UK tour with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor.
The Escher Quartet is increasingly making a distinctive impression throughout Europe as it
builds important debuts into its schedule and receives consistently high acclaim for its work.
These developments have included the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Auditorium du Louvre
in Paris and the Conservatoire de Musique in Geneva among others. In 2013, the group’s first
appearance at Israel’s Tel Aviv Museum of Art resulted in an immediate re-invitation, and its
performance at Wigmore Hall was followed by an invitation to establish a regular relationship
with the venue. The current season sees further significant debuts at London’s Kings Place, Berlin’s
Konzerthaus and Slovenian Philharmonic Hall in Ljubljana, as well as the Risør Festival in Norway,
O/Modernt Festival in Sweden and Great Music in Irish Houses.
Alongside its growing European profile, the Escher Quartet continues to flourish in its home
country, performing at Alice Tully Hall in New York, Kennedy Center in Washington DC and
Ravinia and Caramoor festivals. Last season saw a critically acclaimed debut at Chamber Music
San Francisco and an appearance at Music@Menlo in California. Elsewhere, the group gave its first
Australian performances at Perth International Arts Festival in 2012, and this season makes its
debut at the Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival. Adding to the current season is the
quartet’s involvement in the education of young musicians, with coaching activities at Campos do
Jordão Music Festival in Brazil and the Royal Academy of Music in London.
The quartet has recorded the complete Zemlinsky String Quartets on the Naxos label, releasing
two highly-acclaimed volumes in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Forthcoming releases include the
complete Mendelssohn Quartet cycle on the BIS label.
The Escher Quartet takes its name from Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher, inspired by Escher’s
method of interplay between individual components working together to form a whole.
Escher String Quartet
March 29, 2015
Adam Barnett-Hart, violin
Aaron Boyd, violin
Pierre Lapointe, viola
Dane Johansen, cello
Program
I
BEETHOVEN
Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6​​​​​​​​
Allegro con brio
​Adagio ma non troppo
​
Scherzo; Allegro
​
La Malinconia: Adagio; Allegretto quasi allegro
DVORAK
Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 51
​
Allegro ma non troppo
​
Dumka (Elegia): Andante con moto – Vivace
​
Romanza: Andante con moto
​
Finale: Allegro assai
-IntermissionII
SMETANA
Quartet No. 1 in E minor “From My Life”​​​​​​​
​Allegro vivo appassionato
​
Allegro moderato alla Polka
​
Largo sostenuto
​
Vivace
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Brentano String Quartet
Sunday, April 26,2015, 3:00 pm
Gault Recital Hall
The Brentano String Quartet, founded in
1992, has performed all over the U.S. and Europe. Earning
exceptional reviews from all quarters, the Quartet has been praised
for its remarkable command both of the great classics and of
contemporary music.
Brentano String Quartet
April 26, 2015
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Wooster and surrounding communities for over 25 years.
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