Wednesday, February 05, 2020

Valley of the Moon Festival, 2020

The upcoming Valley of the Moon Festival is, well, what you might expect this year: there's a whole lot of Beethoven, but 1) original instruments 2) a good chunk is off the beaten track. The musicians are a very fine bunch.

Here's the full schedule:

WHAT:
The sixth annual VALLEY OF THE MOON MUSIC FESTIVAL presenting a program in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, The Obsession: Beethoven’s Influence 1770 – 2020.


MUSICIANS:
Violin
Liana Bérubé
Elizabeth Blumenstock
Cynthia Freivogel
Francisco Fullana
Monica Huggett
Catherine Manson
Rachel Barton Pine
Anna Presler
Rachell Wong (TANK Trust Laureate)

Viola
Andrew Gonzalez
Phyllis Kamrin

Cello
Tanya Tomkins

Clarinet
Eric Hoeprich

Fortepiano
David Belkovski (TANK Trust Laureate)
Christian De Luca (TANK Trust Laureate)
Eric Zivian

Contralto
Emily Marvosh

Tenor
Kyle Stegall


WHEN:  
April 25 – 26, 2020 in residence at the Green Music Center
Saturday and Sunday

July 18 – August 2, 2020 in residence at the Hanna Center
Saturdays and Sundays


PROGRAM:  
April 25, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

MUSICIANS FROM VALLEY OF THE MOON MUSIC FESTIVAL IN CONCERT WITH SONOMA STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Johannes Brahms, Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5

Liana Bérubé, violin
Tanya Tomkins, cello
Alex Kahn, conductor

*   *   *

April 26, 2020 at 3 p.m.

“BEETHOVEN: THE SHATTERING OF FORM”

All-Beethoven program:
Sonata for Piano in E-flat major, Op. 27, no. 1
Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, no. 3
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 30, no. 1
Clarinet Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11

Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
Catherine Manson, violin
Tanya Tomkins, cello
Eric Zivian, fortepiano

* * *

July 18, 2020 at 4 p.m.

"A CROWN UPON HIS HEAD, A THORN IN HIS PAW"

Beethoven, An die Ferne Geliebte
Robert Schumann, Fantasy, Op. 17
Antonin Dvořák, Songs
Dvořák, Piano Quintet

Kyle Stegall, tenor
Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
Francisco Fullana, violin
Rachell Wong, violin
Tanya Tomkins, cello
Eric Zivian, fortepiano

* * *

July 19, 2020 at 4 p.m.

“THE MOST PRESCIENT MESSENGER OF THE FUTURE”

C. P. E. Bach, Sonata for Violin and Fortepiano in C minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata in E minor, K. 304
Igor Stravinsky, Duo Concertant
Beethoven, Songs
Beethoven, String Quintet, Op. 29 (“Storm”)

Kyle Stegall, tenor
Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
Liana Bérubé, violin
Francisco Fullana, violin
Rachell Wong, violin
Phyllis Kamrin, viola
Tanya Tomkins, cello
Eric Zivian, fortepiano
David Belkovski, fortepiano

* * *

July 25, 2020 at 4 p.m.

“A GIANT MARCHING BEHIND”

Joseph Haydn, Piano Trio
Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms, Songs to Goethe texts
Brahms, Sonata for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 108

Emily Marvosh, contralto
Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Tanya Tomkins, cello
Eric Zivian, fortepiano
Christian De Luca, fortepiano

* * *

July 26, 2020 at 4 p.m.

“BEETHOVEN WAS WRONG!”

Carl Maria von Weber, Piano Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 8
Hector Berlioz, Claude Debussy et al., French songs
John Cage, Six Melodies for Violin and Keyboard
Maurice Ravel, Piano Trio

Emily Marvosh, contralto
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Tanya Tomkins, cello
Eric Zivian, fortepiano
with participating apprentices

* * *

August 1, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.

FREE CONCERT

Featuring VMMF apprentices to be announced this spring

* * *

August 1, 2020 at 4 p.m.

“MUSIC IS THE SHORTHAND OF EMOTION”

Clara Schumann, Piano Trio
Leoš Janáček, String Quartet No. 1 (“Kreutzer Sonata”)
Beethoven, Sonata in A minor, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)

Liana Bérubé, violin
Cynthia Freivogel, violin
Monica Huggett, violin
Anna Presler, violin
Phyllis Kamrin, viola
Tanya Tomkins, cello
Eric Zivian, fortepiano
with participating apprentices

* * *

August 2, 2020 at 11 a.m.

“HIS WORSHIPPER AND ADMIRER”

Carl Czerny, Funeral March
Franz Schubert, Sonatina for Violin and Piano
Beethoven, Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)

Tanya Tomkins, cello
Eric Zivian, fortepiano
with participating apprentices

* * *

August 2, 2020 at 4 p.m.

“NO LONGER MUSIC, BUT A NEW ART”

Beethoven/Ries, Eroica Symphony, first movement
Berlioz/Liszt, Harold in Italy, first movement
Beethoven, Sonata for Violin and Piano
Brahms, String Quintet in G major, Op. 111

Cynthia Freivogel, violin
Andrew Gonzalez, viola
Tanya Tomkins, cello
Eric Zivian, fortepiano
with participating apprentices


WHERE:
Green Music Center
Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Hanna Center Auditorium
17000 Arnold Drive
Sonoma, CA 95476


TICKETS:
$25 - $45 
Discount tickets available for individuals under 35 years old, for early bird reservations, and for groups of six or more. Discounts also apply to packages of two or more concerts.

Tickets will go on sale this spring at valleyofthemoonmusicfestival.tix.com or by phone at 888-596-1027.


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