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.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

valleyofthemoonmusicfestival.org