Watch & Listen
Virtual Vignette with Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu
In October, violinist Cindy Wu joined the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival for its fifth Virtual Vignette, performing pieces by Bach, Smetana and Mozart with pianist Reiko Uchida.
Featuring: Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin and Reiko Uchida, piano
Sponsored by: Beverly Baker in honor of Dr. Edward Treisman’s 90th Birthday
Virtual Vignette series sponsors: Linda & Maurice Binkow; Corliss & Jerry Rosenberg
As host for the Virtual Vignettes, Paul Watkins is sponsored by Rayna & Natalio Kogan
Program:
Mozart
(1756 – 91)
Sonata for piano and violin in F Major, K 376
Smetana
(1824 – 84)
Z Domiviny (From My Homeland) for violin and piano, No. 2
Bach
(1685 – 1750)
Chaconne from Partita in D minor, BWV 1004
During these challenging times, we are working to bring you innovative virtual performances such as this. Please consider making a donation of any size to support this important work by the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival artists.
To participate in future Virtual Vignettes, please email info@greatlakeschambermusic.org
Virtual Vignette with Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee
In August, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival hosted its third Virtual Vignette performance, featuring piano duo Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee as they performed pieces from Bach to Barber and joined us for insightful discussion.
Featuring: Ran Dank, piano ; Soyeon Kate Lee, piano
Sponsored by: James Tocco
Virtual Vignette series sponsors: Linda & Maurice Binkow; Corliss & Jerry Rosenberg
As host for the Virtual Vignettes, Paul Watkins is sponsored by Rayna & Natalio Kogan
Program:
J.S. Bach / Ferruccio Busoni
(1685-1750) / (1866-1924)
Chaconne in D minor
Franz Liszt / Ferruccio Busoni
(1811-86) / (1866-1924)
Fantasia on two themes from Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” Dank
Samuel Barber
(1910-81)
Souvenirs for four-hands, Op. 28
V. Hesitation Tango
IV. Two-Step
III. Pas de deux
VI. Galop Dank, Lee
During these challenging times, we are working to bring you innovative virtual performances such as this. Please consider making a donation of any size to support this important work by the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival artists.
To participate in future Virtual Vignettes, please email info@greatlakeschambermusic.org
Tessa Lark and Michael Thurber’s Virtual Vignette for GLCMF
Earlier this month, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival brought together a few friends for an evening of performance and great conversation with violinist Tessa Lark and bassist Michael Thurber. Individually, they are both masters in their craft, but it is when they come together that they create a sound incredibly distinct to them. Watch their highly improvised performance, blending classical and bluegrass music, and stick to the end to hear them share details about projects they are working on, what makes them such a harmonious duo and how they have adjusted to working from home.
Program:
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin
I. Adagio
Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)
Sonata No. 4 in E minor
II. Sarabande
Michael Thurber/Eddie Barbash/Lark
Wooden Soldier
J.S. Bach
Invention No. 1 in C major (arr. for violin and bass)
Lark/Thurber (b. 1989, b. 1987)
Tumble Time
Cedar and Sage
During these challenging times, we are working to bring you innovative virtual performances such as this. Please consider making a donation of any size to support this important work by the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival artists.
To participate in future Virtual Vignettes, please email info@greatlakeschambermusic.org
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival’s first Virtual Vignette featuring Artistic Director Paul Watkins
The Festival gathered 50 of its friends for a night of music and discussion surrounding Paul Watkins. Alongside his wife, Jennifer, he discussed the theme for our 2021 festival “Visions and Revisions,” his process as an artist, as well as his choice in music and a behind-the-scenes look at creating this performance.
Program:
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010
Prelude
Courante
Sarabande
Benjamin Britten (1913-76)
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Op. 72
I. Canto Primo
II. Fuga
Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656)
A Sad Pavan for These Distracted Times (1649)
Huw Watkins (b. 1976)
Sarabande for solo piano (2014)
During these challenging times, we are working to bring you innovative virtual performances such as this. Please consider making a donation of any size to support this important work by the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival artists.
To participate in future Virtual Vignettes, please email info@greatlakeschambermusic.org
Eliza Watkins and Paul Watkins perform an excerpt from Haydn’s Violin Concerto
No. 2
Twelve-year-old violinist Eliza Watkins performs an excerpt from the first movement of Haydn’s Violin Concerto No. 2. She is joined by her father, Festival Artistic Director Paul Watkins on piano. Having studied violin for five or six years, it is clear that great talent runs in the family.
~Nois performs “Night Music” by Emma O’Halloran at the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
Last year, ~Nois performed “Night Music” by Irish composer Emma O’Halloran at the Detroit Institute of Arts with the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. The saxophone quartet filled Rivera Court with many different sounds and styles, exemplifying the dynamic nature of the instruments and contemporary music.
Founded in 2016, ~Nois has received glowing praise for its “truly innovative musicianship” and “raw creativity” (Cacophony Magazine). ~Nois was the recipient of the Silver Medal at the 2017 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and has premiered over 30 pieces.
Nick Photinos performs a duet with his daughter, Emi.
The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to have cellist Nick Photinos share with us this exclusive piece his daughter, Emi, has been working on with him. Nick is a founding member and co-Artistic Director of the four-time Grammy Award-winning chamber music ensemble Eighth Blackbird. We look forward Nick’s next appearance at our Festival!
Tessa Lark performs Telemann’s Fantasia No. 7 in E-flat major
Violinist Tessa Lark is scheduled to make a return to the 2020 Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival! Recipient of a 2018 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship and a 2016 Avery Fisher Career Grant, and winner of the 2012 Naumburg International Violin Competition, Ms. Lark made her concert debut at 16 with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. A budding superstar in the classical realm, she is also a highly acclaimed fiddler in the tradition of her native Kentucky. Here’s a fun personal message from Ms. Lark and a sneak peak of what will be an incredible performance of Telemann’s Fantasia No. 7 in E-flat major.
Alessio Bax performs the Bach/Marcello Concerto in D Minor BWV 974
Alessio Bax is returning to Michigan for the 2020 Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. He shares a warm message to the Festival family, along with a performance of the Bach/Marcello Concerto in D Minor BWV 974, 2nd movement.
Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee perform for GLCMF
Husband and wife duo Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee are set to perform at our upcoming Festival this summer! Together, they’ve presented the world premieres of Frederic Rzewski’s “Four Hands,” and Alexander Goehr’s “Seven Impromptus,” as well as established their concert series “Music by the Glass” held in a New York SoHo art gallery.
Nathan Monday performs the harpsichord
Nathan Mondry shares his impeccable improvisation skills on the harpsichord from quarantine, and looks forward to returning home to Michigan for the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival.
At a young age, Nathan quickly developed into a seasoned performer, becoming highly sought after for his improvisational skills. He is the recipient of the 2015 Mary McLaughlin Prize in Early Music at McGill University, as well as collecting numerous prizes from international music festivals, including a special prize from the first Partimento/Basso Competition in Katowice.
Peter Sparling for GLCMF
Peter Sparling is scheduled to premiere Winterreise at this year’s Festival. Winterreise (Winter Journey) is a song cycle for voice and piano by Franz Schubert, a setting of 24 poems by Wilhelm Müller. Sparling’s Winterreise features his own dancing, video editing and paintings to create a dramatic and visceral video narrative for screening alongside live musical performance by Nicholas Phan, tenor, and Paul Watkins, piano.
Phil Setzer discusses 2020 Shouse Institute
We interrupted Phil Setzer’s rehearsal to get you the latest information on our 2020 Shouse ensembles. Phil is one the founding members of the Emerson String Quartet and a long-time supporter of our Festival.
