Music at the Gardner

FALL 2015

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RISE MUSIC SERIES This Fall, the Gardner will introduce a new way for audiences and musicians to connect. Curated by Shea Rose and Simone Scazzocchio, the series will feature pop, rock, and hip-hop artists performing in our sonic cube, Calderwood Hall.

SCOTT NICKRENZ, Abrams Curator of Music ALICIA MIELKE, Concert Manager

MUSIC AT THE GARDNER / FALL 2015

SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES /

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Classical masterpieces, performed by established icons and budding stars STIR /

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An adventurous mix of contemporary art, music, and performance RISE /

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A new series featuring pop, rock, and hip-hop artists MORE MUSIC /

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CONCERT INFORMATION /

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Get inspired by your favorite masterpieces, as if for the very first time. Through a unique array of world-class musicians — including some of classical music’s hottest emerging stars — the Gardner’s Sunday concerts reinvigorate and reinterpret the music you know and love.

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SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES

Classical masterpieces Sundays, 1:30 pm (except as noted) Tickets are required and include Museum admission: adults $27, seniors $24, members $17, students and children 7–17 $12 (children under 7 not admitted).

KATHRY N FI NDLEN

R I CH AR D M AS TER S

September 13 CLAREMONT TRIO with CHAD YARBROUGH, horn Brahms Project Part III

Brahms, Horn Trio / Judd Greenstein, A Serious Man / Smetana, Trio in G Minor September 20 KATHRYN FINDLEN, mezzo soprano RICHARD MASTERS, piano “Songs in the Rear View Mirror”

Griffes, The White Peacock, Nightfall, and The Fountain of the Acqua Paola, from Roman Sketches / Frazelle, Songs in the Rear View Mirror

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September 27 A FAR CRY, the Gardner’s resident chamber orchestra “TransAmericana”

Glass, Symphony No. 3 / Gabriela Lena Frank, Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout / Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 / Ginastera, Concerto per Corde

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TES S A L AR K

A M Y YA N G

October 4 Young Artist Showcase TESSA LARK, violin AMY YANG, piano

Telemann, 12 Fantasias for Solo Violin / Schoenberg, Phantasy for Violin / Schubert, Phantasie October 11 MUSICIANS FROM MARLBORO

Sarah Shafer, soprano Kuok-Wai Lio, piano Danbi Um and Hye-Jin Kim, violin Rebecca Albers and Shuangshuang Liu, viola Peter Stumpf, cello Earl Kim, Three Poems in French / Fauré, Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 115 / Mozart, String Quintet in E-Flat, k. 614

SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES (cont’d)

HE RM È S QUART ET

October 18 Young Artist Showcase HERMÈS QUARTET

Mozart, Quartet No. 14 in G Major, Spring / Webern, Five Movements / Schubert, Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, Death and the Maiden October 25 STEVEN ISSERLIS, cello ROBERT LEVIN, fortepiano All-Beethoven Program Part 1

12 Variations on a Theme from Judas Maccabeus / Sonata in F Major for Piano and Horn / Sonata in F Major / 12 Variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen from The Magic Flute / Sonata in A Major

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November 1 STEVEN ISSERLIS, cello ROBERT LEVIN, fortepiano All-Beethoven Program Part 2

7 Variations on Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen from The Magic Flute / Sonata in G Minor / Sonata in C Major / Sonata in D Major

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BOSTON CH I LDR EN’S CH OR US

November 7 (Saturday, 3 pm) BOSTON CHILDREN’S CHORUS “A Few of My Favorite Things”

The 2015–2016 season marks Anthony Trecek-King’s tenth anniversary as Artistic Director of the dynamic Boston Children’s Chorus, which has grown in leaps and bounds. Come celebrate Anthony’s leadership as he conducts some of his favorite music at one of his favorite venues: Calderwood Hall. November 8 NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG “From Russia to Riverside Drive: Rachmaninoff and His Friends”

Dina Kuznetsova, soprano Shea Owens, baritone Michael Barrett and Steven Blier, piano We’ll delve into the soulful cry of Rachmaninoff ’s Russian songs, and also sample the music he heard during his years in the States with songs by Gershwin, Berg, and others.

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C L AR EM O N T TR IO

November 15 CLAREMONT TRIO Brahms Project Part IV

Haydn, Trio in C Major / Robert Paterson, Trio (premiere) / Brahms, Trio in C Major

SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES (cont’d)

M ICHAE L B R OWN

CH AD H OOPES

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COLIN CARR

H AN DEL AN D H AYDN S O C IETY

Michael Brown, piano Chad Hoopes, violin Matthew Lipman, viola Colin Carr, cello Mozart, Duo in G Major for Violin and Viola / Debussy, Sonata for Cello and Piano / Fauré, Quartet No. 2 in G Minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello

December 6 A FAR CRY, the Gardner’s resident chamber orchestra “A Tale of Two Sixes”

Corelli, Selections from Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 / Handel, Selections from Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 December 13 HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY

J. S. Bach Brandenburg Concertos

November 29 PAAVALI JUMPPANEN, piano

December 20 BORROMEO STRING QUARTET

Debussy, Preludes (books 1 and 2)

Bartok, Complete String Quartets

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v  B O R R O M E O ST R I NG Q U A RT E T

November 22 THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

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STIR

An adventurous mix of contemporary art, music, and performance Thursdays, 7 pm Tickets are required and include Museum admission: adults $15, seniors $12, students $5, free for members and children 7–17 (children under 7 not admitted).

December 3 BETH MORRISON PROJECTS* presents Penelope by Sarah Kirkland Snider, featuring CARLA KIHLSTEDT and FIREBIRD ENSEMBLE

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B ET H MOR R I SON

October 1 A FAR CRY, the Gardner’s resident chamber orchestra “Vs. — Musical rivalry in war, politics, and sports”

Zorn, Hockey / Rameau, Chaconne from Naïs / Scheidt, Galliard Battaglia / Shostakovich, Quartet No. 3: Allegro non troppo / Takemitsu, Requiem / Vivaldi, Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor / Rzewski, Coming Together November 5 CALLITHUMPIAN CONSORT “Strings”

Music by Xenakis, Ligeti, and Reich, and a premiere by David Fulmer

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Sarah Kirkland Snider’s compositions for the song cycle Penelope have been described by Pitchfork as “gorgeous . . . a hauntingly vivid psychological portrait, one that explores a dark scenario with a light, almost quizzical touch, finding poetic resonances everywhere.” Inspired by Homer’s epic poem, the Odyssey, Penelope is a meditation on memory, identity, and what it means to come home. *Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) is a

New York City–based production company with a reputation for cuttingedge work in opera, musical theater, and multi-media concerts. BMP’s work is seen all over the world in such venues as BAM, Lincoln Center, the Barbican in London, LA Opera, the Holland Festival, the Beijing Music Festival, and many more.

Introducing a whole new way for audiences and musicians to connect. Curated by Shea Rose and Simone Scazzocchio, the series will feature pop, rock, and hip-hop artists performing in our sonic cube, Calderwood Hall.

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RISE

New music series featuring pop, rock, and hip-hop artists Thursdays, 7 pm Cash bar in Courtyard, 5–7pm Tickets are required and include Museum admission: adults $27, seniors $24, members $17, students and children 7–17 $12 (children under 7 not admitted).

September 24 KING

Twin sisters Paris and Amber Strother and musical compadre Anita Bias are KING, a melting pot of nostalgic R&B, futuristic soul, and folksy-blues. OPENING ACT

DAVE MACKAY 

Pop Rock / Minimal October 22 YUNA

Malaysian singer Yuna has reached border-defying mainstream success with the universal appeal of her organic blend of contemporary pop, acoustic folk, and soulful R&B.

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OPENING ACT

WOMEN OF THE WORLD ^   S IM O N E S C A Z Z O C C H I O A N D S HE A R O SE

World Music November 19 LIZ LONGLEY YUNA

Singer-songwriter Liz Longley has a gift for culling musical treasures as though straight from thin air and a voice and tone touched with the slightest hint of country inflection. OPENING ACT

MATTHEW ROSEWOOD

Hip Hop / Spoken Word

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MORE MUSIC

IN-AND-OUT CONCERTS John Luther Adams, Songbirdsong November 2, 9, 16, 23 Mondays, 2:30–4:30 pm CALLITHUMPIAN CONSORT STEPHEN DRURY, artistic director

Immerse yourself in something new on Monday afternoons. Experience rarely performed pieces in a leisurely, come-and-go atmosphere. Enjoy a few moments of musical inspiration or enrich yourself with a complete performance — the choice is yours. GARDNER MUSIC ONLINE gardnermuseum.org/music youtube.com/gardnermuseum

Watch and listen to music from the Gardner Museum anytime — free! •

The Concert : the Gardner’s classical podcast, posted twice monthly

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Online music library :

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exclusive live recordings Modern Music : classical contemporary concert videos from Calderwood Hall

IMAGE CREDIT S 

inside cover: Autumn De Wilde p2: © Nic Lehoux p3: Jimmy Williams, Tammy Swales, Jesse Weiner, courtesy Amy Yang p4: Jean Claude Capt, Satoshi Aoyagi, Herbert Ascherman p5: courtesy Boston Children’s Chorus, courtesy Claremont Trio p6: Jamie Beck, Marco Borggreve, Harrison Linsey, Jo Schofield, James Doyle p8: courtesy Sarah Kirkland Snider p9: Michal Fattal p10: Joel Benjamin p11: Shervin Lainez, Autumn De Wilde, Shervin Lainez p12: © Nic Lehoux back cover: Cheryl Richards

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CONCERT INFORMATION

MEMBERS-ONLY TICKET PRESALE : JULY 29 – AUGUST 10

Reserve your tickets before they become available to the general public (August 12). Not a member? Join today for member discounts and other valuable benefits: gardnermuseum.org /about/join

BOX OFFICE HOURS

Open daily, 10 am – 4 pm Thursday until 6 pm; CLOSED TUESDAY MUSEUM HOURS

Open daily, 11 am – 5 pm Thursday until 9pm; CLOSED TUESDAY OF NOTE

HOW TO BUY TICKETS

Online: gardnermuseum.org* By phone: 617 278 5156* In person: Visit the Museum and purchase at the door For sold-out performances, standby tickets may be available in the lobby one hour before the performance begins. We cannot guarantee availability of standby tickets. * Handling charges apply to these orders.

• Seating

in Calderwood Hall is general admission within each seating area (performance level, first balcony, second balcony, and third balcony). • To request accessible or wheelchair seating, or large-type programs, please call the box office at 617 278 5156. • Seating begins 45 minutes before performance time. Once the performance begins, seating is not guaranteed. • Tickets purchased online or by phone within fourteen days of the concert will be held at the admission desk. • No refunds or exchanges will be made. • Programs are subject to change.

The Sunday Concert Series is sponsored in part by Hemenway & Barnes LLP. The museum thanks its generous concert donors: Fitzpatrick Family Concert; James Lawrence Memorial Concert; Alford P. Rudnick Memorial Concert; Marie Louise & David Scudder Concert; Wendy Shattuck Young Artist Concert; Willona Sinclair Memorial Concert. The Artist-in-Residence Program is directed by the Tom and Lisa Blumenthal Curator of Contemporary Art, and is supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Barbara Lee Program Fund. Additional support for music at the Gardner is provided by The Mattina R. Proctor Foundation. The piano is dedicated as the Alex d’Arbeloff Steinway. The harpsichord was generously donated by Dr. Robert Barstow in memory of Marion Huse and its care is endowed in memory of Dr. Barstow by The Barstow Fund. The museum receives operating support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Media sponsorhip for RISE music series is provided by the Improper Bostonian.

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