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The Savannah Concert Association presents Charles Wadsworth and Friends Charles Wadsworth, host Music by Stravinsky, Lobos, Paul Schoenfield, Mendelssohn These world-renowned musicians have performed here several times in the past 3 1/2 years. (Feb. 2 will be Charles Wadsworth's fifteenth appearance.) Always vibrant, professional and audience pleasing, they will again offer their considerable talents to the Savannah scene. Charles Wadsworth prizes his Southern connections. He is Savannah's favorite musical host, a friend of thousands of virtuosos, and a world champion of chamber music. His presentation of an all-star concert at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is well remembered, and his popularity at the Spoleto USA Festival (33 appearances in 2006) is legendary.
This is the tenth time Charles has appeared in Savannah
in little more than two years. Triply
talented as impresario, pianist and host, he attracts top musicians to
his tours, and over the years his audiences add up to millions. Loved
for his artistry, his wit and his engaging personality, Wadsworth
demonstrates a unique gift for bringing out the essence of each piece
on the program with his onstage remarks. Welcome back, Charles!
"Wendy Chen is an elegant pianist, and her performance had stamina, chops, brilliance, and sensitivity - a formidable combination."
Suite Italienne for Violin & Piano — Stravinsky Aria from Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 arranged for Cello & Piano Villa — Lobos Cafe Music for Piano, Violin & Cello (1986) — Paul Schoenfield Trio in C minor for Piano, Violin & Cello, Opus 66 — Mendelssohn This is classical music at its best — live performances by great artists!
Stravinsky's Suite Italienne, a transcription for violin and piano of excerpts from his ballet Pulcinella, is atypical. It does not abound in the often cacophonous writing associated with the great master. His adaptation of melodies by 18th century composer Pergolesi, combined with modern harmonies and occasional rhythmic modifications, give the attractive pieces a Stravinskian flavor. Brazil's best-known composer, Heitor Villa-Lobos, achieved a fusion of Latin-American and European musical styles, imaginatively exemplified in his Bachianas Brasilieras. The fifth of nine variously conceived manifestations of Bach's style, features a hauntingly beautiful cantilena for soprano and eight celli, here transcribed for cello and piano. Reminiscent of music likely to be heard in upscale cafés earlier in the last century, Paul Schoenfield's Café Music was an attempt to write a kind of high-class dinner music that may also be appropriate to the concert hall. Mendelssohn's Trio in
C minor for Piano, Violin and
Cello incorporates many of the
delightful features of his elfinlike
scherzos, passionate lyricism
and the ubiquitous quote
Tickets $35, $25, $12.50 Music teachers and students may order special tickets @$2 by emailing name & address to dianelboyd@comcast.net For a free brochure of the 2007-2008 season, email name & address to eoliver524@comcast.net
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Charles Wadsworth's career as a pianist, artistic director and musical director
is legendary. Honored by cities, states and nations where he is widely acclaimed, he has done more than anyone to promote the many beauties of
the chamber music repertoire. Next season will be very special, as he will
be celebrating his 80th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his association
with the Spoleto Music Festival.
This is Chee-Yun's fourth appearance with the Savannah Concert
Association. She first performed in public at age eight in her native Seoul
after she had won the Grand Prize in the Korean Times Competition. She
came to the U.S. at age 13, and following advanced studies at the Juilliard
School, she went on to capture the attention of the entire musical world.
She is a recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career grant. The Very Best of Chee-Yun CDs are for sale in the lobby of the Lucas Theatre. After the concert, Chee-Yun will be on hand to autograph copies.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Edward Arron made his New York recital
debut in 2000 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has been acclaimed
as a recitalist, a soloist with orchestra and as a chamber musician throughout
the United States, Europe and the Far East. The 2007 - 2008 season
marks Mr. Arron’s fifth year as the artistic coordinator of the Metropolitan
Museum Artists in Concert Series, and his first as Associate Artistic
Director of the Charles Wadsworth Concerts.
Born in Los Angeles, Wendy Chen has received degrees from the Peabody
Conservatory, where she was a student of Leon Fleisher. She has received numerous awards, including first prizes at the Young Concert Artists
International Auditions and Washington Competition. She has been
named a Presidential Scholar by the National Foundation for the Arts.
Her 2007 - 2008 schedule includes performances with leading orchestras
