Satie Gymnopedie No. 1, for clarinet and harp Remy Le Boeuf Vignette Nos. 20 & 21 Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58 Overton/Dover/Thurber/Lark Original Compositions Dvořák String Sextet in A Major, Op. 48 33Season
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9 Expanding our Initiative! Bringing creative projects to the shoreline community Last season we offered our inaugural Community Engagement Program in partnership with Decoda, Inc, an affiliate ensemble of Carnegie Hall. Their engaging programs and workshops were so well received and made such a difference to participants that we have expanded the program to two weeks. We are delighted to name Decoda as Musical Masterworks’ Ensemble-in-Residence. In November, MM & Decoda will build on the relationships we formed with shoreline nonprofits and schools including Waterford Country School, Fitch High School and Vista, a nonprofit creating community for neurologically diverse adults. This year, Decoda’s residency will include creative programming for Cheshire Correctional Institute inmates – a high/medium security men’s prison in New Haven County. Decoda, through their other long-term residencies with prisons, have been “inspired by the power of music to help with rehabilitation and anti-recidivism.” We are excited to be providing this programming which “promotes self-expression in a creative space, strengthens citizenship within the prison community, and uses collaborative activities to foster social and analytical skills for success”. Community Concerts for FREE in November! In addition to the residency programs, Decoda will be performing at several community venues in Old Lyme, including a family concert at LYSB on Sunday, November 12, 2023 time tbd. We will host a formal concert on Sunday, November 19, from 2:00-3:30 at Saint Ann's Church in Old Lyme followed by a post-concert reception. More details will be communicated via email and on our website. Decoda concerts are FREE! Scan to learn more details about our Community Engagement Program
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13 Season 33 | 2023-2024 Chamber Music Series Tessa Lark, Artistic Director Wendy Hayes, Managing Director Robbin Myers, Marketing Director Board of Directors Alden Rockwell Murphy, President Monique Foster, Vice President Kathleen Maher, Vice President David Thompson, Treasurer Gigi Becker, Secretary Brian Beglin Richard Cersosimo Frederick Crosby Pamela Allen Hunter William A. Lieber Jan MacGregor Mary V. Seidner Sara Slayton Qua Rolf Wolfswinkel Manon Zumbaum Founding Directors David W. Dangremond John A. Hargraves Alden Rockwell Murphy James B. Murphy II Honorary Directors Jonathan Butler Lee Pritchard George Willauer Hamburg Steinway piano from Steinway & Sons, Cover by Ritz Henton Designs. Musical Masterworks, Inc. is a non-profit corporation. Musical Masterworks, Inc. Post Office Box 684, Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371 860.434.2252 | www.musicalmasterworks.org
14 thanks the following supporters for their gifts to our Endowment Fund. Their generosity ensures the future sustainability of Musical Masterworks programs: The Dangremond Fund for Musical Masterworks The Denise J. Tucker Memorial Fund for Musical Masterworks* Musical Masterworks is grateful to the following individuals, foundations and businesses that have generously sponsored the 2022-2023 season. Premier Sponsors Samuel Freeman CharitableTrust The Saunders Foundation Howard Gilman Foundation Nancy D. Grover Pamela and David Thompson, Jr. Piano Sponsor Pasta Vita, Inc. Composers’ Circle Burnett's Landscaping Ted and Becky Crosby * Please see page 19 for ways to support Musical Masterworks’ planned giving program. & List reflects donations received as of September 16, 2023.
15 Sponsors (continued) Concert Sponsors Anonymous Nancy Newcomb and John Hargraves James B. and Alden R. Murphy Penelope Miller and Victor Sitty Barbara Smith Lisa Holmes and Robert Stern Musicians’ Circle Anonymous Gigi Becker Cynthia and Brian Beglin Jeb and Dianne Embree Carol Klimek Lecia Harbison & Ken Roberts Chris and Roddy Roosevelt Mary and Adam Seidner Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Counselors at Law Cynthia and George Willauer Media Sponsors CT Examiner LymeLine WMNR Fine Arts Radio WSHU Public Radio Group MMModern Sponsor Castellucci Napa Valley Musical Masterworks is grateful to the following foundations for their grants in support of our Community Engagement Program: Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut CT Humanities The Kitchings Family Foundation Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust List reflects donations received as of September 16, 2023.
16 extends special thanks to our donors IMPRESARIOS Richard Buel Deborah and Jon Butler Barbara Erskine Monique and Eric Foster Linda and Paul Holt Pamela and David Hunter Suzanne Joffray Sandy and Curly Lieber Capt. and Mrs. Jan MacGregor, U.S.N., Ret. Chip Goodrich And Kathleen Maher Polly and Newton P.S. Merrill Michael and Elena Patterson John and Lee Pritchard Claudia Thompson Robert and Betsey Webster Elizabeth and Harry White Jacqueline Jaffe and Rolf Wolfswinkel MAESTROS Alison and Stephen Brinkmann Allan Dodds Frank and Lillian M. King Missy and Allen Rosenshine Robin Sedgwick BENEFACTORS Marcie and Howard Brensilver Toby Dunn Attorney Dana M. Guiliano Pamela Dyer Hamilton Jim and Gail Hamsher Chris and Nancy Houlihan James Myslik and Karen Kaestle David and Sandy Long Bud and Peggy Middleton Carmen Oulahan and Hector Babcock Migliacci Dr. Victoria T. Murphy Jennifer Grant and Ron Noe List reflects donations received as of September 16, 2023.
17 extends special thanks to our donors BENEFACTORS (continued) Robert and Mary Platt Peter Tacy and Jane Yolen Wade Thomas Barbara and Hans Ullstein Thomas and Andrea Wing Jonathan and Martha Worley FRIENDS Janice Atkeson Robin Baskett Dale Bernardoni Diana Blair Jim Chambers Carolyn Cook Jane D'Arista Mary Lee Duff John and Alison Forbis James Francis and Friend Bob and Gloria Gery Phyllis and Paul Greenberg Lilo Hess Essence for Beauty and Wellness Julie S. Lyman Nancy Mol Heidi and John Niblack Claire Matthews and Bob Nussbaum Jeffrey Sund and Jane Piro Joan and William Reichenbach John and Anne Rollins Amanda and James Rutledge Salon Pure Susan Saltus Sara Slayton Qua Donna B. Stamm Alix and Janie Stanley Susan Von Reichenbach Tina West List reflects donations received as of September 16, 2023.
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19 Inform us if you need an accommodation Accessibility is part of Musical Masterworks diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitment. We strive to make our concerts accessible to all, regardless of age, ethnicity or ability. If you require special accommodations, please contact Wendy Hayes at 860-434-2252. She will be happy to coordinate your accessibility request. Give the Gift of Legacy We all have come to love the joy, camaraderie and inspiration that Musical Masterworks concerts have provided over the years. YOU can help to carry these programs into the future with a legacy gift to Musical Masterworks. Musical Masterworks has grown and evolved significantly over the past 33 years. As we implement the vibrant programming and expand our community engagement programs, we ask that you consider helping us build an endowment that will ensure a robust financial future for Musical Masterworks in the following ways: • A bequest in favor of Musical Masterworks • A charitable annuity, charitable remainder or lead trust • A gift of appreciated properties, such as securities Such planned giving may realize income and estate tax benefits. Contact Managing Director Wendy Hayes for more information: [email protected].
20 Greetings from Artistic Director Tessa Lark Dear Friends, The number three has held a profound significance for humankind’s entire history. It is considered the perfect number, representing a balance that satisfies both our intellectual curiosities and understanding the wonders of the natural world, and it’s a number that is within the DNA of virtually all musical masterpieces. Imagine, then, the magic that is bound to grace our ideal concert space that is the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme in this year of not one but TWO threes: our 33rd season of Musical Masterworks. It so happens there seem to be three key components that contribute to the success of the past three decades of MM’s programming: the new, the familiar, and the extraordinary. This season we have a wealth of artists new to Musical Masterworks, making music heard nowhere else but here. The October and February concerts alone account for the debuts of eight Masterworks newcomers, including world premieres of works written specifically for their inimitable gifts. For example: one of history’s greatest trumpeters, Caleb Hudson, who happens to be my childhood friend from Kentucky, will be featured in February in works for a rarely heard ensemble of instruments, played by equally astounding artists: cellist Michael Nicolas of Brooklyn Rider; flautist and vocalist Emi Ferguson; and clarinetist Gabriel Campos Zamora. Familiar and beloved masterworks and artists will also bless our souls throughout the season. Grand works by Bach, Dvořák, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann are present throughout the year; harpist Charles Overton returns to close out the season after his rousing debut last season; and we will reunite with MM’s nearest and dearest, AD Emeritus Edward Arron and Jeewon Park, in March for a glorious weekend of piano trios.
21 Greetings from Artistic Director Tessa Lark The final component—the extraordinary—is certainly most important in Musical Masterworks’ history of presenting one incredible weekend of music-making after another. Familiar or new, it just has to be “real darn good,” as we’d say down South. For an extraordinary musical experience, however, we find yet again another set of 3 key components: the music; the artists; and you, the audience. A concert experience is ultimately determined by the energy within the room, and the majority of that energy is generated by the crowd. Having now performed in Old Lyme for 10 years, I’ve experienced time and again the extraordinary energy you bring to these magical weekends, and YOU are the “secret sauce” that makes Musical Masterworks the extraordinary experience we’ve revelled in the past 32 years. Welcome, welcome, welcome to Season 33, and thank you for making it extraordinary. Sincerely, Tessa Lark Artistic Director
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29 October 14 & October 15, 2023 Amy Yang, Piano Alexi Kenney, Violin Melissa Reardon, Viola Alice Yoo, Cello Tessa Lark, Violin La joyeuse (1724) Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) The Gemini (2023) Tessa Lark (b. 1989) Le Rappel des Oiseaux (1724) Jean-Philippe Rameau The Poet (2023) Tessa Lark Les cyclopes (1724) Jean-Philippe Rameau Silent Woods for Cello and Piano, Antonin Dvořák Op. 68 B. 173 (1883/1893) (1841-1904) Suite for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71 (1903) Moritz Moszkowski Allegro energico (1854-1925) Allegro moderato Lento assai Molto vivace Intermission Three Romances, Op. 22 (1853) Clara Schumann Andante molto (1819-1896) Allegretto Leidenschaftlich schnell Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 (1842) Robert Schumann Allegro brillante (1810-1856) In modo d'una marcia: Un poco largamente Scherzo: Molto vivace Allegro ma non troppo Many thanks to Nancy Newcomb and John Hargraves for sponsoring Saturday’s concert and to The Saunders Foundation for sponsoring Sunday’s concert. Thanks also to our Piano Sponsor Pasta Vita. Program and artists are subject to change. Tessa Lark’s biography appears on page 27. All other artist biographies begin on page 31.
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36 MIHAE LEE, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks Returning by popular demand, Grammy Award winner Vince Giordano will bring his band of renowned musicians to perform classics of the early jazz greats FEB 18 Solstice Duo For our very special Emerging Artists Concert, we welcome the award-winning, rising stars Viola Chan, flute & Abigail Kent, harp MAR 10 Essex Octet From an Essex Winter Series concert, this stellar octet was born: David Shifrin, clarinet; William Purvis, French horn; Frank Morelli, bassoon; Ani Kavafian, violin; Ida Kavafian, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Peter Wiley, cello; & Timothy Cobb, double bass APR 7 Four Hands • Four Voices A delightful collaboration of talents: pianists Mihae Lee & Randall Hodgkinson with celebrated vocalists Amanda Forsythe, Krista River, Charles Blandy & David Kravitz 2024 SEASON CONCERTS Tickets on Sale Late Fall Concerts are Sundays at 3 p.m. 860-272-4572 • essexwinterseries.com • facebook.com/essex.winter.series JAN 28 Connecticut River Museum Discover New England’s Great River Explore the Galleries • Cruise the River • Enjoy the Waterfront 67 Main Street, Essex | 860.767.8269 ctrivermuseum.org 30th Annual Train Show Thanksgiving 2023 - February 2024
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39 December 2 & December 3, 2023 Carmit Zori, Violin Todd Phillips, Violin/Viola Robert Rinehart, Viola Julia Lichten, Cello Tony Rymer, Cello Michael Thurber, Double Bass Tessa Lark, Violin/Viola Invention No. 3 in D Major, BWV 772-786 Johann Sebastian Bach (1720/1723) (arr. Lark and Thurber) (1685 - 1750) Duo for Violin and Double Bass (2023) Michael Thurber (b. 1987) Cedar and Sage (2018) Michael Thurber Tessa Lark (b. 1989) Sextet for Strings in A Major, Op. 48 (1878) Antonin Dvořák Allegro moderato (1841-1904) Dumka: Poco allegretto Furiant: Presto Finale: Tema con variazioni Intermission Serenade in C Major, Op. 10 (1902) Ernst von Dohnányi Marcia: Allegro (1877-1960) Romanza: Adagio non troppo Scherzo: Vivace Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto Rondo (Finale): Allegro vivace Concerto for 7 in D Major, BWV 1061 (1733-34) Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Robert Rinehart from the Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C Major) Allegro Adagio Vivace: Fuga Many thanks to Pamela and David Thompson, Jr., and Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust for sponsoring Saturday’s concert and to Burnett's Landscaping for sponsoring Sunday’s concert. Program and artists are subject to change. Tessa Lark’s biography appears on page 27. All other artist biographies begin on page 41.
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