Past event (2017)
Pre-Concert Discussion
Saturday, July 29 | 7:00pm
Before the final concert of Jörg Widmann’s Composer Residency, Seth Knopp leads a conversation with the composer on the marriage of his musical loves and his own work.
Yellow Barn Concert
Saturday, July 29 | 8:00pm
Works by Widmann, Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Schubert
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Nachtstück (1998)
Alan Kay, clarinet; Aaron Wolff, cello; Marisa Gupta, piano
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Hallstudie (2003)
Eduardo Leandro, Emely Phelps, Ellen Hwangbo, Marisa Gupta, piano
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words), Op.67 No.5 “The Shepherd’s Complaint” (1843-45)
Emely Phelps, piano
Intermission
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Märchenbilder (Fairy tale pictures), Op.113 (1851)
Aiden Kane, viola; Christina Dahl, piano
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Oktett (2004)
North American premiere
North American premiere
Ran Kampel, clarinet; Stephen Stirling, French horn; Brad Balliett, bassoon; Harriet Langley, Eva Aronian, violins; Meredith Kufchak, viola; Yoshika Masuda, cello; Lizzie Burns, double bass
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), D.965 (1828)
Melanie Henley Heyn, soprano; Jörg Widmann, clarinet, Seth Knopp, piano
