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Masterpiece Series Program
All programs start at 7:30 pm, in the Great
Hall at
Annie
Wright School in Tacoma (except for the March 11 program). Click here
for ticket information.
Castelul Dracul
Program I: Friday,
October 28, 2011 at 7:30 pm
The Great Hall of Annie Wright School
Erno Dohnanyi: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15
Bela Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances
John Deak:
Lucy and the Count: Love Dreams from Transylvania
Zoltan
Kodaly: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10
Vittorio
Monti: Csárdás
Vlad III --“The Impaler”-- was the historical Prince of Transylvania who became
“reincarnated” as the horrific icon of Count Dracula by Bram Stoker. Many
historical castles in Transylvania vie for the distinction of being “Castle
Dracula,” which has sometimes been considered part of Romania, sometimes part of
Hungary and always part of legend. Join us as we explore the “un-hallowed hall”
of “Castle Dracula” from the varying perspectives of Hollywood, Hungary, and
Romania!
Carpe Diem String
Quartet: Chas Wetherbee and John Ewing, violins; Korine Fujiwara, viola; Kristin
Ostling, cello; with Chris Burns, double bass
 
Paris Conservatoire
Program II: Friday, March 16, 2012 at 7:30 pm
The Great Hall of Annie Wright School
Marin Marais: Trio in
B-flat Major
Jules Demersseman: Sixth Concert Solo, Op. 82
Alexandre Tansman: Suite for Bassoon and Piano
Francis Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
Bill Douglas: Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
One of the oldest and most venerable music conservatories in the world, the
Conservatoire de Paris has shaped the music of Europe and America perhaps like
no other institution on earth. It has produced a particularly rich heritage of
works for wind instruments which members of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra’s wind
section present for our enjoyment.
Artists: Mary Jensen,
flute; Selena Greso, oboe; John Ruze, bassoon; Oksana Ezhokina, piano
Harvard and Yale
Program III: Friday,
April 13, 2012 at 7:30 pm
The Great Hall of Annie Wright School
Charles Ives: Sonata for
Violin and Piano, No. 4
Leonard Bernstein: Piano Trio, Op. 2
Irving Fine: Music for Piano
Horatio Parker: Suite for Piano Trio
The great music traditions of both Harvard and Yale are both so often
overshadowed by their penchant for producing billionaire technology gurus, Nobel
Prize laureates and Presidents of the United States. We offer this fresh
perspective of America’s oldest and most venerable “hallowed halls” in academe
as well as music and art.
Puget Sound Piano
Trio: Maria Sampen, violin; David Requiro, cello; Duane Hulbert, piano
Hollywood
Program IV: Friday, May 11, 2012 at 7:30 pm
The Great Hall of Annie Wright School
Miklós Rózsa: Adagio
Miklós Rózsa: String Trio
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Piano Trio
More than any other city in the world, Los Angeles became the destination of
choice for musicians and literary figures fleeing Hitler’s Third Reich. One
prominent composer living in Hollywood, Arnold Schoenberg, spoke of being
“driven into paradise” by the Nazi dictator. Central Europe’s loss was America’s
gain, and composers such as Miklós Rózsa and Erich Wolfgang Korngold brought
American audiences some of the most sumptuous music ever conceived for the
silver screen. Join us as we explore the beautiful concert music of these great
masters!
Artists: Svend Rřnning,
violin; John Scanlon, viola; Richard Treat, cello;
Cameron Bennett, piano
Programs and artists
subject to change
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