CMNW Summer Festival AT-HOME: Reflecting upon Classics (on-demand until 8/31/2021)
$20 ($150 AT-HOME Summer Festival Pass)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Prelude and Fugue in F minor BWV 881
Johannes Brahms — Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
Samuel Barber — Dover Beach Op. 3
Mark Steinberg — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Mark Steinberg – Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 881
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5
Mark Steinberg, violin
Serena Canin, violin
Misha Amory, viola
Nina Lee, cello
Samuel Barber – Dover Beach, Op. 3
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
Mark Steinberg, violin
Serena Canin, violin
Misha Amory, viola
Nina Lee, cello
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
Soovin Kim, violin
Paul Watkins, cello
Gloria Chien, piano
The internationally renowned Brentano String Quartet begin their tenure as CMNW’s 2021-22 Artists-in-Residence merging their “luxuriously warm sound and yearning lyricism” (The New York Times) with the dark expression of Haydn and J.S. Bach on the first half of this program. The Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio, consisting of CMNW Artistic Directors Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim, and Paul Watkins of the Emerson Quartet, makes its CMNW debut with Brahms’s glorious
About the Festival: After a year without live music, we are so excited to share our plans for a joyful and reflective Chamber Music Northwest 2021 Summer Festival! We present to you an array of thrilling and deeply moving repertoire, performed by the greatest artists in the world, that you can enjoy both live and at home.
Some of CMNW’s favorite performers will return, such as the Dover and Brentano string quartets, and cellist Paul Watkins of the Emerson Quartet. The East Coast Chamber Orchestra, saxophonist Timothy McAllister, guitarist Jason Vieaux, and bass-baritone Davóne Tines headline the star-studded cast who will make their CMNW debuts. Timeless classics such as Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings and Copland’s Appalachian Spring will be heard alongside five exciting world premieres.
We hope you will join us this summer, for both live and at-home performances, to reflect on the past year and rejoice with the optimism that music brings into our lives!
The broadcast will take place at 7:30pm.
Tickets: $20 ($150 AT-HOME Summer Festival Pass)
AT-HOME Summer Festival Passes are $150 per household. Enjoy all 9 concerts from the comfort of your home and at your leisure through August 31; priority to purchase available single tickets if you wish to attend at a later date.
Link to donate: https://cmnw.org/give
About Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)
Chamber Music Northwest serves more than 50,000 people annually in Oregon and SW Washington with exceptional chamber music through over 100 events annually, including our flagship Summer Festival, year-round concerts, community activities, educational programs, broadcasts, and innovative collaborations with other arts groups. CMNW is the only chamber music festival of its kind in the Northwest and one of the most diverse classical music experiences in the nation, virtually unparalleled in comparable communities.
Chamber Music Northwest's mission is to inspire our community through concerts and events celebrating the richness and diversity of chamber music, performed by artists of the highest caliber, presenting our community with exceptional opportunities for enjoyment, education, and reflection.
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