Music at the Gardner - Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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Music at
the Gardner
FALL 2016
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MUSIC ROOM AT FENWAY COURT, 1914
DID YOU KNOW?
When Isabella Gardner opened her
Museum in 1903, it included a grand twostory music hall just off the Courtyard.
She continued to refine her installations,
and in 1914 replaced the hall with galleries
on the first and second floors, featuring
tapestries and a visitor favorite, El Jaleo,
by John Singer Sargent. In the following
pages, we invite you to encounter rising
talent and acclaimed artists in the
Museum’s tradition of celebrating music.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
SCOTT NICKRENZ, Abrams Curator of Music
ALICIA MIELKE, Concert Manager
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MUSIC AT THE GARDNER / FALL 2016
SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES / pg 3
Classical masterpieces, performed by
celebrated icons and budding stars
STIR / pg 12
An adventurous mix of contemporary
art, music, and performance
RISE / pg 15
Our popular series featuring pop, rock,
and hip-hop artists
AT-A- GLANCE / pg 16
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Experience the music you know and
love, as if for the first time. Through
an array of world-class musicians —
including some of classical music’s
hottest emerging stars — the Gardner’s
Sunday Concert Series reinvigorates and
reinterprets your favorite masterpieces.
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SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES
Classical masterpieces
Sundays, 1:30 pm
Tickets are required and
include Museum admission:
adults $27, seniors $24,
members $17, students and
children 7–17 $12 (children
under 7 not admitted).
September 11
A FAR CRY, the Gardner’s
resident chamber orchestra,
with AYANO NINOMIYA, violin
“Point of View”
Reich, Clapping Music / Haydn,
Symphony No. 22, The Philosopher /
Vaughan Williams, The Lark
Ascending / Norman Dello Joio,
Meditations on Ecclesiastes / Kip Jones,
LDMT
September 18
PACIFICA QUARTET
Mozart & Britten Project Part 3 of 3
Mozart, Quartet No. 15 in D Minor /
Britten, Quartet No. 3 in G Major
September 25
Young Artist Showcase
SANG-EUN LEE, cello
CHRIS JEON, piano
Falla, Suite Populaire Espagnole /
Cassadó, Suite / Schumann,
Adagio and Allegro / Schubert,
Sonata in A Minor / Cassadó,
Dance of the Green Devil
SANG-EUN LEE
21-year-old cellist SANGEUN LEE has been hailed for
her expressive artistry and
dazzling technique. Winner of
the 2014 Young Concert Artists
International Auditions, this
is her debut at the Gardner.
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SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES cont’d
BORROMEO STRING QUARTET
CHARLIE ALBRIGHT
October 2
CHARLIE ALBRIGHT, piano
Variations Part 3 of 3
Handel, Chaconne in G Major /
Kapustin, Variations / Brahms,
Variations and Fugue on a Theme
by Handel
The 2016 Charlie Albright concert series is generously
sponsored by Richard and Lucy Lim, and an anonymous
donor. This series also is supported in part by the
Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support
from the State of Massachusetts and the National
Endowment for the Arts.
“Virtuosity meshed with a
distinctive musicality throughout.”
—New York Times
October 9
BORROMEO STRING QUARTET
with MARCUS THOMPSON, viola
BLAISE DÉJARDIN, cello
Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky
Part 4 of 4
Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 12 /
Tchaikovsky, String Sextet, Souvenir
de Florence
October 16
THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
OF LINCOLN CENTER
Michael Brown, piano
Kristin Lee and Danbi Um, violin
Matthew Lipman, viola
Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Haydn, Trio in F-sharp Minor /
Dvorák, Terzetto in C Major /
Bloch, Quintet No. 1
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RENAISSANCE MEN
October 23
Young Artist Showcase
RAPHAËL SÉVÈRE, clarinet
PAUL MONTAG, piano
Devienne, Sonata No. 1 / Poulenc,
Sonata / Berg, Four Pieces / Weber,
Grand Duo Concertant
“Destined for the most brilliant future,
gifted with astonishing technical
mastery and astounding musicality”
according to ResMusica, French
clarinetist RAPHAËL SÉVÈRE is quickly
gaining attention. After making his
concerto debut at age 11 with the
Macao Youth Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Yu Feng of the Beijing
Opera Orchestra, Mr. Sévère’s
career took off when he won five
international competitions at age 12.
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October 30
RENAISSANCE MEN
RenMen 1965
Join Renaissance Men, Boston’s premier male vocal chamber ensemble,
for a musical retrospective featuring
music written in the year 1965, in
addition to a new work written by
17-year-old phenom Charles Stacy III,
using texts from the Boston Globe in
1965. From a cappella classical works
to pop tunes with live instruments,
RenMen 1965 will examine just how
far we’ve come . . . and how much farther
we still must go.
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SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES cont’d
ISABELLE FAUST &
ALEXANDER MELNIKOV
November 6
ISABELLE FAUST, violin
ALEXANDER MELNIKOV, piano
Complete Beethoven Sonatas
Part 1
Sonata No. 1 in D Major / Sonata
No. 2 in A Major / Sonata No. 3
in E-flat Major / Sonata No. 9 in
A Major, Kreutzer
November 13
ISABELLE FAUST, violin
ALEXANDER MELNIKOV, piano
Complete Beethoven Sonatas
Part 2
Sonata No. 6 in A Major / Sonata No. 7
in C Minor / Sonata No. 8 in G Major
BOSTON CHILDREN’S CHORUS
Saturday, November 19
BOSTON CHILDREN’S CHORUS
Experience some of Boston’s most
engaging young musicians. The Boston
Children’s Chorus’s Young Men’s
Ensemble will perform a unique,
challenging and uplifting concert
under the direction of BCC Artistic
Director Anthony Trecek-King.
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OMER QUARTET
November 27
New England Conservatory
Debut Concert
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November 20
ISABELLE FAUST, violin
ALEXANDER MELNIKOV, piano
Complete Beethoven Sonatas
Part 3
Sonata No. 4 in A Minor / Sonata
No. 5 in F Major, Spring / Sonata
No. 10 in G Major
Haydn, String Quartet Op. 76
No. 5 / Bartók, String Quartet
No. 1 / Beethoven, String
Quartet Op. 59 No. 1
OMER QUARTET was named
the 2013 Grand Prize and
Gold Medal Winner of the
40th Fischoff National
Chamber Music Competition.
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SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES cont’d
A FAR CRY
J.S. Bach, Brandenburg Concertos
December 11
A FAR CRY, the Gardner’s
resident chamber orchestra
“Zoom In”
Dutilleux, Ainsi la Nuit / Webern,
Langsamer Satz / Muffat, Ciacona
from Cto. XII, Propitia sydera /
O’Connor, Quartet No. 3, Old-Time
Francisco Fullana, violin
Maiya Papach, viola
Joshua Smith, flute
Ahrim Kim, cello
Cynthia Raim, piano
Schubert, String Trio in B-flat
Major / Haydn, Flute Trio
in D Major / Reger, Serenade
in G Major / Schumann, Piano
Quartet in E-flat Major
The Sunday Concert Series is sponsored in part by Hemenway & Barnes LLP. The museum thanks its generous concert
donors: Fitzpatrick Family Concert; James Lawrence Memorial Concert; Alford P. Rudnick Memorial Concert; Marie
Louise & David Scudder Concert; Wendy Shattuck Young Artist Concert; Willona Sinclair Memorial Concert. The
piano is dedicated as the Alex d’Arbeloff Steinway. The harpsichord was generously donated by Dr. Robert Barstow
in memory of Marion Huse and its care is endowed in memory of Dr. Barstow by The Barstow Fund. This project
is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the State of Massachusetts
and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Boston Cultural Council, a local agency which is funded by the
Massachusetts Cultural Council and administrated by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.
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HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY
December 18
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GARDNER MUSIC ONLINE
gardnermuseum.org/music
youtube.com/gardnermuseum
Watch and listen to music
from the Gardner Museum
anytime — free!
•
The Concert : the Gardner’s
classical podcast, posted
monthly
•
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Online music library :
exclusive live recordings
Modern Music : classical
contemporary concert videos
from Calderwood Hall
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SPRING PREVIEW: SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES
Members-only ticket presale: November 16–28
Tickets available to general public: from November 30
January 8
MIRIAM FRIED, violin
JONATHAN BISS, piano
Bartók & Schumann Project
Part 1 of 2
Schumann, Sonata No. 1 / Schumann,
Three Romances / Bartók, Sonata No. 1
January 15
MIRIAM FRIED, violin
JONATHAN BISS, piano
Bartók & Schumann Project
Part 2 of 2
Schumann, Gesänge der Frühe /
Bartók, Sonata No. 2 / Schumann,
Sonata No. 2
January 22
MUSICIANS FROM MARLBORO
Michelle Ross and Carmit Zori, violin
Rebecca Albers, viola
Alice Yoo, cello
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Lydia Brown, piano
Haydn, String Quartet in D Major /
Beethoven, Scottish Songs /
Vaughan Williams, On Wenlock Edge /
Beethoven, String Quartet in C Major
EROICA TRIO & LAURA ARDAN
January 29
EROICA TRIO
with LAURA ARDAN, clarinet
Eroica Trio and Friends Part 1 of 2
Bach, Chaconne, from Partita
No.2 / Messiaen, Quartet for the
End of Time
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STIR
An adventurous mix
of contemporary art,
music, and performance
Thursdays, 7 pm
Tickets are required and
include Museum admission:
adults $15, seniors $12,
students $5, free for members
and children 7–17 (children
under 7 not admitted).
October 6
A FAR CRY, the Gardner’s
resident chamber orchestra
“The Sea: Tales of Lapham”
A song cycle based on literary anthology Lapham’s Quarterly vol. vi, no. 3,
“The Sea.” Written by composer
collaborative Oracle Hysterical, on
texts by Melville, Cousteau, Verne,
Homer, and others.
Song from the Uproar (2012) is a song
cycle based on the life and writings
of Isabelle Eberhardt, an early 20thcentury explorer, nomad, journalist,
novelist, Sufi, and one of the most
unique and unusual women of her
era. At age twenty-seven Eberhardt
drowned in a flash flood in the
desert. Pages from her journals were
pulled from the flood and dried,
and one hundred years later became
the inspiration for our libretto.
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A FAR CRY
November 3
BETH MORRISON PROJECTS
presents Song from the Uproar:
music by MISSY MAZZOLI, libretto
by ROYCE VAVREK and MISSY
MAZZOLI, film by STEVEN TAYLOR,
featuring ABIGAIL FISCHER
and THE FIREBIRD ENSEMBLE
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^ CALDERWOOD HA LL
Featuring a whole new way for
audiences and musicians to connect:
Curated by Shea Rose and Simone
Scazzocchio, the RISE series spotlights
pop, rock, and hip-hop artists performing
in our sonic cube, Calderwood Hall.
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RISE
New music series
featuring pop, rock,
and hip-hop artists
Thursdays, 7 pm
Cash bar in Courtyard, 5–7pm
Tickets are required and include
Museum admission: adults $27,
seniors $24, members $17,
students and children 7–17 $12
(children under 7 not admitted).
AMEL LARRIEUX
October 13
AMEL LARRIEUX
FEATURING
BETTY WHO
JAKE SHERMAN
December 8
BETTY WHO
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FEATURING
The generous lead sponsors of RISE are the Abrams
Foundation and Fidelity Investments. The series is also
generously supported by Hal and Jodi Hess and Valentine
Talland and Nagesh Mahanthappa. This program is
supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council,
which receives support from the State of Massachusetts
and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Boston
Cultural Council, a local agency which is funded by the
Massachusetts Cultural Council and administrated by
the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture. Media sponsor:
The Improper Bostonian
KNOWER
SAVE THE DATE: 2017 CONCERTS
February 9 / March 30 / April 27
ARTISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED
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AT-A- GLANCE
IMAGE CREDIT S
cover: ISGM collection
inside front cover: Thomas Marr & Son
pg2: David Matthews
pg3: Matt Dine
pg4: courtesy Charlie Albright,
Richard Bowditch
pg5: Matt Dine, Kate Lemmon
pg6: Marco Borrgreve, courtesy
Boston Children’s Chorus
pg7: courtesy Omer Quartet
pg8: Yoon S. Byun
pg9: ISGM Collection
pg10: Liza Voll
pg11: courtesy of the artists
pg12: Yoon S. Byun
pg13: courtesy Beth Morrison Projects
pg14: Bob Packert
pg15: courtesy of the artists
back cover: Saverio Truglia
SEPTEMBER
11 S U A FAR C RY 1:30PM
pg3
18 S U PAC I F I C A QU A RTET 1:30PM
pg3
25 S U SANG-E UN LEE & CHRIS J EON
1 : 30PM p g 3
OCTOBER
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C HAR LI E AL B RIG HT 1:30PM
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6 TH
A FAR C RY 7PM
9 SU
BO R R O ME O STRIN G QUA RTET
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13 TH R I SE C O NCERT 7PM
pg15
16 S U T HE C HAM B ER MU SIC SOCIETY OF
LI NC O LN CENTER 1:30PM pg4
23 S U R APHAË L S ÉVÈRE 1:30PM
pg5
30 S U R E NAI SSANCE MEN 1:30PM
MEMBER S-O N LY TI C K ET P R ESA LE:
N OVE MBER 16 – 2 8
T IC KE T S AVA I L A BLE TO G EN ER A L
PUB LIC: FRO M N OV EMBER 3 0
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NOVEMBER
3 TH
BE TH MO R RISON PROJ ECTS 7PM
6 SU
I SABE LLE FA UST & A LEX A NDER
ME LNI K O V 1:30PM pg6
13 S U I SABE LLE FA UST & A LEX A NDER
ME LNI K O V 1:30PM pg6
19 S A BO STO N CHILDREN ’S CHORU S
1: 30PM p g 6
20 S U I SABE LLE FA UST & A LEX A NDER
ME LNI K O V 1:30PM pg7
27 S U O ME R Q UA RTET 1:30PM
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JANUARY
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CONCERT INFORMATION
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JULY 27 – AUGUST 8
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OF NOTE
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For sold-out performances, standby
tickets may be available in the lobby
one hour before the performance
begins. We cannot guarantee
availability of standby tickets.
*Handling charges apply to these orders.
• Seating
in Calderwood Hall is general
admission within each seating area.
• To request accessible or wheelchair
seating, or large-type programs, please
call the box office at 617 278 5156.
• Seating begins 45 minutes before
performance time. Once the performance begins, seating is not guaranteed.
• Tickets purchased online or by phone
within fourteen days of the concert
will be held at the admission desk.
• No refunds or exchanges will be made.
• Programs are subject to change.
The Sunday Concert Series is sponsored in part by Hemenway & Barnes LLP. The museum thanks its generous concert donors:
Fitzpatrick Family Concert; James Lawrence Memorial Concert; Alford P. Rudnick Memorial Concert; Marie Louise & David
Scudder Concert; Wendy Shattuck Young Artist Concert; Willona Sinclair Memorial Concert. The Artist-in-Residence Program is
directed by the Tom and Lisa Blumenthal Curator of Contemporary Art, and is supported, in part, by the National Endowment
for the Arts and the Barbara Lee Program Fund. The lead sponsors of RISE are the Abrams Foundation and Fidelity Investments.
The series is also generously supported by Hal and Jodi Hess and Valentine Talland and Nagesh Mahanthappa. The 2016
Charlie Albright concert series is generously supported by Richard and Lucy Lim and an anonymous donor. The piano is dedicated as the Alex d’Arbeloff Steinway. The harpsichord was generously donated by Dr. Robert Barstow in memory of Marion
Huse and its care is endowed in memory of Dr. Barstow by The Barstow Fund. The museum receives operating support from the
Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the State of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the
Arts, and the Boston Cultural Council a local agency which is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and administrated
by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture. Media sponsorship for the RISE music series is provided by the Improper Bostonian.
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MUSIC AT THE GARDNER
FALL 2016
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