Preliminary dates, venues and programs ( subject to change)
Thursday, July 19 – Faculty recital, Stadthalle, Saarburg – 19:30
Saturday, July 21 – Student concert, St. Laurentius Church, Saarburg – 19:30
Sunday, July 22 – Student concert, Bettinger Mühle (open air), Schmelz – 18:30
Tuesday, July 24 – Student concert, Bürgerhaus Winzerkeller, Irsch/Saar – 19:30
Wednesday, July 25 – Student concert, Cloef-Atrium, Orscholz – 19:30
Thursday, July 26 – Student concert, Stadthalle, Saarburg – 19:30
Friday, July 27 – Evening of Operetta/Salon and light music, Alte Glockengießerei, Saarburg – 19:30
Sunday, July 29 – Student concert, Stadthalle, Saarburg – 19:30
Saarburger Serenaden 2018
International Music Festival and School
Faculty Recital
Stadthalle, Saarburg
19:30 Thursday, July 19, 2018
Fantasia No. 12 Telemann (1681-1767)
Moderato – Vivace – Presto
Kasia Sokol-Borup, violin
Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 292 Mozart (1756-1791)
Allegro – Andante – Rondo
Susan Lamb Cook, cello and Dale Clark, bassoon
Lachen und Weinen Schubert (1797-1828)
Dass sie hier gewesen
Stephanie Tingler, soprano and Catherine Kautsky, piano
Sonatine Pierre Gabaye (1930-2000)
Modéré sans lenteur
Andante
Rapide et brillant
Jennifer Parker-Harley, flute and Amy Pollard, bassoon
Piano Trio #1 in c minor, Op. 8 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1972)
Betul Soykan, violin Susan Lamb Cook, cello Andrew Campbell, piano
Sonata for horn and piano Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)
Andante – Allegro molto
James Mosher, horn and Andrew Campbell, piano
Sonata for clarinet and piano Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Grazioso Arr. William Terwilliger
Andantino – Vivace e leggiero
Glitter and be Gay Bernstein
Arr. Eric Stern
Opus Two
William Terwilliger, violin and Andrew Cooperstock, piano
Intermission
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898 Schubert (1797-1828)
Allegro moderato
Catherine Kautsky, piano Ting Shen, violin Susan Lamb Cook, cello
Preludium and Presto Op. 52 Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Hasse Borup, violin
Happy Women Soldiers Yu Wang
Lianping Zhu and Du Huang, piano four-hands
Sonata in f minor Op. 80 for violin and piano Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Allegro brusco
Ting Shen, violin and Du Huang, piano
Trio in E-flat Major for violin, horn and piano, Op. 40 Brahms (1833-1897)
Allegro con brio
William Terwilliger, violin James Mosher, horn Andrew Cooperstock, piano
Saarburger Serenaden 2018
International Music Festival and School
Student Recital
St. Laurentius Church, Saarburg
19:30 Saturday July 21, 2018
Improvisation Paul Kayser
Paul Kayser, organ *
Laudate Dominum André Campra (1660-1744)
Katelyn Bird, soprano Sebastien Belcourt, baritone
Hung-Yang Lin and Isabella Cram, violins
Marguerite Salajko, cello* Paul Kayser, organ *
Concerto for trumpet, violin and continuo in B-flat, RV 548 Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Largo-Allegro
Alexander Tung, trumpet Madison Vanderwall, violin
Paul Kayser, organ *
Salve Regina Pergolesi (1710-1736)
Eja, ergo
Lori Mak, soprano and Adrin Akins, countertenor
Et Jesum benedictum
Anna Wojcik and Larissa Ramos, soprano
O Clemens, o pia
Anna Wojcik and Victoria Del Mastro Vicente, soprano
Kristi Holstein and Connor Madsen, violin
Jeanie Lee, viola* Sarah Han, cello*
Divertissement Grec Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941)
Jennifer Davis and Olivia Brown, flute
Adi-Alice Petre, harp *
Panis angelicus Théodore Dubois (1837-1924)
Christopher Miller, tenor
Elisa Rouse, violin Graham Richardson, cello
Adi-Alice Petre, harp * Paul Kayser, organ *
Concerto for 4 violins in e minor, RV 550 Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Andante – Allegro Assai – Adagio – Allegro
Leah Rosales, Addison Wegerle, Sunjay Jayaram, Junxue Huang, violins
Jeanie Lee, viola * Marguerite Salajko, cello* Paul Kayser, organ *
Intermission
Königin im Himmel Anonymous
Tarryn Ballard, soprano and Adrin Akins, countertenor
Sebastien Belcourt, bass-baritone
Mason Lunceford, Catherine Galan, Amanda Edwards, violins
Mackae Wilcox, cello
Quintet for strings in C Major, D. 956 Schubert (1797-1828)
Allegro ma non troppo
Brandon Lay and Peter Lambson, violin
Alessandro Rosborough, viola
Sarah Han and Marguerite Salajko, cello *
Ave Maria J. M. de Lalanne
Angela Gibbon, soprano Jose Flores, violin
Adi-Alice Petre, harp * Paul Kayser, organ *
Abide with me Angelo M. Read (1854-1926)
Jaralane Davis, soprano Xiaowei Liu, cello
Adi-Alice Petre, harp * Paul Kayser, organ *
Bagatelles György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Allegro con spirito
Rubato lamentoso
Allegro grazioso
Presto ruvido
Jennifer Davis, flute Sarah Bates-Kennard, oboe *
Kristi Hanno, clarinet * Juli Buxbaum, horn *
Annalea Milligan, bassoon
Concerto for Organ and Strings in g minor Françis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Tres calme: Lent
Tempo de l’Allegro initial
Tempo Introduction: Largo
Paul Kayser, organ *
Saarburg Festival Strings
Hasse Borup, concertmaster +
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
Saarburger Serenaden 2018
International Music Festival and School
Student Recital
Open Air, Schmelz
18:30 Sunday July 22, 2018
Quintet for winds in E-flat Major, Hess 19 Beethoven (1770-1827)
Allegro
Alexis Mitchell, oboe* Jackson Thompson, bassoon
James Mosher+, Kelly McGucken and Juli Buxbaum, horn*
12 pieces, op. 66 Arensky (1861-1906)
Scherzo
Romance
Polka
Shiyuan Du and Jiahui Lin, piano 4-hands
Image for solo flute, Op. 38 Eugène Bozza (1905-1991)
Jennifer Davis, flute
Sextet for piano and winds, Op. 6 Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907)
Finale
Nicholas Suminski, piano Olivia Brown, flute Alexis Mitchell, oboe*
Audrey Miller, clarinet* Juli Buxbaum, horn* Zachary Lynn, bassoon
Intermission
Variationen nach einem Thema von Joseph Haydn Karl Kolbinger (b. 1921)
Take Five Paul Desmond/arr. Silverio
Taylor Gambill, Lane Hall, Brianna Allen, Zachary Lynn, bassoon
Legends, op. 59 Dvorák (1841-1904)
#1 in d minor – Allegretto non troppo, quasi andantino
#9 in D Major – Andante con moto
Chu Chu and Fanyi Yang, piano 4-hands
Terzetto, op. 22 Theophilé Lalliet (1837-1892)
Introduzione
Sarah Bates-Kennard, oboe* Lane Hall, bassoon Yueqi Wang, piano
Sinfonietta in F Major, Op. 188 Joachim Raff (1822-1882)
Larghetto – Vivace
Jennifer Parker-Harley+ and Olivia Brown , flutes
Sarah Bates-Kennard* and Alexis Mitchell*, oboes
Kristi Hanno* and Audrey Miller*, clarinets
James Mosher+ and Kelly McGucken, horns
Dale Clark+ and Taylor Gambill, bassoons
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
Saarburger Serenaden 2018
International Music Festival and School
Student Recital
Bürgerhaus Winzerkeller, Irsch/Saar
19:30 Tuesday July 24, 2018
Vo cercando Emanuele Barone d’Astorga (1680-1757)
Larissa Ramos and Jaralane Davis, soprano
Katie Yoo, piano *
Six petite pièces, Op. 163 Charles Dancla (1817-1907)
Barcarolle
Polka
Junxue Huang and Tan Sun, violin
Fanyi Yang, piano
Phantasiestücke, Op. 88 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Romance
Humoreske
Sunjay Jayaram, violin Mackae Wilcox, cello Jiahui Lin, piano
Réveil, op 11 #2 Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)
Anna Wojcik and Lori Mak, soprano
Rina Kim, piano *
Suite for two violins and piano, op. 71 Moszkowski (1854-1925)
Lento assai
Allegro moderato
Amanda Edwards and Sunjay Jayaram, violins
Shiyuan Du, piano
Legends, op. 59 Dvorák (1841-1904)
#2 in G Major – Molto moderato
#3 in g minor – Allegro giusto
Yunqi Wang and Aria Saless, piano 4-hands
Intermission
“Piu non ti voglio credere” from Mario figgitivo G. B. Bononcini (1660-1750)
Katelyn Bird, soprano Addison Wegerle, violin
Siyu Liu, piano
Miniatures for Piano Trio Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
Romance
Intermezzo
Saltarello
Connor Madsen, violin Graham Richardson, cello Chu Chu, piano
Guarda che bianca Luna Fabio Campana (1819-1882)
Katelyn Bird and Lori Mak, soprano
Rina Kim, piano *
Abseits T. Storm/Arr. Gottfried Sembdner
Anna Wojcik, Victoria Del Mastro Vicente and Tarryn Ballard, soprano
Chinese L. Allen/Arr. R. Santeso
Ich wollte nie erwachsen sein P. Maffay, R. Zuckowski/Arr. P Thibaut
Engel Rammstein/Arr. O. Gies
When we were young Adele/Arr. Gottfried Sembdner
Liedertafel Irsch - künstlerische Leitung Gottfried Sembdner
Saarburg Festival Orchestra
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
Saarburger Serenaden 2018
International Music Festival and School
Student Recital
Cloef-Atrium, Orscholz
19:30 Wednesday July 25, 2018
Piano trio in g minor, Op. 17 Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
Allegro moderato
Noah Vazquez, piano Catherine Galan, violin Xiaowei Liu, cello
May Song Adam Geibel (1855-1933)
Victoria Del Mastro Vicente and Tarryn Ballard, sopranos
Adrin Akins, countertenor
Rina Kim, piano *
Trio Pathétique for clarinet, bassoon and piano Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)
Largo – Allegro con spirito
Audrey Miller, clarinet * Brianna Allen, bassoon Jack Mao, piano
Quartet for Piano and Strings, Op. 47 Schumann (1810-1856)
Sostenuto assai – Allegro ma non troppo
John Austin King, piano
Addison Wegerle, violin Alessandro Rosborough, viola Sarah Han, cello*
Intermission
Oblivion Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Olivia Brown, flute Lane Hall, bassoon Xinyu Jiang, piano
Abschied der Vögel, Op. 14, #1 Eugen Hildach (1849-1924)
Tarryn Ballard, soprano and Adrin Akins, countertenor
Nicholas Suminski, piano
Abschiedslied der Zugvögel, Op. 63, #2 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Anna Wojcik and Victoria Del Mastro Vicente, soprano
Nicholas Suminski, piano
Silhouettes, Op. 43 Paul Juon (1872-1940)
Mélancolie
Danse grotesque
Elisa Rouse and Madison Vanderwall, violins
Yunqi Wang, piano
Tango Trio, Op. 71 Miguel del Águila (b. 1957)
Nicholas Suminski, piano Kristi Hanno, clarinet* Taylor Gambill, bassoon
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
Saarburger Serenaden 2018
International Music Festival and School
Student Recital
Stadthalle, Saarburg
19:30 Thursday July 26, 2018
“Scherza infida” from Ariodante Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Angela Gibbon, soprano Brianna Allen, bassoon
Peter Lambson and Madison Vanderwall, violin
Jeanie Lee, viola* Sarah Han, cello*
Piano quartet in G Minor, K. 478 Mozart (1756-1791)
Allegro
Aria Saless, piano Kristi Holstein, violin Jeanie Lee, viola* Mackae Wilcox, cello
Miniatures, Op. 75a Dvorak (1841-1904)
Romance
Elegie
Catherine Galan and Elisa Rouse, violins
Katie Yoo, piano *
Dumka Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
Isabella Cram, violin Jeanie Lee, viola * Allison Shinnick, piano
Märchenerzählungen, Op 132 Schumann (1810-1856)
Ruhiges Tempo, mit zartem Ausdruck
Lebhaft, sehr markiert
Audrey Miller, clarinet* Alessandro Rosborough, viola Craig Jordan, piano
Intermission
Quando lo stral spezzai Giovanni Paisiello (1741-1816)
Jaralane Davis and Larissa Ramos, soprano
Katie Yoo, piano *
Rigoletto paraphrase Liszt (1811-1886) Verdi (1813-1901)
Shuyue Zhu, piano
Quintet for piano and winds, Op. 8 Albéric Magnard (1865-1914)
Tendre
Noah Vazquez, piano
Olivia Brown, flute Alexis Mitchell, oboe*
Kristi Hanno, clarinet* Jackson Thompson, bassoon
Terzetto, op. 74 Dvorák (1841-1904)
Tema con variazioni
Brandon Lay and Mason Lunceford, violins
Jeanie Lee, viola*
Trio for trumpet, violin and piano Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)
Adagio
Allegro molto
Alexander Tung, trumpet Mason Lunceford, violin John Austin King, piano
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
Saarburger Serenaden 2018
International Music Festival and School
Student Recital
An Evening of Operetta and Salon Music
Alte Glöckengießerei, Saarburg
19:30 Friday July 27, 2018
Quintet for strings in C Major, D. 956 Schubert (1797-1828)
Allegretto
Kristi Holstein and Hung-Yang Lin, violin
Alessandro Rosborough, viola
Marguerite Salajko and Sarah Han, cello*
Cuban Overture George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Craig Jordan and Noah Vazquez , piano 4-hands
Burlesque, Op. 9Friedrich Hermann (1828-1907)
Peter Lambson, Isabella Cram, and Leah Rosales, violin
At the movies! John Williams (b. 1932)
Saarburg Festival Bassoons
Graceful Ghost Rag and Incineratorag William Bolcom (b. 1938)
Jose Flores and Brandon Lay, violin
Jeanie Lee, viola* Marguerite Salajko, cello*
L’Heure du berger Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
Les Vieux Beaux
La belle Otero
Les Petits Nerveux
Allison Shinnick, piano
Jennifer Davis, flute Sarah Bates-Kennard, oboe*
Kristi Hanno, clarinet* Juli Buxbaum, horn*
Annalea Milligan, bassoon
Intermission
Selections from The Blue Paradise (adapted from Ein Tag im Paradies)
Edmund Eysler (1874-1919)
Adapted by Sigmund Romberg & Leo Edwards
Overture
Prologue: A toast to women’s eyes
Jaralane Davis, MizziAdrin Akins, Officer
Christopher Miller, tenor Sebastien Belcourt, bass-baritone
Drinking Song: Here’s to you, my sparkling wine
Christopher Miller, Rudolph
Adrin Akins, countertenor Sebastien Belcourt, bass-baritone
To paradise we gaily trip
Christopher Miller, tenor
Adrin Akins, countertenor Sebastien Belcourt, bass-baritone
Tell the Town “Hello” tonight
Larissa Ramos, soprano and Saarburg Operetta Chorus
Auf Wiedersehen
Sebastien Belcourt, Rudolph and Jaralane Davis, Mizzi
Act I
We wish you a pleasant journey
Saarburg Festival Singers
Duet and Dance
Larissa Ramos, Gaby and Christopher Miller, Rudy
I’m from Chicago
Angela Gibbon, Gladys and Saarburg Operetta Chorus
Just win a pretty widow
Sebastien Belcourt, Stoeger and Angela Gibbon, Gladys
One step into love
Christopher Miller, tenor and Anna Wojcik, soprano
Act II
Why are we invited here?
Saarburg Operetta Chorus
Folk song and yodel
Anna Wojcik, soprano
My model girl
Christopher Miller and Sebastien Belcourt, He
Katelyn Bird, She
Waltz of the season
Sebastien Belcourt, Stoeger
Saarburg Festival Singers
The tune they croon in the USA
Christopher Miller, Rudolph
I’m dreaming of a wonderful night
Sebastien Belcourt, Stoeger
Angela Gibbon and Jaralane Davis, Gladys
Saarburg Operetta Chorus
Tarryn Ballard, Katelyn Bird, Victoria Del Mastro Vicente, Lori Mak, and Anna Wojcik
Mira Ebert, stage director +
Maria Conti, musical director and pianist +
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
Saarburger Serenaden 2018
International Music Festival and School
Final Student Recital
Stadthalle, Saarburg
19:30 Sunday July 29, 2018
Bourée II from English Suite No. 2 J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Andante from Jesu, Meine Freude
Allegro from Six Trios, op. 82 Anton Reicha (1770-1836)
La Chasse John Barrows (1913-1974)
Saarburg Festival horns
James Mosher+, Kelly McGucken and Juli Buxbaum, horn*
Fantasie in F minor, K. 608 Mozart (1756-1791)
Xinyu Jiang and John Austin King, piano 4-hands
Trio for clarinet, cello and piano in B-flat Major, op. 11 Beethoven (1770-1827)
Allegretto: Variations on Pria ch’io l’impegno
Audrey Miller, clarinet* Xiaowei Liu, cello Shuyue Zhu, piano
Allons voir F. Paolo Tosti (1846-1915)
Angela Gibbon, soprano Christopher Miller, tenor Jack Mao, piano
Aimez quand on vous aime F. Paolo Tosti (1846-1915)
Christopher Miller, tenor Sebastien Belcourt, bass-baritone, Jack Mao, piano
Quintet for piano and strings in F-sharp minor, Op 67 Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Adagio – Allegro moderato
Craig Jordan, piano
Jose Flores and Leah Rosales, violin
Alessandro Rosborough, viola Marguerite Salajko, cello*
Septet for trumpet, strings and piano, Op. 65 Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Intermède
Gavotte et final
Alexander Tung, trumpet Hung-Yang Lin and Connor Madsen, violin
Alessandro Rosborough, viola
Mackae Wilcox, cello Graham Richardson, bass Siyu Liu, piano
Intermission
Bachianas Brasileiras #6 for flute and bassoon Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Aria: Choro
Fantasia
Jennifer Davis, flute Annalea Milligan, bassoon
Hungarian Dances for piano 4-hands, WoO 1 Brahms (1833-1897)
#1: Allegro molto
#13: Andantino grazioso
#5: Allegro
Shuyue Zhu and Yueqi Wang, piano 4-hands
Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano Bill Douglas (b. 1944)
Rondo con brio
Sarah Bates-Kennard, oboe* Zachary Lynn, bassoon Allison Shinnick, piano
Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 20 Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Allegro piacevole
Larghetto
Allegretto
Saarburg Festival Strings
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
Saarburg Festival 