Preliminary venues and dates, subject to change
Thursday, July 18 – Faculty recital, Stadthalle, Saarburg – 19:30
Friday, July 19 – Faculty recital, Vianden castle, Luxembourg – 19:30
Saturday, July 20 – Student concert, St. Laurentius Church, Saarburg – 19:30
Sunday, July 21 – Student concert, Bettinger Mühle (open air), Schmelz – 18:30
Tuesday, July 23 – Student concert, Bürgerhaus Winzerkeller, Irsch/Saar – 19:30
Wednesday, July 24 – Student concert, Cloef-Atrium, Orscholz – 19:30
Thursday, July 25 – Student concert, Stadthalle, Saarburg – 19:30
Saturday, July 27 – Evening of Salon and light music, Alte Glockengießerei, Saarburg – 19:30
Sunday, July 28 – Student concert, Stadthalle, Saarburg – 19:30
Saarburger Serenaden 2019
International Music Festival and School
Faculty Recital
Stadthalle, Saarburg
19:30 Thursday, July 18, 2019
Quartet G Minor, K. 478 — W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
- Allegro
William Terwilliger, violin Conrad Sclar, viola
Susan Lamb Cook, cello Andrew Cooperstock, piano
Rondo in B-flat Major (1950) — Arnold Cooke (1906-2005)
Scott Smith, horn Paulo Steinberg, piano
Elegie, Op. 23 — Josef Suk (1874-1935)
Ting Shen, violin Yi -Pei Lee, cello Semyon Rozin, piano
Romanze, nach dem Albumblatt — Richard Wagner (1813-1883), arr. August Wilhelmy
Ting Shen, violin Semyon Rozin, piano
Contemplativo — Edmundo Villani-Côrtes (b. 1930)
Susan Lamb Cook, cello Paulo Steinberg, piano
Danza del terror (from El amor brujo) — Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
Serenade de Don Juan (from Masques, Op. 34 )— Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
Clara Shin, piano
Intermission
Seven Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen,“ WoO 46 — Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Susan Lamb Cook, cello Catherine Kautsky, piano
Prelude, Fugue, and Variation, Op. 18 — César Franck (1822-1890), arr. Harold Bauer
Anthony Padilla, piano
Phoenix (2012) — Anthony DiLorenzo (b. 1967)
- Andante
Juli Buxbaum, horn Andrew Cooperstock, piano
Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 — Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
- Zart und mit Ausdruck II. Lebhaft, leicht III. Rasch und mit Feuer
Susan Lamb Cook, cello Paulo Steinberg, piano
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Faculty Recital
Vianden Castle, Luxembourg
19:30 Friday, July 19, 2019
Meditation über das Adagio der Mondschein Sonate von Beethoven, Op. 296 — Carl Bohm (1844-1920)
Ting Shen, violin Semyon Rozin, piano
Horn Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 40 — Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
II. Scherzo
Scott Smith, natural horn William Terwilliger, violin Andrew Cooperstock, piano
Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 100 — Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
- Allegro
Ting Shen, violin Susan Lamb Cook, cello Catherine Kautsky, piano
Requiem, Op. 66 — David Popper (1843-1913)
Susan Lamb Cook, Jennifer Lee, and Yi-Pei Lee, cellos
Anthony Padilla, piano
A Little Night Music: Suite for Violin and Piano (1973/2019) — Stephen Sondheim (b. 1920), arr. Eric Stern
Opus Two
William Terwilliger, violin Andrew Cooperstock, piano
Four Sketches, Op. 5 — Eugene Goossens (1893-1962)
- Legend II. Serenade III. Romance IV. Humoreske
Min Park, flute Yu Jeong Lee, violin Anthony Padilla, piano
Milonton — José Bragato (1915-2017)
Yi-Pei Lee, cello Paulo Steinberg, piano
Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 — Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
- Zart und mit Ausdruck III. Rasch und mit Feuer
Amy Pollard, bassoon Andrew Cooperstock, piano
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Student Recital
St. Laurentius Church, Saarburg
19:30 Saturday July 20, 2019
Improvisation
Paul Kayser*, organ
Fantaisie sur un thème de l’opéra Eugène Onegin — Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), arr. Ekaterina Walter-Kühne
Olja Kaiser*, harp
Serenade, Op. 29 — Franz Lachner (1803-1890)
Nicholas Chung, Grover Locke, Yuh-Mei Chin, and Yung-Chi Li, cellos
In Memoriam — Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
Ashley Cook*, English horn Olja Kaiser*, harp
Yujie Xu and Rong Zhu, violins Miriam Oddie*, viola Chih-Ying Fu, cello
Sonatine — Pierre Gabayé (1930-2000)
- Andante
Joanne Lee, flute John Pope, bassoon
Doppler Effect (2003) — Adrienne Albert (b. 1941)
Die Kalifornierin Adrienne Albert arbeitete mit den Komponisten Igor Strawinsky, Leonard Bernstein und Philip Glass zusammen. „Die Idee, ein Stück zu schreiben, das auf den Erkenntnissen eines österreichischen Mathematikers basiert, der die Zunahme und Abnahme der Tonhöhe beobachtet, wenn sich die Quelle und ein Beobachter nähern oder weiter voneinander entfernen, kam mir auf einer Reise durch Italien wenn ich die unzähligen, durch den dichten vorbei passierende Verkehr Sirenen, hörte. Die melodischen Linien zeigen die Lebendigkeit und Sinnlichkeit der Menschen im Gegensatz zu Verrücktheit vom deren Umgebung.“
Californian Adrienne Albert worked alongside composers Igor Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein, and Philip Glass. “The notion of writing a piece based on the findings of an Austrian mathematician who observed the increase and decrease in the pitch of sound when the source and an observer are getting closer or further apart came to me while traveling through Italy and hearing the myriad sirens passing by through the dense traffic. The melodic lines portray the vibrancy and sensuality of the people in contrast to the craziness around them.”
Gyehyang Kim, flute John Pope, bassoon Olja Kaiser*, harp
Serenade, Op. 46 — Hans Gál (1890-1987)
III. Cavatina
Yujie Xu, violin solo Yongzhi Lou and Zhi Yang, violins
Miriam Oddie* and Conrad Sclar*, violas Nicholas Chung and Yuh-Mei Chin, cellos
Intermission
Ein Altarblatt, Op. 27 — Ferdinand Manns (1844-1922)
Paul Kayser*, organ Sebin Bok, violin Conrad Sclar*, viola Grover Locke, cello
Allerseelen (Elegie) — Hans von Kößler (1853-1926)
Daniel Ellis*, oboe Paul Kayser*, organ
Kol Nidre, Op. 47 — Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Bruchs Version ist eine bekannte Vertonung der traditionellen Gebets, das zu Beginn von Jom Kippur, dem heiligsten der jüdischen Feiertage, rezitiert wurde.
Bruch’s version is a well-known setting of the traditional prayer recited at the beginning of Yom Kippur, the holiest of the Jewish holidays.
Michelle Ruttimann, cello Olja Kaiser*, harp Paul Kayser*, organ
Andante religioso, Op. 14 — Ferdinand Manns (1844-1922)
Paul Kayser*, organ Zhi Yang, violin Miriam Oddie*, viola
Prelude, Op. 24 — Alexander Goedicke (1877-1957)
Paul Kayser*, organ Patrick Haas*, trumpet Olja Kaiser*, harp
Saarburg Festival Strings
Ting Shen, concertmaster+ Semyon Rozin, conductor+
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
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Student Recital
Open Air, Schmelz
18:30 Sunday July 21, 2019
Horn Trio, Op. 82, No. 3 — Anton Reicha (1770-1836)
Matthew Rahl, Brett Murdie, and Justin Maiden, horns
Sonatine — Pierre Gabayé (1930-2000)
- Modérésans lenteur III. Rapide et brillant
Joanne Lee, flute John Pope, bassoon
Sonata in D Major, K. 381 — W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
- Allegro
Kyoungbae Jeon and Charles Shin, piano 4-hands
Operatic Highlights from Don Giovanni — W. A. Mozart (1756-1791), arr. G. Joppig
“Là ci darem la mano”
Ashley Cook* and Daniel Ellis*, oboes
Menuet No. 1 for Wind Quintet (2019) — Drake Rutherford (b. 1997)
Young Kwang Choi, flute Daniel Ellis*, oboe
Kristi Hanno*, clarinet John Pope, bassoon Matthew Rahl, horn
Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 16 — Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Grave. Allegro ma non troppo
Christian Vallery, piano Ashley Cook*, oboe
Sandra Fajardo, clarinet Katie Broyles, bassoon Brett Murdie, horn
Intermission
Harambee — Paul Basler (b. 1963)
Paul Basler, Professor an der Universität von Florida für Horn, war Fulbright Senior Lecturer in Kenia. Geprägt durch sein ein Jahr langen Aufenthalt dort, präsentiert Harambee kenianisch inspirierte Melodien und Rhythmen.
University of Florida Professor of Horn Paul Basler served as a Fulbright Senior Lecturer in Kenya. Quintessentially influenced by his year there, Harambee features Kenyan inspired melodies and rhythms.
Matthew Rahl, Brett Murdie, Justin Maiden, Juli Buxbaum+, and C. Scott Smith+, horns
Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 358 — W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
- Allegro
Christine Chong and Robin Thompson, piano 4-hands
Nocturne, Op. 31— Rudolf Tillmetz (1847-1915)
Young Kwang Choi, flute Justin Maiden, horn Thomas Hassett, piano
Petite Suite — Claude Debussy (1882-1918)
III. Menuet : Moderato IV. Ballet : Allegro giusto
Christine Chong and Maria Santos, piano 4-hands
Sonata, FP 8 — Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
- Prelude II. Rustique III. Final
Steven Brancaleone and Thomas Hassett, piano 4-hands
Divertissement, Op. 36 — Emile Bernard (1868-1941)
- Andante sostenuto
Gyehyang Kim and Young Kwang Choi, flutes Ashley Cook* and Daniel Ellis*, oboes
Sandra Fajardo and Kristi Hanno*, clarinets Katie Broyles and John Pope, bassoons
Matthew Rahl and Justin Maiden, horns
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
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Student Recital
Bürgerhaus Winzerkeller, Irsch/Saar
19:30 Tuesday July 23, 2019
Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3 — Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Allegro con brio
Austin Huang, violin Nicholas Chung, cello Charles Shin, piano
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Major, Op. 330 — Carl Bohm (1844-1920)
- Allegro giusto
Cherie Chung, violin Isabel Handa, cello Geonho Kim, piano
Kwadede and Asaadua — J. H. Kwabena Nketia (1921-2019)
Nketia, die Anfang dieses Jahres verstarb, war Afrikas führender Komponist und Ethnomusikologe. Dieses Ghanaische Volkslied und der traditionelle Tanz der Akan zeigen typische Melodien und Rhythmen der Region.
Nketia, who died earlier this year, was Africa’s premier composer and ethnomusicologist. This Ghanaian folksong and traditional dance of the Akan people display typical melodies and rhythms of the region.
Eileen Chong, violin Aria Saless, piano
Duos, Sz. 98 — Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
No. 26 Teasing Song
No. 2 Maypole Dance
No. 17 Hungarian March I
No. 18 Hungarian March II
No. 36 Bagpipes
Cherie Chung and Xinning Wang, violins
Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 22, No. 3 — Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)
- Allegro con spirito
Ashley Kim, violin Isabel Handa, cello Robin Thompson, piano
Duo in G Major, Op. 8, No. 2 — Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831)
Yiwen Zhu and Xinning Wang, violins
Introduction and Pollacca, Op. 21 — Eugène Petzold (1677-1733)
Hyojeong Hwang, Yuchen Zhou, Sebin Bok, and Eileen Chong, violins
Intermission
Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. XV: 25 — Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
- Poco Adagio III. Finale: Rondo all’Ongarese. Presto
Jiah Lee, violin Yung-Chi Li, cello Thomas Hassett, piano
Cantate Domino—Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Wunder gibt es immer wieder—Christian Bruns (b. 1974)
Nothing else matters—Metallica (est. 1981)
When You Believe—Hans Zimmer (b. 1957)
Wishes (“Wünsche”)—Gottfried Sembdner (b. 1959)
Lyrics by Peter Rosegger (1843-1918)
Liedertafel Irsch—künstlerische Leitung Gottfried Sembdner
Saarburg Festival Instrumental Ensemble
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Student Recital
Cloef-Atrium, Orscholz
19:30 Wednesday July 24, 2019
Divertimento “Il Maestro e lo scolare,” Hob. XVIIa:1 — Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Geonho Kim and Clara Shin+, piano 4-hands
Sonata in G Major, Op. 8, No. 5 — Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
- Allegro II. Andante III. Menuetto IV. Presto
Eileen Chong and Ashley Kim, violins Aria Saless, piano
Sonata in E Minor, K. 304 — W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
- Allegro
Yuchen Zhou, violin Charles Shin, piano
Duo No. 1 in C Major, WoO 27 — Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Allegro comodo II. Larghetto sostenuto III. Rondo: Allegretto (Vivace)
Sebin Bok, violin Grover Locke, cello
Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17 — Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
Mann feiert in 2019 das zweihundertjährige Geburtstag von Clara Schumann, der vielleicht bedeutendsten und einflussreichsten Komponistin und Pianistin der Romantik, die sich für die Musik von Brahms und ihrem Ehemann Robert einsetzte.
2019 marks the bicentennial of Clara Schumann, perhaps the most distinguished and influential female composer and pianist of the Romantic era, who championed the music of Brahms and her husband Robert.
III. Andante IV. Allegretto
Siyoung Oh, violin Daun Lee, cello Maria Santos, piano
Fantasie in C Major, D. 760 (“Wanderer”) — Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
- Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo
Kyoungbae Jeon, piano
Intermission
Sonata No. 3 for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 3 — Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1794)
- Adagio. Vivace III. Allegro
Austin Huang and Jiah Lee, violins
Concerto No. 2, TWV40:202 — Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
- Adagio II. Allegro III. Grave IV. Allegro
Yiwen Zhu, Ashley Kim, Xinning Wang, and Cherie Chung, violins
Contrasts, Sz. 111 — Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
- Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance) II. Pihenő (Relaxation)
An-Ting Cheng, violin Kristi Hanno*, clarinet Craig Jordan, piano
Trio — Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
- Andante con dolore, con molto espressione
Sandra Fajardo, clarinet Catherine Galan, violin Maria Santos, piano
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
Saarburger Serenaden 2019
International Music Festival and School
Student Recital
Stadthalle, Saarburg
19:30 Thursday July 25, 2019
Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, K. 493 — W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
- Allegro
Siyoung Oh, violin Conrad Sclar*, viola Grover Locke, cello Craig Jordan, piano
Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2 — Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Allegretto
An-Ting Cheng, violin Chih-Ying Fu, cello Peter Lagershausen, piano
Danse de la chèvre — Arthur Honegger (1892-1955)
Joanne Lee, flute
Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 35 — Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)
- Thème et Variations
Catherine Galan, violin Daun Lee, cello Christine Chong, piano
Piano Trio No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 26 — Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
- Allegro moderato
Yongzhi Lou, violin Chih-Ying Fu, cello Steven Brancaleone, piano
Intermission
Woodwind Quintet No. 1 (1987) — Chen Yi (b. 1953)
„Die kreative Inspiration für mein Holzbläserquintett kam von der boomende Flut der Chaoyin-Höhle im Putuo-Berg im Südosten Chinas; das langweiliges Singen aus dem buddhistischen Nonnenkloster; die Rezitationsmelodien von Xiao, einem traditionellen chinesischen Holzblasinstrument; und das grobes, primitives Brüllen von Changjian, einem tibetischen Instrument mit tiefem Klang .“
“The creative inspiration for my woodwind quintet came from the booming tide of the Chaoyin Cave in the Putuo Mountain located in southeastern China; the dull chanting from the Buddhist nunnery; the reciting tunes played by Xiao, a Chinese traditional woodwind instrument; and the rude, primitive roaring by Changjian, a Tibetan low-range instrument.”
Gyehyang Kim, flute Ashley Cook*, oboe Kristi Hanno, clarinet
Katie Broyles, bassoon Brett Murdie, horn
Fantasia in F Minor, D. 940 — Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
- Allegro molto moderato
Christian Vallery and Maria Santos, piano 4-hands
Sinfonico, Op. 12 — Anton Reicha (1770-1836)
- Allegro IV. Finale: Allegro vivace
Young Kwang Choi, Gyehyang Kim, Joanne Lee, and Min Park+, flutes
Piano Quintet, Op.44 — Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
- Allegro brillante
Kyoungbae Jeon, piano Yujie Xu, violin Austin Huang, violin
Miriam Oddie*, viola Nicholas Chung, cello
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
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An Evening of Salon Music
Alte Glockengießerei, Saarburg
19:30 Saturday, July 27, 2019
Horn Quartet No. 3 (“La Chasse”) — Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977)
Matthew Rahl, Brett Murdie, Justin Maiden, and Juli Buxbaum+, horns
Fripperies — Lowell (“Spike”) Shaw (b. 1930)
No. 5
No. 8 (“Barbershop”)
Matthew Rahl, Brett Murdie, Justin Maiden, and C. Scott Smith+, horns
Operatic Highlights from The Marriage of Figaro — W. A. Mozart (1756-1791), arr. G. Joppig
“Che suave zeffiretto”
“Voi, che sapete “
“Non più andrai”
Ashley Cook* and Daniel Ellis*, oboes
Trio— Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
III. Moderato
Catherine Galan, violin Sandra Fajardo, clarinet Maria Santos, piano
Piano Trio, Op. 150 — Amy Beach (1867-1944)
III. Allegro con brio
Jiah Lee, violin Yung-Chi Li, cello Christine Chong, piano
Tibetan Dance (2000) — Bright Sheng (b. 1955)
- Song III. Tibetan Dance
Sandra Fajardo, clarinet Yongzhi Lou, violin Steven Brancaleone, piano
Intermission
Suite, Op. 157b — Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
- Ouverture II. Divertissement III. Jeu IV. Introduction et Final
Rong Zhu, violin Kristi Hanno*, clarinet Christian Vallery, piano
Ode to Piazzola — Adrienne Albert (b. 1947)
Hyojeong Hwang, violin Michelle Ruttimann, cello Peter Lagershausen, piano
Café Music — Paul Schoenfield (b. 1947)
- Rubato. Andante moderato
Catherine Galan, violin Chih-Ying Fu, cello Christian Vallery, piano
Tango Trio, Op. 71c (2002) — Miguel del Águila (b. 1957)
Kristi Hanno*, clarinet Katie Broyles, bassoon Steven Brancaleone, piano
Partita in F Major, Op. 57— Franz Krommer (1759-1831)
- Allegro vivace
Daniel Ellis* and Ashley Cook*, oboes Kristi Hanno* and Sandra Fajardo, clarinets
Katie Broyles and John Pope, bassoons C. Scott Smith+ and Juli Buxbaum+, horns
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
Saarburger Serenaden 2019
International Music Festival and School
Final Student Recital
Stadthalle, Saarburg
19:30 Sunday July 28, 2019
Grande Sonata Brilliante, Op. 10 — Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
- Allegro agitato
Craig Jordan and Peter Lagershausen, piano 4-hands
Harp Quintet in C Minor, AV 24 — E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822)
- Adagio III. Allegro
Olja Kaiser*, harp
Zhi Yang, Yiwen Zhu, violins Conrad Sclar*, viola Yuh-Mei Chin, cello
Les Folies d’Espagne — Marin Marais (1656-1728)
Gyehyang Kim, flute
Grand Sextet in E-Flat Major — Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)
- Allegro
Kyoungbae Jeon, piano Yongzhi Lou and Rong Zhu, violins Miriam Oddie*, viola
Michelle Ruttimann and Yuh-Mei Chin, cellos
Intermission
Serenade, Op. 35 — Howard Hanson (1896-1981)
Joanne Lee, flute Olja Kaiser*, harp
Yuchen Zhou and Hyojeong Hwang, violins Conrad Sclar*, viola Daun Lee, cello
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 — Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Yujie Xu, violin Craig Jordan, piano
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 32 — Anton Arensky (1861-1906)
- Allegro moderato
An-Ting Cheng, violin Michelle Ruttimann, cello Peter Lagershausen, piano
Molto adagio — George Walker (1922-2018)
Der im vergangenen Jahr verstorbene Komponist und Pianist George Walker war der erste Afroamerikaner, der den Pulitzer-Preis gewann.
Composer and pianist George Walker, who died last year, was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize.
Serenade in E Major, Op. 22 — Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
III. Scherzo: Vivace
Saarburg Festival Strings
William Terwilliger, concertmaster+
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
Saarburg Festival 