Preliminary venues and dates, subject to change
Wednesday, July 26 – Faculty recital, Stadthalle, Saarburg – 19:30
Sunday, July 30 – Student concert, Bettinger Mühle (open air), Schmelz – 18:30
Tuesday, August 1 – Student concert, Cloef-Atrium, Orscholz – 19:30
Wednesday, August 2 – Student concert, Hau’s am See, Kell am See – 19:30
Friday, August 4 – Evening of Salon and light music, Alte Glockengiesserei, Saarburg – 19:30
Saturday, August 5 – Student concert, St. Laurentius Church, Saarburg – 19:30
Sunday, August 6 – Student concert, Stadthalle, Saarburg – 19:30
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Saarburger Serenaden 2023
International Music Festival and School
Faculty Recital
Stadthalle, Saarburg
19:30 Wednesday July 26, 2023
Quarantine Suite ㅡ Jose Ursicino da Silva, “Maestro Duda” (b. 1935)
- Choro
Nordes Trio: Nairam Simoes, trumpet Juli Buxbaum, horn Lauren Schack Clark, piano
Terzetto for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, Op. 22 ㅡThéophile Lalliet (1837-1892)
- Moderato
Kian Hirayama*, oboe, Dale Clark, bassoon, Lauren Schack Clark, piano
The Golden Hour ㅡCait Nishimura (b. 1991)
Brianne Borden, trumpet Lauren Schack Clark, piano
Fantasy for Solo Violin ㅡ Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939)
Sunny Jo*, violin
Concerto for Two Cellos and Orchestra in G Minor, RV 531ㅡAntonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- Allegro
Jennifer Jeehyoun Lee and Ka-Wai Yu, cellos Lauren Schack Clark, piano
Violin Sonata in B Minor ㅡAmanda Maier (1853-1894)
- Allegro
Sunny Jo*, violin Paulo Steinberg, piano
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49 ㅡFelix Mendelssohn (1809-1849)
- Molto Allegro ed agitato
Chiao-Ling Sun, violin Ka-Wai Yu, cello Ru-Lin Lai, piano
Intermission
“Fanmi Imen” for Flute and Piano—Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)
Brian Dunbar, flute Yoon-Wha Roh, piano
Sonata No.1 for Two Bassoons ㅡFrancisco Mignone (1897-1986)
- Modinha
Jessica Kunttu and Staci A. Spring, bassoons
Trio in B-flat for Clarinet, Horn, and Piano, Op. 274 ㅡCarl Reinecke (1824-1920)
III. Scherzo
Patricia Shands, clarinet C. Scott Smith, horn Paulo Steinberg, piano
Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano Op. 40 ㅡ Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
III. Adagio mesto
IV. Allegro con brio
Juli Buxbaum, horn Paula Lastra-Cancela*, violin Yoon-Wha Roh, piano
Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano ㅡMax Bruch (1838-1920)
V. Romanian Melody
VI. Night Song, Andante con mote
Patricia Shands, clarinet Jennifer Jeehyoun Lee, cello Phillip Bush, piano
Elegie, Op. 10 ㅡHeinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1814-1865)
Recitative, Op. 28 by Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
Thomas Christian, violin Semyon Rozin, piano
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
Saarburger Serenaden 2023
International Music Festival and School
Student Concert
Bettinger Mühle, Schmelz
18:30 Sunday July 30, 2023
Herald Emeritus Fanfare ㅡJeffrey Wayne Holmes (b. 1955)
Blake White, Kyra Brockhausen, Tamsin Spiller, Samuel Welch, trumpets
Polaris for Four Horns and Piano ㅡ James Naigus (b. 1987)
Matthew Rahl, Eliza Gintert, Dustie Hall, Victoria Beckett, horns
Ching-Erh Yen, piano
The Swing ㅡ Arthur Foote (1853-1937)
Graceful Dance
Clara Brown and Yi-Han Su, piano
Piano Trio in E-flat, WoO 38 ㅡ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Scherzo (Allegro ma non troppo)
Yuk Ho Tsang, violin Samuel Hodnett, cello Chin Chong Chen, piano
Air Arabe ㅡHeinrich Molbe (1835-1915)
Eunice Won, oboe Dustie Hall, horn Clara Brown, piano
Fête des Dryades, Op. 68 ㅡHeinrich Molbe (1835-1915)
Eliza Gintert, horn Marni Weinreb, bassoon Madison Betz, piano
Jurassic Park for Eight Horns ㅡJohn Williams (b. 1932), Arr. Dick Meyer
Joshua Prestenberg, Jordan Price, Eliza Gintert, Matthew Rahl,
Connell Cornelius, Victoria Beckett, Dustie Hall, James Falcon-Santana, horns
Trio for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano, Op. 75 ㅡKarl Goepfart (1859-1942)
- Allegro
Vanessa Lopez, clarinet Marlee Sanders, bassoon Sih-Yun Chen, piano
Sinfonietta for Double Wind Quintet, Op. 188 ㅡJoachim Raff (1822-1882)
- Allegro
Julianne Williams and Simone McPartling, flutes
Lauren Breen * and Kian Hirayama *, oboes
Nicholas Ebbers and Vanessa Lopez, clarinets
Tyler Van Zuiden and Michael Manns, bassoons
Matthew Rahl and Eliza Gintert, horns
Intermission
Sextet in E-flat Major, Op. 71 ㅡLudwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Adagio
Abigail Miller and Audrey Ewing, clarinets
Marlee Sanders and J. Suddreth, bassoons
Connell Cornelius and James Falcon-Santana, horns
Miniatures for Flute, Oboe, and Piano ㅡWilliam Grant Still (1895-1978)
I. I Ride and Old Paint (USA)
II. Adolorido (Mexico)
V. A Frog Went A-Courtin’
Matthew Williams, flute Eunice Won, oboe Yi-Han Su, piano
Polka Italienne ㅡ Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Ed. Jacob L. Downer
Six Pieces, Op. 11: IV. Waltz
Madison Betz and Sih-Yun Chen, piano
Souvenir du Rigi, Op. 34, for Flute, Horn, and Piano ㅡFranz Doppler (1821-1883)
Simone McPartling, flute Jordan Price, horn Ka Kei Tam, piano
Grande Serenade in E-flat Major, Op. 126 ㅡCarl Czerny (1791-1857)
III. Adagio
Sophia Rechel, clarinet Joshua Prestenberg, horn Ka-Wai Yu+, cello Jie He, piano
IV. Finale. Allegro vivace con fuoco
Sophia Rechel, clarinet Joshua Prestenberg, horn Ka-Wai Yu+, cello Zhenyu Gao, piano
Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral, from “Lohengrin” ㅡRichard Wagner (1813-1883),
arr. Patrick Clements
Matthew Williams and Elsie Munsterteiger, flutes
Lauren Breen * and Kian Hirayama *, oboes
Audrey Ewing and Abigail Miller, clarinets
Joshua Prestenberg, Jordan Price, Eliza Gintert, Matthew Rahl, horns
Charlie Miller and Marlee Sanders, bassoons
Rong Cao*, cello
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
Saarburger Serenaden 2023
International Music Festival and School
Student Concert
Cloef-Atrium, Orscholz
19:30 Tuesday, August 1, 2023
The Coffin Quilt, Lament in G Minor for Strings ㅡJack B. Holt
Sunny Jo * and Yong Wen Su, violins Tse-Hsuan Chen, viola
Sofia Heizer and Chloe Yoon, cellos
Bolero ㅡ David Karp
Ching-Erh Yen and Madison Betz, piano
Suite en forme de valses ㅡ Mel Bonis (1858-1937)
- Valse lente
Yi-Han Su and Clara Brown, piano
Suite in Season ㅡ Melody Bober
I. Autumn Ballade
III. Spring Jazz
Pin Chung Tseng, violin Sofia Heizer, cello Chin Chong Cheng, piano
II. Winter Romance
IV. Summer Latin
Yuk Ho Tsang, violin Samuel Hodnett, cello Sebastian Grinberg Bly, piano
Sonata in C for Piano Four-Hands, K. 19d ㅡWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- Minuetto
Clara Brown and Chin Chong Cheng, piano
Quarantine Suite for Trumpet, Horn, and Piano ㅡJose Ursicino da Silva, “Maestro Duda” (b. 1935)
II. Valsa Festiva
Samuel Welch, trumpet Victoria Beckett, horn Shum Ming Yao Ian, piano
III. Polka
Kyra Brockhausen, trumpet Matthew Rahl, horn Ching-Erh Yen, piano
Six Pieces for Three Bassoons, Op. 4, No. 4 ㅡJulius Weissenborn (1837-1888)
IV. Tanz in der Dorfschänke
Marni Weinreb, Charlie Miller, J. Suddreth, bassoons
Grand Sextet, op. 5 ㅡ François-Joseph Fétis (1784-1871)
I. Allegro risoluto
Yi-Chang Chen and Danna Rojas, violins Anna Boida*, viola Soohong Jeon, cello
Caroline Petrick and Ka Kei Tam, piano
Intermission
Piano Trio Élégiaque No. 1 in G Minor, “Lento lugubre” ㅡSergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Yi-Kai Tseng, violin Yi-Pei Liao, viola Yi Jia Li, piano
Canzona per sonare No.2 ㅡGiovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612), arr. James Klages
Blake White, Kyra Brockhausen, Tamsin Spiller, Samuel Welch, trumpets
Divertimento No. 1, K. 229/439b ㅡ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
I. Allegro
Vanessa Lopez and Abigail Miller, clarinets Marni Weinreb, bassoon
Piano Trio in G Major ㅡWilliam Hurlstone (1876-1906)
II. Andante
Sin-Yu Wang, violin Soohong Jeon, cello Sih -Yun Chen, piano
Concertpiece No. 1, Op. 113 ㅡFelix Mendelssohn (1809-1849)
Nicholas Ebbert, clarinet Tyler Van Zuiden, bassoon Madison Betz, piano
Grande Serenade in E-flat Major, Op. 126 ㅡ Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
III. Adagio
Sophia Rechel, clarinet Joshua Prestenberg, horn Ka-Wai Yu+, cello Jie He, piano
IV. Finale. Allegro vivace con fuoco
Sophia Rechel, clarinet Joshua Prestenberg, horn Ka-Wai Yu+, cello Zhenyu Gao, piano
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
Saarburger Serenaden 2023
International Music Festival and School
Student Concert
Hau’s am See, Kell am See
19:30 Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Fête des Dryade, Op. 68, for Horn, Bassoon, and Piano ㅡ Heinrich Molbe (1835-1915)
Eliza Gintert, horn Marni Weinreb, bassoon Madison Betz, piano
Galop-March for Piano Eight-Hands ㅡ Albert Lavignac (1846-1916)
Ka Kei Tam, Chun Lam Zhu, Sebastian Grinberg, Shum Ming Yao Ian, piano
Piano Trio in E-flat, WoO 38 ㅡ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
II. Scherzo (Allegro ma non troppo)
Yuk Ho Tsang, violin Samuel Hodnett, cello Chin Chong Chen, piano
Polka Italienne ㅡ Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Ed. Jacob L. Downer
Six Pieces, Op. 11
IV. Waltz
Madison Betz and Sih-Yun Chen, piano
Sextet in E-flat Major, Op. 71 ㅡLudwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
II. Adagio
Abigail Miller and Audrey Ewing, clarinets
Marlee Sanders and J. Suddreth, bassoons
Connell Cornelius and James Falcon-Santana, horns
Trio for Trumpet, Cello, and Piano ㅡ Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)
II. Andante appassionata con rubato
Blake White, trumpet Soohong Jeon, cello Madison Betz, piano
Sinfonietta for Double Wind Quintet, Op. 188 ㅡ Joachim Raff (1822-1882)
III. Larghetto
IV. Vivace
Matthew Williams and Elsie Munsterteiger, flutes
Lauren Breen * and Kian Hirayama *, oboes
Sophia Rechel and Abigail Miller, clarinets
Marni Weinreb and Charlie Miller, bassoons
Joshua Prestenberg and Jordan Price, horns
Intermission
Herald Emeritus Fanfare ㅡ Jeffrey Wayne Holmes
Blake White, Kyra Brockhausen, Tamsin Spiller, and Samuel Welch, trumpets
Polaris for Four Horns and Piano ㅡJames Naigus (b.1987)
Matthew Rahl, Eliza Gintert, Dustie Hall, Victoria Beckett, horns
Ching-Erh Yen, Piano
Le Phenix, for Three Bassoons and Basso (Bassoon 4) ㅡMichel Corrette (1707-1795)
I. Allegro
Tyler Van Zuiden, Marlee Sanders, J. Suddreth, Michael Manns, bassoons
Five Petits Duos for Flute and Violin with Piano, Op. 56 ㅡCesar Cui (1835-1918)
II. Berceuse (Andantino)
III. Scherzino (Allegro non troppo)
IV. Nocturne (Andantino)
V. Valse (Allegretto)
Elsie Munsterteiger, flute Danna Rojas, violin Chun Lam Zhu, piano
Duettino Americano Op. 37 for Flute, Violin, and Piano ㅡFranz Doppler (1821-1883)
Julianne Williams, flute Louis Coste*, violin Caroline Petrick, piano
Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral, from “Lohengrin” ㅡRichard Wagner (1813-1883),
arr. Patrick Clements
Matthew Williams and Elsie Munsterteiger, flutes
Lauren Breen * and Kian Hirayama *, oboes
Audrey Ewing and Abigail Miller, clarinets
Joshua Prestenberg, Jordan Price, Eliza Gintert, Matthew Rahl, horns
Charlie Miller and Marlee Sanders, bassoons
Rong Cao*, cello
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
Saarburger Serenaden 2023
International Music Festival and School
Student Concert
Evening of Salon and Light Music
Glockengiesserai, Saarburg
19:30 Friday, August 4, 2023
Andalusierin ㅡEde (Eduard) Poldini (1869-1957)
Sebastian Grinberg Bly and Shum Ming Yao Ian, piano
Jazz Suite in Color ㅡ Martha Mier (b. 1936)
I. Flourescent Pink Jazz
II. Sapphire Blue Blues
III. Spring Green Rag
Audrey Ewing, clarinet Tamsin Spiller, trumpet Chun Lam Zhu, piano
Quartet for Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano ㅡBill Douglas (b. 1944)
I. Cantando
Matthew Williams, flute Vanessa Lopez, clarinet Michael Manns, bassoon Si-Yun Chen, piano
Aires tropicales for Wind Quintet ㅡPaquito d’Rivera (b. 1948)
IV. Vals Venezolano
VII. Afro
VI. Contradanza
Brian Dunbar+, flute Kian Hirayama*, oboe Patricia Shands+, clarinet
Tyler Van Zuiden, bassoon Jordan Redd+, horn
Galop-March for Piano Eight-Hands ㅡAlbert Lavignac (1846-1916)
Ka Kei Tam, Chun Lam Zhu, Sebastian Grinberg, Shum Ming Yao Ian, piano
Three Tangos, arr. by Julian Milione for 4 Violins and Cello ㅡAstor Piazzolla (1933-1990)
Tango I – Retrato de Alfredo Gobbu
Tango III – Oblivion
Tango IV – Libertango
Paula Lastra Cancela *, Louis Coste *, Dasom Jeon *, and Megan Evans * , violins
Wesley Skinner *, cello
Intermission
Seven Pieces for Piano Trio ㅡAlexey Shor (b. 1960)
I. Addio
V. Luxembourg Garden
Megan Evans*, violin Wesley Skinner*, cello Semyon Rozin+, piano
Tango Pathetique nach Tschaikowsky op.77b, Aus dem Roman Schwanenröschen
(„Swan rose“) ㅡPeter Kiesewetter (1945– 2012)
Dasom Jeon*, violin Ka-Wai Yu+, cello Caroline Petrick, piano
Rondeau brilliant, Op.227 for Piano Six Hands ㅡCarl Czerny (1791-1857)
Zhenyu Gao, Yi-Jia Li, Jie He, piano
Duettino Americano Op. 37 for Flute, Violin, and Piano ㅡFranz Doppler (1821-1883)
Julianne Williams, flute Louis Coste*, violin Caroline Petrick, piano
Octet, Op. 12 ㅡFriedrich Ludwig Christian, Prinz von Preußen (1772-1806)
II. Romance. Larghetto cantabile ed espressivo
Caroline Petrick, piano Sophia Rechel, clarinet Joshua Prestenberg and Jordan Price, horns
Yen-Fang Chen * and Tse-Hsuan Chen, violas Wesley Skinner * and Rong Cao *, cellos
III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo
Yi-Jia Li, piano Sophia Rechel, clarinet Joshua Prestenberg and Jordan Price, horns,
Yen-Fang Chen * and Tse-Hsuan Chen, violas Wesley Skinner * and Rong Cao *, cellos
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
Saarburger Serenaden 2023
International Music Festival and School
Student Concert
St. Laurentius Church, Saarburg
19:30 Saturday, August 5, 2023
Improvisation
Paul Kayser, Organ *
Notturno for Harp and Strings ㅡArnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Dasom Jeon *, solo violin Louis Coste * and Sunny Jo *, violins
Yen-Fang Chen * and Anna Boida *, violas
Jennifer Jeehyoun Lee +, Wesley Skinner *, and Rong Cao *, cellos
Adi-Alice Petre, harp *
Serenade, Op. 35 for Solo Flute, Harp, and Strings ㅡHoward Hanson (1896-1981)
Julianne Williams, flute Adi-Alice Petre*, harp Dasom Jeon * and Yi-Chang Chen, violins
Anna Boida*, viola Jennifer Jeehyoun Lee + and Soohong Jeong, cellos
Elegiac Trio ㅡ Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
Adi-Alice Petre*, harp Julianne Williams, Flute Yen-Fang Chen*, viola
Introduction and Allegro ㅡMaurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Adi-Alice Petre*, harp Paula Lastra-Cancela * and Yi-Kai Tseng, violins Yen-Fang Chen*, viola Jennifer Jeehyoun Lee+, cello Simone McPartling, flute Nicholas Ebbers, clarinet
Intermission
Suite in G-Dur for Strings and Organ, P.58—Ottorino Respighi (1879 -1936)
I. Preludio
II. Aria
IV.Cantico
Paul Kayser*, organ
Saarburg Festival String Ensemble
Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral, from “Lohengrin” ㅡRichard Wagner (1813-1883),
arr. Patrick Clements
Matthew Williams and Elsie Munsterteiger, flutes
Lauren Breen * and Kian Hirayama *, oboes
Audrey Ewing and Abigail Miller, clarinets
Joshua Prestenberg, Jordan Price, Eliza Gintert, Matthew Rahl, horns
Charlie Miller and Marlee Sanders, bassoons
Rong Cao*, cello
Organ Sonata No.1, Op. 65ㅡ Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847), arr. Patrick Clemens
II. Adagio
Paul Kayser*, organ
Matthew Williams and Elsie Munsterteiger. flutes
Kian Hirayama * and Eunice Won, oboes
Vanessa Lopez and Sophia Rechel, clarinets
Dustie Hall, Victoria Beckett, Connell Cornelius, and James Falcon-Santana, horns
Suddreth and Charlie Miller, bassoons
Toccata ㅡGianbattista Martini (1706-1784), arr. Michel Rondeau
Blake White, trumpet Paul Kayser*, organ
String Quartet No.2 in D Major ㅡAlexander Borodin (1833-1887)
III. Nocturne
Paula Lastra-Cancela * and Megan Evans *, violins
Yi-Pei Liao, viola Rong Cao*, cello
Canzon ‘Cornetto’ á 4 SSWV 56 for Four TrumpetsㅡSamuel Scheidt (1587-1654)
Blake White, Kyra Brockhausen, Tamsin Spiller, Samuel Welch, trumpets
Grand pas des fiancée, from “Ruses d’amour”, Op. 61ㅡAlexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
Louis Coste*, violin solo Wesley Skinner*, cello solo
Saarburg Festival Orchestra
Dasom Jeon*, concertmaster Semyon Rozin+, conductor
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
Saarburger Serenaden 2023
International Music Festival and School
Student Concert
Stadthalle, Saarburg
19:30 Sunday, August 6, 2023
Octet, Op. 12 ㅡ Friedrich Ludwig Christian, Prinz von Preußen (1772-1806)
I. Introduzione. Lento patetico — Allegro grazioso
Zhenyu Gao, piano Sophia Rechel, clarinet Joshua Prestenberg and Jordan Price, horns
Yen-Fang Chen * and Tse-Hsuan Chen, violas Wesley Skinner * and Rong Cao *, cellos
Octet in As-Dur, Op. 128ㅡFerdinand Ries (1784-1838)
II. Andantino
III. Rondo (Allegretto)
Audrey Ewing, clarinet Tyler van Zuiden, bassoon Joshua Prestenberg, horn
Paula Lastra-Cancela*, violin Anna Boida*, viola
Wesley Skinner*, cello Ka-Wai Yu+, cello Jie He, piano
Fantasy on “Carmen” for 4 Violins and Bass ㅡGeorges Bizet (1838-1875)
arr. by Julian Milone
Louis Coste *, Yi-Kai Tseng, Sunny Jo *, and Paula Lastra-Cancela *, violins
Ka-Wai Yu +, cello
Intermission
Two Pieces for Piano Six Hands ㅡSergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
- Romance in A Major
Zhenyu Gao, Jie He, Yi-Jia Li, piano
Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 ㅡEdvard Grieg (1843–1907), arr. by Sarah Kuo
II. Last Spring
Simone McPartling, flute Lauren Breen*, oboe
Nicholas Ebbers, clarinet Tyler Van Zuiden, bassoon
Piano Sextet in B-flat Major ㅡHans Huber (1852-1921)
- Adagio ma non troppo – Allegretto con moto
Julianne Williams, flute Lauren Breen*, oboe Sophia Rechel, clarinet
Tyler Van Zuiden, bassoon Jordan Price, horn Caroline Petrick, piano
Serenade Op. 12 for Strings ㅡVictor Herbert (1859-1924)
III. Liebes-Scene: Langsam – Andante amoroso
Saarburg Festival Strings
IV. Canzonetta: Allegretto
Faculty & Guest artists:
Thomas Christian +, Louis Coste *, Paula Lastra-Cancela *, Sunny Jo *, violins
Anna Boida * and Yen-Fang Chen *, violas
Ka-Wai Yu +, Jennifer Jeehyoun Lee +, Wesley Skinner *, Rong Cao *, violoncellos
V. Finale: Molto vivace
Saarburg Festival Strings
* Saarburg Festival Guest Artist
+ Saarburg Festival Faculty
Saarburg Festival 