Recital at Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church – New Orleans, LA

Innovators and Trailblazers

For the 2017 Season Finale Concert of the Crescent City Chamber Music Festival, set in the historic Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church Sanctuary, MCP will present an informal afternoon concert of the music of some of Classical music’s most brilliant groundbreakers, who diverged from the status quo and cemented their place in history.

Program:

Mary Bianco (b. 1939)
Bonjour, New Orleans! (2017) – World Premiere Performance

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Piano Trio in Bb major, Op. 97 “Archduke” (1811) – Allegro moderato – presto 

W.A. Mozart (1756 – 1791)
String Quintet in G minor, K. 516 (1787) – Adagio ma non troppo

Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)
Sinfonia, Danses Suisses, and Pas de deux from Divertimento for Violin and Piano (1932)

Intermission

Vivian Fung (b. 1975)
Humanoid for Solo Cello and Electronics (2017) – World Premiere Performance

JP Jofre (b. 1983)
Hard Tango (2009)
Universe (2010)

Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (1861)

Manhattan Chamber Players

Katie Hyun, Violin
Grace Park, Violin
Luke Fleming, Viola
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Viola
Anna Petrova, Piano
Michael Katz, Cello
Vivian Fung, Composer

Special Guest Artist
JP Jofre, Bandoneon