MCP Holiday Showcase at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch College – New York, NY

Doors open at 6:30 pm
Pre-concert talk with musical demonstrations at 7 pm
Concert at 7:30 pm

$20 general admission; $10 students; children free
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This program pairs works written by composers (Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dvořák, and Shostakovich) early in their careers on the first half with works written by the same composers written when they had fully matured as artists.  It also features performances of new works by MCP Composers Vivian Fung and Chris Rogerson.

Program:

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Octet in Eb major, Op. 20 (1825) – Allegro moderato con fuoco

Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8 (1854) – Allegro con brio

Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
String Sextet in A major, Op. 48 (1878) – Dumka: Poco allegretto and Furiant: Presto

Chris Rogerson (b. 1988)
Shadows Lengthen (2015) – World Premiere

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)
Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11 (1925) – Scherzo

Intermission

Dmitri Shostakovich  (1906 -1975)
Waltzes from Three Duets for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 97 (1955)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
String Quintet in Bb major, Op. 87 (1845) – Adagio e lento

Astor Piazzolla (1921 – 1992)
Fear from Five Tango Sensations
With special guest artist JP Jofre, Bandoneon

JP Jofre (b. 1983)
Sweet Dreams (2011) and Hard Tango (2012)

Vivian Fung (b. 1975)
Sketch for Solo Cello and Electronics (2015) – World Premiere

Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60 (1875) – Andante

Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81 (1888) – Finale: Allegro

Personnel:

Molly Carr, Viola
Francesca dePasquale, Violin
Elizabeth Fayette, Violin
Luke Fleming, Viola
Francisco Fullana, Violin
David Fung, Piano
Vivian Fung, Composer
Oded Hadar, Cello
Katie Hyun, Violin
Andrew Janss, Cello
Michael Katz, Cello
Siwoo Kim, Violin
Naomi Kudo, Piano
Matthew Lipman, Viola
Mihai Marica, Cello
Grace Park, Violin
Chris Rogerson, Composer
Brendan Speltz, Violin
Alice Yoo, Cello