PROGRAM AND PERSONNEL

DEAR FRIEND

SATURDAY, DEC. 10 AT 4PM | ST. JOHN’S CHURCH
SUNDAY, DEC. 11 AT 3PM | LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC’S PICKMAN HALL

Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952)
Aure for Violin and Viola

Alex Fortes, violin
Jason Fisher, viola

Steven Stucky (1949-2016)
Nell’ombra, nella luce

Megumi Stohs Lewis and Jae Cosmos Lee, violin
Caitlin Lynch, viola
Michael Unterman, cello


Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Hymn in veneration of the great Joachim for Two Violins and Double Bass, WoO Ahn. III/1

Megumi Stohs Lewis and Jae Cosmos Lee, violin
Michael Unterman, cello

Joseph Joachim (1831-1907)
Quartettsatz in C minor

Megumi Stohs Lewis and Jae Cosmos Lee, violin
Caitlin Lynch, viola
Michael Unterman, cello

Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20
arr. Alex Fortes

Alex Fortes and Megumi Stohs Lewis, violin
Jason Fisher, viola
Michael Unterman and Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello


INTERMISSION

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 88

I. Allegro non troppo ma con brio
II. Grave ed appassionato - Allegretto vivace - Tempo I - Presto - Tempo I
III. Allegro energico - Presto

Jae Cosmos Lee and Alex Fortes, violin
Jason Fisher and Caitlin Lynch, viola
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello

A Far Cry’s season is generously supported by grants from the Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative, Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.