PROGRAM AND PERSONNEL

SIBLING SOUNDS

SATURDAY, APRIL 12 AT 3PM | ST. JOHN’S CHURCH
SUNDAY, APRIL 13 AT 3PM | FIRST CHURCH CAMBRIDGE

Sibling Sounds, curated by Sarah Darling, highlights the versatility and virtuosity of A Far Cry’s violin and cello sections. Featuring challenging and evocative works by Telemann, Bacewicz, Vivaldi, and Gubaidulina, this program showcases the close-knit bonds among our musicians and the radiant harmonies that arise from their collaboration.

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Concerto No. 1 for Four Violins in G major, TWV 40:201 
I. Largo
II. Allegro
III. Adagio
IV. Vivace

Jae Cosmos Lee, Miki Cloud, Megumi Stohs Lewis & Jesse Irons, violin

Grażyna Bacewicz (1909 - 1969)
Quartet for Four Violins 
I. Allegretto - Allegro giocoso
II. Andante tranquillo
III. Molto allegro

Jesse Irons, Miki Cloud, Jae Cosmos Lee & Megumi Stohs Lewis, violin 

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto for Four Violins, Cello Obligato, and Strings in B minor, Op. 3, No. 10, RV 580, “L’Estro Armonico” 
I. Allegro
II. Largo - Larghetto
III. Allegro

Megumi Stohs Lewis, Jae Cosmos Lee, Miki Cloud & Jesse Irons, violin
Hannah Collins, Rafael Popper-Keizer, Michael Unterman & Francesca McNeeley, cello

INTERMISSION

Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931)
Quaternion for Cello Quartet (1996)

Rafael Popper-Keizer, Francesca McNeeley, Hannah Collins & Michael Unterman, cello

A Far Cry’s St. John’s Church Chamber Music Series is proudly supported by grants from The Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative and Massachusetts Cultural Council.