Musicians from Marlboro
Sunday, February 28, at 7:30
MARTHA-ELLEN TYE RECITAL HALL, ISU Find Location . . .
“This is truly accomplished music-making. There are chamber groups of longtime standing that fail to come close to this ad-hoc group’s sense of shared purpose.”—New York Times
“These young Marlboro players reminded their audience of the almost explosive joy that musicians take in sharing their exploration of chamber music. Each was a soloist; each was a thoughtful partner to the other. Together, they were exultant.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
In the third concert of Ames Town & Gown’s 60th season, five musicians representing Musicians from Marlboro will perform on the stage of the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall in Iowa State University’s Music Hall on Sunday, February 28, at 7:30 p.m. This concert marks the beginning of a partnership between Marlboro and Ames Town & Gown.
“Musicians from Marlboro” is the touring extension of the renowned Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont. Founded by Rudolf Serkin and Adolph Busch on the hilltop campus of Marlboro College in 1951, the Marlboro Music Festival brings together leading musicians from all parts of the U.S. and many foreign countries for two months each summer. Both young professionals and mature artists come to the tiny town of Marlboro to exchange ideas and explore together in depth the vast repertoire of chamber music in an informal and intimate setting. The concerts that result from these weeks of interaction have been called by Time magazine “the most exciting chamber music in the United States.” [See: “The Music Mountain; the Classical World’s Most Coveted Retreat,” The New Yorker, June 29, 2009, pp56-65.]
Typically, each tour group is built around a work performed during a prior summer that the festival’s artistic directors feel is so special that it should be shared with others around the country. The 2009-10 touring season is made up of four groups, performing throughout the United States from November through May, providing audiences the opportunity to hear a wonderful mix of repertoire and to discover young artists destined to become future musical leaders. Among the former young stars of Marlboro are cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Peter Serkin.
The group coming to Ames is composed of Augustin Hadelich, violin; Karina Canellakis, violin; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Peter Stumpf, cello; and Sebastian Krunnies, viola.
PROGRAM:
Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115; Haydn String Quartet, Op. 64, No. 6; Kodaly Duo for;Violin and cello.
MASTER CLASS:
Peter Stumpf, the principal cellist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will conduct a master class for area music students, at 2 p.m. on February 28 in Rm. 130, Music Hall of Iowa State University. The class is sponsored by the music departments of ISU and Drake University and is free and open to the public.
VISIT TO HIGH SCHOOL
The quintet will also visit Ames High School instrumental students on Monday, March 1, at the high school. This outreach program is funded by a mini-grant from the Iowa Arts Council.