2024 Concerts | Emerging Artist Series

In honor of the 150th anniversary of Charles Ives' birth, this year's world premieres by the Norfolk Fellow composers will feature works written using existing song texts by Charles Ives and performed by an outstanding ensemble of Norfolk Fellow instrumentalists.

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Charles Ives  (1874–1954)
"The Alcotts" from Piano Sonata No. 2, "Concord Sonata"
Lisa Moore  piano

Ives
Tom Sails Away
Sydney Pexton  soprano,  J.J. Penna  piano

Beatrice Ferreira  (b. 1994)
A Certain Kind Of Waiting

Ella Kaale  (b. 2003)
nothing sounds right

Matthew Osterholzer  (b. 2002)
Over There

Sehyeok Park  (b. 2003)
PSALM 73

Danial Sheibani  (b. 2003)
Old Red Shawl

Misha Swersey  (b. 2002)
Tom Sails Away

Norfolk Contemporary Ensemble 
Lisa Moore conductor,  piano
Sydney Pexton  soprano
Adeline DeBella  flute
Darius Farhoumand  bassoon
Lyndon Ji  piano
Emmett Edwards  guitar
Jeremy Klein  viola

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Mother Goose Suite 

    i. Sleeping Beauty's Pavane: Slow
    ii. Little Tom Thumb: Very moderate
    iii. Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas: A march
    iv. Conversations of Beauty and the Beast: A moderate waltz
    v. The Fairy Garden: Slow and solemn

Isabelle Jamois  flute — Alec Chai  oboe
Roi Karni  clarinet — Tucker Van Gundy  bassoon — Gretchen Berendt  horn  
 

Alexander Arutiunian (1920-2012)
Armenian Scenes 

    i. Morning Song
    ii. Drinking Song
    iii. Song of Grief
    iv. Wedding Procession

Eric Evans  trumpet — Jacob Rose  trumpet — Amber Wang  horn
Jude Morris  trombone — Connor Higley  tuba

Claude-Paul Taffanel (1844-1908)
Wind Quintet in g minor 

    i. Allegro con moto
    ii. Andante
    iii. Vivace

Danielle Kim  flute — Annie Winkelman  oboe
Nicole Martin  clarinet — Darius Farhoumand  bassoon — William Sands  horn  

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
arr. Jeff Scott
Libertango 

Isabelle Jamois  flute — Alec Chai  oboe
Roi Karni  clarinet — Tucker Van Gundy  bassoon — Gretchen Berendt  horn

Alfred Schnittke  (1934 – 1998)
Trio for Strings

i. Moderato
ii. Adagio

Ashley Yoon  violin — Lindan Burns  viola — Emily Mantone  cello

Jenni Brandon  (b. 1977)
Five Frogs for Woodwind Quintet

i. Leaping
ii. On the Lily Pad
iii. Swimming
iv. Bullfrog
v. Catching Bugs
vi. Epilogue

Danielle Kim  flute — Annie Winkelman  oboe — Nicole Martin  clarinet
Tucker Van Gundy  bassoon — William Sands  horn

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  (1756 – 1791)
Quartet for Strings in B-flat Major, K. 589

i. Allegro
ii. Larghetto
iii. Menuetto: Moderato
iv. Allegro assai

Nathaniel Strothkamp  violin  —  Nicole Yun  violin
Hsiang-Hsin Ching  viola  —  Miles Goosby  cello

Samuel Barber  (1910 – 1981)
Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31

Isabelle Jamois  flute  —  Alec Chai  oboe — Roi Karni  clarinet
Tucker Van Gundy  bassoon — Gretchen Berendt  horn

Dmitri Shostakovich  (1906 - 1975)
Trio No. 2 in e minor for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 67

i. Andante
ii. Allegro con brio
iii. Largo
iv. Allegretto

Blues Zhang  violin  —  Davis You  cello  —  Chi-Jo Lee  piano

Claude Debussy  (1862 – 1918)
String Quartet in g minor, Op. 10
26 MINUTES

i. Animé et très décidé
ii. Assez vif et bien rythmé
iii. Andantino, doucement expressif
iv. Très modéré

Calvin Alexander violin — Darwin Chang violin
Sofia Gilchenok viola — Mia Kim Bernard cello

Franz Schubert  (1797 – 1828)
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898
37 MINUTES

i. Allegro moderato
ii. Andante un poco mosso
iii. Scherzo: Allegro
iv. Rondo: Allegro vivace

Miranda Werner violin — Ji Sun Jung cello — Robert Levinger piano

Franz Josef Haydn (1732 – 1809)
String Quartet in d minor, Op. 76, No. 2, Hob. III:76
20 MINUTES

i. Allegro
ii. Andante o più tosto allegretto
iii. Menuetto: Allegro ma non troppo
iv. Finale: Vivace assai

Darwin Chang violin — Nate Strothkamp violin
Lindan Burns viola — Davis You cello

Clint Needham (b. 1981)
Brass Quintet No. 1, "Circus"
10 MINUTES

i. Entry
ii. Clowns
iii. The Ringleader
iv. The Contortionist
v. Finale

Eric Evans trumpet — Jacob Rose trumpet — Amber Wang horn
Jude Morris trombone — Connor Higley tuba

Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
ARR. Mason Jones (1919 – 2009)
Le Tombeau de Couperin
(The Tomb of Couperin)
14 MINUTES

i. Prelude
ii. Fugue
iii. Minuet
iv. Rigaudon

Danielle Kim flute — Annie Winkelman oboe — Nicole Martin clarinet
Darius Farhoumand bassoon — William Sands horn

Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963)
Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2
(A Little Chamber Music)
12 MINUTES

i. Lustig: Mäßig schnell Viertel (Merry: Moderately fast quarter notes)
ii. Walzer: Durchweg sehr leise (Waltz: Consistently very soft)
iii. Ruhig und einfach (Calm and simple)
iv. Schnelle Viertel (Fast quarter notes)
v. Sehr lebhaft (Very lively)

Isabelle Jamois flute — Alec Chai oboe — Roi Karni clarinet
Tucker Van Gundy bassoon — Gretchen Berendt horn

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)
String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
33 MINUTES

i. Allegretto
ii. Moderato con moto
iii. Allegro non troppo
iv. Adagio
v. Moderato

Nicole Yun violin — Ashley Yoon violin
Natalie Clarke viola — Emily Mantone cello

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943)
Trio élégiaque No. 2 in d minor, Op. 9
50 MINUTES

i. Moderato — Allegro vivace
ii. Quasi variazione: Andante
iii. Allegro risoluto — Moderato

Nate Strothkamp violin — Emily Mantone cello — Elisabeth Tsai piano

Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921 – 2006)
Brass Quintet No. 1, Op. 73
14 MINUTES

i. Allegro vivace
ii. Chaconne
iii. Con brio

Eric Evans trumpet — Jacob Rose trumpet — Amber Wang horn
Jude Morris trombone — Connor Higley tuba

Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963)
Sextet for Piano and Winds, FP 100
20 MINUTES

i. Allegro vivace
ii. Divertissement: Andantino
iii. Finale: Prestissimo

Isabelle Jamois flute — Alec Chai oboe — Roi Karni clarinet
Tucker Van Gundy bassoon — Gretchen Berendt horn — Robert Levinger piano

Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
String Quintet No. 2, Op. 111
30 MINUTES

i. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
ii. Adagio
iii. Un poco allegretto
iv. Vivace ma non troppo presto

Vibha Janakiraman violin — Blues Zhang violin — Hsiang-Hsin Ching viola
Sofia Gilchenok viola — Miles Goosby cello

Darius Milhaud (1892 – 1974)
La cheminée du roi René, Op. 205
(The Chimney of King René)
13 MINUTES

i. Cortège (Procession)
ii. Aubade (Dawnsong)
iii. Jongleurs (Jugglers)
iv. La maousinglade (Sarabande)
v. Joutes sur l'Arc (Jousting on the River Arc)
vi. Chasse à Valabre (Hunting at Valabre)
vii. Madrigal nocturne (Nocturnal madrigal)

Isabelle Jamois flute — Alec Chai oboe — Roi Karni clarinet
Tucker Van Gundy bassoon — Gretchen Berendt horn

ED. Raymond Mase (b. 1951)
Three English Fancies
8 MINUTES

i. Fancy à 5 – by William Simmes (c. 1575 – c. 1625)
ii. Fancy No. 11 "Cor Mio" – by John Ward (1571 – 1638)
iii. Fancy à 5 – by Giovanni Coperario (1575 – 1626)

Eric Evans trumpet — Jacob Rose trumpet — Amber Wang horn
Jude Morris trombone — Connor Higley tuba

Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)
Afro-Cuban Concerto for Wind Quintet
19 MINUTES

i. Afro
ii. Vocalise
iii. Danza

Danielle Kim flute — Annie Winkelman oboe — Nicole Martin clarinet
Darius Farhoumand bassoon — William Sands horn

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370/368b
15 MINUTES

i. Allegro
ii. Adagio
iii. Rondeau: Allegro

Alec Chai oboe — Darwin Chang violin
Lindan Burns viola — Davis You cello

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135
23 MINUTES

i. Allegretto
ii. Vivace
iii. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
iv. Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß (The difficult decision): Grave, ma non troppo tratto — Allegro

Ashley Yoon violin — Calvin Alexander violin
Natalie Clarke viola — Ji Sun Jung cello

Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)
Concertino for String Quartet
7 MINUTES

Vibha Janakiraman violin — Nicole Yun violin
Natalie Clarke viola — Emily Mantone cello

Beethoven
String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3, "Eroica"
22 MINUTES

i. Introduzione: Andante con moto — Allegro vivace
ii. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
iii. Minuet: Grazioso — Trio
iv. Allegro molto

Darwin Chang violin — Miranda Werner violin
Lindan Burns viola — Davis You cello

Júlio Medaglia (b. 1938)
Belle-Époque en Süd-Amerika
(Belle-Époque in South America)
12 MINUTES

i. The Black Porsche — Tango
ii. Dream Journey to Attersee — São Paulo Waltz
iii. Crazy Baby-Clarinet — Chorinho*
    *type of Brazilian music genre

Isabelle Jamois flute — Alec Chai oboe — Roi Karni clarinet
Tucker Van Gundy bassoon — Gretchen Berendt horn

Franz Josef Haydn (1732 – 1809)
Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. XV:15
15 MINUTES

i. Allegro
ii. Andante
iii. Finale: Allegro moderato

Nicole Yun violin — Miles Goosby cello — Elisabeth Tsai piano

Amanda Harberg (b. 1973)
Suite for Wind Quintet
18 MINUTES

i. Cantus
ii. Furlana
iii. Fantasia
iv. Cabaletta

Danielle Kim flute — Annie Winkelman oboe — Nicole Martin clarinet
Darius Farhoumand bassoon — William Sands horn

Hugo Wolf (1860 – 1903)
Italian Serenade
8 MINUTES

Miranda Werner violin — Vibha Janakiraman violin
Lindan Burns viola — Mia Kim Bernard cello

David Biedenbender (b. 1984)
Sacred Geometry
15 MINUTES

i. Ripples
ii. Gaudí
iii. Nautilus

Eric Evans trumpet — Jacob Rose trumpet — Amber Wang horn
Jude Morris trombone — Connor Higley tuba

Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in c minor, Op. 15
35 MINUTES

i. Allegro molto moderato
ii. Scherzo: Allegro vivo
iii. Adagio
iv. Allegro molto

Blues Zhang violin — Hsiang-Hsin Ching viola
Mia Kim Bernard cello — Chi-Jo Lee piano