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CELEBRATING OVER 50 YEARS OF EXTRAORDINARY CHAMBER MUSIC
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New Evening Concert Time
Please note that evening concerts will now start at 7:30pm!
All events start at 7:30pm unless otherwise noted.
Free Concerts
All June Concerts June 16, 21, 27 (3pm and 7:30pm), and 28 (11am)
Thursday Nights July 11, 18, and 25, August 1
"Musikliebe", a musical exploration and conversation led by Composer in Residence Jörg Widmann July 30
ABOUT THE BIG BARN
Yellow Barn's summer concert venue is located on Main Street in downtown Putney, Vermont, just off of Exit 4 of I91.
The intimate, 75-seat Big Barn offers comfortable seating and airconditioning, and is fully accessible. Should you have special needs, including those related to hearing or visual impairment, please contact Yellow Barn at (802) 387-6637 or info@yellowbarn.org one week prior to your visit and we will do our best to address your needs.
Young Artists Program concerts
June 16, 21, 27 (3pm and 7:30pm), and 28 (11am)
The Big Barn, Putney, VT
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Opening Night Concert
François Couperin (1668–1733) Les Ombres Errantes (1730)
Daniel Borovitzky, keyboard
Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (1714-1788) “Gott, Sieh Dein Volk im Staube liegen” from Die Israeliten in der Wüste, H.775 (1768-9)
William Sharp, baritone; Eli Holmes, bassoon; Alice Van Leuven, Ele Bienzobas, violins; Brian Isaacs, viola; Gerard Flotats, Daniel Borovitzky, continuo
Sam Suggs (b.1990) EDM Caprice No. 1 "Daft Punk" (2015)
Sam Suggs, double bass
Charles Ives (1874-1954) Violin Sonata No. 3, Op.62 (1905-14)
Donald Weilerstein, violin; Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano
Intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Fêtes galante, livres I & II (1891/1904)
Sara LeMesh, Melissa Wimbish, sopranos; Gilbert Kalish, piano
Helena Winkelman (b.1974) Sonnet 74 (2020-21)
Sophie Williams, Katherine Yoon, violins; Chris Ellis, cello; Sam Suggs, double bass
Enno Poppe (b.1969) Freizeit (2016)
Nathan Meltzer, Leo Appel, violins; Yeh-Chun Lin, viola; Gerard Flotats, cello
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV1048 (1719-20)
Katherine Yoon, K.J. McDonald, Astrid Nakamura, violins; Nicholas Mann, Hannah Burnett, Wilhelm Magner, violas; Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Annie SeEun Hyung, Chris Ellis, cellos; Sam Suggs, double bass; Julian Chan, harpsichord
Masterclass: Gilbert Kalish
Yellow Barn Concert
Chaya Czernowin (b.1957) Adiantum Capillus-Veneris I (2015)
Lucy Shelton, voice
Osvaldo Golijov (1960) Mariel (2008)
Joan Herget, cello; Matthew Boyle, marimba
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Trio in D Major, Op.70 No.1 “Ghost” (1808)
Trio Venere
Daniel Borovitzky, piano; Gaia Trionfera, violin; Nigel Thean, cello
Intermission
Ana Sokolović (b.1968) Looking at the Moon (For Lucy) (2024)
Lucy Shelton, soprano; Wilhelm Magner, viola; Wei-An Hung, cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Trio G major, K.564 (1788)
Gilbert Kalish, piano; SoYoung Choi, violin; Gerard Flotats, cello
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Variations on "Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen", WoO.46 (1801)
Ariadna Chmelik, cello; Gilbert Kalish, piano
Stefano Scodanibbio (1956-2012) & Roll (2007)
Sam Suggs, double bass
Sam Suggs (b.1990) Rollover LVB (2024)
Rosemary Nelis, viola; Charles Overton, harp; Sam Suggs, double bass; Matthew Boyle, percussion
Yellow Barn Concert
Heinrich Biber (1644-1704) Mystery Sonata No. 10 (c.1670)
Ele Bienzobas, violin; Eli Holmes, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Daniel Borovitzky, continuo
Stuart Saunders Smith (1948-2024) Each Moment an Ending (1993)
Nathan Davis, orchestra bells; Jason Treuting, vibraphone; Matthew Boyle, xylophone; Eduardo Leandro, marimba
Heinrich Biber Mystery Sonata No. 15
Ele Bienzobas, violin; Eli Holmes, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Daniel Borovitzky, continuo
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Trio Sonata in F Major, Op.5 No.6 (1739)
Dale Barltrop, Julia Schilz, violins; Natasha Brofsky, Julian Chan, continuo
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sonata for Viola da Gamba in D Major, BWV1028 (c.1730-40)
Nigel Thean, cello; Seth Knopp, piano
Jungyoon Wie (b.1990) Dan Poong (2022)
Coco Mi, SoYoung Choi, violins
Intermission
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok, Op.127 (1967)
Sara LeMesh, soprano; Tong Chen, violin; Alejandro Gomez Pareja, cello; Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano
Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931) Five Etudes (1965)
Charles Overton, harp; Sam Suggs, double bass; Matthew Boyle, percussion
Yellow Barn Concert
Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942) In Futurum from Fünf Pittoresken (1919)
Luciano Berio (1925-2003) Sequenza III (1965)
Lucy Shelton, voice
Julian Anderson (b.1967) Poetry Nearing Silence (1997)
Curtis Macomber, Astrid Nakamura, violins; Joshua Cai, viola; Annie SeEun Hyung, cello; Ji Young Kim, flutes; Anoush Pogossian, clarinets; Charles Overton, harp
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) En blanc et noir (1915)
Daniel Borovitzky, Alasdair Beatson, pianos
Intermission
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) Trio for Violin, Cello, and Harp (1945)
Tong Chen, violin; Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello; Charles Overton, harp
Gérard Pesson (b.1958) Solitaire Mikado (2016)
William Sharp, baritone; Julian Chan, piano
Bruno Mantovani (b.1974) Un mois d'octobre (2000)
Eli Holmes, bassoon; Ryan Jung, piano
Summer Gala
George Crumb (1929-2022) A Journey Beyond Time: American Songbook II (2003)
Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté (b.1974) Tegere Tulon (2018)
Traditional Glory, Glory
William Sharp, baritone; Alasdair Beatson, piano; Nathan Davis, Jason Treuting, Eduardo Leandro, Matthew Boyle, percussion
K.J. McDonald, Sophie Williams, violins; Brian Isaacs, viola; Gerard Flotats, cello
Melissa Wimbish, soprano
Catering by A Vermont Table
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Yellow Barn Concert
Endre Szervánszky (1911-1977) Arioso from Serenade for Strings (1947-8)
György Kurtág (b.1926) Officium Breve (in memoriam Endre Szervánszky) (1989)
Donald Weilerstein, Julia Schilz, violins; Nicholas Mann, viola; Tamir Naaman Pery, cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K.581 (1789)
Daniel Meszaros, clarinet; Emily Turkanik, Coco Mi, violins; Joshua Cai, viola; Wei-An Hung, cello; Sam Suggs, double bass
Intermission
Gérard Pesson (b.1958) Cinq Chansons (1999)
Melissa Wimbish, soprano; Ji Young Kim, flute; Daniel Meszaros, clarinet; Sunmi Han, piano; Nicholas Mann, viola; Alejandro Gomez Pareja, cello
Katherine Balch (b.1991) Phrases (2017)
Melissa Wimbish, soprano; Sam Suggs, double bass
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Piano Quintet No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 115 (1921)
Alasdair Beatson, piano; Dale Barltrop, Nathan Meltzer, violins; Wilhelm Magner, viola; Chris Ellis, cello
Yellow Barn Concert
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Suite for Voice and Violin (1923)
Lucy Shelton, soprano; Dale Barltrop, violin
Thomas Kessler (1937-2024) Unisono (1976)
Anoush Pogossian, Daniel Meszaros, Alan Kay, clarinet
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Trio in A Minor, Op.114 (1891-2)
Brian Isaacs, viola; Ariadna Chmelik, cello; Sunmi Han, piano
Intermission
Mario Davidovsky (1937-2019) Quartetto No. 1 (1987)
Ji Young Kim, flute; Curtis Macomber, violin; Rosemary Nelis, viola; Joan Herget, cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quartet in F Major, K.590 (1790)
Dale Barltrop, Astrid Nakamura, violins; Hannah Burnett, viola; Gerard Flotats, cello
Salvatore Sciarrino (b.1947) Sonata per due pianoforte (1970)
Ryan Jung, Po-Wei Ger, piano
Yellow Barn Concert
Robert Mann (1920-2018) How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin (1954)
Lucy Shelton, narrator; Curtis Macomber, violin; Vivian Hornik Wilerstein, piano
Anonymous (England) from the Beowulf epic (c.8th century)
Benjamin Bagby, vocalist and harpist
Helena Tulve (b.1972) Und von liehte vinster (2012)
Eli Holmes, bassoon; Ele Bienzobas, K.J. McDonald, violins; Wilhelm Manger, viola; Tamir Naaman Pery, cello
Thomas Adès (b.1971) Alchymia (2021)
Anoush Pogossian, basset clarinet; Leo Appel, Alice Van Leuven, violins; Yeh-Chun Lin, viola; Natasha Brofsky, cello
Intermission
Dai Fujikura (b.1977) Chattering Birds (2021)
Matthew Boyle, Eduardo Leandro, percussion
Giancinto Scelsi (1905-1988) Rucke di Gluck (1988)
Ji Young Kim, flute; Daniel Bates, oboe
Hans Abrahamsen (b.1952) Traumlieder (2009)
Trio Venere
Gaia Trionfera, violin; Nigel Thean, cello; Daniel Borovitzky, piano
Robert Mann (1920-2018) The Emperor and the Nightingale (1949)
Walter van Dyk, narrator; Katherine Yoon, violin; Seth Knopp, piano
Masterclass: Donald Weilerstein, violin
Yellow Barn Concert
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op.120 No.2 (1894)
Rosemary Nelis, viola; Po-Wei Ger, piano
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op.15 (1908-9)
Sara LeMesh, soprano; Seth Knopp, piano
Intermission
Philippe Hersant (b.1948) Huit Duos (1995)
Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola; Eli Holmes, bassoon
Alban Berg (1885-1935) String Quartet, Op.3 (1910)
Curtis Macomber, Emily Turkanik, violins; Hannah Burnett, viola; Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello
Salvatore Sciarrino (b.1947) La Malinconia (1980)
SoYoung Choi, violin; Pauline Sachse, viola
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Märchenbilder, Op.113 (1851)
Pauline Sachse, viola; Sunmi Han, piano
Yellow Barn Concert
Sándor Veress (1907-1992) Introduzione e Coda (1972)
Alan Kay, clarinet; Tong Chen, violin; Wei-An Hung, cello
Béla Bártok (1881-1945) String Quartet No. 3 (1927)
Sophie Williams, Coco Mi, violins; Joshua Cai, viola; Annie SeEun Hyung, cello
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Romantic Pieces, Op.75 (1887)
Katherine Yoon, violin; Seth Knopp, piano
Intermission
Viktor Ullman (1898-1944) Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke (1944)
Walter van Dyk, narrator; Julian Chan, piano
Yellow Barn Concert
Francis Poulenc (1899-963) La Voix Humaine (1958)
Melissa Wimbish, soprano; Ryan Jung, piano
Intermission
Rudi Martinus van Dijk (1932-2003) Sonata for violin and piano (1995)
Anthony Marwood, violin; Julian Chan, piano
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.71 No.3 (1793)
Alice Van Leuven, Katherine Yoon, violins; Pauline Sachse, viola; Luise Buchberger, cello
Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023) Du gick, flög (1982)
Lucy Shelton, mezzo-soprano; Tamir Naaman Pery, cello
Ana Sokolović (b.1968) Dring, dring (2010)
Sara LeMesh, Melissa Wimbish, Lucy Shelton, William Sharp, voices
Yellow Barn Concert
Georges Aperghis (b.1949) Le Corps Á Corps (1978)
Ethan Cowburn, zarb
Mauricio Kagel (1931-2008) Match (1964)
John Myerscough, Alejandro Gomez Pareja, cellos; Matthew Boyle, percussion
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Il Bove (1915)
Lucy Shelton, soprano; John Myerscough, cello; Stephen Coxe, piano
Oliver Knussen (1952-2018) Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Pooh (1970/83)
Sara LeMesh, soprano; Ji Young Kim, flute; Daniel Meszaros, contrabass clarinet; Daniel Bates, English horn; Chris Ellis, cello; Eduardo Leandro, percussion
Intermission
Béla Bártok (1881-1945) Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz.110, BB115 (1937)
Julian Chan, Sunmi Han, pianos; Eduardo Leandro, Matthew Boyle, percussion
Masterclass: Laurence Lesser, cello
Yellow Barn Concert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quintet in E-Flat Major, K.614 (1791)
Leo Appel, Julia Schilz, violins; Hannah Burnett, Krysztof Chorzelski, violas; Luise Buchberger, cello
Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931) Quarternion (1996)
Ariadna Chmelik, Gerard Flotats, Joan Herget, Wei-An Hung, cellos
Intermission
Julius Eastman (1940-1990) Our Father (1989)
William Sharp, baritone
Dmitri Shostakovich (2006-1975) Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op.57 (1940)
Astrid Nakamura, Gaia Trionfera, violins; Pauline Sachse, viola; Tamir Naaman Pery, cello; Daniel Borovitzky, piano
Yellow Barn Concert
George Enescu (1881-1955) Pièce pour piano sur le nom de Fauré (1922)
Sunmi Han, piano
Béla Bártok (1881-1945) Piano Quintet in C Major, Sz.23 (1904)
Emily Turkanik, Katherine Yoon, violins; Rosemary Nelis, viola; Aaron Wolff, cello; Dénes Várjon, piano
Intermission
Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942) Duo for Violin and Cello, WV74 (1925)
Nathan Meltzer, violin; Annie SeEun Hyung, cello
George Enescu (1881-1955) Octet, Op.7 (1900)
Anthony Marwood, K.J. McDonald, Tong Chen, Sophie Williams, violins; Brian Isaacs, Wilhelm Magner, violas; Alejandro Gomez Pareja, Natasha Brofsky, cellos
Special Event: Jörg Widmann
"Musikliebe", a musical exploration and conversation led by Jörg Widmann
Yellow Barn Concert
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) empty space for five players (2020)
K.J. McDonald, violin; Ji Young Kim, flute; Alan Kay, clarinet; Matthew Boyle, percussion; Seth Knopp, piano
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Beethoven-Studie, String Quartet No. 6 (2019)
Nathan Meltzer, Sophie Williams, violins; Hannah Burnett, viola; Tamir Naaman Pery, cello
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Grosse Fuge, Op.133 (1826)
SoYoung Choi, Alice Van Leuven, violins; Yeh-Chun Lin, viola, Chris Ellis, cello
Intermission
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Beethoven-Studie III, String Quartet No. 8 (2020)
Julia Schilz, Emily Turkanik, violins; Wilhelm Magner, viola; Natasha Brofsky, cello
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.127 (1825)
Ele Bienzobas, Tong Chen, violins; Brian Isaacs, viola; Joan Herget, cello
Yellow Barn Concert
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) ...und wenn wir uns mitten im Leben meinen..., Torso (2023)
Ele Bienzobas, Coco Mi, violins; Sunmi Han, piano
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Sieben Abgesänge auf eine tote Linde (1997)
Melissa Wimbish, soprano; Katherine Yoon, violin; Anoush Pogossian, clarinet; Po-Wei Ger, piano
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Duos (2008)
Astrid Nakamura, violin; Chris Ellis, John Myerscough, cellos
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) “Einsam will ich untergehn” from Das heiße Herz (2013)
William Sharp, baritone; Seth Knopp, piano
Intermission
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Es war einmal... (2015)
Anoush Pogossian, clarinet; Brian Isaacs, viola; Dénes Várjon, piano
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) String Quartet, Op.81, MWV.R.35 “Capriccio” (1847)
Anthony Marwood, Gaia Trionfera, violins; Rosemary Nelis, viola; Wei-An Hung, cello
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV202 “Wedding Cantata” (1718-23)
Sara LeMesh, soprano; Daniel Bates, Baroque oboe; Leo Appel, SoYoung Choi, violins; Yeh-Chun Lin, viola; Eli Holmes, Gerard Flotats, Stephen Coxe, continuo
Yellow Barn Concert
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Labyrinth V (2021)
Sara LeMesh, soprano
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Clarinet Quintet (2017)
Daniel Meszaros, clarinet; Anthony Marwood, Ele Bienzobas, violins; Joshua Cai, viola, Gerard Flotats, cello
Intermission
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Cavatina (Beethoven-Studie V, String Quartet No. 10) (2020)
Coco Mi, Gaia Trionfera, violins; Krysztof Chorzelski, viola; Alejandro Gomez Pareja, cello
Peter Eötvös (b.1944) Joyce (2015-6)
Jörg Widmann, clarinet
Heinz Holliger (b.1939) Ma’Mounia (2002)
Eduardo Leandro, solo percussion; Ji Young Kim, flute; Alan Kay, clarinet; Stephen Stirling, French horn; Nigel Thean, cello; Po-Wei Ger, piano
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Bunte Blätter (2022)
Po-Wei Ger, Daniel Borovitzky, Sunmi Han, Ryan Jung, Julian Chan, Seth Knopp, Dénes Várjon, pianos
Yellow Barn Concert
Helena Tulve (b.1972) silences/larmes (2006)
Melissa Wimbish, soprano; Daniel Bates, oboe; Matthew Boyle, percussion
Peter Eötvös (1944-2024) Korrespondenz (1992)
Emily Turkanik, Tong Chen, violins; Hannah Burnett, viola; Joan Herget, cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Violin Sonata in E Minor, K.304 (1778)
Sophie Williams, violin; Dénes Várjon, piano
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Quintett (2008)
Alan Kay Clarinet; Daniel Bates, oboe; Eli Holmes, bassoon; Stephen Stirling, french horn; Ryan Jung, piano
Intermission
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Beethoven-Studie II (String Quartet No. 7) (2019)
K.J. McDonald, Alice Van Leuven, violins; Yeh-Chun Lin, viola; Wei-An Hung, cello
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) String Quintet in F Major, Op.88 (1882)
Julia Schilz, Coco Mi, violins; Krysztof Chorzelski, Joshua Cai, violas; John Myerscough, cello
Season Finale Concert
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, Op.posth.129, D.965 (1820)
Sara LeMesh, soprano; Daniel Meszaros, clarinet; Julian Chan, piano
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) String Quintet in C Major, D.956 (1828)
Nathan Meltzer, Astrid Nakamura, violins; Wilhelm Magner, viola; Annie SeEun Hyung, Luise Buchberger, cellos
Intermission
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Beethoven-Studie IV (String Quartet No. 9) (2022)
SoYoung Choi, Leo Appel, violins; Rosemary Nelis, viola; Ariadna Chmelik, cello
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Lied ohne Worte (2023)
Nigel Thean, cello; Daniel Borovitzky, piano
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Andante from Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, MWV.Q15 (1824)
Jörg Widmann, clarinet; Dénes Várjon, piano