Programme.
CONCERT 1: Thursday 8th September 2011, 8pm
The 2011 Paxos Chamber Music Festival will begin with a 25th Anniversary Concert, dedicated to the memory of the Festival's founder, John Gough. (See details of the..
Performers.)
Mozart - Serenade No 13 in G Major, K525, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Fauré - La Bonne Chanson
INTERVAL
Handel - 'Ombra Mai Fu' from Xerxes
Mozart - 'Fuor del Mar' from Idomeneo
Schubert - Piano Quintet in A Major D667, 'The Trout'
CONCERT 2: Saturday 10 September, 8pm
The second concert includes a new commission from young Greek composer Michail Palaiologou.
Haydn - String Quartet No 63 in Bb Major, Sunrise, Op 76 No 4 Hob III:78
Massenet - Meditation from Thaïs
Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) - Viola Sonata
INTERVAL
Schubert - 'Auf dem Strom'
Szymanowski - Mythes (La fontaine d'Arethuse; Narcisse; Dryades et Pan)
Michail Palaiologou (1981- ) - new work
CONCERT 3: Tuesday 13 September, 8pm
For the third concert, the ensemble is joined by Duo Amythis, a guitar duo based in France.
Ravel - Cinq mélodies populaires grecques
Saint-Saens - Carnival of the Animals XIII: 'Le Cygne' (The Swan)
Vivaldi - Concerto for Two Mandolins, Strings and Continuo in G, R532
INTERVAL
Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894) - Nocturne (No 3 extrait de Trois Poémes)
Brahms - Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op 34
CONCERT 4: Thursday 15 September, 8pm
Duo Amythis present the fourth concert, alongside tenor John Bacon.
Scarlatti - Two Sonatas
J K Mertz (1806-1856) - Two Miniatures (Am Grabe der Geliebten; Tarantella)
Phillip Houghton (1954- ) - Wave Radiance
Annette Kruisbrink (1958- ) - Homenaje a Andrés Segovia (Encuentro; Scherzo; Llanto; Recuerdo)
John Dowland and Thomas Morley - Songs
INTERVAL
Pierre Petit (1922-2000) - Tarantelle
Bach - Ciaccona BWV1004
Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) - Songs
CONCERT 5: Saturday 17 September, time and venue TBC
To conclude the 2011 Festival is a night to celebrate its past, present and future. For the first half of the concert the festival is delighted to feature cellist Pal Banda, a director of the Paxos International Festival from 1999-2004, and his partner, pianist and violinist Zsuzsa Berenyi, in a diverse range of duo repertoire.
The second half of the concert will feature young musicians of Paxos performing works prepared with the help of Paxos Festival tutors, including a guitar ensemble and soloists tutored by Duo Amythis. Many of the students will perform on instruments provided by the Trust for music education on the island.
We conclude the evening with a performance which will be created through a three-day Creative Music Workshop, led by Natasha Zielazinski and Michail Palaiologou. This workshop will offer an opportunity for musicians of all ages and abilities to participate in the creation of a new work which will take inspiration from the island of Paxos, exploring and giving creative expression to the sounds of the sea, of the island, and of daily Paxiot life. Using improvisation and experimentation to create a group sound, the project will be open to anyone and should be a fun and surprising way to end the festival!
Pal Banda (Cello) and Zsuzsa Berenyi (piano and violin):
Handel-Halvorsen - Passacaglia on a theme of Handel
Bach - Three Two-Part Inventions
Kodaly - Duo Op 7 (Movement 1: Allegro Serioso, Non Troppo)
Mozart - Duo in G major K423
Ravel - Sonata (Movement 1: Allegro & Movement 2: Tres Vif)
INTERVAL
Paxiot Musicians:
Guitar Ensemble
Young Soloists
Creative Music Workshop Performance, led by Natasha Zielazinski, and Michail Palaiologou
CONCERT 1: Thursday 8th September 2011, 8pm
The 2011 Paxos Chamber Music Festival will begin with a 25th Anniversary Concert, dedicated to the memory of the Festival's founder, John Gough. (See details of the..
Performers.)
Mozart - Serenade No 13 in G Major, K525, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Fauré - La Bonne Chanson
INTERVAL
Handel - 'Ombra Mai Fu' from Xerxes
Mozart - 'Fuor del Mar' from Idomeneo
Schubert - Piano Quintet in A Major D667, 'The Trout'
CONCERT 2: Saturday 10 September, 8pm
The second concert includes a new commission from young Greek composer Michail Palaiologou.
Haydn - String Quartet No 63 in Bb Major, Sunrise, Op 76 No 4 Hob III:78
Massenet - Meditation from Thaïs
Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) - Viola Sonata
INTERVAL
Schubert - 'Auf dem Strom'
Szymanowski - Mythes (La fontaine d'Arethuse; Narcisse; Dryades et Pan)
Michail Palaiologou (1981- ) - new work
CONCERT 3: Tuesday 13 September, 8pm
For the third concert, the ensemble is joined by Duo Amythis, a guitar duo based in France.
Ravel - Cinq mélodies populaires grecques
Saint-Saens - Carnival of the Animals XIII: 'Le Cygne' (The Swan)
Vivaldi - Concerto for Two Mandolins, Strings and Continuo in G, R532
INTERVAL
Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894) - Nocturne (No 3 extrait de Trois Poémes)
Brahms - Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op 34
CONCERT 4: Thursday 15 September, 8pm
Duo Amythis present the fourth concert, alongside tenor John Bacon.
Scarlatti - Two Sonatas
J K Mertz (1806-1856) - Two Miniatures (Am Grabe der Geliebten; Tarantella)
Phillip Houghton (1954- ) - Wave Radiance
Annette Kruisbrink (1958- ) - Homenaje a Andrés Segovia (Encuentro; Scherzo; Llanto; Recuerdo)
John Dowland and Thomas Morley - Songs
INTERVAL
Pierre Petit (1922-2000) - Tarantelle
Bach - Ciaccona BWV1004
Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) - Songs
CONCERT 5: Saturday 17 September, time and venue TBC
To conclude the 2011 Festival is a night to celebrate its past, present and future. For the first half of the concert the festival is delighted to feature cellist Pal Banda, a director of the Paxos International Festival from 1999-2004, and his partner, pianist and violinist Zsuzsa Berenyi, in a diverse range of duo repertoire.
The second half of the concert will feature young musicians of Paxos performing works prepared with the help of Paxos Festival tutors, including a guitar ensemble and soloists tutored by Duo Amythis. Many of the students will perform on instruments provided by the Trust for music education on the island.
We conclude the evening with a performance which will be created through a three-day Creative Music Workshop, led by Natasha Zielazinski and Michail Palaiologou. This workshop will offer an opportunity for musicians of all ages and abilities to participate in the creation of a new work which will take inspiration from the island of Paxos, exploring and giving creative expression to the sounds of the sea, of the island, and of daily Paxiot life. Using improvisation and experimentation to create a group sound, the project will be open to anyone and should be a fun and surprising way to end the festival!
Pal Banda (Cello) and Zsuzsa Berenyi (piano and violin):
Handel-Halvorsen - Passacaglia on a theme of Handel
Bach - Three Two-Part Inventions
Kodaly - Duo Op 7 (Movement 1: Allegro Serioso, Non Troppo)
Mozart - Duo in G major K423
Ravel - Sonata (Movement 1: Allegro & Movement 2: Tres Vif)
INTERVAL
Paxiot Musicians:
Guitar Ensemble
Young Soloists
Creative Music Workshop Performance, led by Natasha Zielazinski, and Michail Palaiologou
