Robert Spano, piano

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

Buddy Bray, piano

Keith Cerny, piano

W. A. Mozart: Allegro from Sonata for piano duet in B flat, K. 358

G. Crumb:  Beta Cygni from Makrokosmos IV “Celestial Mechanics” (1979)

W. A. Mozart: Molto Presto from Sonata for piano duet in B flat. K. 358

(Spano and Muzijevic)

G. Faure: Berceuse and Mi-a-ou from Dolly Suite

J. Cage: Sonatas II, IV and V from Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano

G. Faure: Le Jardin de Dolly from Dolly Suite

J. Cage: Third Interlude and Sonata XIV+XV from Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano

G. Faure: Le pas Espagnole from Dolly Suite

(Faure – Cerny and Bray, Cage – Muzijevic)

Intermission

C. Saint-Saens: Danse macabre for 2 pianos, 8 hands

(Spano, Cerny, Bray and Muzijevic)

C.P.E. Bach: Rondo in C minor. Wq. 59/4

M. Feldman Intermission I (1950)

R. Schumann: Bird as a Prophet from Waldszenen, op. 82

M. Feldman Intermission II (1950)

F. Chopin Two Preludes. op. 28 mod. 7 and 8

H. Cowell: Aeolian Harp

J. Cage Suite for Toy Piano

C.P.E. Bach: Sonata in C minor Wq. 65/31

(Muzijevic)

A. Copland: Hoedown for 2 pianos 8 hands

(Spano, Cerny, Bray and Muzijevic)

A Roussel Divertissement for piano winds, op. 6

Poulenc Sextet for piano and winds

with Slowind

L. van Beethoven Serenade, op 41 for flute and piano

S. Prokofiev Sonata for flute and piano, op. 94

with Karl-Heinz Schütz, flute

Homage to Mixtape

(Mixtape - compilation of songs from various sources)

C.P.E. Bach Allegro assai ma pomposo from Sonata in C minor, Wq. 65/31 (1757)

V. Silvestrov Four Pieces, op. 305 (2021)

C.P.E. Bach Allegro Scherzando from Sonata in C minor, Wq. 65/31 (1757)

G. Spears Thursday Morning from Seven Days (2020)

M. Feldman Intermission I (1950)

M. Ravel Oiseaux tristes from Miriors (1905)

G. Spears Friday Afternoon from Seven Days (2020)

J. Haydn Allegro from Sonata in E flat major, Hob. XVI:52 (1794)

G. Crumb Pastorale (1972)

H. Cowell Aeolian Harp (1923)

J. Haydn Presto from Sonata in E flat major, Hob. XVI:52 (1794)

Works by A. Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, T. Albinoni, F. Couperin, J. P. Rameau and J. Pachelbel with Livia Sohn and Alexi Kenney, violin, Nathan Schram, viola, Arlen Hlusko, cello and Andre Roitstein, bass

Works by Haydn and Schubert with Livia Sohn and Alexi Kenney, violin, Nathan Schram, viola, Arlen Hlusko, cello and Andrew Roitstein, bass

Basic Instincts

They tell us that music is the universal language, but what does that really mean? Pianist Pedja Muzijevic leads this interactive performance with a wide range of short piano works and asks very specific questions that will encourage audiences to react to music with basic instincts There are no right or wrong answers and there is no need for any knowledge about music. Let your imagination run wild and let’s see how universal language of music really is.

Valentyn Silvestrov The Messenger

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra

John Kennedy, conductor

Benefit for The Walden School Music Camp

Solo recital

Homage to Mixtape

(Mixtape (noun)

: a compilation of songs recorded from various sources)

J. Haydn First movement from Sonata in E flat major, Hob. XVI:52
G. Crumb Pastorale (from the Kingdom of Atlantis, ca. 10,000 B.C.) from Makrokosmos, vol. 1
V. Silvestrov Serenade from Four Pieces, op. 305
H. Cowell Aeolian Harp
J. Haydn Presto from Sonata in E flat major, Hob. XVI:52

F, Chopin Preludes op. 28, nos. 7 and 8 

M. Feldman Intermission I (1950)

R. Schumann Bird As Prophet, op. 82 no. 7

M. Feldman Intermission II (1950)

R. Schumann Soaring, op. 12 no. 2

(Private event. Please contact me if you would like to attend)

Program

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) arr. Solomon

Symphony No. 104 in D Major, Hob. I:104                

Adagio-Allegro

The Band*

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Seek Not to Know from The Indian Queen Z.630 

Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor 

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

—Seek Not to Know—
 

Seek not to know, what must not be reveal'd,

Joys only flow when hate is most conceal'd.

Too busy man would find his sorrows more

If future fortunes he should know before;

For by that knowledge of his destiny

He would not live at all but always die.

Enquire not then who shall from bonds be freed,

Who'tis shall wear a crown and who shall bleed.

All must submit to their appointed doom,

Fate and misfortune will too quickly come.

Let me no more with powerful charms be press'd

I am forbid by fate to tell the rest.

Lyrics By John Dryden

Manuel Ponce (1882-1948) arr. Jascha Heifetz

Estrellita                                

Livia Sohn, violin

Bernadene Blaha, piano

Osvaldo Golijov (b. 1960)

The Fire Outlives the Spark (World Premiere)

Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor

& The Band

—The Fire Outlives the Spark—
 

Peace, peace! He is not dead, he doth not sleep,

He hath awaken'd from the dream of life;

He has outsoar'd the shadow of our night;

He lives, he wakes--'tis Death is dead, not he.

He is made one with Nature:

His voice in all her music, from the moan

Of thunder, to the song of night's sweet bird;

He is a presence to be felt and known.

He is a portion of the loveliness

Which once he made more lovely;

And bursting in its beauty and its might

From trees and beasts and men into Heaven's Light.

Lines excerpted from Shelley’s Adonais

J.S. Bach (1685-1750) arr. Paul Wiancko

Sarabande from Suite #6 in D Major, BWV 1012

Christopher Costanza, Michael Kannen, Nina Lee, and Paul Wiancko, cello

Vienna Teng (b. 1978)

Level Up

Vienna Teng, vocals and piano

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19

Andante                                            

Alisa Weilerstein, cello

Inon Barnatan, piano

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

John McCormack (1884-1945)

“When the Night Descends,” Op. 4, No. 3    

Paul Groves, tenor

Scott St. John, violin

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

—In the silence of the secret night—

Oh, long will I, in the silence of the mysterious night,

Chase from my thoughts and then call up again

Your artful chatter, your smile, your casual glance,

The thick tresses of your hair, so pliant in my fingers;

Breathing fitfully, alone, unseen by anybody else,

Burning with the glow of vexation and of shame,

I shall seek out the slightest hint of mystery

In the words you uttered;

I shall whisper and improve upon the past expressions

Of things I once said to you, things full of bashfulness,

And intoxicated, against all reason,

I shall wake 

night’s darkness with your cherished name.

English Translation © Philip Ross Bullock 

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) arr. Todd Palmer

Overture to the “Marriage of Figaro,” K. 492                

The Band

Journey

Don’t Stop Believing    

Paul Groves, tenor

Stephen Prutsman, piano

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) arr. Solomon

Symphony No. 104 in D Major, Hob. I:104                

Finale: Spiritoso                        

The Big Band**

*The Band: 

violin: Livia Sohn, Owen Dalby, Barry Shiffman, Scott St. John, Daniel Phillips, Martin Beaver, Christine Choi

viola: Lesley Robertson, Ayane Kozasa, Maria Lambros, Masumi Per Rostad

cello: Christopher Costanza, Paul Wiancko, Nina Lee, Michael Kannen, Marina Hoover

double bass: Anthony Manzo    

flute: Tara Helen O’Connor

clarinet: Todd Palmer

piano: Pedja Muzijevic

**The Big Band: 

Martin Beaver violin 

Christine Choi violin

Elan Dagenais violin

Owen Dalby violin

Audrey Kim violin

Leyan Lo  violin

Greg Lopez violin

Raymond Mak violin

Iris Otani violin

Daniel Phillips violin

Misha Raffiee violin

Barry Shiffman violin

Livia Sohn violin

Scott St John violin

Alison Wong violin

Bruce Yu violin

Tessera Chin viola

Ayane Kozasa viola

Maria Lambros viola

Alex Li viola

Ben Parks viola

Lesley Robertson viola

Masumi Per Rostad viola

James Welch viola

Eric Cheng cello

Chris Costanza cello

Persis Drell cello

Marina Hoover cello

Naoya Kanai cello

Michael Kannen cello

Stephanie Lai-Wu cello

Nina Lee cello

Ilya Levtov cello

Alisa Weilerstein cello

Paul Wiancko cello

Ed Wu cello

Warren Wu cello

Jim Zehnder cello

Todd Palmer clarinet

Tara O'Connor flute

Sheila Chan piano

Pedja Muzijevic piano/harpsichord