Basic Instincts

Program to be announced from the stage
Music is called the universal language, but what does that really mean? Pianist Pedja Mužijević leads this interactive performance with a wide range of short piano works, from Joseph Haydn to Henry Cowell, and asks the audience very specific questions that will encourage us all to react to music with our instincts.

C.P.E. Bach : Allegretto moderato from Sonata in G major, Wq. 55/6 (1765)

G. Ligeti : Tempo di valse (poco Vivace – “à l’orgue de Barbarie”) from Musica ricercata (1953)

C.P.E. Bach :  Andante from Sonata in G major, Wq. 55/6 (1765)

V. Silvestrov : Serenade and Waltz of the Moment from Four Pieces, op. 305 (2021)

C.P.E. Bach : Allegro di molto from Sonata in G major, Wq. 55/6 (1765)

G. Spears : Thursday Morning from Seven Days (2020)

G. Antheil : Selections from La femme 100 tête (1933)

G. Spears : Friday Afternoon from Seven Days (2020)

M. Ravel : Oiseaux tristes from Miroirs (1905)

G. Spears : Saturday Evening from Seven Days (2020)

P. Glass Dreaming Awake

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

G. Crumb : Pastorale (from the Kingdom of Atlantis, ca.10,000 B.C.) (1972)

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

H. Cowell : Aeolian Harp (1923)

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

Basic Instincts

Program to be announced from the stage
Music is called the universal language, but what does that really mean? Pianist Pedja Mužijević leads this interactive performance with a wide range of short piano works, from Joseph Haydn to Henry Cowell, and asks the audience very specific questions that will encourage us all to react to music with our instincts.

Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, op. 47

Alexi Kenney, violin

Ayane Kozasa, viola

Gabriel Cabezas, cello

Pedja Muzijervic, piano

S. Rachmaninov Romance and Waltz

Stephen Prutsman, piano

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

John Novacek, piano

L. van Beethoven Piano Trio, op. 1 no. 2

Daniel Phillips, violin

Nina Lee, cello

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

Isabella Leonarda Sonata Duodecima

Alexi Kenney, violin,

Hannah Collins, cello

Pedja Muzijevic, harpsichord

Lili Boulanger Deux morceaux: Nocturne and Cortège

Todd Palmer, clarinet

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

L. Van Beethoven Quintet op. 16

Cassie Pilgrim, oboe

Charles Neidich, clarinet

Peter Kolkay, bassoon

Jennifer Montone, horn

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

J.S. Bach Concerto for harpsichord and strings in F minor, BWV 1056

Pedja Muzijevic, harpsichord

Grant Houston, violin

Gabriela Diaz, violin

Ayane Kozasa, viola

Paul Wiancko, cello

Lizzie Burns, double bass

R. Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, op. 47

Livia Sohn, violin

Ayane Kozasa, viola

Sterling Elliott, cello

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

Lou Harrison Varied Trio

Benjamin Beilman, violin

Ian Rosenbaum, percussion

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

S. Rachmaninov Waltz and Romance for piano 6 hands

Amy Yang, piano

Inon Barnatan, piano

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

L.ili Boulanger Nocturne and Cortege

Todd Palmer, clarinet

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

William Grant Still Mother and Child

Sterling Elliott, cello

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

V. Silvestrov Lullaby op. 2 no. 1

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

G. Crumb Pastorale from the Kingdom of Atlantis, ca. 10,000 B.C.

C.P.E. Bach Andantino from Sonata in C minor, Wq. 65/31

H. Cowell Aeolian Harp

C.P.E. Bach Allegro scherzando from Sonata in C minor, Wq. 65/31

Mozart Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

Livia Sohn, violin

Lesley Robertson, viola

Raman Ramakrishnan, cello

Homage to Mixtapes

(Mixtape (noun)

: a compilation of songs recorded from various sources)

C.P.E. Bach : Allegretto moderato from Sonata in G major, Wq. 55/6 (1765)

G. Ligeti : Tempo di valse (poco Vivace – “à l’orgue de Barbarie”) from Musica ricercata (1953)

C.P.E. Bach :  Andante from Sonata in G major, Wq. 55/6 (1765)

V. Silvestrov : Serenade and Waltz of the Moment from Four Pieces, op. 305 (2021)

C.P.E. Bach : Allegro di molto from Sonata in G major, Wq. 55/6 (1765)

G. Spears : Thursday Morning from Seven Days (2020)

G. Antheil : Selections from La femme 100 tête (1933)

G. Spears : Friday Afternoon from Seven Days (2020)

M. Ravel : Oiseaux tristes from Miroirs (1905)

G. Spears : Saturday Evening from Seven Days (2020)

P. Glass Dreaming Awake

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

G. Crumb : Pastorale (from the Kingdom of Atlantis, ca.10,000 B.C.) (1972)

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

H. Cowell : Aeolian Harp (1923)

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

L. Bernstein Sonata for clarinet and piano

Todd Palmer, clarinet

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

W.A. Mozart Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K. 306

Jonathan Berger Nach Rechts, Nach Links - world premiere

R. Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, op. 47

with Livia Sohn violin, Ayane Kozasa, viola and Gabriel Cabezas, cello

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.