YURA Telling Fiddle Tales

YURA Telling Fiddle Tales Yura Lee explores solo violin repertoire from the 17th century through the 20th century with a little “fiddling” sprinkled in. Her solo performance at the Transformer Station in Cleveland Ohio brought down the house. You can hear the entire program here. On the program: 1. HEINRICH BIBER (1644-1704) Passacaglia in G … Read more

ChamberFest Cleveland announces details of 2016 ‘Tales and Legends’ concert season (preview)

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Wine. Visual art. Human beings. These things can take decades to develop and be appreciated.

ChamberFest Cleveland, on the other hand? It’s only five summers old but already has emerged as one of the region’s richest cultural assets.

Case in point: the festival’s 2016 season. Titled “Tales and Legends,” the just-announced lineup for this summer reflects the depth, creativity, and ambition of a mature institution.

“It’s amazing how much material there really is,” said ChamberFest co-founder Diana Cohen of the 2016 theme. Cohen founded the festival along with her father, clarinetist Franklin Cohen. “That idea of stories? There’s a lot there.”

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CRUMB: Music For A Summer Evening

GEORGE CRUMB (b. 1929) Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III) for Two Amplified Pianos and Percussion Roman Rabinovich and Orion Weiss, pianos Scott Christian and Marc Damoulakis, Percussion Performed on June 25, 2015 at Mixon Hall Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, Ohio ChamberFest Cleveland Season 4 (2015) Video Production: Erica Brenner Productions, LLC Cameras: … Read more

SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C Major, mvt 1

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828) String Quintet in C major, D. 956 I. Allegro ma non troppo Yura Lee and David Bowlin, violins Dimitri Murrath, viola Clive Greensmith and Peter Wiley, cellos Performed and recorded live on June 21, 2015 Harkness Chapel – Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Video Production: Erica Brenner Productions, LLC Cameras: Mathias … Read more

MOZART: Clarinet Concerto, mvt. 2

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622 II. Adagio Franklin Cohen, clarinet ChamberFest All Star Orchestra Performed June 19, 2015 Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, Ohio ChamberFest Cleveland Season 4 (2015) Video Production: Erica Brenner Productions, LLC Cameras: Mathias Reed, Erica Brenner Editing: Mathias Reed Audio … Read more

BEETHOVEN: Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20 I. Adagio – Allegro con brio Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin Hsin-Yun Huang, viola Clive Greensmith, cello Nathan Farrington, bass Franklin Cohen, clarinet Fernando Traba, bassoon William Caballero, horn Performed and recorded live on June 18, 2015 Mixon Hall Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, Ohio ChamberFest … Read more

TAN DUN: Ghost Opera

TAN DUN (b. 1957) GHOST OPERA for String Quartet and Pipa, with Water, Stones, Paper and Metal</h2< Presented by ChamberFest Cleveland, Diana and Franklin Cohen – Artistic Directors In collaboration with GroundWorks DanceTheater, David Shimotakahara – Artistic Director Choreography: David Shimotakahara Dancers: Felise Bagley, Noelle Cotler, Damien Highfield, Gary Lenington, Annika Sheaff Musicians: Violins – … Read more

MEYER: Concerto Duo for Violin and Double Bass

EDGAR MEYER (b. 1960) Concerto Duo for Violin and Double Bass Movement III David Bowlin, violin Nathan Farrington, double bass Performed June 25, 2014 The Wine Spot Cleveland Heights, Ohio ChamberFest Cleveland – Season 3 Video Production: Erica Brenner Productions, LLC Videographers: Ken Wendt, Erica Brenner Audio Engineer: Ian Dobie Live Sound: Will Craig

KODALY: Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Mvt. 1

ZOLTÁN KODÁLY (1882-1967) Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12 I. Allegramente Diana Cohen and David Bowlin, violins Yura Lee, viola ChamberFest Cleveland – Season 3 Performed June 20, 2014 Harkness Chapel Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Video production: Erica Brenner Productions, LLC Videographers: Ken Wendt and Erica Brenner Audio Engineer: Ian Dobie

CURRIER: Verge for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (2/2)

SEBASTIAN CURRIER (b. 1959) Verge for Clarinet, Violin and Piano almost too much–almost too little–almost too calm (part 2 of 2) Franklin Cohen, clarinet Diana Cohen, violin Matan Porat, piano Performed on July 29, 2012 Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music