Friends of Chamber Music

Sejong

Sejong
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Friends of Chamber Music is delighted to be opening our 55th season with Sejong. The New York-based Sejong (formerly International Sejong Soloists) has established itself as a top-notch, conductor-less string ensemble renowned for its cohesiveness, beautiful sound and refreshing musical style. This unique ensemble brings together fourteen individually distinguished solo and chamber musicians hailing from eight different nations.

Concert Program

DVORAK:

Waltz in A Major, Op. 54, No. 1

J.S. BACH/arr. Stokowski:

Air from the Overture No. 3 in D Major

SHOSTAKOVICH:

Prelude and Scherzo for String Octet, Op. 11

PIAZZOLLA/arr Desyatnikov:

 

Las cuatro estaciones porteñas (The Four Seasons of Beunos Aires)

   Otoño porteño —  Frank Huang, violin
   Invierno porteño — Ji In Yang, violin
   Primavera porteña — Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
   Verano porteño — Paul Huang, violin

~ INTERVAL ~

DVORAK:

Serenade, Op. 22

Moderato
Tempo di Valse
Scherzo
Larghetto
Finale

Artists' web site

www.internationalsejongsoloists.org