june–august putney, vermont...György Ligeti (1923-2006) String Quartet “Metamorphoses...
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Seth Knopp, artistic director | David and Janet Wells, founders
june–august putney, vermont
47th summer season
YELLOW BARN CONCERTSJULY 8 – AUGUST 6
Since 1969, Yellow Barn has gathered together an international community of musicians ranging from conservatory students to renowned professionals. For five weeks, Yellow Barn creates an ideal environment for creative exploration and expression, resulting in a series of extraordinary public performances. Each season’s repertoire is unique, spanning a wide range of eras and genres, offering infinite insights into chamber music—for performers, composers and audiences alike.
Preceding the main season is the Young Artists Program for outstanding composers and performers ages 13–20, with three concerts that include classical repertoire and world premiere performances of works created during the program.
PRE-CONCERT DISCUSSIONS JULY 9, 16, 23, & 30 | AUGUST 6
On Saturdays, audience members are invited to the Putney Public Library for an intimate introduction to the evening’s concert given by Yellow Barn musicians.
MASTERCLASSES JULY 9, 16, 18, & 25
At Yellow Barn masterclasses, audience members are invited to sit in The Big Barn with Yellow Barn musicians and witness the interpretive process as Yellow Barn faculty and guests coach participants on a wide range of repertoire.
CHILDREN’S CONCERTJULY 20
The annual Children’s Concert welcomes families to campus for a special performance and opportunity to interact with Yellow Barn’s international community of musicians.
OPEN HOUSEJULY 16
Yellow Barn’s Open House affords audiences the chance to spend an afternoon attending open rehearsals, participating in discussions, and sharing a meal with Yellow Barn musicians on campus.
COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE: STEFANO GERVASONIAUGUST 2–6
Since the 1970s, composers of all nationalities have enriched Yellow Barn’s summer season with their music, the work they do with musicians, and interactions with audiences. This summer Yellow Barn welcomes renowned Italian composer Stefano Gervasoni. His residency week offers multiple performances of his music, including the annual Composer Portrait, an evening of music and conversation with Yellow Barn musicians.
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THE PARKER QUARTETJUNE 16
Yellow Barn welcomes alumni ensemble The Parker Quartet back to Putney for a special pre-season performance.
2016 SUMMER SEASONJune–August | Putney, Vermont
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JUNE CONCERTS
THURSDAY, JUNE 16
The Parker Quartet 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Anton Webern (1883-1945) Five Movements for String Quartet (1909)
Bela Bartók (1881-1945) String Quartet No.1 (1909)
Intermission
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) String Quartet in G Major, D.887 (1826)
THURS, JUNE 24 | THURS, JUNE 30 | FRI, JULY 1
Young Artists Program 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Young Artists Program concerts explore a range of repertoire, including twelve new works composed during the program.
SAT, JUNE 25
Music Inside/Out 4:00 | THE FOUR COLUMNS INN
Drawing inspiration from Charles Ives, John Cage, and Walt Disney, Yellow Barn Music Haul lifts the curtain on seven world premieres that transform a Vermont village through music and soundscapes.
YELLOW BARN WEEK ONE
FRIDAY, JULY 8
Opening Night 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Poco Allegretto from Symphony No.3, Op.90 (1883, trans. David Plylar)
Gérard Pesson (b.1958) Nebenstück (1998)Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937) Sonata in one movement in
F-sharp Minor, Op.66 (c.1919)Michel van der Aa (b.1970) Oog (1995)
Intermission
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D.898 (1827)
SATURDAY, JULY 9
Masterclass 10:30 | THE BIG BARN
Jeremy Denk, piano
Pre-Concert Discussion 7:00 | PUTNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op.6 No.2, HWV320 (1739)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sonata in F Minor, Op.120 No.1 (1894)
Intermission
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) from Brettl-Lieder “Cabaret Songs” (1901)
Charles Ives (1874-1954) Violin Sonata No.1 (1914)Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Introduction and Allegro
(1905)
Sponsored by Vermont Public Radio
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Hans Abrahamsen (b.1952) Schnee “Snow” (2007-08)
Sponsored by The Gleanery
YELLOW BARN WEEK THREE
MONDAY, JULY 18
Masterclass 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Kim Kashkashian, viola
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20
Children’s Concert 5:00 | THE GREENWOOD SCHOOL
The annual Children’s Concert welcomes families to campus for a special performance and opportunity to interact with Yellow Barn’s international community of musicians. This free event will last approximately one hour.
THURSDAY, JULY 21
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) String Quartet No.1 “Kreutzer Sonata” (1923) arr. for piano trio by Stephen Coxe
James MacMillan (b.1959) Visions of a November Spring (1988, rev. 1991)
Intermission
Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931) Garden of Joy and Sorrow (1980)
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) String Quartet No.1 in E Minor “From My Life” (1876)
Presented in recognition of our business partners
FRIDAY, JULY 22
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Thomas Adès (b.1971) Lieux Retrouvés (2009)Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) String Quartet No.9
in E-flat Major, Op.117 (1964)
Intermission
Philippe Hersant (b.1948) Six Bagatelles (2007)Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) String Quintet in G Major,
Op.77, B.49 (1875, rev. 1888)
YELLOW BARN WEEK TWO
THURSDAY, JULY 14
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) 180 beats per minute (1993)Louis Andriessen (b.1939) Facing DeathMaurice Ravel (1875-1937) Sonata No.2 for piano and
violin (1923-27)
Intermission
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K.493 (1786)
Charles Wuorinen (b.1938) Spinoff (1983)
Honoring the Friends of Yellow Barn
FRIDAY, JULY 15
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op.70 No.2 (1808)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Cantata “Ich geh und suche Verlangen”, BWV49 (1726)
Intermission
Alexander Raskatov (b.1953) Dolce Far Niente “Sweetness of Doing Nothing” (1991)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) Piano Quintet, Op.15 (1921)
SATURDAY, JULY 16
Masterclass 10:30 | THE BIG BARN
Donald Weilerstein, violin
Lunch and Open House 12:30 | THE GREENWOOD SCHOOL
Yellow Barn’s Open House affords audiences the opportunity to spend an afternoon attending open rehearsals, participating in discussions, and sharing a meal with Yellow Barn musicians on campus at The Greenwood School.
Pre-Concert Discussion 7:00 | PUTNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Oliver Knussen (b.1952) Prayer Bell Sketch (1997)Toshio Hosokawa (b.1955) Drei Engel-Lieder
“Three Angel Songs” (2014)Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sonata in E-flat Major,
Op.120 No.2 (1894)
Intermission
SATURDAY, JULY 23
Pre-Concert Discussion 7:00 | PUTNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Beat Furrer (b.1954) Aer (1991)Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Piano Trio in G Minor,
Op.110 (1851)
Intermission
György Kurtág (b.1926) Hommage à R. Sch. Op.15d (1990)
Luciano Berio (1925-2003) Naturale (1985)Charles Ives (1874-1954) Songs (1922)
YELLOW BARN WEEK FOUR
MONDAY, JULY 25
Masterclass 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Laurence Lesser, cello
TUESDAY, JULY 26
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
James Wood (b.1965) Secret Dialogues (2014)Brett Dean (b.1961) Voices of Angels (1996)André Caplet (1878-1925) Les Prières (1914-1917)
Intermission
Susan Botti (b.1962) Bird Songs (2015)Claude Debussy (1862-1918) String Quartet in G Minor,
Op.10 (1893)
A free concert to thank the community
THURSDAY, JULY 28
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) String Quartet in G Major, Op.64 No.4, Hob.III:66 (1790)
John Cage (1912-1992) Nocturne (1947)Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Vier Ernste Gesänge
“Four Serious Songs”, Op.121 (1896)
Intermission
John Cage (1912-1992) The Perilous Night (1943-1944)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quintet
in D Major, K.593 (1790)
FRIDAY, JULY 29
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Sonata for violin and piano in A Major, D.574 “Duo” (1817)
György Ligeti (1923-2006) String Quartet “Metamorphoses nocturnes” (1953-54)
Intermission
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Piano Trio in F Minor, Op.65 (1883)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
Pre-Concert Discussion 7:00 | PUTNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Ted Hearne (b.1982) Vessels (2008)Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) String Quartet in
A Minor, Op.51 No.2 (1873)
Intermission
John Zorn (b.1953) The Aristos (2014)Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Was bedeutet
die Bewegung (2012), arr. for baritone and string orchestra with linking interludes by Torsten Rasch
Travis Laplante (b.1982) Thank You Is Not Enough (2015)
YELLOW BARN WEEK FIVE
MONDAY, AUGUST 1
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Magnus Lindberg (b.1958) Clarinet Trio (2008)Béla Bartók (1881-1945) Sonata No.1, Sz.75 for violin
and piano (1921)
Intermission
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) String Quartet in F Major, Op.59 No.1 (1806)
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Anton Webern (1883-1945) Sechs Lieder, Op.14 (1917-1921)
Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) descdesesasf (1995)Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) String Trio, Op.45
(1946)
Intermission
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Quartet in A Major, Op.26 (1861)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
Yellow Barn Concert 12:30 | THE BIG BARN
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) Canzonas (1628)Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) Six lettres à l’obscurité
(und zwei Nachrichten) (2005-06)
Intermission
Matthias Pintscher (b.1971) A Twilight’s Song (1997)Franz Schubert (1797-1828) String Quartet in A Minor,
D.804 “Rosamunde” (1824)Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) Luce ignota della sera
(2015) da Robert Schumann, Zwölf Vierhändige Clavierstücke für kleine und große Kinder, Op.85 No.12
Sponsored by Harpsichord Clearing House
Pre-Concert Discussion 7:00 | PUTNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Season Finale 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Unsuk Chin (b.1961) Allegro ma non troppo (1994, rev. 1998)
Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) SONATiNeXPRESSIVE (2011-12)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56b (1873)
Intermission
Luciano Berio (1925-2003) Circles (1960)Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Sonata in D Major,
Op.58 for cello and piano (1843)Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Andante, from Felix
Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s Clarinet Sonata (2016), arr. for clarinet, string orchestra, harp, and celesta by Jörg Widmann
Sponsored by Vermont Public Radio
All programs are subject to change.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2
Composer Portrait: Stefano Gervasoni 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Phanes (2009-10)Strepito e garbuglio (2015)Luce ignota della sera (2015 ) da Robert Schumann,
Zwölf Vierhändige Clavierstücke für kleine und große Kinder, Op.85 No.12
from Prés for solo piano (2008-10 and 2011-13)Anadromous Coda (2002, rev.2004)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) An (1989) Quasi una serenata, con la complicitá de Schubert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quartet in B-flat Major, K.589 (1790)
George Crumb (b.1929) Madrigals (1965, and 1969)
Intermission
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Symphonic Dances, Op.45 (1940)
Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) Adagio ghiacciato, da Mozart, K.356 (2012)
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Putney Co-op
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4
Yellow Barn Concert 8:00 | THE BIG BARN
Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) Sviete Tihi — Capriccio dopo la Fantasia (2005-06)
Max Reger (1873-1916) Clarinet Quintet, Op.146 (1915-16)
Intermission
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Piano Quintet in C Minor, Op.115 (1919-21)
Franco Donatoni (1927-2000) Ala, for cello and double bass (1983)
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2016 YELLOW BARN MUSICIANSViolinEva AronianMagdalena FilipczakZenas HsuYuEun KimAya KiyonagaEmily KruspeHarriet LangleyJennifer LiuCurtis Macomber*Nicholas Mann*Anthony Marwood*Violaine Melançon*Kayla MoffettAdelya NartadjievaMax TanDonald Weilerstein*Kathrin WipflerJueyoung Yang
ViolaDJ CheekTegen DavidgeKim Kashkashian*†Meredith KufchakMaria Lambros*Jesse MorrisonKatherine Murdock*Leonid Plashinov-JohnsonRoger Tapping*Dian Zhang
CelloNatasha Brofsky*Jonathan DormandJean-Michel Fonteneau*Victor Garcia GarciaBonnie Hampton,
faculty emeritus*Juliette HerlinMichael Kannen*Michael KaufmanLaurence Lesser*†Javier Iglesias MartinYoshika MasudaEdvard PogossianJulia Yang
Double BassLizzie Burns
PianoDaniel AnastasioChristina Dahl*Jeremy Denk*†Peter Frankl*Ellen HwangboGilbert Kalish*Seth Knopp*Joseph LiccardoEmely PhelpsAbigail SinVivian Hornik Weilerstein*
WindsMark Hill, oboe*Ran Kampel, clarinetAlan Kay, clarinet*Jessica Petrasek, flute
HarpMarion Ravot
PercussionEduardo Leandro*Sam Um
VoiceKristina Bachrach, sopranoWilliam Sharp, baritone*Lucy Shelton, soprano*
Ensemble-in-ResidenceThe Peabody Trio*
CompositionStephen Coxe*Stefano Gervasoni,
Composer in Residence*
Body AwarenessDana Fonteneau,
performance psychology*Dietlind Jacobi, breathing
and body movement*Aliza Stewart, Feldenkrais*
*faculty † guest faculty
YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
ViolinCameron Alan-LeePei Ching (Selina) ChangBenjamin Hoertnagl-PereiraAbigail HongEllie KanayamaLara LewisonDa Young (Rachel) LimEmily WangJin Young Yoon
ViolaHannah GeisingerGrace KimEmily LiuEmma Wernig
CelloYuri AhnMegan CarlierYifei LiMari NagaharaIsabella PalacpacFederico Strand-Ramirez
PianoNadia AzziNicholas MendezAgata SorotokinKatelyn Vahala
CompositionAiyana Tedi BraunCyrus DuffTheodore HaberAndrew MosesSequoyah SugiyamaLauren Vandervelden
YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM FACULTY
ViolinDaniel Chong†Violaine Melançon
ViolaMarka GustavssonMai Motobuchi†
CelloNatasha BrofskyMimi Hwang,
YAP Artistic Director
PianoPeggy Kampmeier†Seth Knopp,
YAP Artistic Director
CompositionStephen CoxeEric Nathan†Christopher Theofanidis†
EnsemblesThe Parker Quartet†
† guest faculty
YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM CONCERTSJUNE 24, JUNE 30, JULY 1JUNE 25 WITH YELLOW BARN MUSIC HAUL
Preceding the main season is the Young Artists Program for outstanding composers and performers ages 13-20, with four concerts that include classical repertoire and world premiere performances of 12 works created during the program, including six for Yellow Barn Music Haul.
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Accessibility All Yellow Barn venues are handicapped accessible, and offer comfortable seating and air-conditioning.
Yellow Barn is grateful to the Greenwood School for hosting our summer programs and year-round residencies, and is proud to be a member of their vibrant community.
Yellow Barn’s summer venue is The Big Barn in Putney, Vermont. Putney is located just off of I-91, less than 1 hour by car from Hampshire County, 2½ hours from Boston, and 3½ hours from New York City.
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2016 season artwork Rachel Gross, Arches, 2014Woodblock relief, spraypaint stencil, and acrylic on Kitakata paper, 16.5 × 20.5" Courtesy the artist rachelgrossprints.wordpress.com
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