Get ready for a grand tour, crossing borders from classical to contemporary! Seventy-five minutes, no intermission, one unforgettable musical adventure after another.*  We open with a recently rediscovered waltz by Chopin, followed by sensual waltzes infused with Poulenc’s distinctive “je ne sais quoi”. Tchaikovsky’s playful Valse-Scherzo leads us to Schafer’s Waves, rendering the movement of the ocean in music to create a gorgeously theatrical marine soundscape. Chin’s Allegro ma non troppo takes us on a mesmerizing sensual exploration of sound and silence, light and dark, movement and stillness. Last stop, Hallelujah Junction, where “the ghost of Conlon Nancarrow goes head to head with a Nevada cathouse pianola.” Not sure what that means? No worries, just sit back and enjoy the ride! 

*Recommended for intrepid concert goers, willing to step outside their comfort zones*

PROGRAM
(75 minutes, no intermission)

Frédéric Chopin: A Lost Waltz in A Minor

Jon Kimura Parker, piano

Francis Poulenc: Various Waltzes from L'invitation au Château

Vadym Kholodenko, piano
Alena Baeva, violin

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Valse-Scherzo Op.34 

Alena Baeva, violin
Vadym Kholodenko, piano

R. Murray Schafer: String Quartet No. 2 (Waves)

Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin 1
Shanshan Yao, violin 2
Dimtri Murrath, viola
Leland Ko, cello

Ananurhan
Uyghur folk melody arranged by Zubaida Azezi and Edo Frenkel

Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano
Chris Sies, percussion

Unsuk Chin: Allegro ma non troppo 

Chris Sies, percussion

John Adams: Hallelujah Junction

Roman Rabinovich, piano
Jon Kimura Parker, piano