Summer of Concerts: Week of July 10

July 12: Wintergreen Music - Worlds Collide, 6PM

Having studied in Boston and in Vienna with Joseph Joachim, Japanese composer Nobu Kōda’s music is as unique as it is traditional. Violinist Elizabeth Vonderheide and pianist Eddie Newmam kick off a richly romantic evening of chamber music and bring this memorable piece to life. Combined with a colorful woodwind quintet by Kōda’s contemporary from Berlin, Theodor Blumer, and the incredible (and quirky) “Trout” quintet by Franz Schubert, this concert is sure to remind you why chamber music can be reflective, intimate, and moving!

Featuring Festival Artists: Elisabeth Adkins, violin; Elizabeth Vonderheide, violin; Steve Larson, viola; David Bjella, cello; Dee Moses, bass; Eddie Newman, piano; Lance Suzuki, flute; Alexandra Knoll, oboe; Charles Messersmith, clarinet; Aaron Apaza, bassoon; Brandon Nichols, horn

Concert Program:

Nobu Kōda: Violin Sonata No.1 in E Major

Theodor Blumer: Quintet for wind instruments, op. 52

I. Sehr frisch und feurig 

II. Romanze: Sehr ruhig und innig

III. Leicht fließend

IV. Finale: Sehr schwungvoll

intermission

Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 (Forellenquintett or “The Trout Quintet”)

I. Allegro vivace 

II. Andante

III. Scherzo: Presto

IV. Andantino – Allegretto

V. Allegro giusto

July 15: Garth Newel Music Center - 50th Anniversary Premiere

Polina Nazaykinskaya:  Her New Home – New Chamber Opera on the life of Christine Herter Kendall (World Premiere)

Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major

Dinner Menu

• Cool Cucumber Soup with Crab Avocado Salad, Lemon Beet Oil, Shaved Fennel, Micro Basil, Pickled Black Garlic, and Toasted Red Quinoa
• Green Salad with Green Chickpeas, Red Bell Peppers, Apples, Pumpkin Seeds, Goat Cheese, Roasted Butternut and Orange Avocado Vinaigrette
• Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Rosemary Roasted Pearl Potato Mash, Sautéed Broccolini, Watercress Butter, Fried Cipollini Onions, Crimini Red Wine Reduction
• Honey and Hazelnut Creme Brulé with White Chocolate Mint Ice Cream and Brown Sugar Tuile

July 16: Wintergreen Music - Beethoven & A Bohemian Queen, 6PM

In this unique MountainTop Masterworks, you’ll experience two unexpected trumpet concertos, led by guest conductor Sameer Patel and infused with his “infectious enthusiasm for music.” Enjoy an up-close performance with an instrument that typically sits in the back row! Trumpeters can be lyrical, joyful painters and poets – especially under the skillful mastery of Mary Elizabeth Bowden. Clarice Assad’s Bohemian Queen (Co-Commissioned by Wintergreen Music) paints a musical picture of Chicago artist Gertrude Abercrombie, while Reena Esmail’s world premiere of Rosa de Sal takes you on a dream-like journey of beauty and love. Top it all off with a buoyant symphony by Beethoven and you have the epitome of the “typical yet unique” Wintergreen Music experience.

Concert Program:

Reena Esmail: Rosa de Sal for trumpet and orchestra

Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet

Emmanuel Chabrier: Habanera

Clarice Assad: Bohemian Queen: Concerto for trumpet and string orchestra

I. Girl Searching 

II. The Stroll

III. Hyde Park Jam

Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet

intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, op. 60

I. Adagio – Allegro vivace 

II. Adagio

III. Scherzo-trio: Allegro vivace

IV. Allegro ma non troppo

July 16: Garth Newel Music Center - Garth Newel Piano Quartet with Tasha Koontz

Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor

Jordan Kuspa: Fire Flowers

Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor

Garth Newel Piano Quartet

Tasha Koontz, soprano

Picnic Menu

Grilled Pork Kabobs with Parsley, Paprika and Garlic on Naan Bread with Cucumber Sour Cream, White Balsamic Cherry Tomato, Red Onion, Lime, and Cilantro

Caprese Sandwiches with Focaccia and Balsamic Reduction Vinaigrette

Various sides, salads, and desserts

July 16: Wintergreen Music - Beethoven & A Bohemian Queen, 3PM

In this unique MountainTop Masterworks, you’ll experience two unexpected trumpet concertos, led by guest conductor Sameer Patel and infused with his “infectious enthusiasm for music.” Enjoy an up-close performance with an instrument that typically sits in the back row! Trumpeters can be lyrical, joyful painters and poets – especially under the skillful mastery of Mary Elizabeth Bowden. Clarice Assad’s Bohemian Queen (Co-Commissioned by Wintergreen Music) paints a musical picture of Chicago artist Gertrude Abercrombie, while Reena Esmail’s world premiere of Rosa de Sal takes you on a dream-like journey of beauty and love. Top it all off with a buoyant symphony by Beethoven and you have the epitome of the “typical yet unique” Wintergreen Music experience.

Concert Program:

Reena Esmail: Rosa de Sal for trumpet and orchestra

Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet

Emmanuel Chabrier: Habanera

Clarice Assad: Bohemian Queen: Concerto for trumpet and string orchestra

I. Girl Searching

II. The Stroll

III. Hyde Park Jam

Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet

intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, op. 60

I. Adagio – Allegro vivace 

II. Adagio

III. Scherzo-trio: Allegro vivace

IV. Allegro ma non troppo