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Songs and Operatic Selections by Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Offenbach and Verdi 

BARBER Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Daniel Phillips • Maya Buchanan • Isaac Park, violin I •
Cathy Meng Robinson • Danny Yehun Jin • Luke Henderson, violin II •
Toby Appel • James Preucil • Emad Zolfaghari, viola •
Keith Robinson • Matthew Christakos • Ian Maloney, cello

MARTIN Quatre Sonnets à Cassandre tirés des Amours de Ronsard
Avec Mouvement
Lent et rythmé come une sarabande
Vif et léger
Lent et très intime
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Tara Helen O’Connor flute •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson, cello

RAVEL String Quartet in F major
Allegro moderato. Très doux
Assez vif. Très rythmé
Très lent
Vif et agité
Curtis Quartet
Danny Yehun Jin • Maya Buchanan, violin •
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos, cello

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SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major, D 956
Allegro ma non troppo
Adagio
Scherzo. Presto—Trio. Andante sostenuto
Allegretto
Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson • Ian Maloney, cello

BACH Two Arias
‘Betörte Welt, Betörte Welt?’ from cantata 94
‘Erbarme Dich’ from the St. Matthew Passion
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Tara Helen O’Connor, flute •
Maya Buchanan • Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson, cello

BEETHOVEN String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 1 in F major
Allegro con brio
Adagio affettuoso
Scherzo: allegro molto
Allegro
Juilliard Quartet
Luke Henderson • Isaac Park, violin • James Preucil, viola • Ian Maloney, cello

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MOZART String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515
Allegro
Andante
Menuetto. Allegretto
Allegro
Allegretto—Più allegro
Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin •
Toby Appel • James Preucil, viola • Keith Robinson, cello

Works by Kenji Bunch, George Gershwin, Fritz Kreisler, Andy Akiho, Copland, and others

Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Tara Helen O’Connor, flute •
Michael Stephen Brown, piano • Andy Akiho, steel pan • Ian Rosenbaum, marimba
Maya Buchanan • Luke Henderson • Danny Yehun Jim • Ida Kavafian •
Benny Kim • Isaac Park • Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin •
Toby Appel • James Preucil • Steven Tenenbom •
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos • Ian Maloney • Keith Robinson, cello

MOZART Duo in B-Flat Major, No. 2, K. 424
Adagio—Allegro
Andante cantabile
Tema con variazioni
Ida Kavafian, violin • Steven Tenenbom, viola

GOLIJOV Mariel for Cello and Marimba
Keith Robinson, cello • Ian Rosenbaum, marimba

RAVEL Chansons Madécasse
Nahandove. Andante quasi allegretto
Aoua! Andante
Il est doux. Lenton
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Tara Helen O’Connor, flute and piccolo •
Keith Robinson, cello • Michael Stephen Brown, piano

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CHAUSSON Concerto for Violin, Piano, String quartet, Op. 21
Décidé
Sicilienne
Grave
Très Animé
Ida Kavafian, solo violin • Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Curtis Quartet
Danny Yehun Jim • Maya Buchanan, violin •
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos, cello

BRAHMS Two Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano, Op. 91
Gestillte Sehnsucht. Adagio espressivo
Geistliches Wiegenlied. Andante con moto
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Toby Appel, viola •
Michael Stephen Brown, piano

AKIHO Omnipresent
Andy Akiho, steel pan

AKIHO LIgNEouS 3, 2.1
Ian Rosenbaum, marimba
Juilliard Quartet
Luke Henderson • Isaac Park, violin • James Preucil, viola • Ian Maloney, cello

BEACH Piano Quintet, Op. 67
Adagio-Allegro moderato
Adagio espresso
Allegro agitato—Adagio come prima
Presto
Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin • Steven Tenenbom, viola •
Keith Robinson, cello • Michael Stephen Brown, piano

ADOLPHE Angel FanFire
Composed for the 2003 Music from Angel Fire festival.
Underwritten through the generosity of the Bruce E. and
Hilde Howden American Composers Project
Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin • Toby Appel, viola

AKIHO World Premiere
Underwritten through the generosity of the Bruce E. and
Hilde Howden American Composers Project

RESPIGHI Il Tramonto for voice and string quartet
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Daniel Phillips • Benny Kim, violin •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson, cello

MOZART String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516
Allegro
Minuetto: Allegretto
Adagio ma non troppo
Adagio—Allegro
Benny Kim • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin • Steven Tenenbom •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson, cello

FARRENC Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op. 45
Allegro deciso
Andante
Scherzo. Vivace
Finale. Presto
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Keith Robinson, cello • Michael Stephen Brown, piano

AKIHO Deciduous
Andy Akiho, steel pan • Ian Rosenbaum, marimba

CHAUSSON Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Quartet from Curtis
Danny Yehun Jim • Maya Buchanan, violin •
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos, cello

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MENDELSSOHN String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Allegro moderato con fuoco
Andante
Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
Presto
Danny Yehun Jim • Luke Henderson • Maya Buchanan • Isaac Park, violin
James Preucil • Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Ian Maloney • Matthew Christakos, cello

COLEMAN Maombi Asante (Prayer of Thanks)
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Isaac Park, violin • Matthew Christakos, cello

AKIHO Daidai Iro
Andy Akiho, steel pan • Ian Rosenbaum, marimba

CHAUSSON Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Quartet from Curtis
Danny Yehun Jim • Maya Buchanan, violin
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos, cello

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MENDELSSOHN String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Allegro moderato con fuoco
Andante
Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
Presto
Danny Yehun Jin • Luke Henderson • Maya Buchanan • Isaac Park, violin
James Preucil • Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Ian Maloney • Matthew Christakos, cello

FARRENC Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op. 45
Allegro deciso
Andante
Scherzo. Vivace
Finale. Presto
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Keith Robinson, cello • Michael Stephen Brown, piano

AKIHO Hada Iro
Andy Akiho, steel pan • Ian Rosenbaum, marimba

MAHLER Four Rückert-Lieder
Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft
Liebst du um Schönheit
Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekomen
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Michael Stephen Brown, piano

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MENDELSSOHN Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Molto allegro ed agitato
Andante con molto tranquillo
Scherzo. Leggiero e vivace
Finale. Allegro assai appassionato
Cathy Meng Robinson, violin • Keith Robinson, cello • Michael Stephen Brown, piano

BELLINI “Vaga luna, che inargenti”

BELLINI “Malinconia, ninfa gentile”

BELLINI “Dolente immagine di Fille mia”

BELLINI “Per pietà, bell’idol mio”

GRIEG Sechs Lieder (Six Songs), Op.48

DUPARC “L’Invitation au voyage”

DUPARC “Phidylé”

DUPARC “Au pays où se fait la guerre”

RACHMANINOFF Vocalise, Op. 34

JONATHAN DOVE Nights Not Spent Alone

ANNA CLYNE This Moment (World Premiere)
MOZART Requiem

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano
Issachah Savage, tenor
Colorado Symphony & Bravo! Vail
Festival Choruses, Duain Wolfe, director
Addittional artists to be announced

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

CONDUCTOR
Osmo Vänskä

SOPRANO
Mané Galoyan

MEZZO-SOPRANO
Jennifer Johnson Cano

Seattle Symphony Chorale

Seattle Symphony

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

CONDUCTOR
Osmo Vänskä

SOPRANO
Mané Galoyan

MEZZO-SOPRANO
Jennifer Johnson Cano

Seattle Symphony Chorale

Seattle Symphony

Andreas Delfs, conductor
Rochester Oratorio Society

MAHLER  Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
One of the greatest symphonies of all time closes out your season. Completed in 1894, Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony was the first significant work exploring his lifelong perspectives of the afterlife and established him as a leading composer of his day. An all-embracing work, it is the first of Mahler’s symphonies to use voices, words, and orchestra to create a musical experience that will stay with you far beyond the concert hall. Join us as we sound the trumpets and ring the bells for this grand Season Finale!

Andreas Delfs, conductor
Rochester Oratorio Society

MAHLER  Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
One of the greatest symphonies of all time closes out your season. Completed in 1894, Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony was the first significant work exploring his lifelong perspectives of the afterlife and established him as a leading composer of his day. An all-embracing work, it is the first of Mahler’s symphonies to use voices, words, and orchestra to create a musical experience that will stay with you far beyond the concert hall. Join us as we sound the trumpets and ring the bells for this grand Season Finale!

A unique collaboration between outstanding young musicians and an expert on the music of J.S. Bach, the Gamut Bach Ensemble prides itself on stylistically sensitive, earnest, and insightful performances. Directed by Koji Otsuki, the Ensemble embarks on a program of cantatas in the luminous Church of the Holy Trinity.

Sarah Shafer, soprano; Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Daniel McGrew, tenor; Edward Vogel, baritone; Mary Lynch VanderKolk & Harrison Linsey, oboe; Jacob Thonis, bassoon; Emilie-Anne Gendron & Miho Saegusa, violin; Ayane Kozasa, viola; Paul Wiancko, cello; Nathaniel West, double bass; Jonathan Oddie, organ; Koji Otsuki, director

Bach: Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende, BWV 27
Bach: Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 44
Bach: Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42

MAHLER

Symphony No. 2

BOSTON PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA

BENJAMIN ZANDER, CONDUCTOR

JENNIFER JOHNSON CANO, MEZZO-SOPRANO

CHORUS PRO MUSICA

A live performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony is always more than a concert—it is a communal experience. This overwhelming, heaven-storming symphony takes the listener on a long journey towards an exalted destination. It starts by laying the hero of Mahler’s First Symphony, the Titan, to rest, with a shatteringly dramatic, annihilating funeral march. And then the rest of the symphony builds a new pathway to hope and ultimate affirmation. In the second and third movements a critical eye scans both the beauty and the absurdity of this world. And in the final two movements the transition is effected from earthly striving and insufficiency to heavenly fulfillment. There is no work in the repertory, none whatsoever, that so completely unites performers and audience in a transformative musical affirmation. We are extraordinarily fortunate in our vocal soloists for this performance.

PROGRAM

Mozart Symphony No. 25

Steven Mackey RIOT (World Premiere, New Jersey Symphony Co-Commission)

Mozart Overture to Don Giovanni

Bruckner Te Deum

PERFORMERS

Xian Zhang conductor
Meigui Zhang soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano
Alicia Olatuja mezzo-soprano
Sean Panikkar tenor
Nathan Berg bass-baritone
Steven Mackey electric guitar
Princeton University Glee Club | Gabriel Crouch, director
New Jersey Symphony

PROGRAM

Mozart Symphony No. 25

Steven Mackey RIOT (World Premiere, New Jersey Symphony Co-Commission)

Mozart Overture to Don Giovanni

Bruckner Te Deum

PERFORMERS

Xian Zhang conductor
Meigui Zhang soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano
Alicia Olatuja mezzo-soprano
Sean Panikkar tenor
Nathan Berg bass-baritone
Steven Mackey electric guitar
Princeton University Glee Club | Gabriel Crouch, director
New Jersey Symphony