The Henry J. Bruman
Summer Chamber Music Festival, 2003

July 24, 2003
July 31, 2003
August 7, 2003

All concerts will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
at Korn Convocation Hall, The Anderson School, UCLA

This series of concerts is made possible by the Henry J. Bruman Trust, 
with the support of the UCLA Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies

—— Admission is free, and no reservations or tickets are required.——

Korn Convocation Hall is in the Anderson complex of UCLA’s north campus.
Parking is available for $7 in Lot 4 (P4 on map)and,
for seniors and holders of disabled parking placards, in lot 5 (P5).

Enter the campus at Westwood Plaza (off Sunset Boulevard)
and inquire at the kiosk (i).

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Thursday, July 24, 1:00 p.m.– 2:00 p.m.

Armadillo String Quartet

Barry Socher & Steve Scharf, violins
Raymond Tischer, viola
Armen Ksajikian, cello

The Armadillo String Quartet, a group of outstanding and versatile Los Angeles-area musicians, has devoted more than twenty years to expanding our conceptions of the boundaries that distinguish chamber music from other concert forms. To this end, the group frequently plays in unconventional settings and presents specially commissioned works by contemporary composers, as well as reconfigured older compositions. The Armadillos perform regularly in Southern California under the auspices of the South Bay Chamber Music Society, Chamber Music in Historic Sites, Monday Evening Concerts, Sundays at Four, the Pacific Composers' Forum, and the Bruman Series. Just a few weeks ago, they were featured at the Ojai Festival.

—  Program  —

Franz Schubert, Overture in C Minor, D 8A
Antonín Dvorák, Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 51, B 92
Igor Stravinsky, Three Pieces
Barry Socher, Pachelbel Canonball

Thursday, July 31, 1:00 p.m.– 2:00 p.m.

La Camerata

Philip Vaiman, violin
Marissa Steingold, voice
Kenton Youngstrom, guitar

La Camerata presents music for violin and guitar duo, introducing listeners to the aural delights and nuances of bowed and plucked strings combined. Philip Vaiman is a Russian-born violinist, a graduate of Moscow's Gnessin Music Lyceum and of USC's Thornton School of Music. He performs locally, nationally, and internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. Vocalist Marissa Steingold, a graduate of the New England Conservatory, tours throughout the world singing jazz (including her own compositions), big band, opera, rhythm and blues, Jewish music, Brazilian bossa, and the works of contemporary composers. Her voice has been featured in many major motion pictures and national commercials. Guitarist Kenton Youngstrom, also a graduate of Thornton School of Music performs, teaches, and composes in the Southland. He also records internationally with the Falla Guitar Trio.

 

—  Program —

Johann Sebastian Bach, Trio Sonata, BWV 1038
Niccolò Paganini, Fantasia on the G String (Moses Fantasy)
Béla Bartók, Six Romanian Dances
Astor Piazzolla, Histoire du Tango
Antonio Carlos Jobim, Selected Songs

Thursday, August 7, 1:00 p.m.– 2:00 p.m.

I Palpiti Soloists
— presented by —
Young Artists International

Performances by I PALPITI Soloists of Young Artists International are a regular feature on the Bruman Series. Since 1997, YAI has been awarding scholarships for further training and performance to young musicians of widely varying national origins and education, in an effort to embody the universality of the classical music tradition, and to further the careers of the next generation of classical artists. This year, Bruman audiences will hear violinist Sayako Kusaka, flutist Marianna Racz, violist Gabor Gsabo, cellist Adiel Shmit, cellist, Evgeny Sakakuschev, and clarinetist Lucy Chuang in a program of music for various instrumental groupings.

—  Program  —

— Strings Meet the Winds —

— Luigi Boccherini, Duo, Op. 5 —
Sayako Kusaka, violin, Marianna Racz, flute

— Ludwig van Beethoven, String Trio in G, Op. 9, No. 1 —
Sayako Kusaka, violin, Gabor Gsabo, viola, Adiel Shmit, cello

— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K 581 —
Sayako Kusaka & Marianna Racz, violins, Gabor Gsabo, viola, Evgeny Sakakuschev, cello, Lucy Chuang, clarinet



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