LEGENDS AND FAIRY TALES
Friday, May 26 – 7:30PM
Saturday, May 27 – 7:30PM
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Eliot Heaton, violin
Geoffrey Herd, violin
Esther Park, piano
Ettore Causa, viola
Eric Wong, viola
Max Geissler, cello
“Once upon a time…” opens the door to tales of impossible things and wondrous adventures; it is an equally apt beginning for this concert, in which we’ll hear such stories explored and depicted through music.
Schumann’s Märchenbilder (‘Fairy Tale Pictures’) is a set of charming character pieces, while Shih-Hui Chen’s programmatic work Returning Souls introduces us to the legends of the Amis people of Taiwan. More a saga than fable, Mendelssohn’s second viola quintet is replete with drama, exuberance, and pathos – all the elements of a gripping narrative.
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856) Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 63
Shih Hui Chen (b. 1962) ‘Returning Souls’ Four Short Pieces on Three Formosan Amis Legends
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856) Marchenbilder, Op. 113
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) String Quintet No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 87
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All programs subject to change.
Season pass (8 concerts): $240 adult
Individual concert tickets: $35 adult; $10 college student with ID; FREE for youth aged 18 and younger.
Wheelchair accessible.
