Artistic Director Daria Adams curates a one-hour program of four pieces by living composers, whose works look back in some way, then weaves them together with their historical counterparts. This leads to some fascinating juxtapositions, such as a song by Hildegard von Bingen from 1100 A.D with a work for strings and harpsichord by Michi… Read More »
The Duo Fortin-Poirier has taken the great art form of four-hand piano music to a new level. The Duo is the union of two great friends, as much accomplices in their daily lives as on stage, who will blow you away with their virtuosity. In this colorful concert on the theme of dance, the Canadian pianists invite… Read More »
MITV returns to the venue that hosted our very first concert! Anchoring this program is Brahms’ late masterpiece for clarinet preceded by an MITV commission from 2005 by Miguel del Aguila: Salon de Buenos Aires is a nostalgic musical trip to 1950”s Buenos Aires, full of carefree Brazilian Sambas, melodramatic Tangos and maniacal Milongas. Miguel del Aguila (b.… Read More »
Dvorak’s youthful love songs — Cypresses — are presented here alongside the spoken poetry that inspired them. Caroline Shaw’s Microfictions is a set of six miniatures inspired by the surreal paintings of the quartet’s painterly namesake, Joan Miró. Debussy’s revolutionary string quartet is the essence of French impressionism in music. Please join us at 6:00pm for the free Pre-Concert… Read More »
Our 3rd annual celebration of classic silent films is accompanied by newly composed music written by Stephen Prutsman and played by festival musicians, in the ideal venue, the Jarvis Conservatory theater. Buster Keaton’s One Week is the hilarious story of a newlywed couple that orders a prefab house from the Sears Catalog that could allegedly be built… Read More »
A great program for Francophiles, major works by Ravel and Franck join a new work by Karol Beffa, who began life as a famous child actor in France. Karol Beffa (b. 1973) Destroy Daniel Ching, Daria T. Adams, violin Hyobi Sim, viola Joshua Gindele, cello Eric Zivian, piano Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) String Quartet in F major Nikki… Read More »
A familiar duo to MITV audiences, Michael and Nick collaborate once again in this Music Illuminated presentation, featuring two new works by Michael, two short films by Nick, and the cello sonata of Rachmaninoff, a deeply expressive work that explores the depths of the cello’s range. Nick Canellakis (b. 1984) My New Cello (2023), film and original… Read More »
This fun concert begins with Mozart’s iconic Eine Kleine, performed by the MITV Fellowship Quartet for 2024, the Cabaletta Quartet. Boccherini’s Night Music is full of theatrical sound effects meant to conjure the eccentricities of Madrid, while Vivaldi’s Concerto tries to showcase four virtuosic (and competing?) soloists! Make sure to bring an instrument and join us for a… Read More »
Vienna in the time of Brahms and Korngold is our focus, beginning with Brahms’ contribution to a sonata that was to be written by a committee of three friends. Erich Korngold stunned the world as a child prodigy and completed his brilliant piano quintet while still in his 20’s in his hometown of Vienna. Holding… Read More »
Winners of the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition and a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant, the young Isidore String Quartet has quickly become the group everyone is talking about! This program is ideal for connoisseurs and novices alike, with two masterworks by Mozart and Mendelssohn, and Barber’s gorgeous Adagio as the icing on the… Read More »
Music in the Vineyards 30th Anniversary Celebration promises an exquisite evening of music, dining, and festivities. Our Festival Finale features the multi-faceted musician Clarice Assad, the Brazilian-American composer, pianist, arranger, and singer, from Rio de Janeiro. Clarice’s influences are diverse: she is influenced by popular Brazilian culture, Romanticism, world music, and jazz. Beginning with her take… Read More »
