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In-Home Concert Special III: Gustav Mahler’s “Songs of a Wayfarer” with Heather Johnson

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In-Home Concert Special III: Gustav Mahler’s “Songs of a Wayfarer” with Heather Johnson — SOLD OUT!

The final installment of the new In-Home Concert Specials concludes with a musical experience that will leave you feeling captivated, hopeful, and reflective. Start your musical journey with a delightful quartet for four violins followed by a boisterous and tuneful arrangement of Bizet’s Carmen Suite for Woodwind Quintet. In the highlight of the evening, Mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson performs a new arrangement of Mahler’s masterful “Songs of a Wayfarer” with string quartet. Enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine, and refreshments in the beautiful mountain home of Cynthia Shook, all while surrounded by the friends old and new that make these events uniquely special. Attendance is extremely limited.

Featured Festival Artists: Heather Johnson, mezzo-soprano; Elisabeth Adkins, violin; John Meisner, violin; Steve Larson, viola; Wes Baldwin, cello; Jim Lyon, Ellen Cockerham Riccio, Annie Trepanier, Ross Monroe Winter, violins; Lance Suzuki, flute; Bill Parrish, oboe; John Sadak, clarinet; Marty Gordon, bassoon; Brandon Nichols, horn

Concert Program:

Grażyna Bacewicz: Quartet for four violins

Georges Bizet, arr. David Walter: Carmen Suite for woodwind quintet

I. Introduction

II. Habanera

III. Seguedille

IV. Les dragons d’Alcala

V. Entr’act

VI. Les Toreadors

Gustav Mahler, arr Zak Grafilo: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (“Songs of a Wayfarer”) for mezzo-soprano and string quartet

I. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht ("When My Sweetheart is Married")

II. Ging heut' Morgen über's Feld ("I Went This Morning over the Field")

III. Ich hab' ein glühend Messer ("I Have a Gleaming Knife")

IV. Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz ("The Two Blue Eyes of my Beloved")


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