Music from Angel Fire 41st Season – “Virtue & Virtuosity”
August 15 to August 29, 2024
Artistic Directors Tara Helen O’Connor and Daniel Phillips
Concert 1: 8/15
Open Rehearsal: 8/16
Concert 2: 8/17
Concert 3: 8/18
Music 101: 8/19
Concert 4: 8/21
Concert 5: 8/22
Meet the Composer: 8/23
FIESTA 41!: 8/23
Concert 6: 8/24
Concert 7: 8/25
Music 102: 8/26
Concert 8: 8/28
Concert 9: 8/29
CONCERT 1: “Virtuosic Rhapsodies”
Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Taos Center for the Arts
Polonaise in D Major Op. 4
Henryk Wieniawski
Daniel Phillips, violin • Wendy Chen, piano
The Jet Whistle
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Natasha Brofsky, cello
Passacaglia
Handel-Halvorsen
Aaron Boyd, violin • Toby Appel, viola
Vesper Flight
Kenji Bunch
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Wendy Chen, piano
INTERMISSION
Piano Quartet in G Minor Op. 25
Johannes Brahms
Wendy Chen, piano • Aaron Boyd, violin • Toby Appel, viola • Natasha Brofsky, cello
OPEN REHEARSAL/Open to the public FREE
Friday, August 16, 2024 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. • Free
Angel Fire Community Center
CONCERT 2: “Melodies of Elegance”
Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Angel Fire Community Center
Prelude in B Major Op. 28 No. 11
Etude in E Major Op. 10 No. 3
Etude in F Minor Op. 10 No. 9
Etude in A-flat Major Op. 25 No 1
Frédéric Chopin
Wendy Chen, piano
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major Op. 13
Gabriel Fauré
Daniel Phillips, violin • Wendy Chen, piano
INTERMISSION
String Quintet in A Major Op. 18 No. 1
Felix Mendelssohn
Aaron Boyd, violin • Daniel Phillips, violin • Toby Appel, viola • Sumin Kim, viola • Natasha Brofsky, cello
CONCERT 3: “Silent Cinema Serenade”
Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
Shuler Theater, Raton, N.M.
Prelude in B Major Op. 28 No. 11
Etude in E Major Op. 10 No. 3
Etude in F Minor Op. 10 No. 9
Etude in A-flat Major Op. 25 No 1
Frédéric Chopin
Wendy Chen, piano
String Quintet in A Major Op. 18 No. 1
Felix Mendelssohn
Aaron Boyd, violin • Daniel Phillips, violin • Toby Appel, viola • Sumin Kim, viola • Natasha Brofsky, cello
INTERMISSION
Sherlock Jr.
A 1924 film by Buster Keaton,
live film score by Stephen Prutsman
Wendy Chen, piano
The Dolphins
Luke Henderson violin • Isaac Park, violin
James Preucil, viola • Ian Maloney, cello
MUSIC 101 with Jonathan Coopersmith FREE
Monday, August 19, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. • Free
United Church of Angel Fire
- What does it mean to be virtuosic?
- Is there a difference between skill, technique, excellence, and virtuosity?
- Who’s to judge what is virtuosic?
- Is it always positive or can it sometimes detract from a performance?
CONCERT 4: “Chiaroscuro: Terror to Tranquility”
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
United Church of Angel Fire
Hobgoblinry for Viola and Harpsichord
Kenji Bunch
Toby Appel, viola • Kathy McIntosh, harpsichord
String Quartet No. 2 in D-flat Major Op. 15
Ernö Dohnånyi
The Dolphins
Luke Henderson, violin • Isaac Park, violin
James Preucil, viola • Ian Maloney, cello
Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor BWV 1060
Johann Sebastian Bach
Kemp Jernigan, oboe • Daniel Phillips, solo violin • Jacques Forestier, violin • Dongyoung Jake Shim, violin • Toby Appel, viola • Angela Park, cello • Harold Robinson, bass • Kathy McIntosh, harpsichord
CONCERT 5: “Movie Night”
Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Taos Center for the Arts
Sonata for Flute and Piano in C# Minor Op. 64
Mel Bonis
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Wendy Chen, piano
String Quartet in F Major “The American” Op. 96 No. 12
Antonin Dvořák
The Vizsla Quartet
Jacques Forestier, violin • Dongyoung Jake Shim, violin
Sumin Kim, viola • Elliot Sloss, cello
INTERMISSION
Sherlock Jr.
A 1924 film by Buster Keaton,
live film score by Stephen Prutsman
Wendy Chen, piano
The Dolphins
Luke Henderson violin • Isaac Park, violin
James Preucil, viola • Ian Maloney, cello
MEET THE COMPOSER with Marc Neikrug FREE
Friday, August 23, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. • Free
United Church of Angel Fire
FIESTA 41!
Friday, August 23, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Angel Fire Community Center
Sarabande from the Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major BWV 1012
Johann Sebastian Bach
(arr. for four cello’s by Paul Wiancko)
Mihai Marica, cello• Elliot Sloss, cello • Ian Maloney, cello • Angela Park, cello
Sonata for Solo Violin Op. 27 No. 5
Eugène Ysaÿe
Dongyoung Jake Shim, violin
Etude No. 1 in A-flat Major Op. 25
Frédéric Chopin
Wendy Chen, piano
Next Train
Kenji Bunch
Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin
Oblivion
Astor Piazzola
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
All string players in the Moreno Valley
Oblivion
Libertango
Astor Piazzola
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
All string players in the Moreno Valley
Concerto for Four Violins in B Minor RV. 580
Antonio Vivaldi
Jake Shim, violin • Isaac Park, violin • Luke Henderson, violin • Jacques Forestier, violin
All string players in the Moreno Valley
Kathy McIntosh, harpsichord
CONCERT 6: “Harmonies of the Masters”
Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Angel Fire Community Center
Quartet for Piano and Strings in E-flat Major K. 493
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wendy Chen, piano • Benny Kim, violin • Toby Appel, viola • Angela Park, cello
Oboe Quartet in Ten Parts (Angel Fire Festival Premiere)
Marc Neikrug
Kemp Jernigan, oboe • Daniel Phillips, violin • Toby Appel, viola • Angela Park, cello
INTERMISSION
Nocturne in C Minor Op.48 No. 1
Frédéric Chopin
Wendy Chen, piano
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major BWV 1049
Johann Sebastian Bach
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Adeline DeBella, flute • Daniel Phillips, solo violin • Benny Kim, violin • Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin • Benny Kim, violin • Toby Appel, viola • Mihai Marica, cello • Harold Robinson, bass • Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord
CONCERT 7: “Salon Concert”
Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
Angel Fire Community Center
Surprise Premiere
The Dolphins
Sonata for Solo Violin Op. 27 No. 4
Eugène Ysaÿe
Jacques Forestier, violin
Adagio from the Oboe Concerto in C Minor
Alessandro Marcello
Benny Kim, violin • Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin • James Preucil, viola • Elliot Sloss, cello • Harold Robinson, bass • Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord
“Like Dough, George”
Michael Kurth
Harold Robinson, double bass
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
Harold Arlen
Wendy Chen, piano
“Scent of a Woman”
Thomas Newman
Wendy Chen, piano
Duet in D Major for Cello and Double Bass
Gioachino Rossini
Mihai Marica, cello • Harold Robinson, bass
Louisiana Blues Strut
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin
Andante and Rondo Op. 25
Franz Doppler
Adeline DeBella, flute • Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Wendy Chen, Piano
Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach
All Angel Fire musicians in the Moreno Valley
Program subject to change
MUSIC 102 with Jonathan Coopersmith FREE
Monday, August 26, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. • Free
United Church of Angel Fire
CONCERT 8: “Three B’s and a Bass”
Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Baptist Church of Angel Fire
Sextet in A Major Op.16 G 465
Luigi Boccherini
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin • Isaac Park, violin • Sumin Kim, viola • Elliot Sloss, cello • Mihai Marica, cello
“Iberique Peninsulaire”
Francois Rabbath
Harold Robinson, double bass
Violin Sonata in F Major
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
Daniel Phillips, violin • Mihai Marica, cello • Kathy McIntosh, harpsichord
INTERMISSION
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major BWV 1050
Johann Sebastian Bach
Kathleen McIntosh, solo harpsichord • Benny Kim, solo violin • Tara Helen O’Connor, solo flute • Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin • Toby Appel, viola • Mihai Marica, cello • Harold Robinson, bass
CONCERT 9: “The Seasons”
Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Angel Fire Community Center
Sonata in E-flat Major BWV 1031
Johann Sebastian Bach
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Astor Piazzola
Otoño (Autumn) • Luke Henderson, solo violin
Invierno (Winter) • Benny Kim, solo violin
Primavera (Spring) • Dongyoung Jake Shim, solo violin
Verano (Summer) • Isaac Park, solo violin
The Angel Fire Strings
Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord
INTERMISSION
The Four Seasons
Antonio Vivaldi
Spring • Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, solo violin
Summer • Jacques Forestier, solo violin
Autumn • Ida Kavafian, solo violin
Winter • Daniel Phillips, solo violin
The Angel Fire Strings
Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord