2024 Concerts

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

This season at Music From Angel Fire is titled “Virtue and Virtuosity” – so let’s explore those concepts in more depth!
  • 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?
We’ll discuss these questions and much more, along with a brief history of virtuosity throughout the musical ages. Come join the conversation and leave a more educated and discerning listener!

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