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CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE SCARAB CLUB
2008/2009

“a series…on speaking terms with literature and the visual arts”
Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press

“…an unexpected oasis in the middle of the city. A real treasure.”
Chris Felcyn, WRCJ Detroit



Sun, Oct 26, 2008, 4pm
   Gross Pointe
   Unitarian Church
   [directions]

Romantic Impressions
We celebrate the opening of our 11th season with a piano trio by Wilfrid d’Indy (the uncle of the more famous Vincent d’Indy), a beautiful flute sonata by Charles-Marie Widor and a sonata for cello and piano by Pierre de Breville.
Velda Kelly - violin, Laura Larson - flute,
Nadine Deleury - cello, Mary Siciliano - piano


Sun, Dec 7, 2008, 7pm
   Scarab Club
   [directions]
A Russian Evening
Join us for the rarely heard Quartet for violin, viola and 2 cellos by Arensky, Glazunov’s Five Novelettes for string quartet, Andante Cantabile for solo cello and string quartet by Tchaikovsy, and a beautiful selection of Russian music for soprano and harp.
Ron Fischer and Velda Kelly - violins, Nadine Deleury and Andrew McIntosh- celli
Jennifer Goltz - soprano, Amy Ley - harp


Sun, Jan 25, 2009, 3 pm
   Marygrove College
   Denk Chapman Hall
   [directions]

An Afternoon Serenade
This program features tenor Anthony McGlaun in a performance of Benjamin Britten’s Serenade for tenor, French horn and string quartet. You’ll also enjoy a septet for piano, trumpet and string quintet by Danish composer Hilda Sehested, as well as a short piece for violin and piano by Cécile Chaminade.
Anthony McGlaun - tenor, Derek Lockhart - trumpet, Eduard Perrone - piano
Andrew Pelletier - French horn, Laura Roelofs and Velda Kelly - violins,
James Greer - viola, Nadine Deleury - cello, Jean Posekany Lockhart - bass
This concert is presented in collaboration with the Marygrove College Department of Music.

Sun, Mar 8, 2009, 7pm
   The Scarab Club
   [directions]

Bacri and Françaix
Enjoy the world premiere of Lyric Interlude for English horn, violin and cello by Nicolas Bacri, commissioned by CMSC! The program also features Jean Françaix’s dynamically rhythmic Quintet for clarinet and strings.
Sally Pituch - English horn, Brian Bowman - clarinet, Velda Kelly - violin
Andrew Wu - violin, Laura Roelofs - viola, Nadine Deleury - cello


Sun, Apr 19, 2009, 4pm
   Grosse Pointe
   Unitarian Church
   [directions]
Trombone Takes Center Stage
Kenneth Thompkins, DSO principal trombonist, will perform works by Heinrich Biber, André Gedalge and local composer (and French hornist) Susan Mutter. Also hear another rarely performed treasure, the lovely Sonate for cello and piano by Camille Chevillard.
Kenneth Thompkins - trombone, Angelina Pashmakova - piano,
Eduard Perrone - piano, Velda Kelly - violin, Nadine Deleury - cello


Sun, May 31, 2009, 7pm
   The Scarab Club
   [directions]

Twos and Threes
Our 11th season comes to an exciting close with a performance of Legal Highs, a jazzy duo for violin and marimba by David Jones, Sonata for violin and piano by Leoš Janáček, Seymour Barab’s Trio Sonata for violin, oboe and bassoon and Emil Viklicky’s Tauromaquia for violin, oboe and piano.
Velda Kelly and Andrew Wu - violins, Leonardo Soto - marimba
Angelina Pashmakova - piano


All programs subject to change

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For more information contact:
Nadine Deleury
tel: (519) 252 02 12

ndeleury@sympatico.ca
or
Velda Kelly
tel: (248) 474-8930
www.scarabclub.org/chambermusic

These concerts sponsored by:
Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs            City of Detroit Cultural Affairs Department



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