Chamber Music at the Scarab Club

Scarab Club Building

2009/2010 SEASON

“a series…on speaking terms with literature and the visual arts”

Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press

Sun, Oct 25, 2009, 4pm Gross Pointe Unitarian Church [directions]	*An Afternoon of Romance for Strings, Flute and Piano* The 12^th season opens with romantic music from the early 20^th century, including the tuneful Sonata for violin and piano by German composer Robert Kahn, the elegant Sonata for cello and piano by Fernand de la Tombelle and Eugène Goossens’ Five Impressions of a Holiday for flute, cello and piano. Velda Kelly - violin, Laura Larson - flute, Nadine Deleury - cello, Judith Vander Weg - cello, Mary Siciliano - piano, Eduard Perrone - piano
Sun, Dec 13, 2009, 7pm Scarab Club [directions]	*Clarinet Leads the Way!* Join us for a program that features MOT’s principal clarinetist Brian Bowman in the richly textured Clarinet Quartet by K. Penderecki, Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon by contemporary American composer Kirke Mechem, Suite for oboe, bassoon and strings by Johannes Brahms, and Con Slancio, a lively work for bass clarinet and strings by another American, Justin Boyer. Brian Bowman - clarinet, Sally Pituch - oboe, Pawel Wnuk - bassoon Velda Kelly and Andrew Wu - violins, John Madison - viola, Nadine Deleury - cello
Sun, Jan 24, 2010, 3 pm Marygrove College Denk Chapman Hall [directions]	*Reflections on Cyrano (and more)* The Cyrano portion of this creative program includes Souvenir d’Arras for piano trio by Detroit’s own David DiChiera, as well as works by Pierre Thilloy and Stephanie Compare, with original narration written by Thomas Sertillanges (in English translation). All three pieces were premiered in France by these musicians in May 2009. David DiChiera will join us for this performance! You’ll also hear Quintet for oboe, clarinet and strings by Sergei Prokofiev and a brand new work for these same instruments by composer /bassist Clark Suttle. Geoffrey Johnson - oboe, Brian Bowman - clarinet, Mary Siciliano - piano, Lillian Scheirich and Velda Kelly - violins, Laura Roelofs - viola Nadine Deleury - cello, Clark Suttle - bass, Karen Landers - narrator This concert is presented in collaboration with the Marygrove College Department of Music.
Sun, Mar 7, 2010, 7pm The Scarab Club [directions]	*Harps and Strings* Not just one, but two harps will perform Maurice Draughn’s arrangement of Selections from Moussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition! Also hear Fantasie for violin and harp by Camille Saint-Saëns and String Quartet in F# Minor by Hungarian composer Leo Weiner. Patricia Terry Ross - harp, Maurice Draughn - harp Andrew Wu and Velda Kelly - violins, James Greer - viola, Nadine Deleury - cello
Sun, Apr 25, 2010, 4pm Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church [directions]	*Septet and Melodies* CMSC is known for presenting rarely performed works and Suite for 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, trumpet and piano by Danish composer Hilda Sehested is a perfect example! You’ll also hear From Spoon River by Richard Ratner and Vocalise by Andre Previn, both featuring lyric mezzo-soprano Barbara Bland. Barbara Bland - lyric mezzo-soprano, Rebecca Happel - piano Angelina Pashmakova - piano, Derek Lockhart - cornet, Jean Posekany Lockhart - bass Velda Kelly and Molly Hughes - violins, Scott Stefanko - viola Nadine Deleury and Eugene Zenzen* - celli*
Sun, May 16, 2010, 7pm The Scarab Club [directions]	*France, From Belgium and Italy* The season finale features works for string quartet including Molto Adagio and Meditation by Belgian composer Guillaume Lekeu, an encore presentation of the charming Suite en Sol by Jacques de la Presle and the exciting work entitled Rispetti e Strambotti by G. Francesco Malipiero. Andrew Wu and Velda Kelly - violins, James Greer - viola, Nadine Deleury - cello

All programs subject to change

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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