Dear Friends,
In the time of COVID-19, Odyssey is very fortunate to still have the support of First Baptist Church of Columbia, which continues to be our home for this Season 17.
In a time of isolation during this pandemic, we recognize that the need for music and musicians in our lives, here in our community, has never been greater. We hope you can still enjoy our performances on YouTube videos FOR FREE by subscribing to "OdysseyPlowman ." The livestream videos are available for one week only, after which they may be available from time to time.
This season, other changes were adopted and/or further recognized, in an effort to improve our programming content to the best of our abilities, to reflect our current social climate including Black Lives Matter. Our formal statement against racism can be found here: https://conta.cc/2UeyvWt
Wishing you all the best for a good year 2021!
Ayako Tsuruta
Executive and Artistic Director
In a time of isolation during this pandemic, we recognize that the need for music and musicians in our lives, here in our community, has never been greater. We hope you can still enjoy our performances on YouTube videos FOR FREE by subscribing to "OdysseyPlowman ." The livestream videos are available for one week only, after which they may be available from time to time.
This season, other changes were adopted and/or further recognized, in an effort to improve our programming content to the best of our abilities, to reflect our current social climate including Black Lives Matter. Our formal statement against racism can be found here: https://conta.cc/2UeyvWt
Wishing you all the best for a good year 2021!
Ayako Tsuruta
Executive and Artistic Director
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Season 17 Programs
~ Programs and artists are subject to change without notice ~
February 12, 2021 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church
Baroque Concerto
Pre-concert Program to be announced.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, K. 271 (1777)
I. Allegro
Kristen Yu, piano
Bomi Kim, orchestral accompaniment
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921): Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33 (1872)
I. Allegro non troppo
Nicole Parker, violoncello
Ross Dryer, orchestral accompaniment
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107 (1959)
I. Allegretto
Benjamin Smith, cello
Ross Dryer, orchestral accompaniment
Intermission
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787): "Melodie" from Orfeo ed Euridice, arr. for organ and piano duo by Jonathan Scott [4:00]
Ayako Tsuruta, piano
Colleen Ostercamp, organ
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Concerto in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10 / RV580, for Four Violins (1711) [11’00]
Allegro
Largo – Larghetto
Allegro
Amy Appold, violin I
Siri Geenen, violin II
Julie Rosenfeld, violin III
D. Lydia Redding, violin IV
Ayako Tsuruta, orchestral accompaniment
Baroque Concerto
Pre-concert Program to be announced.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, K. 271 (1777)
I. Allegro
Kristen Yu, piano
Bomi Kim, orchestral accompaniment
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921): Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33 (1872)
I. Allegro non troppo
Nicole Parker, violoncello
Ross Dryer, orchestral accompaniment
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107 (1959)
I. Allegretto
Benjamin Smith, cello
Ross Dryer, orchestral accompaniment
Intermission
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787): "Melodie" from Orfeo ed Euridice, arr. for organ and piano duo by Jonathan Scott [4:00]
Ayako Tsuruta, piano
Colleen Ostercamp, organ
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Concerto in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10 / RV580, for Four Violins (1711) [11’00]
Allegro
Largo – Larghetto
Allegro
Amy Appold, violin I
Siri Geenen, violin II
Julie Rosenfeld, violin III
D. Lydia Redding, violin IV
Ayako Tsuruta, orchestral accompaniment
March 19, 2021 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church
Soma Quartet
Pre-concert Program to be announced.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40 for piano, violin and horn (1865) [32']
Andante
Scherzo (Allegro)
Adagio mesto
Allegro con brio
Julie Rosenfeld, violin
Amanda Collins, horn
Ayako Tsuruta, piano
Intermission
Brandon Kim (b. 2003): The Sands of Time (2020) [6'00]
See program notes, below.
Zack Browning (b. 1953): Howling Back (2004)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80 (1847) [24']
Allegro vivace assai
Allegro assai
Adagio
Finale: Allegro molto
Joel Love (b.1982): In Memorium (2015) [10’]
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) / arr. W. Bolcom: A Schumann Bouquet (2016)
Lieber Mai (Beloved Maytime)
Knecht Ruprecht (The Bogeyman)
Sheherazade
Ländler
Sehr langsam
Lied italienischer Marinari
Soma Quartet
Soma Quartet
Pre-concert Program to be announced.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40 for piano, violin and horn (1865) [32']
Andante
Scherzo (Allegro)
Adagio mesto
Allegro con brio
Julie Rosenfeld, violin
Amanda Collins, horn
Ayako Tsuruta, piano
Intermission
Brandon Kim (b. 2003): The Sands of Time (2020) [6'00]
See program notes, below.
Zack Browning (b. 1953): Howling Back (2004)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80 (1847) [24']
Allegro vivace assai
Allegro assai
Adagio
Finale: Allegro molto
Joel Love (b.1982): In Memorium (2015) [10’]
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) / arr. W. Bolcom: A Schumann Bouquet (2016)
Lieber Mai (Beloved Maytime)
Knecht Ruprecht (The Bogeyman)
Sheherazade
Ländler
Sehr langsam
Lied italienischer Marinari
Soma Quartet
Program Notes:
The Sands of Time (2020) by Brandon Kim
This piece was inspired by the idea of time in the form of falling sand in an hourglass, depicted by the rain stick. The first section notes the texture and free flowing nature of time and sand with the prolonged section of overlapping triplets. Then, tension starts to build, as the sand works with time and a sand castle materializes in the second section. The castle in the second section is still made up of sand as shown by the numerous triplets in the section, but is a whole new structure, with a contrasting feel. Soon, time starts to work against the sand, wearing down the castle with age. The third section shows that uncertainty, with different ideas switching to others and the sand trying to get back to its original form. Finally, with the return of the flowing triplet background, the sandcastle deteriorates back to the essence it came from until the hourglass runs out of sand and time.
Brandon Kim
Brandon Kim started composing music when he was 10, and his first composition was “Knights of the Round Table” for piano, violin, and trumpet. Since then, he’s loved to use interesting techniques and instrumentation in his compositions. He is currently a junior at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri and his current composition mentor is Niko Schroeder. Brandon has won awards six times in the middle and high school fine art music division of the Creating Original Music Project (COMP) competition and was the 1st and 2nd place winner in 2019 and 2020 of the National Federation Junior Composers Contest respectively. Most notably, he was the 2nd place winner of the 2020 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Composition Competition in the senior division. Brandon has always thought that composing is the way he can express his personal feelings and carries that sentiment when he plays his piano and violin. As a violinist, he performed his improvised solo at the 2020 Missouri All-State Orchestra, and he was selected for the 2020 NAfME All National Symphony Orchestra. Brandon is also the founding member of the BNB piano trio, coached by Ayako Tsuruta, and the trio has performed at the Odyssey Chamber Music Series since 2019.
The Sands of Time (2020) by Brandon Kim
This piece was inspired by the idea of time in the form of falling sand in an hourglass, depicted by the rain stick. The first section notes the texture and free flowing nature of time and sand with the prolonged section of overlapping triplets. Then, tension starts to build, as the sand works with time and a sand castle materializes in the second section. The castle in the second section is still made up of sand as shown by the numerous triplets in the section, but is a whole new structure, with a contrasting feel. Soon, time starts to work against the sand, wearing down the castle with age. The third section shows that uncertainty, with different ideas switching to others and the sand trying to get back to its original form. Finally, with the return of the flowing triplet background, the sandcastle deteriorates back to the essence it came from until the hourglass runs out of sand and time.
Brandon Kim
Brandon Kim started composing music when he was 10, and his first composition was “Knights of the Round Table” for piano, violin, and trumpet. Since then, he’s loved to use interesting techniques and instrumentation in his compositions. He is currently a junior at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri and his current composition mentor is Niko Schroeder. Brandon has won awards six times in the middle and high school fine art music division of the Creating Original Music Project (COMP) competition and was the 1st and 2nd place winner in 2019 and 2020 of the National Federation Junior Composers Contest respectively. Most notably, he was the 2nd place winner of the 2020 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Composition Competition in the senior division. Brandon has always thought that composing is the way he can express his personal feelings and carries that sentiment when he plays his piano and violin. As a violinist, he performed his improvised solo at the 2020 Missouri All-State Orchestra, and he was selected for the 2020 NAfME All National Symphony Orchestra. Brandon is also the founding member of the BNB piano trio, coached by Ayako Tsuruta, and the trio has performed at the Odyssey Chamber Music Series since 2019.
April 16, 2021 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church
M-Odyssey
Program to be announced.
Intermission
Henri Kling (1842-1918): The Elephant & The Fly (1903)
Leigh Munoz, contrabassoon
Julia Gundacker, piccolo
Hans Bridger Heruth, piano
John Steinmetz (b. 1951): Fish Phase for two Contrabassoons and Goldfish (1975)
Leigh Muñoz & Kassandra Ormsby, Contrabassoons
P.D.Q. Bach (1807-1742?): The Musical Sacrifice, S. 50% Off (1977), Schlepped out of obscurity by Professor Peter Schickele
I.Fuga Meshuga
II.Sort of Little Trio Sonata
III.Three Canons
IV.Chorale Prelude: "Da kommt ja der Schurke"
V.Four More Canons
VI.The Grossest Fugue
Julia Gundacker flute/piccolo
Dan Willet, oboe
Leigh Munoz, bassoon
Joanna Griffith, trombone (tenor/bass)
Hans Bridger Heruth, violin
Zack Clark, string bass
M-Odyssey
Program to be announced.
Intermission
Henri Kling (1842-1918): The Elephant & The Fly (1903)
Leigh Munoz, contrabassoon
Julia Gundacker, piccolo
Hans Bridger Heruth, piano
John Steinmetz (b. 1951): Fish Phase for two Contrabassoons and Goldfish (1975)
Leigh Muñoz & Kassandra Ormsby, Contrabassoons
P.D.Q. Bach (1807-1742?): The Musical Sacrifice, S. 50% Off (1977), Schlepped out of obscurity by Professor Peter Schickele
I.Fuga Meshuga
II.Sort of Little Trio Sonata
III.Three Canons
IV.Chorale Prelude: "Da kommt ja der Schurke"
V.Four More Canons
VI.The Grossest Fugue
Julia Gundacker flute/piccolo
Dan Willet, oboe
Leigh Munoz, bassoon
Joanna Griffith, trombone (tenor/bass)
Hans Bridger Heruth, violin
Zack Clark, string bass
April 30, 2021 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church
Folk Songs
Program to be announced.
BNB Trio
Florence Price (1887-1953): Five Folksongs in Counterpoint (1951) [17’]
Calvary
Clementine
Drink to me only with Thine Eyes
Shortnin’ Bread
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Esterhazy Quartet
Philippine Folk Songs [15’]
Program to be announced.
Leo Saguiguit, saxophone
Rachel AuBuchon, piano
Intermission
Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Contrasts, Sz. 111, BB.116 (1938) [20’]
Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance)
Pihenő (Relaxation)
Sebes (Fast Dance)
Julie Rosenfeld, violin
Wes Warnhoff, clarinet
Peter Miyamoto, piano
Folk Songs
Program to be announced.
BNB Trio
Florence Price (1887-1953): Five Folksongs in Counterpoint (1951) [17’]
Calvary
Clementine
Drink to me only with Thine Eyes
Shortnin’ Bread
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Esterhazy Quartet
Philippine Folk Songs [15’]
Program to be announced.
Leo Saguiguit, saxophone
Rachel AuBuchon, piano
Intermission
Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Contrasts, Sz. 111, BB.116 (1938) [20’]
Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance)
Pihenő (Relaxation)
Sebes (Fast Dance)
Julie Rosenfeld, violin
Wes Warnhoff, clarinet
Peter Miyamoto, piano
May 30, 2021 (Sun) 3pm, First Baptist Church (Venue to be confirmed)
Vox Nova
Program to be announced.
Vox Nova
Program to be announced.
~ Past Season 17 Concerts ~
| 2020.10.09_program.pdf |
October 9, 2020 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church
Rag Rhapsody
Antonin Dvorak: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 / B. 166, "Dumky" (1891)
Lento maestoso - Allegro quasi doppio movimento [5']
BNB Trio
Brandon Kim, violin
Nicole Parker, violoncello
Benjamin Xu, piano
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Rapsodie Espagnole (1907) for two pianos [14’]
Prélude à la nuit
Malagueña
Habanera
Feria
Ayako Tsuruta, piano I
Peter Miyamoto, piano II
William Bolcom (b. 1938): Garden of Eden: Four Rags for two pianos (1974/1994) [13’]
Old Adam
The Ternal Feminine
The Serpent’s Kiss
Through Eden’s Gates
Peter Miyamoto, piano I
Ayako Tsuruta, piano II
Kevin R. Olson (b. 1971): A Scott Joplin Rag Rhapsody for two pianos, eight hands [6’]
Jack Fina (1913-1970): Bumble Boogie (1948) for two pianos, eight hands [3’]
Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta, piano I
Natalia Bolshakova and Anya Akhmadullina, piano II
Greg Anderson (b. 1981): Ragtime alla turca for two pianos (2008) [4’30]
Ayako Tsuruta, piano I
Peter Miyamoto, piano II
Intermission
Errollyn Wallen (b. 1958): The Girl in my Alphabet (1990) for two pianos [11’]
Ayako Tsuruta, piano I
Peter Miyamoto, piano II
George Gershwin (1898-1937): Rhapsody in Blue (1924), arr. Timofei Dokshitser [13']
Iskander Akhmadullin, trumpet
Natalia Bolshakova, piano
Rag Rhapsody
Antonin Dvorak: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 / B. 166, "Dumky" (1891)
Lento maestoso - Allegro quasi doppio movimento [5']
BNB Trio
Brandon Kim, violin
Nicole Parker, violoncello
Benjamin Xu, piano
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Rapsodie Espagnole (1907) for two pianos [14’]
Prélude à la nuit
Malagueña
Habanera
Feria
Ayako Tsuruta, piano I
Peter Miyamoto, piano II
William Bolcom (b. 1938): Garden of Eden: Four Rags for two pianos (1974/1994) [13’]
Old Adam
The Ternal Feminine
The Serpent’s Kiss
Through Eden’s Gates
Peter Miyamoto, piano I
Ayako Tsuruta, piano II
Kevin R. Olson (b. 1971): A Scott Joplin Rag Rhapsody for two pianos, eight hands [6’]
Jack Fina (1913-1970): Bumble Boogie (1948) for two pianos, eight hands [3’]
Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta, piano I
Natalia Bolshakova and Anya Akhmadullina, piano II
Greg Anderson (b. 1981): Ragtime alla turca for two pianos (2008) [4’30]
Ayako Tsuruta, piano I
Peter Miyamoto, piano II
Intermission
Errollyn Wallen (b. 1958): The Girl in my Alphabet (1990) for two pianos [11’]
Ayako Tsuruta, piano I
Peter Miyamoto, piano II
George Gershwin (1898-1937): Rhapsody in Blue (1924), arr. Timofei Dokshitser [13']
Iskander Akhmadullin, trumpet
Natalia Bolshakova, piano
November 6, 2020 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church
Love and Friendship
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898 (1828)
Allegro moderato [12']
BNB Trio
Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Six Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56 (1845), trans. C. Debussy for two pianos [15’]
Nicht zu schnell
Mit innigem Ausdruck
Andantino
Innig
Nicht zu schnell
Adagio
Peter Miyamoto, piano I
Ayako Tsuruta, piano II
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108 [25']
Allegro
Adagio
Un poco presto e con sentimento
Presto agitato
Amy Appold, violin
Natalia Bolshakova, piano
Intermission
Clara Schumann (1819-1896): Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17 (1845-6) [35’]
Allegro moderato
Scherzo and Trio
Andante
Allegretto
Julie Rosenfeld, violin
Eli Lara, violoncello
Peter Miyamoto, piano
Love and Friendship
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898 (1828)
Allegro moderato [12']
BNB Trio
Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Six Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56 (1845), trans. C. Debussy for two pianos [15’]
Nicht zu schnell
Mit innigem Ausdruck
Andantino
Innig
Nicht zu schnell
Adagio
Peter Miyamoto, piano I
Ayako Tsuruta, piano II
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108 [25']
Allegro
Adagio
Un poco presto e con sentimento
Presto agitato
Amy Appold, violin
Natalia Bolshakova, piano
Intermission
Clara Schumann (1819-1896): Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17 (1845-6) [35’]
Allegro moderato
Scherzo and Trio
Andante
Allegretto
Julie Rosenfeld, violin
Eli Lara, violoncello
Peter Miyamoto, piano
| 2020.12.04_holiday_sparkles_program.pdf |
December 4, 2020 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church
Holiday Sparkles
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1825): Sonata in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2 (1795)
I. Allegro vivace [6'00]
Anthony Wu, piano
Albert Hay Malotte (1895-1964): Lord's Prayer (1935) [2:38]
51 Strings
Maria Duhova Trevor, harp
Kirk Trevor, violoncello
John Jacob Niles (1892-1980): I wonder as I wander (1933), arr. Rhett Barnwell [2:48]
Mykola Lentovych (1877-1921): Ukranian Bell Carol (1916/9), arr. Rhett Barnwell [2:45]
Gustav Holst (1874-1934): In the Bleak Midwinter (1906), arr. by Sunita Staneslow [2:44]
Maria Duhova Trevor, harp
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992): "Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus" from Quatuor de la fin du temps (1941) [ca. 8:00]
51 Strings
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Poême, Op. 25 (1896) [15:00’]
Holly Piccoli, violin
Ayako Tsuruta, piano
Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1960): Sonatina for Oboe and Piano (1955) [ca. 9'30]
Allegretto
Kanon
Allegro non troppo
Alison Robuck, oboe
Peter Miyamoto, piano
Intermission
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): Novelette, Op. 102 (1922) [3'00]
Holly Piccoli, violin
Maria Duhova Trevor, harp
Gustav Holst: Six songs for soprano and piano, Op. 16 (1903-4) and Four Songs, Op. 35 (1916-7) for tenor and violin [20’]
Jesu sweet, now I will sing, Op. 35 No. 1
Cradle Song, Op. 16 No. 5 (William Blake)
My true love hath my heart, Op. 16 No. 2 (Philip Sidney)
My soul has nought but fire and ice, Op. 35 No. 2
Calm is the morn, Op. 16 No. 1 (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
Peace, Op. 16 No. 6 (Alfred H. Hyatt)
I sing of a maiden, Op. 35 No. 3
Weep you no more, Op. 16 No. 3 (anon)
Lovely kind and kindly loving, Op. 16 No. 4 (Nicholas Breton)
My leman is so true, Op. 35 No. 4
Kyle Stegall, tenor
Holly Piccoli, violin
Ayako Tsuruta, piano
Holiday Sparkles
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1825): Sonata in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2 (1795)
I. Allegro vivace [6'00]
Anthony Wu, piano
Albert Hay Malotte (1895-1964): Lord's Prayer (1935) [2:38]
51 Strings
Maria Duhova Trevor, harp
Kirk Trevor, violoncello
John Jacob Niles (1892-1980): I wonder as I wander (1933), arr. Rhett Barnwell [2:48]
Mykola Lentovych (1877-1921): Ukranian Bell Carol (1916/9), arr. Rhett Barnwell [2:45]
Gustav Holst (1874-1934): In the Bleak Midwinter (1906), arr. by Sunita Staneslow [2:44]
Maria Duhova Trevor, harp
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992): "Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus" from Quatuor de la fin du temps (1941) [ca. 8:00]
51 Strings
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Poême, Op. 25 (1896) [15:00’]
Holly Piccoli, violin
Ayako Tsuruta, piano
Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1960): Sonatina for Oboe and Piano (1955) [ca. 9'30]
Allegretto
Kanon
Allegro non troppo
Alison Robuck, oboe
Peter Miyamoto, piano
Intermission
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): Novelette, Op. 102 (1922) [3'00]
Holly Piccoli, violin
Maria Duhova Trevor, harp
Gustav Holst: Six songs for soprano and piano, Op. 16 (1903-4) and Four Songs, Op. 35 (1916-7) for tenor and violin [20’]
Jesu sweet, now I will sing, Op. 35 No. 1
Cradle Song, Op. 16 No. 5 (William Blake)
My true love hath my heart, Op. 16 No. 2 (Philip Sidney)
My soul has nought but fire and ice, Op. 35 No. 2
Calm is the morn, Op. 16 No. 1 (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
Peace, Op. 16 No. 6 (Alfred H. Hyatt)
I sing of a maiden, Op. 35 No. 3
Weep you no more, Op. 16 No. 3 (anon)
Lovely kind and kindly loving, Op. 16 No. 4 (Nicholas Breton)
My leman is so true, Op. 35 No. 4
Kyle Stegall, tenor
Holly Piccoli, violin
Ayako Tsuruta, piano
| 2021_aria_concerto_competition_program.pdf |
January 10, 2021 (Sun) 3pm, First Baptist Church
The MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition
Introduction Ayako Tsuruta, MMAMTA President and Odyssey Director
Contestant No. 1 Natalie Robuck, voice
[7:43] W. A. Mozart: Voi che sapate, K. 492
Christine Nichols, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 2 Ema Iwasaki, piano
[12:53] W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488
I. Allegro
Judith Shaw, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 3 Jay Lipsutz, viola
[24:33] J. Stamitz: Concerto in D Major, Op. 1
I. Allegro
Vera Parkin, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 4 Kristen Yu, piano
[37:50] W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, K. 271
I. Allegro
Bomi Kim, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 5 Wendy Kleintank, voice
[51:54] G. F. Handel: Tornami a vagheggiar, from Alcina
Ross Dryer, orchestral accompaniment
Intermission (10 min)
Contestant No. 6 Ava Andrews, violin
[1:13:13] S. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63
I. Allegro moderato
Nina Ferrigno, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 7 Joan Kwon, piano
[1:29:06] F. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
II. Larghetto
Ayako Tsuruta, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 8 Daniel Diringer, cello
[1:43:27] A. Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
I. Allegro
Vera Parkin, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 9 Sophia Heaton, violin
[2:01:07] F. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
I. Allegro molto appassionato
Vera Parkin, orchestral accompaniment
Intermission (10 min)
Contestant No. 10 Nicole Parker, cello
[2:26:08] C. Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33
I. Allegro non troppo
Ross Dryer, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 11 Taehee Oh, piano
[2:35:43] C. Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22
Contestant No. 12 Yiyun Xu, violin
[2:52:47] C. Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61
I. Allegro non troppo
Vera Parkin, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 13 Benjamin Smith, cello
[3:06:34] D. Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107
I. Allegretto
Ross Dryer, orchestral accompaniment
Closing remarks by the Odyssey Director.
Judges deliberate.
Result announcement.
The 2021 Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition is sponsored by MMAMTA, Odyssey Chamber Music Series, and the Paul D. Higday Mozart Trust.
The MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition
Introduction Ayako Tsuruta, MMAMTA President and Odyssey Director
Contestant No. 1 Natalie Robuck, voice
[7:43] W. A. Mozart: Voi che sapate, K. 492
Christine Nichols, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 2 Ema Iwasaki, piano
[12:53] W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488
I. Allegro
Judith Shaw, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 3 Jay Lipsutz, viola
[24:33] J. Stamitz: Concerto in D Major, Op. 1
I. Allegro
Vera Parkin, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 4 Kristen Yu, piano
[37:50] W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, K. 271
I. Allegro
Bomi Kim, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 5 Wendy Kleintank, voice
[51:54] G. F. Handel: Tornami a vagheggiar, from Alcina
Ross Dryer, orchestral accompaniment
Intermission (10 min)
Contestant No. 6 Ava Andrews, violin
[1:13:13] S. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63
I. Allegro moderato
Nina Ferrigno, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 7 Joan Kwon, piano
[1:29:06] F. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
II. Larghetto
Ayako Tsuruta, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 8 Daniel Diringer, cello
[1:43:27] A. Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
I. Allegro
Vera Parkin, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 9 Sophia Heaton, violin
[2:01:07] F. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
I. Allegro molto appassionato
Vera Parkin, orchestral accompaniment
Intermission (10 min)
Contestant No. 10 Nicole Parker, cello
[2:26:08] C. Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33
I. Allegro non troppo
Ross Dryer, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 11 Taehee Oh, piano
[2:35:43] C. Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22
- Andante sostenuto
Contestant No. 12 Yiyun Xu, violin
[2:52:47] C. Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61
I. Allegro non troppo
Vera Parkin, orchestral accompaniment
Contestant No. 13 Benjamin Smith, cello
[3:06:34] D. Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107
I. Allegretto
Ross Dryer, orchestral accompaniment
Closing remarks by the Odyssey Director.
Judges deliberate.
Result announcement.
- The result announcement will not be video streamed; the result will be posted on the competition webpage on Monday.
- This year's competition is different from the past 3 years. We have opened the repertoire to all genre, in lieu of providing an opportunity to perform in our February concert with an orchestral accompaniment for a Winner's award of $300 to each of the three performers. In addition, an Alternate and Honorable Mentions will be announced.
The 2021 Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition is sponsored by MMAMTA, Odyssey Chamber Music Series, and the Paul D. Higday Mozart Trust.
Result
Special thanks to their teachers, and accompanists Ross Dryer, Vera Parkin, Christine Nichols, Nina Ferrigno, Bomi Kim, and Judith Shaw.
Result:
Honorable Mention:
#3 Jay Lipsutz, viola - student of Chris Tantillo
#5 Wendy Kleintank, voice - student of Christine Seitz
#6 Ava Andrews, violin - student of Angie Smart
Alternate:
#11 Taehee Oh, piano - student of Ayako Tsuruta
Winners:
#4 Kristen Yu, piano - student of Mabel Kinder
#10 Nicole Parker, cello - student of Eli Lara
#13 Benjamin Smith, cello - student of Kirk Trevor
Congratulations to ALL the young performers!! Their courageous performances in a middle of a pandemic made this competition one of the most inspired events.
Result:
Honorable Mention:
#3 Jay Lipsutz, viola - student of Chris Tantillo
#5 Wendy Kleintank, voice - student of Christine Seitz
#6 Ava Andrews, violin - student of Angie Smart
Alternate:
#11 Taehee Oh, piano - student of Ayako Tsuruta
Winners:
#4 Kristen Yu, piano - student of Mabel Kinder
#10 Nicole Parker, cello - student of Eli Lara
#13 Benjamin Smith, cello - student of Kirk Trevor
Congratulations to ALL the young performers!! Their courageous performances in a middle of a pandemic made this competition one of the most inspired events.