2003 Moab Music Festival Series Program

Saturday, August 30 - Opening Night
GCHS Auditorium 7:00 p.m.
Schubert: Songs
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
Artists: Michael Barrett, John Musto piano; Jennifer Frautschi and Juliette Kang, violin;
Leslie Tomkins, viola; Tom Kraines and Tanya Tomkins, cello; Eric Thomas, clarinet; William Sharp, baritone

Sunday, August 31 - Souvenir de France
Star Hall 7:00 p.m.
Chamber music by Poulenc, Milhaud, Fauré, and others.
Songs based on the life and career of chanteuse Yvonne Printemps. Conceived and performed by soprano Amy Burton, John Musto, piano; others include Tim Day, flute; Michael Boriskin, piano; Juliette Kang, Jennifer Frautschi, violin

Monday, September 1 - Utah Power Family Picnic Concert
Old City Park 2:00 p.m.
Popular American Songs (Gershwin, Blitstein, Bernstein, Rodgers, and others)
Scott Joplin: Piano Rags
MMF Education Outreach Program
University of Utah Jazz Band
Artists: John Musto and Michael Boriskin, piano; Amy Burton, soprano; William Sharp, baritone, Eric Thomas, director

Wednesday, September 3 – What Makes It “American”?
Star Hall 7:00 p.m.
How have American composers embraced or rejected European models and ideals? Is there such a thing as original American Music? Composers John Musto and Eric Zivian discuss their own work and place in the American pantheon of composers. A unique look at American composers from the east and west coasts extolling European ideals and esthetics versus composers known for their quintessential American voice.
Songs by H.T. Burleigh, Virgil Thomson, Charles Griffes, Charles Ives, John Musto, Ned Rorem, Samuel Barber
Chamber works by John Cage, John Musto’s Divertimento, and Eric Zivian’s music for cello and piano
Artists: Eric Zivian, Michael Barrett and Michael Boriskin, piano; William Sharp, baritone; Tanya Tomkins, cello; Eric Thomas, clarinet; Tim Day, flute; James Baker, percussion

Thursday, September. 4 - Colorado River Benefit Concert
J.S. Bach and Sons: Works by the greatest of Baroque masters and his composing sons C.P.E. Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach and Johann Christian Bach
Performances to include works for solo violin, Concert Arias for baritone, music for keyboard
Artists: John Musto, Michael Barrett, piano; William Sharp, baritone; Juliette Kang, violin, Leslie Tomkins, viola; Tanya Tomkins, cello

Friday: September 5 – Moab Music Festival Virtuosos!
Festival Tent at Onion Creek 6:00 p.m.
Benefit Dinner following the Concert at Sorrel River Ranch
A showcase of virtuoso solo pieces by the brilliant musicians of the Moab Music Festival including Juliette Kang, violin; Leslie Tomkins, viola; Eric Thomas, clarinet; Tim Day, flute; Tanya Tomkins, cello; Eric Zivian, Michael Barrett and Michael Boriskin, piano

Saturday, September 6 – Author! Author!
Festival Tent 6:00 p.m.
An exploration of composers who were also gifted critics and writers.
Music and prose by Robert Schumann, Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, Claude Debussy, Henry Cowell, Paul Bowles, and Ned Rorem,
Artists: Michael Barrett, Michael Boriskin, piano; Kurt Ollmann, baritone; Eric Thomas, clarinet; Gene Pack, narrator

Tuesday, September 9 - Piano Talk with Paul Hersh and Axel Strauss
Star Hall 7:00 p.m.
Paul Hersh leads the audience through the beauty and intricacies of Schubert’s great masterpiece with violinist Axel Strauss
Schubert: Fantasy for violin and piano

Wednesday, September 10 - From the French Court to the Cajun Kitchen
Sorrel River Ranch 6:00 p.m.
Fiddler Paul Woodiel, piper Christopher Layer and accordionist Jeremiah McLane trace the provenance of Cajun music back to the court of Louis XIV in music from the late French baroque to the folk music of Louisiana. With Kurt Ollmann, baritone; Emily Bruskin, violin; Leslie Tomkins, viola; Julia Bruskin, cello

Thursday, September 11 - Colorado River Benefit Concert
Brahms: Piano Quartet in c minor
Schumann: Dichterliebe
Dvorâk: Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Artists: The Claremont Trio (Emily Bruskin, violin; Julia Bruskin, cello; Donna Kwong, piano); Leslie Tomkins, viola; Axel Strauss and Timothy Fain, violin; Tanya Tomkins, cello; Paul Hersh and Michael Barrett, piano; Kurt Ollmann, baritone

Friday, September 12 – Dvorâk and American Music
Red Cliffs Adventure Lodge 6:00 p.m.
Benefit Dinner following the concert at Red Cliffs Adventure Lodge
Mason Bates: Piano Trio
Smetena: Piano Trio
Dvorâk: Quintet for strings
Rorem: Santa Fe Songs
Artists: The Claremont Trio, Paul Hersh and Leslie Tomkins, viola; Axel Strauss and Timothy Fain, violin; Michael Barrett, piano; Kurt Ollmann, baritone

Saturday, September 13 - Paquito D’Rivera and Friends
GCHS Aud. 7:00 p.m.
Composer-in-Residence Paquito D’Rivera returns with his Trio (Mark Summer, cello and Alon Yavnai, piano) joined by soprano Brenda Feliciano, Rolando Morales, percussion and Nestor Torres, flute. Grammy award winning D’Rivera continues to explore his own music as well as his unique blend of Afro-Cuban jazz and Latin classicism.