AMY BEACH: Summer Dreams for Piano Duet, Op. 47
The Brownies
Robin Redbreast
Twilight
Katy-dids
Elfin Tarantelle
Good Night
Chen and Mužijević
GEORGE CRUMB: Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) for Flute, Cello, and Piano
Vocalise (for the beginning of time)
Sea Theme
Archeozoic (Variation I)
Proterozoic (Variation II)
Paleozoic (Variation III)
Mesozoic (Variation IV)
Cenozoic (Variation V)
Sea-Nocturne (for the end of time)
George, Thorsteinsdóttir, and Mužijević
VALENTYN SILVESTROV: Three Waltzes of the Moment for Violin and Piano (2019) – Tippet Rise Commission and World Premiere
Animato
Andante
Andantino
Anderson and Mužijević
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-flat Minor for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 11
Allegro con brio
Adagio
Tema con variazioni ("Pria ch'io l'impegno": Allegretto)
Dover, Thorsteinsdóttir, and Mužijević
This program features our Artistic Advisor and pianist Pedja Mužijević in a concert with friends including flutist Brandon Patrick George and clarinetist Mark Dover, both of Imani Winds; violinist Rebecca Anderson; cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir; and pianist Jenny Chen. The effervescent Jenny Chen, in her fourth appearance at Tippet Rise, kicks things off alongside Pedja Mužijević with
Summer Dreams for Piano Duet, Op. 47 by Amy Beach, one of the first American female composers to reach notoriety. Brandon Patrick George and Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, both returning performers to Tippet Rise, and Pedja Mužijević will then perform
Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) for Flute, Cello, and Piano by George Crumb, one of the most original American composers who passed away at age 92 in February of 2022. Rebecca Anderson and Pedja Mužijević will also perform the World Premiere of a Tippet Rise Commission by Valentyn Silvestrov – Three Waltzes of the Moment for Violin and Piano (2019) – the sixth of ten works commissioned by the art center by Ukraine’s most important composer. The program concludes with Beethoven’s Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 11 featuring Mark Dover in his Tippet Rise debut with Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, and Pedja Mužijević.
Tippet Rise films featuring performances by Brandon Patrick George, Jenny Chen, Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, and Pedja Mužijević can be found
here.