BHC Concert Series presents Musiacs of the Bay

The Berkeley Hillside Club Concert Series

presents

the culmination performance of Musaics of the Bay's latest residency program:

"Musical Lore"

Saturday, August 24th, @ 7:00pm

General: $25, Students & Seniors: $20, Club Members: $15

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This residency will bring together writers, artists, composers and instrumentalists, drawing from community-based stories to inspire the creation of new musical and artistic works.

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Emerging Musicians will be assigned composer’s works to perform in various ensemble configurations, and over the course of the residency all artists will work together under the mentorship of resident musicians and composers in preparation for the culminating concert and presentation at the Hillside Club in Berkeley on the evening of Saturday, August 24th.

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The culminating concert from the “Musical Lore” residency will feature local storytellers in collaboration with composers and instrumentalists. Writers will present their stories, followed with performances and presentations of the musical compositions and visual artworks inspired by them.​

Nigel Armstrong - Audrey Vardanega - Coleman Itzkoff - Chili Ekman - Vanny Hu - Nick Reeves

Musical Program:

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Fantasia in G major ”Pièce d'Orgue” BWV 572

(arranged for string quintet)

Coleman Itzkoff - cello, Chili Ekman - violin, Vanny Hu - cello,

Nick Reeves - cello, Nigel Armstrong - violin

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“Vanitas Vanitatum” from Robert Schumann’s “Five Pieces in Folk Style”, Op. 102.

Audrey Vardanega - piano, Coleman Itzkoff – cello

Maurice Ravel

Violin Sonata no. 2, M.77, “Blues for violin and piano”

I. Blues. Moderato

Nigel Armstrong - violin, Audrey Vardanega – piano

Ryuchi Sakamoto

Bibo No Aozora

Piano Trio

Chili Ekman - violin, Nick Reeves - cello, Audrey Vardanega - piano

Andante cantabile from Beethoven’s

Piano Trio in B-flat, Op. 97, "Archduke"

Audrey Vardanega - piano, Nigel Armstrong - violin, Coleman Itzkoff - cello

Program will also include new works by local composers:

Skyler Baysa, Karna Mendonca, Ben Burleson, and Terra Angela.

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