February 14, 2010 / 7pm
Le Poisson Rouge / 158 Bleecker Street NYC
Love Letter to Haiti
A Valentine's Day Benefit Concert for Partners in Health
Ashley Bathgate, Cello
Sarah Beaty, Clarinet
Mischa Bouvier, Baritone
Rachel Calin, Bass
Layla Claire, Soprano
Rachel Drehmann, Horn
Akimi Fukuhara, Piano
Jonathan Greenburg, Trombone
Conor Hanick, Piano
Dane Johansen, Cello
Bridget Kibbey, Harp
Taka Kigawa, Piano
Kristin Lee, Violin
Sean Lee, Violin
Britton Matthews, Percussion
Matt McDonald, Trombone
Edvinas Minkstimas, Piano
Guillaume Molko, Violin
Paul Murphy, Trumpet
Anna Polonsky, Piano
Yannick Rafalimanana, Piano
Gregorio Robino, Cello
Lance Suzuki, Flute
T-rio (de) La Plata
Avenue 9 Trio
On the Program
James Macmillan: After the tryst
For clarinet (Sarah Beaty), and piano (Yannick Rafalimanana)
Jan Sandstrom: Song for Lotta
For bass trombone (Jonathan Greenburg), and piano (Hanako Yamagata)
Arvo Part: Spiegel Im Spiegel
For French horn (Rachel Drehmann), and piano (Gerard Clayton)
Eric Sammut: Rotation II
For marimba (Britton Matthews)
Alan Hovhaness: Prayer of St. Gregory
For trumpet (Paul Murphy) and piano (Yannick Rafalimanana)
J. Brahms: Trio No. 3 in c-minor, op.101, Allegro Energico
For Trio La Plata: cello (Gregorio Robino), piano (Yannick Rafalimanana), and violin (Guillaume Molko)
Maurice Ravel: Odine
For piano (Akimi Fukuhara)
Astor Piazzola: Primavero Protenta
For Avenue 9 Trio: cello (Dane Johansen), piano (Edvinas Minkstimas), and violin (Sean Lee)
Piazzola: Oblivion
For Avenue 9 Trio: cello (Dane Johansen), piano (Edvinas Minkstimas), and violin (Sean Lee)
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
For cello (Dane Johansen)
Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune
For violin (Sean Lee), and piano (Edvinas Minkstimas)
Ryan Francis: Loop
For piano (Akimi Fukuhara)
Anton Dvorak: Silent Woods
For cello (Ashley Bathgate) and piano (Akimi Fukuhara)
Adam Schoenberg: One Aquainted with the Night
For flute (Lance Suzuk) and piano (Akimi Fukuhara)
Richard Strauss: Morgen
For soprano (Layla Claire) and piano (Taka Kigawa)
G.F. Handel: Endless Pleasure
For soprano (Layla Claire) and piano (Taka Kigawa)
Gyorgy Ligeti: Arc en Ciel
For piano (Taka Kigawa)
Claude Debussy: Feux d’Artifice
For piano (Taka Kigawam)
Johannes Brahms: Wie bist du, meine Königin"
For baritone (Misha Bouvier), and piano (Yegor Shevtsov)
Paul Bowles: Sugar in the Cane
For baritone (Misha Bouvier), and piano (Yegor Shevtsov)
David Bruce: “Caja de Musica”
For harp (Bridget Kibbey)
Andre Capulet: “A l’espangol”
For harp (Bridget Kibbey)
Jules Massenet: Meditation from Thais
For violin (Sean Lee) and harp (Bridget Kibbey)
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio: 1. Modere
For Trio La Plata: cello (Gregorio Robino), piano (Yannick Rafalimanana), and violin (Guillaume Molko)
Ryan Francis: Album for June
For piano (Conor Hanick)
Bach / Ryan Francis: Sillage
For violin (Kristin Lee) and piano (Conor Hanick)
Frederic Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in Ab Major, Op. 47
For piano (Anna Polonsky)
Thomas Tallis (arr. David Bruce): If Ye Love Me
for violin (Kristin Lee) and Metropolis Ensemble
*World Premiere Metropolis Ensemble Commission
About the Concert
You're invited to a special Valentine's Day concert, featuring over a dozen musicians and soloists from Metropolis Ensemble playing love-infused works new and old, including Bach, Bowles, Debussy, Brahms, Chopin, Piazzolla, Rachmoninoff and Ravel, as well as Metropolis composers Ryan Francis, Adam Schoenberg, and special music composed for the occasion by David Bruce.
100% of ticket proceeds from the concert will benefit Partners In Health, providing world-class health care to one-third of Haiti's citizens for the past twenty-five years. This event is sponsored by (le) Poisson Rouge. Ticketing fees for this benefit have been generously waived courtesy of InTicketing.
