Chamber Music Society of Minnesota 2004-2005 Season

Concert I (November 14, 2004) - Conversations for the 'Third Stream' with
Gunther Schuller, guest composer and conductor, and Maria Jette, soprano

The CMSM will open the season with Gunther Schuller, one of the most important musical personalities of our time. The main feature of the program will be Mr. Schuller's "Conversations for Jazz Quartet and String Quartet", conducted by Mr. Schuller himself. It is a representative work of the " Third Stream", a term Mr. Schuller coined to describe music which combines the forces of classical and jazz genres. Also featured will be Mr. Schuller's song cycle "Six Early Songs"with Soprano Maria Jette, Joseph Haydn's " Scottish Songs" and Paul Hindemith's Minimax will round out the program.

Concert II (January 8, 2005) - "Witness the Birth of New Young String Quartet, "Five Points' "

The CMSM introduces the newly formed string quartet " Five Points" comprised of four top young musicians currently based in New York. It promises to be a wonderfully auspicious occasion. The members are Ariana Kim, violin, Mark Kosower, cello,Eric Nowlin, viola, Harumi Rhodes, violin, and will presents quartets by Haydn, Brahms and Alberto Ginastera. This will be the CMSM's annual free community concert in partnership with St Augustana Lutheran Church in West St. Paul.

A renowned Belgian pianist Evelyne Brancart returns for an evening of piano chamber music including Robert Schumann's Piano Quartet in E flat Major, which the CMSM artists: Young-Nam Kim, violin, Sally Chisholm,viola and Anthony Ross,cello recorded with Brancart on the CMSM' s first CD. Also on the program are Samuel Barber's Cello Sonata and Aaron Copland's Piano Quartet, one of Copland's most serious works.

Concert IV (May 8, 2005) - " Celebrate Mother's Day Jazziclassically with Joe Lovano and a World Premiere"

Conversations for the "Third Stream" continues with big time jazz saxophonist, Joe Lovano, on Mother's Day evening. A new "Trio for Violin, Jazz Saxophone and bass", written by MIT composer Peter Child, especially for CMSM Artistic Director, Young-Nam Kim and Joe Lovano ,will receive its world premiere. Also on the program will be works by George Gershwin, and "Celebrating Sinatra", Frank Sinatra songs arranged for Mr. Lovano for string quintet, woodwinds,piano and percussion.

Also on the program will be "Sextet for Two Horns and Strings in E flat major" by Ludwig van Beethoven.

All concerts are Sunday evenings at 7:00 pm at the Minnesota History Center, 345 Kellogg Blvd. in St. Paul, with the exception of Concert II, which will be a Saturday matinee on January 8, 2005 at 3:00 pm at Augustana Lutheran Church 1400 S. Robert St. in West St. Paul.

In addition the CMSM will present four Noontime Concerts in the Great Hall in St. Paul's Lowertown on, (12/7, 2/8, 3/29, and 5/3) and a series of Master Classes in partnership with Schubert Club and MacPhail Center.

Season tickets are $70 for general admission,$55 for seniors, and $40 for students.

Single tickets are $25, $20, $15. For further information call: 651-450-0527

PROGRAMS

November 14, 2004, Sunday, 7:00 pm
At Minnesota History Center

• " Conversations for the 'Third Stream' "
  • Gunther Schuller, guest composer/conductor
  • Maria Jette, soprano
• Joseph Haydn : Scottish Folk Songs for voice , violin, cello & piano
• Gunther Schuller : Song Cycle: Six Early Songs for soprano& piano
• Paul Hindemith : Minimax for String Quartet
• Gunther Schuller : Conversations for String Quartet and Jazz Quartet
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; Adagio in A major K.334 for Strings

January 8, 2005, Saturday, 3:00pm
At AUgustana Lutheran Church in West St.Paul

<An annual free community concert>

• "Birth of a new young string quartet 'Five Points' "
  • Ariana Kim, violin, Mark Kosower, cello Eric Nowlin, viola Harumi Rhodes, violin
• Joseph Haydn : Quartet in D major, op.20, No. 4
• Alberto Ginastera : Quartet , No. 1, op.20
• Johaness Brahms: Quartet in A minor, op. 51 No.2

February 20, 2005, Sunday, 7:00 pm
At Minnesota History Center

• "An evening of piano chamber music with Evelyne Brancart"
  • Evelyne Brancart, piano Young-Nam Kim, violin, Sally Chisholm, viola Anthony Ross, cello
• Samuel Barber : Sonata for piano and cello
• Aaron Copland : Quartet for piano and strings
• Robert Schumann : Quartet in E flat major, op.47

May 8, 2005, Sunday, 7:00 pm
At Minnesota History Center

"Jazz meets Classical on Mother's Day"
Joe Lovano, guest saxophonist

• Ludwig van Beethoven ; Sextet in E flat Major. Op. 81b for two horns and strings
• Peter Child ;Trio for violin , jazz sax and percussion (world premiere)
• Felix Mendelssohn : Octet in E flt major, op.18 for strings
• Joe Lovano : " Celebrating Sinatra " for saxophone , strings, winds and percussion
• George Gershwin : Lullaby

Lowertown Noon Time Concerts
(Underwritten by the Lowertown Redevelopment Corporation of St. Paul)

Tuesdays at noon:    December 7, 2004 " Happy Holidays! "

                                    February 8, 2005 "Valentine Songs"

                                    March 29, 2005 "Welcome Spring"

                                    May 3, 2005 " East meets West"

Great Hall, US Trust Center
180 East 5^th Street, St. Paul

Master Classes
(In partnership with the Schubert Club and MacPhail Center for the Arts)

Saturdays at 2:00 pm:         

November 13, 2004 : Gunther Schuller, composer/ conductor/ author

February 19, 2005 : Evelyne Brancart, piano

May 7,2005 : Joe Lovano, jazz saxophone 

MacPhail Center for the Art
1128 Lasalle Ave, Minneapolis

Particpating Society Artists:

• Gary Bordner, trumpet
• Sally Chisholm, viola
• James Jacobson, cello
• Maria Jette, soprano
• Charles Kavalovski, horn
• Young-Nam Kim, violin/artistic director
• Anthony Ross, cello
• Luara Sewell, cello
• Leslie Shank, violin

and

• Young Artists from the CMSM's Northern Lights Chamber Music Institute