2011 - 2012 Concert Season

Amadea Piano Trio

Tuesday, December 20, 7:00 PM

Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood

Sun Valley Artist Series Sponsors:

Gayle and Fred Bieker, MD

*Alla Aranovskaya, violin            *Boris Vayner, viola

Susan Spelius Dunning, piano

Johann Sebastian Bach                   Suite No. 1

Ludwig van Beethoven                    Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24

                                                                “Spring Sonata”

                                                        Allegro

                                                        Adagio molto espressivo

                                                        Scherzo: Allegro molto

                                                        Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

Sergei Rachmaninoff                         Prelude in G minor, Op. 23

~ Intermission ~

Felix Mendelssohn                            Piano Trio in D minor, No. 1, Op. 49

                                                        Molto allegro ed agitato

                                                        Andante con moto tranquillo

                                                        Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace

                                                        Finale:  Allegro assai appassionato

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*Members of St. Petersburg String Quartet

                                          Langroise Trio

                        The Music of David Alan Earnest

                        Sun Valley Artist Series Recital Sponsor:

                                St. Thomas “Barry Keller Fund”

                        May 13, 2012 at 6:00 PM

                      Venue Host: St. Thomas Episcopal Church

                           Master Class 4:30 PM (Public Welcome)

                        ~ Free Admission ~

                                          John Mauldin, tenor

                        The Music of Benjamin Britten

                        Sun Valley Artist Series Recital Sponsors:

                            Roger and Janet DeBard

                       Venue Host: Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood

                           Master Class 4:30 PM (Public Welcome)

                        ~ Free Admission ~

                                          Dr. Janet Landreth, piano

                        The History, Culture, and Music of Franz Liszt

                        Sun Valley Artist Series Recital Sponsors:

                                Judy Jellinek and Family

                        Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 6:00 PM

                       Venue Host: Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood

                         Master Class 4:30 PM (Public Welcome)

                        ~ Free Admission ~

                                          Marianna Rosette, piano

                        The History, Culture, and Music of Robert Schumann

                        Sun Valley Artist Series Recital Sponsors:

                              Marshall Frankel Foundation: Bex Wilkinson and Stephen Crisman

                        Sunday, August 25, 2011 at 6:00 PM

                        Venue Host: Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood

                        Master Class 4:30 PM (Public Welcome)

                        ~ Free Admission ~

2011 - 2012 “Great Composers” Recital Series

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Benefit Concert For Suicide Prevention and

Understanding Mental Illness

Event Sponsors:

St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center

St. Luke’s Health Foundation

Sun Valley Artist Series Gold Sponsors:

Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation

Tod and Barbara Hamachek

Sun Valley Artist Series Silver Sponsors:

Judy Jellinek and Family

Marshall Frankel Foundation: Bex Wilkinson and Caleb Baukol

Misha Dichter, piano

Cipa Dichter, piano

Saturday, March 10, 7:00 PM

Venue Host ~ Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood

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Peter Henderson, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven                    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13

                                                              “Pathetique”

                                                        Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

                                                        Adagio cantabile

                                                        Rondo:  Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven                    Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 

                                                            “Appassionata”

                                                        Allegro Assai

                                                        Andante con moto - attaca

                                                        Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto

~ Intermission ~

Susan Spelius Dunning, piano

Peter Henderson, piano

Edvard Grieg                            Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

                                                        Allegro molto moderato

                                                        Adagio

                                                        Allegro moderato molto e marcato -

                                                              Andante quasi - Presto

Peter Henderson, piano

Susan Spelius Dunning, piano

An Evening of Piano Classics

Saturday, February 4, 7:00 PM

Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood

Sun Valley Artist Series Sponsors:

Willa and Jim McLaughlin

Vickey and David Verst, MD

Mattias Jacobsson, guitar

Thursday, January 12, 7:00 PM

Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood

Sun Valley Artist Series Sponsors:

Rebekah and Larry Helzel

Agustin Barrios                        Una Limosna por el Amor del Dios

(1885-1944)

Johann Sebastian Bach             Suite in E Major,  BWV 1006a

(1685-1750)                                    Prelude       

                                                      Loure

                         Gavotte en Rondeau

                         Menuett I & II

                         Bourrée

                         Gigue

Arr: Emilio Pujol                  El Cant dels Ocells

(1886-1980)

~ Intermission ~

Eduardo Sainz de la Maza        Campanas del Alba Habanera

(1903-1982)                                 

Joaquín Malats / Tárrega        Serenata Española

(1872-1912)

Arr: Miguel Llobet                   Cançons Populars Catalanes

(1878 –1938)                   El Mestre

                                        Cançó del Lladre

                                        El Testament d’Amelia

                                        El Noi de la Mare

Emilio Pujol                     Trois Morceaux Espagnols

(1886-1980)                        Tonadilla

                                        Tango

                                        Guajira

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Ticket Proceeds Benefit:

NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness, WRV

Wood River Valley Crisis Hotline

The Speedy Foundation

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Sun Valley Artist Series is funded in part by a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts

SUN VALLEY ARTIST SERIES presented internationally renowned pianists Misha and Cipa Dichter in a 2012 concert that benefited three organizations that support suicide prevention and understanding mental illness.