Concert Schedule and Program
♫ April 13, 2018 @ 5:00 pm Location: Church of the Red Rocks - Free admission Opening of the third Piano on the Rocks International Festival - THE DIVINE Amazing Grace Arranged by Sandi Patty Barbara Di Toro, soprano; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano Franz Liszt (1811-1886) O lieb solang du lieben kannst arranged by Sandrine Erdely-Sayo Poem by Ferdinand Freiligrath Barbara Di Toro, soprano; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano Sandrine Erdely-Sayo (b. 1968) “El Canario se muere” from Platero y yo Text by Juan Ramon Jimenez Elizabeth Peña, narrator; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano “Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude” from Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses, No. 3 (The Blessing of God in Solitude) Poem by Alphonse de Lamartine read by Elizabeth Peña Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano Intermission J. S. Bach/Charles Gounod Ave Maria Barbara Di Toro, soprano; Vasco Dantes, piano Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Kinderszenen, op.15 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and Peoples) 2. Kuriose Geschichte (A Curious Story) 3. Hasche-Mann (Blind Man’s Bluff) 4. Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child) 5. Glückes genug (Happy Enough) 6. Wichtige Begebenheit (An Important Event) 7. Träumerei (Reverie) 8. Am Kamin (At the Fireside) 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Knight of the Hobbyhorse) 10. Fast zu ernst (Almost Too Serious) 11. Fürchtenmachen (Frightening) 12. Kind im Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep) 13. Der Dichter spricht (The Poet Speaks) Vasco Dantas, piano Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Pieces, Op. 76 Capriccio in F-sharp minor Capriccio in B minor Intermezzo in A-flat major Intermezzo in B-flat major Capriccio in C major Cynthia Raim, piano |
♫ April 15, 2018, 3:00 pm Location: United Methodist Church Tickets available at the door $20 César Franck (1822-1890) Panis Angelicus (Bread of Angels) Transcribed by John Rutter Vasco Dantas, piano 1; Cynthia Raim, piano 2; Barbara Di Toro, soprano Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) “Regard de l'étoile” from Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (Contemplation of the Stars) Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano “Amen de la creation” from Visions de l'Amen for two pianos Cynthia Raim, piano 1; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano 2 Max Janowski (1912-1991) Avinu Malkeinu (our father, our king) Barbara Di Toro, soprano; Elizabeth Peña, narrator; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano Wagner/Liszt “Death of Isolde” from “Tristan und Isolde” Vasco Dantas, piano Intermission Andrea Clearfield (b. 1960) “Sarah” movement 2 from Women of Valor Barbara Di Toro, soprano; Elizabeth Peña, narrator; Sandrine erdely--sayo, piano Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) “Funeral March” from Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35 Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Le Tombeau de Couperin (each piece dedicated to a deceased friend) 1. Prélude (1st Lt. Jacques Charlot) 2. Fugue (2nd Lt. Jean Cruppi) 3. Forlane (1st Lt. Gabriel Deluc) 4. Rigaudon (Pierre and pascal Gaudin) 5. Menuet (Jean Dreyfus) 6. Toccata (Capt. Joseph de Marliave)) Cynthia Raim, piano Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Waltz from Faust for two pianos, eight hands arranged by Renaud de Vilback Sandrine Erdely-Sayo & Cynthia Raim, piano 1; Vasco Dantas & Madeleine Hehn, piano 2 |
♫ April 14, 2018 @ 3:00pm Location: United Methodist Church Tickets available at the door $20 Amazing Grace Arranged by Sandi Patty Barbara Di Toro, Soprano; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, Piano J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring arr. for two pianos by Dame Myra Hess with added voice Cynthia Raim, Piano 1; Vasco Dantas, Piano 2; Barbara Di Toro, Soprano Italian Concerto Cynthia Raim, Piano Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Consolation No. 3 in D-flat Major from Consolations, S. 172 Legend No. 2: Saint-François de Paule Marchant sur les Flots Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) Ritual Fire Dance (from El amor brujo) Vasco Dantas, Piano 1; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, Piano 2 Intermission Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Brief remarks about Francis Poulenc by Dr. Carl Schmidt Les Anges Musiciens (from La courte paille, No. 5) Poem by Maurice Carême Barbara Di Toro, Soprano; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, Piano L'Embarquement pour Cythère - Valse-musette for two pianos Cynthia Raim, Piano 1; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, Piano 2 Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Suggestion Diabolique (Devilish Suggestion) Madeleine Hehn, Piano (2018 Young Artist Musical Award) Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Sonata in B minor Vasco Dantas, Piano |
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