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BoStoN ChamBer muSiC SoCiety Marcus Thompson

Artistic Director

th Anniversary

Season 2017-18 35th Anniversary Subscribe Now! 617.349.0086 www.bostonchambermusic.org

Dear Friends,

“The saddest heart must yield to the immense joy dispersed through the air.” So writes Paul Verlaine in the poem Gabriel Fauré chose for the finale of his song cycle “The Good Song” and of our thirty-fifth BCMS season. Verlaine was referring to the annual end of winter and the coming of spring. That line also captures how we hope you feel at the conclusion of each of our concerts! Your continuing and loyal support allow us to fulfill our mission to present the finest performances of the familiar, the rare, and the new in chamber music to the widest variety of listeners.

We have chosen to enjoy Season 2017-18 in the company of many of our best musical friends, some for the first time at BCMS; and to take our music making to new locations such as the Arlington Street Church on Saturday mornings, to the broadcast studio of WGBH Radio at the Boston Public Library, and to the Somerville High School in support of building its string program.

In concert we will sing ‘the good song’ in eight exciting programs at Sanders Theatre that explore close or unusual connections in ideas, place and time: between the music of Schumann and Brahms, mature works of prodigies, Mozart and Mendelssohn; between Schoenberg and the young Brahms. Our two poets, Lord Byron and Paul Verlaine, will decry the sway of tyrants and sing of love, respectively.

We will highlight the music of Debussy in the 100th year of his passing with performances of his string quartet and each of his three sonatas on the first four programs of the new year. Fauré’s La bonne chanson, dedicated to the woman who became Debussy’s wife, will complete the tribute in our final concert in its 1898 version.

Through all these and more, we hope to disperse immense joy through the air for this and many seasons to come.

Enjoy!

Marcus A. Thompson, Artistic Director

Welcome to Season 2017-18La Bonne Chanson

Member Musicians

Marcus Thompson, Artistic Director viola Max Levinson piano • Peggy Pearson oboe • Jennifer Frautschi violin • Yura Lee violin Harumi Rhodes violin • Dimitri Murrath viola • Raman Ramakrishnan cello

our mission

To provide the public with exceptional performances of chamber music repertoire from the Baroque era to the present day while fostering understanding and appreciation of the art form, making it more accessible to all.


Sunday • 9/24 7:30 p.m.

Mozart Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493 (1786)

Mendelssohn Viola Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 87 (1845)

Fauré Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 45 (1885–6)

Yura Lee violin • Harumi Rhodes violin • Marcus Thompson viola • Dimitri Murrath viola • Raman Ramakrishnan cello • Max Levinson piano

Sunday • 10/22 7:30 p.m.

Beethoven Piano Trio in G major, Op. 1, No. 2 (1794–5) Prokofiev Quintet for Winds and Strings in G minor, Op. 39 (1924) Dvořák Bass Quintet in G major, Op. 77 (1875, rev. 1888)

Peggy Pearson oboe • Alexander Fiterstein clarinet • Jennifer Frautschi violin • Harumi Rhodes violin • Dylan Kennedy violin • Marcus Thompson viola • Raman Ramakrishnan cello • Thomas Van Dyck double bass • Rieko Aizawa piano

Sunday • 11/12 7:30 p.m.

Schumann Piano Trio in F major, Op. 80 (1847)

Schoenberg Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41 (1942) Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 (1861)

David Kravitz reciter • Yura Lee violin • Harumi Rhodes violin • Marcus Thompson viola • Clancy Newman cello • Max Levinson piano

Sanders Theatre SeriesFaLL 2017

Guest Artists

Charles Blandy tenor • David Kravitz reciter • Rieko Aizawa piano Andrew Armstrong piano • Paula Robison* flute • Alexander Fiterstein clarinet • Rane Moore* clarinet Adrian Morejon bassoon • Jason Snider French horn • Jessica Zhou harp Dylan Kennedy* violin • Alexi Kenney violin • Kim Kashkashian* viola • Gabriel Cabezas cello Colin Carr cello • Clancy Newman cello • Thomas Van Dyck double bass

*BCMS debut


Sunday • 3/11 7:30 p.m.

Beethoven String Trio in D major, Op. 9, No. 2 (1797–8)

Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, L. 140 (1917)

Dvořák Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65 (1883)

Jennifer Frautschi violin • Dimitri Murrath viola • Colin Carr cello • Andrew Armstrong piano

Sunday • 4/8 7:30 p.m.

Mozart Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370 (1781)

Debussy Sonata for Cello and Piano, L. 135 (1915)

Godfrey Quintet for Oboe, Strings and Piano (BCMS commission/World premiere)

Mendelssohn Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 66 (1845)

Peggy Pearson oboe • Harumi Rhodes violin • Marcus Thompson viola • Raman Ramakrishnan cello • Max Levinson piano

Sunday • 5/13 7:30 p.m.

Mozart Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major, K. 452 (1784)

Fauré La bonne chanson, Op. 61 (1892–94, rev. 1898)

Schubert Octet in F major for Winds and Strings, D. 803 (1824)

Charles Blandy tenor • Peggy Pearson oboe • Rane Moore clarinet • Adrian Morejon bassoon • Jason Snider French horn • Jennifer Frautschi violin • Yura Lee violin • Marcus Thompson viola • Raman Ramakrishnan cello • Thomas Van Dyck double bass • Max Levinson piano

Sunday • 1/7 3:00 p.m.

Dohnányi Serenade in C major for String Trio, Op. 10 (1902)

Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (1893)

Dvořák String Sextet in A major, Op. 48 (1878)

Yura Lee violin • Alexi Kenney violin • Dimitri Murrath viola • Kim Kashkashian viola • Raman Ramakrishnan cello • Gabriel Cabezas cello

Sunday • 2/18 3:00 p.m.

Beethoven Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin and Viola, Op. 25 (1795–6) Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, L. 137 (1915)

Walton Piano Quartet in D minor (1918–21, rev. 1974)

Paula Robison flute • Jennifer Frautschi violin • Marcus Thompson viola • Raman Ramakrishnan cello • Andrew Armstrong piano • Jessica Zhou harp

Sanders Theatre SeriesWinter & spring 2018 Commemorating DeBussy (1862–1918)


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Saturday • 9/23 11:30 a.m.

Mozart Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493 (1786)

Fauré Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 45 (1885–6)

Yura Lee violin • Harumi Rhodes violin • Marcus Thompson viola • Dimitri Murrath viola • Raman Ramakrishnan cello • Max Levinson piano

Saturday • 11/11 11:30 a.m.

Brahms Scherzo in C minor from the F.A.E. Sonata (1853)

Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 (1861)

Yura Lee violin • Harumi Rhodes violin • Marcus Thompson viola • Clancy Newman cello • Max Levinson piano

Saturday • 3/10 11:30 a.m.

Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, L. 140 (1917)

Dvořák Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65 (1883)

Jennifer Frautschi violin • Colin Carr cello • Andrew Armstrong piano

Arlington Street Church Seriesmorning Light one-hour saturDay ConCerts in BaCk Bay

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