# New Century Chamber Orchestra at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, October 3, 2021

[New Century Chamber Orchestra](https://www.ncco.org/202122-season/set-1-new-century-returns) Returns!  
[St. Stephen's Episcopal Church](http://www.ststephenschurch.org/)  
[3 Bayview Ave, Belvedere, CA 94920 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3+Bayview+Ave,+Belvedere,+CA+94920+USA&hl=en)  
3:00 PM, Sunday, October 3, 2021

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## Tentative Program

* Mark-Anthony Turnage (b. 1960): “Lament” for solo violin and string orchestra (U.S. Premiere, New Century Co-Commission);
* Mieczysław Weinberg: Concertino for Violin and Strings, Op. 42;
* Josef Suk: Serenade for Strings, Op.6 

## One Set

[3:02 PM] {Welcome & announcements from Richard Lonsdorf, NCCO Executive Director; performers out}  
[3:05 PM] {Welcome and opening remarks from Daniel Hope, NCCO Music Director}

### Turnage: Lament

Mark-Anthony Turnage (b. 1960): _“Lament”_ for solo violin and string orchestra (U.S. Premiere†, New Century Co-Commission) (2021)

01. [3:08 PM] opus  
[3:21 PM] {work ends}

### Weinberg: Concertino for Violin and Strings, Op. 42

[3:22 PM] {Programming remarks from Daniel Hope, NCCO Music Director}

Mieczysław Weinberg (1919-1996): Concertino for Violin and Strings, Op. 42 (1948)

01. [3:25 PM] Allegretto cantabile
02. [3:31 PM] Lento
03. [3:37 PM] Allegro moderato poco rubato  
[3:41 PM] {work ends; pause to rearrange the stage positions of the players}

### Suk: Serenade for Strings, Op.6

[3:43 PM] {Final program remarks from Daniel Hope, NCCO Music Director}

Josef Suk (1874-1935): Serenade for Strings in E flat major, Op.6 (1892)

01. [3:46 PM] Andante con moto
02. [3:50 PM] Allegro ma non troppo e grazioso
03. [3:56 PM] Adagio
04. [4:05 PM] Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo presto  
[4:13 PM] {show ends; long ovation; no Encore}


## Performers

[New Century Chamber Orchestra](http://ncco.org/)

* [Hrabba Atladottir](http://music.berkeley.edu/people/hrabba-atladottir/): violin II;
* Stephanie Bibbo: violin II;
* Ivo Bokulić: viola;
* Robin Bonnell: cello;
* [Michelle Djokic](https://www.facebook.com/michelle.djokic): cello;
* Jenny Douglass: viola;
* William Everett: contrabass;
* [Eric Gaenslen](http://bpt3.org/eric/): cello;
* [Candace Guirao](https://www.facebook.com/people/Candace-Guirao/100011271488928): violin II, principal;
* [Daniel Hope](http://danielhope.com/): violin, concertmaster;
* Alexandra Leem: viola
* [Anthony Manzo](http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/artists/artist/anthony_manzo): contrabass, principal;
* [Michelle Maruyama](https://www.facebook.com/michellemaruyama): violin II;
* Isaac Melamed: cello, guest principal;
* [Deborah Tien Price](https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-tien-price-3651294): violin II;
* [Cassandra Lynne Richburg](http://cassandralynnerichburg.com/): viola, guest principal;
* Nicole Sauder: violin, associate concertmaster;
* [Karen Shinozaki Sor](https://www.facebook.com/karen.s.sor): violin;
* Iris Stone: violin;
* [Michael Yokas](https://www.facebook.com/michael.yokas): violin.

## Notes

† This weekend was the premiere for _Lament_, but today was the fourth performance, preceded by the shows in Palo Alto, Berkeley, and San Francisco over the past few nights. I thought the piece was interesting enough, but would rank it behind the other two works on the program in terms of my enjoyment.

Weinberg's Concertino was the highlight of the show. As Hope commented in his remarks, Weinberg is an extraordinary talent, and we are lucky that his music is becoming more available. The first movement ended with a rather startling cadenza: quite unexpected, and very passionate. The slow middle movement featured a lot of rumbling bass from the low strings: perhaps that's the Russian influence showing? And the third movement was positively amazing: a double plus good romp with melody lines passing around the sections in a sort of call and response fashion, tied up at the end with another spotlight section for Hope.

Suk's piece was also very nice: Hope remarked that it was the most cheerful of all of Suk's pieces, and while I wouldn't call it a happy work, the second movement definitely had a cheery bounce.

[Program Notes](https://audienceaccess.co/desktop/NCCO) or {{:2021:2021-10:20211003pn.pdf|program notes}}

No photos today, sorry!

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