New Century Chamber Orchestra at First Congregational Church, May 17, 2018

New Century Chamber Orchestra presents a Philip Glass premiere featuring guest concertmaster Zachary De Pue, with piano soloist Simone Dinnerstein, and harpsichordist Junghae Kim
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704-2201 USA
8:00 PM, Thursday, May 17, 2018

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• Philip Glass: Piano Concerto No. 3 (West Coast premiere), featuring Simone Dinnerstein
• J.S. Bach: G minor Keyboard Concerto, featuring Simone Dinnerstein
• Henry Purcell: Chacony in G minor, arranged by Benjamin Britten
• Bryce Dessner: Aheym
• Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso No. 12

[8:01 PM lights down, introductory comments from Philip Wilder]

1. [8:03 PM] Henry Purcell (1659–1695): Chacony in G minor, Z.730 (ca. 1680) arranged (1948, rev. 1963) by Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), featuring Junghae Kim
   [work ends 8:10 PM]
   
   [brief pause]
2. [8:11 PM] Bryce Dessner (b. 1976): Aheym (Homeward) (2009)
   [work ends 8:18 PM]
   
   [brief pause]
3. [8:20 PM] Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762): Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D minor, H.143 'La Folia' (1729), featuring Junghae Kim
   [set ends 8:32 PM; off by procession after a minute or two of applause]

[8:54 PM lights down]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Harpsichord Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058 (1738), featuring Simone Dinnerstein, piano.

1. [8:55 PM] Movement I (no tempo marking)
2. [8:59 PM] Andante
3. [9:04 PM] Allegro assai
   [work ends 9:08 PM, brief pause]

Philip Glass (b.1937): Piano Concerto No. 3 (2017), featuring Simone Dinnerstein

1. [9:09 PM] Movement I
2. [9:18 PM] Movement II
3. [9:29 PM] Movement III (for Arvo Pärt)
   [set ends 9:46 PM; off by procession after a minute or two of applause; no encore]

New Century Chamber Orchestra

• Kathleen Balfe: cello.
• Ivo Bokulić: viola;
• Robin Bonnell: acting principal cello;
• Michelle Djokic: cello;
• Jenny Douglass: viola;
• Jory Fankuchen: second violin;
• Candace Guirao: principal 2nd violin;
• Anna Kruger: principal viola;
• Anthony Manzo: principal contrabass;
• Robin Mayforth: first violin;
• Isaac Melamed: cello;
• Deborah Tien Price: second violin;
• Evan Price: second violin.
• Cassandra Lynne Richburg: viola;
• Karen Shinozaki Sor: second violin;
• Iris Stone: first violin, assistant concertmaster;
• Michael Yokas: first violin.

• Zachary De Pue: violin;
• Simone Dinnerstein: piano;
• Junghae Kim: harpsichord.

Although billed in the program as the West Coast premiere of this piece, it seems a bit of malarkey to me, given that NCCO performed the work last night in Davis too. Maybe Davis isn't close enough to the coast to count?

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Steven Winn posted a review of the following night's show at Herbst Theatre for SFCV.

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