Concerts and Seminars
 The
Conference Concert Series features members of the Conference faculty and is noted for the quality and diversity of its
programming.
The series has twice received
Adventurous
Programming Awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers (ASCAP).
Concerts are given on Saturday evenings in Weeks 0 and 1 and on Wednesday and Saturday evenings in Weeks 2 and 3.
Seminars are presented by Conference faculty and guest lecturers, typically on Thursday evenings in Weeks 1, 2, and 3.
Follow these links for information on concerts and seminars from past seasons of the Conference:
Past Concerts
Past Seminars
2012 Concert Series
All concerts are at 8:00 PM in Greenwall Auditorium at Bennington College, Bennington, VT, and are free and open to the public.
SATURDAY, JULY 21
Johann Baptist Vanhal
Oboe Quartet in C Major, Op. 7, No. 6
Jacqueline Leclair, oboe
Judith Eissenberg, violin
Amadi Azikiwe, viola
Andrea Lee, cello
Donald Crockett
Night Scenes (2009)
Calvin Wiersma, violin
Ashima Scripp, cello
Xak Bjerken, piano
Ned Rorem
Nine Episodes for Four Players (2001)
Michael Dumouchel, clarinet
Maria Schleuning, violin
Nathaniel Parke, cello
Elizabeth Wright, piano
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SATURDAY, JULY 28
Franz Joseph Haydn
Quartet in F Major, Op. 50, No. 5
Sheila Reinhold, violin
Mayuki Fukuhara, violin
Amadi Azikiwe, viola
Maxine Neuman, cello
Maurice Emmanuel
Sonata for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Sue Ann Kahn, flute
Pavel Vinnitsky, clarinet
James Goldsworthy, piano
Charles Martin Loeffler
Two Rhapsodies
Anna Petersen Stearns, oboe
Amadi Azikiwe, viola
Stephen Manes, piano
Andrew Norman
The Companion Guide to Rome (2010)
Diana Cohen, violin
Désirée Elsevier, viola
Claire Bryant, cello
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1
Franz Joseph Haydn
Trio in A Major, Hob. XV:9
Diana Cohen, violin
Michael Finckel, cello
Phillip Bush, piano
Darius Milhaud
La cheminée du roi René, Op. 205
Sue Ann Kahn, flute
Matt Sullivan, oboe
Alan Kay, clarinet
Joseph Anderer, horn
Laurie Stubbs, bassoon
Antonín Dvořák
Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 “Dumky”
Eriko Sato, violin
Lutz Rath, cello
Cynthia Adler, piano
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 4
Ernö Dohnányi
Serenade for String Trio, Op. 10
Eriko Sato, violin
Désirée Elsevier, viola
Maxine Neuman, cello
John McDonald
Piano Quintet, Op. 373 (2002)
Gabriela Diaz, violin
Shem Guibbory, violin
Phillip Coonce, viola
Michael Finckel, cello
John McDonald, piano
Alfred Schnittke
Hymn II (1974)
Maxine Neuman, cello
Lewis Paer, double bass
Béla Bartók
Contrasts
Alan Kay, clarinet
Diana Cohen, violin
Phillip Bush, piano
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8
Ludwig van Beethoven
Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost”
Eriko Sato, violin
Michael Finckel, cello
Judith Gordon, piano
Carl Nielsen
Serenata in vano
Armand Ambrosini, clarinet
Daniel Grabois, horn
Stephen Walt, bassoon
Lutz Rath, cello
Lewis Paer, double bass
Bedřich Smetana
Trio in G minor, Op. 15
Shem Guibbory, violin
Maxine Neuman, cello
Phillip Bush, piano
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 11
Keeril Makan
Washed by Fire (2007)
Andrea Schultz, violin
Shem Guibbory, violin
Veronica Salas, viola
James Wilson, cello
Daniel Godfrey
Numina (1991)
Conor Nelson, flute
Jacqueline Leclair, oboe
Armand Ambrosini, clarinet
Masako Yanagita, violin
Lisa Whitfield, viola
Michael Finckel, cello
Antonín Dvořák
Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65
Renée Jolles, violin
James Wilson, cello
David Oei, piano
2012 Seminar Series
All seminars are at 7:30 PM in the Carriage Barn, Bennington College, Bennington, VT, and are free and open to the public.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
A Closer Look At Bartók's Fourth String Quartet
Lecture-Performance led by Joel Berman
Joel Berman, violin
Mayuki Fukuhara, violin
Alice Berman, viola
Steve Reid, cello
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THURSDAY, JULY 26
Einstein on the Road
Albert Einstein's travels 1922-33 and the role of music in his life
Dr. Josef Eisinger, Professor Emeritus, Mount Sinai School of Medicine,
and author, Einstein on the Road
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 2
Pierrot Lunaire and The Rite of Spring at 100
Schoenberg and Stravinsky's legacy through the twentieth century and beyond
Dr. Elizabeth Seitz, Professor of Music History, Boston Conservatory
This lecture is made possible by the generous support of Jerry and Barbara Hulka.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9
Antonín and Johannes: Influence Without Anxiety
Examining complex connections between the music of Dvořák and Brahms
Frank Daykin, pianist/musicologist
Accessibility
 The
Conference wishes to make its concerts and seminars accessible to all. For
information regarding accommodations and services, please contact us.
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