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Robust energy characterizes Music at Eden’s Edge’s June program. A vibrant start to the season, this concert features MEE’s New Music at the Edge for 2011 – the premiere of Stephen Kleiman’s Sonatine No.2, “Inner Dance” for Clarinet in B Flat and Piano, written for MEE clarinetist Stephen Bates. Powerfully charged, it makes a fitting companion to Charles Ives’ Largo for Violin, Clarinet and Piano. The beloved Dvorák Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 75, interject the deep lyrical energy of European folk music. The finale offers the charm and elegance of the Mozart Kegelstatt Trio, K. 498, featuring the expressive combination of Viola, Clarinet and Piano.
Ives Largo for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
Stephen Kleiman Sonatine # 2 “Inner Dance” for Clarinet in B Flat and Piano (World Premiere, written for clarinetist Stephen Bates)
Dvorák Four Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 75
Mozart Trio in E Flat for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, K. 498 “Kegelstatt”
Stephen Bates, Clarinet
Maria Benotti, Violin
Naoko Sugiyama, Piano
Thursday, June 23, 7:30 pm
Community House of Hamilton & Wenham, South Hamilton
Saturday, June 25, 8:00 pm
Home of John Archer, Danvers
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July is the month for a special line-up of concerts as MEE relives some of its best moments.
REALLY OPEN REHEARSAL and performance of Journey, A Seagoing Narrative with Music, with excerpts from Two Years before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana narrated by celebrated actor Gordon Baird. Composer Howard Rovics and performers reveal the process of making this music happen.
Monday, July 18, 7:00 pm
Peabody Institute Library, Peabody Center
30th ANNIVERSARY GALA AND BENEFIT
Celebrate MEE’s 30 years of musical artistry and community outreach. This black tie optional evening in the Peabody Essex Museum’s elegant East India Marine Hall features Journey with Gordon Baird, as described above, and Listening to the Sea Winds, with poetry of the late Poet of Gloucester Vincent Ferrini woven into the music.
Inspired by North Shore history, these evocative works by Howard Rovics were commissioned by MEE in 2006 and 2008 respectively. A treat for theater and poetry lovers, history buffs and music aficionados! Gala proceeds support MEE’s outreach concerts for youths and seniors.
Friday, July 22, 8:00 pm
East India Marine Hall, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
CONCERT AT NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION – A TRIBUTE TO VINCENT FERRINI
Enjoy another great opportunity to hear this music – so intimately connected to North Shore history and culture. Performed near Gloucester’s picturesque Rocky Neck, this performance pays tribute to the late Vincent Ferrini, whose poetry inspired Listening to the Sea Winds!
Saturday, July 23, 8:00 pm
(The Annual Norbert and Francesca Benotti Memorial Concert)
North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester
Artists for MEE’s July Programs
Gordon Baird, Guest Narrator
Maria Benotti, Violin
Charlyn Bethell, Oboe
Neil Fairbairn, Bassoon
Sarah Freiberg, Cello
Barbara Poeschl-Edrich, Harp
Robert Schulz, Percussion
Howard Rovics, Composer
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REALLY OPEN REHEARSAL
Join MEE artists in a rehearsal of Beethoven Serenade Op. 25 with Maria Benotti, Violin; Mark Berger, Viola; and Orlando Cela, Flute. Learn more about this sparkling piece and the challenges it presents as MEE prepares for the August concerts.
Sunday, August 21, 4:00 pm
Salem Athenaeum, Salem, MA
CONCERTS
From the magic of the Schumann Märchenbilder (Fairy Tales) Op. 113 for Viola and Piano and Duruflé’s “Prelude, Recitative and Variations” for Flute, Viola and Piano, to the quirky eccentricity of the Martinu Madrigal Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano, this musical happening is charged with electricity. For a sparkling finish, enjoy the virtuosic swirl of musical colors in Beethoven’s Serenade Op. 25 for Flute, Violin and Viola.
Schumann Märchenbilder (Fairy Tales) Op. 113 for Viola and Piano
Beethoven Serenade Op. 25 for Flute, Violin and Viola
Martinu Madrigal Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano H.291
Duruflé "Prelude, Recitative, and Variations" for Flute, Viola and Piano
Paul Orgel, Piano
Orlando Cela, Flute
Mark Berger, Viola
Maria Benotti, Violin
Friday, August 26, 8:00 pm
Community House of Hamilton & Wenham
Saturday, August 27, 8:00 pm
Home of John Archer, Danvers
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MEE is delighted to welcome back renowned violinist Daniel Stepner to lead two beloved string quartets, the Mozart Quartet in C Minor, K. 465 “Dissonant” and Brahms Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2. As part of MEE’s 30th Anniversary Season retrospective, the ensemble will perform Mark Berger’s String Trio No. 2, after T.S. Eliot. Commissioned by MEE as its 2007 New Music at the Edge, this work was the 2009 winner of the International Society for Contemporary Music’s (ISCM) First Prize in Composition. Each piece is music to inspire the listener with beauty, challenge and fulfillment – a fitting conclusion to MEE’s 30th Anniversary Season and a program not to be missed!
Mozart Quartet in C Minor, K.465 “Dissonant”
Mark Berger String Trio No. 2 after T.S. Eliot, Meditations on “The Dry Salvages” - winner of the ISCM Composition Prize in 2009
Brahms Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2
Guest Artist Daniel Stepner, Violin
Maria Benotti, Violin
Lynn Nowels, Cello
Mark Berger, Viola and Composer
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 7:00 pm
Peabody Institute Library, Peabody Center
Saturday, Sept. 24, 8:00 pm
North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester
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