2007-08 Season

Fall 2007

Spring 2008

Sunday, September 16th at 3:00 pm
LYRIC FEST

Sunday, September 23rd at 3:00 pm
V.S. NARASIMHAN, VIOLIN

Monday, September 24th at 4:15 pm
MUSIC AND CONVERSATION
with Andrea Ceccomori, flute with Elitza Harbova, piano

Sunday, September 30th at 3:00 pm
V.S. NARASIMHAN, VIOLIN

Wednesday, October 24th at 4:15 pm
MUSIC AND CONVERSATION
with the Dolce Suono Trio

Saturday, October 27th at 8:30 pm
FAMILY WEEKEND CONCERT

Monday, November 5th at 6:00 pm
MUSIC AND CONVERSATION
with the Academic Choir of the
Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan, Poland

Friday, November 9th at 8:00 pm
NETWORK FOR NEW MUSIC

Saturday, November 10th at 8:00 pm
QUARTETTO DI VENEZIA

Friday, November 16th at 8:00 pm
HAVERFORD-BRYN MAWR ORCHESTRA

Sunday, December 9th at 3:00 pm
HAVERFORD-BRYN MAWR CHORALE

Wednesday, December 12th at 7:30 pm
STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT
(Bryn Mawr College)

Thursday, December 13th at 8:00 pm
CHAMBER SINGERS OF HAVERFORD
AND BRYN MAWR COLLEGES

Tuesday, December 17th at 7:30 pm
STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT
(Haverford College)

Tuesday, December 18th at 7:30 pm
STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT
(Bryn Mawr College)

Sunday, January 27th at 3:00 pm
LYRIC FEST AGAIN!

Friday, February 8th at 4:15 pm
MUSIC AND CONVERSATION
with the Chamber Singers of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges

Sunday, February 24th at 3:00 pm
BARD FESTIVAL STRING QUARTET
with Jonathan Blumenfeld, oboe

Tuesday, March 18th at 4:15 pm
MUSIC AND CONVERSATION
with the Aurelio Ensemble

Sunday, March 30th at 3:00 pm
DORIAN WIND QUINTET

Friday, April 4th at 8:00 pm
HAVERFORD-BRYN MAWR ORCHESTRA

Sunday, April 13th at 3:00 pm
HAVERFORD-BRYN MAWR CHORALE

Friday, April 25th at 8:00 pm
NETWORK FOR NEW MUSIC

Sunday, April 27th at 4:00 pm
CHAMBER SINGERS OF HAVERFORD
AND BRYN MAWR COLLEGES
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Doylestown, PA

Thursday, May 1st at 7:30 pm
STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT
(Bryn Mawr College)

Monday, May 5th at 7:30 pm
STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT
(Haverford College)

Tuesday, May 6th at 7:30 pm
STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT
(Bryn Mawr College)

Friday, May 18th at 9:00 pm
CHAMBER SINGERS OF HAVERFORD
AND BRYN MAWR COLLEGES
(Bryn Mawr College)


Guest Artist Series presents LYRIC FEST Biography in Music - Shakespeare Sunday, September 16th 3:00 pm Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Admission:$15 (General); $12 (Seniors); $8 (Students); $5 (7-17); Free to Bi-College Community For ticket reservation / more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	Connecting People through Song
Shakespeare – Bard of Avon & the human heart, a writer so universal in scope as to have been translated into nearly every living language on the globe. Join us for Shakespeare’s life and works in song, as his timeless verse is threaded throughout 400 years of musical history. With artists: Marcus Beam, Kiera Duffy, Suzanne DuPlantis, Bryan Hymel, Jody Kidwell and Mark Moliterno, Randi Marrazzo with Laura Ward at the piano, and with special guest, actor, Jim Bergwall. Lyric Fest – a myriad of singers brought together with a pianist, the spoken word and YOU - for a satisfying and delightfully different concert experience. Designed for the aficionado and novice alike, Lyric Fest is a unique musical offering in the city of Philadelphia. Equally noted for scholarship and entertainment, Lyric Fest presents artists of national and international stature, heard here in the intimate setting of song. Experience what critics have called “An irresistible mix of high art and humane feeling…as entertaining as a well managed party.” Return to Top of Page

Special Concerts sponsored by the Kessinger Family Fund for Asian Performing Arts and the John B. Hurford ’60 Humanities Center V.S. NARASIMHAN Sunday, September 23rd at 3:00 pm: “Traditional South Indian Classical Concert " Sunday, September 30th at 3:00 pm: “Original "Fusions" of South Indian and Western Classical Music" performed with students from Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges MacCrate Recital Hall, Union Music Building Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011 John B. Hurford ‘60 Humanities Center: http://www.haverford.edu/HHC/
V.S. Narasimhan is an accomplished violinist in both the Karnatic (South Indian classical) and Western classical traditions, a composer, and founder and first violinist of the Madras String Quartet. During his residency, Mr. Narasimhan will offer workshops on South Indian classical music and composition using South Indian musical elements. As stated above, his performance on September 23rd will be a traditional South Indian classical concert, and on September 30th he will lead students in a string quartet concert featuring some of his recent and highly original “fusions” of South Indian and Western classical music. V.S. Narasimhan, Composer in Residence, September 17-30. Return to Top of Page

Haverford College Department of Music presents MUSIC AND CONVERSATION with Andrea Ceccomori, flute with Elitza Harbova, piano “Contemporary compositions for flute and piano written by Italian and American composers" Monday, September 24th 4:00 pm MacCrate Recital Hall, Union Music Building Free Admission For more information: (610) 896-1011
This concert features new music for flute and piano, written by Italian and American composers. Several of the composers will be present to introduce their works including Ingrid Arauco, Daniel Dorff, Orlando Jacinto Garcia, Charles Cacioppo, and Curt Cacioppo, and will give brief introductions to their respective pieces. They will also be on hand afterward to converse with audience members. Additionally, music by Amy Williams, Roberta Silvestrini, Ada Gentile, Lucio Gregoretti and Marino Baratello will be performed. Return to Top of Page

Haverford College Department of Music presents MUSIC AND CONVERSATION with the Dolce Suono Trio* performing music by Philadelphia composers* Wednesday, October 24th 4:15 pm Performed on the stage of Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	*dramatic*
The Dolce Suono Trio features Mimi Stillman, flute (Yamaha Performing Artist) ; Yumi Kendall, cello (The Philadelphia Orchestra); and Charles Abramovic, piano (Temple University). Appearing as part of the Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series, of which Mimi Stillman is artistic director, this performance highlights music by noted Philadelphia area composers Ned Rorem, George Crumb, Charles Abramovic, and Curt Cacioppo. The program is electrified by themes, as in George Crumb's theatrical "Voice of the Whale," the evocative "Beasts" by Charles Abramovic, and the American Indian-inspired "Snake Dance" by Haverford's professor of composition Curt Cacioppo. The performers will discuss their program from the stage in this Music and Conversation format performance. Return to Top of Page


Bi-College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr presents FAMILY WEEKEND CONCERT Annual Student Ensembles Weekend Saturday, October 27th 8:30 pm Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium	Featuring: Haverford/Bryn Mawr Orchestra Haverford/Bryn Mawr Student Chamber Ensembles Chamber Singers of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges HUMTONES OUTSKIRTS LOONEY TUNES OXFORD BLUES S’CHORDS Return to Top of Page

Haverford College Department of Music presents MUSIC AND CONVERSATION with the Academic Choir of the Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan, Poland, under the direction of Jacek Sykulski Monday, November 5th 6:00-7:00 pm Founders Great Hall Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011
The Academic Choir of the Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan, Poland, under the direction of Jacek Sykulski, will perform in Founders Great Hall joined by the Chamber Singers of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges in one or two combined numbers. The two choirs first performed together in Poland in 2005 on a cultural exchange trip sponsored in part by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship. Return to Top of Page

Special Concert presented by the Department of Music Residency Program NETWORK FOR NEW MUSIC Jan Krzywicki, conductor *Flying Solo* Friday, November 9th 8:00 pm Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011
The fabulous musicians of the Network Ensemble go solo, with music that shows just how high and far they really can fly! Hear new music close to the musicians' hearts, as they talk to you about why this music matters so much to them. Soloists include David Cramer, flute; Paul Demers, clarinet/bass clarinet; Hirono Oka, violin; Anthony Orlando, percussion; Linda Reichert, piano; Michal Schmidt, cello; Marshall Taylor, baritone sax. Return to Top of Page

Guest Artist Series presents QUARTETTO DI VENEZIA Mozart: String Quartet K. 421 Cacioppo: Impressioni Venexiane Brahms: String Quartet Op. 51 No. 2 Saturday, November 10th 8:00 pm Founders Great Hall Admission:$15 (General); $12 (Seniors); $8 (Students); $5 (7-17); Free to Bi-College Community For ticket reservation / more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011
The Quartetto di Venezia was founded more than twenty years ago by four musicians - Andrea Vio, violin, Alberto Battiston, violin, Luca Morassutti, viola and Angelo Zanin, violoncello - with a common musical vision, and throughout its history these same artists have concentrated on the qualities of sonority, balance, and technique hat give this ensemble its distinctively Italian charm and flair. "...this group has a beautiful, warm, singing sound and exquisite intonation and ensemble" AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE (U.S.A.) Return to Top of Page


Bi-College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr presents HAVERFORD-BRYN MAWR ORCHESTRA Directed by Heidi Jacob Beethoven: "Leonore No. 3" Liszt: "Orpheus" Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" Friday, November 16th 8:00 pm Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	The orchestra currently has over sixty members and has performed works such as, Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain, Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite, Dvorak's Cello Concerto, Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, Brahms's Ein Deutsches Requiem in a joint performance with the chorale, and Dvorak's New World Symphony, among others. Return to Top of Page

Bi-College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr presents HAVERFORD-BRYN MAWR CHORALE Directed by Thomas Lloyd Carl Orff: "Carmina Burana" Sunday, December 9th 3:00 pm Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	An oratorio choir of about 120 singers, performs a major work with orchestra each semester. Return to Top of Page

Bi-College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr presents CHAMBER SINGERS OF HAVERFORD AND BRYN MAWR COLLEGES Directed by Thomas Lloyd “Holiday Concert” Thursday, December 13th 8:00 pm Founders Great Hall Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	Return to Top of Page

Bi-College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr presents FALL STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS Directed by Heidi Jacob Wednesday, December 12th at 7:30 pm (Bryn Mawr College – Goodhart Music Room) Monday, December 17th at 7:30 pm (Haverford College – Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium) Tuesday, December 18th at 7:30 pm (Bryn Mawr College– Goodhart Music Room) Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	Return to Top of Page

Guest Artist Series presents LYRIC FEST Tales from the Exotic Sunday, January 27th 3:00 pm Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Admission:$15 (General); $12 (Seniors); $8 (Students); $5 (7-17); Free to Bi-College Community For ticket reservation / more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	Connecting People Through Song
Exotic tales from the East have fired the imagination for poets and musicians since the long ago days of the Spice Trade. Hear the strange and wonderful colors that emerge when east meets west in this alluring concert of western works inspired by the Near, Middle and Far East. With artists: Youngjoo An, Christopher Bolduc, Suzanne DuPlantis, Misoon Ghim, Bryan Hymel, Randi Marrazzo and Elizabeth Weigle with Laura Ward on the piano. Return to Top of Page

Haverford College Department of Music presents MUSIC AND CONVERSATION The Chamber Singers of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges "Authenticity is a two-way street: being true to the music and true to yourself" Friday, February 8th 4:15 pm Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	Return to Top of Page


Guest Artist Series presents THE BARD FESTIVAL STRING QUARTET with Jonathan Blumenfeld, oboe, and Pre-concert talk by Christopher Gibbs Elgar String Quartet Bliss Quintet for Oboe and Strings Sunday, February 24th 3:00 pm Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Admission:$15 (General); $12 (Seniors); $8 (Students); $5 (7-17); Free to Bi-College Community For ticket reservation / more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011
The Bard Festival String Quartet, formed at the Bard Music Festival in 1995, has won praise for the lyricism and intensity of its performances. In keeping with the festival’s “Rediscoveries” theme, the ensemble has performed quartets by Milhaud, Magnard, Stanford, and d’Indy, as well as quartets of Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy, Bartók, Borodin, Schoenberg, and others. The members of the Bard Festival String Quartet are Laurie Smukler and Patricia Sunwoo, violins, Ira Weller, viola, and Robert Martin, cello. Laurie Smukler and Ira Weller were founding members of the Mendelssohn String Quartet; Patricia Sunwoo was a member of the Whitman String Quartet from 1997 to 2002; and Robert Martin was cellist of the Sequoia String Quartet from 1975 to 1985. Together their years of string quartet experience find new focus and expression in the Bard Festival String Quartet. Jonathan Blumenfeld, oboe, was born in New York City and is a graduate of Haverford College and the Curtis Institute of Music, where he was a student of former Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Oboe John de Lancie. He also attended Temple University where he studied with Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Oboe Richard Woodhams. Before joining The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1986, Mr. Blumenfeld was principal oboe with the Savannah Symphony and played with the Concerto Soloists. He has also participated in the Tanglewood, Blossom, and Spoleto festivals. Mr. Blumenfeld is currently on the faculty of Temple University. Christopher H. Gibbs is James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Music at Bard College, co-artistic director of the Bard Music Festival, and associate editor of The Musical Quarterly. He edited The Cambridge Companion to Schubert and is the author of The Life of Schubert, which has been translated into three languages. Since 2000 he has written the program notes for the Philadelphia Orchestra. He is coeditor, with Dana Gooley, of Franz Liszt and His World. Return to Top of Page


Haverford College Department of Music presents MUSIC AND CONVERSATION with the Aurelio Ensemble, performing works by classical masters. Laurie Heimes, soprano Fran Berge, violin Rebecca Humphrey, cello Matt Bengtson, fortepiano Tuesday, March 18th 4:15 pm Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	Return to Top of Page


Guest Artist Series presents THE DORIAN WIND QUINTET Danzi: Quintet in Bb Major, Op. 56, No. 1 Taffanel: Quintet Carter: Woodwind Quintet Nielsen: Woodwind Quintet Sunday, March 30th 3:00 pm Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Admission:$15 (General); $12 (Seniors); $8 (Students); $5 (7-17); Free to Bi-College Community For ticket reservation / more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011
The Dorian Wind Quintet is recognized worldwide by professional musicians and audiences alike for its uniquely polished and passionate performances. Audiences consistently take with them memories of compelling, energetic and dramatic music-making. Since its formation at Tanglewood in 1961, the group has performed repertoire ranging from the Baroque to Pulitzer Prize-winning commissions in the world’s most renowned concert halls. They have literally been around the world, concertizing in 49 of the 50 states and Canada, touring Europe eighteen times, and playing throughout the Middle East, India, Africa and Asia. The Dorian made history as the first wind quintet to appear at Carnegie Hall (1981). Return to Top of Page

Bi-College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr presents HAVERFORD-BRYN MAWR ORCHESTRA Directed by Heidi Jacob Shostakovich: "Symphony No. 5" Winner of Student Concerto Competition Friday, April 4th 8:00 pm Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	The Orchestra's spring concert each year features the winner(s) of the student concerto competition. Return to Top of Page


Bi-College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr presents HAVERFORD-BRYN MAWR CHORALE Directed by Thomas Lloyd Berlioz: "Requiem" Sunday, April 13th 3:00 pm Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	An oratorio choir of about 120 singers, performs a major work with orchestra each semester. Return to Top of Page


Special Concert sponsored by the Department of Music Residency Program NETWORK FOR NEW MUSIC Jan Krzywicki, conductor *Spring on the Square* Friday, April 25 8:00 pm Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011
On a beautiful spring evening, take a walk through Rittenhouse Square, have a drink with a twist at a sidewalk cafe, and top it off with an evening of cool music by three composers whose styles are as inventive as they are dazzling and full of heart. Sebastian Currier, Shulamit Ran, and George Tsontakis bring the art of music to April in the city. Return to Top of Page

Bi-College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr presents CHAMBER SINGERS OF HAVERFORD AND BRYN MAWR COLLEGES Directed by Thomas Lloyd *Concert in Doylestown* Friday, April 27th 4:00 pm St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Doylestown, PA Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	Return to Top of Page

Bi-College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr presents SPRING STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS Directed by Heidi Jacob Thursday, May 1st at 7:30 pm (Bryn Mawr College – Goodhart Music Room) Monday, May 5th at 7:30 pm (Haverford College – Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium) Tuesday, May 6th at 7:30 pm (Bryn Mawr College – Goodhart Music Room) Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	Return to Top of Page

Bi-College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr presents CHAMBER SINGERS OF HAVERFORD AND BRYN MAWR COLLEGES Directed by Thomas Lloyd *“Annual Commencement Concert ”* Friday, May 16th 9:00 pm Thomas Great Hall, Bryn Mawr College Free Admission For more information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011	Return to Top of Page