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The
American Music Festival
CONCERT
SERIES in BEAUFORT & MOREHEAD CITY,
NC
Twenty-Third
Season: 2012–2013
Program
for 2012–2013 Season
| Date |
Artists |
Venue |
Program
Highlights |
Saturday,
Sept 29, 2012,
8:00 p.m. |
Adela Pena
(Eroica Trio), violin
Nicolas Duchamp (Paris National Opera), flute
Barbara McKenzie, piano
Nancy King, soprano
Elizabeth Anderson, cello
Jonathan Bagg, violin
Jacquie Carrasco, violin
Paul Sharpe, bass |
History Place |
Music of
Johann Sebastian Bach — known for its outstanding beauty. AMF
presents the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, the D minor piano concerto,
and
a Trio Aria from Cantata No. 100.
Performance
Update (9/19/12): We are pleased to announce that
Andrew Willis,
virtuoso harpsichordist, will perform in the Brandenberg Concerto No.
5. Also, Elizabeth Anderson will be replaced by baroque cellist
Stephanie Vial.
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the Program Notes for this concert
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Saturday,
Oct 20, 2012,
8:00 p.m. |
Cavani String Quartet
Annie Fullard, violin
Mari Sato, violin
Kirsten Docter, viola
Merry Peckham, cello |
History Place |
Music of
Joaquin Turina, Bela Bartok
and Robert Schumann, performed by the Guarneri and Naumberg
prize-winning
Cavani Quartet, famous for its
dynamic presence on stage.
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Saturday,
Dec 8, 2012,
8:00 p.m. |
Jennifer Licko and Fire
in the Kitchen Band
Jennifer
Licko, vocals, piano, guitar, accordion, bodhrán
(Irish drum)
Bobby O'Donovan, vocals, mandolin, fiddle, bodhrán
Bob Noble, vocals, piano |
Carteret County Public Library, Beaufort |
Celtic
Christmas Concert
Jennifer Licko, with her Fire in the Kitchen Band, is known for her
stunning vocal range with a voice that hypnotizes with sensitivity and
warmth. She
skillfully plays the piano and guitar, accordion and bodhrán
(Irish drum) and
has long been a North Carolina favorite, before taking her career to
the
national scene.
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Saturday,
Jan 26, 2013,
8:00 p.m. |
Ventus Wind
Quintet
Tadeu Coelho, flute
David Jolley (Orpheus Ensemble), French horn
Robin Driscoll, oboe
Oskar Espina-Ruiz, clarinet
Saxton Rose, bassoon
Barbara McKenzie, piano |
History Place |
Warm up
winter with some French sunshine! Ventus Wind Quintet transports you
into the captivating world of French wind music with a concert of
light-hearted, humor-filled, full throttle virtuoso antics for flute,
clarinet,
oboe, horn, and bassoon. Hear some of France's favorite musical voices
including Debussy, Poulenc, Milhaud, Dukas and Ibert.
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the Program Notes for this concert
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Saturday,
Feb 23, 2013,
8:00 p.m. |
Raman
Ramakrishnan, cello
Barbara McKenzie, piano |
History Place |
Brahms the
Classicist
An evening of Brahms at his best. Featuring the E minor Sonata for
Cello and Piano, Intermezzos Op. 118
and
other short works by the German giant of the Romantic.
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the Program Notes for this concert
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| Additional
Concert |
(Tickets
sold separately) |
Saturday,
Apr 20, 2013,
8:00 p.m. |
Aaron Diehl Trio
Aaron Diehl, piano
David Wong, bass
Quincy Davis, drums |
First Presbyterian Church |
AMF
is proud to present the first North Carolina performances of
Aaron Diehl, recent winner of the prestigious Cole Porter Prize from
the American Pianists Association. Hailed by the Chicago Tribune
and the New York Times,
Mr. Diehl has performed with the Wynton
Marsalis Septet, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, and many of the nation’s great jazz
stars.
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the Program Notes for this concert
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All
concerts are at 8:00 p.m. See schedule above for dates
and locations.
If requested by the artists,
program details may change.
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