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. Read the Program Notes for this concert |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. Read the Program Notes for this concert |
| 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. Read the Program Notes for this concert |
| 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. Read the Program Notes for this concert |
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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