The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival was founded in 1994 as a vision of James Tocco and his brother, Msgr Anthony M. Tocco, pastor at St. Hugo of Hills Catholic Church. Through them, a remarkable relationship between religious and cultural institutions was formed.
Each season has brought a rotating contingent of world-class musicians to the festival and it has grown into an event of national significance.
This year the festival will celebrate the music and influence of Johann Sebastian Bach and will run from June 14th to June 28th.
It will also premier a new composition by this year’s composer-in-residence, Peter Schickele. Mr Schickele is known by many as the man behind P.D.Q. Bach – the 21st of Johann Sebastian Bach’s 20 children.
Below is a listing of the Oakland County performances. For a list of all the venues, performances and to obtain tickets please visit www.greatlakeschambermusic.com
OPENING NIGHT
Saturday, June 14
Seligman Performing Arts Center / 8:00pm
Tickets: $40 Regular / $10 (under 25)
BUSONI – Fantasia Contrappuntistica for 2 pianos
Anton Nel, James Tocco
BRAHMS – Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Paul Watkins, cello; James Tocco, piano
BEETHOVEN – String Quartet No. 13 in Bb major, Op. 130 with Grosse Fuge Op. 133
Ariel Quartet
Tuesday, June 17
St. Hugo of the Hills / 7:30pm
Tickets: $35 Regular / $10 (under 25)
Prelude: 6:45pm | The Calidore String Quartet performs Milhaud’s String Quartet No. 4, Op. 46
FRANCK, arr. Bauer – Prelude, Fugue and Variation, Op. 18
James Tocco, piano
LECLAIR/REGER- Selected Violin Duos
Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy, violin; Yoonshin Song, violin
ALBAN BERG- String Quartet, Op. 3
Ariel Quartet
SCHUBERT- Piano Trio No. 2 in Eb major, Op. 100, D. 929
Tai Murray, violin; Peter Wiley, cello; Anton Nel, piano
Wednesday, June 18
St. Hugo of the Hills / 7:30pm
Tickets: $35 Regular / $10 (under 25)
Prelude: 6:45pm | The Delphi Trio performs Saint-Saëns Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 92
CLASSICAL SMACKDOWN- J.S. Bach vs. Philip Glass
Frederic Chiu, piano
Thursday, June 19 & Friday, June 20
Temple Beth El / 7:30pm
Tickets: $35 Regular / $10 (under 25)
Prelude: 6:45pm | The Telegraph Quartet performs Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1
BACH arr. Mendelssohn – Chaconne, from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor
Tai Murry, violin; Frederic Chiu, piano
SCHICKELE – Pastorale for Flute and Strings (World Premiere)
Tai Murray, violin; Jan Grüning, viola; Peter Wiley, cello; David Buck, flute
DE FALLA – Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, and Cello
Anton Nel, piano; David Buck, flute; Donald Baker, oboe; Laurence Liberson, clarinet; Yoonshin Song, violin; Peter Wiley, cello
MENDELSSOHN – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Chen Yi, violin; Paul Katz, cello; Pei-Shan Lee, piano
Saturday, June 21
Seligman Performing Arts Center / 8:00pm
Tickets: $40 Regular / $10 (under 25)
Prelude: 7:15pm | In Conversation with Peter Schickele
GLENN GOULD – “So You Want to Write a Fugue?”
Singers TBD; Ariel Quartet
BACH – Prelude No. 1 in C major as set by Bach, Moscheles, and Gounod
Tai Murray, violin; Paul Katz, cello; Pei-Shan Lee, piano
VILLA-LOBOS- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano; eight cellists
ERNST TOCH- Geographical Fugue
Ariel Quartet
PDQ BACH – Goldbrick Variations
Anton Nel
PDQ BACH – Three Songs from “12 Quite Heavenly Songs” and “Long Live the King”
Peter Schickele
WAGNER, arr. Ritter – Meistersinger Overture
Anton Nel, piano; Ariel Quartet
Monday, June 23
Temple Beth El / 7:30pm
Tickets: $35 Regular / $10 (under 25)
Composer Concert: Celebrating the music of Peter Schickele
SCHICKELE – Three Uncharacteristic Pieces
David Ammer, trumpet; Angela Cheng, piano
SCHICKELE – Little Suite for Autumn
Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy, violin; James VanValkenburg, viola
SCHICKELE – Delta Jukebox
Victoria King, bassoon; Marcus Schoon, bassoon; Pei-Shan Lee, piano
PDQ BACH – Serenade for Three and Aria
Eric Pritchard, violin; Laurence Liberson, clarinet; James Tocco, piano
SCHICKELE – Piano Quintet No. 2
Ivan Moshchuk, piano; Telegraph Quartet
Tuesday, June 24
Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church / 7:30pm
Tickets: $35 Regular / $10 (under 25)
Prelude: 6:45pm | The Delphi Trio will perform Anton Arensky’s Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
SCHUMANN, arr. Stern – Selections from Six Fugues on B.A.C.H., Op. 60
Donald Sinta Quartet
SCHNITTKE – Sonata for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 58
Andrés Díaz, cello; Pei-Shan Lee, piano
BEETHOVEN – Piano Sonata No. 31 in Ab major, Op. 110
Angela Cheng, piano
BACH arr. Sitkovetsky – Goldberg Variations
Eric Pritchard, violin; Sam Quintal, viola; Andrés Díaz, cello
Thursday, June 26
Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church | 7:30pm
Tickets: $35 Regular | $10 (under 25)
Prelude: 6:45pm | The Donald Sinta Quartet performs works by Edvard Grieg, Natalie Moller, Annika Socolofsky, Zack Browning, and Gregory Wanamaker
HAYDN – Piano Trio in C major, Hob. XV:27
Delphi Trio
STRAUSS – Sonata for Violin and Piano in Eb major, Op. 18
Eric Pritchard, violin; James Tocco, piano
SAHBA AMINIKIA – WORLD PREMIERE
Delphi Trio
BEETHOVEN – String Quartet Op. 95
Calidore String Quartet
Friday, June 27
Kirk in the Hills Prebsyterian Church / 10:45am
Tickets: $35 Regular / $10 (under 25)
Prelude: 10:00am | The Calidore String Quartet performs Mozart Divertimento in F, K.128 and Stravinsky Three Pieces for String Quartet
BACH – Cantata BWV 51, “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen”
Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano; Glenn Miller, harpsichord; David Ammer, trumpet; Telegraph Quartet
DAVID KECHLEY – Rush
DVORÁK – Lento from String Quartet No. 12, “American”
ANNIKA SOCOLOFSKY – Bulgarity (2013)
THIERRY ESCAICH – Tango Virtuoso
GREGORY WANAMAKER – Speed Metal Organum Blues
Donald Sinta Quartet
SHOSTAKOVICH – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Angela Cheng, piano; Telegraph Quartet
Saturday, June 28 CLOSING NIGHT
Seligman Performing Arts Center / 8:00pm
Tickets: $40 Regular / $10 (under 25)
Prelude: 7:15pm | The Best of Bach: Exploring the Brandenburgs
BACH – Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Yoonshin Song, violin; David Buck, flute; Jung-Wan Kang, flute; Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
JOEL HOFFMAN – Self-Portrait with JS for Violin, Viola, and Cello
BACH – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Eisenhower Dance, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
STURZENEGGER – B.A.C.H. Fantaisie for Trombone
Kenneth Thompkins, trombone
BACH – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
James Tocco, piano; Eric Pritchard, violin; David Buck, flute; Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
For a complete list of all performances and to obtain tickets please visit www.greatlakeschambermusic.com
(Photos courtesy of the festivle)