Chameleon Arts Ensemble 2011-2012 Season Brochure

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of Boston

Transforming in chamber music.experiences

Artistic DirectorDeborah Boldin

Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston

In a city immersed in music, the Chameleon Arts Ensemble is distinguished by superb artistry, luminous performances, and dynamic musical dialogues. Chameleon integrates old and new repertoire into unexpected chamber music programs that are themselves works of art. Now entering its 14th season, this innovative ensemble draws those who love the adventure of music—classic and contemporary. A Chameleon concert is a multifaceted experience in an intimate environment, joining audience and musicians in an exuberant celebration of music.

concert

Artistic DirectorTransforming experiences in chamber music.

Deborah Boldin

www.chameleonarts.org 617-427-8200

1

from the realm of light & song

The Chameleons

Deborah Boldin, fluteVivian Chang-Freiheit, pianoGloria Chien, pianoNancy Dimock, oboeGary Gorczyca, clarinetWhitacre Hill, hornJoanna Kurkowicz, violin William Manley, percussionKelli O’Connor, clarinetMargaret Phillips, bassoonRafael Popper-Keizer, celloAnna Reinersman, harpScott Woolweaver, viola

with

Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano; Elizabeth Keusch,

soprano; Sergey Schepkin, piano; and Katherine

Winterstein, violin

concert


by the north-wind sentconcert


sounds, echoes & wandering strains3

concert


and told in song

11-12Season at a Glance

concert


into unison with romantic spirit

Chameleons in the Community

5

concert 1from the realm of light & songSaturday, October 1, 2011 and Sunday, October 2, 2011Samuel Barber • Christopher Rouse • Ludwig van Beethoven

concert 2sounds, echoes & wandering strainsSaturday, November 12, 2011 and Sunday, November 13, 2011Franz Schubert • Francis Poulenc • Libby Larsen • Johannes Brahms concert 3by the north-wind sentSaturday, February 4, 2012 and Sunday, February 5, 2012Jean Sibelius • Peter Maxwell Davies • Hilary Tann • Carl Nielsen • Edvard Grieg

concert 4into unison with romantic spirit Saturday, March 24, 2012 and Sunday, March 25, 2012Robert Schumann • Gustav Mahler • Alban Berg • John Harbison • Erich Korngold

concert 5and told in song Saturday, May 12, 2012 and Sunday, May 13, 2012Dmitri Shostakovich • Robert Sirota • Judith Weir • Georges Enescu • Robert Schumann


Don’t miss Chameleon’s 2011-2012 season of luminous performances in one of Boston’s most intimate concert environments. We integrate old and new music into unexpected programs that are themselves works of art, transporting audiences and transforming the chamber music experience.

Concerts are at First Church, 66 Marlborough Street and the Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon Street in Boston’s Back Bay. Saturday concerts begin at 8 PM and Sunday concerts at 3 PM.

photo: Susan Wilson


Chameleon infuses all of its programs with a public-spirited sensibility through its annual community projects. They are designed to increase the accessibility of classical music and to create connections between the arts and everyday life.

Free Ticket ProgramIn order to increase the accessibility of live chamber music, we donate up to 20% of our seats at each concert for constituents of public service organizations.

Annual Benefit ConcertAs part of a unique model for collaboration between the arts and public service, Chameleon dedicates one concert each season as a benefit for a local public service charity.

Family & Educational ConcertsChameleon’s educational and family programs are designed for children and students ages 6-12 along with their families, and presented in collaboration with the Forest Hills Educational Trust. They illustrate the ways in which music is connected to our emotions and the world around us, in unforgettable events that children will carry with them for years to come.

Please visit us online at www.chameleonarts.org for more information about these programs.

Subscribe Today!

Directions to ConcertsConcerts are at First Church located at 66 Marlborough Street at the corner of Marlborough and Berkeley Streets, and at the Goethe-Institut located at 170 Beacon Street between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets in Boston’s Back Bay.

Parking is recommended in the garage under the Boston Common – entrance on Charles Street between the Public Garden and the Common. The closest T Stations are Arlington on the Green Line and Back Bay on the Orange Line.

photo: Susan Wilson

How To Order Tickets:

By Mail:Please make check payable to Chameleon Arts Ensemble and return form to:Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston6 Rocky Nook TerraceBoston, MA 02130

By Phone: 617-427-8200

Online: www.chameleonarts.org

Group Discounts are available.Please call 617-427-8200 for more information.

Join the Friends of Chameleon!

Ticket sales cover less than half the expenses related to producing our unforgettable events. We hope that you will consider including a tax-deductible donation along with your ticket order. Your gift of any size will make a significant difference.

CREDITS

Photos: Susan Wilson &

Kathy Chapman

Design: Ink Design

Printing: The Graphic Group

Please note:

programs and personnel are

subject to change

Seating Locations:

Ticket Order FormName

Address

Phone

Email

Please indicate your selections:

Concert 1 – we are the dreamers of dreams Sat Oct 1 Sun Oct 2

Concert 2 – that the time should linger Sat Nov 12 Sun Nov 13

Concert 3 – with every brilliant hue Sat Feb 4 Sun Feb 5

Concert 4 – upon the wind your music floats Sat Mar 24 Sun Mar 25

Concert 5 – from wild spring air Sat May 12 Sun May 13

___ I would like to receive announcements by email.

A

Stage

B

C

Payment Method:

Check (payable to Chameleon Arts Ensemble)

Visa/Mastercard

Total Ticket Order: $

Tax-Deductible Contribution: $

Total Enclosed: $

Return to: Chameleon Arts Ensemble6 Rocky Nook Terrace, Boston, MA 02130

Thank you for your support!

Card Number:

Expiration Date:

Subscriber BenefitsThe best available seats with no waiting in line at the doorSave 10-20% over single ticket pricesSubscribe to all 5 concerts for the price of 4Exchange your ticket for another performance at no chargeReceive 10% off any additional single ticket purchases for family or friends

Accessibility The Goethe-Institut is wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if you require assistance with seating. LARGE PRINT PROGRAMS are available at all performances.

Number of seats

Subscription concerts

All 5 concerts - save 20%Pick 4 concerts - save 15% Pick 3 concerts - save 10%

Single TicketsStudents & seniors take $5 off single tickets

A$172$146$116

$43

B$132$112$89

$33

C$92$78$62

$23

Chameleon Arts Ensemble

of Boston

6 Rocky Nook Terrace Boston, MA 02130617-427-8200www.chameleonarts.org

If you receive more than one copy of this brochure, please share it with a friend.

Nonprofit Org.U.S. Postage PaidBoston MAPermit No. 54886

photo: Susan Wilson

Planning a good chamber music program is an art unto itself, and few in town have mastered it as persuasively as the Chameleon Arts Ensemble.” – The Boston Globe

“

Season 145 Saturday evenings at 8 PM5 Sunday afternoons at 3 PM

[They] ranged from intimate to epic, with a generous dynamic range and a superbly paced sense of drama.” – The Boston Globe

“

2















Intimate setting.

Adventurous repertoire. Luminous performances.Intimate setting.

4

Chameleon makes daring seem easy.” – The Boston Globe

“

12








Jean Sibelius, Four Pieces for cello & piano, Op. 78

Peter Maxwell Davies, Piano Trio: A Voyage to Fair Isle

Carl Nielsen, Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100

Hilary Tann, From the Song of Amergin for flute, viola & harp

Edvard Grieg, Sonata No. 3 in c minor for violin & piano, Op. 45

Musicians speak of color almost as much as painters, and Ravel’s vivid palette has been an inspiration to nearly every composer since. Steven Stucky invokes the great colorist Paul Klee, and Kaija Saariaho’s spectral analysis of sound has led her to develop a unique, rigorous musical idiom that is undeniably sensual, eloquent and lyrical.

Saturday February 4, 20128 PM

Sunday February 5, 20123 PM Goethe-Institut, Boston

Concertgoers could be overheard marveling at the program’s breadth…Chameleon makes daring seem easy.”

– The Boston Globe

“

11 12

Robert Schumann, Frauenliebe und –leben for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 42

Robert Sirota, A Sinner’s Diary for flute, 2 violas, cello, piano & percussion

Georges Enescu, Impressions d’enfance for violin & piano, Op. 28

Judith Weir, Sketches from a Bagpiper’s Album for clarinet & piano

Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Trio No. 2 in e minor, Op. 67

Bring in the spring with a bacchanal of B composers…Derek Bermel channels Bulgarian folk music and Bloch gives us one of the most electrifying works of the genre in our bold, brilliant season finale!

Benefit for Metropolitan Boston Housing PartnershipBring new or gently used books for children or adults for the library at Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership and receive 25% off ticket prices.

Saturday May 12, 20128 PM

Sunday May 13, 20123 PM Goethe-Institut, Boston

MBHP serves more than 7,600 homeless, elderly, disabled, and low-income individuals and families in Boston and 29 surrounding communities, ensuring that they have decent, affordable homes and choice and mobility in their housing. www.mbhp.org

11

Samuel Barber, Hermit Songs for mezzo-soprano & piano

Christopher Rouse, Compline for flute, clarinet, harp & string quartet

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”

Music history is rich with pioneers, trailblazers who strike an individual path and compel us to listen in new and invigorating ways. Banned in Russia, long-forgotten in the west, Nikolai Roslavets developed a method of serial composition entirely independent of Schoenberg. Join us for a rare performance, and a celebration of five great visionaries.

Saturday October 1, 20118 PM

Sunday October 2, 20113 PM

Goethe-Institut, Boston

One left, simply, with one’s hearing enlarged. Not a small gift for a Sunday afternoon.”


“

with guest artist Elizabeth Keusch, soprano with guest artists Sergey Schepkin, piano and Elizabeth Keusch, sorano

Franz Schubert, String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 471

Francis Poulenc, Sextour pour piano, flute, hautbois, clarinette, basson et cor

Libby Larsen, Corker for clarinet & percussion

Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26

Great music draws us into its own inexorable pace, changing our very perception of time. This must be why we so cherish the late works of venerated composers, reflective masterpieces that evoke lifetimes worth of experience.

Saturday November 12, 20118 PM

Sunday November 13, 20113 PM Goethe-Institut, Boston

A powerful performance that left me in a transported state such as I have rarely experienced.”

– The Berkshire Review for the Arts

“

with guest artist Elizabeth Keusch, soprano

with guest artist Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano

The music wore a human face, did not over-insist, and gripped the attention.”


“

Saturday March 24, 20128 PM

Sunday March 25, 20123 PM Goethe-Institut, Boston

Robert Schumann, Drei Romanzen for oboe & piano, Op. 94

Gustav Mahler, Piano Quartet in a minor

Alban Berg, Adagio from Kammerkonzert for clarinet, violin & piano

John Harbison, Book of Hours & Seasons for mezzo-soprano, flute, cello & piano

Erich Korngold, Suite for 2 violins, cello & piano left hand, Op. 23 (1930)

Join us as we explore the Austro-Hungarian tradition through the eyes of the extraordi-nary Hungarian composer György Kurtág, looking from Bartók – his “mother tongue” – to Schubert and Schumann. His vivid, expressionistic style condenses infinite complexities into fragile, fleeting miniatures that conjure whirlwinds of emotion.

“A seriously awesome rendering — made manifest the music’s sources, flowing both forward and back: contrapuntal precision, Romantic saturation, iconoclastic audacity, all fervently, gorgeously spun together.”


“The Chameleon Arts Ensemble has found a loyal audience through its fanciful programs and superb playing.”

– Chamber Music Magazine“fiercely lavish”























of Boston

Transforming in chamber music.experiences

Artistic DirectorDeborah Boldin

Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston

In a city immersed in music, the Chameleon Arts Ensemble is distinguished by superb artistry, luminous performances, and dynamic musical dialogues. Chameleon integrates old and new repertoire into unexpected chamber music programs that are themselves works of art. Now entering its 14th season, this innovative ensemble draws those who love the adventure of music—classic and contemporary. A Chameleon concert is a multifaceted experience in an intimate environment, joining audience and musicians in an exuberant celebration of music.

concert

Artistic DirectorTransforming experiences in chamber music.

Deborah Boldin


1

from the realm of light & song

The Chameleons

Deborah Boldin, fluteVivian Chang-Freiheit, pianoGloria Chien, pianoNancy Dimock, oboeGary Gorczyca, clarinetWhitacre Hill, hornJoanna Kurkowicz, violin William Manley, percussionKelli O’Connor, clarinetMargaret Phillips, bassoonRafael Popper-Keizer, celloAnna Reinersman, harpScott Woolweaver, viola

with

Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano; Elizabeth Keusch,

soprano; Sergey Schepkin, piano; and Katherine

Winterstein, violin

concert


by the north-wind sentconcert


sounds, echoes & wandering strains3

concert


and told in song

11-12Season at a Glance

concert


into unison with romantic spirit

Chameleons in the Community

5

concert 1from the realm of light & songSaturday, October 1, 2011 and Sunday, October 2, 2011Samuel Barber • Christopher Rouse • Ludwig van Beethoven

concert 2sounds, echoes & wandering strainsSaturday, November 12, 2011 and Sunday, November 13, 2011Franz Schubert • Francis Poulenc • Libby Larsen • Johannes Brahms concert 3by the north-wind sentSaturday, February 4, 2012 and Sunday, February 5, 2012Jean Sibelius • Peter Maxwell Davies • Hilary Tann • Carl Nielsen • Edvard Grieg

concert 4into unison with romantic spirit Saturday, March 24, 2012 and Sunday, March 25, 2012Robert Schumann • Gustav Mahler • Alban Berg • John Harbison • Erich Korngold

concert 5and told in song Saturday, May 12, 2012 and Sunday, May 13, 2012Dmitri Shostakovich • Robert Sirota • Judith Weir • Georges Enescu • Robert Schumann


Don’t miss Chameleon’s 2011-2012 season of luminous performances in one of Boston’s most intimate concert environments. We integrate old and new music into unexpected programs that are themselves works of art, transporting audiences and transforming the chamber music experience.

Concerts are at First Church, 66 Marlborough Street and the Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon Street in Boston’s Back Bay. Saturday concerts begin at 8 PM and Sunday concerts at 3 PM.

photo: Susan Wilson


Chameleon infuses all of its programs with a public-spirited sensibility through its annual community projects. They are designed to increase the accessibility of classical music and to create connections between the arts and everyday life.

Free Ticket ProgramIn order to increase the accessibility of live chamber music, we donate up to 20% of our seats at each concert for constituents of public service organizations.

Annual Benefit ConcertAs part of a unique model for collaboration between the arts and public service, Chameleon dedicates one concert each season as a benefit for a local public service charity.

Family & Educational ConcertsChameleon’s educational and family programs are designed for children and students ages 6-12 along with their families, and presented in collaboration with the Forest Hills Educational Trust. They illustrate the ways in which music is connected to our emotions and the world around us, in unforgettable events that children will carry with them for years to come.

Please visit us online at www.chameleonarts.org for more information about these programs.

Subscribe Today!

Directions to ConcertsConcerts are at First Church located at 66 Marlborough Street at the corner of Marlborough and Berkeley Streets, and at the Goethe-Institut located at 170 Beacon Street between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets in Boston’s Back Bay.

Parking is recommended in the garage under the Boston Common – entrance on Charles Street between the Public Garden and the Common. The closest T Stations are Arlington on the Green Line and Back Bay on the Orange Line.

photo: Susan Wilson

How To Order Tickets:

By Mail:Please make check payable to Chameleon Arts Ensemble and return form to:Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston6 Rocky Nook TerraceBoston, MA 02130

By Phone: 617-427-8200

Online: www.chameleonarts.org

Group Discounts are available.Please call 617-427-8200 for more information.

Join the Friends of Chameleon!

Ticket sales cover less than half the expenses related to producing our unforgettable events. We hope that you will consider including a tax-deductible donation along with your ticket order. Your gift of any size will make a significant difference.

CREDITS

Photos: Susan Wilson &

Kathy Chapman

Design: Ink Design

Printing: The Graphic Group

Please note:

programs and personnel are

subject to change

Seating Locations:

Ticket Order FormName

Address

Phone

Email

Please indicate your selections:

Concert 1 – we are the dreamers of dreams Sat Oct 1 Sun Oct 2

Concert 2 – that the time should linger Sat Nov 12 Sun Nov 13

Concert 3 – with every brilliant hue Sat Feb 4 Sun Feb 5

Concert 4 – upon the wind your music floats Sat Mar 24 Sun Mar 25

Concert 5 – from wild spring air Sat May 12 Sun May 13

___ I would like to receive announcements by email.

A

Stage

B

C

Payment Method:

Check (payable to Chameleon Arts Ensemble)

Visa/Mastercard

Total Ticket Order: $

Tax-Deductible Contribution: $

Total Enclosed: $

Return to: Chameleon Arts Ensemble6 Rocky Nook Terrace, Boston, MA 02130

Thank you for your support!

Card Number:

Expiration Date:

Subscriber BenefitsThe best available seats with no waiting in line at the doorSave 10-20% over single ticket pricesSubscribe to all 5 concerts for the price of 4Exchange your ticket for another performance at no chargeReceive 10% off any additional single ticket purchases for family or friends

Accessibility The Goethe-Institut is wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if you require assistance with seating. LARGE PRINT PROGRAMS are available at all performances.

Number of seats

Subscription concerts

All 5 concerts - save 20%Pick 4 concerts - save 15% Pick 3 concerts - save 10%

Single TicketsStudents & seniors take $5 off single tickets

A$172$146$116

$43

B$132$112$89

$33

C$92$78$62

$23

Chameleon Arts Ensemble

of Boston

6 Rocky Nook Terrace Boston, MA 02130617-427-8200www.chameleonarts.org

If you receive more than one copy of this brochure, please share it with a friend.

Nonprofit Org.U.S. Postage PaidBoston MAPermit No. 54886

photo: Susan Wilson

Planning a good chamber music program is an art unto itself, and few in town have mastered it as persuasively as the Chameleon Arts Ensemble.” – The Boston Globe

“

Season 145 Saturday evenings at 8 PM5 Sunday afternoons at 3 PM

[They] ranged from intimate to epic, with a generous dynamic range and a superbly paced sense of drama.” – The Boston Globe

“

2















Intimate setting.

Adventurous repertoire. Luminous performances.Intimate setting.

4

Chameleon makes daring seem easy.” – The Boston Globe

“

12








Jean Sibelius, Four Pieces for cello & piano, Op. 78

Peter Maxwell Davies, Piano Trio: A Voyage to Fair Isle

Carl Nielsen, Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100

Hilary Tann, From the Song of Amergin for flute, viola & harp

Edvard Grieg, Sonata No. 3 in c minor for violin & piano, Op. 45

Musicians speak of color almost as much as painters, and Ravel’s vivid palette has been an inspiration to nearly every composer since. Steven Stucky invokes the great colorist Paul Klee, and Kaija Saariaho’s spectral analysis of sound has led her to develop a unique, rigorous musical idiom that is undeniably sensual, eloquent and lyrical.

Saturday February 4, 20128 PM

Sunday February 5, 20123 PM Goethe-Institut, Boston

Concertgoers could be overheard marveling at the program’s breadth…Chameleon makes daring seem easy.”


“

11 12

Robert Schumann, Frauenliebe und –leben for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 42

Robert Sirota, A Sinner’s Diary for flute, 2 violas, cello, piano & percussion

Georges Enescu, Impressions d’enfance for violin & piano, Op. 28

Judith Weir, Sketches from a Bagpiper’s Album for clarinet & piano

Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Trio No. 2 in e minor, Op. 67

Bring in the spring with a bacchanal of B composers…Derek Bermel channels Bulgarian folk music and Bloch gives us one of the most electrifying works of the genre in our bold, brilliant season finale!

Benefit for Metropolitan Boston Housing PartnershipBring new or gently used books for children or adults for the library at Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership and receive 25% off ticket prices.

Saturday May 12, 20128 PM

Sunday May 13, 20123 PM Goethe-Institut, Boston

MBHP serves more than 7,600 homeless, elderly, disabled, and low-income individuals and families in Boston and 29 surrounding communities, ensuring that they have decent, affordable homes and choice and mobility in their housing. www.mbhp.org

11

Samuel Barber, Hermit Songs for mezzo-soprano & piano

Christopher Rouse, Compline for flute, clarinet, harp & string quartet

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”

Music history is rich with pioneers, trailblazers who strike an individual path and compel us to listen in new and invigorating ways. Banned in Russia, long-forgotten in the west, Nikolai Roslavets developed a method of serial composition entirely independent of Schoenberg. Join us for a rare performance, and a celebration of five great visionaries.

Saturday October 1, 20118 PM

Sunday October 2, 20113 PM

Goethe-Institut, Boston

One left, simply, with one’s hearing enlarged. Not a small gift for a Sunday afternoon.”


“

with guest artist Elizabeth Keusch, soprano with guest artists Sergey Schepkin, piano and Elizabeth Keusch, sorano

Franz Schubert, String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 471

Francis Poulenc, Sextour pour piano, flute, hautbois, clarinette, basson et cor

Libby Larsen, Corker for clarinet & percussion

Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26

Great music draws us into its own inexorable pace, changing our very perception of time. This must be why we so cherish the late works of venerated composers, reflective masterpieces that evoke lifetimes worth of experience.

Saturday November 12, 20118 PM

Sunday November 13, 20113 PM Goethe-Institut, Boston

A powerful performance that left me in a transported state such as I have rarely experienced.”

– The Berkshire Review for the Arts

“

with guest artist Elizabeth Keusch, soprano

with guest artist Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano

The music wore a human face, did not over-insist, and gripped the attention.”


“

Saturday March 24, 20128 PM

Sunday March 25, 20123 PM Goethe-Institut, Boston

Robert Schumann, Drei Romanzen for oboe & piano, Op. 94

Gustav Mahler, Piano Quartet in a minor

Alban Berg, Adagio from Kammerkonzert for clarinet, violin & piano

John Harbison, Book of Hours & Seasons for mezzo-soprano, flute, cello & piano

Erich Korngold, Suite for 2 violins, cello & piano left hand, Op. 23 (1930)

Join us as we explore the Austro-Hungarian tradition through the eyes of the extraordi-nary Hungarian composer György Kurtág, looking from Bartók – his “mother tongue” – to Schubert and Schumann. His vivid, expressionistic style condenses infinite complexities into fragile, fleeting miniatures that conjure whirlwinds of emotion.

“A seriously awesome rendering — made manifest the music’s sources, flowing both forward and back: contrapuntal precision, Romantic saturation, iconoclastic audacity, all fervently, gorgeously spun together.”


“The Chameleon Arts Ensemble has found a loyal audience through its fanciful programs and superb playing.”

– Chamber Music Magazine“fiercely lavish”


Documents

Chameleon Arts Ensemble 2011-2012 Season Brochure