Welcome! We are delighted that you are here and hope you join us for the all the Festival concerts. If you are new to our work you maybe be interested to know ––

Festival Facts • Luna Nova Music, an ensemble formed in 2003, produces the

Festival. Since its inception the Luna Nova ensemble has performed over 160 concerts in colleges, museums, and churches in Memphis and around the country.

• Our players and composers come to this Festival every summer from around the country and around the world.

• The Belvedere Chamber Music Festival is unique in Memphis in that it is the only private chamber series devoted entirely to contemporary art music performance and composition, with particular emphasis on supported young performers and composers.

• Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church has graciously hosted the Belvedere Festival since its beginning in 2006.

• Our concerts are free and open to the public.

We Need Your Support!

Only about 5% of our funding comes from grants. The remaining 95% comes from private donors. We need support from everyone to continue producing exciting, innovative concerts. Please send your tax deductible donation to:

Luna Nova Music 1794 Carr Avenue Memphis, TN 38104

You can also make a donation through PayPal. Just go to www.lunanova.org and click the PayPal link in the left column menu.

Concert I Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Prelude and Fugue in C# minor, Book I BWV 849 (1722) J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Perry Mears, piano Night Scenes Edwin Robertson

Craig Hultgren, cello

First Rhapsody (1910) Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Nobuko Igarashi, clarinet Perry Mears, piano

Ballade Raymond VunKannon (b. 1931)

John McMurtery, flute Maeve Brophy, piano

From War’s Alarms (2014) Robert G. Patterson (b. 1957)

Adam Bowles, piano

Flute Sonata , H. 306 (1945) Bohuslav Martinu (1921-1992) Allegro Adagio Allegro poco moderato

John McMurtery, flute Maeve Brophy, piano

Concert II Thursday, June 19, 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Partita on the Agincourt Carol (2012) Justin Rubin (b. 1971)

Adam Bowles, piano Four Japanese Miniatures (2013) Alexandre Jamar 2014 Beethoven Club Composition Contest Winner, 3rd Place (b. 1995) I. Takano Suju II. Ozawa Minoru III. Mizuhara Shuoshi IV. Nomiyama Asuka

Nobuko Igarashi, clarinet

Mark Volker, guitar Craig Hultgren, cello

Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7, 1st mvt. (1914) Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)

Daniel Gilbert, violin Jonathan Kirkscey, cello

Flute Sonata, Op. 24 (1957) John LaMontaine (1920-2013) I. Questioning II. Jaunty III. Introspective IV. Rakish

John McMurtery, flute

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 (1946) Sergei Prokofiev (1892-1953) I. Andante assai II. Allegro brusco III. Andante IV. Allegrissimo – Andante assai, come prima

Gregory Maytan, violin • Maeve Brophy, piano

Concert III Friday, June 20, 2014, 3:30 p.m.

Arabesque (1973) Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)

Andrew Clark, clarinet Perry Mears, piano

Shining River (2007) Shafer Mahoney (b. 1968)

John McMurtery, flute Mark Volker, guitar

Two-Bit Contraptions for Flute and Horn (1988) Jan Bach (b. 1937) I. Second Lieutenant II. Calliope III. Gramophone IV. Pinwheel

Sarah Mitchener, flute Bethany Beck, horn

Please Read These Instructions Andrew Nelson

Craig Hultgren, John McMurtery, Mark Volker, readers

Asaph (2013) Owen Eddy

Alison McKelvey, violin Steven DiBlasi, piano

Danza de los coleópteros (2012) Julio Bueno (b. 1954)

Sarah Mitchener, flute Elen Wroten, cello

Concert IV Friday, June 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Iridescence (2014) Dan Lazarescou (b. 1953) I. Overtones II. Undertones III. Chromaticity

Nobuko Igarashi, clarinet Perry Mears, piano

Limelight (2013) Brandon Scott Rumsey 2014 Beethoven Club Composition Contest Winner, 2nd Place (b. 1987) I. Mime II. Time Stops

John McMurtery, flute • Nobuko Igarashi, clarinet Daniel Gilbert, violin • Jonathan Kirkscey, cello

Perry Mears, piano • Robert Patterson, conductor Mood Sequence (2012) David Crumb (b. 1962)

John McMurtery, flute Craig Hultgren, cello Adam Bowles, piano

Partita on “There Were Three Ravens” (2011) Justin Rubin (b. 1971)

Adam Bowles, piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 (1944) Dmitri Shostakovich

(1906-1975) I. Andante II. Allegro con brio III. Largo IV. Allegretto

Gregory Maytan, violin Craig Hultgren, cello Maeve Brophy, piano

Concert V Saturday, June 21, 2014, 3:30 p.m.

The Frame (2013) Garrett Shatzer (b. 1980)

John McMurtery, alto flute Mark Volker, guitar

Quartet for Alto Saxophone and Strings (2013) Zane Gillespie (b. 1973) I. Night in the Temple of the Babylonian God (Sixth Century B.C.) II. The Athenians, the Saviors of Hellas (480 B.C.)

Walter Hoehn, saxophone • Daniel Gilbert, violin Patrick Holmes, viola • Jonathan Kirkscey, cello

The Eye of the Storm (2013) Joshua Salazar

Sarah Mitchener, flute • Andrew Clark, clarinet Alison McKelvey, violin • Elen Wroten, cello

William R. Langley, conductor The Soldier’s Ale (2014) Robert G. Patterson (b. 1957)

Craig Hultgren, cello

Duet for Violin and Viola (2008) Matthew Phillips (b. 1977)

Daniel Gilbert, violin • Patrick Holmes, viola

Concert VI Saturday, June 21, 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Non Omnis Moriar (2006, rev. 2014) Mark Volker Texts by Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (b. 1974) I. "¡No moriré del todo..." II. "Tal vez entonces..." III. "Todo lo que medroso..." IV. "Y acaso adviertas..."

Paul Murray, baritone • Perry Mears, piano Vamp (2013) Pierce Gradone 2014 Beethoven Club Composition Contest Winner, 1st Place (b. 1986)

Nobuko Igarashi, clarinet • Daniel Gilbert, violin Jonathan Kirkscey, cello • Perry Mears, piano • Robert Patterson, conductor

Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 82, I. Allegro moderato (1940) Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Adam Bowles, piano

Five Romances, Op. 98 (1954) Dmitri Shostakovich Texts by Yevgeni Dolmatovsky (1906-1975) I. The Day of Our First Meeting II. The Day of Declaration of Love III. The Day of Grievances IV. The Day of Happiness V. The Day of Reminiscences

Paul Murray, baritone • Perry Mears, piano

Duo for Violin and Cello (1925) Edwin Schulhoff (1894-1942) I. Moderato II. Zingaresca: Allegro giocoso III. Andantino IV. Moderato

Gregory Maytan, violin • Craig Hultgren, cello

Luna Nova Ensemble and Guest Artists

Violin Gregory Maytan Daniel Gilbert

Alison McKelvey

Viola Patrick Holmes

Cello

Craig Hultgren Jonathan Kirkscey

Elen Wroten

Guitar Mark Volker

Flute John McMurtery Sarah Mitchener

Clarinet

Nobuko Igarashi Andrew Clark

Horn

Bethany Beck

Voice Paul Murray

Saxophone Walter Hoehn

Piano

Adam Bowles Maeve Brophy Perry Mears

Steven DiBlasi

Conductors Robert Patterson William Langley

Festival Composers

Composition Contest Winners Pierce Gradone – 1st Place

Brandon Scott Rumsey – 2nd Place Alexandre Jamar – 3rd Place

Guest Student Composers

Owen Eddy Zane Gillespie

Guest Composers David Crumb

Dan Lazarescou Andrew Nelson

Robert G. Patterson Matthew Phillips

Justin Rubin Mark Volker

Raymond VunKannon

Hosts Families for Guests Artists and Student Contest Winners

Breen Bland and Jean Mercer Ann Kendall Ray Carol and Gene Katz Carol Ann Mallory Betsy and Preston Wilson

Luna Nova Music Board of Directors

Patricia Gray, President Jean Mercer Robert Patterson Wesley Emerson, Treasurer Carol Ann Mallory Kevin Boggs

Ann Ray, Secretary

Luna Nova Music wishes to thank our host Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

and our wonderful donors . . .

Gifts from June 1, 2013 – May 31, 2014 Angel – $1000 or more ArtsMemphis Patricia Gray Dr. and Mrs. Masanori Igarashi Joyce Foundation Jean Mercer and Breen Bland Robert Patterson, Jr. Ann Kendall Ray Raymond VunKannon Benefactor – $500 - $749 Sara Savell Katherine and Ham Smythe Patron – $250 - $499 Carole and Jeff Blankenship Ed Koshland Hunter Rittenberry Carolyn Ross Susan Van Dyck Mark Vorder-Bruegge, Jr. Sponsor – $100 - $249 Joseph W. Baker Beethoven Club Kevin and Theresa Boggs Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bowles Kitty Cannon Daniel F. Case Karen Casey Thad Cockrill Elizabeth Cranwell Dr. and Mrs. Paul Dang Caroline Fruchtman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gilbert Vicki Green Nobuko Igarashi Martha Israel Dr. and Mrs. J.T. Jabbour Carol Katz

Sponsor – $100 - $249 (cont.) Carol Ann Mallory Emily and J.W. McAllister Dr. John Murray William Phillips John Rone Jane Scharding-Smedley Ann and Ed Sharp William Short Joyce Sidorfsky Rev. Bindy Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Strickland Marta Szubowska Mr. and Mrs. James Williams Sharon Younger Friend – up to $99 Dot Arata Edward Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Cherry Dr. Jane Gamble Mr. and Mrs. Jim Greenwald Dr. Christina Lanzl Corinne McLaughlin Catherine Nathan Randel Price Enrica Ramey Emilie Ratner and Harold Katz Sandy Riggs Lucy Rogers Joan Senhausen Agnes Stark Gail Weesner Amy Wilson

Special thanks to AMRO Music Store, 2918 Poplar, Memphis, TN, (901-474-6461), owned and operated in Memphis since 1921, for providing the Steinway Concert Grand Piano Model D

Wesley Emerson – GSL co-ordinator S. D. Brandon – concert logistics Genia Vookles – caterer Lucy Owens – communications Amy and John Huber – reception

Lynda Strickland – flowers Beulah Boone – festival assistant Elaine Grider – festival assistant Kate Holmes – photography Charles Lewis – alto flute

Luna Nova Fall 2014 Concerts Sunday, September 14, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary on the Square Collierville, TN Monday, December 8, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Winter Concert Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

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