“Love Letter to Haiti”
Metropolis Ensemble
(Le) Poisson Rouge, NYC
Photo: Mischa Bouvier
“Bouvier, a baritone with a rich timbre and a fine sense of line, brought considerable character to songs by Brahms and Paul Bowles.” —The New York Times
Mischa Bouvier, baritone
Layla Claire, soprano
Akimi Fukuhara, piano
Conor Hanick, piano
Taka Kigawa, piano
Edvinas Minkstimas, piano
Anna Polonsky, piano
Yannick Rafalimanana, piano
Yegor Shevtsov, piano
Kristin Lee, violin
Sean Lee, violin
Guillaume Molko, violin
Ashley Bathgate, cello
Dane Johansen, cello
Gregorio Robino, cello
Rachel Calin, bass
Sarah Beaty, clarinet
Lance Suzuki, flute
Paul Murphy, trumpet
Jonathan Greenburg, trombone
Matt McDonald, trombone
Rachel Drehmann, horn
Bridget Kibbey, harp
Britton Matthews, percussion
T-rio (de) La Plata
Avenue 9 Trio
February 2010
Program
James Macmillan: After the Tryst
Jan Sandström: Song for Lotta
Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel
Eric Sammut: Rotation II
Alan Hovhaness: The Prayer of St. Gregory
Brahms: “Allegro Energico” from Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor
Ravel: “Ondine” from Gaspard de la nuit
Piazzolla: “Primavera Porteña” from Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
Piazzolla: selections from Oblivion
Rachmaninoff: “Vocalise” from 14 Romances
Debussy: “Clair de Lune” from Suite bergamasque
Ryan Francis: “Loop” from Etude 6
Dvorak: “Silent Woods” from Ze Sumavy
Adam Schoenberg: One Aquainted with the Night
Strauss: “Morgen!” from Opus 27
Handel: “Endless Pleasure” from Semele
Ligeti: “Arc-en-ciel” from Études
Debussy: “Feux d'artifice” from Préludes
Brahms: “Wie bist du, meine Königin” from 9 Lieder und Gesänge
Bowles: “Sugar in the Cane” from Blue Mountain Ballads
David Bruce: “Caja de Musica”
Andre Capulet: “A l'espagnol”
Massenet: “Méditation” from Thaïs
Ravel: “Modéré” from Piano Trio
Ryan Francis: “Album for June”
Ryan Francis: Sillage for Violin and Piano
Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major
Tallis (arr. David Bruce): If Ye Love Me