Middlebury Chamber Music Festival

The Middlebury Chamber Music Festival returns for its fifth year in Middlebury, Vermont from June 28-30, 2019.

The focus of this year’s festival is a quartet workshop for adult amateur string players and pianists taught by visiting artists, Miho Zaitsu (cello), Jonathan Weber (violin and viola), Marc Ramirez (violin and viola) and Olivia Hajioff (violin and viola).

The festival hosts will be the Middlebury Community Music Center (mcmcvt.org) and the Middlebury Congregational Church, located across the street from the music center.

There will be two opportunities to sightread with our coaches, on Friday evening we will all gather to read chamber orchestra repertoire and then on Saturday afternoon in small ensembles.   Our coaches will offer an intimate open rehearsal performance for participants and their friends and families on Saturday evening.

Schedule

Friday, June 28, 2019

• 4 – 6 PM Welcome and chamber orchestra reading at Unity Hall. Coaches and workshop participants sight read Baroque and Classical chamber orchestra pieces. Jon Weber Conducts. Bring a stand and *Cellists, bring a rock-stop as the floor is slippery polished stone. Unity Hall (part of the Congregational Church), 2 Main St, Middlebury, VT 05753.  Here is the link to parts to print!:  String Orchestra Reading Party Repertoire
• 6:30-8 Potluck at Joy’s house Details coming soon!

Saturday, June 29

• Everyone will play in two coached groups (Group 1 and 2).
• 9 – 11 AM – Group 1 Coached Rehearsal at MCMC, 6 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753
  • String Quartet No.2, Op.13 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
    • Movement:  Adagio Non Lento- cantabile (2nd movement)
    • Players: Jeris, Celia, Katie, Christian
    • Coach: Jon Weber
    • Studio:  Sarabande
    • Link: https://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.2,_Op.13_(Mendelssohn,_Felix)
  • Piano Trio in G major, Hob.XV:25 (Haydn, Joseph)
    • Movement: Third Movement, Finale: Rondo all’ Ongarese. Presto
    • Players: Ping, Peter, Linda
    • Coach: Marc Ramirez
    • Studio:  Parlor
    • Link: https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Trio_in_G_major,_Hob.XV:25_(Haydn,_Joseph)
  • Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K.493, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    • Movement: Allegretto
    • Players: Barron, Erin, Kathleen, Becky
    • Coach: Miho Weber
    • Studio: Salon
    • Link: https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Quartet_in_E-flat_major,_K.493_(Mozart,_Wolfgang_Amadeus)
  • Italian Serenade (Wolf, Hugo)
    • Movement:  Piece is one movement
    • Players: Emily, Carol, Joy, Tom
    • Coach: Olivia Haijioff
    • Studio: Minuet
    • Link: https://imslp.org/wiki/Italian_Serenade_(Wolf,_Hugo)
• 12:30 – 2:30 PM – Group 2 Coached Rehearsal at MCMC
  • String Quartet in D minor, Hob.III:76 (Haydn, Joseph)
    • Movement: Allegro (first movement)
    • Players: Celia, Camila, Joy, Peter
    • Coach: Jon Weber
    • Studio: Sarabande
    • Link: https://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_in_D_minor,_Hob.III:76_(Haydn,_Joseph)
  • Piano Quartet No.2, Op.87 (Dvořák, Antonín)
    • Movement: Allegro Con Fuoco
    • Players: Emily, Erin, Christian, Becky
    • Coach: Marc Ramirez
    • Studio: Minuet
    • Link: https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Quartet_No.2,_Op.87_(Dvořák,_Anton%C3%ADn)
  • String Quartet No.1, W099 (Villa-Lobos, Heitor)
    • Players: Jeris, Ping, Katie, Tom
    • Coach: Miho Weber
    • Studio: Sarabande
    • Link: https://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.1,_W099_(Villa-Lobos,_Heitor)
  • Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
    • Movements: Allegro / first movement
    • Players: Carol, Carter Kathleen, Linda
    • Coach: Olivia Haijioff
    • Studio: Salon
    • Link: https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Quartet_in_G_minor,_K.478_(Mozart,_Wolfgang_Amadeus)

• 2:30 – 4:00 PM Sightreading Sessions at MCMC (Participants will sightread chamber music with coaches).
  • Jon Weber with Barron, Liz, Linda, and Joy in Salon
  • Marc Ramirez with Tom, Jeris, Camila Carter, and Carol in Sarabande
  • Miho with Christian, Peter, Katie, Ping, Celia in Basement
  • Olivia with Kathleen, Becky, Erin, and Emily in Minuet
• 7:30PM Chamber Music Concert featuring our coaches at Unity Hall

Sunday, June 30

• 10 – 12 AM Group 1 Coached Rehearsal at MCMC
• 1 – 3 PM – Group 2 Coached Rehearsal at MCMC
• 5 PM – Workshop Participant Concert at Unity Hall