Classical Up Close! Performance

NORDIA HOUSE
MAY 4, 7:30 PM
Special Guest Artist: Suzanne Nance

Duo No. 2 in D Major for Two Violins, Op. 67; Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Rondo: Vivace

Julie Coleman, violin
Lisbeth Dreier, violin

Concert Duo for Violin and Bass; Edgar Meyer (b. 1960)
Movement 1

Three Tangos; Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
J 'attends
Saint Louis en l' lle
La misma pena

Laura Ha, violin
Nina DeCesare, double bass

INTERMISSION

Duo for Violin and Viola, KV 424; W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
I. Adagio- Allegro

Ryan Lee, violin
Jennifer Arnold viola

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"Parisian Passion"

Eight Songs for Soprano and Various Instruments

Je Te Veux (“I Want You”); Erik Satie (1866-1925)
Early in the Morning; Ned Rorem (1923- )
Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes (“If My Verses Had Wings”); Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947)
Beau Soir (“Beautiful Evening”); Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Élégie ("Elegy"); Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
La Diva de l’Empire (“The Diva of the Empire”); Erik Satie (1866-1925)
You Looked Sexy from Craigslist Lieder; Gabriel Kahane (1981- )
Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix ("My heart opens itself to your voice") from Samson and Delilah, Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Suzanne Nance, soprano
Peter Frajola, violn
Nancy Ives, cello
Susan Smith, piano

The Mission of Classical Up Close!

To bring classical music to the Portland, Oregon community, where people live,
work, and play — in order to celebrate our
ties to the community, thank the Oregon Symphony Orchestra's many supporters,
and make new friends for the orchestra
and for classical music.