Program

JOHANNES BRAHMS  (1833-1897) Zwei Gesänge, op. 91 for Viola, Mezzo Soprano and Piano


1.  Gestille Sehnsucht (Longing at Rest)
  
2.   Geistliches Wiegenlied (Sacred Cradle Song)

 

CLARA SCHUMANN (1819-1896)

Romance no. 2 in F Major, op. 22 for Violin and Piano
 
 

DUKE ELLINGTON (1899-1974)
 

In A Sentimental Mood, for Violin and Piano (arr. by D. Stempien & G. Turner)
 


JESSIE MONTGOMERY (B. 1981)
 

Loisaida, My Love, for Mezzo Soprano and Cello

GEORGE WALKER (1922-2018)
 

Variations on a Kentucky Folk Song, Solo Piano
 


JOHANNES BRAHMS   

From Quartet no. 3 in C minor, op. 60 for Strings and Piano 
   

1.   Allegro non troppo
  
2.   Andante
  
3.   Finale: Allegro comodo

 
Named one of the top five chamber groups in Colorado by the Denver Post,   Colorado Chamber Players  celebrate its 29th Season in 2022-2023. The 29th Season is presented as both live events and in a virtual format. The ensemble has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Chamber Music America Residency Awards (2000 and 2008). The CCP has received awards from the Argosy Foundation, Denver Mayor's Fund, Colorado Creative Industries, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Energize Colorado, Xcel Energy Foundation, and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). The CCP has a core of string quartet, piano, harp, clarinet and flute; and has expanded to include baroque instrument (viola d’amore, gamba and harpsichord). Favorite guest artists  have included cellist Lynn Harrell, clarinetist Derek Bermel, guitarist Sharon Isbin, violists Jesse Levine, Patricia McCarty and Roger Tapping, and pianist Jeffrey Kahane.