Cooperstown Summer Music Festival 2018 The Ying Quartet program

Sunday, November 4, 4:00 PM Otesaga Resort Hotel

THE YING QUARTET 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

COOPERSTOWN SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL 20th SEASON Welcome!

Welcome to the final event of the 20th Anniversary Season of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival. Although this will be the Ying Quartet’s first appearance at the Festival, those of you who have been longtime audience members may recall that violist Phillip Ying was a frequent participant during our early years and a great source of inspiration and support. We are very excited to have him back with the entire quartet.

Work has already begun on programming for 2019, our 21th Season! I’d like to express my gratitude to the many donors, sponsors and volunteers who make this Festival possible. As we approach the end of the year, I’d like to encourage you to make your most generous tax deductible donation. We could not do it without you!

Have a wonderful winter. I look forward to seeing you again next spring.

www.cooperstownmusicfest.org This concert is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

THE YING QUARTET Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 400PM, Otesaga Resort Hotel

Robin Scott and Janet Ying, violins Phillip Ying, viola David Ying, cello Quartet in A major, Op. 20, No. 6

Allegro di molto e Scherzando

Adagio cantabile

Minuetto: Allegretto

Fuga con tre soggetti

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)

The Conference of the Birds

I. The Valley of Quest

II. The Valley of Love III. The Valley of Unity IV. The Valley of Knowledge

V. The Valley of Detachment VI. The Valley of Wonderment VII. The Valley of Poverty and Annihilation

Christopher Theofanidis (b. 1967)

Intermission

Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11

Modereto e simplice

Andante cantabile

Scherzo: Allegro non tanto e con fuoco

Finale: Allegro giusto.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

“The Ying Quartet came as close to the ideal as possible, delivering chamber music of astonishing, refreshing exaltation and exhilaration."

— The Los Angeles Times

THE YING QUARTET occupies a position of unique prominence in the classical music world, combining brilliantly communicative performances with a fearlessly imaginative view of chamber music in today's world. Now in its third decade, the Quartet has established itself as an ensemble of the highest musical qualifications. Their performances regularly

take place in many of the world's most important concert halls; at the same time, the Quartet's belief that concert music can also be a meaningful part of everyday life has also drawn the foursome to perform in settings as diverse as the workplace, schools, juvenile prisons, and the White House. In fact, the Ying Quartet's constant quest to explore the creative possibilities of the string quartet has led it to an unusually diverse array of musical projects and interests.

The Ying's ongoing LifeMusic commissioning project, created in response to their commitment to expanding the rich string quartet repertoire, has

already achieved an impressive history. Supported by the Institute for American Music, the Ying Quartet commissions both established and emerging composers to create music that reflects contemporary American life. Recent works include Billy Childs’ Awakening; Lera Auerbach’s Sylvia’s Diary; Lowell Liebermann’s String Quartet No. 3, To the Victims of War; Sebastian Currier’s Next Atlantis; and John Novacek’s Three Rags for String Quartet. In August 2016 the Ying Quartet released a new Schumann/ Beethoven recording on Sono Luminus with the cellist Zuill Bailey, and in 2016–17 the five toured with the Schumann Cello Concerto transcribed for cello and string quartet along with Beethoven’s “Kreutzer Sonata,” also reimagined for cello quintet. Since 2017, the Quartet has continued its work in the relatively new field of medicine, music, and healing with the staff at Houston Methodist, while simultaneously maintaining its busy touring schedule.

The Ying Quartet's many other recordings reflect the group's wide-ranging musical interests and have generated consistent, enthusiastic acclaim. The group’s CD “American Anthem” (Sono Luminus), heralding the music of Randall Thompson, Samuel Barber, and Howard Hanson, was released in 2013 to rave reviews; their 2007 Telarc release of the three Tchaikovsky Quartets and the Souvenir de Florence (with James Dunham and Paul Katz) was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Chamber Music Performance category.

The Ying Quartet first came to professional prominence in the early 1990s during their years as resident quartet of Jesup, Iowa, a farm town of 2000 people.

Playing before audiences of six to six hundred in

homes, schools, churches, and banks, the Quartet had its first opportunities to enable music and creative endeavor to become an integral part of community life. The Quartet considers its time in Jesup the foundation of its present musical life and goals.

As quartet-in-residence at the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, the Ying Quartet teaches in the string department and leads a rigorous, sequentially designed chamber music program. One cornerstone of chamber music activity at Eastman is the noted “Music for All” program, in which all students have the opportunity to perform in community settings beyond the concert hall. The Quartet is the ensemble-in-residence at the Bowdoin International Music Festival and at Arizona State University, and from 2001–2008, the members of the Ying Quartet were the Blodgett Artists-in-Residence at Harvard University.

Read more at www.ying4.com. ■

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If you would like to join this dedicated team, please speak with someone at the ticket table or email us: info@cooperstownmusicfest.org.

The Festival would not be possible without the professional services and assistance donated by the following organizations:

Linda Chesis

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