Curtis at Main Line Reform Temple
The Curtis Institute of Music is proud to partner with Main Line Reform Temple to bring an hour-long concert featuring songs by Samuel Barber and a piano quintet by Brahms to Wynnewood. A reception will follow the performance.
Beloved American composer Samuel Barber entered the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia in 1924, in the school’s first year. During his time as a student, he wrote over 50 songs in the style of German Romantic Lieder. Only seven of these songs were ever published, three of which come together to form Barber’s Three Songs, Op. 2. Each song contrasts in emotion and style but ties together to form a comprehensive view of Barber’s compositional approach.
The three selections from Hermit Songs are taken from the ten songs of Barber’s famous cycle. Written in 1953, they are a collection of anonymous poems composed by Irish monks and scholars from the 8th to the 13th centuries. These poems are witty, sharing thoughts and observations of nature throughout.
This program concludes with Brahms‘ Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34. This work is known for the emotional roller-coaster it casts on the listener, moving quickly from anxious to serene, back and forth between movements.
Admission for this performance requires advance registration and is complimentary.
Program
| BARBER |
3 songs, Op 2
Daisies Sarah Fleiss, soprano |
|---|---|
| BARBER |
Hermit Songs, Op. 29
St. Ita's Vision Sarah Fleiss, soprano |
| BRAHMS |
Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
Alexandra Cooreman, violin |
About the Performers
Chih-Ta Chen, from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, a student of Roberto Díaz, Edward Gazouleas, and Hsin-Yun Huang, is the Jean J. Sterne Fellow and entered Curtis in 2019.
Alexandra Cooreman, from Brussels, Belgium, a student of Ida Kavafian, is the Milka Violin Artist Fellow and entered Curtis in 2021.
Sarah Fleiss, from North Bergen, N.J., a student of adjunct faculty member Julia Faulkner, is the Jack Wolgin Fellow and entered Curtis in 2019.
Romain-Olivier Gray, from Québec City and Woodbridge, Va., a student of Gary Hoffman and Peter Wiley, is the Maurice Gendron Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
Gawon Kim, from Seoul, a student of Shmuel Ashkenasi, is the Efrem Zimbalist Fellow and first entered Curtis in 2017.
Yangyang Ruan, from Xiamen, China, a student of Meng-Chieh Liu, is the Eileen Flissler Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2017.