New Century Chamber Orchestra presents Carmen Returns
2014-09-14
Hoytt Theater at Osher Marin Jewish Community Center
200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael, CA 94903
5:00 PM, Sunday, September 14, 2014

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• Bizet/Shchedrin: Carmen Suite
• Pärt: Fratres
• Bermel: A Short History of the Universe (as related by Nima Arkani-Hamed), featuring Derek Bermel, clarinet

[5:04 PM lights down, playback of DB video discussing the first two of his works on tonight's program]

Derek Bermel (b. 1967): A Short History of the Universe (as related by Nima Arkani-Hamed), (2013)
featuring Derek Bermel: clarinet; with NSS & Candace Guirao: violins; Anna Kruger: viola; and Michelle Djokic: cello.

1. [5:08 PM] I
2. [5:14 PM] II
3. [5:21 PM] III
   [work ends 5:26 PM; brief pause, then the entire group comes out]

Arvo Pärt (b. 1935): Fratres (1977), for string orchestra

1. [5:29 PM] Fratres
   [5:32 PM work ends, brief pause, then on to Oct Up!]

Bermel: Oct Up (1995) for double string quartet

1. [5:39 PM] Oct Up
   [5:50 PM work ends]

[5:51 PM] brief comments from DB

Bermel: Silvioudades (2008)
featuring Derek Bermel, clarinet, and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

1. [5:52 PM] Silvioudades
   [set ends 5:55 PM]

[6:19 PM lights down, announcements]

Bizet/Shchedrin: Carmen Suite (1967)

1. [6:m PM] Introduction: Andante assai
2. [6:m PM] Dance: Allegro
3. [6:m PM] First Intermezzo: Allegro moderato - Andante moderato - (atttacca:)
4. [6:m PM] Changing of the Guard: Moderato
5. [6:m PM] Carmen's Entrance and Habanera: Allegro moderato - Quasi andante
6. [6:m PM] Scene: Allegro moderato - Tempo precedente - Andante assai
7. [6:m PM] Second Intermezzo: Larghetto
8. [6:m PM] Bolero: Allegro vivo
9. [6:m PM] Torero: Moderato con stoltezza
10. [6:m PM] Torero and Carmen: Lento - Tempo I
11. [6:m PM] Adagio: Andante moderato - Adagio
12. [7:m PM] Fortune-Telling: Andantino - Andante assai
13. [7:m PM] Finale: Allegro - Tempo precedente - Andante assai
    [set ends 7:05 PM]

New Century Chamber Orchestra

• Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg: music director, violin;
• others vary slightly by performance, current list posted at http://ncco.org/about/musicians/

• Derek Bermel: composer, clarinet.

Left the phone at home tonight so no timestamps for the second set… maybe I could have ID'd most of the breaks from the full stops, but it seemed like a better choice to just listen rather than scribbling madly in the dark.

Can't recall much about this show now that it's some four months later. Best I can say is that I enjoyed it at the time!

Michael Zweibach posted a nice promo/interview article regarding Berml's works at SFVC.

Joshua Kosman posted both a promo and review for the San Francisco performance from a few days earlier.

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