Concerts and Seminars

The Conference Concert Series is noted for the quality and diversity of its programming. The series has twice received Adventurous Programming Awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).

All concerts are at Greenwall Auditorium, Bennington College, Bennington, VT and begin at 8:00 PM.

Concerts are free and open to the public.
 

SATURDAY, JULY 26

Browning
Elway Bevin
John Steinmetz, bassoon
Calvin Wiersma, violin
Marka Gustavsson, viola
Eric Jacobsen, cello

Browning
John Steinmetz
John Steinmetz, bassoon
Calvin Wiersma, violin
Marka Gustavsson, viola
Eric Jacobsen, cello

Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 87
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Calvin Wiersma, violin
Marka Gustavsson, viola
Kermit Moore, cello
Salvatore Macchia, double bass
Judith Gordon, piano

Quartet for the End of Time
Olivier Messiaen
Judith Eissenberg, violin
Jo-Ann Sternberg, clarinet
Eric Jacobsen, cello
Sonia Rubinsky, piano

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 2

Trio in G Major, Op. 119
Friedrich Kuhlau
Sue Ann Kahn, flute
Lauren Goldstein Stubbs, bassoon
Elizabeth Wright, piano 

Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2
Benjamin Britten
Matt Sullivan, oboe
Mayuki Fukuhara, violin
Kate Vincent, viola
Lutz Rath, cello

undiluted days
Jeffrey Mumford
Sheila Reinhold, violin
Lutz Rath, cello
Phillip Bush, piano

Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, “From My Life”
Bedrich Smetana
Aaron Berofsky, violin
Mayuki Fukuhara, violin
Nicholas Cords, viola
Maxine Neuman, cello

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6

Quintet in G Minor
Paul Taffanel
Sue Ann Kahn, flute
Cheng-Wen Winnie Lai, oboe
Michael Dumouchel, clarinet
Joseph Anderer, horn
Lauren Goldstein Stubbs, bassoon

Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44
Robert Schumann
Sheila Reinhold, violin
Joel Pitchon, violin
Veronica Salas, viola
Michael Finckel, cello
Stephen Manes, piano

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9

Trio in D Minor, Op. 49
Felix Mendelssohn
Joel Pitchon, violin
Kermit Moore, cello
James Goldsworthy, piano

 String Quartet No. 2
Donald Crockett
Renée Jolles, violin
Eriko Sato, violin
Kate Vincent, viola
Maxine Neuman, cello

 Bagatelles, Op. 14d
György Kurtág
Mary Fukushima, flute
Lewis Paer, double bass
Phillip Bush, piano

Partita for Horn, Violin, Piano
Dan Welcher
Sunghae Anna Lim, violin
Joseph Anderer, horn
Jon Klibonoff, piano

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13

Serenade in D Major, Op. 25
Ludwig van Beethoven
David Fedele, flute
Shem Guibbory, violin
Danielle Farina, viola

Dreamscape
Allen Shawn
Jacqueline Leclair, oboe
Stephen Walt, bassoon
Masako Yanagita, violin
Michael Finckel, cello

Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898
Franz Schubert
Renée Jolles, violin
Maxine Neuman, cello
Abba Bogin, piano

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 16

Quartet in D Minor, K. 173
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stephanie Schweigart, violin
Joseph Schor, violin
Lisa Whitfield, viola
Matthew Herren, cello

Duo in D Major for cello and double bass
Gioacchino Rossini
Maxine Neuman, cello
Lewis Paer, double bass

 Three Memories for String Quartet
Evan Chambers
Andrea Schultz, violin
Stephanie Schweigart, violin
Lisa Whitfield, viola
Matthew Herren, cello

Sextet in C Major, Op. 37
Erno Dohnányi
Armand Ambrosini, clarinet
Daniel Grabois, horn
Eriko Sato, violin
Masako Yanagita, viola
Michael Finckel, cello
David Oei, piano

THURSDAY, JULY 31

Beethoven's Quartet Op. 59, No. 2:
A Lecture/Performance led by Joel Berman

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 7

Playing (less) Hurt - An Injury Prevention Guide for Musicians

Janet Horvath, Associate Principal Cellist, Minnesota Orchestra

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 14

Quartet for All Time: Messiaen at 100