Opening Night:
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @7:00 PM CDT
“Letters Home” for Piano, Baritone, Soprano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello Kenneth Nichols (1936- ) Mark Morris, Librettist
Alexander Tselyakov, Piano; Sarah Hall, Soprano; David Playfair, Baritone; Kerry DuWors, Violin; Joyce Lai, Violin; Ian Clarke, Viola; Simon Fryer, Cello; Crystal White, Double Bass
World premiere, choreography work as new commissions are created especially for the Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival
Scherzo No. 2, Elemental Wind T. Patrick Carrabré (1958- )
Caprice No. 6 Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté (1899-1974)
Alexander Tselyakov, Piano ; Kathleen Hiley, Choreographer/Dancer
“Amanzule Voices” Örjan Sandred (1964- )
Kathleen Hiley, Choreographer/Dancer ; Yuri Hooker, Cello;Örjan Sandred, Electronic
Concert 2 Tuesday, August 10, 2021, @7:00 PM CDT
“Quotations and Homages” Meet the Manitoba Composers
“Kol Nidre” for Guitar Solo Sid Robinovitch /Graham Campbell, Guitar
“Midnight Strut” for Solo Clarinet Jim Hiscott (World premiere of this version) James Campbell, Clarinet
Guitar Sonata David Raphael Scott Rob MacDonald, Guitar
“Reverie” Kenneth Nichols (World premiere of this version)
Leanne Zacharias, Cello; Alexander Tselyakov, Piano
“The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter for Low Voice, Flute, and Piano” Kenneth Nichols
Alexander Tselyakov, Piano; Sarah Hall, Soprano; Nancy Hennen, Flute
Movie Night Friday, August 13, 2021, @7:00 PM CDT
“Wheat City: 1900s, Making Modern Brandon”
Tom Mitchell, Producer; Kenneth Nichols, Composer; Sandra Smith, Violin; Catherine Wood, Clarinet; Leanne Zacharias, Cello; Alla Turbanova, Piano
Concert 3 Saturday, August 14, 2021, @10:00 AM CDT Coffee Concert
“Corta Jaca 3” Chiquinha Gonzaga; Cochichando Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho; Theme from Black Orpheus Luiz Bonfá; Consolacao Baden Powell; Skylark Howard (Hoagy) Carmichael; Dancing Strangers Graham Campbell; After Dark Graham Campbell James Campbell, Clarinet; Graham Campbell, Guitar
Aimless Afternoon Graham Campbell
Graham Campbell Ensemble: James Campbell, Clarinet; Jessica Deutsch, Violin; Caitlyn Boyle, Viola; Ben Bolt-Martin, Cello; Andrew Slade, Piano; Graham Campbell, Guitar; Charles James, Double Bass; Naoko Tsujita, Percussion
Concert 4 Tuesday, August 17, 2021, @7:00 PM CDT Beethoven @ 251
Piano Sonata No. 14, in C sharp minor “Moonlight Sonata” Ludwig van Beethoven Alexander Tselyakov, Piano
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 L. van Beethoven
Daniel Tselyakov & The Libby Quintet : Daniel Tselyakov. Soloist, Piano; Maya Johnson. Violin; Audrey Lund, Violin; Jacob Davis, Viola; Ambrynn Bowman, Cello; Hillary Fuller, Double Bass
Concert 5 Thursday, August 19, 2021, @7:00 PM CDT Our Young Artists initiations Meet the Manitoba Composers II
Manitoba Composers: Naina Jinga; BillPura; Kenneth Nichols; Sid Robinovitch; Jim Hiscott; Remi Bouchard ; Constantine Caravassilis
Young Artists: (Students of Professor Alla Turbanova & Professor Alexander Tselyakov): Yi Chen Liu, Piano; Mingyi Wang, Piano Andrew Badea, Piano; Egor Zvieriev, Piano; Teresa Takla, Piano; Vivian Yin, Piano; Sophia Junxin Ye, Piano; Marcus Cacho, Piano; Shantelle Mayo, Piano
Concert 6 Saturday, August 21, 2021, @7:00 PM CDT Festival Finale “Jazz and Dance” Guest Composers Meet the Manitoba Composers III
Pre Talk: Paul Shore, Host
Prelude in C Minor, Op. 28 No. 20F Frédéric Chopin (Jazz arr. R. Paley ) Anna -Lucia Mena Shevchenko, Piano)
Chopin’s Preludes Frédéric Chopin Isadora Duncan, Choreographer Jeanne Bresciani, Master Duncan Advisor, and Reconstruction Kathleen Hiley, Dance Artist Alexander Tselyakov, Pianist
Pre-Talk: Francis Pott, Composer
World premiere, choreography work as new commissions are created especially for the Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival
Toccata Francis Pott (1967- ) Alexander Tselyakov, Piano Kathleen Hiley, Choreographer/Dancer
world premiere, new commission written especially for the Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival
Static (2021) John Baron
(John Baron, Piano, and Bass; Leanne Zacharias, Cello;Cody Iwasiuk, Drums
Hymnal ( 2021) John Baron (world premiere, new commission written especially for the Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival) John Baron, Piano, and Bass; Leanne Zacharias, Cello
Pre Talk: Sid Robinovitch, Composer
The Drunken Sailor (World premier) Sid Robinovitch Sabina Rzazade, Piano
Dance Set #3 for Clarinet, Guitar, and Cello Sid Robinovitch James Campbell, Clarinet; Graham Campbell, Guitar; Leanne Zacharias, Cello
“Waves of Passion” Tango for Cello, Accordion, Piano, and Contrabass Jim Hiscott Alexander Tselyakov, Piano; Jim Hiscott, Accordion; Leanne Zacharias, Cello; Crystal White, Double Bass