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April 5, 2004 What were you doing when the lights went out Monday night? Hopefully, you were sitting the audience savoring the last beautiful notes to be heard at one of the finest classical music performances yet presented in Seldovia!! Anchorage Studio Opera AND Riverrun Chamber players graced the stage at Susan B. English School in a three part evening spectacular!! Part One
of the magical evening began with a performance by Riverrun Chamber
Players of Devorak's String Quartet #12 in F Major, Opus 96, "the
American", ma non troppo.. which was then followed by Lento,
Molt Vivace, and Vivace ma non troppo to complete the set. Moving
from intricate piece of music to the next, the music written by
Czechoslovakian music master composer, Devorak showcased the incredible
musical virtuosity of Riverrun Chamber "string" Players,
Joanna Jenner on first violin, Ling Ping How on violin, Jenny Douglas
Viola, and Lisa Lancaster on cello. Commentary on the composers
and explanations of the musical terms given by director, Joanna
Jenner provided additional insight into the music and was particulary
helpful to the young Susan B. English audience, their parents and
community members. The group traveled to the Katchemak Bay from
New York State, where they all hold positions in various prestigious
orchestras and specifically get together in the summer to create
the Riverrun Music Festival. >>>> Go
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In
Part Three, the River Run Chamber players again took the
stage. This time a collage of musical pieces made up a patchwork
of music humor which included
Rossini: Moderato, from the Quartet in C Major Franz Josef Hayden: Finale: Presto from String Quartet in eb, Opus 33,#2 Dmitri Shostakovich: Allegretto: Polka from ballet, "The Age of Gold" Opus 22 Jon Deak: Lucy and the Count. The addition of composer Jon Deak to the group on double bass added texture to the performances. The original work "Lucy and the Count" composed by Jon Deak made the audience shudder with delight!!! The
three tired performance was part of Seldovia Arts Council's series
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Special Thanks to CIRI (Anchorage Opera Studio Theater Grant), The Alaska State Council on the Arts (Program Grant and Harper Touring Arts Grant sponsored by the Rasmussen Foundation), WESTAF (Touring Grant) and Susan Mumma of the Seldovia Arts Council for bringing these groups to Seldovia. Without your financial aid and support, these two concerts would not have been possible. You made it happen!