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Seldovia
Arts Council
presents the
Sitka Music Festival - Winter Touring Trio
February 14, 2003
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Valentine's
Day 2003 brought forth the first brilliant, warm, sunny day of 2003
in beautiful Seldovia... an omen for what was going to happen. The Sitka
Music Festival Winter Touring Trio came to Seldovia bringing with
them the loveliest sounds from Beethoven, Mozart and Bach.
Paul Rosenthal on the violin; Peter Rejto on the cello;
and Nicole Divall on the viola
were our guest performers.
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Paul Rosenthal
Violin - (bio Mouse over picture)
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Peter Rejto
Cello
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Nicole Divall
Viola
Valentine's Day
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trio graciously played a mini concert for the children at the SBE School.
The children were mesmerized by the melodious music. (Even the musicians
commented on how well behaved the children were during the concert.) The
musical notes from the great composers filled the hall and everyone knew
that this was a very special time. Then the musicians spoke with the children
and told about their instruments: how they make the sounds; where the materials
that made the instruments came from; and just how it happens. During the
children's concert Peter played the Bach prelude from Suite #1, Paul and
Nichole played the 1st movement from Mozart's Duo #1, and the trio played
the Finale from Beethoven's Trio in G. |
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Concert time at SBE
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children asked questions and one child was allowed to play Peter's magnificent
cello, a rare treat that I can scarcely realize how great a gift that was.
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came and these highly talented and tuned musicians graced our presence once
again.However, much to our dismay, Nicole had a mishap and was not able
to play during the evening performance. This left Peter and Paul to decide
how to play their program without their viola player…an impossible
task. Instead of a trio, Peter and Paul pulled off a spectacular concert
with individual pieces of selected music…all from memory because they
had brought only their trio music! The audience was spellbound! The minutes
evaporated! We could have listened all night! Peter played J.S. Bach's 6
Sonatas for Cello and Paul played J.S. Bach's "Sarabande" Violin
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our intimate setting, at the end of each of their spectacular performances
was a short question and answer period. Both artists told about their
special instrument, Paul Rosenthal's violin was around 300 years old and
Peter Rejto's was made just about the time that J.S. Bach was writing
the solos for the cello that Peter played this night.
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Peter
also passed around a manuscript copy in Bach's own handwriting and played
an excerpt of the same passage of music with two different interpretations,
demonstrating what Bach may have intended. Peter also added that this was
not the only interpretations, but that it was possible that every musician
could have their own interpretation how it should be played. Oh, if we only
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us who heard the concerts were truly thrilled and charmed and enjoyed
a most beautiful time with our talented guests. At the end of the concert
the Seldovia Arts Council displayed a table of chocolate delights for
purchase: truffles and cookies by Lynn Corwin and chocolate brownies and
chocolate chip brownies by Michelle Massion and Mary Glover. Co-sponsors
for this event with the Seldovia Arts Council were the Alaska
Airlines and the National Endowment
for the Arts. Special thank you's to all who helped (the Seldovia
Arts Council board and other individuals) with this event in set up/take
down, cooking, transportation and lodging needs and admission gate. Special
thanks to Susan Mumma for introducing the Sitka Music Festival Touring
Group to the Seldovia Arts Council Members and to the community of Seldovia.
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Paul, Peter and Nicole
- Thank you for coming to Seldovia!
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Concert
Notes, web page and pictures By Mary Glover
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