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Vivace Family Benefit: SILK THREADS (Q&A with “Performance Today” host Fred Child at Intermission)

Dear Vivace Families,


We are please to share you the info about the Chamber Music Concert of this Saturday at Rice University as below. The special ticket price for Vivace Family is $20 for adult (regular price $35) and $10 for students. Please make the payment to Vivace's Zelle account: info@VivaceMusic.org with the note: Full Name-Cellphone Number-Ticket Quantity.


Performance Details

Weaving together convergent and divergent cultural strands, Apollo Chamber Players 15th Anniversary season opener features a world premiere inspired by composer Wang Jie’s experience as an Asian- American living in the 21st century. Program spotlights special guests Daryl Robinson, renowned organist and professor at UH’s Moores School of Music, and Fred Child, host of Performance Today, America’s most popular classical music radio program. “If anyone still doubted Robinson’s first-class virtuosity, he dispelled any questions in a demonically brilliant performance…” — Dallas Morning News

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 • 7:30PM (Q&A with “Performance Today” host Fred Child at Intermission)

@Edith Bates Old Recital Hall Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

Program: Wang Jie: Commission for organ and string quartet WORLD PREMIERE Shih-Hui Chen: Returning Souls (2013) Reena Esmail: Zeher (2018) Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor Guests: Daryl Robinson, organ Wang Jie, composer Fred Child, Host, Performance Today

Tickets:

The special ticket price for Vivace Family is $20 for adult (regular price $35) and $10 for students.


RE: Houston Symphony Classical Series and Family Series Concerts


We are pleased to announce that the Vivace student benefit for the upcoming Houston Symphony 2022-23 Season concerts. You can enjoy all HSO Family Series of 4 Concerts for just $60 and 6 HSO Classical Series Concerts for just $100!

Please click the link below to purchase now:


(Family Concert Series for All Ages | 4 Concerts: HSO 2022-23 Season)

1- Celebrating Black Composers: Ellington, Marley | Saturday, October 8, 2022 | 11:30 AM

2- Ho-Ho-Holiday! Polar Express | Saturday, December 17, 2022 | 11:30 AM

3- Blast Off to Space! | Saturday, February 25, 2023 | 11:30 AM

4- Fairy Tales for Kids! | Saturday, May 6, 2023 | 11:30 AM



(Classical Concert Series for Ages 6 and Up | 6 Concerts: HSO 2022-23 Season)

1- Joshua Bell + Shostakovich 5 | Saturday, September 24, 2022 | 8:00 PM

2- Brahms 3 | Saturday, November 19, 2022 | 8:00 PM

3- Riots & Scandals Festival: Stravinsky Rite of Spring + Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto | Saturday, January 21, 2023 | 8:00 PM

4- Brahms Piano Concerto 1 & Dvořák 8 | Saturday, March 11, 2023 | 8:00 PM

5- Mahler 1 | Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 8:00 PM

6- Tchaikovsky 6 | Saturday, May 13, 2023 | 8:00 PM

If you have any questions, please feel free to send an email to joe@VivaceMusic.org

Baroque Highlights | La Joie Trio | MH Chamber Music Series 2022-23 Season - III



Baroque Highlights

La Joie Trio (Violin | Flute | Harpsichord)

MH Chamber Music Series 2022-23 Season - III


06:30 PM, September 3, 2022 (Saturday)

Vivace International School of Music | 9889 Bellaire Blvd., #D261, Houston, TX 77036


Admission: $10.00

Please click the link below to purchase tickets:


The La Joie Trio will perform Baroque music composed by Quantz, Locatelli, Telemann, and CPE Bach. During the concert, the musicians will also briefly introduce the early instruments they are using, so audience has the opportunity to understand the style of early music and the historical background of their modern instruments.


La Joie Trio

Cheng-Wei Hsieh | Violin

Alaina Diehl | Flute

Heeyeon Cha | Harpsichord


Program

Trio Sonata in a Minor, QV 2:40

by Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773)

-Affettuoso

-Presto

-Larghetto

-Vivace

ca. 10


Trio Sonata in G Major, op. 5

by Pietro Locatelli (1695-1764)

-Andante

-Largo Andante

-Allegro

-Vivace

ca. 14


Canonic Sonata in G Major, TWV 40:118

by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

-Vivace

-Adagio

-Allegro

ca. 10


Trio Sonata in D Major, WQ 151

by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

-Allegro un poco

-Largo

-Allegro

ca. 15


Q & A | Photos


Cheng-Wei Hsieh, Violinist Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the versatile musician Cheng-Wei Hsieh is active in solo, chamber, and orchestral realms. He appears on many concert series in the Houston area, including the University of Houston faculty chamber music concert, the Clear Lake Chamber Ensemble, Cantare Houston, Southeast Texas Symphony Orchestra, Shreveport Symphony Orchestra as well as a variety of Chamber Music Outreach performances. Hsieh regularly led the Moores School Symphony Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, and Ballet Orchestra as a concertmaster. Besides his classical training, Hsieh also specializes in Baroque violin. In 2019, Hsieh and his friends founded the La Joie Trio, a violin/flute/harpsichord baroque ensemble dedicated to the performance of early music.

In addition to performing, Hsieh is also passionate about teaching and coaching chamber music having previously served as a Teacher Assistant for the string area at the University of Houston Moores School of Music from 2016-19. During the assistantship, he taught violin private lessons, group technique class, and chamber music at undergraduate level. Currently, Hsieh maintains a private studio in the Houston metropolitan area, working with students of all ages and levels. Since 2017, Hsieh has been invited to teach and perform as a violin faculty in the Encuentro Anual de Cuerdas, a pedagogical outreach program based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Hsieh holds his Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance from Tunghai University in Taichung, Taiwan, Master of Music degree from the University of North Texas, and Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Houston Moores School of Music. He was under the tutelage of Dr. Kirsten Yon, Dr. Felix Olschofka, Dr. Ming-Shi Du and Dr. Ping-Yu Chuang.



Alaina Diehl, Flutist

Alaina Diehl has performed on traverso with Ars Lyrica Houston, Mercury Chamber Orchestra, Bach Society Houston, Washington Bach Consort, Oregon Bach Festival, Austin Baroque Orchestra, Houston Baroque, Santa Fe Pro Musica, and the Victoria Bach Festival. On modern flute and piccolo, she has performed with the New Mexico Philharmonic, Opera Southwest Albuquerque, Santa Fe Symphony, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Festival Ballet Albuquerque, San Juan Symphony, and New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players. She studied at the Flute Studio of Trevor Wye in Kent, England, and has a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Houston, where she lectures for the musicology department.



Heeyeon Cha, Organist

Organist of the St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Heeyeon Cha is an active musician based on Houston area. She has performed solo recitals as an organist at major venues best known for their organ including Christ Church Cathedral, Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, St.Philip Presbyterian, South Main Baptist Church in Houston, and Christ King Catholic Church in Dallas. As an harpsichordist, she has performed as a participant of the Shenandoah Vally Bach Festival and Amherst early music festival. Her performances also include chamber recitals by Houston Early Music, Bach Society Houston and St. Mark’s Episcopal church. Heeyeon studied organ with Daryl Robinson and harpsichord with Matthew Dirst at the University of Houston’s Moore School of Music. She holds organ performance degrees from the University of Houston (C.M.P.), the University of Washington (M.M.), Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary (B.M.) in Seoul, South Korea.

Vivace Annual Recital 2022-23 Season

Updated: Aug 13, 2022



Rehearsal | August 12 (Friday)

Piano: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM & 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM,

Guitar & Drums: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Strings Ensemble: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Strings: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM


Recital | August 13, 2022 (Saturday)

Piano, Guitar & Drums Session

Check-in: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM

Performance: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM

Awarding & Group Photos: 03:15 PM


Strings & Strings Ensemble Session

Check-in: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Performance: 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

Awarding & Group Photos: 05:30 PM


Location: Kawai Music Hall | 5800 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77057

Tickets: www.VivaceMusic.org/event

Students Recital Etiquette: www.VivaceMusic.org/sre

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PROGRAM


Host: Jerry Zhang | Piano Accompanist: Ms. Sayaka Seki

Recital Managers: Ms. Joanna Liao & Ms. Violet Wu


------ Piano, Guitar & Drums Session | 02:00 PM ------


Runaway Rabbit | A Mixed Up Song | Haunted Mouse

Eliana Wang | Piano


Race horse by Samuel Wilson, By Moonlight by Boris Kremenliev

Nathan Li | Piano


Castle in the Sky by Joe Hisaishi

Chloe Ren | Piano


Etude Op.599 No.11 by C. Czerny | Minuet in G by J.S.Bach

Chelsea Liu | Piano


Sonatina Op.20, No.1 ( I. Allegro; II. Andante ) by F. Kuhlau | Waltz No.10 in B Minor ( Op.69, No.2 Posthumous) by F. Chopin

Bryce Chen | Piano


La Chavaleresque by Burgmüller | Mr. Trumpet Man by Gillock

Nathan-Jin Sun | Piano


Piano Duet- Waltzes from Fledermus | Gypsy Baron by J. Strauss

Chiara Wang | Piano


La Chevaleresque by J.F.F. Burgmuller | Fur Elise WoO 59 by L.V. Beethoven

Milani Velez | Piano


A minor Waltz by Chopin

Kassie Gao | Piano


Melody by Couppey, Pirates of North Sea

Lynne Guo | Piano

Ms. Mei Lian | Piano


Minuet by J.S.Bach | Etude Op. 599, No. 18 by C. Czerny | Carry Me Back to Old Virginny by James A. Bland

Claire Zhou | Piano


A Gay Waltz By Gurlitt | Irish Washerman by Montague

Zach Mei | Piano


Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 3rd Mvt. by Clementi

Leo Yao | Piano


Chipmunk Lullaby by Clark | Ride on the Train by Munger

Heidi Chan | Piano


Polka By Gurlitt | March by Czerny

Ethan Mei | Piano


Rondo Alla Turka (3rd Mvt. from Sonata K.331-Turkish March) by W.A. Mozart

Riesajen De Gracia | Piano


Douce Reverie by P.I.Tchaikovsky | Fur Elise WoO 59 by L.V. Beethoven

Yihan Sun | Piano


Revolutionary Etude Op.10 No.12 by F. Chopin

Charlotte Murray | Piano


Prelude in C Minor BWV 999 by J.S.Bach | Sonata in C KV 545 by W.A.Mozart | Fur Elise WoO 59 by L.V. Beethoven.

Sarah Rubin | Piano


Moments Musicaux in F Minor Op.94 No. 3 by F. P. Schubert | The School of Velocity Op.299 No.5by C. Czerny | Nocture Op.20 by F. Chopin

Flora Zhou | Piano


Slam Dunk Theme Song by BAAD | Rhythms in Motion by Marlon Simon

Yifan Shen | Drums

Mr. Marlon Simon | Congas


Shivers by Ed Sheeran

Leo Yao | Electric Guitar


Count on Me by Bruno Mars

Weilang Wang | Guitar

Henry Yu | Violin

Milan Tam | Bass

Mason Young | Drums


------ Piano, Guitar & Drums Session: Awarding | Group Photos | 03:20 PM ------


------ Strings & Strings Ensemble Session | 04:00 PM ------


Fantasie No. 7: Dolce by G. Telemann

Valentina Zhang | Violin


Puppet Show by J. Trott

Anyao Xu | Violin


The Boy Paganini by E. Mollenhauer

Celine Liu | Violin


Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor: 1st movement by M. Bruch

Kevin Hu | Violin


Long, Long Ago by T.H.Bayly | Allegro by S. Suzuki | Perpetual Motion by S. Suzuki

Lilia Tsoi | Violin


Concerto in A minor Op3, No.6, 3rd Mvt. by A. Vivaldi

Aiden Xu | Violin


Hunters’ Chorus by C. M. von Weber | Long, Long Ago with Variation by T.H. Bayly

Skye Lindsley | Violin


Mazurka by Emil Mlynarski

Sophia Long | Violin


Long, Long Ago and Variation by T.H. Bayly | Waltz by J. Brahms

Iris Zeng | Violin


Concerto in B minor Op35. 3rd Mvt. by O. Rieding

Cadence Wang | Violin


Long, Long Ago by T. H. Bayly

Christina Zhou | Violin


Concerto in B minor Op35. 1st Mvt. by O. Rieding

Frederick Pang | Violin


Lightly Row | Go Tell Aunt Rhody

Jacob Morgan | Violin


Gigue from Sonata in D minor, Op2, No.7 by F. M. Veracini

LinTong Cai | Violin


Concerto in E minor No.1 1st Mvt. by Anatoli Komarowski

Michelle Li | Violin


Violin Ensemble:

Long, Long Ago by T.H. Bayly | Hunter’s Chorus by C.M.von Weber | Humoresque by A.Dvorak

Aiden Xu | Anson Soule | Christina Zhou | Frederick Pang | Iris Zeng | Maxine Li | Michelle Li | Sebastian Wang | Skye Lindsley | Kevin Hu

Strings Ensemble:

Waltz No.2 by Dmitri Shostakovich

Violin: Aiden Xu | Christina Zhou | Frederick Pang | Michelle Li | Ms. Xiaoou Ma | Ms. Julia Tondera

Cello: Evalynn Lu | Rayne Wang | Ms. Kristiana Ignatjeva


------ Strings & Strings Ensemble Session: Awarding | Group Photos | 05:30 PM ------


KEEPING YOU SAFE | HEALTH & SAFETY MEASURES AT VIVACE RECITAL HALL

The health and safety of our patrons, musicians, and staff is our top priority.

Current safety measures include:

  • Mask-wearing is required for all audience

  • No food or drinks will be allowed inside the auditorium

  • Please don't touch the pianos in the Kawai piano gallery without permission

BEFORE YOU ARRIVE

  • Please self-assess your health before leaving home.

  • Please check-in at the entrance, our staff will measure your temperature and provide face mask if you forget to bring.

 



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