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Current Events {1} Sérgio & Odair Assad, guitar duo, in recital – CAMA's Masterseries at the Lobero – Tuesday, February 14, 8 pm. Program Notes. {2} Anonymous 4 – 25th Anniversary Program – CAMA's Masterseries at the Lobero – Monday, March 5, 8 pm. {3} Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano, in recital – CAMA's Masterseries at the Lobero – Monday, March 26, 8 pm. Exclusive Radio Sponsor for CAMA's 2011-2012 Season |
Community Arts Music Association (CAMA) MASTERSERIES at the Lobero Esperia Foundation sponsors complimentary seating to every Masterseries concert for non-traditional audiences, students and other community members. 2011-2012 Season Since its creation in 1982, Masterseries has been dedicated to presenting the world’s finest classical artists in recital in Santa Barbara. Created by Stephen Cloud (now of CAMA’s Program Committee) and classical pianist Michael Isador (longtime collaborator with legendary violinist Henryk Szeryng), the first three seasons were presented at the Santa Barbara High School Auditorium before the series moved in 1986 to the historic Lobero Theatre. In 2001 the series was adopted by CAMA with a yearly endowment sponsorship provided by Esperia Foundation. The 2011-2012 season showcases Masterseries’ commitment to diversity of programming and world-class artistry. Piano recitals by two of France’s (and the world’s) top artists – Hélène Grimaud and Pierre-Laurent Aimard – are rounded out with a recital of all-Brazilian guitar music by Brazil’s preeminent guitar duo, Sérgio & Odair Assad, and the haunting voices of Anonymous 4 with a special 25th Anniversary program. All Masterseries concerts take place at All concert programs and artists are subject to change. More information on each concert below. |
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{1.} W.A. Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 Alban Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1 Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor Béla Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68 (1915) Sponsor: Hélène Grimaud studied music in her native town of Aix-en-Provence and, from the age of 12, at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris. In 1987 she won the Cannes Classical Award at MIDEM; upon hearing the live broadcast of this performance, Daniel Barenboim invited her to audition for him. Soon after followed an invitation to the Orchestre de Paris and a series of high-profile engagements. Today Grimaud performs regularly in leading music centers and with top orchestras. "At her finest Hélène Grimaud is a truly remarkable artist capable of transcending the piano's essentially percussive nature to create magicalworlds of tonal half-lights and ecstatic vocal metaphors." (International Record Review, London) |
{2.} “...the best two-guitar team in existence, maybe even in history...” Program of all Brazilian music Ernesto Nazareth: Américo Jacomino “Canhoto”: João Pernambuco: Interrogando Luiz Bonfá: Manhã de Carnaval Aníbal Sardinha “Garoto”: Medley Radamés Gnattali: Sérgio Assad: Seis Brevidades Heitor Villa-Lobos: Antônio Carlos Jobim: Egberto Gismonti: Palhaço Sérgio Assad: Tahhiyya li Ossoulina Co-Sponsor: Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad have set the benchmark for guitarists by creating a new standard of innovation, ingenuity and expression. Their exceptional artistry and uncanny ensemble playing come from both a family rich in Brazilian musical tradition and from studies with the best guitarists in South America. The duo's Masterseries program will explore the brilliant works for guitar by Brazil's most celebrated composers past and present, including works by Sérgio Assad himself. |
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{3.} Anthology 25 Prosa: Gaude Virgo Salutata Conductus: Ave Maria salus hominum Carol: Ecce quod natura Antiphon: Que es ista the wood and the vine (David Lang, 2011)* Ballad-carol: Lullay my child - This ender nithgt The Lord's Prayer (John Tavener) Lection: Apocalypse 21:1-5 Conductus: Nicholai presulis Song: Novus Annus Adiit Trope: Gratulantes celebremus festum Hymn: An teicheahd go hÉigipt Antiphon: O quam mirabilis est (Hildegard of Bingen) Antiphon: O rubor sanguinis (Hildegard of Bingen) Motet: Claustrum/Virgo viget/FLOS FILIUS Song: Mainte chançon ai fait Motet: Amours mi font souffrir/En mai/FLOS FILIUS Ballata: Echo la primavera (Francesco Landini) The Scientist (Richard Einhorn) Folk song: You fair and pretty ladies Gospel song: Shall we gather at the river Folk hymn: Parting Friends *“the wood and the vine” was commissioned by: Principal Sponsor: Renowned for their unearthly vocal blend and virtuosic ensemble singing, the four women of Anonymous 4 combine musical, literary, and historical scholarship with contemporary performance intuition. They celebrate 25 years together with Anthology 25, a retrospective program featuring ancient, traditional and modern works from each of their harmonia mundi CDs, starting with their very first recorded song. Other highlights include the music of Hildegard of Bingen, John Tavener, and a new work for Anonymous 4 by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang. |
{4.} György Kurtág: from Games (Játékok) Robert Schumann: from Bunte Blätter (Colored Leaves), Op. 99 György Kurtág: Splinters (Szálkák), Op. 6d (1978) Franz Liszt: Claude Debussy: Préludes : Book II Co-Sponsor: Widely acclaimed as a key figure in the music of our time and as a uniquely significant interpreter of piano repertoire from every age, Pierre-Laurent Aimard enjoys an internationally celebrated career that transcends traditional boundaries. Performing throughout the world each season with the most significant orchestras and conductors, Aimard has in recent seasons been invited by Carnegie Hall, Wiener Konzerthaus and Cité de la Musique to devise and perform in groundbreaking residencies. |
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Sponsors listed as of October 12, 2011.
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Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara, Inc. This project is funded in part by the Organizational Development Grant Program using funds provided by the City of Santa Barbara in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission. {last site update: January 31, 2012} |