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JUNE 12, 2009

noon: New Young Artists    7:30pm: Joyous Romantics

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2009 New Young Artists

Friday, June 12, noon
First United Methodist Church
407 N. Bridge Street   [Map it]
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Soprano Catherine Clarke and tenor Seth Lafler perform arias accompanied by Joey Martin.

JUNE 12, 2009

noon: New Young Artists    7:30pm: Joyous Romantics

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Joyous Romantics

Friday, June 12, 7:30 pm
Leo J. Welder Center
214 N. Main Street   [Map it]
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Mendelssohn	Octet for Strings in E-flat major
Fauré	Piano Quartet no. 1 in C minor
Dohnányi	Rhapsody for Piano Solo

VBF Chamber Artists

Happy Romanticism may seem like a contradiction, but the passion that wells up in these works comes not from anguish or anger—it springs from sheer joy. Mendelssohn composed his Octet for strings at age 16, and 20 years later still regarded it as a favorite work. Fauré's first piano quartet offers a refined, reflective Romanticism. Melissa Marse performs Dohnányi's Rhapsody, a fast and furious romp across the keyboard.