48th Year

CONCERT SERIES

2006 - 2007

Pictured Calder Quartet members,
Benjamin Jacobson,
Andrew Bulbrook,
Jonathan Moerschel
and Eric Byers

The Calder Quartet is the founding Ensemble-in-Residence for the Carlsbad Music Festival. Their recent performeancies include the 2006 O.C. Philharmonic Society's Laguna Chamber Music Series, the 2006 Spring/Summer Music Guild series in addition to the International Festival of Arts and Ideaism. The Calder Quartet recently collaborated with composer, Terry Riley, in the Los Angeles Philharmonic's 2006 Minimalistic Jukebox Festival.

K-Mozart Radio Listeners are familiar with the quartet's performances of the Quartet on the Sunday's Live radio concert broadcasts during the past seasons of Sunday's Live.

Their repertoire feature a diverse range of Chamber works from the familiar classic compositions of Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms to the more contemporary works of Christopher Rouse, Thomas Ades and Terry Riley.

" The promise of the Calder is large."

Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times

Among the Pictured ...

Paul Van Loey
Bart Spanhove
Han Tol
Joris Van Goethem

With a collection of over 150 recorders, the internationally renowned Flanders Recorder Quartet Notes, is noted for bring forth the virtuosity and limitless possibilites recorder music has to offer. The group's web sites offers a diverse collection of CDs including the works of Vivaldi (The Four Seasons) and Mathew Locke.

The ensemble is joined by Soprano, Susan Hamilton, featuring English Music from the 1600s with texts of William Shakespeare and Jonson.

"The audience was overwhelmed by Bach and Vivaldi in ever new arrangements, and by the charm of the musicians."

M. Pletter, Passauer Neue Presse

Pictured ...

Anthea Kreston, Violin
Jason Duckles, Cello
Rieko Aizawa, Piano

The Trio has recorded the clarinet chamber works of Hindemith for Cedille Records, "This quartet (regarding the Hindemith Clarinet recorded performance) is a masterpiece, and this is easily its best recorded performance" - Classics Today.

NAXOS International is releasing a disk of all Harbison by the Amelias and guests Ida Kavafian, Steve Tenenbom, and John Harbison. They also have recorded for Traditional Crossroads, a world music label, with their project.

Excerpted from Amelia Piano Trio's Web Site

"“...The three musicians seemed in total accord as to interpretation, and their pleasure in working with each other was patent. The technical proficiency, the exquisite focus of the string sound, the breadth, nobility, and delicacy of the pianist's contribution, the grace and intensity of the singing lines, the emotional intensity and truth of all the playing (yet without any breach of decorum or style) – you just don't hear better chamber music playing than this.” ."

San Diego Reader

Praised by the Denver Post for their "electric" playing, the Euclid Quartet is a dynamic ensemble known for performances filled with personality and vibrant color.  At appearances ranging from Carnegie Hall to school classrooms to radio and television broadcasts, the group has performed to high acclaim across the country.  The group has earned international recognition at the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition (3rd Place) and the Hugo Kauder International Competition.

"The Euclid performance was devoted, expert and exhilirating ."

Pittsburg Tribune

Euclid Quartet Members ...

Jameson Cooper, Violin
Jacob Murphy, Violin
Luis Vargas, Viola
Amy Joseph, Cello

Pictured ...

Gary Gray, Clarinet
Cecilia Tsan, Cello
Robert Thies, Piano

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

The only American pianist in four decades to win a Russian piano competition since van Cliburn's famed triumph in Moscow in 1958, Robert Thies enjoys a diverse career as an orchestral soloist, recitalist and chamber musician.

"A pianist of unerring warm-toned refinement, revealing judicious glimmers of power"