Inside the Music, Dynamic Tension

Tension, whether it comes from the instruments we play, the music we hear, or the experiences we encounter, holds us in suspense, makes us attentive to its interplay, and keeps us captive with anticipation. Tension is momentum, the vibration of a string, the posture of the body as it caresses or strikes the instrument, the sound as it glides or pounds against our eardrums, and the awareness in our minds that quivers between our knowledge of mortality against our passionate desire to live. What better way to celebrate the dynamics of tension than with music and animation?

Saturday, May 23, 2009, 6PM
Sherman Clay Pianos, Seattle
1624 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Tickets: $15.00 general admin. $10.00 student/sr.

Featuring:

Carson Farley, cellist

Ann Cummings, pianist, cartoonist

Program

JEAN-BAPTISTE BREVAL 1753-1823
Sonata in C major for cello and piano

Allegro
Rondo grazioso

GABRIEL FAURE 1845-1942
Elegie Opus 24 for Cello and Piano

PAUL HINDEMITH 1895-1963
Sonata for solo cello, Opus 25, No. 3

II. Mäßig schnell. Gemächlich
III. Langsam. Ruhig
IV. Lebhafte Viertel
V. Mäßig schnell

CESAR FRANCK 1822-1890
Sonata in A major for Cello and Piano

Allegretto ben moderato
Allegro
Recitativo-Fantasia
Allegretto poco mosso