Music by Members - Apr 19, 2018
(Note: This program was originally scheduled for March 8, but was cancelled because of snow.)
We celebrate International Women’s Day [somewhat belatedly!] with the music of two 19th-century female composers, from Spain and France. This will be complemented by works of two males - a German Romantic composer and a contemporary Spanish composer. Songs of Eugenia Osterberger, of the Galician area of Spain, will kick off the program. These selections feature the wife-and-husband team of Alice Matteson, soprano, and David Garrido-Cid, piano and they comprise the first of four Musical Club premieres on the program. Osterberger was a brave woman during revolutionary times; also, she hosted and performed both as a singer and a pianist at many soirees featuring poetry and music. Next up is the first movement of Brahms’ beloved Sonata for Piano and Cello, Opus 38, played by Linda MacGougan and Karen Benjamin. Alice and David will bring us back to Galicia with two songs by contemporary composer - and friend of David - Octavio Vázquez. Louise Farrenc was the first female to be granted a full piano professorship at the Paris Conservatory and was also a well-regarded composer during her lifetime. Her Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Opus 44 will be performed by David Schonfeld, Karen Benjamin and Linda MacGougan. The conclusion for this wide-ranging program will be the Galician Folk Dances by Vázquez, a mix of folklore, emotion and virtuosity, to be played by David Garrido-Cid.
PROGRAM
Cántigas e Melodias Eugenia Osterberger (1852-1932)
Alice Matteson, Soprano
David Garrido-Cid, Piano
****
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38 Johannes Brahms (1833-97)
Allegro non troppo
Karen Benjamin, Cello
Linda MacGougan, Piano
****
En Cornes Octavio Vázquez (b. 1972)
Como Chove Miudiño
Alice Matteson, Soprano
David Garrido-Cid, Piano
****
Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 44 Louise Farrenc (1804-1875)
Andante; Allegro moderato
Adagio
Minuetto
Allegro
David Schonfeld, Clarinet
Karen Benjamin, Cello
Linda MacGougan, Piano
****
Galician Folk Dances Octavio Vázquez
March (Processional)
Moderate Dance
Moderato (flowing melody)
Lento (melancholic)
Vivace
Vivace
David Garrido-Cid, Piano
BIOS
Pianist David Garrido Cid, born in Venezuela, but of Spanish descent, studied primarily in Madrid, completing his bachelor’s degree in piano and chamber music at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid. He went on to study with Luiz de Moura Castro at The Hartt School , earning a Master of Music and a Graduate Professional Diploma in 2001 & 2002. He continued studies at the Yale School of Music with Boris Berman, earning his Artist Diploma in 2005.
Alice Matteson, soprano, came to The Hartt School in 2004 to study with Cherie Caluda and Joanna Levy, and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance in 2008. David and Alice were married in September 2013, and welcomed their first child into the world in January 2017.