2022-2023: FrenchFest
Program 1
Performances:
Monday, October 10 | 4:45 PM
New City Kids
(Abridged and Interactive Performance)
Monday, October 17 | 7:30 PM
Haas Center for Performing Arts, GVSU
Monday, October 24 | 7:00 PM
Mayflower Congregational Church
(6:15 p.m. Pre-Concert Q&A)
Repertoire:
Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)
Piano Trio No. 2 in A minor, Op. 34, mvt. III
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano, L. 140
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Performers:
Paul Swantek, viola
Program 2
Performances:
Sunday, November 6 | 5:00 PM
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
(4:15 p.m. Pre-Concert Q&A)
Monday, November 7 | 5:00 PM
Haas Center for Performing Arts, GVSU
(Abridged Performance)
Repertoire:
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 13
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
Piano Trio (1917/1978), mvt. II
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Piano Trio in A minor, M. 67
Performers:
Sujin Lim, violin
Jeremy Crosmer, cello
Performances:
Sunday, February 26 | 3:00 PM
Central Reformed Church
(2:15pm Pre-Concert Q&A)
Monday, February 27 | 7:30 PM
Haas Center for Performing Arts, GVSU
Sunday, March 19 | 3:00 PM
First Reformed Church, Holland
Program 3
Repertoire:
Joseph Bologne (1745-1799), Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1b No. 3, mvt. I
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor (1915)
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)
Concert for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet, Op. 21
Performers:
Haijin Choi, violin
Program 4
Performances:
Sunday, March 26 | 3:00 PM
Alger Park Church
(2:15pm Pre-Concert Q&A)
Monday, March 27 | 7:30 PM
Haas Center for Performing Arts, GVSU
Repertoire:
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in G major, M. 77
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Le cygne from Le Carnaval des animaux
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Sonata for Cello and Piano, FP 143
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)
D’un matin de printemps (1918)
Performers:
Performances:
Sunday, April 16 | 3:00 PM
The Block, Muskegon
(2:15pm Pre-Concert Q&A)
Monday, April 17 | 7:00 PM
Park Church
(6:15 Pre-Concert Q&A)
Sunday, April 23 | 3:00 PM
First Reformed Church, Holland
Program 5
Repertoire:
Louise Farrenc (1804-1875)
Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op. 45 (1856), mvt. I
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Sextet for Piano and Winds, FP 100
César Franck (1822-1890)
Piano Quintet in F minor (1879)
Performers:
Chris Kantner, flute
Gary June, clarinet
Daniel Fendrick, bassoon
Marlen Vavrikova, oboe
Paul Swantek, viola
2021-2022: BrahmsFest
Program 1
Performances:
Monday, September 20 | 7:30 PM
Haas Center for Performing Arts, GVSU
Monday, September 27 | 7:00 PM
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Repertoire:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Trio No. 3 in c, op. 101
Viola Sonata No. 1 in f, op. 120, no. 1
Scherzo from F-A-E Sonata
Clarinet Trio in a, op. 114
Performers:
Gary June, clarinet
Haijin Choi, violin
Paul Swantek, viola
Andrew Laven, cello
Sookkyung Cho, piano
Program 2
Performances:
Monday, November 1 | 7:00 PM
Mayflower Congregational Church
Monday, November 8 | 7:30 PM
Haas Center for Performing Arts, GVSU
Repertoire:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, op. 100
Viola Sonata No. 2 in E-flat, op. 120
Piano Quartet No.3 in c, op 60
Performers:
Letitia Jap, violin
Paul Swantek, viola
Pablo Mahave-Veglia, cello
Sookkyung Cho, piano
Performances:
Sunday, November 21, 3:00 PM
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Monday, November 22, 7:30 PM
Haas Center for Performing Arts, GVSU
Program 3
Repertoire:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Violin Sonata No. 3 in d, op. 108
Cello Sonata No. 1 in e, op. 38
Horn Trio in E-flat, op. 40
Performers:
Marie-Ève Poupart, violin
Pablo Mahave-Veglia, cello
Richard Britsch, horn
Sookkyung Cho, piano
Program 4
Performances:
Sunday, February 2 | 3:00 PM
Alger Park Church
Monday, February 7 | 7:30 PM
Haas Center for Performing Arts, GVSU
Repertoire:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Trio No. 1 in B, op. 8
Piano Quartet No. 2 in A, op. 26
Performers:
Letitia Jap, violin
Barbara Corbató, viola
Pablo Mahave-Veglia, cello
Sookkyung Cho, piano
Program 5
Performances:
Sunday, March 6 | 3:00 PM
First Reformed Church, Holland
Sunday, March 20, 3:00 PM
Central Reformed Church
Monday, March 21 | 7:30 PM
Haas Center for Performing Arts, GVSU
Repertoire:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Violin Sonata No.1 in G, op. 78
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F, op. 99
Piano Trio No. 2 in C, op. 87
Performers:
Grace Kim, violin
Alicia Eppinga, cello
Sookkyung Cho, piano
Performances:
Saturday, April 9 | 7:30 PM
Haas Center for Performing Arts, GVSU
Saturday, April 16 | 7:30 PM
The Block, Muskegon
Sunday, May 1 | 3:00 PM
First Reformed Church, Holland
Monday, May 2 | 7:00 PM
Park Church
Program 6
Repertoire:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in g, op. 25
Piano Quintet in f, op. 34