Sunday, May 4th, 2008, at 8 pm
Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto
Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2 (1937)   Alberto Ginastera
(1916–1983)
Danza del viejo boyero (Dance of the Old Herdsman)  
Danza de la moza donosa (Dance of the Beautiful Maiden)  
Danza del gaucho matrero (Dance of the Arrogant Cowboy)  
performed by Ching Shih, piano
Etude Tableau in E flat minor, Op. 39 No. 5 (1917)   Sergei Rachmaninoff
(1873–1943)
   
Vers la Flamme (Toward the Flame), Op. 72 (1914)   Alexander Scriabin
(1872–1915)
   
performed by Brett Waxdeck, piano
A Fancy Bred (Words and Lyrics from Plays by Shakespeare)   Robert Conrad
(1938–)
Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred (from The Merchant of Venice)  
Sigh No More Ladies (from Much Ado about Nothing)  
Concert Scene (composed for Fortnightly's 100th Anniversary)  
The Death of Cleopatra (from Antony and Cleopatra)  
Lullaby (from A Midsummer Night's Dream)  
performed by Laura Barton-Holding, soprano; Sarah Cane, soprano;
Janet Campbell*, mezzo; Lydia Miller*, Titania; Eli Hiss*, Oberon;
Steven Lightburn, piano
Vocalize, Op. 34 No. 14 (1914)
  Sergei Rachmaninoff
(1873–1943)
   
Scherzo in C minor   Johannes Brahms
(1833–1897)
   
Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 15a (1930)
  Miklós Rózsa
(1907–1995)
Allegro risoluto  
Lento assai  
Vivo e giocoso  
performed by Arthur Mikhailov, violin; Igor Veligan*, violin; Larissa Konakova, piano
* guest performers