Seth Knopp, artistic director | David and Janet Wells, founders

june–august putney, vermont

47th summer season

YELLOW BARN CONCERTSJULY 8 – AUGUST 6

Since 1969, Yellow Barn has gathered together an international community of musicians ranging from conservatory students to renowned professionals. For five weeks, Yellow Barn creates an ideal environment for creative exploration and expression, resulting in a series of extraordinary public performances. Each season’s repertoire is unique, spanning a wide range of eras and genres, offering infinite insights into chamber music—for performers, composers and audiences alike.

Preceding the main season is the Young Artists Program for outstanding composers and performers ages 13–20, with three concerts that include classical repertoire and world premiere performances of works created during the program.

PRE-CONCERT DISCUSSIONS JULY 9, 16, 23, & 30 | AUGUST 6

On Saturdays, audience members are invited to the Putney Public Library for an intimate introduction to the evening’s concert given by Yellow Barn musicians.

MASTERCLASSES JULY 9, 16, 18, & 25

At Yellow Barn masterclasses, audience members are invited to sit in The Big Barn with Yellow Barn musicians and witness the interpretive process as Yellow Barn faculty and guests coach participants on a wide range of repertoire.

CHILDREN’S CONCERTJULY 20

The annual Children’s Concert welcomes families to campus for a special performance and opportunity to interact with Yellow Barn’s international community of musicians.

OPEN HOUSEJULY 16

Yellow Barn’s Open House affords audiences the chance to spend an afternoon attending open rehearsals, participating in discussions, and sharing a meal with Yellow Barn musicians on campus.

COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE: STEFANO GERVASONIAUGUST 2–6

Since the 1970s, composers of all nationalities have enriched Yellow Barn’s summer season with their music, the work they do with musicians, and interactions with audiences. This summer Yellow Barn welcomes renowned Italian composer Stefano Gervasoni. His residency week offers multiple performances of his music, including the annual Composer Portrait, an evening of music and conversation with Yellow Barn musicians.

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THE PARKER QUARTETJUNE 16

Yellow Barn welcomes alumni ensemble The Parker Quartet back to Putney for a special pre-season performance.

2016 SUMMER SEASONJune–August | Putney, Vermont

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JUNE CONCERTS

THURSDAY, JUNE 16

The Parker Quartet 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Anton Webern (1883-1945) Five Movements for String Quartet (1909)

Bela Bartók (1881-1945) String Quartet No.1 (1909)

Intermission

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) String Quartet in G Major, D.887 (1826)

THURS, JUNE 24 | THURS, JUNE 30 | FRI, JULY 1

Young Artists Program 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Young Artists Program concerts explore a range of repertoire, including twelve new works composed during the program.

SAT, JUNE 25

Music Inside/Out 4:00   |   THE FOUR COLUMNS INN

Drawing inspiration from Charles Ives, John Cage, and Walt Disney, Yellow Barn Music Haul lifts the curtain on seven world premieres that transform a Vermont village through music and soundscapes.

YELLOW BARN WEEK ONE

FRIDAY, JULY 8

Opening Night 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Poco Allegretto from Symphony No.3, Op.90 (1883, trans. David Plylar)

Gérard Pesson (b.1958) Nebenstück (1998)Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937) Sonata in one movement in

F-sharp Minor, Op.66 (c.1919)Michel van der Aa (b.1970) Oog (1995)

Intermission

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D.898 (1827)

SATURDAY, JULY 9

Masterclass 10:30   |   THE BIG BARN

Jeremy Denk, piano

Pre-Concert Discussion 7:00   |   PUTNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op.6 No.2, HWV320 (1739)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sonata in F Minor, Op.120 No.1 (1894)

Intermission

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) from Brettl-Lieder “Cabaret Songs” (1901)

Charles Ives (1874-1954) Violin Sonata No.1 (1914)Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Introduction and Allegro

(1905)

Sponsored by Vermont Public Radio

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Hans Abrahamsen (b.1952) Schnee “Snow” (2007-08)

Sponsored by The Gleanery

YELLOW BARN WEEK THREE

MONDAY, JULY 18

Masterclass 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Kim Kashkashian, viola

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20

Children’s Concert 5:00   |   THE GREENWOOD SCHOOL

The annual Children’s Concert welcomes families to campus for a special performance and opportunity to interact with Yellow Barn’s international community of musicians. This free event will last approximately one hour.

THURSDAY, JULY 21

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) String Quartet No.1 “Kreutzer Sonata” (1923) arr. for piano trio by Stephen Coxe

James MacMillan (b.1959) Visions of a November Spring (1988, rev. 1991)

Intermission

Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931) Garden of Joy and Sorrow (1980)

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) String Quartet No.1 in E Minor “From My Life” (1876)

Presented in recognition of our business partners

FRIDAY, JULY 22

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Thomas Adès (b.1971) Lieux Retrouvés (2009)Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) String Quartet No.9

in E-flat Major, Op.117 (1964)

Intermission

Philippe Hersant (b.1948) Six Bagatelles (2007)Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) String Quintet in G Major,

Op.77, B.49 (1875, rev. 1888)

YELLOW BARN WEEK TWO

THURSDAY, JULY 14

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Jörg Widmann (b.1973) 180 beats per minute (1993)Louis Andriessen (b.1939) Facing DeathMaurice Ravel (1875-1937) Sonata No.2 for piano and

violin (1923-27)

Intermission

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K.493 (1786)

Charles Wuorinen (b.1938) Spinoff (1983)

Honoring the Friends of Yellow Barn

FRIDAY, JULY 15

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op.70 No.2 (1808)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Cantata “Ich geh und suche Verlangen”, BWV49 (1726)

Intermission

Alexander Raskatov (b.1953) Dolce Far Niente “Sweetness of Doing Nothing” (1991)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) Piano Quintet, Op.15 (1921)

SATURDAY, JULY 16

Masterclass 10:30   |   THE BIG BARN

Donald Weilerstein, violin

Lunch and Open House 12:30   |   THE GREENWOOD SCHOOL

Yellow Barn’s Open House affords audiences the opportunity to spend an afternoon attending open rehearsals, participating in discussions, and sharing a meal with Yellow Barn musicians on campus at The Greenwood School.

Pre-Concert Discussion 7:00   |   PUTNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Oliver Knussen (b.1952) Prayer Bell Sketch (1997)Toshio Hosokawa (b.1955) Drei Engel-Lieder

“Three Angel Songs” (2014)Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sonata in E-flat Major,

Op.120 No.2 (1894)

Intermission

SATURDAY, JULY 23

Pre-Concert Discussion 7:00   |   PUTNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Beat Furrer (b.1954) Aer (1991)Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Piano Trio in G Minor,

Op.110 (1851)

Intermission

György Kurtág (b.1926) Hommage à R. Sch. Op.15d (1990)

Luciano Berio (1925-2003) Naturale (1985)Charles Ives (1874-1954) Songs (1922)

YELLOW BARN WEEK FOUR

MONDAY, JULY 25

Masterclass 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Laurence Lesser, cello

TUESDAY, JULY 26

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

James Wood (b.1965) Secret Dialogues (2014)Brett Dean (b.1961) Voices of Angels (1996)André Caplet (1878-1925) Les Prières (1914-1917)

Intermission

Susan Botti (b.1962) Bird Songs (2015)Claude Debussy (1862-1918) String Quartet in G Minor,

Op.10 (1893)

A free concert to thank the community

THURSDAY, JULY 28

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) String Quartet in G Major, Op.64 No.4, Hob.III:66 (1790)

John Cage (1912-1992) Nocturne (1947)Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Vier Ernste Gesänge

“Four Serious Songs”, Op.121 (1896)

Intermission

John Cage (1912-1992) The Perilous Night (1943-1944)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quintet

in D Major, K.593 (1790)

FRIDAY, JULY 29

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Sonata for violin and piano in A Major, D.574 “Duo” (1817)

György Ligeti (1923-2006) String Quartet “Metamorphoses nocturnes” (1953-54)

Intermission

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Piano Trio in F Minor, Op.65 (1883)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30

Pre-Concert Discussion 7:00   |   PUTNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Ted Hearne (b.1982) Vessels (2008)Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) String Quartet in

A Minor, Op.51 No.2 (1873)

Intermission

John Zorn (b.1953) The Aristos (2014)Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Was bedeutet

die Bewegung (2012), arr. for baritone and string orchestra with linking interludes by Torsten Rasch

Travis Laplante (b.1982) Thank You Is Not Enough (2015)

YELLOW BARN WEEK FIVE

MONDAY, AUGUST 1

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Magnus Lindberg (b.1958) Clarinet Trio (2008)Béla Bartók (1881-1945) Sonata No.1, Sz.75 for violin

and piano (1921)

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) String Quartet in F Major, Op.59 No.1 (1806)

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 5

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Anton Webern (1883-1945) Sechs Lieder, Op.14 (1917-1921)

Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) descdesesasf (1995)Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) String Trio, Op.45

(1946)

Intermission

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Quartet in A Major, Op.26 (1861)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6

Yellow Barn Concert 12:30   |   THE BIG BARN

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) Canzonas (1628)Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) Six lettres à l’obscurité

(und zwei Nachrichten) (2005-06)

Intermission

Matthias Pintscher (b.1971) A Twilight’s Song (1997)Franz Schubert (1797-1828) String Quartet in A Minor,

D.804 “Rosamunde” (1824)Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) Luce ignota della sera

(2015) da Robert Schumann, Zwölf Vierhändige Clavierstücke für kleine und große Kinder, Op.85 No.12

Sponsored by Harpsichord Clearing House

Pre-Concert Discussion 7:00   |   PUTNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Season Finale 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Unsuk Chin (b.1961) Allegro ma non troppo (1994, rev. 1998)

Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) SONATiNeXPRESSIVE (2011-12)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56b (1873)

Intermission

Luciano Berio (1925-2003) Circles (1960)Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Sonata in D Major,

Op.58 for cello and piano (1843)Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Andante, from Felix

Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s Clarinet Sonata (2016), arr. for clarinet, string orchestra, harp, and celesta by Jörg Widmann

Sponsored by Vermont Public Radio

All programs are subject to change.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2

Composer Portrait: Stefano Gervasoni 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Phanes (2009-10)Strepito e garbuglio (2015)Luce ignota della sera (2015 ) da Robert Schumann,

Zwölf Vierhändige Clavierstücke für kleine und große Kinder, Op.85 No.12

from Prés for solo piano (2008-10 and 2011-13)Anadromous Coda (2002, rev.2004)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) An (1989) Quasi una serenata, con la complicitá de Schubert

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quartet in B-flat Major, K.589 (1790)

George Crumb (b.1929) Madrigals (1965, and 1969)

Intermission

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Symphonic Dances, Op.45 (1940)

Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) Adagio ghiacciato, da Mozart, K.356 (2012)

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Putney Co-op

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4

Yellow Barn Concert 8:00   |   THE BIG BARN

Stefano Gervasoni (b.1962) Sviete Tihi — Capriccio dopo la Fantasia (2005-06)

Max Reger (1873-1916) Clarinet Quintet, Op.146 (1915-16)

Intermission

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Piano Quintet in C Minor, Op.115 (1919-21)

Franco Donatoni (1927-2000) Ala, for cello and double bass (1983)

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SPECIAL OFFERSSeason Pass: $385 Save 25% and receive admission for one to all concerts and masterclasses. Reserved seating is available.

8-Ticket Anytime Pass: $190 Save up to 15% and receive admission to 8 concerts of your choosing, plus one free masterclass ticket. Use more than one ticket per concert to accommodate your party.

8-Ticket Weeknight Pass: $130 Save 15% and receive admission to 8 concerts of your choosing (Monday–Thursday), plus one free masterclass ticket. Use more than one ticket per concert to accommodate your party.

PASSHOLDERS ...

• save up to 25% off single-ticket prices and purchase additional tickets for concerts included in their subscriptions at a 10% discount.

• save 10% on any purchase at the Yellow Barn Store.

• receive assistance with replacing, exchanging, or transferring tickets. 

• enjoy benefits year-round, and receive 2 free tickets to a Yellow Barn Artist Residency concert of their choosing (September–May).

OTHER SUMMER DISCOUNTS

Call Yellow Barn for information on discounts for seniors, students, and groups. (Note that discounts cannot be combined.)

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2016 YELLOW BARN MUSICIANSViolinEva AronianMagdalena FilipczakZenas HsuYuEun KimAya KiyonagaEmily KruspeHarriet LangleyJennifer LiuCurtis Macomber*Nicholas Mann*Anthony Marwood*Violaine Melançon*Kayla MoffettAdelya NartadjievaMax TanDonald Weilerstein*Kathrin WipflerJueyoung Yang

ViolaDJ CheekTegen DavidgeKim Kashkashian*†Meredith KufchakMaria Lambros*Jesse MorrisonKatherine Murdock*Leonid Plashinov-JohnsonRoger Tapping*Dian Zhang

CelloNatasha Brofsky*Jonathan DormandJean-Michel Fonteneau*Victor Garcia GarciaBonnie Hampton,

faculty emeritus*Juliette HerlinMichael Kannen*Michael KaufmanLaurence Lesser*†Javier Iglesias MartinYoshika MasudaEdvard PogossianJulia Yang

Double BassLizzie Burns

PianoDaniel AnastasioChristina Dahl*Jeremy Denk*†Peter Frankl*Ellen HwangboGilbert Kalish*Seth Knopp*Joseph LiccardoEmely PhelpsAbigail SinVivian Hornik Weilerstein*

WindsMark Hill, oboe*Ran Kampel, clarinetAlan Kay, clarinet*Jessica Petrasek, flute

HarpMarion Ravot

PercussionEduardo Leandro*Sam Um

VoiceKristina Bachrach, sopranoWilliam Sharp, baritone*Lucy Shelton, soprano*

Ensemble-in-ResidenceThe Peabody Trio*

CompositionStephen Coxe*Stefano Gervasoni,

Composer in Residence*

Body AwarenessDana Fonteneau,

performance psychology*Dietlind Jacobi, breathing

and body movement*Aliza Stewart, Feldenkrais*

*faculty † guest faculty

YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

ViolinCameron Alan-LeePei Ching (Selina) ChangBenjamin Hoertnagl-PereiraAbigail HongEllie KanayamaLara LewisonDa Young (Rachel) LimEmily WangJin Young Yoon

ViolaHannah GeisingerGrace KimEmily LiuEmma Wernig

CelloYuri AhnMegan CarlierYifei LiMari NagaharaIsabella PalacpacFederico Strand-Ramirez

PianoNadia AzziNicholas MendezAgata SorotokinKatelyn Vahala

CompositionAiyana Tedi BraunCyrus DuffTheodore HaberAndrew MosesSequoyah SugiyamaLauren Vandervelden

YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM FACULTY

ViolinDaniel Chong†Violaine Melançon

ViolaMarka GustavssonMai Motobuchi†

CelloNatasha BrofskyMimi Hwang,

YAP Artistic Director

PianoPeggy Kampmeier†Seth Knopp,

YAP Artistic Director

CompositionStephen CoxeEric Nathan†Christopher Theofanidis†

EnsemblesThe Parker Quartet†

† guest faculty

YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM CONCERTSJUNE 24, JUNE 30, JULY 1JUNE 25 WITH YELLOW BARN MUSIC HAUL

Preceding the main season is the Young Artists Program for outstanding composers and performers ages 13-20, with four concerts that include classical repertoire and world premiere performances of 12 works created during the program, including six for Yellow Barn Music Haul.

BOX OFFICE (802) 387-6637 ONLINE www.yellowbarn.org

Accessibility All Yellow Barn venues are handicapped accessible, and offer comfortable seating and air-conditioning.

Yellow Barn is grateful to the Greenwood School for hosting our summer programs and year-round residencies, and is proud to be a member of their vibrant community.

Yellow Barn’s summer venue is The Big Barn in Putney, Vermont. Putney is located just off of I-91, less than 1 hour by car from Hampshire County, 2½ hours from Boston, and 3½ hours from New York City.

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2016 season artwork Rachel Gross, Arches, 2014Woodblock relief, spraypaint stencil, and acrylic on Kitakata paper, 16.5 × 20.5" Courtesy the artist rachelgrossprints.wordpress.com

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Yellow BarnPO Box 507 | Putney VT 05346

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