"MEDITATION, RHAPSODY, AND BACCHANAL" FOR VIOLIN AND PERCUSSION
Composed by: Jeffery Cotton
Premiered by: Joseph Lin (violin) and Svetoslav Stoyanov (percussion)

Sponsored by: The Linda Friedman family

Cotton

Meditation

BASS QUINTET
Composed by: Jiri Gemrot
Premiered by: Pražák Quartet and Volkan Orhon

Sponsored by: Milos and Milena Chvapil, and Joan Jacobson

Gemrot Fest 08

Adante

Con impeto

Vivacissimo

STRING QUARTET NO. 2 "RAIN AND ASH"
Composed by: Robert Maggio
Premiered by: Borromeo String Quartet

Sponsored by: Herschel and Jill Rosenzweig, Helmut Abt, and Harold G. Basser in memory of his wife Suzanne

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Rain

Composed by: Ellen Zwilich
Premiered by: Ashu (saxophone) and the Chicago Chamber Musicians

Sponsored by: AFCM, Fontana Chamber Arts, Michigan State University, and the Detroit Chamber Music Society. AFCM portion of the commission sponsored by the "Brussels Sprouts" (Ghislaine Polak, Richard De Roeck, and Jean-Paul Bierny).

Zwillich

Movement 3

Movement 2

Movement 1

River Town Duo
Arizona Friends of Chamber Music Board Member Philip Alejo, bass and Claire Happel, harp

Music donated graciously during coronavirus.

07 - II. linen of words

06 - I. Early Morning, New Hampshire

When I read this beautiful poem by Rumi, written 900 years ago, all of it but especially the last 3 lines,

“Stop the words now. Open the window in the center of your chest and let the spirits fly in and out.”

resonated deeply inside of me. I felt deeply compelled to set it as a song without words, trying to capture it’s intensely personal, fiery, honest meaning.

I was thrilled and honored to receive a commission from the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, Marya and Robert Giesy, Henry Weiss (for Marion Hersch), Carla Rosenlicht (in memory of Maxwell Rosenlicht), Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peters, Jean-Paul Bierny and Chris Tanz, which provided me a much cherished and fantastic opportunity to compose RUMI SETTINGS, which Ani and Ida Kavafian premiered in March 2002 in Tucson.

The work has a total duration 12 minutes and is made up of 4 short movements that can be played attacca or with short pauses between them.

Commissions

DUO FOR VIOLIN AND VIOLA “RUMI SETTINGS”

Arizona Friends of Chamber Music (AFCM) was founded in 1948. We are a private nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization run by a volunteer board.

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