The University of Michigan Residential College & The American Romanian Festival Present:
Romanian Echoes
Chamber Music Concert
Sunday, February 23, 2025 / 7:30 p.m.
Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Bridge Cultures
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Romanian Echoes / February 23, 2025
February 23, 2025 / 7:30 pm
The American Romanian Festival celebrates its 20th-anniversary season with an evening of unique music by Enescu and other Romanian composers. Also featured are works for cimbalom, including a recent commission by composer Colin Martin for string quartet and cimbalom. Enjoy an evening of lyrical lines, dynamic and punctuated rhythms, and Romanian flair.
Artists
Jennifer Goltz, soprano
Kyoko Kashiwagi, violin
Marian Tanau, violin
Eva Stern, viola
Katri Ervamaa, cello
Alexandru Şura, cimbalom
Naki Sung Kripfgans, piano
Concert Program
Felicia Donceanu (1931–2022)
“Cu Penetul”
“La mijloc de codru des”
(Text by Mihai Eminescu)
“Coşarul alb”
“Nici nu-ţi pasă”
“Noaptea”
(Text by Tudor Arghezi)
“Paşii”
(Text by George Călinescu)
Colin Martin (b. 1993)
Hammered Light
arr. Alexandru Șura
Cimbalom medley
George Enescu (1881–1955)
Piano Quartet, No. 1, Op. 16 (1909)
