Overview
Our Third-Sunday Season series lets you meet the artists who bring you their world-class music
- Pre-concerts forum at 1:15 pm with Dr. Aileen James
- Concerts at 2pm
- Reception following the performance where you can meet the artists
- Ticket prices: usually $24 per concert; youth 5-17 free with adult
Venue: Seventh-day Adventist Church, 12889 Osborne Hill Road, Grass Valley, CA 95945
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Check out our schedule to see what special concerts we have in store for you in the 2011-2012 season.
October 16, 2011 – 2pm – Spencer Myer, Piano
He is the 2006 Christel DeHaan Classical Fellow of the American Pianists Association, winning in April 2006 one of two $75,000 Fellowships offered through the APA’s unique and innovative competition process, in addition to both of the competition’s special prizes in Chamber Music and Lieder Accompanying.
Highlights of Spencer Myer’s current season include debuts with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and New Haven, Santa Fe and Phoenix symphony orchestras, a return to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and recitals throughout the United States. His debut solo CD – comprising music of Busoni, Copland, Debussy and Ellis Kohs – was released in the fall of 2007 on the harmonia mundi usa label.
November 20, 2011 - 2pm – Merling Trio
The Merling Trio is recognized as one of today’s premier ensembles. A truly international trio, it brings together musicians from Polish, Japanese, and Dutch backgrounds. The Merling Trio has been hailed as a brilliantly distinguished group endowed with remarkable gifts of communication, magnificent precision, and an impeccable blend of sound. The trio made its New York debut in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 1993, and was named a finalist for the Naumburg Foundation Chamber Music Award in 1994.
January 15, 2012 – 2pm – Garrick Ohlsson, Piano
Special pricing $30 general / $20 youth
Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. Although he has long been regarded as one of the world’s leading exponents of the music of Frédéric Chopin, Mr. Ohlsson commands an enormous repertoire, which ranges over the entire piano literature. A student of the late Claudio Arrau, Mr. Ohlsson has come to be noted for his masterly performances of the works of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, as well as the Romantic repertoire.
February 19, 2012 – 2pm – Lara Downes, Piano and California’s Rising Stars
A captivating presence both on and offstage, critically acclaimed Steinway Concert Artist Lara Downes is redefining the solo recital format with visionary, cutting-edge performances at prestigious concert venues worldwide. Lauded by NPR as “a delightful artist with a unique blend of musicianship and showmanship” and praised by the Washington Post for her stunning performances “rendered with drama and nuance,” Lara presents the piano repertoire – from iconic favorites to newly commissioned works - in new ways that bridge musical tastes, genres and audiences.
She will share the stage with several of the young “stars” of the state of California, and perform solo as well.
March 18, 2012 – 2pm – Tchaikovsky International Competition Violin winner
And the winner is…Itamar Zorman! Check out our webpage to learn more and see a video clip of this young man. We will have one of the hottest young violinists in the WORLD!
The International Tchaikovsky Competition, first held more than 50 years ago, is not only a valuable asset of Russian musical culture but is also one of the major events in the international music community. Participation by previous generations of musicians, including Dmitri Shostakovich, David Oistrakh, Emil Gilels, Mstislav Rostropovich, Heinrich Neuhaus, Tikhon Khrennikov and Georgy Sviridov, have enabled scores of young people from many countries to gain international prominence and to become established luminaries of the world’s leading concert stages.
April 15, 2012 – 2pm – The Rose Ensemble
Founded in 1996 and based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, The Rose Ensemble reawakens the ancient with vocal music that strives to stir the emotions, challenge the mind and lift the spirit. Each performance illuminates centuries of rarely heard repertoire, bringing to modern audiences research from the world’s manuscript libraries and fresh perspectives on history, languages, politics, religion and world cultures and traditions. With nine critically acclaimed recordings and a diverse selection of concert programs, the group has thrilled audiences across the United States and Europe with repertoire spanning 1,000 years and over 25 languages, including new research in Hawaiian, Swedish, Middle Eastern and American vocal traditions.
June 17, 2012 – 2pm – Jose Luis Merlin, Guitar
He has been a concert artist, composer and guitar teacher since 1967, as well as a researcher and teacher of instrumental technique. He studied guitar, theory and sol-fa for five years with Vicente Degese, continued for eight years with Abel Carlevaro, and studied harmony, counterpoint, musical form and instrumentation with Leónidas Arnedo (Tchaikovsky Conservatory).
He has worked as an orchestrator and arranger with the composer Jorge Drexler in performing the soundtrack of the movie “City of Your Final Destination” by James Ivory staring Anthony Hopkins.
What is the Third-Sunday Season?
The Third-Sunday Season is similar to an affordable day at the spa for your soul– leaving all your senses completely massaged and nourished by music. You can mark your calendar for years to come – we will always have our classical series concerts on the third Sunday of the month at 2pm – it’s easy to remember.
What are Pre-concert forums?
Start your day off right by reveling in the luxury of learning about the music and the performers! Join Dr. Aileen James for a 20-minute pre-concert forum prior to the concert.
The approximately 20-minute forum begins at 1:15 PM, forty-five minutes prior to the concert, which commences at 2 PM.
The forum is a very popular addition to the InConcert Sierra Third-Sunday Season concert day, where the audience and artists have a chance to enjoy the engaging conversation between Dr. James and the musician. A question and answer period follows so the audience can interact with the musician.
Post-concert “Meet the Artist”!
End your musical experience by making new friends and taking in a relaxing breath of fresh “classical” air.
After the concert, you are welcome to join us and meet the artist/s and relax after an exhilarating day!
