Past Concerts

Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Friday, April 11, 2003 8pm
St. Paul Episcopal, Brookline, MA
Sunday, April 13, 2003 4pm

Homage a Charles Ives by Hayg Boyadjian
Claude Cobert, flute  Piotr Buczek, violin  Don Krishnaswami, viola

Suite by Pamela J. Marshall
Karen Sauer, piano

Dedication by Stephen James
Betsy Hinkle, violin  Stephen James, piano

Two Pieces for Guitar by Jeffry H. Steele
Jeffrey Hamilton Steele, guitar

Fantasy in Adi Talam by Marc W. Rossi
Michael G. Finegold, flute  Emmanuel Feldman, cello

Grand Waltz by John Sarkissian
from Act II of "Nicholas and Alexandra" opera-in-progress
Karen Sauer & Stephen James, piano

Backyard Scenes by Jorge V. Grossmann
Jin-Kyung Joen, violin  Matthew Van Brink, piano

Nocturne by Stephen James
Stephen James, piano

Through the Mist by Pamela J. Marshall
Sarah Brady, flute  David Santucci, violin  Jeffrey Hamilton Steele, guitar

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Pickman Concert Hall, Cambridge, MA
Friday, February 14, 2003 8pm
Eliot Church, South Natick, MA
Sunday, February 16, 2003 4pm

Guest Ensemble: Arden String Quartet

Truth Becoming by Pamela J. Marshall

Elegy for Sarah by Erika Foin

String Quartet No. 1 by John Sarkissian

String Quartet No. 1 in One Movement by Marc W. Rossi

Shadow of the Voices by Jorge V. Grossmann
with Shannon Salyards, soprano

String quartet No. 1 by Stephen James

Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Friday, November 8, 2002 8pm
Eliot Church, South Natick, MA
Sunday, November 10, 2002 4pm
Middlesex Community College, Bedford, MA
Sunday, November 17, 2002 3pm

Performed by students of Stephen James, Epp Sonin, and Betsy Hinkle

Guest artist: Karine Bagdasarian, piano

My Weekly Adventure by John Sarkissian for piano

Daydream by Pamela J. Marshall for piano

Thirteen Pieces for Five Fingers by Hayg Boyadjian for piano

Six Little Pieces by John Sarkissian for piano

Master Lyell and His Cat by Stephen James for piano

Triptoe Suite by Pamela J. Marshall for violin and piano

Nicks 7 and Odessa 9 "My Piano Lesson" by Hayg Boyadjian
Karine Bagdasarian, piano

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Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Friday, April 5, 2002 8pm
Eliot Church, South Natick, MA
Sunday, April 7, 2002 4pm

Solitude by Erika Foin
Jessica Robbins, flute

Dance Suite by Erika Foin
Tom Novak, bassoon

Trio by Stephen James
Andrew Kohji Taylor, violin  Alexei Romanenko, cello  Stephen James, piano

Dance to the Music of Being by Marc W. Rossi
Michael G. Finegold flute; Harel Gietheim, cello; David Pihl, piano
Volker Nahrmann, contrabass  Matt Kilmer, percussion

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Depot Square Gallery, Lexington, MA
Friday February 8, 2002 7:30

Eclipse by Hayg Boyadjian
Axiom Duo - Emmanuel Feldman, cello & Pascale Delache-Feldman, doublebass

Dance Suite by Erika Foin
Tom Novak, bassoon

De Profundis by Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann
Emmanuel Feldman, cello

Cantum Eclectis by Hayg Boyadjian
Jeffrey Kipperman, doublebass

Cypriot Songs for Maria Jane, No. 2 Song of the Swing by John Sarkissian
Valerie Anastasio, soprano  Emmanuel Feldman, cello

Darkness - Frozen Comet from Pascal's Theorems by Pamela J. Marshall
Axiom Duo - Emmanuel Feldman, cello  Pascale Delache-Feldman, doublebass

Sponsored by the Depot Square Gallery

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St. Paul Episcopal, Brookline, MA
Friday, January 25, 2002 8pm
Eliot Church, South Natick, MA
Sunday, January 27, 2002 4pm

Dedication by Stephen James
Jin-Kyung Joen, violin & Stephen James, piano

Heeshoom by Hayg Boyadjian
Robert Sullivan, mandolin

Dialogos e Monologos by Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann
Ioannis Tselikas, oboe  Konstantinos Papadakis, piano

Arcanum by Pamela J. Marshall
Jin-Kyung Joen, violin

De Profundis by Jorge Villavicencio Grossman
Emmanuel Feldman, cello

Alexandra's Aria from Act II of Nicholas and Alexandra by John Sarkissian
Noune Karapetian, soprano  John Sarkissian, piano

Round A Square by Hayg Boyadjian
robert Sullivan, mandolin  Nicholas Ciraldo, guitar

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Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Friday, November 9, 2001 8pm
St. Paul Episcopal, Brookline, MA
Sunday, November 11, 2001 3pm

Toccata by John Sarkissian
Stephen James & John Sarkissian, piano

Eclipse by Hayg Boyadjian
Axiom Duo Emmanuel Feldman, cello  Pascale Delache-Feldman, doublebass

Nicks 1-6, Odessas 7&8 by Hayg Boyadjian
Karine Bagdasarian, piano

Melete's Quest, excerpts by Pamela Marshall
Story by Cynthia Joyce Clay
Valerie Anastasio - Melete (soprano)
Winfield Ford - Polumatheia (baritone)
Karen Sauer, piano
1. Polumatheia mourns the destruction of the rainforest
2. Melete tells Polumatheia of her quest

Wordless Prayer
Imagine That Time Stops
Stomp
by Pamela J. Marshall
Karine Bagdasarian, piano

New Beginnings in the Late 20th Century
Fatwa in Carbondale
by Marc W. Rossi
Lance Van Lenten, saxophones and flute  Marc W. Rossi, piano
Bill Urmson, bass  Kevin Newton, drums

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Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Friday, April 6, 2001 8pm
Eliot Church, South Natick, MA
Sunday, April 8, 2001 3pm

Hommages 1 by Mark Latham
Mark Latham, violin Stephen James, piano

Suite for piano or harpsichord by Pamela J. Marshall
1 Grazioso e rubato - con brio
2 Bright
3 Allergro spiritoso
Karen Sauer, piano

Blue Solomon: A Song of Songs by Marc W. Rossi
I Lydian Remembrance
II Sanctuary
III Inside Out
Jeffrey Jacob, piano

Diamonds and Squares by Erika Foin
Mark Latham, violin  Gary Wallen, marimba

Master Lyell and His Cat by Stephen James
1 Castles in the Air
2 Sam Bam Myrtle Fur (My Cat)
3 I Have a Question
4 Sailing
5 Mom-o
Stephen James, piano

Songs on Armenian texts by John Sarkissian
1 Your Unripe Love text: Paruyr Sevak
2 Lullaby text: Vahan Terian
3 Spring text: Megerdich Beshiktashlian
Victoria Avetisyan, mezzosoprano  John Sarkissian, piano

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Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Friday, January 19, 2001 8pm

Massachusetts recital debut of Brass Domain
Daniel Duncan, Trumpet
Karen Muenzinger, Trumpet
Shelagh Abate, Horn
Walter Bostian, Trombone
Michael S. Milnarik, Tuba

Serenade for Brass by Stephen James

Wanderer by Pamela J. Marshall

Suite for Brass by Hayg Boyadjian
9 short movements - Andante, Allegretto. Andante lugubre, Vivace, Allegro molto moderato, Nocturno-Largo, Animato, Andantino molto cantabile, Allegro molto

Homage by to Anton Bruckner by Kurt Leland

Three Christmas Carols by John Sarkissian
1. The Virgin Most Pure
2. Hajej, Nyneu, Jezisku (traditional Czech carol)
3. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

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MCC Crafts Fair Concert SeriesMiddlesex Community CollegeBedford, Massachusetts
Sunday, November 12, 2000 8pm

My Weekly Adventures by John Sarkissian
Stephen James, piano

Piano Sonata No.3 in E flat major by Francis Judd Cooke
1. Andante moderato
2. Marcia funebre
3. Vivo
Thomas Stumpf, piano

Lumiere Noir by Hayg Boyadjian
Mary Newman, flute
Pascale Delache-Feldman, doublebass

Suite for Harpsichord by Pamela J. Marshall
1. Grazioso e rubato
2. Animato - Allegro concitato
3 Allegro spiritoso
Karen Sauer, harpsichord

Pascal's Theorems by Pamela J. Marshall
1. Preserving the Rough Road
2. Darkness - Frozen Comet
3. Skipping Stones
Axiom Duo - Emmanuel Feldman, cello   Pascale Delache-Feldman, doublebass

Piano Sonata No. 2 by Hayg Boyadjian
1. Moderato con drama
2. Adagio
3. As fast as possible, Epilogue
Thomas Stumpf, piano

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Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Friday, October 27, 2000 8pm
Eliot Church, South Natick, MA
Sunday, October 29, 2000 3pm

Sweet 4-4 (Suite for Four) by John Sarkissian
I. Scherzo-Tarantella
II. A Little Song
III. Waltz
Rosanne Swire, flute  Chikao Inomata, oboe  
Jan Halloran, clarinet  Susannah Telsey, bassoon

My Weekly Adventure by John Sarkissian
1. Sunday: Mothers' Day
2. Monday: My Little Computer Mouse
3. Tuesday: What a Dream!
4. Wednesday: With Mom at the Supermarket
5. Thursday: Bouncing Off the Wall
6. Friday: Lullaby
7. Saturday: Riding in Dad's New Car
Stephen James, piano

Hocquet by Hayg Boyadjian
Valerie Anastasio, soprano  Stephen James, piano

On the Lam(B) by Erika Foin
Robert S. "Bob" Milnikel, Jr., clarinet  Ann E. Hagen, bassoon

Dunkin' Donut Fantasies by Hayg Boyadjian
Valerie Anastasio, soprano  Stephen James, piano

Blues Among Us by Marc W. Rossi
Xin-Hua Ma, cello

Remember the Old Songs by Pamela J. Marshall
Shenandoah Echo
Daydream - piano interlude
Juanita and Caroline
Imagine That Time Stops - piano interlude
Whistling Dixie
Vincent Metallo, tenor  Karen Sauer, piano

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Seully Hall, Boston Conservatory,Boston, Massachusetts
Friday, April 7, 2000 8pm
Covenant Congregational Church, Quincy, MA
Sunday, April 9, 2000 2:30pm

Five Songs on Poems by Wallace Stevens by Kurt Leland
1. "In the far South the sun of autumn is walking . . ."
2. Poetry Is a Destructive Force
3. The Pleasures of Merely Circul ating
4. A Child Asleep in Its Own Life
5. Reality Is an Activity of the Most August Imagination
Sarah Pelletier, soprano  Jane Harrison, oboe   English horn Karen Sauer, piano

Caprice by Larry Bell
Andrea La Rose, flute

Three Songs of Jalal al-Din Rumi by Stephen James
Sherrill Ducharme, soprano  Stephen James, piano

Piano Sonata by Andrew List
Leslie Amper, piano

Three Settings of Samuel Hoffenstein by Marc W. Rossi
Nouné Karapetian, soprano  Karen Sauer, piano

WhiskWhiffPuff by Erika Foin
1. Whisk (Northwind)
2. Whiff (Southwind)
3. Puff (Seabreeze)
Mana Washio, flute  Jane Harrison, English horn  Alan deLespinasse, cello

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Seully Hall, Boston Conservatory,Boston, Massachusetts
Sunday, February 4, 2000 3pm
Covenant Congregational Church, Quincy, MA
Friday, February 2, 2000 8pm

Traveling to Magic by Pamela J. Marshall
Dance interludes from the opera Melete’s Quest
Gary Wallen, percussion  Karen Sauer, piano

Sonata by Stephen James
Stephen James, piano

Odessas by Hayg Boyadjian
Karine Bagdasarian, piano

Five Songs on Poems by Anna Akhmatova by John Sarkissian
Nouné Karapetian, soprano Carmen Rodriguez-Peralta, piano
I. You Don't Love Me
II. I Would Rather
III. Song of the Last Meeting
IV. He Did Love...
V. My Voice is Weak

Dreams In Rhythm by Marc W. Rossi
Really Eclectic String Quartet
Mimi Rabson, violin  Eric Bindman, violin Melissa Howe, viola  Andrew Blickenderfer, bass

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MCC Crafts Fair Concert SeriesMiddlesex Community CollegeBedford, Massachusetts
Friday, October 29, 19998pm

Reminiscences and Reflections (1993-1998)by Larry Bell
Twelve Preludes and Fugues
Larry Bell, piano
V. Prelude in E Recitative
V. Fugue in E
VI. Prelude in F Sentimental Muse
VI. Fugue in F
VII. Prelude in F# Backward Glances
VII. Fugue in F#

Transformations by Kurt Leland
Stephen Katz, cello

From the Rainforest by Pamela J. Marshall
Ellen Donohue-Saltman, Myra Porter, Pamela Marshall, horns
I. Thrushes
II. Territory
III. Antbirds
IV. Dialog Among Tree Frogs

Prologue by Srephen James
Stephen James, piano

My Weekly Adventure by John Sarkissian
Seven piano studies for children
Stephen James, piano
1. Sunday: Mothers' Day
2. Monday: My Little Computer Mouse
3. Tuesday: What a Dream!
4. Wednesday: With Mom at the Supermarket
5. Thursday: Bouncing Off the Wall
6. Friday: Lullaby
7. Saturday: Riding in Dad's New Car

Empire of Lights by Erika M. Foin
Ellen Donohue-Saltman, horn  Karen Sauer, piano

Miniatures by Hayg Boyadjian
Ronald Haroutunian, bassoon  Stephen James, piano

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Seully Hall, Boston Conservatory,Boston, Massachusetts
Friday, October 1, 19998pm

Five Miniatures for Clarinet Solo by Andrew List
Peter Cokkinias, clarinet

Transformations by Kurt Leland
Stephen Katz, cello

Goujh Ara, Variants by Hayg Boyadjian
Rosanne Swire, flute David Santucci, violin

From the Rainforest by Pamela J. Marshall
Jeanne Paella, Myra Porter, Pamela Marshall, hornsI. Thrushes
II. Territory
III. Antbirds
IV. Dialog Among Tree Frogs

The Book of Moonlight by Larry Bell
Ayano Ninomiya, violin  Larry Bell, piano
I--On Approaching Carolina
1. Carolina Moon
2. Mr. Moonlight
3. O Holy Moon
II--Interlude
Mondschein III--On Leaving Carolina
1. Harvest Moon
2. Luna di Miele
3. Carolina Moon Revisited

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The First Parish Church of Lexington Summer Concert Series
Friday, June 18, 1999 at noon

Guest composer, Franz Schubert

Impromptu #2, Op. 90 (Eb major) by Franz Schubert
Stephen James, piano

Jazz-Inflected Etudes by Pamela J. Marshall
Natalo Paella, trumpet
1.Skyscape
2. Hearth
3. I Mourn

Windows by Stephen James
Richard Monroe, tenor  Stephen James, piano
I. Anthem for Doomed Youth
II. Mariposa
III. When You Are Old
IV. "how fortunate are you and i..."

Miniatures (#1, 2, 3, 6, and 9) by Hayg Boyadjian
Ronald Haroutunian, bassoon  Stephen James, piano

Impromptu #3, Op. 90 (Gb major) by Franz Schubert
Stephen James, piano

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Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA
Thursday, April 29, 19998pm

Mahler in Blue Lightby Larry Bell
Leonard Bretton, alto saxophone  Margaret Steen, cello  Noel McRobbie, piano
I. Fantasy and Fugue
II. Intermezzo
III. Variations on a Theme by Mahler
IV. Rondo Finale

Windows by Stephen James
Valerie Anastasio, soprano  Stephen James, piano
I. Anthem for Doomed Youth
II. Mariposa
III. When You Are Old
IV. "how fortunate are you and i..."

The Apostolic Rag by Anthony Barrese
Stephen James, piano

Hommage á Charles Ives by Hayg Boyadjian
Rosanne Swire, flute  Karen Oosterbaan, violin  Nikita Pogrebnoy, viola

Melete's Quest, excerptsfrom the opera by Pamela J. Marshall
Story by Cynthia Joyce Clay
Libretto by Cynthia Joyce Clay and Pamela J. Marshall
Valerie Anastasio - Melete (soprano)
Elizabeth Borg - The Advisor, Castilia (mezzo soprano)
Karen Sauer, piano
1. Mourning, The Advisor counsels Melete
2. Melete meets Castilia; Castilia's story; Breaking the pavement
3. Castilia's song of joy and incantation for Menene
4. Disappointment and onward

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St. Cecilia's Church, Boston, MA
Tuesday, February 23, 19998pm

Five Monologues by Steven Stalzer
Daniel Duncan, trumpet

Three Love Songs by Andrew List
D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano  Karen Sauer, piano
1. First Sonnet (from "The Portuguese") by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
2. Us by Peter Louis Morris
3. As a Dream Unfolding by Marc Weidershein

Eight Haiku by James Yannatos
Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flute

Resonances by Pamela J. Marshall
Daniel Duncan, trumpet  Greg Ridlington, alto saxophone
Richard Begel, Michael Schneider, trombones  Gary Wallen, percussion

Dangerous Banjo by Anthony Barrese
Brandon Seabrook, banjo

Cypriot Songs for Maria Jane by John Sarkissian
Penelope Bitzas, mezzo-soprano  Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flute
Nikita Pogrebnoy, viola  Emmanuel Feldman, cello
Juli Miller, harp  David Pichadze, conductor
1. I Peyotissa (the Woman from Peyia)
2. Traghoudhi tis sousas (Song of the Swing)
3. Traghoudhi tou ghamou (Wedding Song)
4. Kotchini trandafiyia mou (My Red Rose Tree)
5. To Yiasemin (the Jasmine)
6. Maroula mou (My Maroula)
7. Psintri vasilitcha mou (My Delicate Basil Plant)
8. Tillirkotissa (a Girl from Tillirka)
9. Aghapisa tin (I loved Her)

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Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA
Sunday, November 1, 19984pm

Miniatures by Hayg Boyadjian
Robin Leech, bassoon  Stephen James, piano

Jazz-Inflected Etudes by Pamela J. Marshall
Natalo Paella, trumpet

Violin Part by Anthony Barrese
David Santucci, violin

Dedication by Stephen James
David Santucci, violin  Stephen James, piano

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St. Paul's Church, Brookline Village, MA
Thursday, May 7, 19988pm

Elements by Pamela J. Marshall
Lisa Hennessy, flute  Kelly O'Connor, clarinet  Robin Leech, bassoon
David Santucci, violin  Elisa Birdseye, viola
1. Earth in Bloom
2. Air
3. Fire
4. Water

His Secret Audience by Michael Wartofsky
from The Mutual Friend, a chamber opera
Libretto by John Anderson, adapted from the novel by Frederick Busch
Kathryn Wright, soprano  Michael Wartofsky, piano

Unrest by Steven Stalzer
Stephen James, piano

The Betsy Song by Michael Wartofsky
Lyrics by Donna DiNovelli
Kathryn Wright, soprano  Michael Wartofsky, piano

Duo for Flute by Andrew List
Lisa Hennessy, flute  Ivana Lisak, piano

Pascal's Theorems by Pamela J. Marshall
Axiom Duo - Emmanuel Feldman, cello  Pascale Delache-Feldman, doublebass
1. Preserving the Rough Road
2. Darkness - Frozen Comet
3. Skipping Stones

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Cambridge Center for Adult Education
Thursday, March 26, 19988pm

My Weekly Adventure by John Sarkissian
John Sarkissian, piano
Seven piano studies for children
1. Sunday: Mothers' Day
2. Monday: My Little Computer Mouse
3. Tuesday: What a Dream!
4. Wednesday: With Mom at the Supermarket
5. Thursday: Bouncing Off the Wall
6. Friday: Lullaby
7. Saturday: Riding in Dad's New Car

Toccata for piano four hands by John Sarkissian
John Sarkissian, Aaron Jensen, piano

Meditations on a Green Earth by Steven Stalzer
Valerie Anastasio, soprano  Radmila Hvezda, piano

Prologue (1998) by Stephen James
Stephen James, piano

Sonata by Hayg Boyadjian
Nikita Pogrebnoy, viola
Andante lamentoso
Allegro molto animato e marcato

Excerpts from The Mutual Friend by Michael Wartofsky
Libretto by John Dennis Anderson
Ellen, Valerie Anastasio
Dickens, Christopher Marrion
Barbara, Rhoda Bernard
Piano, Michael Wartofsky
"Petal Plucked"
"Dickens and Barbara/Sikes-and-Nancy"

Seventh Heaven by Ross Moyer
Rosanne Swire, flute  Oran Etkin, clarinet  Nikita Pogrebnoy, viola

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brookline Village, MA
May 21, 1996

Saving Daylight Time: Songs from a Texas Border Town
by Special Guest Composer, David Patterson

Sextet
Terpsichore kai Dionysis
by Melika Fitzhugh

How Alan Lost His Head by Michael McLaughlin

Memories of Childhood for piano by John Sarkissian

A Polymodal Quintet by Steven D. Stalzer

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brookline Village, MA
November 8, 1996

Little Dora from the chamber opera Mutual Friend by Michael Wartofsky

Violin Duos by Katie Downs

Vignettes 1-6 for piano by Hayg Boyadjian

To Arnold S. for voice and piano by John Sarkissian

Two pieces from Unstuck in Time for oboe, cello, and piano by Steven Stalzer

Odessas 1-3 for piano by Hayg Boyadjian

Hoquet (Hiccup) for voice and piano by Hayg Boyadjian

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brookline Village, MA
November 16, 1995

Hey Meynis, or, The Wrath for 2 sopranos, oboe, saxophone, marimba, guitar by Melika Fitzhugh

Unrest for piano by Steven Stalzer

Thirteen Years from the chamber opera The Mutual Friend by Michael Wartofsky

Violin Duos by Katie Downs

Theme and Variations for Piano by John Sarkissian

Recombinant Cells for computer-generated tape by Steven Stalzer

Voces Nocturnae No. 2 by Vuk Kulenovic

Toccata B-A-C-H by Vuk Kulenovic

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brookline Village, MA
May 4, 1995

Excerpts from the chamber opera The Mutual Friend by Michael Wartofsky

Segments for flute and piano by Michael McLaughlin and Katie Down

Cypriot Songs for Maria Jane for voice, flute, viola, cello, harp by John Sarkissian

Five Modal and Polymodal Pieces for piano by Steven Stalzer

Ciao Manhattan for flute, viola, cello, piano by Lee Hyla

Espresso Molten for flute, clarinet, viola, cello, marimba by Steven Stalzer

Come Walk With Me, a song cycle by Michael Wartofsky

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