300 Years of Groove

300 Years of Groove

Violin phenom Kerson Leong opens with a burst of brilliance, leading a seamless, no-intermission journey from the radiant clarity of Johann Sebastian Bach through the shimmering virtuosity of Francisco Tárrega and Eugène Ysaÿe, while Charles Ives’ bold, experimental Piano Trio introduces unexpected twists along the way. The energy spills into Clancy Newman’s electrifying arrangements of Mark Ronson’s Uptown Funk and Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah for cello choir, before culminating in Ernő Dohnányi’s Sextet—a vibrant blend of Romantic sweep, wit, and a touch of shadow beneath its luminous surface.

Program:

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
Prelude

Kerson Leong, violin

 

FRANCISCO TÁRREGA (1852-1909)
Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Kerson Leong, violin

 

EUGÈNE YSAŸE (1858-1931)
Sonata No. 5, Op. 27, No. 5
Danse rustique

Kerson Leong, violin

 

CHARLES IVES (1874-1954)
Piano Trio, S. 86

Anthony Marwood, violin | Clancy Newman, cello | Zoltan Fejervari, piano

 

MARK RONSON (b. 1975) (arr. Clancy Newman)
Uptown Funk

Clancy Newman, cello

 

LEONARD COHEN (1934-2016) (arr. Clancy Newman)
Hallelujah
for three cellos

Clancy Newman | Brook Speltz | Oliver Herbert

 

ERNŐ DOHNÁNYI (1877-1960)
Sextet in C Major, Op. 37

Diana Cohen, violin | Jennifer Stumm, viola
Brook Speltz, cello | Jay Shankar, clarinet
Nikolette LaBonte, horn | Roman Rabinovich, piano