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AMERICAN VOICES

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Programming Update

Emily Levin and Ebonee Thomas present a

program that showcases the diverse and

unique voices of composers from the

Americas. Featuring works by Valerie

Coleman, Amy Beach, Astor Piazzolla, and

Vincent Persichetti, these perfectly paired

instruments will demonstrate a depth and

color that belie any saccharine-tinged

assumptions about the flute, the harp, and

their players.

Ebonee Thomas, flute

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Cézanne Quartet

Formed in 2014, the Cézanne Quartet is based in Dallas where they maintain an active performing career. From 2015-2017, they were named the Peak Fellowship Ensemble-in-Residence at SMU Meadows School of the Arts, becoming the first quartet chosen for the fellowship. At the 2015 Coltman Chamber Music Competition, they received Second Place Ensemble in the Senior Division, and in 2017, they were named Semi-Finalists at the Plowman Chamber Music Competition. The group has performed with Fine Arts Chamber Players, Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, Mimir Chamber Music Festival, Music in the Mountains Festival, Bridge the Gap Chamber Series, Meadows Virtuosi Players, Texas Christian University CelloFest, Open Classical Artist Series, Fort Worth Chamber Music Society, and Ensemble 75. They have collaborated with artists such as Andres Diaz, Matt Albert, Aviram Reichert, Lucille Chung, the Escher Quartet, and the Altius Quartet. Locally, they are frequent performers with the Avant Chamber Ballet, which presents shows at the Moody Performing Arts Center, NorthPark Center and throughout the DFW area, and this will be their second time presenting a concert with FACP. Recently, Cézanne celebrated the release of their first album titled

Retrospection, which includes works by contemporary American composer Kevin Puts, as well as the sixth and final quartets written by Felix Mendelssohn and Béla Bartók. Recorded in the beautiful Caruth Auditorium on the SMU campus, it is available for streaming on Spotify. The quartet is named after the French impressionist painter Paul Cézanne because of the first work the group studied together: the French impressionist composer Claude Debussy's String Quartet in G minor.

Christie Vela

Christie Vela is a director, actor, and producer of theater who has called Dallas home since 1993. Ms. Vela has worked all over the Metroplex and currently serves as Associate Artistic Director at Theatre Three. She is an artistic company member at Kitchen Dog Theatre and Second Thought Theatre, and is a founding member of the Diane and Hal Brierly Resident Acting Company at The Tony Award Winning Dallas Theater Center. Ms. Vela also directs film and enjoys

talking about horror movies and the wealth of delicious tacos available in Dallas via her podcast “Terror and Tacos.”

She has directed the film Final Dress which is to be released in 2021.

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A Note on the Program from Artistic Director Emily Levin

Welcome to you all, and happy 2021! As a brief respite from the chaos of the world, I am very excited to share

today’s program with you, which offers you the genius of Beethoven alongside the Queen of Crime, Agatha

Christie. Combining music and literature is a passion of mine (my album Something Borrowed explores this

theme), and today’s concert is for music lovers and bookworms alike. The wonderful Cézanne Quartet returns to the FACP stage, joined by actress Christie Vela, and while I shouldn’t have favorites, I believe this is one of the highlights of our season. Get out your magnifying glass, and let’s solve a mystery!

About the Concert

Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 95, nicknamed “Serioso,” is the last of Beethoven’s middle period

quartets. This piece is full of angst and tumult, apparent from the very beginning in the fiery unison opening. Sudden pauses, surprising harmonies, and abrupt changes of mood characterize this piece, and the odd ending in a major key only underlines the twisted nature of the music.

As the music unfolds its drama, Christie Vela reads the text of Agatha Christie’s short story “A Christmas Tragedy.” Featuring the talents of Miss Jane Marple, a centenarian Victorian with a fondness for knitting and a “mind like a kitchen sink,” the intrigue and drama of the plot are mirrored in the music. As Miss Marple narrates in her gentle, sometimes

rambling way, she tells of her holiday in a hotel resort. It comes as no surprise that where Miss Marple goes, murder soon follows.

I sat down with Beethoven’s score and the short story and looked for points of natural pause that would allow for

music to transition to text, and vice versa. I also paid attention to the musical drama, and tried to align it with the murder. There is no better piece to frame a murder mystery than this string quartet, and the result is an incredible fusion of words and music.

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String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor Op. 95, "Serioso"

I. Allegro con brio

II. Allegretto ma non troppo

III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso

IV. Larghetto espressivo; Allegretto agitato; Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven

(1770

1827)

Incorporated throughout the musical performance

“A Christmas Tragedy”

Agatha Christie

(1890

1976)

Cézanne Quartet

Eleanor Dunbar, violin

Lauren Haseltine, violin

Steven Juarez, viola

Elizabeth White, cello

and Christie Vela

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Founder’s Circle ($3,000+)

Anonymous

Virginia & Robert Dupuy Fanchon & Howard Hallam Norma & Don Stone

Artist’s Circle ($1,000-$2,999) Delia Duson

Larry & Lori Hutchison Cindy Karm

Judy & John Muscarella Stephen Penrose Susan & John Poulton

Rogene Russell & Doug Howard Deborah Mashburn & David Boddie Enika & Richard Schulze

Sally Smith*

Nancy & John Solana Daniel Stampfel Cindy & Arthur Vaughn Michael & Don Welsh Karen & Jim Wiley Anne Witherspoon Celeste Yeager

Benefactor ($500-$999) Catherine & Eric Barr Steven Engwall Advised Fund

Rita Sue & Alan Gold Philanthropic Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation

Barbara & Peter Grenier Emily Guthrie

The Louise W. Kahn Endowment Fund of The Dallas Foundation

Steve Li James Mulligan Rebecca & Brad Todd Amy & Alan Vanderneut

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* Deceased

Patron ($250-$499) Ben Alvord

Robert L. Brielmaier Mary & G. Timothy Hardin John Fox Holt, III

Alexander Kerr Theresa & Jeff Kurz Jessie Makil Alex McDonald Judy & Mike McIlwain Eileen & Rudy Moras W. Paul Radman Michael B. Ray

Wilfred & Nancy Roberts Suzanne & James Robertson Wendy Struck

Bill Woster

Supporter ($100-$249) Timothy Anderson Jane Linn Aten J. Lee Baldwin Lorlee Bartos

John Bassler

Carla & Larry Carnes Claudia Choi

Mark L. Cohen Betty Taylor Cox Carol Crowe Louise Delano Wei Dong Joel Emanuel Tony Farrer

Foerch Family Charitable Fund Bob Forner

Marcia & John Richard Hawley Michael Hazel

Angela Hendricks

Wanda Wilson & Rick Holt Carolyn & Glenn Hood Trina Johnson

Sally King Charitable Fund Helen Lee

Michael Legacy Harriet Little

Yann Maa

LuAnne & Richard Malnory Anne Mattice

Marcy & David McDonald Leo McPherson

Margaret Moore Kim Noltemy Nathan Olson Charles Price

Noel David Pullum & Darryl P. Clement Sonja Bilger Romanowski

Karen Schnackenberg Eileen Shibata Elizabeth Shorey Nancy Shutt Sue & Barry Slotnick Melanie Smith Janet & Bill Spruce Joanna St. Angelo Marcella Stark Helen Stettler Bob Stoller Mark Stoltz

Robert Brandt Taylor Cindy & Fred Tibbals Laurie & Rob Tranchin Suzanna Veldhuis Terrence Wagner Michael Wilson Joyce & Glenn Wittig Katie Wolber Keitha Wright Aileen & Carl Yang

Matching Gift Programs Bank of America

ExxonMobil Hewlett Packard Hunt Cares Campaign LPL Financial

Toyota

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Donors as of deadline. Please contact FACP with questions or updates:

music@fineartschamberplayers.org

Online: Visit FineArtsChamberPlayers.org/donate or scan the QR code on the back of this program.

Mail: Checks can be mailed to FACP at 3630 Harry Hines Blvd., #302 / Dallas 75219. Please note, we are experiencing a month delay in mail while our office building remains closed.

Shopping: Loyalty cards at Tom Thumb and Kroger can benefit Fine Arts Chamber Players.

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Special Thanks to Christie Vela

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Board of Directors

Anne Witherspoon,

President

Cindy Vaughn,

Treasurer

Cindy Karm,

Secretary

Patricio Gallo

Daniel Stampfel

Donald J. Stone

Barbara Sypult

Subhashini Tripuraneni

Celeste Yeager

Advisory Board

Sue S. Bancroft

Howard Hallam

Larry Hutchison

Lori Hutchison

Jessie Makil

Staff

Emily Levin

Hallam Family Concerts Artistic Director

Alex McDonald

Basically Beethoven Festival Director

Emily Guthrie

Executive Director

Co-Founder

Rogene Russell

Mission Statement

To enrich and enhance the quality of life of

North Texas area residents, especially families

and children, through free concerts of classical

music and educational activities

All FACP programs are free,

but we need your support

to keep them that way.

Visit

www.FineArtsChamberPlayers.org/donate

Or scan this QR code with your smartphone’s camera.

3630 Harry Hines Blvd., Ste. 302 | Dallas, Texas 75219 | 214-520-2219 music@fineartschamberplayers.org | www.FineArtsChamberPlayers.org

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