SOOFSER #3 IN BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALL, NYC

Czech Center New York presents "Sounds of Serendipity," a casual and intimate concert series curated by the Slovak-American composer/conductor Peter Breiner. The free concerts, known as Soofser for short (Sounds of Serendipity), feature new and emerging composers and performers with a strong connection to musical tradition and Czech musical culture.

Sounds of Serendipity's origin as a series of house concerts is reflected in the casual atmosphere and intimate seating format. Audience members may even enjoy refreshments during the concert.

Jozef Suk                                                     Piano Quartet in a minor, Op. 1                                                     

                                                                    Nicholas Pappone, violin

                                                                    Adam Matthes, viola

                                                                    Hyung Suk Bae, cello

                                                                    Candace Chien, piano

Milena Zhivotovskaya                                   Three Preludes for Piano                                                     

                                                                     Milena Zhivotovskaya, piano

Mieczyslaw Weinberg                                   Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

                                                                     I.Allegro

                                                                     II.Allegretto

                                                                     III.Adagio                                                                       

                                                                     Duo Ephelia                                                                       

                                                                     Amy Glover, Clarinet

                                                                     Milena Zhivotovskaya, piano

INTERMISSION

Leoš Janáček                                                Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs                                   

                                                                     Komu kytka

                                                                     Stálost

                                                                     Perečko

                                                                     Loučení

                                                                     Koníčky milého

                                                                     Yumi Tomsha, mezzo-soprano

                                                                     Shawn Chang, piano

Eliška Cílková                                                Rural Landscapes

                                                                     for  Clarinet, Violin and Piano                                                     

                                                                     Nicholas Pappone, violin

                                                                     Anna Royzman, piano

                                                                     Ed Matthew, clarinet

                                                                     WORLD PREMIERE

Shawn Chang                                                No Better Gift for Soprano and Piano                                   

                                                                      Jamie Jordon, soprano

                                                                      Shawn Chang, piano

                                                                      WORLD PREMIERE

Erwin Schulhoff                                              Duo for Violin and Cello                                                                       

                                                                      Natalia Lipkina,, violin

                                                                      Miho Zaitsu ,cello

Antonín Dvořák                                              Prsten from Moravské dvojzpěvy                                   

                                                                      Jamie Jordan, soprano

                                                                      Yumi Tomsha, mezzo-soprano

                                                                      Shawn Chang, piano