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Professor of Cello Uri Vardi and Professor of Piano Christopher Taylor present two Brahms cello sonatas and a set of six Brahms lieder.
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A Brahms Evening
Uri Vardi, cello
Christopher Taylor, piano

Digital Program

Sonata for Piano and Violincello in F major, op. 99      Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Allegro vivace
Adagio affettuoso
Allegro passionato
Allegro molto

Six Songs (Sechs Lieder) Arrangement for Violincello and Piano    Johannes Brahms
Minnelied (Lovesong) op. 71/5
Feldeinsamkeit (In Summer Fields) op. 86/2
Wie Melodien (Like Melodies) op. 105/1
Sapphische Ode (Sapphic Ode) op. 94/4
Wiegenlied (Lullaby) op. 49/4
Liebestreu (True Love) op. 3/1

Intermission

Sonata for Piano and Violincello in e minor, op. 38    Johannes Brahms
Allegro non troppo (1833-1897)
Allegretto quasi Menuetto/Trio
Allegro

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The Chicago Arabic Music Ensemble

Amro Helmy, oud/vocals
Majed Abu Ajamia, qanun/vocals
Kim Fleuchaus, nay/flute
Hannah Vis, cello
Don Skoog, percussion

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Arabic music is thought to be exotic, foreign to the ear, yet it is one of the roots of the Western tradition, distinct yet inseparable from the music of Europe and the New World. CAME explores the songs, the instruments, the styles, and most importantly, the people who make the beautiful sounds of the Arabic world to reveal the shared musical history of East and West.

CAME’s talented artists demonstrate the nay—a haunting-toned cane flute, the cello, the oud—a forerunner of the guitar, the kanun—a finger-plucked zither, as well as the riqq (tambourine), tar (frame drum), and tabla (goblet drum) that became the percussion instruments of the European orchestra.

Their audience-tailored presentations explore styles from different Arabic regions, then examine the poetry of the lyrics, the scale system and rhythmic modes so central to the music. But most importantly they bring to life the many peoples of the Arabic world, to tell their stories and hear their voices reflected in our own. In this time of mistrust CAME builds bridges of understanding through music, a language common to us all.

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This project is generously supported by the Vilas Trust.