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Malibu Coast Music Festival Schedule 2009
Champagne Gala Opening Concert

Tuesday August 18th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture (MAHMA)
Great Room

"A Scented Garden of Music: Summer Melodies"

Scott Hosfeld, Distinguished Speaker

floral
pastel on paper by Martha Thatcher

The world-class artists of the Malibu Coast Music Festival present an evening of music,
poetry and silent film, inspired by the strains of summer.
Join us for champagne amidst a garden of friends.



PROGRAM

George Gershwin: Summertime
Franz Schubert: String Quartet in a minor
Maria Newman: Ancient Airs and Dances (World Premiere)


INTERMISSION


Bohuslav Martinu: Rossini Variations
Ludwig van Beethoven: Kreutzer Sonata


FEATURED FESTIVAL ARTISTS:
Maria Newman and Maia Zander, violin
Scott Hosfeld, Maria Newman, Steven Zander, viola
Paula Hochhalter and Eric Kutz, cello
Kris Wildman, soprano
Wendy Prober and Miko Kominami, piano




A Feast for the Ears and Eyes
Silent Film, Chamber Ballet, Chamber Music and More!


Thursday August 20th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture  (MAHMA)
Great Room and Indoor/Outdoor Festival Space

rat
charcoal on paper by Isabella Thatcher


PROGRAM

Franz Schubert: Impromptus for Solo Piano
Robert Schumann: Quintet for Piano and Strings

INTERMISSION

Maria Newman: “Lamorna Variations”
(World Premiere Chamber Ballet)
Maria Newman: “The Gibson Goddess” (Silent Short Film Short West Coast Premiere)


FEATURED FESTIVAL ARTISTS:
Hal Ott, flute
Maria Newman, Tarn Travers, Steven Zander and Maia Zander, violin
Scott Hosfeld, viola
Paula Hochhalter and Eric Kutz, cello
Miko Kominami and Wendy Prober, piano

The Malibu Coast Chamber Ballet:
Sarah Jayne Simon and Nicole Hindin, prima ballerinas
Martha Thatcher, Stephanie Newman and Sarah Rosenberg, demi-soloists
Isabella Thatcher, youth demi-soloist
Samuel Thatcher, guest appearance

Adrianna Fiori, Director and Choreographer








"Friday Evening Summer Soiree"
Friday August 21st, 2009 at 7:30 pm

Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture (MAHMA)
Great Room

"Saturday Evening Summer Soiree"
Saturday August 22nd, 2009 at 7:30 pm

Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture (MAHMA)
Great Room



pastel on paper by Carla Marlenee Bates


PROGRAM

Alfred Newman: American Songs Without Words
Georg Philipp Telemann: Tafel-Musik for Flute, Two Violins and Cello
Maria Newman: Peccavi Duo for Cello and Piano (WORLD PREMIERE)
(Commissioned by Guy Johnson of Decorah, Iowa,
 for the Murasaki Duo)

INTERMISSION

Robert Strassburg: Tercentenary Suite for Viola and Piano
Robert Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings


FEATURED FESTIVAL ARTISTS:
Hal Ott, flute
Steven Zander, Maia Zander, Tarn Travers and Maria Newman violin
Scott Hosfeld, viola     Eric Kutz, cello
Miko Kominami and Wendy Prober, piano




"In the Wake of a Tormented Mind"


Monday August 24th, 2009 7:30 pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture
Great Room

turtle
pastel on paper by Isabella Thatcher


PROGRAM

Bohuslav Martinu: Duo for Violin and Cello

Alberto Ginastera: Pampeana No. 2

Robert Schumann: Scherzo from the Piano Quintet
Lowell Liebermann: Sonata for Flute and Piano


INTERMISSION

Francis Poulenc: "La Dame de Monte Carlo" for Soprano and Piano
Maria Newman: "The Happy Prince" for Violin and Metered Spoken Voice




FEATURED FESTIVAL ARTISTS:
Hal Ott, flute
Tarn Travers, Maria Newman and Steven Zander, violin
Scott Hosfeld, viola
Eric Kutz, cello
Miko Kominami and Peter Longworth, piano
Wendy Prober, narrator

and

Featuring the paintings of Los Angeles fine artist:
Miles Lewis





"Old Fashioned Fish Fry"
Tuesday August 25th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture (MAHMA)
Great Room and Indoor/Outdoor Festival Space



PROGRAM



Lowell Liebermann: Sonata for Flute and Piano
Johannes Brahms: Klavierstucke, Opus 76
Francis Poulenc: "La Dame de Monte Carlo" for Soprano and Piano
Antonin Dvorak: Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola
Leonard
Bernstein: "Glitter and be Gay"  for Soprano and Piano (from the opera, "Candide")

INTERMISSION

Maria Newman: “Lamorna Variations” (World Premiere Chamber Ballet)


FEATURED FESTIVAL ARTISTS:
Hal Ott, flute
Maria Newman, Maia Zander and Tarn Travers, violin
Scott Hosfeld, viola
Paula Hochhalter, cello
Wendy Prober, Miko Kominami and Peter Longworth, piano
The Malibu Coast Chamber Ballet

 
Sarah Jayne Simon and Nicole Hindin, prima ballerinas
Adrianna Fiori, Director and Choreographer




"A Night at the Not-So-Silent Movies"

Distinguished Speaker: Hugh Munro Neely
Thursday August 27th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture (MAHMA)
Great Room and Indoor/Outdoor Festival Space

CO-HOSTED BY BACARDI
AND SPONSORED BY CommCinema


PROGRAM

Bohuslav Martinu: Duo for Violin and Cello
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 209 for Soprano, Flute and String Quartet
Speakers Elaina Archer and Hugh Munro Neely: “Of Stars and Orphans”

INTERMISSION

“Daddy Long Legs” Restored 1919 Vintage Silent Movie
for Piano Quintet and Percussion with Silent Film
Starring Mary Pickford    


FEATURED FESTIVAL ARTISTS
Maria Newman, Peter Kent, Steven Zander, Tarn Travers and Maia Zander, violin
Scott Hosfeld, viola
Paula Hochhalter and Eric Kutz, cello
Hal Ott, flute
Wendy Prober, piano







"Friday Evening Seaside Salon"

Friday August 28th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture (MAHMA)
Great Room

"Saturday Evening Seaside Salon"
Saturday August 29th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture (MAHMA)
Great Room


pastel on paper by Carla Marlenee Bates




PROGRAM

Johannes Brahms: Sonata in A Major, Opus 100 for Piano and Violin
Maria Newman: "Pactus" for Soprano, Two Violas, and Piano
(Commissioned by Evelyn French Moyer and Dr. Geoffrey Moyer)

INTERMISSION

Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet in c minor 



FEATURED FESTIVAL ARTISTS
Maria Newman, violin
Scott Hosfeld and Maria Newman, viola
Andrew Shulman, cello
Peter Longworth and Wendy Prober, piano





"FANTASTIC FESTIVAL FINALE!"
Sunday August 30th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture (MAHMA)
Indoor/Outdoor Festival Space

SPONSORED BY SADDLE PEAK LODGE

The Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra and Soloists
Scott Hosfeld, Music Director and Conductor

flower bird

photo by Juan Tallo
of Scott Hosfeld and the MCCO

PROGRAM

Alfred Newman: "20th Century Fox Fanfare"
George Gershwin: "Summertime"
Ernest Bloch: "From Jewish Life" for Cello and String Orchestra
CPE Bach: Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra
Maria Newman: Concerto for Three Violins, String Orchestra and Soprano
(Commissioned by the Cortes Festival)


INTERMISSION

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto “The Elvira Madigan” - Adagio
Samuel Barber: Sonata for Solo Piano
Leonard Bernstein: "Glitter and be Gay" for Soprano and Piano (from the opera, "Candide")
Scott Joplin: Solace "A Mexican Serenade"  for Solo Piano


FEATURED FESTIVAL SOLOISTS
Kris Wildman, soprano
Maria Newman, Tarn Travers and Steven Zander, violin soloists
Eric Kutz, cello soloist
Hal Ott, flute soloist
Peter Longworth and Wendy Prober, piano soloists



Festival Encore:

"A Late, Late Night at the No-So-Silent Movies"

Sunday August 30th, 2009 at 10:30 pm 
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture (MAHMA)
Indoor/Outdoor Festival Space

Scott Hosfeld, Distinguished Speaker

Co-sponsored by BACARDI
and CommCinema

 
“Tom Sawyer” (1917)
Starring Jack Pickford (45 minutes)
With Live Musical Score


FEATURED FESTIVAL ARTISTS:
Maria Newman, violin
Hal Ott, recorder and percussion
Scott Hosfeld, Distinguished Speaker




SPECIAL EVENTS

Friday September 11th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Sponsored by Scott Hosfeld and Maria Newman

Sunday September 13th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Sponsored by CommCinema


Friday, September 11 at 7:30 pm:

“In Remembrance”
Montgomery Arts House Great Room

Featuring Beethoven’s inimitable
String Quartet Opus 132



 

Sunday, September 13 at 7:00 pm:
 
“A Night at the Not-So-Silent Movies"
Montgomery Arts House Indoor/Outdoor Festival Space

Featuring members of the
Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra
performing

"The Heart O’ the Hills” (1919)
Starring Mary Pickford


Our charming evening under the stars will open with a delightful chamber ballet short

featuring the
Malibu Coast Chamber Ballet.


FEATURED FESTIVAL ARTISTS:

Kris Wildman, soprano
Maria Newman, violin
Steven Zander, violin
Scott Hosfeld, viola
Paula Hochhalter  cello
Wendy Prober, piano

The Malibu Coast Chamber Ballet:
Sarah Jayne Simon and Nicole Hindin, prima ballerinas
Martha Thatcher, Stephanie Newman and Sarah Rosenberg, demi-soloists
Isabella Thatcher, youth demi-soloist
Samuel Thatcher, guest appearance

Adrianna Fiori, Director and Choreographer







To make a reservation
for one of our world class concerts:

Please call:
(310) 589-0295

Or make a reservation online

on the form listed on the "Reservations" page.


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THE MALIBU FRIENDS OF MUSIC


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