Leonard Bernstein Centenary Celebration

No tickets or advance reservations are required. Seating is general admission and first-come, first-served.

Performers

David Shifrin, clarinet (’71)
Dominic Armstrong, tenor (’09)
Jiacheng Xiong, piano
Zorá String Quartet

Repertoire

Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)

David Shifrin, clarinet
Jiacheng Xiong, piano

“Extinguish my eyes” from Two Love Songs by Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
“I’ve been Afraid” from A Quiet Place
“So Pretty”
“When My Soul Touches Yours” from Two Love Songs
“My Twelve Tone Melody”
“Dream with Me” from Peter Pan

Dominic Armstrong, tenor
Jiacheng Xiong, piano

Sextet for Piano, Clarinet, and String Quartet by Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
Allegro vivace
Lento
Finale: precise and rhythmic

David Shifrin, clarinet
Zorá String Quartet
Jiacheng Xiong, piano

INTERMISSION

Lullaby by George Gershwin (1898–1937)

Zorá String Quartet

Songs and Dances (from West Side Story) by Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
arr. John B Hedges
Something’s Coming
Dance at the Gym
Maria
Ballet Sequence- Somewhere

Dominic Armstrong, tenor
David Shifrin, clarinet
Zorá String Quartet
Jiacheng Xiong, piano

“Songs and Dances” is commissioned by the Curtis Institute of Music for Curtis on Tour in celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s Centenary.