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From the Top
Thursdays & Sundays, 11am
Program Website: http://www.fromthetop.org/
 From
the Top is a performance showcase for America’s best young classical
musicians, from ages 9-18, celebrating their commitment to music and the
arts. Acclaimed pianist Christopher O’Riley proves that he is “young
at heart” as an egalitarian host. The program provides a platform
for young artists to present themselves, share their passion, and develop
into cultural leaders.
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August 26 (repeated August 29)
Boston, MA
From the Top broadcasts from its hometown concert hall at New England
Conservatory with the inspiring story of a 17-year-old pianist from Washington,
D.C. and the energetic Boston Children's Chorus.
Repertoire:
Mackenzie Hammel, harp, age 17 from Cincinnati, OH performs VI. Seguidilla,
VII. Tango and VIII. Rumba from Suite of Eight Dances by Carlos Salzedo
Aaron Wolff, cello, age 15 from Newton Center, MA performs Hungarian Rhapsody
by David Popper
Alison Beskin, flute, age 18 from Atlanta, GA performs III. Animé
from Sonatine by Henri Dutilleux
Clifton Williams, piano, age 17 from Washington, D.C., a From the Top
Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist, performs Suggestion Diabolique by Sergei
Prokofiev
Boston Children's Chorus, under the direction of Anthony Trecek-King performs
"Como tú" by Alberto Grau
Boston Children's Chorus, under the direction of Anthony Trecek-King and
accompanied by Clifton Williams performs "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
September 2 (repeated September 5)
Kea'au, HI
From the Top takes residence on the big island of Hawaii for this episode.
We meet a slack-key guitarist from Hawaii island who loves the surf and
music culture of his island home and a oboe, bassoon and piano trio bring
the music of Poulenc to life.
Repertoire:
Aris Doike, cello, age 17 from Honolulu, Oahu, performing Requiebros by
Gaspar Cassado
Lilia Xie, flute, age 16 from Holmdel, NJ performing IV. Allegro con moto
from Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 94 by Robert Muczynski
Evan Lin, piano, age 14 from Pearl City, Oahu performing IV. Vivace from
Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14 by Sergei Prokofiev
Sean Robbins, slack key guitar, age 16 from Pahoa, Hawaii performing "Ku'u
Ipo Onaona" by Maddy Lam
Trio Vivo featuring -- Lauren Williams, oboe, age 17 from Northbrook,
IL; Quinn Delaney, bassoon, age 18 from Wilmette, IL; Frank Wu, piano,
age 16 from Buffalo Grove, IL -- performing I. Presto from Trio for Oboe,
Bassoon and Piano by Francis Poulenc
September 9 (repeated September 12)
Boston, MA
From the Top teams up with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops, featuring
a champion accordionist, a cellist who recently collaborated with Yo Yo
Ma, and a young composer whose symphony is performed by "America's
Orchestra."
Repertoire:
Umi Garrett, piano, age 9, from Aliso Viejo, California performing Mozart's
Piano Concerto No. 23
Michael Bridge, bayan, age 16 from Alberta, Canada performing Czárdás
by Monti
Gabriel Cabezas, cello, age 17, performing Shostakovich Cello Concerto
No. 1 in E-flat, Opus 107.
Michelle Lee, violin, age 17 from Dublin, California performing Kreisler's
Tambourin Chinois, arranged by Bill Brohn
Boston Pops Orchestra perform Symphony No.1 in C minor by Jeremiah Klarman,
age 17 from Chestnut Hill, MA
Septemer 16 (repeated September 19)
Santa Barbara, CA
From the Top features talented young musicians from California including
a tiny 9-year-old pianist and an award-winning 17-year-old soprano.
Repertoire:
Kevin McAtee, flute, age 17 from Oxnard, CA performing I. Allegro maestoso
from Concerto No. 1 in G major, K.313 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Umi Garrett, piano, age 9 from Aliso Viejo, CA performing "Gnomenreigen"
(Dance of the Gnomes), by Franz Liszt
Jonathan Miron, violin, age 17 from New York, NY performing "The
Fountain of Arethusa" from Myths, Three Poems for Violin and Piano
by Karol Szymanowski
Kara Sainz, soprano, age 17 from Temecula, CA, Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist,
performing "Voi Che Sapete" from The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
Soleil Trio featuring -- Kenneth Renshaw, violin, age 16 from San Francisco,
CA, Will Chow, cello, age 16 from Los Altos, CA and Rieko Tsuchida, piano,
age 15 from Mill Valley, CA -- performing Verano Porteño (Summer)
from The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla, arr. José
Bragato.
September 23 (repeated September 26)
Gettysburg, PA
From the Top kicks off the Gettysburg Festival with a prize-winning quartet
from Chicago playing Bartók and a teenage tuba player from Georgia.
Repertoire:
Sodienye Finebone, tuba, age 18 from Smyrna, GA, Jack Kent Cooke Young
Artist, performing III. Allegro giocoso from Concerto for Tuba by Edward
Gregson
Elaine Kang, violin, age 16 from Port Matilda, PA, performing Carmen Fantasy
by Pablo de Sarasate
Kathryn Westerlund, cello, age 13 from Lebanon, PA, Performing II. Allegro
from Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40 by Shostakovich
Hyung-Do Kim, piano, age 14 from Palisades Park, NJ
Emerald Quartet (Marko Dreher, coach; Music Institute of Chicago) performing
V. Allegro molto from String Quartet No. 4 by Béla Bartók.
The Emerald Quartet features Clayton Penrose-Whitmore, violin, age 17
from Evanston, IL, Kenneth Jones-Madrid, violin, age 17 from Evanston,
IL, Ethan Hoppe, viola, age 18 from Chicago, IL, and Alexander Hersh,
cello, age 16 from Chicago, IL.
September 30 (repeated October 3)
Boston, MA
From the Top continues its 10th Anniversary celebration at its home concert
hall at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall with a return appearance
from alumnus Matthew Muckey, now Associate Principal Trumpet of the New
York Philharmonic, and we hear two stories of young immigrants coming
to America.
Repertoire:
Bobby Chen, cello, age 18 from Newton, MA performing Pezzo Capriccioso
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Gergana Haralampieva, violin, age 16 from Norwood, MA, Jack Kent Cooke
Young Artist, performing Variations on a Theme of Corelli by Fritz Kreisler
Phuong Nghi Pham, piano, age 14 from Dorchester, MA, Jack Kent Cooke Young
Artist, performing Andante & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 by Felix Mendelssohn
Matthew Muckey, Associate Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic,
10th Anniversary Alumni Performer performing II. Adagio religioso from
Concerto in F minor, Op. 18 by Oskar Boehme, accompanied by Christopher
O'Riley, piano
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, Federico Cortese, music director, performing
Overture to Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
October 7 (repeated October 10)
St. Paul, MN
From the Top comes from the Young Artists World Piano Festival in St.
Paul, MN, with a program that shows off the piano and all of its facets,
from a solo performance of Chopin by a 9-year-old pianist to a two piano-eight
hand finale of Smetana performed by Christopher O'Riley and three teens.
Repertoire:
William Yang, piano, age 9, from Eden Praire, MN, performing Scherzo No.1
in B minor, Op. 20by Frédéric Chopin
Kenny Broberg, piano, age 16, from Minneapolis, and John-Henry Crawford,
cello, age 17 from Shreveport, LA, performing T Sonata No.2 for Cello
and Piano in F major, Op. 99by Johannes Brahms
Cindy Lu, piano, age 14, and sister Serena Lu, piano, age 12, from Blaine,
MN, performing Sonata in D Major, K.448 I. Allegro con spirito by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart.
Aurailea Trio featuring Nora Scheller, violin, age 17 from St. Peter,
MN; Jocelyn Schendel, cello, age 18 from Brooklyn Center, MN, and Colton
Peltier, piano, age 15 from Hastings, MN, performing the Piano Trio in
A minor, I. Modéré by Maurice Ravel
Sonata in One Movement for 8 Hands in E minor, JB 1:47, by Bedrich Smetana
on two-pianos with eight-hands featuring: Christopher O'Riley, Reed Tetzloff,
piano, age 18 from Bloomington, MN, Leo Wexler-Mann, piano, age 17, from
St. Paul, MN, Leeza Ali, piano, age 16, from Mendota Heights, MN.
October 14 (repeated October 17)
Burlington, VT
From the Top's line-up of outstanding performers includes a 21-year-old
alumna returning to our stage after winning last year's Metropolitan Opera
National Council Audition, an 11-year-old cellist performs a piece by
François Francoeur, and a local teenage composer shares his piece
for bassoon quartet.
Reprtoire:
Cellist Leland Ko, 11, from Weston, MA, performs I. Adagio cantabile and
II. Allegro vivo from Sonata in E major by François Francoeur
Pianist and Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist JeeHae Ahn, 18, from Seoul, South
Korea, performs Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 by Franz Liszt
Soprano and 10th Anniversary Alumni Performer Nadine Sierra, from Delray
Beach, FL, performs "Ah, Je veux vivre!" from Romeo et Juliette
by Charles Gounod
The Bassooniacs (bassoonists Debra Egan, 16, from East Waterboro, ME,
and Emily Olmstead, 16, Westbrook, ME, Emma Shapiro, 17, from North Waterboro,
ME, and composer/bassoonist and Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Tim Woos,
17, from New Haven, VT) perform movements V and VII from Suite for Bassoon
Quartet by Tim Woos
The Vermont Youth Orchestra performs III. Ritmico Con Brio from Concerto
for Percussion and Orchestra by Joseph Schwantner, conducted by Andrew
Massey
October 21 (repeated October 24)
Highlight Show
From the Top's highlights show centers around "The Big Story,"
featuring not only superb musical performances by young people, but stories
from each of these kids that are unusually compelling. You'll hear about
a French horn player who has overcome the tragedy of teenage gang warfare
to thrive in classical music, a 14-year-old pianist with an amazing tale
of American generosity, and more.
Repertoire:
Pianist and Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Dasha Bukhartseva, 14, from Odessa,
Ukraine, performs "Autumn Leaves" by Oleg Polevoy and "Toccata"
by Vitaly Filipenk
French horn player and Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Eliodoro Vallecillo,
16, from Santa Cruz, CA, performs Morceau de concert by Camille Saint-Saëns
Harpist and and Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Sage Po, 15, from Camptonville,
CA, performs III. Sarabande and IV. Courante from Classical Suite for
Harp Alone by Lynne Wainwright Palmer
Guitarist Kimani Griffin, 17, from Winston-Salem, NC, performs Aquarelle
Suite, Mvt. II by Segei Assad
Trio Vita (violinist Ryan Murphy, 15; cellist Stanley Moore, 16; and pianist
Brian Chang, 17) from Chicago, IL, performs Trio for Violin, Cello and
Piano in G, Op. 15, Finale: Presto by Bedrich Smetana
Cellist David Requiro, 17, from Natick, MA, performs Requiebros by Gaspar
Cassado.
October 28 (repeated October 31)
Portland, ME
From the Top's line up of outstanding performers includes two sisters
from Maine performing from Bach's Double Violin Concerto, a 14-year-old
harpist from New Hampshire who was originally attracted to her instrument
through an inexplicable force, and a fantastic trumpet trio who join members
of the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra for an exuberant grand finale.
Repertoire:
Cellist Clark Pang, 14, from Orinda, CA, performs II. Adagio from Cello
Sonata, Op. 6 by Samuel Barber
Pianist Will Bristol, 17, from Freeport, ME, performs IV. Toccata from
Sonata No. 1, Op. 25 by Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee
Violinists Josie Davis, 18, and Sophie Davis, 15, from Waldoboro, ME,
perform II. Largo ma non tanto from Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043 ("Double
Concerto") by Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpist Anna DeLoi, 14, from Plaistow, NH, performs Valse by Arnold Bax
Trumpet Trio (trumpeters Acadia Kocher, 16, from Columbia, MD; Dominic
Favia, 16, from Vienna, VA; and Michael Harper, 17, from Annapolis, MD),
double bassist Dominic Sbrega, 18, from Portland, ME, and percussionists
Thomas Bennett, 17, from Gorham, ME, and Spencer Kilgour, 17, from South
Berwick, ME, perform the traditional Chiapanecas, arranged by Rafael Mendez
November 4 (repeated November 7)
Davenport, IA
TBA
November 11 (repeated November 14)
Iowa City, Iowa
From the Top features a 14-year-old pianist from nearby Coralville performing
Chopin, an 18-year-old from Ann Arbor, Michigan who plays the flute for
reasons of the heart, and a teenage trombone quartet from Chicago who
brings the house down with a raucous finale.
Repertoire:
Cellist Allan Steele, 16, from Chicago, IL, performs IV. Allegro from
the Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in D minor, Op.40, by Dmitri Shostakovich
Pianist Thomas Burrill, 14, from Coralville, IA, performs I. Grave - Doppio
movimento from Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.35 by Frederic Chopin
Flutist and Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Meekyoung Lee, 18, from Ann Arbor,
MI, performs I. Allegro aperto from Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Harpist Katherine Siochi, 16 from Iowa City, IA, and cellist Andrew Altmaier,
16 from Riverside, IA, perform Thoughts of a Wistful Heart by composer
Jeremiah Siochi, 17, from Iowa City, IA
The Bone Rangers (trombonists Jake Mezera, 14, from Tinley Park, IL; Joe
Krantz, 18, from Hoffman Estates, IL, Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Douglas
Meng, 16, from Tinley Park, IL; and Tanner Jackson, 14, from Tinley Park,
IL) from the Merit School of Music perform III. Veloce-Ignoblimente from
the Sonata for Trombones by Simon Wills
November 18 (repeated November 21)
Boston, MA
TBA
November 25 (repeated November 28)
Ames, Iowa
From the Top's outstanding performers include a 16-year-old pianist from
Massachusetts performing the music of Igor Stravinsky, an incredible octet
from Ohio performing Mendelssohn, and a young oboist who has an unusually
challenging relationship with her high school band director - he's her
dad!
Repertoire:
Violist Caroline Weeks, 18, from Des Moines, IA, performs I. Impetuoso;
poco agitato from Sonata for Viola and Piano by Rebecca Clarke
Oboist Bryanne Presley, 18 from Nevada, IA, performs I. Rondo Pastorale
from Concerto in A minor for Oboe and Strings by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Pianist Kong Qi, 16, from Shenzhen, China, performs I. Danse Russe from
Three Movements from Petrushka by Igor Stravinsky
Saxophonist and 10th Anniversary Alumni Performer Keitaro Harada from
Tuscon, AZ, performs Adios Nonino by Astor Piazzolla
Octet Abbraccio (violinist Heeyeon Chung, 17; violinist Kaho Sugawara,
16; violinist Claire Watkins, 17; violinist Eva Kennedy, 15; violist and
Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Meredith Kufchak, 16; violist and Jack Kent
Cooke Young Artist Rachel Kufchak, 18; cellist Ruthie Cordray, 17; cellist
Kyle Price, 17) from Columbus, OH, performs IV. Presto from the Octet
in E-flat Major, Op.20 by Felix Mendelssohn
December 2 (repeated December 5)
Highlight Show
TBA
December 9 (repeated December 12)
Dallas, TX
From the Top's line up of outstanding performers includes a local 14-year-old
violist performing Schubert's beautiful Arpeggione Sonata and a talented
teenage pianist who is now living with his very generous piano teacher.
Plus, nine teenagers from Chicago's Percussion Scholarship Group create
an especially electric finale.
Repertoire:
Violinist Jenny Lee, 15, from Bloomington, IN, performs Scherzo-Tarantelle,
Op. 16 by Henri Wienawski
Pianist Sahun Hong, 15, from Fort Worth, TX, performs Hungarian Rhapsody
No.11 in A minor by Franz Liszt
Violist and Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Isabella Markham, 14, from Dallas,
TX, performs I. Allegro Moderato from Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano
in A minor, D.821 by Franz Schubert
Cellist John-Henry Crawford, 16 from Shreveport, LA, performs III. Allegro
commodo from Sonata No. 2 by Bohuslav Martinu
The Percussion Scholarship Group (percussionists Andre L. Battles, Jr.,
Amanda Chow, Shuya Gong, Eric Goldberg, Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Joshua
Jones, Lucia Leon, John Ringor, Marcelina Suchocka, and Zuri Wells) ages
13-17, from Chicago, IL, perform Marimba Spiritual by Minoru Miki. Directed
by Douglas Waddell and Patricia Dash
December 16 (repeated December 19)
Baton Rouge, LA
TBA
December 23 (repeated December 26)
Salt Lake City, UT
From the Top features a 15-year-old pianist performing the music of Igor
Stravinsky, a fantastic local youth orchestra performing from Vivaldi's
Four Seasons, and our youngest trumpet player ever - an astonishingly
talented 10-year-old playing Carnival of Venice.
Repertoire:
Violist and Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Jossalyn Jensen, 17, from Springville,
UT, performs Rhapsody by Tibor Serly
Trumpeter Natalie Dungey, 10, from Issaquah, WA, performs Carnival of
Venice by Jean-Baptiste Arban, arranged by Del Staigers
Pianist Weiyi Le, 15, from Layton, UT, performs II. Chez Petrouchka from
Three Movements from Petrouchka by Igor Stravinsky
Percussionist and Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist John Ringor, 15, from Chicago,
IL, performs Virginia Tate by Paul Smadbec
The Gifted Music School Orchestra (ages 8-17) from Salt Lake City, UT,
performs Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "Summer"
from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi. Soloist is David Price.
December 30 (repeated January 2, 2011)
Abilene, TX
TBA
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