Episode 52: December Treasures

An excerpt for the final episode of the inaugural year of Heifetz on Air – “December Treasures,” a program of great musical moments from the Heifetz Holiday Tour, chock-a-block with original arrangements of beloved classics, along with other musical keepsakes from the Heifetz Year of 2023.

 

This Episode’s Playlist

Saint-Saëns, arr. Nicholas Kitchen: The Swan, fr. Carnival of the Animals
Zeyu Zhu, cello solo | Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Ji Hyun Baik, violin | Stephen “Adam” Savage, viola | Elliott Kim, cello | Benjamin Doane, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute recording | 06,29.2023

Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2
II. Scherzo
Phoenix Quartet: Ilkhom Mukhiddinov, violin Hyun Ji Lee, violin | Arielle Fentress, viola | Elliott Kim, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.06.2023

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Lucas Buterbaugh: Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34
Julia Angelov, violin solo | Jihyun Baik, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Paul Neubauer, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.15.2023

Respighi: Italiana fr. Ancient Airs & Dances [excerpt]
SoHyun Ko, violin | Minchae Kim, violin | Jerome McCoy, viola | Dilshod Narzillaev, cello
Heifetz Institute Recording Kreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DC | Dec. 13,.2022

Mozart: String Quintet in C Major, K. 515
IV. Allegro
Jihyun Baik, violin | Julia Angelov, violin | Joe Skerik, viola | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello
WVTF Radio Studios, Roanoke, VA
WVTF Recording | 12.12.2023

Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005
III. Largo
IV. Allegro assai
Jihyyun Baik, violin
Garth Newel Music Center, Hot Springs, VA
GNMC Recording | 12.17.2023

Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, “Archduke”
III. Andante Cantabile [excerpt]
Madison Vest, violin | Kevin Mills, cello | Carlos Avila, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.15.2015

George Gershwin, arr. L. Buterbaugh: Lullaby for Strings
Joe Skerik, viola solo | Julia Angelov, violin | Jihyun Baik, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello
Horowitz Theatre, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD
Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.10.2023

Maurice Ravel, arr. E. Fine & L. Buterbaugh: Kaddish
Paul Neubauer, viola solo | Jihyun Baik, violin | Julia Angelov, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.15.2023

Vaughan Williams, arr. N. Sabat: Suite for Viola & Small Orchestra
II. Carol
III. Christmas Dance
Paul Neubauer, viola solo | Jihyun Baik, violin | Julia Angelov, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.15.2023

Go Deeper

• View the 2023 Heifetz Holiday Homecoming, recorded in the friendly confines of Francis Auditorium, on the Mary Baldwin University campus in Staunton, VA.
• Listen to the special holiday broadcast on A LIttle Day Music with WVTF Music host Luke Currie, featuring our 2023 Heifetz Holiday Tour troupe in the WVTF Performance Studio!
• Freshly updated for 2023, check out the Heifetz Holiday Music Channel on Soundcloud!