2023 FESTIVAL CONCERTS
Past events
Open rehearsal schedule:
July 29: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Edwards Hall at the University of Rhode Island
August 5: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Edwards Hall at the University of Rhode Island
CONCERT 1: LEGEND RETURNS
Wednesday, July 26
Pre-concert event: 6:30 – 7:00 PM, Meet the Artist: Richard Woodhams
Concert: 7:30 PM
Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Richard Woodhams (oboe), Natalie Zhu (piano)
Bohuslav Martinů: Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola H. 313
Ayano Ninomiya (violin), Che-Hung Chen (viola)
Jean Françaix: Quartet for English Horn and String Trio
Ayano Ninomiya (violin), Che-Hung Chen (viola), Clancy Newman (cello), Richard Woodhams (oboe)
Intermission
Josef Suk: Piano Quartet in a minor, Op. 1
Ayano Ninomiya (violin), Che-Hung Chen (viola), Clancy Newman (cello), Natalie Zhu (piano)
CONCERT 2: DAZZLING DOVERS
Friday, July 28
Pre-concert event: 6:30 – 7:00 PM, Meet the Artist: Camden Shaw
Concert: 7:30 PM
Mason Bates: Suite for String Quartet (D.C. premiere – February, 2023)
Béla Bartók: Quartet No. 4 in C major
Intermission
Franz Schubert: Quartet in A minor, D. 804 (“Rosamunde”)
Q&A to follow concert
CONCERT 3: DOVER AND FRIENDS
Sunday, July 30
Pe-concert Event: 3:00 – 3:30 PM, Meet the Artists: Joel Link and
Che-Hung Chen
Concert: 4:00 PM
Bernhard Crusell: Divertimento for Oboe and String Quartet in C Major,
Dover Quartet, Richard Woodhams (oboe)
Gabriel Fauré: Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 13
Joel Link (violin), Natalie Zhu (piano)
Intermission
Antonín Dvořák: Viola Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 97
Dover Quartet, Che-Hung Chen (viola)
CONCERT 4: THE GREATEST DANCE HITS
Wednesday, August 2
Pre-Concert Event: 6:30 – 7:00 p.m, Meet the Artist: Jason Vieaux
Concert: 7:30 PM
Johann Sebastian Bach: Gamba Sonata No. 3 in G minor for Viola da gamba and Keyboard, BWV 1029
Che-Yen Chen (viola), Amy Yang (piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
Yegor Dyachkov (cello), David Shifrin (clarinet), Natalie Zhu (piano)
Intermission
Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
David Shifrin (clarinet), Amy Yang (piano)
Duke Ellington: “In a Sentimental Mood”
Jason Vieaux (guitar)
Aaron Jay Kernis: 100 Greatest Dance Hits for Guitar and Strings
Kyu-Young Kim (violin), Joel Link (violin), Burchard Tang (viola), Priscilla Lee (cello), Jason Vieaux (guitar)
Introduction
Salsa Pasada
Easy-Listening Slow Dance Ballad
Dance Party on the Disco Motorboat
CONCERT 5: ONE OF A KIND
Friday, August 4
Pre-concert event: 6:30 – 7:00 PM, Meet the Artist: Tina Davidson
Concert: 7:30 PM
York Bowen: Fantasie Quartet for 4 violas, op.41
Che-Yen Chen (viola), Burchard Tang (viola), Joel Link (viola),
Che-Hung Chen (viola)
David Popper: Requiem for Three Cellos and Piano, Op. 66
Priscilla Lee (cello), Yegor Dyachkov (cello), Dominique de Williencourt (cello), Natalie Zhu (piano)
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56
Kyu-Young Kim (violin), Joel Link (violin)
Intermission
Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano Four Hands in C Major, D. 812
Natalie Zhu, Amy Yang (piano)
Q&A to follow concert
CONCERT 6: INCANTATIONS OF THE LONELY CELLIST
Saturday, August 5, 7:30 PM — SOLD OUT!
Solo Cello Recital
J. S. Bach: Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
J. S. Bach: Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
Dominique de Williencourt: Mont Ararat
Dominique de Williencourt (cello)
This concert will take place at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Kingston RI

CONCERT 7: PAST AND PRESENT
Sunday, August 6
Pre-concert event: 3:00 PM: Young Musician Mini-showcase: William Ge, piano
Concert: 4:00 PM
George Walker: “Lyric for Strings”
Kyu-Young Kim (violin), Joel Link (violin), Che-Yen Chen (viola), Yegor Dyachkov (cello)
Tina Davidson: “I Hear the Mermaids Singing” (1990) for Viola, Cello and Piano
Che-Yen Chen (viola), Yegor Dyachkov (cello), Amy Yang (piano)
Jessie Montgomery: Duo for Violin and Cello
Joel Link, (violin), Priscilla Lee (cello)
Intermission
Ernest Chausson: Piano Quartet in A Major, Op. 30
Kyu-Young Kim (violin), Burchard Tang (viola), Dominique de Williencourt (cello), Amy Yang (piano)
Q&A to follow concert
Programs subject to change