SPAC Announces New Year-Round Residency with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Saratoga Springs, NY (August 25, 2022) — Saratoga Performing Arts Center announces a new year-round residency with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) beginning in the fall of 2022. In celebration of the residency’s upcoming 10^th anniversary in 2023, the announcement affirms SPAC’s commitment to the Chamber Music Society and is also part of SPAC’s mission to present year-round programming that extends beyond the traditional summer months. Returning to its home in the Spa Little Theatre for the first time since 2019, CMS is slated to perform on October 15, March 18, and May 13. The 2023 summer performances will be announced at a later date. Visit spac.org for details and tickets.

 

“Bringing our beloved Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to SPAC for a year-round residency is truly a historic moment for our continuing expansion of year-round programming,” says Elizabeth Sobol, President and CEO of Saratoga Performing Arts Center. “While CMS may have just taken their final bow for the summer, we can’t think of a better way to celebrate the residency’s upcoming SPAC 10^th anniversary in 2023 than by extending the scope of what they do in Saratoga.”     

 

“We could not be more thrilled to continue building the SPAC chamber music community through this new year-round series. With a mutual commitment to artistic excellence, SPAC and CMS are ideal partners who are working to bring great music to a growing audience. CMS looks forward to presenting its signature programming for this new venture, which will include masterworks and discoveries, diverse instrumental ensembles, and of course, the world’s finest chamber musicians of a wide range of nationalities and generations,” says Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han.

 

The programming is as follows:

 

Monday, October 15, 2022

MICHAEL STEPHEN BROWN, Piano

KRISTIN LEE, Violin

RICHARD LIN, Violin

JAMES THOMPSON, Violin

MATTHEW LIPMAN, Viola

MIHAI MARICA, Cello

JOSEPH CONYERS, Double Bass

 

Bach Concerto in D minor for Keyboard, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1052 (1734)

Schubert Rondo in A major for Violin and String Quartet, D. 438 (1816)

Handel/Halvorsen Passacaglia in G minor for Violin and Viola (1894)

Mendelssohn Double Concerto in D minor for Violin, Piano, and Strings (1823)

 

Saturday, March 18, 2023

 

JESSICA RIVERA, Soprano

MICHAEL STEPHEN BROWN, Piano

GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano

NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello

IAN DAVID ROSENBAUM, Percussion

 

Copland El Salón México for Piano and Percussion (arr. Bernstein) (1932-36, arr. 1941)

Bernstein Three Meditations from Mass for Cello, Piano, and Percussion (1971, arr. 1977)

Ginastera “Chacarera” from Cinco canciones populares argentinas for Voice and Piano, Op. 10 (1943)

Chávez “North Carolina Blues” for Voice and Piano (1942)

Ginastera “Gato” from Cinco canciones populares argentinas for Voice and Piano, Op. 10 (1943)

Ponce “Estrellita” for Voice and Piano (1912)

Bernstein “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story for Voice and Piano (1957)

Bernstein  “Somewhere” from West Side Story for Voice and Piano (1957)

Golijov Mariel for Cello and Marimba (1999)

Villa-Lobos “A maré encheu” from Guia prático for Piano (1932)

Villa-Lobos “O polichinelo” from Prole do bebê for Piano (1918)

Ginastera Pampeana No. 2, Rhapsody for Cello and Piano, Op. 21 (1950)

León “Oh Yemanja” from Scourge of Hyacinths for Soprano, Cello, and Piano (1994)

Gershwin Cuban Overture for Piano, Four Hands, and Percussion (1932)

 

Saturday, May 13, 2023

WU HAN, Piano

ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin

DAVID FINCKEL, Cello

 

Beethoven Sonata in F major for Violin and Piano, Op. 24, “Spring” (1800-01)

Beethoven Trio in G major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 1, No. 2 (1791-93, rev. 1794)

Dvorák Trio in E minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 90, “Dumky” (1890-91)

 

To purchase tickets:

Subscriptions to all three programs will be available to purchase at spac.org beginning August 26 at 10 a.m. for SPAC members. Member presales are tiered by level, and members will receive their presale start time via email. Subscriptions will be available to the general public beginning August 31 at 10 a.m. Single tickets will be available to purchase on September 8 at 10 a.m.

 

Visit spac.org for additional details.

 

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Saratoga Performing Arts Center

The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), located in the historic resort town of Saratoga Springs in upstate New York, is one of America’s most prestigious summer festivals. Its tranquil setting in a 2,400-acre park preserve surrounded by hiking trails, geysers, and natural mineral springs draws vacation crowds and arts connoisseurs each year for immersive experiences of performances by resident companies New York City Ballet, The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, Opera Saratoga, and concerts by Live Nation. SPAC also hosts the annual Saratoga Wine and Food Festival in addition to imaginative programming such as CulinaryArts@SPAC and Caffè Lena @ SPAC.

SPAC is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Donations and proceeds from fundraising events benefit the Center’s children’s education programs and support the vibrancy of its classical season. For more information visit spac.org.

 

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS)

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) is one of eleven constituents of the largest performing arts complex in the world, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Through its many performances, education, recording, digital, and broadcast activities, CMS brings the experience of great chamber music to more people than any other organization of its kind with a full season in New York, as well as national and international tours. Under the artistic leadership of David Finckel and Wu Han, CMS presents a wide variety of concert series and educational events for listeners of all ages, appealing to both connoisseurs and newcomers. The performing artists constitute a revolving multi-generational and international roster of the world’s best chamber musicians, enabling CMS to present chamber music of every instrumentation, style, and historical period. The CMS Bowers Program, its competitive three-season residency, is dedicated to developing the chamber music leaders of the future and integrates this selection of extraordinary early-career musicians into every facet of CMS activities. Its incomparable digital presence, which regularly enables CMS to reach hundreds of thousands of viewers and listeners around the globe annually, includes: a growing number of live-streamed programs; more than 1,000 hours of performance and education videos free to the public on its website; a 52-week public radio series across the US; radio programming in Taiwan and mainland China; appearances on American Public Media; the monthly program “In Concert with CMS” on the ALL ARTS broadcast channel;  the NY-Emmy-nominated documentary “Transcending: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Celebrates 50 Years;” and performances featured on Medici.tv, Tencent, and SiriusXM’s Symphony Hall channel.