ProMusica Minnesota Past Concerts
Fly with Us…
to 1930s Russia & America
February 11, 2024 at 3pm
Waltz & Celebation from “Billy the Kid”
Aaron Copland
Piano Trio ‘Vitebsk,’ Study on a Jewish Theme
Aaron Copland
Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80
Sergei Prokofiev
Songs, Arranged for Piano Trio
George Gershwin
Rui Du, violin
Pitnarry Shin, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
Fly with Us…
to 19th Century Europe
October 15, 2023
Seven Variations from Mozart’s Magic Flute
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio No. 2 in G Minor, Op 26
Antonín Dvořák
Piano Trio No 3, Op. 101 in C Minor
Johannes Brahms
Susie Park, violin
Tony Ross, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
June Twilight
June 8, 2023 at 7pm
Shy One
The Cloths of Heaven
Down by the Salley Gardens
June Twilight
Rebecca Clarke
Piano Trio (1921)
Rebecca Clarke
Piano Trio No 1 in D Minor, Op. 63
Robert Schumann
Susie Park, violin
Silver Ainomäe, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
The Emperor and Brahms
March 26, 2023 at 3pm
‘Emperor’ String Quartet no 62
Joseph Haydn
Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
Johannes Brahms
Susie Park, violin
Ben Odhner, violin
Hyobi Sim, viola
Tony Ross, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
The Lunar New Year
January 23, 2023 at 3pm
LiuYang River
Wang JianZhong
The Triple Resurrection
Tan Dun
Quiet Forest, Flowing Stream
Gao Hong
Plum Flower
Climbing Tiger Mountain
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
He Zhanhao and Chen Gang
Rui Du, violin
Bethel Balge, piano
Gao Hong, pipa
Richard Belcher, cello
Zhengang Xie, Jing Hu
Mei Hu, Yue Qin
ProMusica Minnesota at Bethany Lutheran College
October 23, 2022 at 3pm
Intro & Rondo Capriccioso
Camille Saint-Saëns
D’un soir triste
D’un matin de printemps
Lili Boulanger
Le Grand Tango
Astor Piazzolla
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Astor Piazzolla, arr. José Bragata
Susie Park, violin
Silver Ainomäe, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
Strings Attached
September 25, 2022 at 3pm
Cello Sonata, Op. 6 in C Major
Samuel Barber
Rhapsody No. 1
Jessie Montgomery
Piano Trio in C Major, No. 2, Op. 87
Johannes Brahms
Susie Park, violin
Tony Ross, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
June 8, 2022 at 7pm
Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 76
Joaquín Turina
Intro & Rondo Capriccioso
Camille Saint-Saëns
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Astor Piazzolla, arr. José Bragata
Susie Park, violin
Silver Ainomäe, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
Mother Tongue
June 6, 2022 at 7pm
Three Romances, Op. 22
Clara Schumann
Three Pieces for Cello and Piano
Nadia Boulanger
Piano Trio, Op. 150
Amy Beach
Songs
Cécile Chaminade
Piano Trios
Lili Boulanger
Susie Park, violin
Silver Ainomäe, cello
Jenny Haugen, soprano
Bethel Balge, piano
Fairy Tales
June 5, 2022 at 3pm
‘Kegelstatt’ Trio in E flat Major, K. 498
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120
Johannes Brahms
Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales), Op. 132
Robert Schumann
Gabriel Campos Zamora, clarinet
Jenni Seo, viola
Bethel Balge, piano
Love Sweet
September 26, 2021 at 3pm
Piano Trio in A Major, XV: 18
Joseph Haydn
Love Sweet (Five Poems by Amy Lowell)
Jennifer Higdon
Piano Trio No 1 in B Major, Op. 8
Johannes Brahms
Bethel Balge, piano
Susie Park, violin
Tony Ross, cello
Heather Hjelle, soprano
Bonn Revolutionary
June 10, 2021 at 7pm
Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 3 in C Minor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49
Felix Mendelssohn
Bethel Balge, piano
Peter McGuire, violin
Silver Ainomäe, cello
Élégiaque
June 8, 2021 at 7pm
Violin Partita in D Minor
J.S. Bach
Double Concerto in D Minor
J.S. Bach
Trio Élégiaque No. 1
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Bethel Balge, piano
Colin McGuire, violin
Peter McGuire, violin
Silver Ainomäe, cello
Kreutzer
June 6, 2021 at 4pm
Violin Sonata “Kreutzer"
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45
Edvard Grieg
Bethel Balge, piano
Peter McGuire, violin
Pale Yellow
May 9, 2021
Piano Trio Hob XV:21, in C Major
Franz Joseph Haydn
Pale Yellow
Jennifer Higdon
Piano Trio No. 2, in C Major, Op. 87
Johannes Brahms
Bethel Balge, piano
Richard Belcher, cello
Peter McGuire, violin
Mozart, Previn, and Schumann
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Piano Trio in B-flat major, K. 502
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Four Songs
André Previn and Toni Morrison
Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73
Robert Schumann
Silver Ainomäe, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
Peter McGuire, violin
Kathryn Wurster, soprano
Bach, Debussy, and Brahms
March 7, 2021
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012
Johann Sebastian Bach
Première Rhapsodie
Claude Debussy
La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin
Claude Debussy
Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
Johannes Brahms
Silver Ainomäe, cello
Gabriel Campos Zamora, clarinet
Bethel Balge, piano
French Connection
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 13
Gabriel Fauré
Sonata for Cello and PIano
Claude Debussy
D’un soir triste
Lili Boulanger
D’un matin de printemps
Lili Boulanger
Piano Trio in A Minor, No. 2
Cécile Chaminade
Peter McGuire, violin
Richard Belcher, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
Tangos et cetera
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Three Romances, Op. 22
Clara Schumann
Chaconne in D Minor from Partita No. 2, BMV 1004
Johann Sebastian Bach
Le Grand Tango
Astor Piazzolla
Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23
Amy Beach
Requiebros
Gaspar Cassadó
Poema III for Cello and Piano
Marlos Nobre
Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 76
Joaquin Turina
Soh-Hyun Park Altino, violin
Leonardo Altino, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
C Minor Moods
Friday, June 21, 2019
String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51
Johannes Brahms
Sonatensatz: Scherzo in C Minor
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio in C Minor
Johannes Brahms
Peter McGuire, violin
Cecilia Belcher, violin
Sifei Cheng, viola
Richard Belcher, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
Circle of Friends
Wednesday June 19, 2019
Five Lieder
Clara Schumann
Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 99
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 63
Robert Schumann
Jennifer Haugen, soprano
Peter McGuire, violin
Leonardo Altino, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
Festival Opener
Sunday, June 16 2019
Violin Sonata in E Minor, K. 304
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata for Violin in D Minor, Op. 108
Johannes Brahms
Sonata for Violin in A Major
César Franck
Bethel Balge, piano
Peter McGuire, violin
Pro Arte Quartet
Sunday, January 27, 2019
String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6 “The Frog”
Joseph Haydn
String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 117
Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet in A Major, Op. 41 No. 3
Robert Schumann
David Perry, violin
Suzanne Beia, violin
Sally Chisholm, viola
Parry Karp, cello
Brahmsfest
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Nachklang, Op. 59 No. 4
Johannes Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78, 1 in G Major, Op. 78
Johannes Brahms
Élégie
Jules Massenet
Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
Johannes Brahms
Kathryn Wurster, soprano
Bethel Balge, piano
Peter McGuire, violin
Richard Belcher, cello
Pianist Ralph Votapek
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Sonata in E Major, K 257
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in D Major, K 491
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in B Flat Major, D 969
Franz Schubert
Second Impromptu in F Minor, Op. 31
Gabriel Fauré
Sixth Nocture in D Flat Major, Op. 63
Gabriel Fauré
L’isle Joyeuse
Claude Debussy
The Songbook
George Gershwin
Ralph Votapek, piano
The Altino Duo
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Sonata No. 21 in e minor, K 304
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata for Violin and Cello
Maurice Ravel
Suite Populaire Espagnole
Manuel de Falla
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Astor Piazolla
Soh-Hyun Park Altino, violin
Leonardo Altino, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
Peter McGuire and Friends
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Der Tod und das Mädchen, D.531
Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 14 in d minor, D.810
Franz Schubert
Die Forelle, D.550
Franz Schubert
Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 (The Trout)
Franz Schubert
Jennifer Haugen, soprano
Bethel Balge, piano
Peter McGuire, violin
Colin McGuire, violin
Kenneth Freed, viola
Sharon Mautner-Rodgers, cello
Rolf Erdahl, string bass
Bekesh Trio
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 76 in B Minor
Joaquin Turina
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49
Robert Schumann
Kenneth Freed, violin
Sharon Mautner-Rodgers, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
Eleanor Freed, viola
Inaugural Concert
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Sonata for Piano and Horn in F Major, Op. 17
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano
César Fanck
Trio for Piano, Violin, and Horn in E-flat Major, Op. 40
Johannes Brahms
Bruce Atwell, horn
Eli Kalman, piano
Yuliya Smean, violin