in collaboration with the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society
"SPANISH JOURNEY"
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025 - 7:30 PM
The Cultural Arts Center at Disciples Church
3663 Mayfield Rd
Cleveland Heights, OH 44121
Pre-Concert Interview at 6:30 p.m. with Emily Laurance
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Soyeon Kate Lee, piano
Kristin Lee, violin
Vanessa Becerra, soprano
Clive Greensmith, cello
Spend a musical evening in Spain, a country of enchanting colors, rhythms, and textures, in a program imaginatively created by violinist Kristin Lee. The distinctive Spanish style is beautifully expressed in piano trios of Falla and Turina, while guitar, an instrument deeply associated with Spain, is also featured in the program, played by Grammy Award–winner Jason Vieaux. Song complements the balance of the program with vocal works by Sarasate, Rodrigo, and Obradors, the texts of which beautifully express the flair and passion of the Spanish language. The combination of the guitar’s intoxicating sounds, the language’s seductive tones, and the trios’ vivid style illustrates the richness of this culture.
Program
Obradors: Canciones Clásicas Españolas for Voice and Guitar (1921)
Albéniz: Mallorca for Guitar, Op. 202 (1891)
Arbós: Three Original Pieces in Spanish Style
de Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas for Voice and Piano (1914)
Sarasate: Romanza Andaluza from Spanish Dances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22 (1878)
Rodrigo: Tres canciones españolas for Voice and Guitar (1951)
Turina: Trio No. 2 in B minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 76 (1933)
