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11 October 2009
The Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra

Kenneth Slowik, conductor
Christopher Krueger, narrator
Naoko Takao, piano

Arnold Schoenberg: Ode to Napoleon
Johann Sebastian Bach: Third Brandenburg Concerto
Igor Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks Concerto
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring (original version)

1 November 2009
The Smithsonian Chamber Players

Christopher Krueger, flute
Jaap Schröder & Linda Quan, violins
Judson Griffin, viola
Myron Lutzke, violoncello
Kenneth Slowik, baryton & fortepiano

A Tribute to Haydn:
      Baryton Trio in G Major, Hob. XI: 89
      Baryton Trio in C Major, Hob. XI: 90
      Piano Trio in G Minor, Hob. XV: 19
      Flute Trio in D Major, Hob. XV: 16
      Symphony No. 104 in D Major, the London, Hob. I: 104,                                                             arranged by Johann Peter Salomon

14 & 15 November 2009
The Axelrod Quartet

Marc Destrubé & Marilyn McDonald, violins
James Dunham, viola; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello

Joseph Haydn: Quartet in G Minor, Op. 20, No. 3
Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet in A Minor, Op. 13
Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

with The Adelphi Quartet: Daniel Sender & Francis Liu, violins;
Jonathan Richards, viola; Elizabeth Meszaros, violoncello

17 January 2010
The Smithsonian Chamber Players Founders Trio

James Weaver, harpsichord
Marilyn McDonald, violin
Kenneth Slowik, viola da gamba & harpsichord

French Baroque Music by Gaspar Le Roux
and Louis, François, & Armand-Louis Couperin

23 & 24 January 2010
The Axelrod Quartet

Marc Destrubé & Marilyn McDonald, violins
James Dunham, viola; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello

Joseph Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet in G Major, K387
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131

7 February 2010
The Castle Trio & Friends

Lambert Orkis, fortepiano;
Marilyn McDonald, violin;
Kenneth Slowik, violoncello
      with
Ian Swensen, violin; Steven Dann, viola

Robert Schumann:
      Trio in D Minor, Op. 63 
      Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44

28 February 2010
The Smithsonian Chamber Players

Ernst Kovacic & Cynthia Roberts, violins
Steven Dann & Kathryn Murdock, violas
Kenneth Slowik, violoncello

Franz Schubert: Quartet in A Minor, D804
Anton Bruckner: Quintet in F Major

14 March 2010
The Smithsonian Chamber Players

Ian Swensen, violin
Kenneth Slowik, fortepiano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in E Minor, K304/300c
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2
Franz Schubert: Sonata in G Minor, D408, Op. Post. 173
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in F Major, Op. 24, the Spring

28 March 2010
The Smithsonian Chamber Players

Mark Fewer & Jeffrey Multer, violins
Douglas McNabney, viola
Kenneth Slowik, violoncello
John Feeney, double bass

Arnold Schönberg: String Quartet in D Major
Alban Berg: String Quartet, Op. 3
Antonín Dvořák: Quintet in G Major, Op. 77

17 & 18 April 2010
The Axelrod Quartet

Marc Destrubé & Marilyn McDonald, violins
James Dunham, viola
Kenneth Slowik, violoncello

Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2
Johannes Brahms: Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2
Robert Schumann: Quartet in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3

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