A Lecture-Concert Benefit for St. Boniface: Ysaÿe and the Organ at 100 with Max Tan
This event is part of the Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program’s Music and Storytelling Conference.
The great Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe, often credited as the father of modern violin playing, created arrangements of famous violin works for violin, piano, and organ. These unpublished arrangements, located in the Special Collections of The Juilliard School, were recently studied and recorded for the first time by violinist Max Tan. This concert tells the story of these manuscripts and presents these arrangements live in celebration of their 100th anniversary. CDs of these first ever recordings will be on sale after the program.
Program
Tomaso Antonio Vitali (arr. Ysaÿe): Chaconne in G minor for violin and organ
Charles Gounod: Ave Maria for violin, piano, and organ
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Ysaÿe): Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major for violin, piano, and organ
Ernest Chausson (arr. Ysaÿe): Poème for violin, piano, and organ
Charles Gounod: Hymn to Saint Cecilia for violin, piano, and organ
Performers
Max Tan, violin
Chris Yuejian Chen, organ
Jung-A Bang, piano
A benefit for St. Boniface!
Ticket proceeds from this performance will go to St. Boniface to fund restoration efforts ongoing since Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Please see ticketing information below.
TICKETING WILL BE AVAILABLE APRIL 2.
Concert: “A New Carnival” - Sarasota
This event is part of the Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program’s Music and Storytelling Conference.
This chamber music and ensemble program celebrates storytelling through a multi-sensory experience with local premieres of new music! Join us for an evening in which music explores the fragility of life and boldness of characters, culminating in Marc Migó’s “Carnival de las Indias,” narrated by Annie Dutoit-Argerich, conducted by Glen Cortese, and performed by the Soundbox Camerata. Suitable for children and families.
See this special performance before it is premiered in Barcelona in July 2025 by Martha Argerich!
Program
Sean Friar: Two Solitudes for solo piano
Ania Vu: Dance Variations on a Theme by J.S. Bach for violin and cello
Will Stackpole: Palette for string trio
Sarah Gibson: Carry for solo cello
Sergei Rachmaninov (arr. Heifetz): Z’des Khorosho
-intermission-
Marc Migó: Carnival de las Indias
Performers
Annie Dutoit-Argerich, narrator
Glen Cortese, conducotr
Max Tan, violin
Jeremy Kienbaum, viola
Benjamin Tsai, cello
Reed Tucker, bass
Anna Urrey, flute
Sam Boutris, clarinet
Kwan Yi, piano 1
Jung-A Bang, piano 2
Oliver Xu, percussion
TICKETING WILL BE AVAILABLE APRIL 2.
Concert: “A New Carnival” - New York
This event is part of the Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program’s Music and Storytelling Conference.
This chamber music and ensemble program celebrates storytelling through a multi-sensory experience with local premieres of new music! Join us for an evening in which music explores the fragility of life and boldness of characters, culminating in Marc Migó’s “Carnival de las Indias,” narrated by Annie Dutoit-Argerich, conducted by Glen Cortese, and performed by the Soundbox Camerata. Suitable for children and families.
See this special performance before it is premiered in Barcelona in July 2025 by Martha Argerich!
Program
Sean Friar: Two Solitudes for solo piano
Ania Vu: Dance Variations on a Theme by J.S. Bach for violin and cello
Will Stackpole: Palette for string trio
Sarah Gibson: Carry for solo cello
Sergei Rachmaninov (arr. Heifetz): Z’des Khorosho
-intermission-
Marc Migó: Carnival de las Indias
Performers
Annie Dutoit-Argerich, narrator
Glen Cortese, conducotr
Max Tan, violin
Jeremy Kienbaum, viola
Benjamin Tsai, cello
Reed Tucker, bass
Anna Urrey, flute
Sam Boutris, clarinet
Kwan Yi, piano 1
Jung-A Bang, piano 2
Oliver Xu, percussion
TICKETING WILL BE AVAILABLE THE BEGINNING OF APRIL.
Improvising Mozart: A Benefit for St. Boniface from Soundbox's Listen Hear Salon Concerts
Soundbox's Listen Hear Salon Concerts returns to St. Boniface Episcopal Church!
In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Soundbox is dedicating two performances from its Listen Hear series to benefit St. Boniface in its recovery efforts. Ticket proceeds, minus administrative fees, will go directly to St. Boniface to fund its restoration as a spiritual and cultural center in Sarasota!
This benefit concert features a multi-disciplinary immersive arts experience on St. Boniface's campus that celebrates the resilience of Sarasota and Siesta Key communities. Arrive as early as 5:30pm to explore the campus as well as enjoy the Siesta Key sunset before the concert!
Event Address: 5615 Midnight Pass Road on Siesta Key, Sarasota, FL
Event Run:
5:30pm: Pre-concert food spread with drinks, St. Boniface campus open to exploration
6:30pm: Sanctuary doors open for celebration concert
7:00pm: Benefit concert
Musical Offering:
Four Mozart sonatas will be presented as a musical tasting menu. Violinist Max Tan and pianist David Kaplan will improvise live on stage and guide the audience through their creative process.
Program Artists:
David Kaplan, piano
Max Tan, violin
New Year, New Chapter! A Listen Hear Benefit Concert for St. Boniface
Join violinists Max Tan and Timothy Chooi, cellist James Kim, pianist Kwan Yi, organist Jeremy Filsell, and soprano Rebecca Kellerman-Filsell in ringing in the new year!
Soundbox's Listen Hear Salon Concerts returns to St. Boniface Episcopal Church on January 2! Tickets available here and at the door!
In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Soundbox is dedicating two performances from its Listen Hear series to benefit St. Boniface in its recovery efforts. Ticket proceeds, minus administrative fees, will go directly to St. Boniface to fund its restoration as a spiritual and cultural center in Sarasota!
This benefit concert features a multi-disciplinary immersive arts experience on St. Boniface's campus that celebrates the resilience of Sarasota and Siesta Key communities. Arrive as early as 5:00pm to explore the campus as well as enjoy the Siesta Key sunset before the concert!
Event Run:
6:00 – 6:45: Pre-concert reception with a light food spread and beverages with an open campus exploration for concert-attendees to survey the damage and restoration at St. Boniface.
6:30pm: Sanctuary doors open for celebration concert
7:00pm: Celebration concert
Musical Offering:
Reger: Introduction and Passacaglia, WoO IV/6
Shostakovich: Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano
Reger: An die Hoffnung – To Hope, Op. 124
Surprise Sing-Along
-intermission
Beethoven (arr. Sitt): Triple Concerto
Program Artists:
Rebecca Kellerman-Filsell, soprano
Jeremy Filsell, organ
Kwan Yi, piano
Max Tan, violin
Timothy Chooi, violin
James Kim, cello
SCF 2024: Composer Fellows Concert
Presented in partnership with ensembleNEWSRQ, this concert features works by the six SCFP 2024 fellows: Treya Nash, David Acevedo, Max Gibson, Daniel Gostelow, Joshua Muetzel, and Sean Quinn.
Tickets are available via the ensembleNEWSRQ website.
SCF 2024: Chamber Music Salon—Nothing is Forever
Join us for a special evening chamber music performance in the Great Room of a beautiful chateau in South Poinsettia Park, followed by a reception with artists. This intimate experience gets to the heart of chamber music's origins, and will feature the 12 remarkable resident artists of international acclaim associated with such esteemed institutions such as The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, New England Conservatory, Opera Philadelphia, Staatskapelle Dresden, San Francisco Classical Voice, and more. Details about Soundbox's upcoming season of Listen Hear Salon Concerts will be announced at this event! Tickets are $80.
Suggested dress code: cocktail attire!
SCF 2024: Chamber Music Salon—Shades of Romance
Join us for a chamber music performance in the Great Room of a beautiful chateau in South Poinsettia Park, followed by a reception with artists. This intimate experience gets to the heart of chamber music's origins, and will feature the 12 remarkable resident artists of international acclaim associated with such esteemed institutions such as The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, New England Conservatory, Opera Philadelphia, Staatskapelle Dresden, San Francisco Classical Voice, and more. Tickets are $65.
Suggested dress code: dressy summer or semi-casual attire!
SCF 2024: Seminars at Selby Library
Presented in partnership with the Sarasota Music Archive, two seminars will be presented by artistic director Max Tan and composer mentor-in-residence Marc Migó. Audiences will get a special peek into how classical musicians deal with important and somewhat existential questions of our time. The seminar presentations will also preview concert programming during the festival, featuring the 12 remarkable resident artists of international acclaim associated with such esteemed institutions such as The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, New England Conservatory, Opera Philadelphia, Staatskapelle Dresden, San Francisco Classical Voice, and more. Tickets are FREE!
Listen Hear: Max Tan and Marisa Gupta: Carnegie Hall Recital Preview
Max Tan presents a concert previewing his Carnegie Hall recital debut on April 3, 2024. The program features Clara Schumann’s “Three Romances,” Thomas Ades’ “Märchentänze,” Igor Stravinsky’s “Divertimento,” Eugène Ysaÿe’s “Ballad” Sonata No. 3 for solo violin, and Richard Strauss’s Violin Sonata.
Listen Hear: Ned Rorem's Centenary: Celebrating His Life in Music and Words
Curated by pianist Marisa Gupta and baritone Tom Meglioranza, this program honoring the centenary of the late American composer Ned Rorem centers on his masterpiece “Aftermath,” written in the wake of 9/11. Through 10 heart-wrenching songs for baritone and piano trio, Rorem’s “Aftermath” focuses on the universal experience of grief and loss and invites us to contemplate what it means to be human and at peace.
Listen Hear: Preludes with Marisa Gupta
American pianist Marisa Gupta will present the world premiere of “12 Preludes for Solo Piano” by the Catalonian composer Marc Migó. Max Tan will host a conversation with Migó and Gupta about the process of composing new works and the relationships between composers and performers. The program will end with Stravinsky's Divertimento, performed by Marisa Gupta with Soundbox Artistic Director Max Tan.
Max Tan and Friends: trioJEM presents Beethoven and Brahms
Violinist Max Tan, cellist Julia Lee, and pianist Elliot Wuu are Artist Fellows at La Jolla Summerfest's 2023 season, forming trioJEM. This program is a preview of performances to come between July 24 and August 27.
Details for the online broadcast and Zoom will be shared with ticket-holders 2 hours before the performance!
The program is:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 1 No. 1 in E flat Major
i. Allegro
ii. Adagio cantabile
iii. Scherzo: Allegro assai
iv. Finale: Presto
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B major
i. Allegro con brio — Tranquillo — In tempo ma sempre sostenuto
ii. Scherzo: Allegro molto — Meno allegro — Tempo primo
iii. Adagio
iv. Finale: Allegro
There is no intermission in this broadcast.
Celebrating Larry and Roxane Solowey: A Chamber Music Benefit Concert
Performers: Joshua Horne, horn; Max Tan, violin; Marisa Gupta, piano
This program, centered on Brahms’ Horn Trio, is a tribute to Larry and Roxane Solowey, two beloved musicians in Sarasota. Larry Solowey, co-principal horn of Sarasota Orchestra, was diagnosed with ALS. All proceeds collected at this concert will be donated to a GoFundMe campaign to address medical and care expenses. Our program will celebrate Larry and Roxane’s impact on the Sarasota arts community, and shine a light on ALS.
Program:
William Grant Still: Suite for Violin and Piano – II. Mother and Child
Myroslav Skoryk: Melody from “The High Pass”
Marc Migo Cortes: Three Romances for Violin and Piano – II: Romança melòdica
Richard Strauss (arr. Jeno Hubay): Morgen
Sergei Rachmaninoff (arr. Jascha Heifetz): Zdes’ Khorosho
Johannes Brahms: Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40
This performance is a benefit concert and is presented to the public free of charge. Audiences are kindly asked to RSVP.
To learn more about ALS, we encourage visiting the following pages:
ALS Association: https://www.als.org/
National Institutes of Health: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-als
Harvard Stem Cell Institute: https://hsci.harvard.edu/als-0
Listen Hear Salon Concert: Textures and Timbres
Performers: Max Tan, viola; Sam Boutris, clarinet; Chelsea Wang, piano
Tan, Boutris, and Wang will perform works by Mozart and Bruch, gems of the chamber music repertoire revolving around the viola and clarinet. Elements of the instruments’ singing, breathing, and speaking characteristics will be compared as the artists discuss their interplay—and exchangeability—in classical music.