Concert Five

Among the Fuchsias: Nostalgic Musings for Tenor, Viola, and Piano

Saturday, March 15 2025, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 16 2025, 3:00 pm

Chris Pratorius Gómez, concert director & piano
Andrew Carter, tenor
Polly Malan, viola
Francisco (Kiko) Torres Velasco, piano

Among the many emotions that music visits, nostalgia is its most poignant destination. In this concert we explore the many longings that composers have brought to life: from a Beethoven confessional, the iconic Piano Sonata in E major Op. 109, to Debussy’s otherworldly and alluring Six Èpigraphes Antiques, and to the romantic passion and heartbreak of Songs of Laurence Hope by African-American composer H. T. Burleigh. We will also present selections from Ten Blake Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams and a new premiere, also on texts of Laurence Hope, by local composer Chris Pratorius Gómez. Performers include tenor Andrew Scott Carter, violist Polly Malan, pianist Kiko Torres Velasco and the composer/concert director, also on piano.

PROGRAM

Six épigraphes antiques, Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Ten Blake Songs (selections), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Sonata Op. 109 in E major, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Intermission

Songs of Laurence Hope (selections), Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949)
The Window Overlooking the Harbour (World Premiere), Chris Pratorius Gómez
Prelude Op. 23 #2 in G minor, Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Venue: Christ Lutheran Church 10707 Soquel Drive, Aptos

• • $30 General
  • $10 Students – valid ID required
  • Children 12 and under admitted free