Flute
Sylvia Greenfield
Clarinet
Russell Harlow
Bassoon
Anthony Kuhlman
Percussion
Kenneth Meyer
Vibraphone
Karen Ervin
Piano
Neal Brostoff
Violin
Andrew Jennings
Viola
Renita Koven
Doublebass
Robert Goodenough
By Lawrence Moss (b. 1927)
A comic opera in one act
Libretto by Eric Bentley, based on the play by Anton Checkhov
Monday Evening Concerts
Sponsored by the Southern California Chamber Music Society
Leo S. Bing Theater
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1970/1971 Season
Seventh Program: January 25th
The Program
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Sonata a A major for violin and viola (H. VI:2)
Allegro moderato
Adagio
Finale: Tempo di Menuetto
Andrew Jennings, violin
Renita Koven, viola
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Klavierstücke, Opus 118
1. Intermezzo: Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato
2. Intermezzo: Andante teneramente
3. Ballade: Allegro energico
4. Intermezzo: Allegretto un poco agitato
5. Romanze: Andante
6. Intermezzo: Andante, largo e mesto
Adrian Ruiz
Intermission
Characters
Mrs. Popov (soprano)
Lorna Castaneda
Mr. Grigory S. Smirnov (bass-baritone)
John Hall
Luka (tenor)
Kenneth Westrick
The scene is the drawing room of a Russian country house during the middle
of the last century.
Natalie Limonick
Music Director
John Hall
Stage Director
Barry Frost
Stage Designer
Robert Raitch and Victor Paddock of the Museum staff have helped in all phases of the production.
The musical presentations on this program are made possible, in part, through the sponsorship of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Los Angeles County Music and Performing Arts Commission.
This season’s Monday Evening Concerts are being recorded for broadcast
by The Voice of America.
