Community Music School Preparatory Program's Fall Concert Goes Live on YouTube

On Sunday, Nov. 29, the CMS Preparatory Program (Prep) hosted their first live concert of the 20-21 academic year on YouTube. Twenty-nine advanced student musicians, divided into 8 chamber ensembles, pre-recorded their concert repertoire which was then featured on the CMS YouTube channel during a livestream hosted by CMS Prep Program Coordinator Davin Rubicz. 

The Prep program utilizes the vast artistic resources of the Greater St. Louis region, including the St. Louis Symphony, area University and other music professionals, and our own Community Music School and Webster University faculty, to offer high caliber instruction, performance opportunities, and artistic mentoring in one comprehensive curriculum. 

This year, the Preparatory Program is enjoying its seventh season of partnership with the Chamber Music Society of St. Louis (CMSSL).  CMSSL is co-sponsoring three Prep groups, providing coaching services, performance opportunities, and additional mentoring.  CMSSL also provided discounted Concert Pass Collaborative passes to participating Prep students, and offers discounted tickets to the entire CMS student body and their parents.

Fall 2020 Preparatory Program Concert Repertoire:

SONATA NO.5 IN E-FLAT MAJOR BY GIOACCHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868)

  I. Allegro vivace

III.Allegretto

Heckel Quartet: Taliyah Roash (flute) Pema Childs (clarinet) Ben Weppler (bassoon) RoshenChatwal (horn)

DIVERTIMENTO IN B-FLAT MAJOR, NO.8 BY JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)

  I. Adagio

 II. Minuet-trio

III. Presto

Vuillaume Trio: Nathan Bronstein (violin) Delia Zacks (viola) Brandon Bennett (cello)

STRING QUARTET IN B-FLAT MAJOR, OP. 18, NO. 6 BY LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

I. Allegro con brio

Amati Quartet: Ava Andrews (violin) Bradley Smith (violin) Jay Lipsutz (viola) Natalie Van Winkle (cello)

DIVERTIMENTO IN D MAJOR, NO. 6 BY JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)

  I.  Adagio cantabile

 II. Allegro

III. Tempo di menuetto

Guadagnini Trio: Sophia Heaton (violin) Micaela Chyu (violin) Rachel Li (cello) String

QUARTET IN D MINOR, OP. 76, NO. 2(“QUINTEN”) BY JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)

I. Allegro

Gagliano Quartet: Noah Kennedy (violin) Lana Xu (violin) Anna Tetreault (viola) Daniel Diriger (cello)

QUINTET IN C MAJOR, OP.163 BY FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)

I. Allegro ma non troppo

Storioni Quintet: John Tobin (violin) Daboh Ahn (violin) Benjamin Duke (viola) Adam Zhao (cello) Kai Montgomery (double bass)

DUO FOR VIOLIN AND VIOLA IN B-FLAT MAJOR, K.424 BY W.A. MOZART (1756-1791)

I. Adagio-allegro

Bergonzi Duo: Sydney Scarlett (violin) Michael Casimir (Prep Coach, viola)

VALSE SENTIMENTALE BY PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY/ARR. DÉJARDIN (1840-1893)

APRÈS UN RÊVE BY GABRIEL FAURÉ/ARR.DÉJARDIN (1845-1924)

OVERTURE FROM DON GIOVANNI BY W.A.MOZART/ARR. DÉJARDIN (1756-1791)

Montagnana Quintet: Ruth Christopher (double bass) Bradley Marler (cello) Justin Wright (cello) Milla Chitwood (cello) Olivia Thoelke (cello)

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The Prep Program extends its thanks to the Fall 2020 coaching staff:

Scott Andrews, Michael Casimir, Jessica Cheng, Beth Chu, Jonathan Chu, James Czyzewski*, Nina Ferrigno*, Brendan Fitzgerald, Amy Greenhalgh, Joo Kim*, Kyle A. Lombard, Angie Smart*, Julie Thayer Kelly Karamanov, and Vince Karamanov

*CMS Faculty Member