FREDERICK HISTORICAL PIANO COLLECTION
A House Concert
at
the
Historical Piano Study Center
30 Main Street,
Ashburnham, MA, 01430
Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 4:00 pm.
|
Gail Olszewski, piano |
A
Program of Finnish Music
| Finska Rytmer (Finnish Rhythms), Op. 31 | Selim Palmgren (1878-1951) | |
| 1. Karelian Dance | ||
| 2. Menuett | ||
| 3. The Guilty Conscience | ||
| 5. West Finnish Dance | ||
| Pensée d'automne (Autumn Thoughts), Op. 20 No. 1 | Ilmari Hannikainen (1892-1955) | |
| Valse lente (Slow Waltz) | Oskar Merikanto (1868-1924) | |
| Iltatäti (In the Evening), Op. 21 #1 | Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947) | |
| Valse, Op. 17 #1 | Hannikainen | |
| Étude, Op. 76 #2 | Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) | |
| Berceuse (Lullaby) | Palmgren | |
| Berceuse, Op. 4 #2 | Hannikainen | |
| Scherzo, Op. 6 #4 | Merikanto | |
| Illusion, Op. 1 #2 | Palmgren | |
| Scène romantique, Op. 101 No.5 | Sibelius | |
| Lastuja (Splinters) II, Op. 9 | Erkki Melartin (1875-1937) | |
| 1. Iltalaulu (Evening Song) | ||
| 2. Kehtolaulu (Lullaby) | ||
| 3. Melodia (Melody) | ||
| 4. L'heure blue (The Blue Hour) | ||
| 5. Kevätlaulu (Spring Song) | ||
| 6. Hautauslaulu (Funeral Song) | ||
| Akileija (Columbine), Op. 85 No. 4 | Sibelius | |
| Läksin mine kesäyönä käymään (One Night in Summer....) | Palmgren | |
| Finnish Folk Songs, Op. posth. | Merikanto | |
| Kottarainen (The Starling) | ||
| Miksi laulan (Why do I sing?) | ||
| Soi vienosti murheeni soitto (Lament) | ||
| Yksin (Alone) | ||
| Elegiaco (Elegy), Op. 76 #10 | Sibelius | |
| Iltarauha (Evening's Calm), Op. 11b #1 | Hannikainen | |
| Kesäilta (Summer Evening Waltz), Op. 1 | Merikanto | |
| We
don't yet know which pieces will be played on what piano, but we
expect the piano selection to include the 1892 Bechstein, Berlin, the
1893 Érard, Paris, and perhaps others. To learn a bit more about each piano just click: the 1892 Bechstein, and the 1893 Érard . |
| Gail
Olszewski has been heard in solo and chamber recitals on piano,
fortepiano, harpsichord, organ, harmonium, celesta and synthesizer in
the United States, Canada, Europe, Central America and Australia.
She is often sought out as a vocal coach and has performed in concert
with many singers in the US, Australia and Canada. Gail lives in
the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota area where she has a varied
free-lance career as a collaborative keyboardist, concertizing with
members of the Minnesota Orchestra and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra,
among others. She has played harpsichord and organ continuo for such
groups as the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Phipps Oratorio Society,
Minnesota Sinfonia and Minnetonka Chorale and has played synthesizer
with the Plymouth Music Series, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Buffalo
Gal Productions. She has served as music director, rehearsal and
show pianist for Ordway Productions, Nautilus Music Theater, Illusion
Theater, Minnesota Opera and Duluth Festival Opera. Gail is a founding member of The WolfGang (www.thewolfgang.org), dedicated to authentic instrument performance of music of the Classic period, and Duo Tastiera with harpsichordist and composer Asako Hirabayashi. She is a member of the Stillwater, MN-based chamber orchestra, Music St. Croix (www.musicsaintcroix.com). She has recorded with Borealis Brass (www.borealisbrass.com), The WolfGang and Duo Tastiera. Gail has presented master classes and lecture/recitals on women musicians and their music, chamber music, ornamentation, Classical performance practices, Finnish piano music and the history of keyboard instruments to many schools, symposia and professional organizations and has had review articles published in the journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music. She holds the degrees Doctor of Musical Arts in Accompanying and Coaching from the University of Minnesota, Master of Music in Piano Performance from Boston University and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Music History/Harpsichord Performance from the University of New Hampshire. Gail is a member of the keyboard faculty of MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she teaches private piano, harpsichord and coaches singers, instrumentalists and chamber ensembles. This is Dr. Olszewski’s sixth Historical Piano Concerts performance. For more information, please visit www.gailopiano.com . |
| Our House Concerts are fundraising events to
help defray such annual expenses as replacing slate tiles on the roof, insuring the pianos, etc. Admission
to the concerts is by freewill donation. Any amount is most welcome,
and all donations to our 501(c)(3) organization, Historical Piano
Concerts, Inc., are fully tax-deductible, and will be acknowledged in
writing for your tax records. Seating is very limited, and announcements are sometimes on very short notice. If you are interested in attending (or simply being informed by email about) an upcoming house concert it is necessary to contact the Fredericks by phone or email. See the Contact Page for details. |
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