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2008-2009 Season Concerts

Sat. October 4, 2008, 8:00 PM – Percussion Group Cincinnati
PERCUSSION GROUP CINCINNATI was founded in 1979 and consists of members Allen Otte, James Culley, and Russell Burge, all of whom are faculty members and ensemble-in-residence at the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati. Percussion Group Cincinnati is particularly respected for its knowledge of and experience with the entire range of the music of John Cage. More recently, the Group has developed similar special relationships with John Luther Adams, Qu Xiao-Song, Russell Peck, and with Larry Austin on the Charles Ives Universe Symphony project. Recent performances include the Shanghai International Spring Music Festival, a tour of Japan, and the premiere of a new concerto in Singapore with the Singapore Chinese Instrument Orchestra. Over the past 25 years, many young composers from the United States, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia have created a large body of new and often experimental music for the unique talents of Percussion Group Cincinnati. Percussion Group Cincinnati is an ensemble like no other and their performance in the Bankhead Theater is not to be missed.	For more information about Pecussion Group Cincinnati you can visit: www.pgcinfo.com

Sat. November 15, 2008, 8:00 PM – Felici Piano Trio
For more information about the Felici Piano Trio you can visit: www.felicitrio.com		A microcosm uniting three continents, the Felici Trio is the musical home of Taiwanese pianist Wen-Ting Huang, German violinist Rebecca Hang and American cellist Brian Schuldt. Felici members are prize winners of the Chesapeake, Yellow Springs, and Osaka chamber music competitions and graduates of the renowned School of Music of Indiana University, Bloomington. The vibrant threesome has performed concerts in Europe, South America and the U.S. and has distinguished itself as a unique presence on the national music scene since coming to Mammoth Lakes as grantee of Chamber Music America’s Rural Residencies Program and as a California Arts Council's (CAC) Touring Roster ensemble.

Special Added Concert Friday, January 9, 2009, 8:00 PM – Kai Gleusteen and Catherine Ordronneau - Violin-Piano duo
Since 1999 when they first began to work together, Kai and Catherine Ordronneau have established themselves as one of the most important duos in the interpretation of sonatas for violin and piano. Having performed more than 100 recitals in Europe, Canada and USA, they are praised for their unique partnership, playing under the control of a single intelligence, and for the emotional power of their interpretations. In 2004, they were featured in the television program Classical Now, a nationally broadcast show, as well as a two-hour program on CBC radio in Canada including a live recital. They have received critical acclaim for their first recording for the AVIE records label, which includes a standout performance of the Prokofiev sonata. A second recording features sonatas by Grieg, Dvorak, and Franck. Their repertoire encompasses most of the great sonatas for violin and piano, as well as a myriad of short pieces representing the countries where they perform. Among recent projects was a tour in the USA with performances with the St Louis Symphony, recitals in Chicago as well as in the San Francisco area and gala concert in the prestigious Hotel de Ville of Paris.
	For more information about Kai Gleusteen and Catherine Ordronneau you can visit: www.gleusteen.com

Sat. January 17, 2009 – Stanford Woodwind Quintet
	One of America's most distinguished ensembles, the Stanford Woodwind Quintet unites five virtuoso performers, each renowned for solo work and chamber music collaboration. The group includes principal musicians from the San Francisco and San Jose Opera Orchestras and outstanding Stanford University faculty members. Reviewers have cited the palpable enthusiasm of these versatile players and the warm audience rapport established by their informative commentary on the music. Quintet members are Alexandra Hawley, flute, James Matheson, oboe, Mark Brandenburg, clarinet, Rufus Olivier, bassoon and Lawrence Ragent, horn.

Sat Mar 7, 2009, 8:00 PM - Cleveland Piano Competition Gold Medalist - Alexander Ghindin
Russian pianist Alexander Ghindin won first prize at the 2007 Cleveland International Piano Competition. From the opening rounds the 30-year-old Ghindin was the clear favorite, as Donald Rosenberg stated in his coverage for The Plain Dealer, “A full week before he won first prize in the 2007 Cleveland International Piano Competition...Russia's Alexander Ghindin leapt to the front of the piano pack." He clinched his victory with a performance of Rachmaninoff No. 3 with the Cleveland Orchestra with Jahja Ling. Mr. Ghindin graduated from Moscow State P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory after completing master class studies with Professor M.S. Voskrensky in 2001. By the age of 13 he had already won the Moscow Young Pianists’ Competition, and at 14 became youngest ever winner at the 10th International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1994, later gaining Second Prize at Brussels International Reine Elisabeth Competition in 1999.
	For more information about Alexander Ghindin go to http://clevelandpiano.org/ghindin.html

Special Added Concert Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 2:00 PM, David Finckel and Wu Han - Cello-Piano duo
	Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han rank among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the world today. The talent, energy, imagination and dedication they bring to their multi-faceted endeavors as concert performers, recording artists, educators, artistic administrators and cultural entrepreneurs, go unmatched. Their duo performances take them to some of the most prestigious venues and concert series across the United States, including San Francisco Performances, Stanford Lively Arts, New York's Lincoln Center and 92nd Street Y, Washington's Kennedy Center, Smithsonian Institute, and Dumbarton Oaks, among many others. In recognition of their widespread contributions to the field of chamber music and their artistic excellence both on and off stage, David Finckel and Wu Han were named Artistic Directors of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in 2004. They are also the founders and Artistic Directors of Music@Menlo, a chamber music festival in Silicon Valley that has garnered international acclaim since its inception in 2003. Prior to launching Music@Menlo, Wu Han and David Finckel served for three seasons as Artistic Directors of SummerFest La Jolla.
For more information about David Finckel and Wu Han go to: www.artistled.com

Saturday, April 4, 2009, 8:00 PM - The American String Quartet
Internationally recognized as one of the world's finest quartets, the American String Quartet celebrated its 30th anniversary during the 2005–2006 season. Highlighting the anniversary was the quartet's debut in a new series of recordings on the Arabesque label, including quartets of composer Richard Danielpour. Highlights of their 2006–2007 season include performances with Guillermo Figueroa, Lydia Artimiw and Edgar Meyer, and a tour of Europe. The quartet was honored to perform a series of retrospective concerts celebrating the Naumburg Foundation's 80th anniversary, performed by previous winners of the Naumburg Award. In over three decades of touring, the American has performed in all 50 states and appeared in virtually every important concert hall throughout the world. Their presentations of the complete quartets of Beethoven, Schubert, Schoenberg, Bartók, and Mozart have won widespread critical acclaim. The 1998 MusicMasters Complete Mozart String Quartets, performed on a matched quartet set of instruments by Stradivarius, are widely considered to have set the standard for this repertoire. The American's innovative approach to concert programming has won them a number of notable residencies in recent years, including "Beethoven the Contemporary" at the University of Michigan, "The Six Mozart Viola Quintets" at the Aspen Music Festival with Guarneri Quartet violist Michael Tree (broadcast live nationally via Chicago super-station WFMT), and a recent four-year cycle titled "4-5-6…" at Princeton University, where the quartet performed the complete quintets and sextets of Mozart and Brahms, joined in each concert by renowned guest artists.
	For more information about The American String Quartet go to: www.americanstringquartet.com

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For single concert ticket information by phone: 925-373-6800.

CONCERT LOCATIONS

Del Valle Fine Arts concerts are held at the Bankhead Theater in downtown Livermore. (click for map and directions). Free parking is available at the garage behind the theater, located on Railroad Ave. between First St. and Livermore Ave.

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Del Valle Fine Arts only receives about half its budget from ticket sales. If you would like to donate, please send a check to P.O. Box 2335, Livermore, CA 94551-2335. Del Valle is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so your contribution may be tax deductible.

Contributors of $250 to $499 qualify for Patron status and contributors who donate $500 or more are Benefactors. Sponsors donate $100 to $249, and Friends give from $25 to $99. Friends, Sponsors, Patrons, and Benefactors all receive our grateful thanks and recognition in each concert's program.

The Directors of Del Valle Fine Arts

Helena Chi, Elinor Cullen, Roberta Hadley, Charles Hartwig, Eric Horning, Mort Mendelsohn, Don Miller, Mike Nagorka, John Pitts, Doris Ryon, Arthur Scott, Tania Selden, and Lynn Seppala

For artists and agents

If you are a presenter and would like to have your artist considered for presentation by Del Valle Fine Arts, please send material to P.O. Box 2335, Livermore, CA 94551-2335. You can also send email to (Phone calls and emails are less effective.) Every year we decide what types of programs we will present in our next season in the spring. The material we have received, if appropriate, will be evaluated along with material sought out and received from other artists. You will be contacted if we need a CD or more information. Our selections are made based on CD recordings, PR materials and reports from local people who have attended concerts by these artists.

Other Tri-Valley Organizations

• Pacific Chamber Symphony

• Valley Concert Chorale

• Livermore Valley Opera

• Livermore-Amador Symphony

• Pleasanton Community Concert Band

• City of Livermore

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