Episode 101: The Heifetz Holiday Homecoming

It’s the most wonderful time of the year in HeifetzLand…when we get to experience the artistry of our outstanding alums in a joyous celebration of the season. On this program, it’s the “Heifetz Holiday Homecoming,” featuring five-front-rank alums performing yuletide classics as well as classical masterworks…all in the friendly confines of the Heifetz home base of Francis Auditorium in Staunton, Virginia. THIS EPISODE'S PLAYLIST Irving Berlin, arr. Jascha Heifetz, arr. Nate Sabat: White Christmas* Joseph Skerik, viola; Ying Li, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 *Heifetz Institute Commission Tchaikovsky, arr. Lynne Latham: Nutcracker Suite I. Overture II. March III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy IV. Arabian Dance V. Trepak Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Marina Alba López, violin; Joe Skerik, viola; Andres Sanchez, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Georg Phillipp Telemann: Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9 II. Allegro [excerpt] Steven Baloue, viola; Allison Freeman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.17.2021 Fritz Kreisler: Miniature Viennese March Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Andres Sanchez, cello; Ying Li, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Amy Beach: Romance in A Major, Op. 23 Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Ying Li, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Trad. Catalan, arr. Pablo Casals: Song of the Birds Andres Sanchez, cello; Ying Li, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Leonard Cohen, arr. Claudia Encinas: Hallelujah Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane, arr. Wendy Hellmann: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Marina Alba López, vocals; Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Joe Skerik, viola; Andres Sanchez, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Ottorino Respighi: Italiana fr. Ancient Airs & Dances [excerpt] SoHyun Ko, violin; Minchae Kim, violin; Jerome McCoy, viola; Dilshod Narzillaev, cello Kreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DC Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.13.2022 Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 I. Allegro IV. Allegro, ma non troppo Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Marina Alba López, violin; Joe Skerik, viola; Andres Sanchez, cello; Ying Li, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024