Episode 40: North by Northeast

To mark the Heifetz Institute’s first New England tour in four years, Heifetz On Air goes “North By Northeast.” This episode features some classical favorites in performance from fascinating venues, including a 19th-century meetinghouse on the coast of Maine, a Massachusetts middle School, and a Rhode Island arts center.  This Episode’s Playlist François Francœur: Cello Sonata in E Major Clare Bradford, cello Carlos Avila, piano Galvin School Auditorium, Wakefield, MA Heifetz Institute – WCAT (Wakefield Community Access Television) Recording | 04.10.2016 Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor, D. 703 Daniel Aizensthadt, violin | Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Matt Cohen, viola | Clare Bradford, cello Galvin Auditorium, Wakefield, MA Heifetz Institute – WCAT (Wakefield Community Access Television) Recording | 04.10.2016 Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81 II. Dumka: Andante con moto Yebin Yoo, violin | Julian Rhee, violin | Nicholas Kitchen, viola | Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Jingxuan Zhang, piano St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Newcastle, ME Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.22.2019 Samuel Barber: String Quartet, Op. 11 II. Adagio Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Daniel Aizensthadt, violin | Matthew Cohen, viola | Clare Bradford, cello Galvin School Auditorium, Wakefield, MA Galvin Auditorium, Wakefield, MA Heifetz Institute – WCAT (Wakefield Community Access Television) Recording | 04.10.2016 Henri Vieuxtemps: Élégie, Op. 30 Matt Cohen, viola | Carlos Avila, piano Galvin Auditorium, Wakefield, MA Heifetz Institute – WCAT (Wakefield Community Access Television) Recording | 04.10.2016 Robert Schumann: Romance, Op. 28, No. 2 [excerpt] Lynne Mackey, piano House concert, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 11.20.2020 Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2 I. Allegro con brio Yebin Yoo, violin | Jingxuan Zhang, piano Robinhood Free Meetinghouse, Georgetown, ME Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.24.2019 Enrique Granados, arr. Gaspar Cassadó: Intermezzo, from Goyescas Mo Mo, cello | Hsin-Ciao Liao, piano Jamestown Arts Center, Jamestown, RI Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.24.2015 Go Deeper One of the featured venues in tooday’s program is St. Andrew’s Church in Newcastle, ME, a historic Episcopal church listed on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Andrew’s is considered the first example of a cottage Gothic Revival church in the country, and the first US design of the celebrated English architect Henry Vaughan. Read the church’s Wikipedia entry and check out the fascinating backstory of how it was built in the Boston Globe. Fire up the tour bus! This month Heifetz on Tour returns to New England for the first time in four years, with concert stops with the Portland Chamber Music Festival in Maine, Mountain Top Music in Conway, NH, and the Wolfeboro Friends of Music in Wolfeboro, NH, home to the Heifetz Institute from 2002 – 2011. Another favorite Heifetz On Tour stop on the Maine Coast is the Robinhood Free Meetinghouse, a concert venue, community center, restaurant and pub in the Five Islands community of Georgetown, ME.  The 1855 Meetinghouse is also listed on the National Register, and has a fascinating history.