Episode 52: December Treasures

An excerpt for the final episode of the inaugural year of Heifetz on Air – “December Treasures,” a program of great musical moments from the Heifetz Holiday Tour, chock-a-block with original arrangements of beloved classics, along with other musical keepsakes from the Heifetz Year of 2023.   This Episode’s Playlist Saint-Saëns, arr. Nicholas Kitchen: The Swan, fr. Carnival of the Animals Zeyu Zhu, cello solo | Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Ji Hyun Baik, violin | Stephen “Adam” Savage, viola | Elliott Kim, cello | Benjamin Doane, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 06,29.2023 Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2 II. Scherzo Phoenix Quartet: Ilkhom Mukhiddinov, violin Hyun Ji Lee, violin | Arielle Fentress, viola | Elliott Kim, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.06.2023 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Lucas Buterbaugh: Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34 Julia Angelov, violin solo | Jihyun Baik, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Paul Neubauer, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.15.2023 Respighi: Italiana fr. Ancient Airs & Dances [excerpt] SoHyun Ko, violin | Minchae Kim, violin | Jerome McCoy, viola | Dilshod Narzillaev, cello Heifetz Institute Recording Kreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DC | Dec. 13,.2022 Mozart: String Quintet in C Major, K. 515 IV. Allegro Jihyun Baik, violin | Julia Angelov, violin | Joe Skerik, viola | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello WVTF Radio Studios, Roanoke, VA WVTF Recording | 12.12.2023 Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 III. Largo IV. Allegro assai Jihyyun Baik, violin Garth Newel Music Center, Hot Springs, VA GNMC Recording | 12.17.2023 Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, “Archduke” III. Andante Cantabile [excerpt] Madison Vest, violin | Kevin Mills, cello | Carlos Avila, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.15.2015 George Gershwin, arr. L. Buterbaugh: Lullaby for Strings Joe Skerik, viola solo | Julia Angelov, violin | Jihyun Baik, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello Horowitz Theatre, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.10.2023 Maurice Ravel, arr. E. Fine & L. Buterbaugh: Kaddish Paul Neubauer, viola solo | Jihyun Baik, violin | Julia Angelov, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.15.2023 Vaughan Williams, arr. N. Sabat: Suite for Viola & Small Orchestra II. Carol III. Christmas Dance Paul Neubauer, viola solo | Jihyun Baik, violin | Julia Angelov, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.15.2023 Go Deeper View the 2023 Heifetz Holiday Homecoming, recorded in the friendly confines of Francis Auditorium, on the Mary Baldwin University campus in Staunton, VA. Listen to the special holiday broadcast on A LIttle Day Music with WVTF Music host Luke Currie, featuring our 2023 Heifetz Holiday Tour troupe in the WVTF Performance Studio! Freshly updated for 2023, check out the Heifetz Holiday Music Channel on Soundcloud!