Chausson Showcase

October 18, 2009 · 3 p.m.

Chausson’s dazzling Double Concerto showcases violinist Charles Stegeman and pianist David Allen Wehr; the Septet by Saint-Saëns features trumpeter Neal Berntsen; and David Allen Wehr offers Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque (which includes the ever-popular Clair de lune) and the brilliant
Isle of Joy.

Chausson:	Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet
Saint-Saëns:	Septet for Trumpet, Piano, String Quartet and Double Bass
Debussy:	Suite Bergamasque for Piano Isle of Joy (L’isle joyeuse) for Piano
Performed by special guest artists:
Neal Berntsen	trumpet, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Laura Motchalov	violin, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
And members of the Mary Pappert School of Music faculty:
David Allen Wehr	piano, Jack W. Geltz Distinguished Piano Chair
Charles Stegeman	violin, Chair of Strings
Rachel Stegeman	violin, Adjunct Professor of Violin
Marylène Gingras-Roy	viola, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
David Premo	cello, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Jeffrey Turner	double bass, Principal Double Bass, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Pre-concert event:
French harpsichord music played by Rebecca Rollett, Adjunct Professor of Harpsichord and Baroque Studies