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From Romania  

​Paul Hindemith Sonata for viola and piano Op. 11 No. 4
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Francis Gallagher, viola ​
Christophe Alvarez, piano

From UK

Jyunreika 順礼歌 - pilgrim’s hymn
The Cosmographer’s Daughter - Cornelius Shinzen Boots
Honshirabe 本調 - honkyoku
Ekoh 回向 - honkyoku
Sleeping Dragon - Cornelius Shinzen Boots
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​John Garner, shakuhachi

From USA

Yurika Kimura - Etude in E Flat for 6 mallets

WA Mozart - Turkish March

Naoko Takada, marimba
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Franz Liszt - Liebestraum No. 3
Kyung Lee, piano
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Tony Wardzinski - Two Sketches for bassoon solo
I. Ebb Tide, Sunset 
II. Roving Seagull

Tony Wardzinsky, bassoon​
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​“When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain” (1931) 
Howard Johnson, Harry M. Woods and Kate Smith
“We’ll Meet Again” (1939) 
Rosa Parker, Hughie Charles, and Vera Lynn 
“There’ll Be Bluebirds Over the White Cliffs of Dover” (1941) 
Walter Kent and Nat Burton 
“We’ll Gather Lilacs” (1945) 
Ivor Novello 
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Louise Lofquist, contralto
David Wilkinson, piano  

Manuel M. Ponce - Estrellita​
Estrellita​
Little star from the distant sky
That watches my pain
That knows my suffering
Come down and tell me if you like me a little
Because I can't live without your love
You are, Little star, my beacon of love
You know that I will soon die
Come down and tell me if you like me a little
Because I can't live without your love

Manuel de Falla - ​Nana
Nana
Sleep, little one, sleep,
sleep, my darling, sleep, my little morning star.
Lullay, lullay,
sleep, my little morning star.

Tohru Takemitsu/Syuntaro Tanigawa/
arr. Tony Wardzinski  - Mi Yo Ta
Mi Yo Ta
While I bathe in the glittering sunlight, I feel your presence. With the blue sky behind you, I smile at the memories— even if I know
The joy of those days will never come back.
When I sing the melody you left behind,
Our stories come back to life, and I feel your warmth.
I don’t want to forget, I can’t let go of my memories of you.
So our memories will live on forever,
just as the sun rises each day.
(translation- Michelle Pina)​
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Michelle Pina, mezzo soprano
Tomiko Hamada Taylor, piano

Reynaldo Hahn - Le ruban dénoué
I. Décrets indolents du hasard
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Rachmaninoff - Suite No.2 Op.17
III. Romance

Louise Lofquist, piano
Tomiko Hamada Taylor, piano

from USA venue #4
​Live stream recording

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From China ​
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (1892) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

​Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (1936) by Sergei Prokofiev
Cherkasova Marina, piano & Kudriakov Andrei, piano

From Romania  ​
4 Miniatures for violin and viola by Ilinca Forna   
1.Time is ticking  2. Flying bubbles over the crying sky
3. Remember?  4. Melancolia 

Duo for violin and viola in C major by Jean Sibelius
 Ilinca Forna, violin  &  Cosmina Stîngă, viola, 

From the UK
​Improvisation
Mainly Two
 Marie Schreer, violin  & John Garner, violin

From the USA
​"Unruhe (restlessness)"  from Bardenklänge op. 13 (1847)  by Johann Kaspar Mertz 

"Gigue"  from Partita for Violin No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006.1 (1720)   by J. S. Bach
Naoko Takada, marimba

- and Naoko with her family -
Frere Jacques (Brother John)
Karina Sharp, Vocal and Cello
Michael Sharp, Piano
Robin Sharp, Guitar
Naoko Takada, Marimba

Un Sospiro, Etude No. 3 from Three Concert Etudes  S. 144 (1845-1849) by Franz Liszt
Kyung Lee, piano

"The Lover Mourns for the Loss of Love"
​(transcribed for flute and piano) from Song Cycle on Poetry of W.B. Yeats (2007)  by Chad Skopp

​Nocturne (2017) by Herman Beeftink 
Caitlin Boruch, flute    &   Tomiko Hamada Taylor,  piano

from
​ "Eight Preludes", for solo alto, bass, or other low flute (2015) I - Ascèse I , VII - Legatissimo  by Daniel Kessner
Daniel Kessner, flute

​"Madrigal" for flute and piano (1908) by Philippe Gaubert
Daniel Kessner, flute   &  Suzanne Julian, piano

Trio Sonata No.1 in G Major (1750-1770) by Domenico Gallo
Rebecca Beerstein, violin   Frederic Beerstein, oboe
Eric Johnson-Tamai, bassoon Christin DeKlotz, ​piano

from Pulcinella (1920),  
IV - Gavotta con due variazioni,  V - Minuetto e Finale 
by Igor Stravinsky 

Eric Johnson-Tamai, bassoon  &  Christin DeKloz, piano

​from Suit op. 15 for two pianos, (1888)  ​by Anton Arensky
I. Romance

Juliane Song Lee, piano & Tomiko Hamada Taylor, piano

III. Polonaise  
​Tomiko Hamada Taylor, piano I
​Christine DeKlotz, piano II

"Oh Quand je Dors", S.282 (1849) by Franz Liszt

"L'Heure exquise", from 7 Chansons grises (1887-1890) by  Raynaldo Hahn
Michelle Pina, Soprano & Tomiko Hamada Taylor, piano

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From China 
​popular songs from popular movies 
 Kudriakov Andrei (Russia) & Marina Novak (Ukraine)

From Romania  
Hungarian and Romanian Folk Music for two violins
Francis Gallagher, violin, & Ioana Forna, violin
with special guest Ciprian Filimon, double bass

From Germany
Eugène Ysaÿe - Sonata No. 4, II. Sarabande
Lisa Streich - Falter
Ben Gaunt - Nothing Else Exists
Dobrinka Tabakova - Pirin
Marie Schreer, violin

From the UK
Outside the Mask ​by John Garner and Marie Schreer
 Mainly Two  -  
​John Garner, violin & Marie Schreer, violin 

From the Czech Republic
Cheek to Cheek  by Irving Berlin
As time goes  by Herman Hupfeld
My funny valentine  by Chet Baker
Vsevolod Tokmakov, piano

From the USA
​Katamiya  by Emmanuel Sejourne
Choro No.3  ​by Augusto Marcellino/adapted
​by Gordon Stout
​Naoko Takada, marimba

​from Tres Romances Argentinos for two pianos
Las Ninas  ​by Guastavino
Tomiko Hamada Taylor - piano I
Christine DeKlotz - piano II​

Scherzo in g minor for bassoon and piano ​by Miroshnikov
 Eric Johnson-Tamai, bassoon
Tomiko Hamada Taylor, piano

Etude Tableau Op. 33 No. 8  by Rachmaninoff 
Kyung Lee, piano

Oblivion by Piazzolla
 Fredric Beerstein, oboe
Tomiko Hamada Taylor, piano

Tsetono by Christine Bruckner (2004)
Mvt. IV, Rhapsody for Violin and Piano (arr. for flute)
​by Chad Skopp (2002)
Caitlin Boruch, flute
Tomiko Hamada Taylor, piano

Violin Sonata No 1 in G Major op. 78 II. Adagio by Brahms
Alexander Michael Tseitlin, violin
Christine DeKlotz - piano

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