Anne-Marie McDermott, “a pianist who balances qualities of excitement and spontaneity with clarity and elegance” (New York Times), reunites with the SPCO for the first time since their fruitful collaboration at the 2022 Bravo! Vail Music Festival in Colorado. McDermott will lead the orchestra once again in a world premiere of Chris Rogerson’s Samaa', a new expansion of his work by the same name that was previously recorded in Colorado. Two chamber works by French composers showcase the piano in chamber ensembles - an impressionistic concerto with strings by Ernest Chausson and a sextet with winds by Francis Poulenc that pendulates between liveliness and elegy.

This expanded version of Samaa’ was commissioned by The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra with support from Anne-Marie McDermott and Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting.

Details:

Francis Poulenc
Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet

Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute
Cassie Pilgrim, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
Harrison Miller, bassoon
James Ferree, horn

Chris Rogerson
Samaa’ (SPCO co-commission) (World Premiere)

Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

Intermission

Ernest Chausson
Concerto for Piano, Violin and String Quartet

Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Kyu-Young Kim, violin
Steven Copes, violin
Eunae Koh, violin
Maiya Papach, viola
Julie Albers, cello

Approximate length 1:42

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