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An unusual and moving evening at Seattle's Summer Chamber Music Festival

By Thomas May, 19 July 2015
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Reviewed at Benaroya Hall: Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle on 17 July 2015
Programme
Britten, Canticle I, My beloved is mine, for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.40
Brahms, Trio in E flat major for Horn (or Cello or Viola), Violin and Piano, Op.40
Britten, Canticle III, Still Falls the Rain, for tenor, horn and piano, Op.55
Strauss R., Metamorphosen
Performers
Nicholas Phan, Tenor
Joyce Yang, Piano
Yura Lee, Violin
Jeffrey Fair, French horn
Jeremy Denk, Piano
James Ehnes, Violin
Jun Iwasaki, Violin
Cynthia Phelps, Viola
Richard O'Neill, Viola
Andrés Díaz, Cello
Bion Tsang, Cello
Jordan Anderson, Bass
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Benjamin BrittenBion TsangCanticle I, My beloved is mine, for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.40Canticle III, Still Falls the Rain, for tenor, horn and piano, Op.55Cynthia PhelpsJames EhnesJeremy DenkJohannes BrahmsJordan AndersonJoyce YangJun IwasakiMetamorphosenNicholas PhanRichard O'NeillRichard StraussTrio in E flat major for Horn (or Cello or Viola), Violin and Piano, Op.40Yura Lee
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Thomas May
Thomas May
Thomas May is a writer and translator based in Seattle. His books include Decoding Wagner and The John Adams Reader, and he blogs about the arts at memeteria.com. He has written for The Washington Post, Gramophone, Listen, Symphony magazine, OPERA America, crosscut.com, and many other publications.