Friday, October 7, 20168:00 p.m.

Brooks-Rogers Recital HallWilliamstown, Massachusetts

Please turn off cell phones. No photography or recording is permitted.

Williams Chamber PlayersHigh Baroque, Eastern Folk,

Bach and Handel, Golijov and Cowell

G. F. Handel (1685 – 1759) Harp concerto in B flat Major, op. 4 No. 6,HWV 294

Andante-AllegroLarghettoAllegro moderato

Elizabeth Morse, harp; Joana Genova, Max Sopher ’17 violins;Ah Ling Neu, viola; Ronald Feldman, cello

G. F. Handel “Da tempeste il legno infranto”“Piangerò la sorte mia” from Giulio Cesare

Erin Nafziger, soprano; Elizabeth Wright, piano

Osvaldo Golijov (b. 1960) Mariel

Ronald Feldman, cello; Matthew Gold, marimba

Henry Cowell (1897 – 1965) Homage to Iran

Joanna Kurkowicz, violin; Matthew Gold, percussion; Doris Stevenson, piano

***Intermission***

The Williams Chamber Players is a faculty chamberensemble, founded at Williams in 1999. Its purposeis to present concerts for the college and communitythroughout the academic year. Antecedents of theWilliams Chamber Players are The Williams Trio,founded in 1970, and the Group for 20th CenturyMusic, founded in 1989. Repertoire for concerts isdrawn from the standard chamber music with

special attention to music of the 20th and 21st centuries, and to music by Williamscomposers. Musicians are normally drawn from the ranks of Artists in Residence,Artist Associates, and other faculty, as well as occasional visiting artists.

See music.williams.edu for full details and additional happenings as well as to sign up for the weeklye-newsletters.

Upcoming Events Sat Oct 8 8pm Musekiwa Chingodza, mbira - Visiting Artist Series Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Wed Oct 19 4:15pm Prof. Ellen Harris Class of 1960 Lecture Bernhard Room 30 Fri Oct 21 7:15pm Pre-Concert Talk with Ronald Feldman, conductor of the Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall

Berkshire SymphonyFri Oct 21 8pm Berkshire Symphony Chapin HallMon Oct 24 4:15pm Master Class - Angela Hewitt, piano - Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall

Visiting Artist Series Tue Oct 25 8pm Angela Hewitt, piano - Visiting Artist Series Chapin HallWed Oct 26 12:15pm MIDWEEKMUSIC “In C” Chapin Hall, stage Wed Oct 26 8pm Music From China & Talujon- Visiting Artist Series Chapin Hall Thu Oct 27 4:15pm Master Class - Music From China & Talujon- Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall

Visiting Artist Series Fri Oct 28 8pm Alice Giles, harp - Visiting Artist Series Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Sat Oct 29 10am Master Class - Alice Giles, harp - Visiting Artist Series Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Sat Oct 29 8pm Zambezi Marimba Band - Family Days Concert Chapin HallWed Nov 2 12:15pm MIDWEEKMUSIC Chapin Hall, stage Wed Nov 2 4:15pm Master Class - Apple Hill String Quartet - Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall

Visiting Artist Series Wed Nov 2 8pm Apple Hill String Quartet - Visiting Artist Series Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Fri Nov 4 8pm Williams Concert Choir & Williams Chamber Choir Chapin Hall Sat Nov 5 8pm Faculty Recital: Joanna Kurkowicz, violin; Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall

Doris Stevenson, piano Wed Nov 9 12:15pm MIDWEEKMUSIC in the Chapel Thompson Memorial Chapel Thu Nov 17 4:15pm Master Class - Krysten Keches, harp Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Fri Nov 18 7:15pm Pre-Concert Talk with Ronald Feldman, conductor of the Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall

Berkshire Symphony Fri Nov 18 8pm Berkshire Symphony with guest artist Chapin Hall

Krysten Keches, harpFri Nov 18 8pm The Fall All Dance Department Concert & MainStage, ‘62 Center

Kusika/Zambezi Sat Nov 19 4pm Gospel Choir Chapin HallSat Nov 19 8pm The Fall All Dance Department Concert & MainStage, ‘62 Center

Kusika/ZambeziSun Nov 20 3pm Baroque Ensemble Rebel - Visiting Artist Series Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall

G. F. Handel Suite in D Minor, HWV 428

PreludeAllegroAllemandeCouranteAriaDoublesPresto

Edwin Lawrence; harpsichord

J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750) Goldberg Variations Part I, BWV 988arranged for string trio by Dmitri Sitkovetsky

Joanna Kurkowicz, violin; Ah Ling Neu, viola; Nathaniel Parke, cello