THE BRIDGE PLAYERS

 

 

Music in the Mishkan series: 

Randall Weiss, Music Director

Music in the Mishkan, a yearly three-part chamber music concert series, is made possible through the sponsorship of Congregation Sha’ar Zahav and The Holocaust Center of Northern California

Unchained Melody
Sunday,
May 2, 2010


Randall Weiss, violin
Leslie Ludena, violin
Natalia Vershilova, viola
Victoria Ehrlich, cello

Divertimento in E flat Major –W.A. Mozart
Paysages (Countryside) –Ernest Bloch
String Quartet in F minor
–Felix Mendelssohn

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Fascinating Rhythm
Sunday,
March 28, 2010


Randall Weiss, violin
Leslie Ludena, violin
Natalia Vershilova, viola
Victoria Ehrlich, cello

Piano Trio in G minor –BedrichSmetana
Sentiments –Brian Wilson Piano
Trio No. 1 in B flat Major –Franz Schubert

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In the Mood
Sunday,
January 31, 2010

Randall Weiss, violin
Victoria Ehrlich, cello
Marilyn Thompson, piano

Piano Trio in G minor –BedrichSmetana
Sentiments –Brian Wilson Piano
Trio No. 1 in B flat Major –Franz Schubert

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If the Schumann fits...
Sunday,
May 3, 2009

Randall Weiss, violin
Natalia Vershilova, viola
Victoria Ehrlich, cello
Marilyn Thompson, piano

String Trio No. 4 in C minor – Ludwig van Beethoven
Nocturnes – Ernest Bloch
Piano Quartet – Robert Schumann

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Bloch Party
Sunday, March 8, 2009

Randall Weiss, violin
Leslie Ludena, violin
Natalia Vershilova, viola
Victoria Ehrlich, cello
Marilyn Thompson, piano

Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano – Darius Milhaud
Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano – Ernest Bloch
Piano Quintet No. 1 – Ernest Bloch

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Juan for the Road
Sunday,
January 25, 2009

Randall Weiss, violin
Victoria Ehrlich, cello
Marilyn Thompson, piano

 Four Miniatures – Paul Juon
Piano Trio – Anton Arensky
Piano Trio in D minor – Felix Mendelssohn

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Silk & Stone
Sunday, April 27, 2008

Randall Weiss, violin
Rick Shinozaki, violin
Jason Totzke, viola
Peter Gelfand, cello
Bill Everett, double bass

 W.A. Mozart
(1756 – 1791)

Duos from
The Magic Flute 

(Arranged by Ernst Kovacic) 

Darius Milhaud
(1892 – 1974)

Sonatine for Two Violins

Jacob Druckman
(1928 – 1996)

Valentine

Antonin Dvorak
(1841 – 1904)

String Quintet in G Major, Op. 77 

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Darkness & Light
Sunday, March 23, 2008

Randall Weiss, violin
Leslie Ludena, violin
Natalia Vershilova, viola
Robert Howard, cello
Ginger Kroft Barnetson, clarinet

George Gershwin
(1898 – 1937)

String Quartet in E minor,
Op. 44, No. 2

Felix Mendelssohn
(1809 – 1847)

Lullaby

Osvaldo Golijov
(1960 – )

The Dreams and Prayers of  Isaac the Blind

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 Bitter & Sweet
Sunday, February 10, 2008

Randall Weiss, violin
Victoria Ehrlich, cello
Marilyn Thompson, piano

Astor Piazzolla
(1921 – 1992)

Primavera Portena

Richard Danielpour
(1956 – )

A Child’s Reliquary

Johannes Brahms
(1833 – 1897)

Piano Trio in B Major

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Old World / New World
Sunday, January 28, 2007

Randall Weiss, violin
Victoria Ehrlich, cello
Marilyn Thompson, piano

 Johannes Brahms
(1833 – 1897)

Piano Trio in C Major

Paul Schoenfield
(b. 1947)

Café Music

 Dmitri Shostakovich
(1906 – 1975)

Piano Trio in E minor

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Prague & Madrid
Sunday, April 29, 2007

Randall Weiss, violin
Natalia Vershilova, viola
Victoria Ehrlich, cello
Marilyn Thompson, piano

Joachin Turina
(1882 – 1949)

Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 67

Erwin Schulhoff
(1894 – 1942)

Duo for Violin & Cello

Antonin Dvorak
(1841 – 1904)

Piano Quartet in E flat Major, Op. 87

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Tales from Terezin
Sunday, March 11, 2007

Randall Weiss, violin
Leslie Ludena, violin
Natalia Vershilova, viola
Victoria Ehrlich, cello

Gideon Klein
(1919 – 1945)

Trio for violin, viola & cello

Zikmund Schul
(1916 – 1942?)

Two Chasidic Dances

Hans Krasa
(1899 – 1944)

Dance Passacaglia & Fugue


Hans Krasa

Duo for violin & cello

Gideon Klein
Fantasy & Fugue
 

Viktor Ullmann
(1898 – 1944)

String Quartet No. 3

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Springtime Trios
Sunday, May 21, 2006

Randall Weiss, violin
Victoria Ehrlich, cello
Marilyn Thompson, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770 – 1827)

Piano Trio in B flat Major,
Opus 97 “Archduke”

Paul Schoenfield
(b. 1947)

Café Music
 

Maurice Ravel
(1875– 1937)

Piano Trio

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 Quartets in Full Bloom
Sunday, April 30, 2006

Randall Weiss, violin
Natalia Vershilova, viola
Victoria Ehrlich, cello
Marilyn Thompson, piano

W.A. Mozart
(1756 – 1791)

Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478

Gideon Klein

(1919 – 1945)

Duo for Violin & Viola
 

Johannes Brahms
(1833 – 1897)

Piano Quartet in C Minor,
Opus 60

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Russian Rain
Sunday, March 26, 2006

Randall Weiss, violin
Natalia Vershilova, viola
Marilyn Thompson, piano

Fritz Kreisler
(1875 – 1962)

Praeludium and Allegro  

Dmitri Shostakovich
(1906 – 1975)

From Jewish Folk Poetry

Lullaby
Lament
Before a Long Separation

Aaron Copland
(1900 – 1990)

Sonata for Violin & Piano  

Max Bruch
(1838 – 1920)

Eight Romantic Pieces  

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 Take Five
Sunday, May 8, 2005

Carey Bell, clarinet
Randall Weiss, violin
Leslie Ludena, violin
Natalia Vershilova, viola
Victoria Ehrlich, cello
 

W. A. Mozart
(1756 – 1791)

Quintet for Clarinet and String
Quartet,
K. 581 

Zikmund Schul
(1916 – 1944)

Two Chasidic Dances  

 Johannes Brahms
(1833 – 1897)

Quintet for Clarinet and String
Quartet,
Opus 115

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Two by Four
Sunday, March 13, 2005

Randall Weiss, violin
Natalia Vershilova, viola
Victoria Ehrlich, cello
Marilyn Thompson, piano

Piano Quartet in E flat major, K. 493 W. A. Mozart
(1756 – 1791)

Piano Quartet in E flat major
, K. 493
 

Gideon Klein
(1919 – 1945)

Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello
 

Johannes Brahms
(1833 – 1897)

Piano Quartet in G minor
, Opus 25

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Triple Play
Sunday, February 20, 2005

Randall Weiss, violin
Natalia Vershilova, viola
Victoria Ehrlich, cello
 

Ernst von Dohnanyi
(1877 – 1960)

Serenade
, Opus 10

Hans Krasa
(1899 – 1944)

Dance

Hans Krasa
Passacaglia and Fugue
 

Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770 – 1827)

Serenade
, Opus 8

 

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