June 2008
University of Houston
Houston, Texas
June 8, 2008
6:00 pm Dudley Hall
Details: Julie Loeb-Sacks, piano
Rita Porfiris, viola

HINDEMITH: Sonata for Viola and Piano Op. 11 No. 4
Rest of program TBA
For tickets call 713 743-3009
Texas Music Festival - Distiguished Artists Series Concerts
Texas A & M University
College Station, Texas
June 16, 2008
7:30 pm Rudder Theatre
Details: "As American As..."
curated by Rita Porfirs

Andrzej Grabiec, Kyung-Sun Lee, Lucie Robert, Jun Zuo, violins
Wayne Brooks, Rita Porfiris, Karen Ritscher, violas
Edward Arron, Brinton Averil Smith, cellos
Erik Larsen, bass; John Thorne, flute; Randy Griffin, clarient
Jeff Robinson, bassoon; Timothy Hester, piano; Timothy Jones, baritone

DVORAK: String Quartet Op. 96 in F Major "American"
Songs for Baritone and Piano from the American Songbook
Bryan Fusilier "Wasn't that a Hoe-down?" for Solo Viola (1993)
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring (Chamber version for 13 players)

For tickets call 713 743-3009 or go to
www.class.uh.edu/music/texasmusicfestival
Texas Music Festival - Distiguished Artists Series Concerts
University of Houston
Houston, Texas
June 17, 2008
7:30 pm Moores Opera House
Details: "As American As..."
curated by Rita Porfirs

Andrzej Grabiec, Kyung-Sun Lee, Lucie Robert, Jun Zuo, violins
Wayne Brooks, Rita Porfiris, Karen Ritscher, violas
Edward Arron, Brinton Averil Smith, cellos
Erik Larsen, bass; John Thorne, flute; Randy Griffin, clarient
Jeff Robinson, bassoon; Timothy Hester, piano; Timothy Jones, baritone

DVORAK: String Quartet Op. 96 in F Major "American"
Songs for Baritone and Piano from the American Songbook
Bryan Fusilier "Wasn't that a Hoe-down?" for Solo Viola (1993)
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring (Chamber version for 13 players)

For tickets call 713 743-3009 or go to
www.class.uh.edu/music/texasmusicfestival
North/South Consonance - PROGRAM VIII - Season Finale
New York, New York
June 24, 2008
8:00 pm Christ and St. Stephen's Church: 120 West 69th St., NYC
Details: Melissa Fogarty, soprano
Rita Porfiris, viola
Claudia Knafo, piano
The North/South Chamber Orchestra
Max Lifchitz, conductor

CHRISTOPHER JAMES: Five Sappho Fragments
BINNETTE LIPPER: Circles of Light
CHRISTOPHER DIETZ: Gharra
MAX LIFCHITZ: Confrontacion fro Solo Viola and Orchestra

Free Admission - For information call 212 663-7566
www.northsouthmusic.org
July 2008
NYU Intensive String Quartet Seminar
New York University
New York, New York
July 3, 2008 Frederick Lowe Theatre
8:00 pm Frederick Lowe Theatre - 35 W. 4th Street, NYC
Details:
MOZART: Viola Quintet in E Flat

For more information go to
steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/strings/summer
NYU Intensive String Quartet Seminar
New York University
New York, New York
July 11, 2008 Frederick Lowe Theatre
8:00 pm Frederick Lowe Theatre - 35 W. 4th Street, NYC
Details:
FAURE: Piano Quartet in C Minor Op. 15

For more information go to
steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/strings/summer
August 2008
Grand Teton Music Festival
Teton Village, Wyonming
August 4 thru August 16, 2008
Various dates TBA: Walk Festival Hall
Details: For more information go to
www.gtmf.org