Program 1
Aram Khachaturian: Trio in G Minor, for violin, clarinet and piano
Aaron Jay Kernis: Trio in Red (2000-1) for clarinet, cello and piano
Intermission
Derek Bermel: Quartet for violin, clarinet, cello and piano (written for Contrasts, 2003)
Antonin Dvorak: Dumky for piano Trio
Program 2
Igor Stravinsky: L'histoire du Soldat for violin, clarinet and piano
Aaron Jay Kernis: Trio in Red (2000-1) for clarinet, cello and piano
Intermission
Max Bruch: Three pieces from Eight Pieces, opus 83 for clarinet, cello and piano
Ned Rorem: Nine Episodes for Four Players, 2001, for clarinet, violin, cello and piano (written for Contrasts Quartet)
Program 3
Laudi for clarinet, violin and cello Michael Finckel, Arr.
Trio for clarinet, cello & piano in Eb Major Ludwig van Beethoven
(Arranged from Septet, Op. 20) (1770-1827)
Adagio: Allegro con brio
Adagio cantabile
Tempo di Menuetto
Tema con variazioni: Andante
Scherzo: Allegro molto e vivace
Andantte con moto alla Marcia; Presto
Intermission
Still Movement with Hymn Aaron Jay Kernis
(b. 1960)
Program 4
Fanfare con Fuoco for clarinet, violin, cello & piano Aaron Jay Kernis
Ballad for cello and piano (2004) Aaron Jay Kernis
Trio for clarinet, cello and piano Gabriel Faure
Allegro, ma non troppo (1825-1924)
Andantino
Allegro Vivo
Intermission
Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano Peter Schickele
Moderate, flowing (b. 1935)
Fast, driving
Slow, elegiac
Quite fast, dancing
Another possible program can includes Messaien's Quartet for the End of Time and Bartok's Contrasts.
The group will make every effort to be accommodating if program changes are proposed by the presenter.