Encore of St. Patrick's Day Quartets
$60
- Leah Froyd, violin
- Ericsson Hatfield, violin
- Isabel Tannenbaum, viola
- Kyle Stachnik, cello
Gustav Holst — St. Paul's Suite in C major, Op. 29, No. 2
Edvard Grieg — Holberg Suite, Op. 40 ("From Holberg's Time")
Edward Elgar — Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Arthur Duff — Irish Suite for Strings
Join us for a bit of Irish Luck at the Fisk House! This concert will feature the music of Irish composer Arthur Duff, alongside other composers of the string genre Edward Elgar, Edvard Grieg and Gustav Holst. The featured ensemble will be a string quartet with Leah Froyd and Ericsson Hatfield on violin, Isabel Tannenbaum on viola and Kyle Stachnik on cello.
Welcome drinks & aperitifs at 7pm, program begins at 7:30pm.
Program
Meath Pastorale | Arthur Duff (1899 - 1956)
St. Paul's Suite | Gustave Holst (1874 - 1934)
I. Jig
II. Ostinato
III. Intermezzo
IV. Finale (The Dargason)
Holberg Suite | Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
I. Praeludium
II. Sarabande
III. Gavotte
IV. Air
V. Rigaudon
VI. Allegro piacevole
Intermission
Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 | Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
I.Allegro piacevole
II. Larghetto
III. Allegretto
Irish Suite | Arthur Duff (1899 - 1956)
I. Midir's Song for Etain
II. Windy Gap
III. Fishamble Street, Dublin
IV. Dance of Daemar
V. On the Bridge at Clash
About Insight Chamber Players
Understanding is the root of all love. That is to say, with insight, we can kindle our passion for music.
Insight Chamber Players is a chamber music collective dedicated to bringing music to unique locations and guiding music-lovers through the passion of the art form. Our goal is to provide chamber music in the manner it was originally intended — in beautiful intimate spaces such as homes and salons that facilitate camaraderie around music. Our activities include recitals, open rehearsals, sight reading parties and mentorship.
About Leah Froyd, violin
Violinist, Leah Froyd hails from Denver, Colorado where she has earned recognition as a soloist, chamber musician and arts humanitarian. Ms. Froyd recently graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of renowned violinist, Ian Swensen. Trading coasts, Leah entered into the Master of Music Degree program at the Longy School of Music of Bard College as a Roman and Melanie Totenberg Scholar where she was a teaching assistant to Paula Majerfeld.
Having worked extensively with the Telegraph Quartet, Leah honed her chamber music skills by performing internationally at the Rencontres Musicales de Noyers and the Nice Summer Music Academy in France. Nationally, Ms. Froyd has participated at the Castleman Quartet Program, LyricaFest, and the Lamont Academy of Denver University music festivals.
Leah currently teaches a private studio and performs in the Bay Area for events and serves as the cofounder an educational chamber series, Insight Chamber.
About Ericsson Hatfield, violin
Ericsson Hatfield (b.1995) is a composer, violinist, and educator. His compositions integrate classical and modern techniques to create a fresh musical language. As a composer, he received first prize in the 2018 Tribeca New Music Festival for his violin quartet Constellations. In 2020, he won the Kristen Pankonin Award at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), resulting in a commission to compose the song cycle God's World for solo voice and piano. God's World went on to receive first place in the 2022 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Art Song Composition Competition. In 2022, Ericsson received first prize for his work Cantate Domino in SFCM’s 15th Biennial Choral Competition.
Ericsson studied Composition at the European American Musical Alliance (EAMA) in Paris with David Conte, who he continued to work with in the Master of Music program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. His work as an educator includes the manual Techniques of Canonic Counterpoint, to be published in 2022 in addition to lecturing at several forums on compositional technique such as the SFCM Counterpoint Club (SFCMCpC).
As a violinist, Ericsson received his Bachelor’s Degree in music performance at New York University (NYU), where he studied under Cyrus Beroukhim, Stephanie Chase, Gregory Fulkerson and Radim Kresta. He also attended the Meadowmount School of Music for three summers where he studied violin with Sally Thomas, Ann Setzer and Steven Rochen. He remains an active teacher and performer.