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Café Music

Manchester
Weds &
Thurs

Ipswich
Friday

August 12th, 13th, 14th, 7PM

Two Masconomo Street, Manchester:

Weds. August 12th & Thurs. August 13th

Gathr, 42 Market Street, Ipswich 

Friday August 14th

Musicians:

Keiko Tokunaga, Ying-Jun Wei, Ryo Yanagitani

On three consecutive nights, starting on August 12th, Ryo Yanagitani will lead a narrative performance centering on Paul Schoenfield’s delightful Café Music. Café Music is a captivating piece that combines lush romanticism with klezmer, Broadway, and other traditions of musical virtuosity. Showcasing a few of these strains of virtuosity, Ryo, along with Keiko Tokunaga and Ying-Jun Wei will round out the program with works by Chopin, Saint-Saens, and Gershwin.

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Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22
I, Andante spianato. Tranquillo
II. Polonaise. Allegro molto


Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso for Violin and Piano, Op. 28 


George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Three Preludes for Cello and Piano 
I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
II. Andante con moto e poco rubato
III. Agitato


Paul Schoenfield (1947-2024)
Café Music for Piano Trio 
I. Allegro
II. Andante Moderato. Rubato
III. Presto