Tomás Cotik, Violin
Grace Choi, Piano
Join us for an open workshop on a natural approach to string playing, incorporating elements of the Alexander Technique with Tomás Cotik, violin professor at Portland State University. This session, led by a renowned expert in mindful, efficient movement, will explore how to reduce tension and improve sound quality in your playing. Ideal for string players at any level who want to enhance their technique and musical expression.
Paganini is the most famous violin virtuoso who ever lived, and who produced prolific compositions often featuring his instrument. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, another Italian composer (whose career began more than 200 years later), achieved significant fame as he wrote a great number of film scores for Hollywood as well as a concerto for the 20th century violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz. This program includes unusual chamber music that these two composers beautifully incorporate a classical guitar as the featured voice.
PROGRAM
Niccolo Paganini • Sonata for Violin & Guitar
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco • Quintet for Guitar & String Quartet, Op.143
Paganini is the most famous violin virtuoso who ever lived, and who produced prolific compositions often featuring his instrument. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, another Italian composer (whose career began more than 200 years later), achieved significant fame as he wrote a great number of film scores for Hollywood as well as a concerto for the 20th century violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz. This program includes unusual chamber music that these two composers beautifully incorporate a classical guitar as the featured voice.
PROGRAM
Niccolo Paganini • Sonata for Violin & Guitar
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco • Quintet for Guitar & String Quartet, Op.143
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The Rooster and the Fox was a product of an ambitious collaboration between Chamber Music Amici and the talented Eugene composer and violinist Colin Pip Dixon during the COVID era. We are thrilled to present this meaningful piece for a live audience again. And of course, Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet will be a wonderful compliment to the program!
PROGRAM
Dmitri Shostakovich • Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57
Colin Pip Dixon • Chaucer’s The Rooster & The Fox: Sextet for Bassoon, Piano, String Quartet & Narrator
The Rooster and the Fox was a product of an ambitious collaboration between Chamber Music Amici and the talented Eugene composer and violinist Colin Pip Dixon during the COVID era. We are thrilled to present this meaningful piece for a live audience again. And of course, Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet will be a wonderful compliment to the program!
PROGRAM
Dmitri Shostakovich • Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57
Colin Pip Dixon • Chaucer’s The Rooster & The Fox: Sextet for Bassoon, Piano, String Quartet & Narrator
The Rooster and the Fox was a product of an ambitious collaboration between Chamber Music Amici and the talented Eugene composer and violinist Colin Pip Dixon during the COVID era. We are thrilled to present this meaningful piece for a live audience again. And of course, Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet will be a wonderful compliment to the program!
PROGRAM
Dmitri Shostakovich • Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57
Colin Pip Dixon • Chaucer’s The Rooster & The Fox: Sextet for Bassoon, Piano, String Quartet & Narrator
The Rooster and the Fox was a product of an ambitious collaboration between Chamber Music Amici and the talented Eugene composer and violinist Colin Pip Dixon during the COVID era. We are thrilled to present this meaningful piece for a live audience again. And of course, Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet will be a wonderful compliment to the program!
PROGRAM
Dmitri Shostakovich • Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57
Colin Pip Dixon • Chaucer’s The Rooster & The Fox: Sextet for Bassoon, Piano, String Quartet & Narrator
Round Top Festival Institute Round Top, TX.. From June 16 to June 28th, 2025