Bing Productions Presents
MOSSO – SCP String Quartet
Miho Matsuno, Violin
Robert Lawrence, Violin
Martha McAdams, Viola
Patricia Edens, Cello
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet No. 4, K. 157
I Allegro
II Andante
III Presto
Sergei Rachmaninoff - String Quartet No. 1
I Romance (Andante espressivo)
II Scherzo (Allegro)
Edward Elgar - String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 83
II Piacevole (poco andante)
Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony, Op. 4
I Boisterous Bourrée (Allegro ritmico)
II Playful Pizzicato (Presto possibile)
III Sentimental Saraband (Poco lento e pesante)
IV Frolicsome Finale (Prestissimo con fuoco)
Trinity United Methodist Church
361 Sumner Avenue
Springfield, MA
November 18, 2023 7:30 PM
Tickets (on sale August 1) at Bing Productions
MUSICIANS
Miho Matsuno has been a member of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra since 1992, and has performed extensively throughout the U.S. and abroad. She has performed at major concert venues in and around New York City, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, Town Hall, Radio City Music Hall, and Broadway theaters. Ms. Matsuno was a violin instructor and chamber music coach for 20 years at the Kaufman Music Center in New York City. Ms. Matsuno received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Juilliard School under the tutelage of Christine Dethier and Joseph Fuchs. She also attended Mount Holyoke College with a focus on English Literature. A native of Yokohama, Japan, Ms. Matsuno resides in the Riverdale section of New York City.
Robert Lawrence has had a varied performing career, ranging from Karl Munchinger’s Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra to the acclaimed Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls, starring Nathan Lane and Faith Prince. He studied at Yale University and the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy. Bob is currently the director of programming as well as violinist for the All Seasons Chamber Players (NJ), concertmaster of the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, and a longtime member of the first violin section of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. He has frequently served as concertmaster of Opera Saratoga (formerly Lake George Opera Festival) in Saratoga Springs, NY. Bob has also appeared at the Grand Teton, Colorado, and Spoleto Festivals. He has taught privately through the RiverArts program in Westchester, NY, since 2005.
Martha “Peggy” McAdams received a Bachelor of Music from Hartt College of Music and a Master of Music from Manhattan School of Music, where she studied with Raphael Bronstein and Arianna Bronne. She had additional violin studies with Itzhak Pearlman and viola studies with William Lincer. Ms. McAdams has performed throughout the East Coast as an ensemble member of the New York Five, Bar Harbor Festival Ensemble, Moments Musical, Seraphim Trio, and Satin Dolls String Quartet. She has appeared as a guest artist with the Kosciuszko Foundation Chamber Music Series, Craftsbury Chamber Players, and Bronx Arts Ensemble, and has recorded on Cottage Records. As a freelance musician, Ms. McAdams is a member of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, and has played with other orchestral ensembles, including the American Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Westchester Philharmonic, Long Island Philharmonic, and Queens Symphony. She has performed in numerous Broadway shows and has toured with various ensembles to Europe, Asia and South America.
Patricia Edens toured throughout the U.S. as principal cellist with the New York City Opera National Company. She has performed with such Broadway shows as Annie Get Your Gun, Annie, and West Side Story, as well as on tour with Andrea Bocelli. She was a featured cellist in performances with the Israeli folk singer Debbie Friedman at Carnegie Hall. She has also appeared with the School of American Ballet Orchestra, the Queens Symphony, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, and as principal cellist of the Bar Harbor Festival Orchestra and the Jackson Heights (Queens, NY) Orchestra. She is a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and the Juilliard School, where she studied with Richard Kapuscinski and Harvey Shapiro.