XI Piano on the Rocks International Festival May 1-3, 2026 at 4:00 pm


THE GEOMETRY OF SOUNDS - The Unquiet Harmonies

The Geometry of Sounds The Unquiet Harmonies

May 1, 2026 - 4:00 pm

Giuseppe Verdi(1813-1901)
Nabucco (selection) arranged by Léon Lemoine - 2 pianos, 8 hands
Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano 1; Cynthia Raim, piano 1; James Palmer, piano 2; Madeleine Hehn, piano 2

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
La donna é Mobile from Rigoletto Celeste from Aida 
Questa o Quella from Rigoletto Ethan Burck, tenor; James Palmer, piano

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Sonate in A major
Cynthia Raim, piano‍ ‍

Francis Poulenc (1869-1963)
L’Embarquement pour Cythère
Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano1; Cynthia Raim, piano 2‍ ‍

Intermission

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Sonata K. 576
James Palmer, piano

Nina Rota (1911-1979)
Two waltzes on the name of B-A-C-H Madeleine Hehn, piano

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Grande valse brillante in E♭ major, Op. 18 Valse in D♭ Major, Op. 64, No. 1 Valse in G flat Major Op. 70 No. 1 (posth.) Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 “Revolutionary” Etude Op. 10 No. 12 Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano

Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) Hallelujah Ethan Burck, tenor; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano 1 - Madeleine Hehn, piano 2


May 2, 2026 - 4:00 pm

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Passacaglia and Fugue arranged by Burchard Cynthia Raim, piano 1; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano 1; James Palmer, piano 2, Madeleine Hehn piano 2

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Italian Concerto BWV 971 Cynthia Raim, piano

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Sonata in D Major D 850 - first and Second Mvts Madeleine Hehn, piano

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
Siete canciones populares españolas - Seven Spanish Folksong Ethan Burck, tenor; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano

Intermission

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Sonata No. 5 Op. 53
James Palmer, piano‍ ‍

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Something’s coming (From West Side Story) Maria (From West Side Story)
Ethan Burk, tenor; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano

Sigismond Thalberg (1812-1871)
Transcription of Casta Diva from Norma by Bellini Fantasy on La Traviata, Op. 78
Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, Piano

William Gillock(1917-1993) Champagne Toccata for 2 pianos, 8 hands
Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano 1; Madeleine Hehn, piano 1; Cynthia Raim, piano 2, James Palmer, piano 2

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May 3, 2026 - 4:00 pm

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)‍ ‍Fantasy in A minor, Op. Posth James Palmer, piano 1; Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano 2

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Preludes: opus 23 Nr. 4; opus 32 Nr. 5; opus 32 Nr. 12
Madeleine Hehn, piano

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Venezia e Napoli
James Palmer, piano

Francis Poulenc (1869-1963)
L’Embarquement pour Cythère
Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano1; Cynthia Raim, piano 2‍ ‍

Intermission

Aaron Copland (1818-1893)
Billy the Kid:
1. The Open Prairie 2. Street in a Frontier Town 3. Billy and His Sweetheart 4. Celebration after Billy's Capture 5. Billy's Demise 6. The Open Prairie Again

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII:6

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Vallée d’Obermann
Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
The Stars and Stripes Forever for 2 pianos , eight hands.
Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, Cynthia Raim; piano 1; James Palmer, Madeleine Hehn, Piano 2
Ethan Burck, tenor