SMTD Faculty perform works by Bizet, Bolcom, Donizetti, Karamanov, Strauss, and Verdi. David Blalock, tenor Jeni Houser, soprano Valdis Jansons, baritone Caitlin Lynch, soprano Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola Kirk Severtson, piano

The Berofsky Piano Quartet returns to perform at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Professors Aaron Berofsky (violin) and Kathryn Votapek (viola) are joined by their sons Sebastian (cello) and Charles (piano), who are currently based in New York City. PERFORMERS Aaron Berofsky, violin Kathryn Votapek, viola Sebastian Berofsky, cello Charles Berofsky, piano PROGRAM Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 16 I. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo II. Andante cantabile III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo Danny Elfman: Piano Quartet (2017) I. Ein Ding II. Kinderspott III. Duett für Vier IV. Ruhig V. Die Wolfsjungen *Intermission* Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 87 I. Allegro con fuoco II. Lento III. Allegro moderato, grazioso – Un pochettino più mosso IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo

Join us for \"Movie Night\" featuring a screening of the 1924 Buster Keaton silent film, *Sherlock Jr.*, with a film score by composer Stephen Prutsman performed live by the Telegraph Quartet with recent U-M doctoral graduate, pianist Takeshi Nagayasu. The program also includes two other works influenced by film or staged works – Dimitri Shostakovich’s *Elegy* and *Polka*, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 34. Shostakovich wrote *Elegy* and its companion piece *Polka* in a single night in 1931. *Elegy* is the transcription of a haunting aria from his opera *Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk*, while *Polka* is a version of a comical dance from his soccer-inspired ballet *The Golden Age*. These short pieces were lost for many years and not rediscovered until the 1980s when they were made available by the USSR State Copyright Agency. Korngold’s String Quartet No. 3 was his last chamber music work, completed in 1945. Korngold was one of the most influential composers in Hollywood, and in his third string quartet he quoted from his scores for films including *Between Two Worlds* (1944), *The Sea Wolf* (1941), and *Devotion* (1943). A stylistically versatile composer, Prutsman has written scores to accompany several of Buster Keaton’s silent films – many of which are decidedly comedic. For this story, which involves a dream sequence, a secret theft, a wild villain chase, and pining after a love interest, Prustman turns to an assortment of tones, rhythms, and musical techniques in order to emphasize the emotional stakes throughout the film. ABOUT TELEGRAPH QUARTET The Telegraph (Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violins; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello) formed in 2013 with an equal passion for standard and contemporary chamber music repertoire; they rose quickly, winning the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. Today, they perform across the United States and abroad, at venues including New York City’s Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Town Hall; San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre; the Philharmonie de Paris; and at festivals including the Chautauqua Institute, Music in the Vineyards in Napa Valley, and the Emilia Romagna Festival in Italy. The Telegraph Quartet released its celebrated debut album *Into the Light* in 2018 and is currently recording an extensive three-album series titled *20th Century Vantage Points* for Azica Records, exploring string quartets of the 20th century. The first volume, *Divergent Paths* (2022), features two works that (to the best of the Quartet’s knowledge) have never been recorded on the same album before: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major and Arnold Schoenberg’s String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 7. In August 2025, the Telegraph released the second volume, *Edge of the Storm*, which examines the turbulent years of war and its aftermath from 1941-1951 through string quartets by Grażyna Bacewicz, Benjamin Britten, and Mieczysław Weinberg. Volume three will be released in fall 2027. In addition, the Telegraph released a recording of the string quartets of Robert Sirota in summer 2026 (Azica Records) and will release a recording of Kenji Bunch string quartets in spring 2027 (Phenotypic Records). Beyond the concert stage, the Telegraph Quartet seeks to spread its music through education and audience engagement. The Quartet has given master classes, served as artists-in-residence, and launched ChamberFEAST!, a chamber music workshop in Taiwan. In fall 2020, Telegraph launched an online video project called TeleLab, in which the ensemble collectively breaks down the components of a movement from various works for quartet. In the summers of 2022 and 2024, the Telegraph Quartet traveled to Vienna to work with Schoenberg expert Henk Guittart in conjunction with the Arnold Schoenberg Center, researching all of Schoenberg's string quartets.

Acclaimed Telegraph Quartet, now in residency at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, performs a recital. ABOUT TELEGRAPH QUARTET Erin Chin & Joseph Maile, violins Pei-Ling Lin, viola Jeremiah Shaw, cello The TELEGRAPH QUARTET formed in 2013 with an equal passion for standard and contemporary chamber music repertoire. Described by the *San Francisco Chronicle* as “…an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety,” the Telegraph Quartet was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. The quartet is currently the quartet-in-residence at the University of Michigan. The quartet has performed in New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s *Chamber Masters Series*, and at festivals including the Chautauqua Institute, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, and the Emilia Romagna Festival. They have collaborated with pianists Leon Fleisher and Simone Dinnerstein; cellists Norman Fischer and Bonnie Hampton; violinist Ian Swensen; and the St. Lawrence Quartet and Henschel Quartett. A fervent champion of 20th- and 21st-century repertoire, the Telegraph Quartet has premiered works by Osvaldo Golijov, John Harbison, Robert Sirota, and Richard Festinger. In 2023, the Telegraph Quartet released *20th Century Vantage Points: Divergent Paths*, the first in a trilogy of recordings on Azica Records exploring the string quartets of the first half of the 20th century – an era of music that the group has felt especially called to perform since its formation. *Divergent Paths* features two works that (to the best of the quartet’s knowledge) have never been recorded on the same album before: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major and Arnold Schoenberg’s String Quartet no. 1 in D minor, op. 7. The quartet’s new album, *20th Century Vantage Points: Edge of the Storm* is out now on Azica Records.