The Smith-Mark Viola/Cello Duo will perform a recital of musical gems from the timeless essence of Bach to the impassioned tango. A suite of short pieces by Ukranian composer Reinhold Gliere will act as a centerpiece of the program honoring the bravery of all those who have fought to protect their homes and families.
The Smith-Mark Duo
Mark Smith, viola
Andrew Mark, ‘cello
Gabriel’s Oboe from “The Mission” Ennio Morricone (arr. M. Smith)
(1928 – 2020)
Suite in G Major, BWV 1007 Johann Sebastian Bach
Prélude (1685- 1750)
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Minuets 1 &2
Gigue
Suite from the 44 Duos (1931) Béla Bartók (trans. Árpád Pejtsik)
Matchmaking Song 1881 – 1945)
Pillow Dance
Mosquito Dance
Maypole Dance
Hay Gathering Song
Teasing Song
New Year’s Greeting
Limping Dance
Passacaglia on an Old English Tune (1941) Rebecca Clarke (arr. M. Smith)
(1886- 1979)
Por Una Cabeza Carlos Gardel (arr. D. Collati)
(1890 – 1935)
Libertango Astor Piazzolla (arr. K. Sesi)
(1920 – 1992)
Suite for Viola and Cello op. 39 Reinhold Glière
2’30 (1875 – 1956)
2’20”
Berceuse 3’30”
Intermezzo 2’00”
Scherzo 3’30”
About 14 mins.
Cellist Andrew Mark received his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music, graduating with top honors in both performance and academics. His principal teachers have included Bernard Greenhouse, Laurence Lesser, Colin Carr, George Neikrug, and Deborah Reeder.
Mark is an active member of Boston’s classical music community. He has performed and recorded with such groups as the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra since 1989. In 2018 he became the cellist of the Portland String Quartet which was presented Chamber Music America’s Acclaim Award in recognition of outstanding service and cultural contributions to the community throughout its fifty-year history.
From 1987-1993 he was cellist of the Boston Composers String Quartet, which performed throughout the United States and Europe and was winner of the silver medal at the Osaka International String Quartet Competition in Japan. In 1993 Mark joined the critically acclaimed group, The CORE Ensemble, an international touring trio of cello, piano, and percussion dedicated to the performance of contemporary music. An accomplished advocate of new music, Mark has collaborated with some of the world’s most distinguished composers including Witold Lutoslawski, Donald Martino, John Harbison, and Leon Kirchner, and has premiered nearly 100 new works.
In 1988 Mark was named as a United States Artistic Ambassador by the U.S. State Department and has since performed recitals and given master classes throughout the United States, Europe, South and Central America, and the Far East. He has been a guest artist at several summer music festivals including the Newport (RI) Music Festival, the Contemporary Music Festival at Tanglewood, the Portland Chamber Music Festival, the Chautauqua Festival, ARIA Academy, Florida International Festival, the Chichibu (Japan) Music Festival, Music from Salem (NY), Killington Music Festival, and the Foulger International Festival. He has recorded for the New World, Koch, Albany, Dorian, CRI, Ongaku, and Neuma recording labels.
Mr. Mark continues an ongoing commitment to teaching and is a member of the music faculties of the New England Conservatory Preparatory Division, and The Boston Conservatory where he served as Chair of the String Department from 1995 – 2014. Since 2016, he has been on the cello faculty for the highly successful summer Program for the Exceptionally Gifted at the Heifetz Institute in Staunton, Virginia. Professor Mark is the recipient of the 2008 Studio Teacher of the Year Award presented by the Massachusetts chapter of the American String Teachers Association and in 2009 was presented an award for outstanding contributions to string teaching by the Foundation for the Advancement of String Education.
Mark Smith, a native of Michigan, has been teaching strings and performing for over 40 years. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Viola performance from Indiana University, and a Master of Music degree from New England Conservatory where he was violist of the Graduate Honors String Quartet. Mr. Smith has performed chamber music at numerous prestigious festivals around the world including the Aspen Music Festival, The Academy of the West and the Spoleto Festival. As an orchestral performer, he has been a member of the Lansing (MI)Symphony , Evansville (IN) Symphony, the Yamagata (Japan) Symphony, the Vermont Symphony, the Boston Opera Company, and also toured Japan and Korea with the Boston Pops.
As an educator, Mr. Smith has taught third through eighth grade strings in the Needham Public Schools in Massachusetts since 2005. He has also held faculty positions at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, The Suzuki School of Newton (MA), The New England Conservatory of Music, MIT, and the Longy School of Music, in addition to his own private music studio in Needham, Massachusetts. As a Suzuki instructor, Mr. Smith has taught at summer institutes around the U.S.
Mr. Smith has strong ties to the state of Maine as he was the assistant principal violist with the Portland Symphony Orchestra from 1986 – 1991 and has taught at the New England Suzuki Institute (NESI) since 2009.
Andrew and Mark first met in graduate school at New England Conservatory, where they were members of the Honors String Quartet. This year they celebrate over 36 years together and they have two sons adopted from Cambodia. They happily divide their time between Massachusetts and Maine, where they have a house on Great East Lake.
The Smith-Mark Viola/Cello Duo will perform a recital of musical gems from the timeless essence of Bach to the impassioned tango. A suite of short pieces by Ukranian composer Reinhold Gliere will act as a centerpiece of the program honoring the bravery of all those who have fought to protect their homes and families.
The Smith-Mark Duo
Mark Smith, viola
Andrew Mark, ‘cello
Gabriel’s Oboe from “The Mission” Ennio Morricone (arr. M. Smith)
(1928 – 2020)
Suite in G Major, BWV 1007 Johann Sebastian Bach
Prélude (1685- 1750)
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Minuets 1 &2
Gigue
Suite from the 44 Duos (1931) Béla Bartók (trans. Árpád Pejtsik)
Matchmaking Song 1881 – 1945)
Pillow Dance
Mosquito Dance
Maypole Dance
Hay Gathering Song
Teasing Song
New Year’s Greeting
Limping Dance
Passacaglia on an Old English Tune (1941) Rebecca Clarke (arr. M. Smith)
(1886- 1979)
Por Una Cabeza Carlos Gardel (arr. D. Collati)
(1890 – 1935)
Libertango Astor Piazzolla (arr. K. Sesi)
(1920 – 1992)
Suite for Viola and Cello op. 39 Reinhold Glière
About 14 mins.
Cellist Andrew Mark received his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music, graduating with top honors in both performance and academics. His principal teachers have included Bernard Greenhouse, Laurence Lesser, Colin Carr, George Neikrug, and Deborah Reeder.
Mark is an active member of Boston’s classical music community. He has performed and recorded with such groups as the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra since 1989. In 2018 he became the cellist of the Portland String Quartet which was presented Chamber Music America’s Acclaim Award in recognition of outstanding service and cultural contributions to the community throughout its fifty-year history.
From 1987-1993 he was cellist of the Boston Composers String Quartet, which performed throughout the United States and Europe and was winner of the silver medal at the Osaka International String Quartet Competition in Japan. In 1993 Mark joined the critically acclaimed group, The CORE Ensemble, an international touring trio of cello, piano, and percussion dedicated to the performance of contemporary music. An accomplished advocate of new music, Mark has collaborated with some of the world’s most distinguished composers including Witold Lutoslawski, Donald Martino, John Harbison, and Leon Kirchner, and has premiered nearly 100 new works.
In 1988 Mark was named as a United States Artistic Ambassador by the U.S. State Department and has since performed recitals and given master classes throughout the United States, Europe, South and Central America, and the Far East. He has been a guest artist at several summer music festivals including the Newport (RI) Music Festival, the Contemporary Music Festival at Tanglewood, the Portland Chamber Music Festival, the Chautauqua Festival, ARIA Academy, Florida International Festival, the Chichibu (Japan) Music Festival, Music from Salem (NY), Killington Music Festival, and the Foulger International Festival. He has recorded for the New World, Koch, Albany, Dorian, CRI, Ongaku, and Neuma recording labels.
Mr. Mark continues an ongoing commitment to teaching and is a member of the music faculties of the New England Conservatory Preparatory Division, and The Boston Conservatory where he served as Chair of the String Department from 1995 – 2014. Since 2016, he has been on the cello faculty for the highly successful summer Program for the Exceptionally Gifted at the Heifetz Institute in Staunton, Virginia. Professor Mark is the recipient of the 2008 Studio Teacher of the Year Award presented by the Massachusetts chapter of the American String Teachers Association and in 2009 was presented an award for outstanding contributions to string teaching by the Foundation for the Advancement of String Education.
Mark Smith, a native of Michigan, has been teaching strings and performing for over 40 years. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Viola performance from Indiana University, and a Master of Music degree from New England Conservatory where he was violist of the Graduate Honors String Quartet. Mr. Smith has performed chamber music at numerous prestigious festivals around the world including the Aspen Music Festival, The Academy of the West and the Spoleto Festival. As an orchestral performer, he has been a member of the Lansing (MI)Symphony , Evansville (IN) Symphony, the Yamagata (Japan) Symphony, the Vermont Symphony, the Boston Opera Company, and also toured Japan and Korea with the Boston Pops.
As an educator, Mr. Smith has taught third through eighth grade strings in the Needham Public Schools in Massachusetts since 2005. He has also held faculty positions at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, The Suzuki School of Newton (MA), The New England Conservatory of Music, MIT, and the Longy School of Music, in addition to his own private music studio in Needham, Massachusetts. As a Suzuki instructor, Mr. Smith has taught at summer institutes around the U.S.
Mr. Smith has strong ties to the state of Maine as he was the assistant principal violist with the Portland Symphony Orchestra from 1986 – 1991 and has taught at the New England Suzuki Institute (NESI) since 2009.
Andrew and Mark first met in graduate school at New England Conservatory, where they were members of the Honors String Quartet. This year they celebrate over 36 years together and they have two sons adopted from Cambodia. They happily divide their time between Massachusetts and Maine, where they have a house on Great East Lake.
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