Washington Musica Viva

Program: J. S. Bach - Sonata No. 2 in D for Viola da Gamba; Beethoven - Sonata #3 in A, Op. 69; Brahms - Sonata #1 in Em, Op. 38.

55 West Main St, Wellfleet Massachusetts 02667 Program: Beethoven Sonata in G minor, Op. 5 #2 Brahms Sonata in D, Op. 78 Fauré Sonata #2 in G minor, Op. 117 Bonnie Thron, cello, and Carl Banner, piano

Program: Beethoven Sonata in G minor, Op. 5 #2 Brahms Sonata in D, Op. 78 Fauré Sonata #2 in G minor, Op. 117 Bonnie Thron, cello, and Carl Banner, piano

World premiere of Stephen M. Cormier’s 'Josquiniana', for flugelhorn and piano, a Washington Musica Viva commission.

World Premiere of Stephen M. Cormier's Josquiniana for flugelhorn and piano. A Washington Musica Viva commission. Exact date in September 2026 to be announced.

Program: Music of Schumann, Hanus Barton, and Halsey Stevens. David Cheng, poet.  Marilyn Banner, artist.

Program: music of Harbison: November 19, 1828; Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben; and David Wolfson: A Woman's Life and Loves.

Violinist Samuel Zhu, pianist Carl Banner, and poet Anne Dykers. Brahms Sonata #2 in A, Op. 100, Brahms Variations Op. 21 No. 1, and “Book 1 of the Amazing Blurry Dream Place”. Sunday August 6, 2023 at BannerArts: All-Beethoven program Samuel Zhu, violin, Emma Hays Johnson, cello, Carl Banner, piano. Sonata for piano in Cm, Op. 13 Sonata in F for violin and piano, Op. 24 Sonata in Gm, for cello and piano, Op. 5#2 Sunday July 23, 2023 at BannerArts: Carl Banner, piano, and Maritza Rivera, poet Pr

Performers: Sally McLain, violin, Masatoshi Mitsumoto, cello, Carl Banner, piano. Program: Piano Trio Op. 8 by Frédéric Chopin, Piano Trio in G Op. 36 (after the Sextet) by Johannes Brahms; poetry and reflections on September 11th by Michael S Glaser, new Poet Laureate of Maryland.

Bonnie Thron, cello, and Carl Banner, piano Beethoven - Sonata No. 5 in D, Op. 102 No. 2 Chevillard - Andante, from the Sonate Op. 15 (1896) Chopin - Sonata in g minor, Op. 65 Saturday July 22, 2017 at 7:30 pm: Bethesda House Concert and Buffet Dinner At the home of Richard White Bohuslav Martinu: Quartet for oboe, violin, cello, & piano Pavel Haas: Suite for oboe & piano Johannes Brahms: Trio #1 in B major, Op. 8 Alison Lowell, oboe, Michael Vaughn, violin, Jodi Beder, cello, Carl Banner, piano

Bonnie Thron, cello, and Carl Banner, piano Beethoven - Sonata No. 5 in D, Op. 102 No. 2 Chevillard - Andante, from the Sonate Op. 15 (1896) Chopin - Sonata in g minor, Op. 65

Rhonda Buckley-Bishop, saxophone & Carl Banner, piano, at BannerArts Franz Schubert’s song cycle “Die Schöne Müllerin”, Rhonda Buckley-Bishop, soprano saxophone, and Carl Banner, piano. “Modal Song” by Stephen M. Cormier, for saxophone and piano, and solo piano works of Chopin: Ballade #3 in Ab, Op. 47; Fantasie in Fm, Op. 49.

Bonnie Thron, cello, and Carl Banner, piano Beethoven - Sonata No. 5 in D, Op. 102 No. 2 Chevillard - Andante, from the Sonate Op. 15 (1896) Chopin - Sonata in g minor, Op. 65 Review by Chelsea S. Waddelow

Program: "Songs of Eve" by Russell Woollen, on poems of Linda Pastan; "Songs of Innocence" by Masatoshi Mitsumoto, on poems of William Blake; Five Preludes for alto saxophone and piano by Robert Starer; Dance Suite by Walter S. Hartley. With featured poet Linda Pastan (Poet Laureate of Maryland, 1991-1994). Musicians: "Betty Hauck, Janet Frank, and Friends." Betty Hauck, viola, Janet Frank, cello, Sasha Margolis, violin, and Carl Banner, piano. Program: Mozart Piano Quartet #2 in Eb, Schumann

at the home of Richard White, 6005 Milo Drive  Bethesda MD 20816 Bach - Prelude and Fugue in Eb, WTCII Schumann - Kinderscenen Op. 15 Chopin - Ballade #3 in Ab major, Op. 47 Ullmann - Sonata #7 in D (1944) Blair Goins - "Lesley", from Dedications Carl Banner, piano solo [$700 raised for the commissioning fund]

Brahms: Piano Quartet #2 in A major, Op. 26 Aaron Copland: Piano Quartet Sally McLain, violin, Nana Vaughn, viola, Steven Honigberg, cello, Carl Banner, piano Program and notes by Hugh Haskell

Robert Schumann Waldszenen Op. 82. Viktor Ullmann Sonata #7 (Terezin, 1944). Program notes by Hugh Haskell (pdf)

World premiere of Stephen M. Cormier's 'Josquiniana' for flugelhorn and piano, a Washington Musica Viva commission.

Performers: Gary Poster, bass, Carl Banner, piano. Program: Songs by African-American composers: George Walker, Thomas Kerr, Howard Swanson, and Charles Brown.

Sonata in G for violin and piano, Op. 78 Five Songs for saxophone and piano Trio for violin, horn, & piano, Op. 40 Kevin Grasel, French horn, Samuel Zhu, violin, Rhonda Buckley-Bishop, alto saxophone, and Carl Banner, piano View on Youtube: https://youtu.be/rgAUrX322cc

Private house concert for the Washington Chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters Bach - Prelude and Fugue in Eb, WTCII Schumann - Kinderscenen Op. 15 Chopin - Ballade #3 in Ab, Op. 47 Brahms - Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 21 #1 Bolcom - Graceful Ghost Rag

Musicians: Mahoko Eguchi, violin/viola, Jan Chong, violin, Janet Frank, cello, and Carl Banner, piano. Program: Sonata for viola and piano by Bohuslav Martinu, sonata for violin and piano by Pavel Borkovec, and Quartet in Eb Op. 87 by Antonin Dvorak.

55 West Main Street Wellfleet MA 02667 Program: Johannes Brahms - Variations in D, Op. 21#1 Alban Berg - Sonata in Bm, Op. 1 (1909) Frédéric Chopin - Ballade #3 in Ab, Op. 47 Franz Schubert - Sonata in Bb, D. 960 Presented by the Friends of the Wellfleet Library

Performers: Holly Bass, poet, Gary Poster, bass, Ben Redwine, clarinet, June Huang, violin, Carl Banner, piano. Music of George Walker, Maurice Saylor ("Alta Quies"), Libby Larsen ("Slang"), Thomas Kerr, Charles Ives, John Work. This concert was supported in part by a grant from The Randy Hostetler Living Room Music Fund. Thank you!

Performers: Sally McLain and June Huang, violins, Kim Buschek, viola, Jodi Beder, cello, Gary Poster, bass, and Carl Banner, piano. Program: Faure Piano Quintet #1 in d minor, Op. 89, Brahms 1st Piano Quartet in g minor Op. 25, Aaron Copland's Piano Quartet, and "The Long Shadow of Lincoln" for bass voice, violin, cello, and piano by Minneapolis composer Stephen Paulus. Reviewed by the Washington Post.