• What we'll do
Program:

Sonata in D major, BMV 1028 by J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750)

Adagio
Allegro
Andante
Allegro

Seven Variations on the Duet “Bei Mannern, welche Liebe Fuhlen” from The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Preludes, Op. 23 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943)

No. 8 in A-flat major (Allegro vivace)
No. 10 in G-flat major (Largo)
No. 5 in G minor (Alla marcia)
No. 6 in E-flat major (Andante)
No. 2 in B-flat major (Maestoso)

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Sonata in G minor, Opus 65 - Frederic Chopin (1810 – 1849)

Allegro moderato
Scherzo (Allegro con brio)
Largo
Finale (Allegro)

Presented by Müzewest Concerts

Lee Duckles, former Principal Cello and soloist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, received his early training in the San Francisco Bay Area. He received his degree in performance from the University of Illinois and participated in post-graduate master classes with cellists Mstislav Rostropovich, Janos Starker, and Harvey Shapiro.

An active chamber music performer, he has appeared in music festivals in British Columbia, California, Colorado, Washington, Alaska, and South Korea. For 35 summers, he was the Principal Cello at the Cabrillo Music Festival of Contemporary Music in California where he premiered several works for cello and orchestra and worked with composers such as Aaron Copland, Lou Harrison, Phillip Glass, A.J. Kernis, and John Adams.

In Vancouver, Mr. Duckles has enjoyed an association with the Vancouver Academy of Music, The University of British Columbia, the Vancouver New Music Society - (a founding director and performer), the contemporary music ensemble Days, Months, & Years to Come, the Masterpiece Music Series, the Encore Piano Trio, and The Vancouver Chamber Players. He has recorded for the CBC both as a performer and arranger, the Musical Heritage Society of America, Polydor Records, Heliodor Records, and Skylark Records with the salon music ensemble, Viveza. He is currently an instructor of chamber music at the Vancouver Academy of Music, a Co- Director of the Vancouver Chamber Players, a member of the Vancouver Cello Quartet, and the president of the Vancouver Cello Club.

Lixia Li is considered a pianist with "incredible instinct and mature artistic insights," by eminent artists such as Philippe Entremont and Jacob Lateiner.

She has had the opportunity to work with numerous prominent pianists, such as Leon Fleisher, Aldo Ciccolini, John Perry, Francoise Thinat, Anthony di Bonaventura, Meng-Chieh Liu, Boris Petrushansky and Mikhail Voskresensky and Lee Kum-Sing. She has performed solo and chamber music in various music festivals such as Casalmaggiore International Festival in Italy, Prague International Piano Masterclasses, Belgium International Piano Week, International Summer Music Academy in Leipzig, Amalfi Coast Music & Arts Festival in Italy, Brandywine Piano Institute at University of Pennsylvania, Grandin Festival at Cincinnati and Intern

• What to bring
Cash or credit card to make a donation if they wish.

• Important to know
We will enjoy a wonderful evening of classical music by two very talented musicians. Mr. Duckles was the top cellist in the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.