Welcome to ECB´s 2025–2026 season. Once again we are pleased to present classical music programs prepared and performed by our members.
Performances are free to the public, and begin at 1 pm.
Please join us at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA.
Please join us at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA.
Program, February 23, 2025, 1pm
Performance 1
A Spider Sewed at Night (1987)
Vivan FIne (1913-2000)
Lazy (2021)
Claire Lavery (b.1959)
Waltz (2022)
Gael Alcock (b.1959)
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major
Bourée 1
Bourée 2
Bourée 2
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Sonata in Bb, Op. 2, no. 4
Adagio, allegro
Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (1908-1972)
Claire Lavery, Flute
Gael Alcock, Cello
Gael Alcock, Cello
Performance 2
Hillandale Waltzes
Valse elegante
Valse Triste
Valse passionée
Valse de bonne houmeur
Valse sombre
Valse brillant et joyeuse
Valse volante
Valse oubliée
Valse Triste
Valse passionée
Valse de bonne houmeur
Valse sombre
Valse brillant et joyeuse
Valse volante
Valse oubliée
Victor Babin (1908-1972)
Rebecca d'Alessio, Bb clarinet
Janet Weinstein, Piano
Janet Weinstein, Piano
Performance 3
"Sull'aria" Le nozze di Figaro
"Prendero quel brunettino" Cosi fan Tutte
W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
"Why do they shut me out of heaven?"
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), poem
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), poem
"Song to the Moon" Rusalka
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
"Waitin' "
William Bolcolm (b. 1938)
Arnold Weinstein (1927-2005), lyrics
Arnold Weinstein (1927-2005), lyrics
"Ferry Me Across the Water"
Ned Rorem (1923-2022)
Christina Rossetti (1830-1894), text
Christina Rossetti (1830-1894), text
"Sous le ciel de Paris"
Yves Montand (1921-1991)
Edith Piaf (1915-1963), lyrics
Edith Piaf (1915-1963), lyrics
Ellen Meredith, Soprano
Ellen St. Thomas, Soprano
Bob Boyd, Accordian
James Meredith, Piano
Ellen St. Thomas, Soprano
Bob Boyd, Accordian
James Meredith, Piano
President´s Corner
Dear Etude Members and Friends,
We had a wonderful 122nd "Birthday" celebration at our January meeting! Thanks for the shared talent, both in music and hospitality! Our February 23rd meeting promises to be a woodwind delight.
If you are curious about the Etude Club, please feel free to come to our next "meeting". Our programs are free and open to the public. Members, please invite your friends and any musicians who would be interested in sharing their talents in a welcoming and beautiful space.
See you Monday, Feb. 23rd, 1pm at the Hillside Club!
Marguerite Barron, President
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