“From Paris to Vermont: A Musical Lineage 75 Years in the Making” with Deborah Buck and Orli Shaham

From Paris to Vermont — A Musical Lineage 75 Years in the Making   This program explores the rich compositional legacy connected to Kinhaven’s co-founder, Dorothy Dushkin, her brother-in-law—violinist and arranger Samuel Dushkin— and a circle of musicians who studied in Paris under the legendary Nadia Boulanger. This recital includes fun music by Stravinsky, Copland, Gershwin, Caroline Shaw, and a few other American composers that are closely connected to this legacy. Dorothy/”Darby” Dushkin – Berceuse for Nadia (1949) Chicago – 3~ Darby was a composer and Co-Founder of the Kinhaven Music School which began in 1952, Prior to this, she was the co-Founder of what is now the Music Institute of Chicago in 1931 Igor Stravinsky/Samuel Dushkin – Divertimento IV. b) Variation & c) Coda – 4~ Sam Dushkin collaborated closely with Igor Stravinsky in the composition of his Violin Concerto. Stravinsky also composed his Duo Concertante and his Divertimento, both for violin and piano, to play with Dushkin on concert tours. Igor Stravinsky/Sam Dushkin – Berceuse from The Firebird – 1′ Stravinsky and Sam worked together on this transcription together, but this piece is also connected to another composer on his album, Bruce Adolphe and ultimately to Kinhaven and Sam Dushkin via Kyung-wha Chung. Gershwin/Dushkin – Short Story 2:30’ This was arranged by Samuel and was based on two earlier Gershwin piano pieces. It was a collaboration between the two friends and premiered in 1925, with Dushkin frequently performing and recording the piece. Aaron Copland: from Two Pieces for Violin and Piano 1926 – I. Ukulele 4:40’ and II. Nocturne 6’ (11’) Copland dedicated these to pieces to Samuel. After Copland’s studies in Paris in the early 1920s, he believed it was essential for American composers to gain recognition in Europe as well as in the United States. With this goal, he returned to Paris in 1926 and wrote two new works for an all-American concert that Nadia Boulanger was organizing. He invited violinist Samuel Dushkin to perform them with him. Caroline Shaw – Broad and Free – 8’ Inspired by the 1905 NYTimes account of Fritz Kreisler’s recital at Carnegie Hall – Samuel Dushkin studied with Fritz Kreisler. Caroline attended Kinhaven’s Senior Session. Allen Shawn – Winter Sketchbook IV. Presto 3:40’ Attended Kinhaven’s Senior Session in the 1960’s Nicolas Scherzinger – New Commission/Violin and Piano work 3’ Kinhaven’s Composer in Residence for 15 years (2007-2022) Max Grafe – New Commission for Solo Violin 3’ Kinhaven’s Composer in Residence (as of 2025) with Deborah Buck, violin, and Orli Shaham, piano Biographies Violinist Deborah Buck has been hailed by The Strad for her “surpassing degree of imagination and vibrant sound.” Equally at home in recital halls, symphony stages, recording studios, opera houses, and even on Saturday Night Live, she maintains a versatile career as a chamber musician, concertmaster, recitalist, educator, and artistic leader. Rec...