Program

---

At the home of Richard Sogg

19262 Hidden Hill Road, Los Gatos 95030

Georg Phillipp Telemann (1681 -1767):Bassoon Sonata  (1728)

1. Triste

2. Allegro

3. Andante

4. Vivace

  David Sogg, bassoon; Richard Sogg, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):Trio Op 11 in Bb Major for Clarinet, Cello and Piano (1798)

1. Allegro con brio

2. Adagio

3. Tema: Pria ch'io l'impegno. Allegretto - Variations 1-9

  Bill Palmer, violin; John Rosenman, cello; Richard Sogg, piano

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):Sonata in A Major (1875)

1. Allegro molto

2. Andante

3. Scherzo: Allegro vivo

4. Finale: Allegro quasi presto

  Bill Palmer, violin; Richard Sogg, piano

This program was organized by Richard Sogg.

A reception will follow the concert. 

Please bring a donation, finger food or a beverage.

We suggest you bring a flashlight and chair cushion 

Bill Palmer, violin, is an avid chamber and orchestral musician.  He is concertmaster of the Winchester Orchestra and has served in principal positions for a number of Bay Area orchestras and professional recordings.  Recent solo appearances include the Dvořák Violin Concerto, Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending, Beethoven Triple Concerto, Brahms Double Concerto, Mozart Sinfonia Concertante, and Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade. He serves as Treasurer and Membership Secretary for the American Beethoven Society.

John Rosenman, MD, cello,  is a vascular surgeon  by vocation and a cellist by avocation.   An avid chamber musician since his youth, his former teachers included Robert Sayre and Lazlo Varga.

David Sogg, bassoon, founded the Saratoga Bassoon Duo in 1971 at Saratoga High School. He studied with Vernon Read, Ann Hubbard, and Jim Butterfield, among others. After winning various Santa Clara County Solo and Ensemble Competition awards, he went on to play bassoon professionally in the Pittsburgh Symphony. He has a degree in German from Harvard and a Masters in Music from USC.

Richard Sogg, piano, has studied with Beryl Rubinstein, John Delevoryas, Adolph Baller, and most recently, with Menahem Pressler.  He has been a soloist with the Boston Symphony, San Jose Symphony, Mission Chamber Orchestra, Nova Vista Symphony, and Master Sinfonia.  He is an active chamber musician in Northern California and in Pittsburgh (PA).  While an undergraduate, he was accompanist for the Harvard Glee Club. He has concertized extensively locally and with members of the Pittsburgh Symphony. In his other life, he specialized in neuro-ophthalmology and trained in Boston, Cleveland and San Francisco.  He is Professor Emeritus in Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine.

The next Soirée Musicale is Friday August 22, 2025