Silent Auction Items
Books, CDs, and Music
Jacques Thibaud String Trio Two CD Set Value: $40
The top three bidders will each have a chance to revel in the Jacques Thibaud Trio's performances of string trios by Mozart, Schubert, Françaix, Beethoven, and Herzogenberg, recorded live at the Peaceful Bend Vineyard Festival in Missouri.
Donor: Jacques Thibaud Trio
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Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Autographed Two CD Set
Value: $40
Two recordings by Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, preeminant violinist and Crowden’s special friend: two concertos in D major (by Tchaikovsky and Assad) and live at Lincoln Center with Anne-Marie McDermott.
Donor: Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Photo © Charles Abbott
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Gary Karr's Hats Off CD
Value: $20
The top three bidders will receive world-renowned double bassist and Crowden special friend Gary Karr performs works by Koussevitzky, Dragonetti, and Paganini. Autographed "To the Crowden School for their 25th Anniversary."
Donor: Gary Karr
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Takács Quartet Stephen Hough Brahms CD
Value: $20
The Takács Quartet's acclaimed 2007 recording of Brahms' String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 and Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34, with Stephen Hough on piano. “Both in its broad design and in its attentively wrought details, this is music making of a very high order.” (San Francisco Chronicle)
Donor: Takács Quartet
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Zubin Mehta Meets Mitsuko Uchida DVD
Value: $30
Watch Japanese pianist Mitsuko Uchida accompany the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta, in this 2002 performance of selections by Bach, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Schubert. The fine cinematography captures a whole new dimension of musical performance.
Donor: Marsh Pitman
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Ajanta Restaurant Cookbook and Spice Kit
Value: $45
Along with the gorgeous Ajanta: Regional Feasts of India by Lachu Moorjani, chef and owner of Ajanta restaurant on Solano Avenue in Berkeley, comes an Ajanta Indian Spice Box containing 30 spices for use in the recipes. www.ajantarestaurant.com
Donor: Ajanta Restaurant
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Liza Dalby Autographed Book - East Wind Melts the Ice: A Memoir through the Seasons
Value: $25
Elegant and beautifully written, East Wind Melts the Ice: A Memoir through the Seasons is Liza Dalby’s journal of a unique journey through Asia and America.
Donor: Liza Dalby
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