2008-09 season overview

Prepping for the coming fall-to-spring season, Here’s the collective schedule of Richmond’s major classical presenters. Besides being a quickie overview of the season, it's also an alert to subscribers on pileups of musical activity during some weekends, especially dates with conflicting events.

Not many of the latter, for a change: Nov. 15 (Richmond Symphony vs. Hungarian Virtuosi); Feb. 20 (Virginia Opera vs. Richmond Symphony); Feb. 22 (Virginia Opera vs. Shanghai Quartet).

March 29 is a near-conflict: a Virginia Opera matinee and an evening performance by Chanticleer. You conceivably could attend both, with time for a quick supper in between.

You’ll notice several other seeming conflicts, but I doubt there’s much overlap between prospective audiences for the events. How many Guarneri Quartet aficionados, for example, will regret missing the Richmond Symphony Pops’ "Hollywood Nights," or vice versa, on Feb. 28?

At the end of the calendar, I’ve appended links to my postings of presenters' season announcements, where you’ll find program information (where available), curtain times, ticket prices, etc.

SEPTEMBER
13…Daedalus Quartet (VCU Singleton Center)
17…eighth blackbird (UR Modlin Center)
19…Richmond Symphony/Mikhail Agrest; Michael Mulcahy, trombone (Second Baptist Church)
20…Richmond Symphony/Mikhail Agrest; Michael Mulcahy, trombone (First Baptist Church)
22…Richmond Symphony/Mikhail Agrest; Michael Mulcahy, trombone (St. Michael Catholic Church)
25…Richmond Symphony Kicked Back Classics/Mikhail Agrest (The National)
26…Alexander Paley Music Festival (First English Lutheran Church)
27…Alexander Paley Music Festival (First English Lutheran Church)
28…Alexander Paley Music Festival (First English Lutheran Church)
28…Richmond Symphony Kicked Back Classics/Mikhail Agrest (The National)

OCTOBER
1…Shanghai Quartet (UR Modlin Center)
3…Richmond Symphony/Daniel Meyer; Richmond Symphony String Quartet; Richmond Symphony Chorus (Bon Air Baptist Church)
5… Richmond Symphony/Daniel Meyer; Richmond Symphony String Quartet; Richmond Symphony Chorus (Randolph-Macon College)
10…Richmond Symphony/Daniel Meyer; Karen Johnson, violin (Second Baptist Church)
11…Richmond Symphony/Daniel Meyer; Karen Johnson, violin (First Baptist Church)
13…Richmond Symphony/Daniel Meyer; Karen Johnson, violin (St. Michael Catholic Church)
20…East Village Opera Company (UR Modlin Center)
23…Richmond Symphony Kicked Back Classics/Erin Freeman (The National)
24…Virginia Opera "Il Trovatore" (Landmark Theater)
25…Awadagin Pratt, piano (VCU Singleton Center)
26…Virginia Opera "Il Trovatore" (Landmark Theater)
26…Richmond Symphony Kicked Back Classics/Erin Freeman (The National)

NOVEMBER
3…Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra (UR Modlin Center)
7-8…Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival; eighth blackbird (UR Modlin Center)
8…Richmond Symphony Pops/Steven Smith; pianist TBA (Landmark Theater)
14…Richmond Symphony/Steven Smith; Richmond Symphony Chorus (Second Baptist Church)
15…Richmond Symphony/Steven Smith; Richmond Symphony Chorus (First Baptist Church)
15…Hungarian Virtuosi chamber orchestra (VCU Singleton Center)
17…Richmond Symphony/Steven Smith; Richmond Symphony Chorus (St. Michael Catholic Church)
21…Richmond Symphony/Erin Freeman (Bon Air Baptist Church)
23…Richmond Symphony/Erin Freeman (Randolph-Macon College)
28…Virginia Opera "Elixir of Love" (landmark Theater)
30…Virginia Opera "Elixir of Love" (Landmark Theater)

DECEMBER
5…Richmond Symphony/Mark Russell Smith; Richmond Symphony Chorus "Messiah" (Second Baptist Church)
6…Richmond Symphony Pops/Erin Freeman; Richmond Symphony Chorus; Greater Richmond Children’s Choir (Landmark Theater)
8… Richmond Symphony/Mark Russell Smith; Richmond Symphony Chorus "Messiah" (St. Michael Catholic Church)

JANUARY
10…Richmond Symphony Pops/Marc Taddei; Raul Jaurena, bandoneon (Landmark Theater)
16…Richmond Symphony/Marc Taddei; Melissa Citro, soprano (Second Baptist Church)
17…Richmond Symphony/Marc Taddei; Melissa Citro, soprano (First Baptist Church)
19…Richmond Symphony/Marc Taddei; Melissa Citro, soprano (St. Michael Catholic Church)
22…Richmond Symphony Kicked Back Classics/Erin Freeman (The National)
25…Richmond Symphony Kicked Back Classics/Erin Freeman (The National)
30…Richmond Symphony/Erin Freeman; UR Schola Cantorum; James River Singers (UR Modlin Center)
31…Rachel Barton Pine, violin (VCU Singleton Center)

FEBRUARY
6…Richmond Symphony/Dorian Wilson (Bon Air Baptist Church)
7…The 5 Browns, pianos (UR Modlin Center)
8…Richmond Symphony/Dorian Wilson (Randolph-Macon College)
16…Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano (UR Modlin Center)
20…Richmond Symphony/Arthur Post; Neal Cary, cello (Second Baptist Church)
20…Virginia Opera "Tosca" (Landmark Theater)
21…Richmond Symphony/Arthur Post; Neal Cary, cello (First Baptist Church)
22…Virginia Opera "Tosca" (Landmark Theater)
22…Shanghai Quartet (UR Modlin Center)
23…Richmond Symphony/Arthur Post; Neal Cary, cello (St. Michael Catholic Church)
23…eighth blackbird members; Paul Hanson & Joanne Kong, pianos (UR Modlin Center)
28…Guarneri Quartet (VCU Singleton Center)
28…Richmond Symphony Pops/Arthur Post; Karen Johnson, violin; Ralph Skiano, clarinet (Landmark Theater)

MARCH
6…Richmond Symphony/Dorian Wilson; Robert Breault, tenor (Second Baptist Church)
7…Richmond Symphony/Dorian Wilson; Robert Breault, tenor (First Baptist Church)
9…Richmond Symphony/Dorian Wilson; Robert Breault, tenor (St. Michael Catholic Church)
25…eighth blackbird (UR Modlin Center)
27…Virginia Opera "Barber of Seville" (Landmark Theater)
29…Chanticleer (UR Modlin Center)
29…Virginia Opera "Barber of Seville" (Landmark Theater)
30…Peter Serkin, piano (UR Modlin Center)

APRIL
4…Imani Winds (VCU Singleton Center)
17…Richmond Symphony/Mark Russell Smith; Richmond Symphony Chorus "St. Matthew Passion" (Second Baptist Church)
18…Richmond Symphony/Mark Russell Smith/Richmond Symphony Chorus "St. Matthew Passion" (First Baptist Church)
20…Richmond Symphony/Mark Russell Smith; Richmond Symphony Chorus "St. Matthew Passion" (St. Michael Catholic Church)
25…Richmond Symphony "Video Games Live" (Landmark Theater)
30…Richmond Symphony Kicked Back Classics/Erin Freeman (The National)

MAY
3…Richmond Symphony Kicked Back Classics/Erin Freeman (The National)
8…Richmond Symphony/Erin Freeman; Mary Boodell, flute; Molly Sharp, viola (Bon Air Baptist Church)
10… Richmond Symphony/Erin Freeman; Mary Boodell, flute; Molly Sharp, viola (Randolph-Macon College)
15…Richmond Symphony/Mark Russell Smith (Second Baptist Church)
16…Richmond Symphony/Mark Russell Smith (First Baptist Church)
18…Richmond Symphony/Mark Russell Smith (St. Michael Catholic Church)

Richmond Symphony:
http://letterv.blogspot.com/2008/03/richmond-symphony-2008-09-season.html

Virginia Opera:
http://letterv.blogspot.com/2008/01/virginia-opera-2008-09.html

UR Modlin Center:
http://letterv.blogspot.com/2008/06/modlin-center-2008-09.html

VCU Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
http://letterv.blogspot.com/2008/03/vcu-rennolds-series-2008-09.html