May 2009 calendar

Classical performances in and around Richmond, with selected events elsewhere in Virginia and the Washington area. Program information, provided by presenters, is updated as details become available. Adult single-ticket prices are listed; senior, student, group and other discounts may be offered.

SCOUTING REPORT

* In and around Richmond: The month’s main events are the farewell concerts of Richmond Symphony Music Director Mark Russell Smith, conducting Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, May 15 at Second Baptist Church, May 16 at First Baptist Church, May 18 at St. Michael Catholic Church. . . . Erin Freeman conducts the final program of the symphony’s Haydn Festival, May 8 at Bon Air Baptist Church, May 10 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. . . . The area’s four leading concert choirs present their spring programs: The James River Singers, May 2 at First Presbyterian Church, May 3 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church; the Richmond Concert Chorale, May 10 at the Church of the Holy Comforter (Episcopal); the Greater Richmond Children’s Choir, May 17 at St. James’s Episcopal Church; and the Richmond Choral Society, May 31 at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Singleton Arts Center.

* New and/or different: A diverse and concentrated showcase of contemporary composition at Washington’s Kennedy Center early this month, including chamber programs devoted to works by Lera Auerbach on May 1, Bruce Adolphe on May 2 and Joan Tower on May 4; the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio and Miami Quartet in Ellen Taffee Zwilich’s Piano Septet on May 5; The Nash Ensemble of London and guests in a program of Knussen, George Benjamin, Elliott Carter, Harrison Birtwistle, Colin Matthews and Nicholas Maw on May 6; Oliver Knussen conducting the National Symphony in his Violin Concerto, with Leila Josefowicz as soloist, and works by Augusta Read Thomas, Julian Anderson and Gunther Schuller, May 7-9; and Knussen joining NSO musicians and guests in chamber works by Thomas, Anderson, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Sean Shepherd and himself, May 10. . . . Violinist Chee-Yun joins the Fairfax Symphony for "Concerto dei Fiori" by the Czech composer Sylvie Bodorova, May 2 at the Center for the Arts, George Mason University, in Fairfax. . . . The Ethos Percussion Group and guests juxtapose traditional music from Ghana with works by Steve Reich, Iannis Xenakis and Robert Levin, May 8 at the Library of Congress in Washington. . . . The Virginia Symphony plays Aaron Jay Kernis’ "Musica Celestis," along with music of Mozart, Poulenc and Prokofiev, May 14 at St. Bede Catholic Church in Williamsburg, May 15 at Regent University Theater in Virginia Beach, May 17 at the Ferguson Arts Center of Christopher Newport University in Newport News. . . . The Hampden-Sydney Music Features features the rarely heard Piano Quintet of Erno von Dohnányi, songs of Joseph Schwantner and Shostakovich’s last work, his Viola Sonata of 1975, in opening concerts, May 22-23, and a weekend showcasing the Fine Arts Quartet, May 29-30, at Crawley Forum of Hampden-Sydney College near Farmville. . . . Soprano Carole Farley and pianist John Constable perform in a semi-staged version of Poulenc’s "La Voix Humaine," May 29 at the Library of Congress.

* Star turns: Ravi & Anoushka Shankar continue their progression through the region with a performance at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville on May 1. . . . The Canadian pianist Louis Lortie returns to the region to play Chopin’s 24 préludes, May 2 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Nelson Freire, the eminent Brazilian pianist, plays Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto with the Baltimore Symphony, May 2 at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of D.C. . . . Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony in Richard Strauss and Beethoven, and cellist Alisa Weilerstein plays Haydn, May 4 at the Kennedy Center. . . The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio and Miami Quartet visit the Virginia Arts Festival for a program of Boccherini, Zwilich and Dvořák, May 6 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Portsmouth. . . . . Pianist Garrick Ohlsson joins the National Symphony for Mozart, bracketed by orchestral works of Schumann, May 14-16 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Percussionist Evelyn Glennie performs in the Virginia Arts Festival, May 15 at Virginia Beach’s Sandler Arts Center.

* Bargain of the month: The Richmond Philharmonic, Robert Mirakian conducting, in a program of Saint-Saëns, Brahms and Dvořák, May 3 at VCU’s Singleton Center, May 4 at Deep Run High School in Glen Allen. ($5 per person, $10 per family)

* My picks: The Pittsburgh Symphony, May 4 at the Kennedy Center. . . . The Kalichstein-Laredo Robinson Trio and Miami Quartet, May 5 at the Kennedy Center, May 6 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Portsmouth. . . . Smith conducting the Richmond Symphony in Mahler’s Ninth, May 15, 16 and 18 at three area churches. . . . Evelyn Glennie, May 15 at the Sandler Center in Virginia Beach. . . . . Hampden-Sydney Music Festival programs, May 23-24 and May 29-30.


May 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St., Richmond
American Guild of Organists Repertoire Recital Series:
Dong-Ill Shin, organ
Program TBA
Free
(804) 228-6243
www.richmondago.org

May 1 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Ravi & Anoushka Shankar, sitars
Indian classical ragas
$39.50-$59.50
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net

May 1 (8 p.m.)
May 3 (2:30 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Opera Roanoke
Steven White conducting
Verdi: "Otello"
Allan Glassman (Otello)
Other casting TBA
$15-$85
(540) 982-2742
www.operaroanoke.org

May 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Family Theater, Washington
Composer Spotlight: Lera Auerbach
Lera Auerbach, piano
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Auerbach: "The Last Letter"
Auerbach: Sonata for cello and piano
Auerbach: 24 cello preludes
$25
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

May 1 (8 p.m.)
May 2 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling conducting
Haydn: "The Creation"
Klara Ek, soprano
James Taylor, tenor
Nathan Berg, bass-baritone
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Edward Maclary directing
$20-$80
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

May 1 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Ludwig Sémerjian, fortepiano
Mozart: Sonata in C major, K. 330
Mozart: Sonata in B flat major, K. 333
Haydn: Sonata in E flat major
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0809-schedule.html

May 2 (7 p.m.)
First Presbyterian Church, 4602 Cary Street Road, Richmond
May 3 (4 p.m.)
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 520 N. Boulevard, Richmond
James River Singers
Christopher Lindbloom directing
Works by Purcell, Bach, Poulenc, Stanford, Randall Thompson
$15
www.jamesriversingers.org

May 2 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Fairfax Symphony
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
Haydn: Symphony No. 39
Sylvie Bodorova: "Concerto dei Fiori"
Chee-Yun, violin
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
$35-$55
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.gmu.edu/cfa/calendar/

May 2 (4 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Louis Lortie, piano
Chopin: études (complete)
$42-$77
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

May 2 (6 p.m.)
May 5 (6 p.m.)
May 9 (6 p.m.)
May 14 (6 p.m.)
May 17 (2 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Michael Güttler conducting
Wagner: "Siegfried"
Pär Lindskog (Siegfried)
Andreas Conrad (Mime)
Alan Held (The Wanderer)
Gordon Hawkins (Alberich)
Iréne Theorin (Brünnhilde)
Gidon Saks (Fafner)
Nancy Maultsby (Erda)
Francesca Zambello, stage direction
in German, English captions
$25-$300
(800) 876-7372
www.dc-opera.org

May 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Family Theater, Washington
Composer Spotlight: Bruce Adolphe
Apollo Trio
Lauren Skuce, soprano
Adolphe: "Three Secret Stories"
Adolphe: "Wind Across the Sky"
Adolphe: "The Tiger’s Ear: Listening to Abstract Expressionist Paintings"
$25
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

May 2 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Mario Venzago conducting
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Nelson Freire, piano
Bruckner: Symphony No. 3
$25-$80
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony)
www.strathmore.org

May 3 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
May 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Deep Run High School, 4801 Twin Hickory Road, Glen Allen
Richmond Philharmonic
Robert Mirakian conducting
Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale from "Samson et Delila"
Brahms: "Variations on a Theme by Haydn"
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
$5 per person, $10 per family
(804) 673-7400
www.richmondphilharmonic.org

May 3 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Washington Bach Consort
Handel: "Water Music"
Handel: "Coronation Anthems" (excerpts)
Handel: "Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day"
Handel: Gloria
$20-$55
(877) 376-1444
www.strathmore.org

May 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Family Theater, Washington
Composer Spotlight: Joan Tower
Muir Quartet
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
Tower: "Night Fields"
Tower: "Big Sky"
Tower: "Dumbarton" Quintet
Tower: "Icandescent"
Tower: "Simply Purple"
Tower: "For Daniel"
$25
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

May 4 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck conducting
Richard Strauss: "Death and Transfiguration"
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C major
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
$42-$87
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

May 5 (8 p.m.)
May 6 (8 p.m.)
Kimball Theatre, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg
Williamsburg Symphonia
Janna Hymes conducting
Corelli: Concert Grosso in AC major, Op. 10, No. 6
Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K. 136
Respighi: "Ancient Airs and Dances" Suite No. 3
Pēteris Vasks: “Canabile” for strings
Piazzolla: "The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires"
$30-$42
(757) 229-9857
www.williamsburgsymphonia.org

May 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
Miami Quartet
Boccherini: Cello Quintet in E major
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Septet for piano trio and string quartet
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
$38
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

May 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court St., Portsmouth
Virginia Arts Festival:
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
Miami String Quartet
Boccherini: String Quintet in E major
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Septet for piano trio and string quartet
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
$30
(866) 448-7849 (Ticketmaster)
www.virginiaartsfest.com

May 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Nash Ensemble of London
Lionel Friend conducting
Valdine Anderson, soprano
Oliver Knussen: "Songs without Voices"
George Benjamin: "Piano Figures"
Elliott Carter: "Mosaic"
Harrison Birtwistle: "Crowd"
Colin Matthews: "The Island"
Nicholas Maw: "Ghost Dances"
$38
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

May 7 (7 p.m.)
May 8 (8 p.m.)
May 9 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Knussen conducting
Augusta Read Thomas: "Helios Choros I"
Knussen: Violin Concerto
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Julian Anderson: "Imagin’d Corners"
Gunther Schuller: "Of Reminiscences and Reflections"
$20-$80
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

May 8 (8 p.m.)
Bon Air Baptist Church, Forest Hill Avenue at Buford Road, Richmond
May 10 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Erin Freeman conducting
Corigliano: "Voyage" for flute and string orchestra
Mary Boodell, flute
Wolf: "Italian" Serenade
Bright Sheng: "Postcards"
Molly Sharp, viola
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 ("London")
$20-$38
(804) 788-1212
www.richmondsymphony.com

May 8 (7:15 p.m.)
Short Pump Town Center, 11800 W. Broad St., Richmond
May 10 (3 p.m.)
Stony Point Fashion Park, 9200 Stony Point Parkway, Richmond
Central Virginia Wind Symphony
Mike Goldberg directing
Reineke: "Sedona"
Smith: "By Loch and Mountain"
Ticheli: "An American Elegy"
Buckley: "An American Portrait"
Nicholas Rischoff, euphonium
Rodgers & Hammerstein: medley from “Oklahoma!”
Wilson: medley from “The Music Man”
Sondheim: "Send In the Clowns"
Gershwin: "They Can’t Take That Away From Me"
Al Regni, saxophone
Sousa: "The Stars & Stripes Forever"
Free
(804) 342-8797
www.thewindsymphony.com

May 8 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Ethos Percussion Group
Bernard Woma, Ghanian xylophone
M’Bembe Bangoura, Ghanian drums
Ghanian traditional music; works by Steve Reich, Iannis Xenakis, Robert Levin
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0809-schedule.html

May 9 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Bach Sinfonia
Daniel Abraham conducting
Purcell: "King Arthur"
Yulia Van Doren, soprano
Barbara Hollinshead, alto
Craig Lemming, tenor
David Newman, bass
Karl Kippola, actor
in English
$21-$55
(877) 376-1444
www.strathmore.org

May 10 (5 p.m.)
Church of the Holy Comforter (Episcopal), Monument Avenue at Staples Mill Road, Richmond
Richmond Concert Chorale
Grant Hellmers directing
Mendelssohn: "Deutsche Liturgie"
Mendelssohn: "Nunc dimittis"
Hank Mechem: "Earth My Song"
Works by Stanford, Sullivan
Donation requested
(804) 643-3589, ext. 5406

May 10 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra members
Oliver Knussen & Brad Lubman conducting
Elizabeth Keusch, soprano
Sean Shepherd: "Metamorphoses"
Augusta Read Thomas: "Carillon Sky"
Knussen: "Requiem – Songs for Sue"
Mark-Anthony Turnage: "Dark Crossing"
Julian Anderson: "Alhambra Fantasy"
$25
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

May 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts Society:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes, baritone
Craig Rutenberg, piano
Program TBA
$45
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

May 14 (8 p.m.)
St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
May 15 (8 p.m.)
Regent University Theater, Virginia Beach
May 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 ("Paris")
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1
Vahn Armstrong, violin
Aaron Jay Kernis: "Musica Celestis"
Poulenc: Gloria
Amy Pfrimmer, soprano
Virginia Symphony Chorus
Robert Shoup directing
$26-$46
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org

May 14 (7 p.m.)
May 15 (1:30 p.m.)
May 16 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Jun Märkl conducting
Schumann: "Konzertstück" for four horns and orchestra
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 ("Spring")
$20-$80
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

May 15 (8 p.m.)
Second Baptist Church, River and Gaskins roads, Richmond
May 16 (8 p.m.)
First Baptist Church, Boulevard at Monument Avenue, Richmond
May 18 (8 p.m.)
St. Michael Catholic Church, 4491 Springfield Road, Glen Allen
Richmond Symphony
Mark Russell Smith conducting
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
$25-$50
(804) 788-1212
www.richmondsymphony.com

May 15 (8 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Arts Festival:
Evelyn Glennie, percussion
Program TBA
$27-$57
(866) 448-7849 (Ticketmaster)
www.virginiaartsfest.com

May 16 (7 p.m.)
May 19 (7:30 p.m.)
May 21 (7:30 p.m.)
May 24 (2 p.m.)
May 27 (7:30 p.m.)
May 30 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Keri-Lynn Wilson/Plácido Domingo conducting
Puccini: "Turandot"
Maria Guleghina/Sylvie Valayre (Turandot)
Dario Volonté/Franco Farina (Calaf)
Sabina Cvilak/Maija Kovalevska (Liù)
Morris Robinson (Timur)
Nathan Herfindahl (Ping)
Norman Shankle (Pang)
Yingxi Zhang (Pong)
Andrei Serban, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$25-$300
(800) 876-7372
www.dc-opera.org

May 17 (3 p.m.)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Grove Avenue at Boulevard, Richmond
Mary Boodell, flute
Lynette Wardle, harp
Kimberly Bushek, viola
Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp
Satie: "Le Fils des Etoiles"
Ibert: "Deux Interludes"
Arthur Foote: Sarabande and Rigaudon
Toru Takemitsu: "Toward the Sea"
D.J. Sparr: "River Seine’s Open Air" (premiere)
Free; tickets required
(804) 340-1405
http://www.vmfa.museum/

May 17 (4 p.m.)
St. James’s Episcopal Church, 1201 W. Franklin St., Richmond
Greater Richmond Children’s Choir
Hope Armstrong Erb & Diana Greer directing
Works by Byrd, Handel, Brahms, Copland; theatrical, folk songs
Donation requested
(804) 355-1779
www.grcchoir.org

May 17 (4 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Crescendo: Mike Goldberg & Friends
Mike Goldberg, clarinet
Victoria Hamrick, oboe
Lynda Edwards, bassoon
Works by Handel, Milhaud, Ibert, Auric
Donation requested
(804) 272-7514

May 17 (6 p.m.)
Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church, 201 Henry St., Ashland
May 19 (7 p.m.)
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 520 N. Boulevard, Richmond
Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale
William Gorton directing
Beethoven: Mass in C major
Other works TBA
$15
(804) 798-3283

May 17 (3 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Master Chorale of Washington & orchestra
Donald McCullough directing
Orff: "Carmina Burana"
Lisa Eden, soprano
Robert Baker, tenor
Jon Bruno, baritone
Children’s Chorus of Washington
$25-$80
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

May 21 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Trio Apollon
Schumann: Fairy Tales"
Siegfried Matthus: "Wasserspiele"
Bruch: three pieces from Op. 83
Jean Françaix: Trio for clarinet, viola and piano
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0809-schedule.html

May 22 (8 p.m.)
Crawley Forum, Hampden-Sydney College, 5 miles south of Farmville
Hampden-Sydney Music Festival:
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49
Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin
Marc Johnson, cello
James Kidd, piano
Schumann: "Fairy Tales," Op. 132
Elizaveta Kopelman, piano
Michael Klotz, viola
Ethan Sloane, clarinet
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet in C minor, Op. 1
Elizaveta Kopelman, piano
Shmuel Asheknasi & Misha Vitenson, violins
Michael Klotz, viola
Marc Johnson, cello
$18
(434) 233-6273
www.hsc.edu/musicfestival/2009/

May 23 (8 p.m.)
Crawley Forum, Hampden-Sydney College, 5 miles south of Farmville
Hampden-Sydney Music Festival:
Shostakovich: Sonata (1975) for viola and piano
Michael Klotz, viola
James Kidd, piano
Crusell: Quartet in E flat major for clarinet and strings
Ethan Sloane, clarinet
Misha Vitenson, violin
Michael Klotz, viola
Marc Johnson, cello
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Elizaveta Kopelman, piano
Shnuel Askenasi & Misha Vitenson, violins
Michael Klotz, viola
Marc Johnson, cello
$18
(434) 233-6273
www.hsc.edu/musicfestival/2009/

May 24 ( 8 p.m.)
West Lawn, U.S. Capitol, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Erich Kunzel conducting
National Memorial Day Concert
Program TBA
Free
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

May 29 (7 p.m.)
Heritage Amphitheater, Pocahontas State Park, Chesterfield
Richmond Symphony
Erin Freeman conducting
Leroy Anderson: "Home Stretch," "Chicken Reel"
Harold Arlen: medley from "The Wizard of Oz"
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World") (excerpt)
Johann Strauss II: "On the Beautiful Blue Danube"
Tilzer: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
P.D.Q. Bach: "New Horizons in Music Appreciation"
John Williams: "Flying Theme" from "E.T., the Extraterrestial"
Sousa: "The Stars and Stripes Forever"
Free
(804) 788-1212
www.richmondsymphony.com

May 29 (8 p.m.)
Crawley Forum, Hampden-Sydney College, 5 miles south of Farmville
Hampden-Sydney Music Festival:
Haydn: Quartet in C major, Op. 76, No. 3 ("Emperor")
Fine Arts Quartet
Schubert: "Shepherd on the Rock"
Nancy Allen Lundy, soprano
Ethan Sloane, clarinet
James Kidd, piano
Vaughan Williams: "Three Vocalises"
Nancy Allen Lundy, soprano
Ethan Sloane, clarinet
Mendelssohn: Quartet in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2
Fine Arts Quartet
$18
(434) 233-6273
www.hsc.edu/musicfestival/2009/

May 29 (8 p.m.)
May 30 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players
Gilbert & Sullivan: "The Pirates of Penzance"
Cast TBA
in English
$8-$48
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org

May 29 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Carole Farley, soprano
John Constable, piano
Poulenc: "La Voix Humaine"
Other works TBA
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0809-schedule.html

May 30 (8 p.m.)
Crawley Forum, Hampden-Sydney College, 5 miles south of Farmville
Hampden-Sydney Music Festival:
Wolf: "Italian" Serenade
Fine Arts Quartet
Ludwig Spohr: "German Songs" Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6
Nancy Allen Lundy, soprano
Ethan Sloane, clarinet
James Kidd, piano
Joseph Schwantner: two songs from "Magabunda"
Nancy Allen Lundy, soprano
James Kidd, piano
Dvořák: Quartet in F major, Op. 96 ("American")
Fine Arts Quartet
$18
(434) 233-6273
www.hsc.edu/musicfestival/2009/

May 30 (8 p.m.)
May 31 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Wagner: "Die Meistersinger" Prelude, Act 1
Dvořák: Romance for violin and orchestra
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
Soovin Kim, violin
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
$29-$79
(877) 376-1444
www.strathmore.org

May 31 (5 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Richmond Choral Society
Thomas A. Williams directing
"I Won’t Grow Up," choral classics for children and families
$12 in advance, $15 at door
(804) 967-9878
www.richmondchoralsociety.org