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/youth, group and other discounts may be offered.
SCOUTING REPORT
Dog Days: More like Happy Puppy Days, musically: The Richmond Chamber Players’ Interlude 2010 series runs on four Sunday afternoons from Aug. 8 to 29 at Bon Air Presbyterian Church. . . . The Staunton Music Festival samples
chamber and vocal music from Handel and Bach to Barber and Britten, Aug. 20-28 at various venues. . . . The Garth Newel Music Center in Bath County continues its summer chamber-music programs on Fridays and Sundays, with appearances by the JACK Quartet, the much-lauded contemporary music group, on Aug. 14 and 15. . . . Ash Lawn Opera continues its runs of Mozart’s "Don Giovanni" and Lerner & Loewe’s "Brigadoon" at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville. . . . George Daugherty conducts the National Symphony in his "Bugs Bunny at the Symphony," Aug. 6-7 at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center. . . . The Wolf Trap Opera Company stages Britten’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," Aug. 13, 15 and 17 at the Barns at Wolf Trap.
Aug. 1 (2 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Ash Lawn Opera
Christopher Larkin conducting
Mozart: "Don Giovanni"
Christopher Burchett (Don Giovanni)
Seth Mease Carico (Leporello)
Aundi Marie Moore (Donna Elvira)
Liam Moran (Masetto/Commendatore)
Janette Zilioli (Donna Anna)
other cast members TBA
Nick Olcott, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$35-$40
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net
Aug. 1 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 between Warm Springs and Hot Springs, Bath County
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Rick Faria, clarinet
Aaron Berofsky, violin
Kathryn Votapek, violin & viola
Jan Müller-Szeraws, cello
Korngold: "Kleine fröhlicher Walzer"
Richard Strauss: String Sextet from "Carpiccio"
Berg: "Four Pieces," Op. 5, for clarinet and piano
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
$10-$22
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 1 (3 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Wolf Trap Opera Company members
Steven Blier, piano & commentator
"Invitation to the Dance," works by Brahms, Respighi, Gershwin, others
$38
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org
Aug. 1 (4 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Opera International
Edward Roberts conducting
Verdi: "La Traviata" (semi-staged production)
Jessica Stecklein (Violetta)
Michael Fabiano (Alfredo)
Gary Simpson (Germont)
Muriel von Villas, stage direction
in Italian, English captions
$20-$50
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org
Aug. 3 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Municipal Band
Steve Layman directing
Malcolm Arnold: "Four Scottish Dances"
Clare Grundman: "Irish Rhapsody"
Robert W. Smith: "Irish Songs"
other works TBA
Free
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net
Aug. 5 (8:15 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Carl Davis conducting
Mary Carewe, vocalist
"The Music of James Bond"
$20-$52
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org
Aug. 6 (8:30 p.m.)
Aug. 7 (8:30 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
George Daugherty conducting
"Bugs Bunny at the Symphony," cartoons with orchestral accompaniment
$20-$52
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org
Aug. 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Aug. 8 (2 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Ash Lawn Opera
Christopher Larkin conducting
Lerner & Loewe: "Brigadoon"
David Barron (Mr. Lundie)
Alicia Berneche (Fiona MacLaren)
Christopher Burchett (Tommy Albright)
Seth Mease Carico (Jeff Douglas)
Jonathan Smucker (Charlie Dalrymple)
Lynn Summerall (Mr. MacLaren)
Dan Stern (Archie Beaton)
other cast members TBA
Dorothy Danner, stage direction
in English
$35-$40
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net
Aug. 7 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 between Warm Springs and Hot Springs, Bath County
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Aaron Berofsky, violin
Edward Parmentier, harpsichord
Bach: Sonata No. 4 in C minor for violin and bass continuo
Vivaldi: Sonata in B flat major cello and bass continuo
Corelli: Trio Sonata in G major, Op. 1, No. 12, for two violins
Purcell: Chancony in G minor for two violins, viola and bass continuo
Couperin: Sonata in D major ("La Sultane")
$10-$22 (concert only)
$53-$75 (concert with dinner following)
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 8 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Richmond Chamber Players
Vaughan Williams: "Ten Blake Songs"
Tracey Welborn, tenor
Gustav Highstein, oboe
Rebecca Clarke: Viola Sonata
Stephen Schmidt, viola
John Walter, piano
Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet
John Walter, piano
Catherine Cary & Susy Yim, violins
Stephen Schmidt, viola
Neal Cary, cello
$18
(804) 272-7514, ext. 312
Aug. 13 (8 p.m.)
Aug. 15 (3 p.m.)
Aug. 17 (8 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Steven Osgood conducting
Britten: "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"
Ryan Belongie (Oberon)
Ashlyn Rust (Titania)
Paul Appleby (Lysander)
Catherine Martin (Hermia)
Rena Harms (Helena)
Chad Sloan (Demetrius)
Nicholas Masters (Bottom)
Kenneth Kellogg (Quince)
David Portillo (Flute)
Nathaniel Peake (Snout)
Daniel Billings (Starveling)
Michael Anthony McGee (Snug)
Eve Gigliotti (Hippolyta)
Michael Surmuel (Theseus)
Alexander Strain (Puck)
Arlington Children’s Chorus, Kevin Carr directing
Patrick Diamond, stage direction
in English, English captions
$32-$72
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org
Aug. 14 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 between Warm Springs and Hot Springs, Bath County
JACK Quartet
Machaut: "Three Pieces"
Wuorinen: "Josquiniana"
Bach: "The Art of the Fugue" (excerpt)
Webern: "Six Bagatelles," Op. 9
Wolfgang Rihm: String Quartet No. 3 ("Im Innersten")
$10-$22 (concert only)
$53-$75 (concert with dinner following)
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 15 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Richmond Chamber Players
Milhaud: "La Cheminée du Roi René"
Mary Ann Archer, flute
Gustav Highstein, oboe
David Niethamer, clarinet
Jonathan Friedman, bassoon
Rachel Velvikis, French horn
Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
Gustav Highstein, oboe
Jonathan Friedman, bassoon
John Walter, piano
Debussy: String Quartet
Susy Yim & Catherine Cary, violins
Stephen Schmidt, viola
Neal Cary, cello
$18
(804) 272-7514, ext. 312
Aug. 15 (6 p.m.)
Walkerton Tavern, Mountain Road, Glen Allen
Capital City Wind Band
Mike Goldberg directing
Tracee Prillaman, soprano
Jeff Prillaman, tenor
Works by Gershwin, John Williams, others
Free
(804) 261-6898
Aug. 15 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 between Warm Springs and Hot Springs, Bath County
JACK Quartet
Hosakawa: "Blossoming"
Glass: String Quartet No. 5
Burhans: "Contritus"
Browning: String Quartet
$10-$22
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 17 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Municipal Band
Steve Layman directing
program TBA
Free
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net
Aug. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Johann Strauss II-Berg: "Wine, Women and Song"
Diane Pascal & Anna Gebert, violins
Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola
James Wilson, cello
Carsten Schmidt, piano
Gabriel Dobner, harmonium
Wolf: four songs
Kevin McMillan, bass
Gabriel Dobner, piano
Schumann-Bizet: "Four Canonic Studies for Pedal Piano"
David Shrader & Edward Janning, piano
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Carsten Schmidt, piano
Dianre Pascal & Anna Gebert, violins
Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola
James Wilson, cello
$20
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 20 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
The Irish Tenors
program TBA
$22-$52
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org
Aug. 21 (noon)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 300 W. Frederick St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Mira Vocal Ensemble
Medieval works TBA
Free
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 21 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 between Warm Springs and Hot Springs, Bath County
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Genevieve Feiwen Lee, piano
Brahms: Sonata in D minor, Op. 108, for violin and piano
Brahms: Sonata F major, Op. 99, for cello and piano
Brahms: Piano Trio in C major, Op. 87
$10-$22 (concert only)
$53-$75 (concert with dinner following)
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 21 (7 p.m.)
President’s House, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton
Staunton Music Festival gala:
Brahms: "Sonatensatz" in C minor
Anna Gebert, violin
Edward Janning, piano
Biscardi: "Traverso"
Mary Boodell, flute
Gabriel Dobner, piano
Poulenc: Sonata for piano four hands
Carsten Schmidt & Edward Janning, piano
Vaughan Williams: "On Wenlock Edge"
Derek Chester, tenor
Anna Gebert & Gesa Kordes, violins
Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola
James Wilson, cello
Gabriel Dobner, piano
$75
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 22 (2 p.m.)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 300 W. Frederick St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
David Shrader & Lou Dolive, harpsichord
"Temperamental Music," lecture-demonstration on baroque tuning systems
Free
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 22 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Richmond Chamber Players
Schumann: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 3
Catherine Cary & Susy Yim, violins
Stephen Schmidt, viola
Neal Cary, cello
Brahms: Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1, for clarinet and piano
David Niethamer, clarinet
John Walter, piano
Chopin: Piano Trio in G minor
John Walter, piano
Catherine Cary, violin
Neal Cary, cello
$18
(804) 272-7514, ext. 312
Aug. 22 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 between Warm Springs and Hot Springs, Bath County
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Genevieve Feiwen Lee, piano
Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for viola and piano
Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor
Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
$10-$22
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Barber: "Dover Beach"
Kevin McMillan, baritone
Anna Gebert & Martin Davids, violins
Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola
James Wilson, cello
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 ("Moonlight")
David Shrader, fortepiano
Boccherini: "Cello Quintet in C major ("Night Music in the Streets of Madrid")
Diane Pascal & Gesa Kordes, violins
Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola
James Wilson & Carl Donakowski, cellos
Dvořák: Serenade in E major, Op. 22
Diane Pascal, Anna Gebert, Gesa Kordes, Martin Davids, Wanchi Huang, others TBA, violins
Vladimir Mendelssohn & Amadi Azikiwe, violas
James Wilson & Carl Donakowski, cellos
Tony Manzo, double-bass
$20
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 23 (noon)
Christ Lutheran Church, 2807 N. Augusta St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
David Shrader, organ
Sweelinck: Toccata
Cabezon: "Tiento del octavo tono"
Arauxo: "Tiento del cuarto tono"
Jimenez: "Tiento del medio registro"
Johnson: Rondo in F major
Boehm: "Vater unser in Himmelreich"
Bach: Toccata in F major, BWV 540
Free
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Telemann: Concerto in C major for four violins without bass
Antii Tikkanen, Gesa Kordes, Martin Davids & Minna Pensola, baroque violins
Bach: "Contrapunctus XIII" from "The Art of the Fugue" for two harpsichords
David Shrader & Carsten Schmidt, harpsichords
Pisendel: Sonata in E minor
Gesa Kordes, baroque violin
Mark Shulainer, harpsichord
Fasch: Quartet in B flat major
Aleksander Fester & Washington McClain, baroque oboes
Stephanie Corwin, baroque bassoon
Mark Shulainer, harpsichord
Tony Manzo, double-bass
$20
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 24 (noon)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Britten: "Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac"
Derek Chester, tenor
Ian Howell, counter-tenor
Gabriel Dobner, piano
Yannelli: "Solo Flight for Oboe"
Roger Roe, oboe
Rachmaninoff: three pieces from Op. 11, for piano four hands
Edward Janning & Carsten Schmidt, piano
Free
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 24 (7:30 p.m.)
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Yannelli: "Solo Flight for Flute"
Mary Boodell, flute
Hilliard: "Two Songs"
vocalist TBA
Gabriel Dobner, piano
Vladimir Mendelssohn: "Three Arrangements after Chopin"
Brenda Witmer, soprano
TBA, mezzo-soprano
Derek Chester, tenor
David Newman, baritone
Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola
Carl Donakowski & James Wilson, cellos
Tony Manzo, double-bass
Allan Blank: work TBA
Carrie Stevens, mezzo-soprano
Tony Manzo, double-bass
Gabriel Dobner, piano
Chiayu: work TBA
James Wilson, cello
Carsten Schmidt, piano
Free
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 25 (noon)
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 118 N. New St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Allan Blank: works TBA
Diane Pascal, violin
Vaughan Williams: "Ten Blake Songs"
Ilana Davidson, soprano
Derek Chester, tenor
Roger Roe, oboe
Philidor: Sonata in G minor
Washington McClain & Aleksander Fester, baroque oboes
Debussy: "Syrinx"
Mary Boodell, flute
Prokofiev: Sonata in C major, Op. 56
Antii Tikkanen & Minna Pensola, violins
Free
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Schumann: "Liederkreis," Op. 39
Kevin McMillan, bass
Gabriel Dobner, piano
John Hilliard: Concerto (2003) for piano and chamber orchestra
Carsten Schmidt, piano
chamber orchestra
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat, Op. 20
Minna Pensola, Anna Gebert, Antii Tikkanen & Diane Pascal, violins
Vladimir Mendelssohn & Amadi Azikiwe, viola
Carl Donakowski & James Wilson, cellos
$20
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 26 (noon)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Robert Schumann: "Romanzen," Op. 94
Roger Roe, oboe
Edward Janning, piano
Clara Schumann: three songs
Ilana Davidson, soprano
Gabriel Dobner, piano
Brahms: "Variations on a Theme by Schumann," Op. 23
Edward Janning & Carsten Schmidt, piano four hands
Brahms: Five "Liebeslieder Waltzes" from Op. 52
Ilana Davidson, soprano
Ian Howell, countertenor
Derek Chester, tenor
Frank Mavilia, bass
Gabriel Dobner, piano
Free
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Britten: "Hymn to St. Cecilia"
UVa Chamber Singers, Michel Slon directing
Ligeti: "Two Studies for Organ"
David Shrader, organ
Handel: Organ Concerto in B flat major
David Shrader, organ
Minna Pensola & Martin Davids, baroque violins
Gesa Kordes, baroque viola
James Wilson, baroque cello
Tony Manzo, baroque double-bass
Monteverdi: "Zefiro torna"
Derek Chester & Scott Mello, tenors
Mark Shulainer, harpsichord
Mahler-Schoenberg: "Abschied" from "Das Lied von der Erde"
Kevin McMillan, baritone
ensemble, Carsten Schmidt conducting
$20
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 27 (noon)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Simon Fink: works TBA
Zhou Juan: works TBA
Chester Biscardi, moderator
Ilana Davidson, soprano
Ian Howell, countertenor
Derek Chester, tenor
Kevin McMillan, baritone
David Newman, bass
Gabriel Dobner & Ednaldo Borba, piano
Free
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Zelenka: "Hipochondrie"
Washington McClain & Aleksander Fester, baroque oboes
Anna Gebert & Martin Davids, baroque violins
Gesa Kordes, baroque viola
James Wilson, baroque cello
Stephanie Corwin, baroque bassoon
Tony Manzo, baroque double-bass
Mark Shulainer, harpsichord
J.M. Bach: "Das Blute Jesu Christi," "Sei, lieber Tag"
Madison Singers
David Shrader, organ
J.S. Bach: Cantata 131, "Aus der Tiefe"
Ilana Davidson, soprano
Ian Howell, countertenor
Derek Chester, tenor
David Newman, bass
Washington McClain, baroque oboe
Martin Davids, Anna Gebert & Antii Tikkanen, baroque violins
Gesa Kordes, baroque viola
James Wilson, baroque cello
Tony Manzo, baroque double-bass
David Shrader, harpsichord
Goldberg: Trio Sonata in C major
Antii Tikkanen & Minna Pensola, baroque violins
James Wilson, baroque cello
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord
J.C. Bach: Passacaglia from "Meine Freunden, du bist schön"
Ilana Davidson, soprano
Martin Davids, Anna Gebert & Minna Pensola, baroque violins
Gesa Kordes, baroque viola
James Wilson, baroque cello
Tony Manzo, baroque double-bass
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord
J.S. Bach: Concerto in A minor for four harpsichords
David Shrader, Carsten Schmidt, Lynne Mackey & TBA, harpsichords
Antii Tikkanen & Minna Pensola, baroque violins
Gesa Kordes, baroque viola
James Wilson, baroque cello
Tony Manzo, baroque double-bass
$20
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 28 (noon)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Ednaldo Borba, piano
"SMF Music Story Project," stories by children read during works by Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Schumann
Free
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 28 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 between Warm Springs and Hot Springs, Bath County
Garth Newel Chamber Players
3rd Coast Percussion
Lou Harrison: "Varied Trio" for violin, piano and percussion
Tan Dun: "Snow in June" for cello and percussion
$10-$22 (concert only)
$53-$75 (concert with dinner following)
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
SMF Baroque Players
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord & conducting
Ilana Davidson, soprano
Ian Howell, countertenor
Derek Chester, tenor
Madison Singers
"Handel Extravaganza," selections from operas and oratorios
$26
(540) 569-0627
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com
Aug. 29 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Richmond Chamber Players
William Grant Still: "Lyric" Quartet
Susy Yim & Catherine Cary, violins
Stephen Schmidt, viola
Neal Cary, cello
Randall Thompson: Suite for oboe, clarinet and viola
Gustav Highstein, oboe
David Niethamer, clarinet
Stephen Schmidt, viola
Jennifer Higdon: Piano Trio
John Walter, piano
Susy Yim, violin
Neal Cary, cello
Dvořák: String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 ("American")
Catherine Cary & Susy Yim, violins
Stephen Schmidt, viola
Neal Cary, cello
$18
(804) 272-7514, ext. 312
Aug. 29 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 between Warm Springs and Hot Springs, Bath County
Garth Newel Chamber Players
3rd Coast Percussion
Genevieve Feiwen Lee & Gideon Rubin, pianos
Mellits: "Tight Sweater" for cello, marimba and piano
Lutoslawski: "Paganini Variations" for two pianos
Bartók: Sonata for two pianos and percussion
$10-$22
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org