August 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/youth, group and other discounts may be offered.

* In Richmond: The Virginia Commonwealth University Global Summer Institute of Music presents free concerts of piano and chamber music, Aug. 3-8 at sites around the city. . . . Summer at CenterStage, the chamber-music series presented by the Richmond Symphony and the music departments of the University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University, continues with one-hour programs of French repertory Thursdays in Richmond CenterStage’s Gottwald Playhouse. . . . The Richmond Chamber Players present their Interlude 2015 series of Sunday matinees at Bon Air Presbyterian Church, with violinist Karen Johnson, former concertmaster of the Richmond Symphony, joining the ensemble on Aug. 9 and 30. . . . Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church’s August Musicales series featured the church’s organist, Christopher Martin, on Aug. 12; the duo of violinist Robert Murray and organist Ardyth Lohuis on Aug. 19; and the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble on Aug. 26. . . . The Richmond Choral Society performs Randall Thompson’s “Frostiana,” Aug. 24 at Trinity Lutheran Church. . . . Virginia Opera stages its annual Richmond edition of “Opera in the Park,” with Adam Turner conducting the Richmond Symphony and vocalists from the company, Aug. 29 at Dogwood Dell in Byrd Park. 

* Elsewhere: Ash Lawn Opera stages the Lerner & Loewe musical “My Fair Lady,” Aug. 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8 at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville. . . . The Wintergreen Summer Music Festival concludes its 2015 season of ticketed events with orchestral and chamber concerts, Aug. 1-2 at the resort’s Dunlop Pavilion. . . . The Garth Newel Music Center, near Hot Springs in Bath County, presents chamber programs Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons throughout the month. . . . The popular foursome The Piano Guys perform on Aug. 6 at Wolf Trap in Northern Virginia. (Ticket availability is limited.) . . . The Wolf Trap Opera Company and National Symphony Orchestra present a fully staged production, with video special effects, of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” on Aug. 7. . . . The Staunton Music Festival presents free noontime chamber programs and ticketed evening concerts of orchestral, chamber and operatic programming, Aug. 14-23 at Trinity Episcopal Church, Blackfriars Playhouse and other venues in the western Virginia city.


Aug. 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Aug. 2 (2 p.m.)
Aug. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Aug. 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Aug. 8 (2 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Ash Lawn Opera
Andy Anderson conducting
Lerner & Loewe: “My Fair Lady”
Sharin Apostolou (Eliza Doolittle)
Curt Olds (Henry Higgins)
Stephanos Tsirakoglou (Alfred Doolittle)
Dominic Armstrong (Freddy Eynsford-Hill)
Dan Stern (Col. Pickering)
Joe Duquette (Karpathy)
Daniel Witzke, stage director
in English
$47-$90
(434) 979-1333
www.ashlawnopera.com

Aug. 1 (6 p.m.)
Aug. 2 (3 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Route 664, Nelson County
Wintergreen Summer Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Orchestra
Josep Caballé-Domenech conducting
Kabalevsky: “The Comedians”
Darol Hagen: “Amelia” – “Three Sky Interludes”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
$40
(434) 325-8292
www.wintergreenperformingarts.org

Aug. 1 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 near Hot Springs, Bath County
Bayla Keyes & Teresa Ling, violins
Evelyn Grau, viola
Joseph Lee & Isaac Melamed, cellos
Robert Merfeld, harmonium
Read Gainsford, piano
Shawn Puller, tenor
Saint-Saëns: Barcarolle, Op. 108
Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor
Reynaldo Hahn: “A Chloria,” “Si mes vers avaient des aisles,” “L’Heure exquise”
Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor
$25; $84 with dinner
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 1 (8:30 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County
National Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou conducting
“Star Trek,” 2009 film with live orchestral accompaniment
$30-$58
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org

Aug. 2 (11 a.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Route 664, Nelson County
Wintergreen Summer Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Artists
Bartók: Duos for violin and viola
Jack Gallagher: Toccata for brass quintet
Christopher Theofanidis: “Ariel Ascending”
Libby Larsen: “Up Where the Air Gets Thin”
$25
(434) 325-8292
www.wintergreenperformingarts.org

Aug. 2 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 near Hot Springs, Bath County
Bayla Keyes & Teresa Ling, violins
Evelyn Grau, viola
Joseph Lee & Isaac Melamed, cellos
Robert Merfeld & Read Gainsford, pianos
Rachmaninoff: “Six Morceaux,” Op. 11 – Barcarolle
Glinka “Trio pathétique”
Stravinsky: “Three Pieces for String Quartet”
Glazunov: String Quintet in A major, Op. 29
$25; $43 with picnic
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 3 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Schubert: Sonata in B flat major, D. 960
Henning Vauth, piano
Mark Olivier: “TILT”
Justin Alexander, percussion
Sonia Vlahcevic, piano
Chopin: Ballade in F minor, Op. 52
Xi Zhang, piano
Barber: Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 6
Jason Wang, cello
Xi Zhang, piano
free
(804) 828-1166
wp.vcu.edu/gsim

Aug. 4 (7 p.m.)
Gottwald Playhouse, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Chopin: Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55
Chopin: Waltz in A flat major, Op. 64
Chopin: Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49
Juan-Pablo Andrade, piano
Schubert: Sonata in A minor (“Arpeggione”)
Qi Wang, flute
Henning Vauth, piano
Chopin: Étude in A flat major, Op. 25, No. 1
Chopin: Étude in A minor, Op. 25, No. 11
Ravel: “Jeux d’eau”
Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36
Chun-Chieh Yen, piano
free
(804) 828-1166
wp.vcu.edu/gsim

Aug. 5 (7 p.m.)
Black Music Center Recital Hall, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grove Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Chopin: Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 1-8
Yixin Wu, piano
Liszt: “Liebesträume” No. 3 in A flat major
Cheng-Hsun Yeh, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”) – III: Allegro ma non troppo – presto
Pei-Chi Li, piano
Schubert: Impromptu in E flat major, D. 899, No. 2
Yiduo Yu, piano
Chopin: Ballade in G minor, Op. 23
Binyan Xu, piano
Chopin: “Variations brillantes” in B flat major, Op. 12
Yi-Shan Cheng, piano
Brahms: Scherzo in E flat minor, Op. 4
Wun-Chen Huang, piano
Liszt: “Annes de pèlerinage” II – “Sonetto 104 del Petrarca”
Moyue Zhuo, piano
Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in B minor – finale
Yu-Ting Shu, piano
Liszt: “Rhapsodie espagnole”
Ching-Hua Chang, piano
free
(804) 828-1166
wp.vcu.edu/gsim

Aug. 6 (6:30 p.m.)
Gottwald Playhouse, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Summer at CenterStage:
Thomas Schneider, bassoon
Russell Wilson, piano
Bitsch: Concertino for bassoon and piano
Gounod: “Roméo et Juliette” – “Ah, lève-toi soleil!”
Massenet: “Werther” – “Pourquoi me réveiller?”
Bizet: “Carmen” – “Flower Song”
Ravel: Sonatine for piano
Debussy: Préludes, Book 2 – “Bruyères”
Dutilleux: “Sarabande et Cortège”
Saint-Saëns: Sonata, Op. 168, for bassoon and piano
$20
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Aug. 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St., Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Haydn: Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI: 23 – I: Allegro moderato
Haiyu Liu, piano
Liszt: “Annes de pèlerinage” II – “Sonetto 104 del Petrarca”
Yu-Wen Chiu, piano
Chopin: Ballade in F major, Op. 38
I Hao Liu, piano
Scriabin: Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 6 – I: Allegro con fuoco
Jo-Yu Tsai, piano
Chopin: Nocturne in F major, Op. 15
Xuhuizi Chang, piano
Debussy: “Children’s Corner”
Xuande Wu, piano
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28
Ping-Chen Hsieh, piano
Mozart: Sonata in D major, K. 311 – II: Andante con expressione
Chopin: Étude in C minor, Op. 25, No. 12
Matthew Monnig, piano
Chopin: Ballade in G minor, Op. 23
Fangbing Liu, piano
Prokofiev: “Sarcasms,” Op. 17
Zhiqian Wu, piano
Wagner-Liszt: “Tristan und Isolde”
Stephen Daming, piano
J.S. Bach-Busoni: Partita No. 2 in D minor – Chaconne
Yuhan Cao, piano
free
(804) 828-1166
wp.vcu.edu/gsim

Aug. 6 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County
The Piano Guys
program TBA
$30-$125
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org

Aug. 7 (7 p.m.)
Cheek Theatre, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Boulevard at Grove Avenue, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Tchaikovsky: “The Seasons” – November: “Troika”
Mendelssohn-Rachmaninoff: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” incidental music – Scherzo
Chun-Chieh Yen, piano
Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478
Susanna Klein, violin
Molly Sharp, viola
Jason Wang, cello
Yin Zheng, piano
Sarasate: “Zigeunerweisen”
Eugene Damare: “La Tourterelle”
Qi Wang, flute
Henning Vauth, piano
Scarlatti: Sonata in G major, K. 146
Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, K. 466
Beethoven: Sonata in B flat major, Op. 22 – I: Allegro con brio
Liszt: “Funeral March”
Kabalevsky: Rondo in A minor, Op. 59
Xiao Wu, piano
free
(804) 828-1166
wp.vcu.edu/gsim

Aug. 7 (8:15 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County
Wolf Trap Opera Company
National Symphony Orchestra
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Grant Gershon conducting
Puccini: “Madama Butterfly”
Alexandra Loutsion (Cio-Cio San)
Robert Watson (Lt. Pinkerton)
Joo Won Kang (Sharpless)
J’nai Bridges (Suzuki)
David Margulis (Goro)
Evan Boyer (The Bonze)
Tara Faircloth, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$25-$75
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org

Aug. 8 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harroson Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
J.S. Bach: Flute Sonata in C major, BWV 1003
Siying Liu, flute
Yu-Wen Chiu, piano
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313 – I & II
Yinuo Zhang, flute
Jo-Yu Tai, piano
Liu Zhiang: “Yellow River Concerto” – “The Wrath of the Yellow River”
Lina Zhao, piano
Yuhan Cao, piano accompaniment
Fauré: Fantasie, Op. 79 – Andantino
Shiwen Sheng, flute
Ching-Hua Chang, piano
Schumann: “Four Pieces” for viola and piano, Op. 113 – “Märchenbilder”
Fangze Jiang, viola
Stephen Daming, piano
Brahms: Viola Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Yuxuan Liu, viola
Yuhan Cao, piano
free
(804) 828-1166
wp.vcu.edu/gsim

Aug. 8 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 near Hot Springs, Bath County
Bayla Keyes & Teresa Ling, violins
Evelyn Grau, viola
Joseph Lee & Isaac Melamed, cellos
Robert Merfeld, harmonium
Read Gainsford, piano
Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47
Prokofiev: Sonata in C major, Op. 56, for two violins
Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 21
$25; $84 with dinner
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 8 (8:15 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County
National Symphony Orchestra
The Washington Chorus
Emil de Cou conducting
“The Music of John Williams”
$20-$58
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org

Aug. 9 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Interlude 2015:
Richmond Chamber Players
Karen Johnson, violin
Beethoven: Trio in B flat major, Op. 11, for clarinet, cello and piano
Jennifer Higdon: “String Poetic” for violin and piano
Cesar Cui: “Five Little Pieces” for flute, violin and piano
Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 2 (“Company”)
$20
(804) 272-7514
www.bonairpc.org

Aug. 9 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 near Hot Springs, Bath County
Garth Newel Music Center Emerging Artist Fellows
Beethoven: Quartet in C major, Op. 59, No. 3 (“Razumovsky”)
Martinů: Quartet No. 1 (1942)
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 1 (1935)
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 60
$25; $43 with picnic
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 12 (7 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Christopher Martin, organ
works by Hollins, Benoit, Dupré, Escaich, Guilmant
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
www.grace-covenant.org

Aug. 13 (6:30 p.m.)
Gottwald Playhouse, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Summer at CenterStage:
Jared Davis, clarinet
Daniel Stipe, piano
Debussy: “Première rhapsodie”
Debussy: “Images,” Book 2
Cahuzac: “Cantilène”
Milhaud: Duo concertante, Op. 351, for clarinet and piano
Poulenc: Sonata for clarinet and piano
$20
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Aug. 14 (6 p.m.)
Hunt Hall, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Midsummer Ball”
Beethoven: “Egmont” Overture
Froberger: “Tombeau de Mr. Blanchrocher”
Fauré: “Le Bonne Chanson” (excerpts)
Gershwin: songs TBA
Milhaud: “Scaramouche”
$120, including dinner, dessert and after-concert extras
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 15 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Biber: Sonata for trumpet, strings and continuo
Beethoven: folksong arrangements TBA
Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90 (“Dumky”)
free
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Johann Strauss II: “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”
Toch: “Georgraphical Fugue” for speaking chorus
Susan Botti: “The Journey Without Her” for piano trio
Telemann: “Les Nations” Suite (excerpts)
George Crumb: “Shenandoah” for soprano, four percussionists and amplified piano
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major (“Italian”)
$22
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 15 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 near Hot Springs, Bath County
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Rob Patterson, clarinet
Bruch: “Eight Pieces” for clarinet, viola and piano (excerpts)
Martin Bresnick: Trio for clarinet, viola and piano
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
$25; $84 with dinner
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 16 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Interlude 2015:
Richmond Chamber Players
P.D.Q. Bach: “Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello All By Its Lonesome”
Mozart: “A Musical Joke”
Hindemith: “Minimax” for string quartet
P.D.Q. Bach: “Schleptet” in E flat major for flute, oboe, French horn, violin, viola and two cellos
$20
(804) 272-7514
www.bonairpc.org

Aug. 16 (3 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
musicians & narrator TBA
Staunton Academy of Ballet members
Saint-Saëns: “Carnival of the Animals”
free
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Mendelssohn: “A Midsummer Night's Dream” incidental music – Overture, intermezzo, wedding march
Susan Botti: “Telaio: Desdemona” for voice and chamber ensemble
Purcell: airs TBA for voices and lutes
Bernstein: “West Side Story” – Suite No. 2 for voices and orchestra
$28
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 16 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 near Hot Springs, Bath County
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Rob Patterson, clarinet
Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3
John Mackey: “Breakdown Tango” for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Zemlinsky: Trio in D minor, Op. 3, for clarinet, cello and piano
$25; $43 with picnic
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 17 (noon)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Schulhoff: Concertino for flute, viola and double-bass
Mozart: Quintet, K. 452, for piano and winds
free
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Zachary Wadsworth: work TBA for two percussionists and two double-basses (premiere)
J.S. Bach: “The Art of the Fugue” – Contrapunctus XIV for string quartet
Busoni: “Fantasia contrappuntisca” for two pianos
Mozart: “Don Giovanni” (excerpts)
$22
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 18 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Schubert: “Der Hirt auf dem Felsen”
Susan Botti: “Jabberwocky” for voice and percussion
Mozart: “Per questa bella mano”
Berio: “O King” for soprano and chamber ensemble
Dufay: “Je veuil chanter de cuer joyeux”
Berberian: “Stripsody” for solo voice
Brahms-Wadsworth: “ ‘New’ Liebesliederwalzer” for vocal quartet and piano four-hands (premiere)
free
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
J.S. Bach: Concerto in D major for three harpsichords
Lambert: “Vos mepris chaque jour”
Handel: Prelude and Passacaglia for three harpsichords, organ and therobo
Mendelssohn: three duets for voices and piano
Schubert: Adagio and Rondo concertante in F major
Mozart: “Abendempfindung” for voice and piano
Buxtehude: Praeludium in F sharp for organ
C.P.E. Bach: Concerto for fortepiano, harpsichord and orchestra
$22
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 19 (7 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Robert Murray, violin
Ardyth Lohius, organ
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
www.grace-covenant.org

Aug. 19 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D minor (“Dorian”) for organ
Hildegard of Bingen: “Ave generosa” for female voices
Yannelli: “Mass for the New Millennium” for chorus and chamber orchestra
free
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Haydn: Allegro in C major for mechanical organ
Beethoven: “Canon for Maelzel” for voices and metronome
Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D major (“Clock”)
Dotas: new jazz composition (premiere)
Messiaen: “Quartet for the End of Time”
$22
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 20 (6:30 p.m.)
Gottwald Playhouse, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Summer at CenterStage:
Susanna Klein, violin
Yin Zheng, piano
Debussy: “Valse romantique”
Boeck: Sonata for violin and piano
Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
$20
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Aug. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
31st Street Stage, Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
conductor TBA
program TBA
free
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org

Aug. 20 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Barber: “Summer Music” for wind quintet
Crumb: “Wanderer Fantasy” for two pianos and two slide whistles
Rosen: “Rhizome” for flute
Biscardi: Piano Quintet
Bernstein: “Peter Pan” – “Dream with Me”
free
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Pérotin: “Alleluia nativtas”
Stockhausen: “Klavierstück” IX
Handel: “Hercules” – “Where Shall I Fly” for contralto, strings and continuo
Liszt: “Au bord d’une source” for piano
Varèse: “Density 21.5” for flute
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 2
Beethoven: “Great Fugue” for string quartet
Antheil: Violin Sonata No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major
$22
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 21 (noon)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor for two oboes, strings and continuo
Yun: Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello
Dvořák: Serenade in D minor for winds
free
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons”
madrigals TBA by Monteverdi, Marenzio, Gesualdo, others
$22
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 22 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Milhaud: “Scaramouche” for two pianos
Vladimir Mendelssohn: “Dracula” for chamber ensemble (U.S. premiere)
Enescu: Octet in C major for strings – Valse
free
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Purcell: “Dido and Aeneas”
Peter Maxwell Davies: “Eight Songs for a Mad King”
$28
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 22 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 near Hot Springs, Bath County
Audrey Andrist, Read Gainsford, Genevieve Feiwen Lee & Esther Wang, pianos
Bernstein: “Candide” Overture for piano 4-hands
Fauré: “Dolly” Suite for piano 4-hands
Dvořák: Slavonic dances TBA for piano 4-hands
Lutoslawski: “Variations on a Theme of Paganini” for two pianos
Piazzolla: tangos TBA for two pianos
Liszt: “Hungarian Rhapsody” No. 2 for two pianos 8-hands
$25; $84 with dinner
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 23 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Interlude 2015:
Richmond Chamber Players
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 70, No. 2
Robert Muczynski: “Time Pieces” for clarinet and piano
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 2
$20
(804) 272-7514
www.bonairpc.org

Aug. 23 (3 p.m.)
Aug. 25 (7 p.m.)
Chester United Methodist Church, 12132 Percival St.
Chester Community Chorus
Josh Wortham directing
Cheryl Van Ornam, organ
chamber orchestra
Dan Forrest: “Requiem for the Living”
other works TBA
free
(804) 748-6006
www.chesterchorus.org

Aug. 23 (3:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
J.S. Bach: “St. John Passion”
$28
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 23 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 near Hot Springs, Bath County
Audrey Andrist, Read Gainsford, Genevieve Feiwen Lee & Esther Wang, pianos
Brahms: waltzes for piano 4-hands
Kurt Rhode: “Altromondo” for piano 4-hands
Satie: “Le Belle Excentrique” for piano 4-hands
Gershwin: “ ‘I Got Rhythm’ Variations” for two pianos
Colin McPhee: “Balinese Ceremonial Dances” for two pianos
Ravel: “La Valse” for two pianos
$25; $43 with picnic
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 24 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Lutheran Church, 2315 N. Parham Road, Richmond
Richmond Choral Society
Markus Compton directing
Randall Thompson: “Frostiana”
$10
(804) 353-9582
www.richmondchoralsociety.org

Aug. 26 (7 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Atlantic Chamber Ensemble
works by Mozart, Loeffler, Debussy, Gershwin, Mendelssohn
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
www.grace-covenant.org

Aug. 27 (6:30 p.m.)
Gottwald Playhouse, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Summer at CenterStage:
Jennifer Lawson, flute
David Fisk, piano
Fauré: Fantasie
Dutilleux: Sonatine for flute and piano
Debussy: “L’isle joyeuse”
Jolivet: “Chant de Linos”
Poulenc: Sonata for flute and piano
$20
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Aug. 29 (7:30 p.m.)
Dogwood Dell, Byrd Park, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Adam Turner conducting
Javier Abreu, Troy Cook, Meredith Lustig & Margaret Gawrysiak, vocalists
Virginia Opera “Opera in the Park”
works by Verdi, Wagner, Copland, Bernstein, Sondheim, others
free
(757) 627-9545
www.vaopera.org

Aug. 29 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 near Hot Springs, Bath County
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Aaron Berofsky & Kathryn Votapek, violins
Leclair: duos TBA for two violins
Polina Nazaykinskaya: “Silver Awakening” for piano quartet (premiere)
Beethoven: String Quintet in C major, Op. 29
$25; $84 with dinner
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 30 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Interlude 2015:
Richmond Chamber Players
Karen Johnson, violin
J.S. Bach-Schumann: Suite No. 3 in C major for cello and piano
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin – chaconne
J.S. Bach: Sonata for oboe, harp and cello
J.S. Bach-Sitkovetsky: “Goldberg Variations” for string trio (excerpts)
$20
(804) 272-7514
www.bonairpc.org

Aug. 30 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220 near Hot Springs, Bath County
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Aaron Berofsky, violin
Kathryn Votapek, violin & viola
Mozart: Duo No. 2 in B flat major for violin and viola
Frank Martin: “Trio on Irish Folk Tunes” for violin, cello and piano
Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor (“Voces intimae”)
$25; $43 with picnic
(877) 558-1689
www.garthnewel.org