tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49128002045738452332024-03-05T09:32:59.517-05:00Letter VThe Virginia Classical Music BlogClarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comBlogger1961125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-25350083114642120542017-08-14T18:47:00.000-05:002017-08-14T18:47:04.149-05:00Letter V Classical Radio this week<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Aug. 16</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">noon-3 p.m. EDT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1600-1900 UTC/GMT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>WDCE, University of Richmond</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">90.1 FM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wdce.org/">http://www.wdce.org</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite (Overture) No. 4</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>in D major, </i></span><i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">BWV 1069</i><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(AliaVox)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Stravinsky:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Concerto in E flat major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>(“Dumbarton Oaks”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Ensemble Intercontemporain/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Pierre Boulez</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Deutsche Grammophon)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Handel:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Concerto grosso</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>in E minor, Op. 6, No. 3</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Andrew Manze</b>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">violin & director</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Academy of Ancient Music</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Harmonia Mundi)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Peter Schickele: Bassoon Concerto</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>George Sakakeeny</b>, bassoon</span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/schickele.jpg" height="251" width="176" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Oberlin Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Raphael Jiménez</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Oberlin Music)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Symphony No. 8 in F major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Montreal Symphony Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Kent Nagano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Analekta)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Osvado Golijov: “Omaramor”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Alisa Weilerstein</b>, cello</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Decca)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Pancrace Royer: </i></span><i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">“Le Vertigo”</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jean Rondeau</b>, harpsichord</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Erato)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Rachmaninoff:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Symphonic Dances</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Vasily Petrenko</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Avie)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ravel: “La Valse”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Yuja Wang</b>, piano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Deutsche Grammophon)</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-91192416326876650692017-08-14T01:03:00.002-05:002017-08-14T01:03:46.114-05:00Review: Richmond Chamber Players<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 13, Bon Air Presbyterian Church</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All-baroque programs are tricky to program. The style’s usual constructs and modes of ornamentation and expression adhere to fairly strict formulas, posing the risk that one piece will sound pretty much like another. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This hazard of sameness can plague successive offerings from even the most ingenious and substantive composers of the era – including Johann Sebastian Bach, the most ingenious of them all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The risk was compounded in the Richmond Chamber Players’ all-Bach program, sampling works from the half-dozen years (1717-23) during which Bach served as Kapellmeister (court composer) in Cöthen, one of the miniature principalities that dotted 18th-century Germany. Most of Bach’s better-known instrumental works, other than organ pieces, date from these years, before he became cantor of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig and spent most of his time writing religious music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Chamber Players’ artistic director, violist Stephen Schmidt, and his colleagues tempered stylistic similarity with instrumental variety, with Schmidt playing the Sonata in G major, BWV 1027, for viola and harpsichord alongside harpsichordist Joanne Kong playing the “Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue,” BWV 903, and violinist Karen Johnson playing the solo Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, alongside an ensemble playing the Trio Sonata in C minor, BWV 1079, for violin, flute and bass continuo from “A Musical Offering.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Johnson, the former concertmaster of the Richmond Symphony, now performing with a number of ensembles in Washington, described the Third Partita as the “sunshine” piece among the six solo-violin sonatas and partitas, and played it accordingly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To her customary combination of tonal warmth and brilliance, Johnson added the spontaneity and joyful quality of a child at play – not easy to pull off in music that calls for fully grown-up applications of virtuosity and stylishness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Still more brilliance from Kong as she played the “Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue” at a very brisk pace and with striking variety of color and dynamism, defying the harpsichord’s usual tonal limitations. She displayed similar qualities in accompanying Schmidt in the viola sonata and joining cellist Neal Cary in the continuo of the trio sonata.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The latter work’s lead instrumentalists, violinist Catherine Cary and flutist Brandon George, were highly complementary voices and accomplished protagonists in a work that, once past its prelude, pre-echoes the classical sonata/concerto form in a lengthy allegro followed by a lyrical andante and a spirited finale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Schmidt conceived the program as a double tercentenary, of Bach’s arrival in Cöthen and of the instrument that he plays. His treatment of the G major Sonata, originally for viola da gamba, nicely reconciled baroque style with the sound of his viola, which, like most antique fiddles, has been modernized to accommodate higher-tension metal strings and project at higher volume.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Schmidt and Kong took care to integrate and balance the tone and volume of the viola and harpsichord, bringing out the close weaving of sound and thematic material that Bach built into this work.</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-32839319622269976142017-08-11T16:18:00.000-05:002017-08-11T16:18:03.505-05:00Review: Symphony Summer Series<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>David Lemelin, clarinet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Magdalena Adamek, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 10, Dominion Arts Center</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David Lemelin, the Richmond Symphony’s principal clarinetist, joined by Magdalena Adamek, the Virginia Commonwealth University-based pianist, performed in <img height="208" src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/lemelin.jpg" width="189" />the penultimate concert of the Richmond Symphony Summer Series’ “The Flower of England: from the Empire through the Wars.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Their program’s two largest works, the Anglo-Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford’s Clarinet Sonata, Op. 129, dating from 1911, and the Sonatina (1981) of Joseph Horovitz, represented stylistic poles of the music sampled in this series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stanford was the leading musical academic of Edwardian England, a founder of the Royal College of Music and longtime professor of music at Cambridge University. Vaughan Williams and Holst were among his many students. Stanford’s style was resolutely late-romantic, indebted especially to Brahms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Horovitz, a 91-year-old Austrian émigré, is a prolific composer of works for wind instruments and ensembles. His Sonatina is one of many that draw inspiration from jazz.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lemelin sounded equally fluent in these contrasting styles, playing with abundant lyricism and attentiveness to the range of dusky tone colors in the Stanford, and with flexibility, verve and playfulness in the Horovitz, especially in its stride-inflected final movement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Between those poles, in the “Five Bagatelles,” Op. 23, of Gerald Finzi – one of the 20th century’s leading composers of music for clarinet – Lemelin ranged expertly through the differing styles and instrumental voices of this collection of miniatures, making his strongest impression in the impressionistic Forlana.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Adamek was a sympathetic and versatile accompanist, generally maintaining good balance with the clarinetist, and an animated partner in the busy fugue that concludes the Finzi set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In her solo cameo, “Three Miniature Pastorales” by Frank Bridge, Adamek lived up to the composer’s characterization of the set – children’s music for an adult, outwardly playful but also inward-looking, reflecting Bridge’s spiritual trauma during the slaughter of World War I.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The series, staged in the Gottwald Playhouse of Dominion Arts Center, concludes on Aug. 17 with a performance by oboist Shawn Welk and pianist Richard Becker.</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-10272602793711925232017-08-10T16:25:00.001-05:002017-08-12T00:18:06.376-05:00Violinists sub on opening night<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Violinists Joshua Bell and Yesong Sophie Lee will perform in the Richmond Symphony’s Sept. 14 opening-night gala, replacing pianist Lang Lang, who <img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/bell.jpg" height="271" width="225" />has withdrawn from the symphony engagement for medical reasons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bell will be the soloist in Lalo’s “Symphonie espagnole,” and will be joined by Lee in Bach’s Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043, for two violins and orchestra.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The program also will feature Richard Strauss’ “Ein Heldenleben” and Ulysses Kay’s “Theater Set (Overture) for Orchestra.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bell, who last performed with the symphony in 2014, is one of the most popular classical artists on the current scene. He also has been music director of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields since 2011. Lee, a 13-year-old from Seattle, is the winner of last year’s Menuhin International Violin Competition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lang Lang withdrew from performances in April due to an inflammation in his left arm. The pianist had hoped to return to performing over the summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For more information on the change of artists and programming, contact the Richmond Symphony’s patron services desk at (804) 788-1212.</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-49590842326543162302017-08-07T17:03:00.000-05:002017-08-07T17:03:57.942-05:00Letter V Classical Radio this week<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Aug. 9</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">noon-3 p.m. EDT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1600-1900 UTC/GMT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>WDCE, University of Richmond</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">90.1 FM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wdce.org/">http://www.wdce.org</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Nielsen: “Maskarade” Overture</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Danish National Symphony Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Thomas Dausgaard</b></span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/poulenc.jpg" height="258" width="184" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Dacapo)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Poulenc: Piano Concerto</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Pascal Rogé</b>, piano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>London Chamber Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Christopher</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Warren-Green</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Simax)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Dvořák:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Serenade in D minor,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Op. 44, for winds</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>National Chamber Players/Lowell Graham</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Klavier)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/tchaikovsky6a.jpg" height="265" width="180" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Divertimento in B flat major,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>K. 287 (“Lodron”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Academy of St. Martin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>in the Fields Chamber Ensemble</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Philips)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Tchaikovsky:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Variations on</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>a Rococo Theme”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Pieter Wispelway</b>, cello</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>German Chamber Philharmonic, Bremen/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Daniel Sepec</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Channel Classics)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Rodrigo: “Fantasia para un gentilhombre”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Miloš Karadaglić</b>, guitar</span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/copland2.jpg" height="254" width="178" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>London Philharmonic/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Yannick Nézet-Séguin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Deutsche Grammophon)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Copland:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Music for the Theater”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Basel Chamber Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Christopher Hogwood</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Arte Nova)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>John Marsh:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Symphony No. 10</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>in E flat major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>(“A Conversation for Two Orchestras”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Chandos)</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-65957538424248355012017-08-06T18:32:00.003-05:002017-08-06T18:32:39.568-05:00Richmond Chamber Players reviewed<br/><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My review for the Richmond Times-Dispatch of the opening concert of the Richmond Chamber Players’ Interlude summer series:</span><br />
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</span><a href="http://www.richmond.com/entertainment/music/music-review-richmond-chamber-players-explore-two-somber-russian-works/article_5e039493-aa8d-566c-8ad8-d4f2806899f1.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.richmond.com/entertainment/music/music-review-richmond-chamber-players-explore-two-somber-russian-works/article_5e039493-aa8d-566c-8ad8-d4f2806899f1.html</span></a>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-44937944828182008752017-08-01T00:27:00.000-05:002017-08-06T16:50:14.199-05:00August calendar<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>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.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>* In and around Richmond:</b> Virginia Commonwealth University’s Global Summer Institute of Music presents faculty, student and guest artists in recitals and workshops, Aug. 1-10 at the university’s Singleton <img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/kjohnson1.jpg" height="271" width="166" />Arts Center and other venues in Richmond and Williamsburg.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. . . The Richmond Symphony Summer Series, “The Flower</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">of England,” concludes with concerts on Aug. 3, 10 and 17 in Dominion Arts Center’s Gottwald Playhouse. (These concerts often sell out in advance.) . . . The Richmond Chamber Players, joined by violinist Karen Johnson and harpsichordist Joanne Kong, range from Bach and Brahms to Bloch and Shostakovich in four Interlude 2017 concerts, Aug. 6, 13, 20 and 27 at Bon Air Presbyterian Church. . . . Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church’s August Musicales series presents members of Capitol Opera Richmond on Aug. 9, the organ-and-piano Dúo MusArt Barcelona on Aug. 16, and the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble on Aug. 23.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>* Noteworthy elsewhere:</b> Charlottesville Opera concludes its run of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical “Oklahoma!” with performances on Aug. 2, 4 and 5 at the Paramount Theater. . . . The Enso String Quartet, the Le Boeuf Brothers piano duo, the Garth <img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/chang.jpg" height="252" width="172" />Newel Piano Quartet and other artists perform in Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon programs throughout the month at Garth Newel Music Center, near Hot Springs in Bath County. . . . Violinist Sarah Chang joins the Asian Youth Orchestra in Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, sharing a program with works by Beethoven and Richard Strauss, Aug. 9 at the Filene Center amphitheater of Wolf Trap in Fairfax County. . . . The Staunton Music Festival marks its 20th anniversary summer season by ranging across centuries and continents, from Monteverdi, Bach and Beethoven to <img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/wadsworth0.jpg" height="292" width="185" />an émigrés-in-Hollywood program</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and new music by resident composers Zachary Wadsworth and Moritz Eggert, in free noontime recitals and ticketed evening concerts, Aug. 11-20 at various venues in the Western Virginia city. . . . Wolf Trap Opera stages a double-bill of “Bastianello” by John Musto and “The Juniper Tree” by Philip Glass and Robert Moran, Aug. 11, 13, 16 and 19 at the Bars of Wolf Trap. . . . Il Divo, the classical-crossover vocal troupe, performs on Aug. 31 at the Filene Center of Wolf Trap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 1</b> (7 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Black Music Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grove Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Participants solo piano concert I</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 828-6776</span><br />
<a href="http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 2</b> (7 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Black Music Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grove Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Participants solo piano concert II</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 828-6776</span><br />
<a href="http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 2</b> (7 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 4</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 5</b> (2 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Charlottesville Opera</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Andy Anderson conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Rodgers & Hammerstein: “Oklahoma!”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jennifer Zetlan (Laurey)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Nathan Granner (Curly)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sharin Apostolou (Ado Annie)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Tobias Greenhalgh (Jud Fry)</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Isaac Bray (Will Parker</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">)</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Diana DiMarzio (Aunt Eller)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Charlottesville Ballet </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Mary Birnbaum, stage director</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in English</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25-$75</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(434) 979-1333</span><br />
<a href="http://www.charlottesvilleopera.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.charlottesvilleopera.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 3</b> (1 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Laurens Patzlaff, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>improvisation workshop</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 828-6776</span><br />
<a href="http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 3</b> (2:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Verona Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>sight-reading and rehearsal technique workshop</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 828-6776</span><br />
<a href="http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 3</b> (6:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Richmond Symphony Summer Series:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Zachary Guiles, trombone</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Pascale Delache-Feldman, double-bass</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aleksandr Haskin, flute & piccolo</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Yin Zheng, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Elgar-Sauer: “Chanson de nuit”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Elgar-Sauer: “Chanson de matin”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Holst: Concertante</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Elgar: Duetto for double-bass and trombone</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Elgar: “Salut d’amour” for trombone, piano and double-bass</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Eugene Goossens: “Five Impressions of a Holiday” for flute, trombone and piano</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Vaughan Williams: “Suite de Ballet” for flute and piano</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ian Clarke: “The Great Trace Race” for solo flute</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ian Clarke: “Zoom Tube” for solo flute</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Britten: “Ploughboy” for trombone, piano and piccolo</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$18 (waiting list)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 788-1212</span><br />
<a href="http://www.richmondsymphony.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.richmondsymphony.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 4</b> (6 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Grove Avenue at Boulevard, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Verona Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">GSIM faculty and student artists</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 828-6776</span><br />
<a href="http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 4</b> (8:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>National Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Emil de Cou conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“ ‘La La Land’ in Concert,” film with orchestra accompaniment</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$40-$60</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.wolftrap.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.wolftrap.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 5</b> (9 a.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Verona Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>workshop and coaching session</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 828-6776</span><br />
<a href="http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 5</b> (5 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Garth Newel Piano Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mark Caulson: Piano Quartet</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Fauré: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 45</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $84 (concert & dinner)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 5</b> (8:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>National Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Emil de Cou conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Jurassic Park,” film with orchestra accompaniment</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$35-$58</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.wolftrap.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.wolftrap.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 6</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Richmond Chamber Players</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Frank Zindler: “Valse melancolique” for cello and piano (premiere)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Shostakovich: Quartet No. 4</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Allan Blank: Duo for violin and piano (2011)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Rachmaninoff: Piano Trio No. 1 (“Trio Elegaique”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$20</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 217-7205</span><br />
<a href="http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 6</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Garth Newel Emerging Artists</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Haydn: Quartet in C major, Op. 20, No. 2</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $43 (concert & picnic)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 7</b> (9 a.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Eugenia Zukerman, flute</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>solo and chamber music masterclass</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 828-6776</span><br />
<a href="http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 7</b> (7 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland Street</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">GSIM faculty and student artists</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 828-6776</span><br />
<a href="http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 8</b> (7 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trinity United Methodist Church, 903 Forest Ave., Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">GSIM participants</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 828-6776</span><br />
<a href="http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 9</b> (2 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Cicilia Yudha, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>lecture-recital on piano works by Robert Casadesus, Henri Dutilleux</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 828-6776</span><br />
<a href="http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 9</b> (7 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Black Music Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grove Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">GSIM paricipants</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Voice Extravaganza”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 828-6776</span><br />
<a href="http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 9</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">August Musicales:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Capitol Opera Richmond:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Karine Marshall, Caroline Whisnant & Fran Coleman, sopranos</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Erin Wind, mezzo-soprano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Tracey Welborn, tenor</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Chase Peak, baritone</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Dave Robins, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">donation requested</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 359-2463</span><br />
<a href="http://grace-covenant.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://grace-covenant.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 9</b> (8 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Asian Youth Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Richard Pontzious conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Richard Strauss: “Don Juan”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sarah Chang, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$20-$58</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.wolftrap.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.wolftrap.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 10 </b>(6:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Richmond Symphony Summer Series:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>David Lemelin, clarinet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Magdalena Adamek, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Gerald Finzi: “Five Bagatelles,” Op. 25</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Charles Villiers Stanford: Clarinet Sonata, Op. 129</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Frank Bridge: “Three Miniature Pastoralres”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Joseph Horovitz: Sonatina</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$18 (waiting list)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 788-1212</span><br />
<a href="http://www.richmondsymphony.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.richmondsymphony.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 10</b> (7 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>GSIM Festival Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">other artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 828-6776</span><br />
<a href="http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 11</b> (noon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Grieg: 3 songs</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ritter: Suite in F sharp minor for harpsichord</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Kaipainen: Sonata for two violins</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Grieg: “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen” for orchestra</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 11</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Handel: “Water Music” suites Nos. 2, 3</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Handel: Coronation anthem, “Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Handel: “Theodora” – arias TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Handel: “Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day” (excerpts)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$22</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 11</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 13</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 16</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 19</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Wolf Trap Opera</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Lidiya Yankovskaya conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>John Musto: “Bastianello”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jonas Hacker (Young Man/Lambent)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Shea Owens (Bastianello the elder/Frediano/Ippolito/Lino)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Summer Hassan (Ortensia/Ettalina/Eustacia)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Richard Ollarsaba (Luciano)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Zoie Reams (Amadora/Stelladora)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Philip Glass & Robert Moran: “The Juniper Tree”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Ben Edquist (Father)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Summer Hassan (Mother)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Annie Rosen (Stepmother)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Madison Leonard (Daughter)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Megan Mikailovna Samarin (Son)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Andrew Gilstrap (Goldsmith)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Michael J. Hawk (Cobbler)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sam Grosby (Miller)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>R.B. Schlather, stage director</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in English</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$32-$88</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.wolftrap.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.wolftrap.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 12</b> (noon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Biber: Sonata for two trumpets, strings and continuo</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90 (“Dumky”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 12</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Rameau: “Les Indies galantes” Suite</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Eggert: “Creation III” for string quartet and bass drum</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Brahms: “Alto Rhapsody”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ravel: “Une barque sur l’ocean” for solo piano</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Monteverdi: “Zefiro Torna” for two tenors, violin and continuo</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Saariaho: “Three Japanese Gardens” for percussion and electronics</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Smetana: “The Moldau”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$22</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 12</b> (5 p.m.) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Le Boeuf Brothers, piano duo</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Garth Newel Piano Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Le Boeuf Brothers: works TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $84 (concert & dinner)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 13</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Richmond Chamber Players</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Karen Johnson, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Joanne Kong, harpsichord</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027, for viola and harpsichord</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: “Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue,” BWV 903, for harpsichord</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Sonata/partita TBA for solo violin</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: “A Musical Offering,” BWV 1079 – Trio Sonata in C minor</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$20</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 217-7205</span><br />
<a href="http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 13</b> (3:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Prokofiev: “Peter and the Wolf”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 13 </b>(7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Happenstance Theater</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">other artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart: “The Marriage of Figaro” Overture</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Wadsworth: “The Doctor” (premiere)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Cantata, “Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht” (“Coffee Cantata”), BWV 211</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Happenstance Theater: original piece TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Kurtz: “Last Contrabass in Las Vegas”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Milhaud: “Scaramouche”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$28</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 13 </b>(3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Le Boeuf Brothers, piano duo </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jeanette Fang, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Le Boeuf Brothers: works TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $43 (concert & picnic)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 14</b> (noon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Pärt: “Summa” for vocal ensemble</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Eggert: “Iron Curtain” for percussion quartet</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 14</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Happenstance Theater</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">other artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Copland: “Fanfare for the Common Man”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Eisler: “Hollywood Elegies” for voice and piano</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Stravinsky: “Polka: for a Young Elephant”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Chaplin-Wadsworth: ”Music from ‘City Lights’ ”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2 for two pianos (excerpt)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schoenberg: “Ode to Napoleon”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Arlen: ”The Wizard of Oz” – “If I Only Had a Brain”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Bernstein: “Candide” Overture</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$22</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 15</b> (noon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: Quintet in E flat major, Op. 16, for piano and winds</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>D’India: madrigals for five voices</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Eggert: “Amadee, Amadee” for piano and winds</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 15</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart: concert aria, “Ch’io scordi di te”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>TerVeldthuis (Jacob TV): “The Storm”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Merula: Toccata for organ</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Couperin: works TBA for one, two and three harpsichords</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schrader: organ improvisation</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (“Trout”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$22</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 16</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">August Musicales:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Dúo MusArt Barcelona:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Raúl Prieto Ramírez, organ</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Maria Teresa Sierra, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">donation requested</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 359-2463</span><br />
<a href="http://grace-covenant.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://grace-covenant.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 16</b> (noon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mendelssohn: 2 songs</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mendelssohn: Organ Sonata in C minor, Op. 65</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mendelssohn: Sextet in D major, Op. 110, for piano and strings</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267 </span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 16</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">T</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">rinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Haydn: Quartet in C major, Op. 76, No. 3 – II: Variations on “Gott erhalte Franz der Kaiser”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Eggert: “One Man Band II” for piano</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Vogelweide: “Unter den Linden” for voice and instruments</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Wagner: “Die Meistersinger” Prelude for two pianos eight-hands</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Weill: “The Threepenny Opera” (excerpts)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schütz: “Meine Seele verlanget” for double chorus</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$22</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 17</b> (6:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Richmond Symphony Summer Series:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Shawn Welk, oboe & English horn</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Richard Becker, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Britten: “Six Metamorphoses after Ovid” – “Pan,” “Arethusa”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Edmund Rubbra: Oboe Sonata in C major, Op. 100</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Vaughan Williams: “Six Studies in English Folk Song” (English horn arr.)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Thomas F. Dunhill: “Three Short Pieces,” Op. 81</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Eugene Goossens: “Concerto in One Movement,” Op. 45 (oboe-piano arr.)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$18 (waiting list)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 788-1212</span><br />
<a href="http://www.richmondsymphony.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.richmondsymphony.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 17</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">31st Street Stage, 31st Street at Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Virginia Symphony</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">conductor TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Symphony by the Sea”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>works by Copland, Bernstein, Sousa, John Williams, others</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(757) 892-6366</span><br />
<a href="http://www.virginiasymphony.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.virginiasymphony.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 17</b> (noon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Poulenc: Sonata for piano four-hands</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Britten: “Two Folksong Settings” for voice and harp</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Biscardi: “Traverso” for flute and piano</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Fauré: “La Bonne Chanson” for tenor, string quartet and piano</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 17</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G major (“Surprise”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Guinivan: new work TBA (premiere)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Richard Strauss-Hasenoehrl: “Till Eulenspiegel, einmal anders” for chamber ensemble</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Stravinsky: “Pulcinella” Suite</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$22</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 18 </b>(noon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Telemann: Overture in A minor for recorder, strings and continuo</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Poulenc: “Madrigals” for vocal quartet</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 18 </b>(7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: arias and duets TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060a, for oboe, violin, strings and continuo</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$22</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 19</b> (noon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Scriabin: Nocturne for piano left-hand</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Eggert: “Hammerklavier” (excerpt)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Haney: “Three-Hand Piece”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Debussy: “Petite Suite” (excerpt) for piano four-hands</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Randall: “It’s Alright” for piano five-hands</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Rachmaninoff: Valse, Op. 11, for piano six-hands</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Liptak: “Piano Roll Blues” for piano seven-hands</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Lavignac: “Galop-March” for piano eight-hands</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 19</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Varèse: “Offrandes”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Dvořák: Quintet in E flat major, Op. 97 (“American”) – Larghetto</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Joplin: “Maple Leaf Rag”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Burtner: new work TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Bartók: “Contrasts” for violin, clarinet and piano</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Crumb: “American Songbook” – “The Kanawha River at Dusk,” “Black Is My Love”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Gershwin: “I Got Rhythm” Variations for piano and orchestra</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$22</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 19</b> (5 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jeanette Fang, Brian Keng-Lu Hsu, Genevieve Feiwen Lee & Tian Tian, pianos</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>David Biedenbender: “Resonance Modes”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Logan Skelton: “American Sketches”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Barber: “Souvenirs” </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Debussy: “En blanc et noir”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2, Op., 17</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $84 (concert & dinner)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 20</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Richmond Chamber Players</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Prokofiev: Quintet, Op. 39, for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and piano</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Allan Blank: “Diversions” for solo clarinet</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$20</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 217-7205</span><br />
<a href="http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 20</b> (11 a.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Wadsworth: “Eclipse” for harp and chamber ensemble (premiere)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: String Quintet in C major, Op. 29 (“Storm”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 20</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Staunton Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$22</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 569-0267</span><br />
<a href="http://stauntonmusicfestival.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://stauntonmusicfestival.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 20</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jeanette Fang, Brian Keng-Lu Hsu, Genevieve Feiwen Lee & Tian Tian, pianos</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schumann-Liszt: ”Liebeslied” – “Widmung”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schubert-Liszt: “Du bist die Ruh’ ”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Liszt: “Hungarian Rhapsody” No. 6</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Matthew Browne: “Lisztomania” (premiere)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Frederic Rzewski: “Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Saint-Saëns: “Variations on a Theme by Beethoven,” Op. 35</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Lutoslawski: “Paganini Variations”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Saint-Saëns: “Danse macabre”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $43 (concert & picnic)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 23</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">August Musicales:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Atlantic Chamber Ensemble</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: Quintet in E flat major, Op. 16, for piano and winds</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Golijov: “Lullaby and Doina” for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and double-bass</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ravel-Welk: “Ma mère l’oye” (“Mother Goose”) for 10 musicians</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">donation requested</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 359-2463</span><br />
<a href="http://grace-covenant.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://grace-covenant.org</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 26</b> (5 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Enso String Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Teresa Ling, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Evelyn Grau, viola</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Isaac Melamed, cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Rimsky-Korsakov: Sextet in A major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schubert: Quartet in G major, D. 887</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $84 (concert & dinner)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 27</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Richmond Chamber Players</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Randall Thompson: “The Wind in the Willows” for string quartet</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Christian Manen Megara: “Six Croquis,” Op. 126. for piano</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Herbert Haufrecht: “Ferdinand the Bull” for piano and narrator</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ernest Bloch: “Schelomo” for cello and piano</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$20</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 217-7205</span><br />
<a href="http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 27</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Enso String Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Teresa Ling, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Evelyn Grau, viola</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Isaac Melamed, cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schubert: “Quarttetsatz” in C minor, D. 703</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Erwin Schulhoff: “Five Pieces for String Quartet”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Dvořák: Sextet in A major, Op. 48</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $43 (concert & picnic)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 31</b> (8 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Il Divo</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$30-$75</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.wolftrap.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.wolftrap.org</span></a>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-85542458057966132962017-07-31T07:35:00.001-05:002017-07-31T07:35:58.703-05:00Letter V Classical Radio this week<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Aug. 2</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">noon-3 p.m. EDT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1600-1900 UTC/GMT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>WDCE, University of Richmond</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">90.1 FM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wdce.org/">http://www.wdce.org</a></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart: “Così fan tutte” Overture</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>La Cetra Baroque Orchestra, Basel/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Andrea Marcon</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Deutsche Grammophon)</span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/mendelssohn1.jpg" height="241" width="183" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Stravinsky:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Suite Italienne”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Leonidas Kavakos</b>, violin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Péter Nagy</b>, piano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(ECM)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mendelssohn:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Quartet in A minor, Op. 13</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Pacifica Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Çedille)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Dvořák: Symphony No. 5 in F major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Czech Philharmonic/Václav Neumann</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Supraphon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Past Masters:</span><img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/strauss3.jpg" height="218" width="155" /><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Richard Strauss: “Don Juan”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Willem Mengelberg</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(recorded 1938)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Dutton Laboratories)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Grieg: “Lyric Pieces” –</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Evening in the Mountains”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“At Your Feet”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Summer Evening”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Gone”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Remembrances”</i></span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/berlioz.jpg" height="255" width="180" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Leif Ove Andsnes</b>, piano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(EMI Classics)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Berlioz: “Les nuits d’été”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Melanie Diener</b>, soprano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Kenneth Tarver</b>, tenor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Denis Sedov</b>, bass</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Cleveland Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Pierre Boulez</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Deutsche Grammophon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Johann Strauss II:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“On the Beautiful Blue Danube”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Anima Eterna Orchestra/Jos van Immerseel</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Outhere Rewind)</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-24219852073817103462017-07-28T00:32:00.000-05:002017-07-28T01:08:57.980-05:00Review: Symphony Summer Series<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Schuyler Slack, cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>David Fisk, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Arts Center</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Works by Frank Bridge, speaking in radically different musical voices on either side of the divide of World War I, framed the third program of the Richmond Symphony Summer Series, this year focusing on late-romantic and modern chamber works from Britain.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Schuyler Slack, who joined the symphony’s cello section in 2015, and pianist David Fisk, the orchestra’s English-born executive director, gave affectionate but not treacly readings of Bridge’s “Four Pieces” (1900-10), paced by a lightly swaggering treatment of the set’s Serenade.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The two musicians turned sternly emphatic in Bridge’s Cello Sonata in D minor, as troubling an echo of wartime trauma as any chamber work written during the First World War. Slack and Fisk held little back in expression or volume. It was a compelling performance of a turbulent but uneven and episodic piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The program’s two central offerings, Arnold Bax’s “Folk Tale” and Frederick Delius’ Romance for cello and piano, sampled two dialects of the British impressionistic/pastoral style.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bax’s folk tale is Irish and epic (“think big giants,” Fisk advised the audience) and richly atmospheric – remarkably so, coming from two instruments, even if one is has the tonal and expressive depth of the cello.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Delius’ Romance typifies his open-textured, French-accented style.
Fisk and Slack made unusually lively discourse of the Bax, and captured the urbane and emotionally ambivalent tones of voice that Delius gave this unusual romance.</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-74092389737433762582017-07-24T01:14:00.000-05:002017-07-24T01:14:17.595-05:00Letter V Classical Radio this week<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">July 26</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">noon-3 p.m. EDT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1600-1900 UTC/GMT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>WDCE, University of Richmond</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">90.1 FM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wdce.org/">http://www.wdce.org</a></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: “Leonore” Overture No. 1</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Simax)</span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/haydn0.jpg" height="221" width="175" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>
Haydn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Quatuor Mosaïques</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Naïve)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Past Masters:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mahler:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Songs of a Wayfarer”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau</b>, baritone</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Philharmonia Orchestra/</b></span><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Wilhelm Furtwängler</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(recorded 1952)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(EMI Classics)</span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/bruckner1.jpg" height="243" width="172" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>
Bruckner:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Symphony No. 3</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>in D minor</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Andriss Nelsons</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Deutsche Grammophon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Wagner: </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Tristan und Isolde”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>– Prelude</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Staatskapelle Dresden/Carlos Kleiber</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Deutsche Grammophon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Past Masters:</span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/saint-saens3.jpg" height="256" width="180" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Saint-Saëns:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Piano Concerto No. 2</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>in G minor</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Earl Wild</b>, piano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>RCA Victor</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Symphony Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Massimo Freccia</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(recorded 1967)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Chesky)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schubert:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Fantasy in C major, D. 934</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jennifer Koh</b>, violin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Reiko Uchida</b>, piano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Çedille)</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-54079844841133099042017-07-17T13:31:00.000-05:002017-07-19T14:44:22.004-05:00Letter V Classical Radio this week<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">July 19</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">noon-3 p.m. EDT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1600-1900 UTC/GMT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>WDCE, University of Richmond</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">90.1 FM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wdce.org/">http://www.wdce.org</a></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Peter Warlock: “Capriol Suite”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Camerata Wales/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Owain Arwel Hughes</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(BIS)</span><img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/haydn0.jpg" height="221" width="175" /><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Past Masters:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Haydn: Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:20</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Christian Zacharias</b>, piano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(recorded 1977)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(EMI Classics)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Nielsen:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Little Suite” (Nonet), Op. 1</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Young Danish Chamber Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Gunnar Tagmose</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Paula)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/schubert2.jpg" height="366" width="221" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schubert: Introduction and Variations on “Trockne Blumen,”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>D. 802</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Wolfgang Schulz</b>, flute</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Stefan Vladar</b>, piano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Camerata)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Quartet in</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>C sharp minor,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Op. 131</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(orchestration by</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Terje Tonnesen)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Camerata Nordica/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Terje Tonnesen</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Altara)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mendelssohn:</i></span><br />
<i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Prelude and Fugue </i><i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">in E minor,</i><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/bartok.jpg" height="274" width="197" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Op. 35, No. 1</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Benjamin Grosvenor</b>, piano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Decca)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Bartók:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Music for Strings,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Percussion and Celesta”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Scottish Chamber Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Charles Mackerras</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Linn)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Handel: Concerto grosso in A major, Op. 6, No. 11</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Academy of Ancient Music/Andrew Manze</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Harmonia Mundi)</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-45883218538559693312017-07-15T22:58:00.000-05:002017-07-16T15:18:54.134-05:00Spare Air this weekend<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What with one thing and another (and another . . . ), feels like a good time for a couple of hours of Mozart.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 16</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7-9 p.m. EDT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2300-0100 GMT/UTC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>WDCE-FM, University of Richmond</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">90.1 FM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wdce.org/">http://www.wdce.org</a></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart: “The Magic Flute” Overture</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(DG Archiv)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart: Serenade in C minor, K. 388</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">winds of <b>Orchestre de Champs Elysées/</b></span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/mozart5.jpg" height="289" width="208" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Philippe Herreweghe</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Harmonia Mundi)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Vorrei spiegarvi, o Dio!”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>K. 418</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Diana Damrau</b>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">soprano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Le Cercle de l’Harmonie/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jéremie Rohrer</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Erato)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K. 451</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Mitsuko Uchida</b>, piano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>English Chamber Orchestra/</b></span><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Jeffrey Tate</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Philips)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/mozart4a.jpg" height="267" width="207" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Leif Ove Andsnes</b>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">piano & director</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Norwegian Chamber Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(EMI Classics)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart: Mass in C major, K. 317 (“Coronation”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Barbara Schlick</b>, soprano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Elisabeth von Magnus</b>, alto</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Paul Agnew</b>, tenor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Matthijs Masdag</b>, bass</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Ton Koopman</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Erato)</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-71077114052283492482017-07-13T21:34:00.000-05:002017-07-13T21:34:02.223-05:00Symphony Summer Series reviewed<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My review for the Richmond Times-Dispatch of the opening concert of the Richmond Symphony Summer Series, featuring violinist Adrian Pintea and pianist Russell Wilson, at Dominion Arts Center’s Gottwald Playhouse:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</span><a href="http://www.richmond.com/entertainment/music/music-review-richmond-symphony-summer-series-the-flower-of-england/article_11fa9812-b3c3-5968-a871-326f0bf572f5.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.richmond.com/entertainment/music/music-review-richmond-symphony-summer-series-the-flower-of-england/article_11fa9812-b3c3-5968-a871-326f0bf572f5.html</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-53389462796762650362017-07-10T14:39:00.000-05:002017-07-10T14:39:21.039-05:00Letter V Classical Radio this week<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Symphonies, from early classical to neo-classical, centering on a singular performance of Beethoven’s “Eroica” by Jordi Savall and his period-instruments band, Le Concert des Nations.</span><br />
<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b>
<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">July 12</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">noon-3 p.m. EST</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1700-2000 UTC/GMT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>WDCE, University of Richmond</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">90.1 FM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wdce.org/">http://www.wdce.org</a></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Past Masters:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>William Boyce: Symphony No. 5 in D major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Neville Marriner</b></span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/bizet.jpg" height="253" width="179" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(recorded 1976)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Decca)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Past Masters:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Bizet: Symphony in C major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>French National</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Radio Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Thomas Beecham</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(recorded 1959)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(EMI Classics)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Past Masters:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Britten: “Simple Symphony”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>English Chamber Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Benjamin Britten</b></span><br/><img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/beethoven0.jpg" height="294" width="201" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(recorded 1968)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Decca)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Symphony in D major,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>K. 95</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Academy of</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Ancient Music/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Christopher Hogwood</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(L’Oiseau Lyre)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Symphony No. 3</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>in E flat major (“Eroica”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Le Concert des Nations/</b></span><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Jordi Savall</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(AliaVox)</span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/shostakovich2.jpg" height="253" width="170" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Shostakovich:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Symphony No. 9</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>in E flat major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Vasily Petrenko</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Naxos)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Haydn:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Symphony No. 92</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>in G major (“Oxford”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/René Jacobs</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Harmonia Mundi)</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-71735439335348390162017-07-08T00:23:00.002-05:002017-07-08T00:24:05.269-05:00No Spare Air this weekend<br/><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Spare Air taking a break this weekend, due to another commitment.</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-774331087684063112017-07-03T16:24:00.000-05:002017-07-03T23:29:10.567-05:00Letter V Classical Radio this week<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When the weather gets hot, I go for baroque. <i>(Sorry.)</i> You’ll hear a surprising variety of idioms, tone colors and effects in this program, which mixes music by familiar figures – Bach, Handel, Telemann – with works by worthy lesser-knowns of the 17th and 18th centuries.</span><br />
<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b>
<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">July 5</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">noon-3 p.m. EDT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1600-1900 UTC/GMT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>WDCE, University of Richmond</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">90.1 FM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wdce.org/">http://www.wdce.org</a></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Johann Joseph Fux: “Processional Suite” in C major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Gottfried von der Goltz</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Carus)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Giovanni Gabrieli:</i></span><img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/bertali.jpg" height="222" width="174" /><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Jubilate Deo”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Gabrieli Consort & Players/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Paul McCreesh</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(DG Archiv)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Antonio Bertali:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Sonata à 2 in G major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>ACRONYM</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Olde Focus)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Sieur de Saint-Colombe: Concert XXVII: “La Reporté”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Wieland Kuijken</b> & <b>Jordi Savall</b>, bass viols</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(AliaVox)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Andreas Hammerschmidt: Suite in G major à 5</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Hesperion XX/Jordi Savall</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Ars Musici)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>William Corbett: “Bizzarie Universali” –</i></span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/avison.jpg" height="212" width="174" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Alla Spagniola”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Andrew Manze</b>, violin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>European Community Baroque Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Roy Goodman</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Channel Classics)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Charles Avison:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Concerto grosso No. 6</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>in D major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(after Domenico Scarlatti)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Pablo Valetti</b>, violin & director</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Café Zimmermann</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Alpha Classics)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: “English Suite” No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Christophe Rousset</b>, harpsichord</span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/telemann1.jpg" height="257" width="185" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Ambroisie)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Telemann: Overture-Suite</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>in B flat major, TWV 55:B5 (“Les Nations”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Akademie für</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>alte Musik Berlin/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Stefan Mai</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Harmonia Mundi)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Marc-Antoine Charpentier: “Second air de trompette”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Musica Antiqua Köln/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Reinhard Goebel</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(DG Archiv)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Heinrich Biber: “Battalia à 10”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Le Concert des Nations/</b></span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/handel2.jpg" height="267" width="198" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jordi Savall</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(AliaVox)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Handel:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Dettingen Te Deum”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Christopher Tipping</b>, alto</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Harry Christophers</b>, tenor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Stephen Varcoe</b> & <b>Michael Pearce</b>, basses</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Trevor Pinnock</b>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">organ & director</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Choir of Westminster Abbey</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The English Concert</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(DG Archiv)</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-18886249374657741442017-07-01T01:21:00.003-05:002017-07-01T12:40:29.457-05:00UR Modlin Center 2017-18<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tickets are now on sale for the 2017-18 season of the University of Richmond’s Modlin Arts Center.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Highlights of the classical concert season include performances by violinist Gil Shaham, pianist Richard <img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/shaham0.jpg" height="255" width="170" />Goode, the China National Orchestra with conductor-composer Tan Dun, and the Shanghai, Jerusalem and Escher quartets, the latter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">with guitarist Jason Vieaux.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">eighth blackbird, the new-music sextet in residence at UR, will be joined by composer and </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">fiddler Dan Trueman and vocalist Iarla Ó Lionáird in “Olagón,” a new adaptation of the Irish folk tale “Táin Bó Cúalinge” by the poet Paul Muldoon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Heading the bill of the jazz season are Eddie Palmieri and his Latin Jazz Orchestra, Oct. 21 in the center’s Jepson Theatre; New Orleans rhythm and blues singer Irma Thomas, the Blind Boys of Alabama gospel <img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/marsalis.jpg" height="279" width="200" />quintet and Preservation Hall Legacy Quintet, Nov. 11 at the center’s Camp Concert Hall; the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, Nov. 30 at the Altria Theater; and the Maria Schneider Orchestra, April 5 at Camp Concert Hall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pop and folk attractions include Rhiannon Giddens, founder of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, in “Freedom Highway Tour,” Oct. 4 in the Jepson Theatre; the bluegrass revival group Jerry Douglas and the Earls of Leicester, Nov. 17 in Camp Concert Hall; Barenaked Ladies founder Steven Page and the Art of Time<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/danu.jpg" height="183" width="223" /> Ensemble, Feb. 7</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in Camp Concert Hall; and the Irish band Danú in a St. Patrick’s Day celebration, March 3 in Camp Concert Hall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dance and theater attractions include the Festival of South African Dance, Oct. 5 at the Carpenter Theatre of Dominion Arts Center; Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra in ”The Outer Space,” Dec. 1-2 in the Jepson Theatre; “Feathers of Fire: a Persian Epic,” Jan. 26-27 in the Jepson Theatre; Michelle Dorrance’s troupe Dorrance Dance, Feb. 2 in the Jepson Theatre; L.A. Dance Project, March 7 in the Jepson Theatre; and the acrobatic ensemble S, March 17 in the Jepson Theatre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Modlin Center also will present family and school series and broadcasts from NT Live (Britain’s National Theatre) and the Bolshoi Ballet of Moscow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Subscriptions of four or more events are available, with prices 20 percent lower than those of single tickets. July 12 is the deadline for renewals with priority seating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To obtain a season brochure or more information, call the Modlin Center box office at (804) 289-8980 or visit </span><a href="http://modlin.richmond.edu/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://modlin.richmond.edu</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The center’s coming season of ticketed classical concerts:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sept. 10 </b>(7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Escher Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jason Vieaux, guitar</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart: Quartet in B flat major, K. 458 (“Hunt”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Thomas Adès: “Arcadiana”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Lute Suite No. 1 in E minor, BWV 996 (excerpts)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Boccherini: Quintet in D major, G 448 (“Fandango”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$36</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Oct. 20</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Richard Goode, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>William Byrd: “My Ladye Nevells Booke of Virginal Music” (excerpts)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: “English Suite” No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: Sonata in A major, Op. 101</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Debussy: Preludes, book 2</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$40</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Oct. 30</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Perkinson Recital Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Thomas Meglioranza, baritone</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Reiko Uchida, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: Scottish and Irish folk song arrangements</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Wolf: “Mörike” Lieder</i></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fauré: songs </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">TBA</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ives: songs TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>American popular songs TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free; tickets required</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Nov. 9</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Shanghai Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Peter Wiley, cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Brahms: Sextet in B flat major, Op. 18</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Brahms: Sextet in G major, Op. 36</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$36</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Feb. 14</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Arts Center</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>China National Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Tan Dun conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sandy Cameron, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Liu Wenwen, suona</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Stravinsky: “Fireworks”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Dun: “The Martial Arts Trilogy”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Dun: “Passacaglia: Secret of the Wind and Birds”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Guan Xia: work TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Stravinsky: “The Firebird”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$44-$52</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Feb. 18</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Gil Shaham, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Akira Eguchi, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Prokofiev: “Five Melodies”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Franck: Sonata in A major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Saint-Saëns: “Introduction and Rondo capriccioso”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Avner Dorman: “Nigunim”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$40</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>March 21</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jerusalem Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart: Quartet in B flat major, K. 458 (“Hunt”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Janáček: Quartet No. 1 (“Kreutzer Sonata”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 135</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$36</span><br />
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March 23</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jepson Theatre</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>eighth blackbird</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Dan Trueman, composer-fiddler</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Iarla Ó Lionáird, vocalist</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Paul Muldoon, poet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Olagón”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$28</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>April 7</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>So Percussion</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Gilbert Kalish, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Dawn Upshaw, soprano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Caroline Shaw: new work TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>George Crumb: “Winds of Destiny”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>other works TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$36</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">* * * </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In addition, the UR Music Department will present 20 free classical events, including premieres of works by Robert Morris and the Latvian composer Eriks Ešenvaids, a centenary retrospective on the piano music of the Korean composer Isang Yun, two piano master classes, and the annual Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival, the Christmas-season Festival of Lessons and Carols and the Neumann Lecture on Music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The schedule of free classical programs at UR:</span><br />
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Sept. 15</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>UR Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jeffrey Riehl & David Pedersen directing</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>UR Jazz Ensemble</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Mike Davison directing</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>UR Wind Ensemble</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>David Niethamer directing</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>UR Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Alexander Kordzaia conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Family Weekend Concert”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sept. 18</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Perkinson Recital Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Anna Nizhegorodtseva, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: Sonata in E flat major, Op. 7</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Brahms: 6 intermezzos, Op. 118</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ernesto Lecuona: “Suite Anadalucia”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(master class at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 19, Camp Concert Hall)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Oct. 10</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Perkinson Recital Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Eunmi Ko, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Tributes to Isang Yun”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(master class at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 10, Camp Concert Hall)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Oct. 29</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>UR Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jeffrey Riehl & David Pedersen directing</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Nov. 3-4</b> (various times)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>eighth blackbird</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">other artists TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>programs TBA</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Nov. 19</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>UR Wind Ensemble</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>David Niethamer directing</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Vaughan Williams: “English Folk Song Suite”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ives: “Country Band March”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Daniel Bukvich: “Jack Teagarden Enters Heaven”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Ben Anderson, trombone</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Nov. 29</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>UR Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Alexander Kordzaia conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart: “Don Giovanni” Overture</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor – first movement</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Catherine Edwards, cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ravel: “Don Quichotte à Dulcinée”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Duncan Trawick, baritone</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Grieg: “Peer Gynt” Suite No. 1</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Dec. 4 </b>(7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>UR Chamber Ensembles</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Dec. 10</b> (5 and 8 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cannon Memorial Chapel</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>UR Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jeffrey Riehl & David Pedersen directing</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>44th annual Festival of Lessons and Carols</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jan. 31</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Richard Becker, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Robert Morris: “Inner Voices” (premiere)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>works TBA by Ravel, Beethoven</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Feb. 26</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Brown-Alley Room, Weinstein Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Neumann Lecture on Music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>George Lipsitz</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Music as Preparation for Life: Practice, Accompaniment, Improvisation”</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>March 7</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Ensemble Arte:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Emily Riggs, soprano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>David Ballena, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Mariene Ballena, cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>works TBA by Franck, Schubert, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Massenet, Bernstein</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>March 25</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Richard Becker & Doris Wylee-Becker, piano duo</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Becker: two-piano works TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>two-piano arrangements of symphonic works TBA</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>March 26</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cannon Memorial Chapel</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Bruce Stevens, organ</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“The Organ Legacy of Leipzig”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>works TBA by J.S. Bach, Telemann, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Reger</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>April 2</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>UR Wind Ensemble</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>David Niethamer directing</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>April 4</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>UR Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Alexander Kordzaia conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major (“Egyptian”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Joanne Kong, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Bizet: “Carmen” Suite No. 1</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>April 15 </b>(3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>UR Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jeffrey Riehl & David Pedersen directing</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Washington & Lee University Choir</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>singers from Richmond area high schools</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>eighth blackbird</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Eriks Ešenvaids: work TBA (premiere)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>April 18</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camp Concert Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>UR Chamber Ensembles</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-1697220050256863242017-07-01T01:21:00.000-05:002017-07-01T01:21:12.025-05:00July calendar<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>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.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>* In and around Richmond:</b> The Richmond Symphony and The Continentals big band perform under the orchestra’s Big Tent in “Red, White and <img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/bigtent3.jpg" height="201" width="225" />Lights,” a free Fourth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">of July concert with a laser-light show at Crump Park in Glen Allen. . . . The symphony’s Summer Series, “The Flower of England: from the Empire through the Wars,” with duo recitals of British chamber music, by violinist Adrian Pintea and Russell Wilson on July 13, by violinist Susannah Klein and pianist Joanne Kong on July 20, and by cellist Schyler Slack and pianist David Fisk on July 27, in one-hour programs in the Gottwald Playhouse of Dominion Arts Center in downtown Richmond. (Sold-out houses are likely.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>* Noteworthy elsewhere:</b> The Garth Newel Music Center, located near Hot Springs in Bath County, launches its summer season of Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon concerts on July 8, with the Garth <img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/parker1.jpg" height="165" width="198" />Newel Piano Quartet and the Parker Quartet among the featured performers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. . . Charlottesville Opera (formerly Ash Lawn Opera) stages Verdi’s “Rigoletto” on July 9 at Virginia Tech’s Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg and July 14, 16 and 19 at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, and the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical “Oklahoma!” on July 29 and 30 and Aug. 2, 4 and 5 at the Paramount. . . . Wolf Trap Opera and the National Symphony Orchestra collaborate in a staging of Puccini’s “Tosca,” July 14<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/noseda.jpg" height="204" width="195" /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">at Wolf Trap in Fairfax County. . . . Soprano Twyla Robinson performs on July 18 at the Ferguson Arts Center of Christopher Newport University in Newport News. . . . The National Symphony, led</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">by its new music director, Gianandrea Noseda, plays Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto with pianist Seong-Jin Cho and Orff’s “Carmina burana” with soloists and a massed choir, July 28 at Wolf Trap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 1</b> (7 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Wolf Trap Opera</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Antony Walker conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Rossini: “The Touchstone” (“La Pietra del Paragone”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Shea Owens (Pacuvio)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Anthony Schneider (Fabrizio)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Megan Mikailovna Samarin (Baroness Aspasia)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Summer Hassan (Donna Fulvia)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Kihun Yoon (Macrobio)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Alasdair Kent (Giocondo)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Zoie Reams (Clarice)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Richard Ollarsaba (Count Asdrubale)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>E. Loren Meeker, stage director</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in Italian, English captions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$32-$88</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.wolftrap.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.wolftrap.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 3</b> (7 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Michael Steven Lianos, organ</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>works TBA by Sousa, Ives, Copland, others</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(757) 229-3631</span><br />
<a href="http://bedeva.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://bedeva.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 4</b> (6 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crump Park, 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Richmond Symphony</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">conductor TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Continentals</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Red, White and Lights”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">with laser-light show</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(804) 652-1455</span><br />
<a href="http://henrico.us/rec/places/meadow-farm/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://henrico.us/rec/places/meadow-farm/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 4</b> (8 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">West Lawn, U.S. Capitol, Washington</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>National Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jack Everly conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Beach Boys</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Blues Brothers</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Kellie Pickler</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Four Tops</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Trace Adkins</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Yolanda Adams</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Chris Blue</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sofia Carson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Laura Osnes</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Mark McGrath</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sam Moore</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>John Stamos, host</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(800) 444-1324</span><br />
<a href="http://www.kennedy-center.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.kennedy-center.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 6</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">31st Street Stage, 31st Street at Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Virginia Symphony</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">conductor TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Symphony by the Sea”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>John Stafford Smith: “The Star Spangled Banner”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Suppé: “Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Grofé: “Grand Canyon Suite” – “Sunset,” “On the Trail”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ungar-Custer: “Ashokan Farewell”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schonberg-Lowden: “Les Misérables” (selections)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Copland: “Rodeo” – “Corral Nocturne”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Horner-Moss: “Legends of the Fall” (excerpt)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Barry-Rosenhaus: “Dances with Wolves” Suite</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Horner-Moss: “Titanic”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Shifrin-Custer: “Mission Impossible” Theme</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(757) 892-6366</span><br />
<a href="http://www.virginiasymphony.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.virginiasymphony.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 7</b> (8:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 8</b> (8:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>National Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Emil de Cou conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” film with live orchestral accompaniment</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$35-$58</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.wolftrap.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.wolftrap.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 8</b> (5 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Teresa Ling, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Kathryn Votapek, viola</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Isaac Melamed, cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jeannette Fang, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>James Friskin: Phantasie in E minor</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Josef Suk: Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 1</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Dvořák: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 87</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $84 (concert & dinner)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 9</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Garth Newel Piano Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Arthur Foote: Piano Quartet in C major, Op. 23</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $43 (concert & picnic)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 9</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Charlottesville Opera</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Steven Jarvi conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Verdi: “Rigoletto”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Hyung Yun (Rigoletto)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Eglise Gutiérrez (Gilda)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Matthew Vickers (Duke)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aaron Sorenson (Sparafucile)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Albert Sherman, stage director</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in Italian, English captions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$35</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 231-5300</span><br />
<a href="http://artscenter.vt.edu/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://artscenter.vt.edu</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 13</b> (6:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Richmond Symphony Summer Series:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Adrian Pintea, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Russell Wilson, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Vaughan Williams: “The Lark Ascending”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Britten: Suite for violin and piano, Op. 6</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: “Petite suite de concert,” Op. 77</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Elgar: “Salut d’amour,” Op. 12</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$18</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.richmondsymphony.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.richmondsymphony.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 14</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 16</b> (2 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 19</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Charlottesville Opera</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Steven Jarvi conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Verdi: “Rigoletto”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Hyung Yun (Rigoletto)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Eglise Gutiérrez (Gilda)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Matthew Vickers (Duke)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aaron Sorenson (Sparafucile)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Albert Sherman, stage director</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in Italian, English captions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25-$75</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(434) 979-1333</span><br />
<a href="http://www.charlottesvilleopera.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.charlottesvilleopera.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 14</b> (8:15 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Wolf Trap Opera</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>National Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Grant Gershon conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Puccini: “Tosca”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Mackenzie Gotcher (Cavaradossi)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Alexandra Loutsion (Tosca)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Kihun Yoon (Scarpia)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Louisa Miller, stage director</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in Italian, English captions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.wolftrap.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.wolftrap.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 15</b> (5 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Baroque Ensemble of Emerging Artists Fellows</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aisslin Novsky, violin & director</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Anthony Manzo, double-bass</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Joseph Gascho, harpsichord</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Handel: Concerto grosso in C minor, Op. 6, No. 8</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, RV 565</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Locatelli: Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 7, No. 1</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Charles Avison: Concerto No. 6 in D major (after Scarlatti)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Geminiani: Concerto grosso in D minor (“La Folia”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $84 (concert & dinner)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 15</b> (8:15 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>National Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Steven Reineke conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Tenors</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$35-$75</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.wolftrap.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.wolftrap.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 16</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Garth Newel Piano Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aisslin Novsky, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Anthony Manzo, double-bass</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Joseph Grascho, harpsichord</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Buxtehude: Suite in G major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Vivaldi: Trio Sonata No. 12, RV 63 (“La Folia”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Louise Héritte-Viardot: Piano Quartet in A major, Op. 9 (“Im Sommer”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (“Trout”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $43 (concert & picnic)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 18</b> (8 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Twyla Robinson, soprano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pianist TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$35</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(757) 594-8752</span><br />
<a href="http://fergusoncenter.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://fergusoncenter.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 20</b> (6:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Richmond Symphony Summer Series:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Susannah Klein, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Joanne Kong, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Frank Bridge: “Norse Legend”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Bridge: “Amaryllis”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Bridge: “Souvenir”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Bridge: “Heart’s Ease”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>John Ireland: “Summer Evening”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Thomas Pitfield: Violin Sonata in A major – Allegretto articulato and Scherzo</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$18</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.richmondsymphony.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.richmondsymphony.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 20</b> (8 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>National Symphony Orchestra Pops</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">conductor TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jane Krakowski & Tituss Burgess, guest stars</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$29-$125</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(800) 444-1324</span><br />
<a href="http://www.kennedy-center.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.kennedy-center.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 22</b> (8 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Virginia House (formerly Orkney Springs Hotel) Pavilion, 53 Orkney Springs Road, Shenandoah County</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Shenandoah Valley Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Piedmont Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">conductor TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Sgt. Pepper and the Summer of Love”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$31-$36</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 459-3396</span><br />
<a href="http://musicfest.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://musicfest.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 22</b> (5 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Parker Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart: Quartet in B flat major, K. 589</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Aaron Jay Kernis: String Quartet No. 2 (“Musica Instrumentales”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $84 (concert & dinner)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 22</b> (8:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>National Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Kelly Corcoran conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Linked Vocal Ensemble</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“The Legend of Zelda,” video-game footage with orchestral-choral accompaniment</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$35-$58</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.wolftrap.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.wolftrap.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 23</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Parker Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mendelssohn: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 12</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Stravinsky: Concertino</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Brahms: Quartet in B flat major, Op. 67</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $43 (concert & picnic)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 27</b> (6:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Richmond Symphony Summer Series:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Schuyler Slack, cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>David Fisk, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Frank Bridge: “Four Pieces”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Arnold Bax: “Folk Tale”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Delius: Romance for cello and piano</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Bridge: Cello Sonata in D minor</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$18</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.richmondsymphony.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.richmondsymphony.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 27</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">31st Street Stage, 31st Street at Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Virginia Symphony</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">conductor TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Symphony by the Sea”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>John Stafford Smith: “The Star Spangled Banner”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Johann Strauss II: “Die Fledermaus” Overture</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Brahms-Parlow: Hungarian dances Nos. 6, 5</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Tchaikovsky: “Swan Lake” Suite</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Stravinsky: “The Firebird” – finale</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Porter-Bennett: “Kiss Me Kate” Suite</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Elfman-Wasson: “Spiderman” (selections)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>John Williams: “Star Wars” Suite – “Princess Leia’s Theme”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>John Williams: “Star Wars Saga” – “The Forest Battle”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Sousa: “The Thunderer”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Johann Strauss I: “Radetzky March”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(757) 892-6366</span><br />
<a href="http://www.virginiasymphony.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.virginiasymphony.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 28</b> (8:15 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>National Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Gianandrea Noseda conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major (“Emperor”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Seong-Jin Cho, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Orff: “Carmina burana”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Heidi Stober, soprano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Nicholas Phan, tenor</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Brian Mulligan, baritone</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Choral Arts Society of Washington</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Washington Chorus</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Children’s Chorus of Washington</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Capitol Hill Chorale</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Fairfax Choral Society</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>George Mason University Chorus</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Heritage Signature Chorale</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Reston Chorale</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$20-$58</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.wolftrap.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.wolftrap.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 29</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 30</b> (2 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 2</b> (7 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 4</b> (7:30 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aug. 5 </b>(2 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Charlottesville Opera</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Andy Anderson conducting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Rodgers & Hammerstein: “Oklahoma!”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jennifer Zetlan (Laurey)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Nathan Granner (Curly)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sharin Apostolou (Ado Annie)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Tobias Greenhalgh (Jud Fry)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Isaac Bray (Will Parker)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Diana DiMarzio (Aunt Eller)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Charlottesville Ballet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Mary Birnbaum, stage director</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in English</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25-$75</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(434) 979-1333</span><br />
<a href="http://www.charlottesvilleopera.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.charlottesvilleopera.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 29</b> (8 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Virginia House (formerly Orkney Springs Hotel) Pavilion, 53 Orkney Springs Road, Shenandoah County</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Shenandoah Valley Music Festival:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Piedmont Symphony Orchestra</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">conductor TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“PSO in Tinseltown”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>film score selections TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$31-$36</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(540) 459-3396</span><br />
<a href="http://musicfest.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://musicfest.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 29</b> (5 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Garth Newel Piano Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Judith Ingolfsson, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Emerging Artists Fellows</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $84 (concert & dinner)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 30</b> (3 p.m.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Garth Newel Piano Quartet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Judith Ingolfsson, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Emerging Artists Fellows</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">$25 (concert), $43 (concert & picnic)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(877) 558-1689</span><br />
<a href="http://www.garthnewel.org/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.garthnewel.org</span></a>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-11371542570560740502017-06-30T23:17:00.001-05:002017-06-30T23:30:02.851-05:00Spare Air this weekend<br/><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anticipating the Fourth of July, the most American of holidays, the greatest of all American musical-theater works, <img height="201" src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/porgydisc.jpg" width="225" />“Porgy and Bess” by George and Ira Gershwin and Du Bose Heyward, in the historic first recording of the complete opera, made in 1951, starring Lawrence Williams as Porgy and Camilla Williams as Bess – a role the Virginia-born soprano agreed to record but never sang in the theater.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 2</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7-9 p.m. EDT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2300-0100 GMT/UTC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>WDCE-FM, University of Richmond</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">90.1 FM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wdce.org/">http://www.wdce.org</a></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Gershwin: “Porgy and Bess”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Lawrence Williams</b> (Porgy)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Camilla Williams</b> (Bess)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Inez Matthews</b> (Serena)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Warren Coleman</b> (Crown)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Avon Long</b> (Sportin’ Life)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>J. Rosamond Johnson Chorus</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>orchestra/Lehman Engel</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Sony Masterworks)
</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-32284715606339193392017-06-27T09:38:00.002-05:002017-06-27T09:38:41.011-05:00Letter V Classical Radio this week<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">June 28</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">noon-3 p.m. EST</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1700-2000 UTC/GMT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>WDCE, University of Richmond</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">90.1 FM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wdce.org/">http://www.wdce.org</a></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: “Egmont” Overture</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Montreal Symphony Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Kent Nagano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Analekta)</span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/mozart3.jpg" height="248" width="209" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mozart:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Sinfonia concertante</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>in E flat major, K. 364</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Giuliano Carmignola</b>, violin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Danusha Waśkiewicz</b>, viola</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Orchestra Mozart/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Claudio Abbado</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Deutsche Grammophon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>C.P.E. Bach: Sonata in G minor, Wq 65:17</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Mikhail Pletnev</b>, piano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Deutsche Grammophon)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>
Korngold: “Schneeglökchen”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Alma Mahler: “Die stille Stadt”</i></span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/fschmidt.jpg" height="230" width="170" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Korngold: </i></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Mond, so gehst</i></span><br />
<i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">du wieder auf”</i><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Kate Lindsey</b>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">mezzo-soprano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Baptiste Trotignon</b>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">piano & arrangements</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Alpha)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Franz Schmidt:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Symphony No. 2</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>in E flat major</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Vienna Philharmonic/Semyon Bychkov</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Sony Classical)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Debussy: Sonata </i></span><i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">for flute, viola and harp</i><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jeffrey Kahane</b>, flute</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Roberto Díaz</b>, viola</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Elizabeth Hainen</b>, harp</span><img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/barber0.jpg" height="265" width="187" /><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Avie)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Barber: </i></span><i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">“Knoxville,</i><br />
<i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Summer of 1915”</i><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Renée Fleming</b>, soprano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Royal Stockholm Philharmonic/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sakari Oramo</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Decca)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Past Masters:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Kodály: “Summer Evening”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Budapest Philharmonic/</b></span><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Zoltán Kodály</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(recorded 1962)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Hungaroton)</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-82152032938250877772017-06-26T01:36:00.000-05:002017-06-26T01:36:38.605-05:00Chamber Music Society 2017-18<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Music ranging from baroque-era England to modern Latin America, and from solo-violin and -harpsichord music of Bach to songs by Schumann, Hugo Wolf and <img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/woody.jpg" height="257" width="180" />Peter Warlock, will be performed in the 2017-18 season of the Chamber</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Music Society of Central Virginia.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Chamber Music Society will present 11 programs devised by its artistic director, cellist James Wilson, in six Richmond venues. Four free mini-concerts will be presented in the Gellman Room of the Richmond Public Library’s downtown Main Branch. Three concerts will be staged in the newly renovated Perkinson Recital Hall at the University of Richmond. The winter baroque chamber program will move to a new location, the Branch Museum of <img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/gandelsman.jpg" height="234" width="214" />Architecture and Design (aka Branch House) in the Fan District.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Performers include Jonathan Woody, a bass-baritone who won the 2016 Tafelmusik Vocal Competition in Toronto, and Johnny Gandelsman, a Moscow-born violinist who since moving to the US in 1995 has worked with a wide variety of artists and ensembles, from Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble and Brooklyn Rider to Bela Fleck, Nigel Kennedy and Suzanne Vega.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The season’s programming features familiar works – Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E flat major, Beethoven’s “Archduke” Piano Trio, Mendelssohn’s Quartet in F minor – alongside more rarely performed pieces such as Anton Arensky’s “Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky” and Verdi’s String Quartet, and works by German, English and Spanish baroque composers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Six-concert subscription packages (all ticketed concerts except the Branch Museum program) are $151, $130 for seniors 60 and older. Single tickets are $28, $24 for seniors, $5 for students. Branch Museum concert tickets are $40. Tickets go on sale July 1.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For more information, call (804) 304-6312 or visit </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://cmscva.org/">http://cmscva.org</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dates, artist and programs in the Chamber Music Society’s coming season:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sept. 16</b> (2 p.m., Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aisslinn Nosky & Guillaume Pirard, violins</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Max Mandel, viola </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>James Wilson, cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Carsten Schmidt, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Minds on Fire”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Arensky: “Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>songs by Hugo Wolf, Peter Warlock</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schumann: Quartet in F major, Op. 41, No. 2 – Finale</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sept. 17</b> (4 p.m., Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court, University of Richmond)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Aisslinn Nosky & Guillaume Pirard, violins</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Max Mandel, viola</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>James Wilson cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Carsten Schmidt, fortepiano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Kings of Leipzig”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schumann: “Dichterliebe”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Nov. 12</b> (4 p.m., Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court, University of Richmond)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Johnny Gandelsman, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Partita in E major, BWV 1006</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Sonata in C major, BWV 1005</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Partita in D minor, BWV 1004</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Nov. 13</b> (2 p.m., Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Johnny Gandelsman, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Chioke I’Anson, speaker</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Angela Lehman, program curator</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“One to One”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>program TBA</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Dec. 10</b> (7:30 p.m., Branch Museum of Architecture and Design)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Chloe Fedor & Nurit Pacht, violins</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Maureen Murchie, viola</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>James Wilson cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Mary Boodell, traverso flute</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Baroque at the Branch Museum”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>works TBA by Purcell, Dowland, John Blow</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Dec. 12</b> (7:30 p.m., Holy Comforter Episcopal Church)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Chloe Fedor & Nurit Pacht, violins</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Maureen Murchie, viola</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>James Wilson, cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Erik Higgins, double-bass</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Mary Boodell, traverso flute</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sarah Heunsch & Meg Owens, oboes</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Kelsey Schiller, bassoon</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Handel: Concerto grosso in F major, Op. 6, No. 2</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Handel: Concerto grosso in G major, Op. 3, No. 3</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Handel: “Water Music” Suite No. 3</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Handel: Concerto grosso in A minor, Op. 6, No. 4</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Handel: Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 3, No. 5</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Feb. 24</b> (2 p.m., Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Areta Zhulla, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Khari Joyner & James Wilson, cellos</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Phillip Bush, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Sense and Sensibility”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 102, No. 1</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ravel: Sonata for violin and cello</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Feb. 25</b> (4 p.m., Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court, University of Richmond)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Areta Zhulla, violin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Khari Joyner, cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Phillip Bush, piano</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“The Archduke and the Impressionist”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>March 4 </b>(4 p.m., Second Presbyterian Church)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Partita no. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>J.S. Bach: Partita no. 4 in D major, BWV 828</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>April 21</b> (2 p.m., Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Grace Park & Melissa White, violins</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Michael Casimir, viola</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>James Wilson, cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Mary Boodell, flute</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Adam Cockerham, guitar</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Fresh from the Americas”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>works TBA by Carlos Chávez, José Augustin Sánchez, Leo Brouwer, others</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>April 22</b> (4 p.m., First Unitarian Universalist Church)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Grace Park & Melissa White, violins</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Michael Casimir, viola</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>James Wilson, cello</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Adam Cockerham, guitar</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Italia/Iberia”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Boccherini: Quintet in C major, Op. 30, No. 6 (“Musica notturna della strade di Madrid”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Roberto di Marino: Ciaconna</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Verdi: Quartet in E minor</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Spanish baroque guitar works TBA</i></span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-48712985775908128032017-06-26T00:02:00.000-05:002017-06-27T09:36:06.982-05:00Yorktown pianist wins two prizes<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kyle Hu, a resident of Yorktown, has won first prize in the Tchaikovsky Young Pianists Competition in <img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/hu.jpg" height="205" width="159" />Kazakhstan and first prize among pianists aged 16 or younger in the Aarhus International Piano Competition in Denmark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hu, who studies with the University of Richmond’s Joanne Kong, was a semi-finalist in the 2016 Cooper International Piano Competition at Oberlin College in Ohio. He also has won prizes in state and regional competitions.</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-32138662935941602292017-06-20T18:02:00.003-05:002017-06-20T18:03:22.700-05:00Off the air<br/><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’ve come down with a case of upper-respiratory miseries; so, alas, there will be no Letter V Classical Radio this week and no Spare Air next weekend.</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-34558196296440166672017-06-16T08:44:00.000-05:002017-06-16T08:44:01.630-05:00Spare Air this weekend<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Music of the Romani – the gypsies – and of the cultures with which they interacted in central </span><img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/zigeuner.jpg" height="288" width="184" /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Europe and the Balkans. In this program, a sampler of traditional songs and dances, popularized takes on those folk styles, and adaptations</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in orchestral and chamber music by composers from the 18th </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to 20th centuries –</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Georg Phillipp Telemann, Joseph Haydn, Pablo de Sarasate, Béla Bartók, Zoltan Kodály and György Ligeti.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>June 18</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7-9 p.m. EDT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2300-0100 GMT/UTC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>WDCE-FM, University of Richmond</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">90.1 FM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wdce.org/">http://www.wdce.org</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Kodály: “Dances of Galanta”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>London Symphony Orchestra/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>István Kertész</b></span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/kodaly3.jpg" height="284" width="176" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Decca Eloquence)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>trad. (Collection Uhrovska):</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Dance 322</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Dopschensis”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>trad. (Collection Saltus Hungarici):</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Adagio</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>trad. (Collection Uhrovska):</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Ach ma myla co Myslis”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>trad. (Collection Annae Szirmay-Keczer):</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Dance 325,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Melodiarium B-14”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>trad. (Collection Uhrovska):</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Hungaricus 35”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Miloš Valent</b>, violin & director</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jan Rokyta</b>, cimbalom, hammered dulcimer & winds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Holland Baroque Society</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Channel Classics)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>trad.:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Oh, the Road Is Long”</i></span>
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/sarasate0.jpg" height="299" width="183" /><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“If I Were a Rose”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Marta Sebestyén</b>, vocals</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Muszikás</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Hannibal)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Haydn: “Rondo à l’Ongarese”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Franz Paul Rigler:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Gipsy Dances”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Gypsy Devils</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Supraphon)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Sarasate: “Ziguenerweisen”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Julia Fischer</b>, violin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Milana Chernyavska</b>, piano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Decca)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Bartók: “Contrasts”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Joseph Szigeti</b>, violin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Benny Goodman</b>, clarinet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Béla Bartók</b>, piano</span><img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/bartok1a.jpg" height="256" width="165" /><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Naxos)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>trad.: “Hajdut Songs”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Péter Dabasi:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“The Poacher”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Romance</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Coda</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>trad.: “Together Again”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Kolinda</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Pan)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Telemann:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Perpetuum mobile”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Concerto Polonois”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>3 polonaises</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>trad. (Collection Annae Szirmay-Keczer):</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Dance 90</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Pode Dworem”</i></span><br />
<img src="http://www.ericdobbsphoto.com/clarke/ligeti.jpg" height="260" width="158" />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Melodiarium G-10”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Melodiarium G-11”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Miloš Valent</b>, violin & director</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jan Rokyta</b>, cimbalom, hammered dulcimer & winds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Holland Baroque Society</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Channel Classics)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>György Ligeti:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“Concert Românesc”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Berlin Philharmonic/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jonathan Nott</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Teldec)</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912800204573845233.post-75665285438988868172017-06-16T02:19:00.000-05:002017-06-16T02:21:32.118-05:00NEA grants to 18 Virginia groups<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Three Richmond organizations are among the recipients of grants in the Art Works program of the National Endowment for the Arts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Richmond Symphony received $10,000 to support performances under its Big Tent portable stage and educational initiatives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1708 Gallery received $20,000 to support InLight Richmond, an exhibition of of light-based video, sculpture, interactive projects and new media works on building façades, storefronts, sidewalks, green spaces and alleyways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Latin Ballet of Virginia received $10,000 to support its EverybodyReads! program, which promotes a love of reading, writing and literature through dance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The NEA’s Art Works program is disbursing $82 million this spring to 1,029 organizations and programs in music, dance, theater, visual arts, folk and traditional arts and media programs, as well as institutions such as museums, arts agencies and festivals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Other Virginia recipients of Art Works grants:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– Virginia Commission for the Arts</b>: $701,500.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– Virginia Symphony</b>, Hampton Roads: $15,000 to support the commissioning of “Steel, Smoke, Stars and Steam,” a concerto for orchestra by Michael Daugherty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts</b>, Vienna: $65,000 to support professional training for singers and opera performances.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– Synetic Theater</b>, Arlington: $10,000 to support the premiere of “The Mark of Cain,” a company-devised distillation of human history as seen through the eyes of Cain, civilization’s first criminal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– The Art League</b>, Alexandria: $20,000 to support Injured Military Personnel and art (IMPart), a visual-arts educational outreach program for wounded soldiers and their families and caregivers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– Jefferson School Foundation</b>, Charlottesville: $34,000 to support the commissioning of a sculpture by Melvin Edwards commemorating Vinegar Hill, which was the principal African-American business district in Charlottesville from the 1920s until it was razed in 1962.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– James Madison University</b>, Harrisonburg: $20,000 to support a study examing potential impacts of arts programs that uses songwriting to explore issues of incarceration, equity, justice and community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– Longwood University</b>, Farmville: $25,000 to support the exhibition “Rural Avant-Garde: the Mountain Lake Experience” and accompanying catalogue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– The Crooked Road (Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail)</b>, Abingdon: $30,000 to support the Mountains of Music Homecoming concert series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– Town of Pulaski</b>: $75,000 to support the Spectrum, Scheme, Synergy cultural planning initiative for the town’s central business district.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– National Arts Strategies</b>, Alexandria: $75,000 to support the Creative Community Fellows program.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– National Arts Education Association</b>, Alexandria: $25,000 to support professional leadership development programs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– Association of Writers & Writing Programs</b>, Fairfax: $75,000 to support an annual conference, online literature resources and publication and promotion of “The Writer’s Chronicle.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– Fall for the Book</b>, Fairfax: $10,000 to support the Fall for the Book literary festival.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>– WETA (Greater Washington Telecommunications Association)</b>, Arlington: $50,000 to support “Art Takes Us,” a series of video segments on artists to be broadcast of PBS’ “NewsHour.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In addition, <b>eighth blackbird</b>, the Chicago-based new-music sextet that maintains a residency at the University of Richmond, received a $10,000 grant to support workshops and performances of “Olagon: a Cantata in Doublespeak” by Dan Trueman, Paul Muldoon and Iarla Ó Lionáird. The piece will be performed on March 23, 2018 at UR.</span>Clarke Bustardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645330333391879909noreply@blogger.com