Past Programs
2022
AN IMPROMPTU AUTUMN CONCERT
Thursday, November 3 at 2:30pm The Center at Belvedere (The Senior Center) Giovanni Battista Cirri ........ Duo No. 1 in G Major for Violin and Cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ........ Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 Robert Schumann ........ Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110 |
SPRING CONCERT
Wednesday, April 13 at 7:30pm The Dickinson Fine and Performing Arts Center at Piedmont Virginia Community College Franz Schubert ........ Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821
Lili Boulanger ........ Deux Morceaux Samuel Coleridge Taylor ........ African Dances Johannes Brahms ........ Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 Raphael Bell, cello; Amy Swartz Moretti, violin; Andrew Armstrong, piano The Schubert Sonata was performed in dedication to the memory of Virginia Germino Supported in part by an “Enriching Communities” grant from the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation and by the Bama Works Fund of the Dave Matthews Band |
2021
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FESTIVAL CONCERT ONE
Thursday, September 9 at 7:30pm The Paramount Theater Jessie Montgomery ........ Rhapsody No. 1 for Solo Violin
Ludwig van Beethoven ........ Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” Antonín Dvořák ........ Piano Quartet No.2 in E-flat Major, Op.87 Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Timothy Summers, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Raphael Bell; cello; Andrew Armstrong, piano; Lukáš Vondráček, piano
Sponsored by Terry E. Grant
FESTIVAL CONCERT TWO
Sunday, September 12 at 3pm Old Cabell Hall Ludwig van Beethoven Piano ........ Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2
César Franck ........ Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano Antonin Dvořák ........ Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81 James Ehnes, violin; Tessa Lark, violin; Timothy Summers, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Raphael Bell; cello; Andrew Armstrong, piano; Lukáš Vondráček, piano Sponsored by the Maurice Amado Foundation FESTIVAL CONCERT THREE
Tuesday, September 14 at 7:30pm The Paramount Theater Leoš Janáček ........ String Quartet No. 1, "Kreutzer Sonata"
Reena Esmail ........ Zeher (Poison) Josef Suk ........ Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale 'St. Wenceslas' Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ........ Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50 James Ehnes, violin; Tessa Lark, violin; Timothy Summers, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola, Edward Arron, cello; Raphael Bell, cello; Andrew Armstrong, piano Sponsored by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation FESTIVAL CONCERT FOUR
Friday, September 17 at 7:30pm Old Cabell Hall Charles Ives ........ Sunrise for Voice, Violin, and Piano
Amanda Röntgen-Maier ........ Violin Sonata in B Minor Johannes Brahms ........ Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 Rachel Calloway, soprano; Soovin Kim, violin; Timothy Summers, violin; Nicholas DiEugenio, violin; Raphael Bell, cello, Mimi Solomon, piano This concert is in celebration of the life of Carolee Copeland A pre-concert talk with Timothy Summers will take place at 6:45pm in Minor Hall, Room 125 FESTIVAL CONCERT FIVE
Sunday, September 19 at 3pm Old Cabell Hall Paola Prestini ........ Thrush Song
J.S. Bach ........ Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 Franz Schubert ........ Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667, “Trout” Benjamin Rous, conductor; Rachel Calloway, soprano; Soovin Kim, violin; Timothy Summers, violin & viola; Ayn Balija, viola; Raphael Bell, cello; Sam Suggs, double bass; Mimi Solomon, piano; I-Jen Fang, percussion This concert is dedicated to the memory of Sheridan Winthrop Wood Nicholson |
FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT
Friday, September 10 at 12:30pm The Paramount Theater Jacques Offenbach ........ Duo for Two Cellos
Bohuslav Martinů ........ Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola, H. 313 William Grant Still ........ Mother and Child Antonin Dvořák, arr. Fritz Kreisler ........ Songs My Mother Taught Me ...and more! Tessa Lark, violin; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Timothy Summers, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Raphael Bell; cello; Andrew Armstrong, piano; Lukáš Vondráček, piano
Sponsored by the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band at the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation BACH TO BLUEGRASS
Monday, September 13 at 6:15pm King Family Vineyards The beautiful Blue Ridge foothills will form the backdrop for a spectacular evening of music in the Carriage House, accompanied by award-winning wines and delicious hors d’oeuvres. Enjoy classical and bluegrass gems: a rousing Vivaldi concerto for dueling cellists, Tessa Lark’s virtuosic “Stradgrass” fiddling, and more! Tessa Lark, violin; James Ehnes, violin; Timothy Summers, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Raphael Bell, cello; Sam Suggs, double bass 
POP-UP CONCERT
Saturday, September 18 at 8pm The Quirk Hotel Art Gallery FREE ADMISSION (no advance registration needed) Grab a signature cocktail from the chic hotel bar, then join Festival musicians for a short, informal concert! |