Past Programs
2025
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival Presents
TRIO: A Free Spring Concert
Thursday, April 17, 2025 @ 7:30pm
The Dickinson Fine and Performing Arts Center at Piedmont Virginia Community College
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BÉLA BARTÓK Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56
ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Songs My Mother Taught Me, Opus 55, No. 4 FRITZ KREISLER Aucassin et Nicolette FRITZ KREISLER Tambourin Chinois, Opus 3 FELIX MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Opus 49 |
The free concert is generously sponsored by
This concert is also an Official Community Partner Event of the Tom Tom Festival
2024
The 25th Annual
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival
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Concert Series
CONCERT I
Sunday, September 8 at 3:00pm The Paramount Theater J.S. Bach ........ Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV1007
Alfred Schnittke ........ Prelude in Memoriam Dmitri Shostakovich Sofia Gubaidulina ........ Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H J.S. Bach ........ The Art of Fugue, BWV1080 Dan Tepfer ........ Natural Machines Timothy Summers, violin; Raphael Bell, cello; Dan Tepfer, piano; Brooklyn Rider: Colin Jacobsen and Johnny Gandelsman, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Michael Nicholas, cello Sponsored by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation CONCERT II
Monday, September 9 at 7:30pm The Paramount Theater Luigi Boccherini ........ Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid
György Kurtág ........ Hommage à J.S.B. Valentin Silvestrov ........ Hommage à J.S.B. Colin Jacobsen ........ BTT J.S. Bach/Dan Tepfer ........ Inventions/Reinventions Timothy Summers, violin; Raphael Bell, cello; Dan Tepfer, piano; Brooklyn Rider: Colin Jacobsen and Johnny Gandelsman, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Michael Nicholas, cello Co-Sponsored by an anonymous donor in celebration of the life of Carolee Copeland, and by Terry E. Grant CONCERT III
Thursday, September 12 at 7:30pm The Paramount Theater J.S. Bach ........ Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G Major, BWV 1048
Christopher Trapani ........ Palermo Canons (World Premiere) Ludwig van Beethoven ........ Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69 Felix Mendelssohn ........ String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 Johnny Gandelsman, Simone Porter, and Blake Pouliot violin; Timothy Summers, violin and viola; Rebecca Albers and Jessica Thompson, viola; Raphael Bell, Michael Nicholas, and Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Benjamin Hochman, piano Sponsored by the Maurice Amado Foundation CONCERT IV
Sunday, September 15 at 3:00pm Old Cabell Hall at UVA This concert is in loving memory of Malcolm Bell, III. Johannes Brahms ........ String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18
Ludwig van Beethoven ........ 33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120. Simone Porter and Blake Pouliot, violin; Timothy Summers and Jennifer Stumm, viola; Raphael Bell and Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Benjamin Hochman, piano Sponsored by the Bell family CONCERT V
Thursday, September 19 at 7:30pm Old Cabell Hall at UVA Franz Schubert ........ The Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor, D. 821
Salina Fisher ........ Hikari Andrew Armstrong ........ She Fell for a Flyfisher George Gershwin ........ Rhapsody in Blue Johannes Brahms ........ Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Timothy Summers, viola; Raphael Bell, cello; Andrew Armstrong, piano Sponsored by the Vesta Lee Gordon Fund at Charlottesville Area Community Foundation in memory of Vesta Lee Gordon, one of the Festival’s first and long-time supporters |
More Music
MUSIC AND MERRIMENT
Wednesday, September 11 at 8:00pm Vault Virginia, 300 E. Main St. (Entrance on 3rd St.)
In partnership with Vault Virginia Open Seating (Doors open at 7:15pm) 
Our dazzling string players perform an hour (or so) of music in Charlottesville’s newest cultural space, set in an old bank on the Pedestrian Mall in Downtown Charlottesville. Ticket includes concert and light snacks. Wine available for purchase
Georg Philipp Telemann ........ Sonata for Four Violins in G Major
John Clayton ........ Bach to Blues Reena Esmail ........ Varsha Traditional ........ The Lament for Limerick followed by a Traditional Irish Jig Paul Wiancko ........ American Haiku W.F. Bach ........ Duet for Violas Judith Shatin ........ Rising on the Wings of Dawn Miklós Rózsa ........ Sonata for 2 Violins, Op. 15a Johnny Gandelsman, Blake Pouliot, Simone Porter, and Timothy Summers; violin; Rebecca Albers and Jessica Thompson, viola; Raphael Bell and Raman Ramakrishnan; cello; Anthony Manzo, double bass ONE-HOUR FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT
Friday, September 13 at 12:30pm The Paramount Theater No tickets needed J.S. Bach ........ Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major, BWV 1048, Allegro John Dowland ........ Pavana Lachrymae (arr. William Byrd) Oliver Knussen ........ Prayer Bell Sketch. Josquin des Prez ........ Ave Christe Felix Mendelssohn ........ String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20, Presto And more… Johnny Gandelsman, Simone Porter, and Blake Pouliot violin; Timothy Summers, violin and viola; Rebecca Albers and Jessica Thompson, viola; Raphael Bell, Michael Nicholas, and Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Benjamin Hochman, piano Sponsored by the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band at the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation A NIGHT AT THE VINEYARD
Tuesday, September 17 Doors open at 6pm Carriage House at King Family Vineyards, Crozet, VA Rain or shine New this year: Reserved seating 
A perennial Festival favorite that sells out quickly! Join us for a delightful evening at this beautiful winery. We start with beverages and a delicious buffet dinner (included), followed by a deep dive into Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
J. S. Bach ........ Goldberg Variations, BWV988 (arr. for string trio by D. Sitkovetsky) Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Jennifer Stumm, viola; Raphael Bell, cello; Timothy Summers, narrator Sponsored by Virginia Cenedella |
SPRING CONCERT
March 8, 2024 at 7:30pm
The Dickinson Fine and Performing Arts Center at Piedmont Virginia Community College
March 8, 2024 at 7:30pm
The Dickinson Fine and Performing Arts Center at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Serge Rachmaninov ........ Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
Camille Saint-Saëns ........ Romance, Opus 36 for French Horn & Piano
Rebecca Clarke ........ Morpheus, for Viola and Piano
Florence Price ........ Adoration for Clarinet and Piano (arr. by Elaine Fine)
George Gershwin ........ Prelude No. 1 in B-flat, arranged for Clarinet and Piano
Ernst von Dohnányi ........ Sextet in C Major, Opus 37
Raphael Bell, cello and Artistic Director; Andrew Armstrong, piano; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Matthew Lipman, viola; Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; R.J. Kelley, horn
Camille Saint-Saëns ........ Romance, Opus 36 for French Horn & Piano
Rebecca Clarke ........ Morpheus, for Viola and Piano
Florence Price ........ Adoration for Clarinet and Piano (arr. by Elaine Fine)
George Gershwin ........ Prelude No. 1 in B-flat, arranged for Clarinet and Piano
Ernst von Dohnányi ........ Sextet in C Major, Opus 37
Raphael Bell, cello and Artistic Director; Andrew Armstrong, piano; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Matthew Lipman, viola; Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; R.J. Kelley, horn
This concert is sponsored by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation and the Ruffledog Fund, in celebration of the Festival's 25th season.
2023
The 24th Annual
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival
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Concert Series
SERIES CONCERT ONE
Thursday, September 7 at 7:30pm The Paramount Theater Fanny Mendelssohn ........ Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11
Johannes Brahms ........ Trio in A minor for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 114 Robert Schumann ........ Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 Stella Chen, violin; Simone Porter, violin; Timothy Summers, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Raphael Bell, cello; Mark Kosower, cello; Benjamin Dieltjens, clarinet; Mimi Solomon, piano; Orion Weiss, piano Sponsored by The Maurice Amado Foundation SERIES CONCERT TWO
Sunday, September 10 at 3:00pm Old Cabell Hall at UVA Presented in memory of Henry Peskin, who loved and supported the Festival and its performers, and sharing the joy of music. Olli Mustonen ........ Nonet for Strings No. 2
Krzysztof Penderecki ........ Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, Strings & Piano Johannes Brahms ........ Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 Stella Chen, violin; Liana Gourdjia, violin; Simone Porter, violin; Timothy Summers, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; David Quiggle, viola; Raphael Bell, cello; Mark Kosower, cello; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Benjamin Dieltjens, clarinet; William Purvis, French horn; Andrew Armstrong, piano; Alessio Bax, piano Sponsored by Janice Peskin SERIES CONCERT THREE
Wednesday, September 13 at 7:30pm The Paramount Theater Jean-Philippe Rameau ........ Pièces de Clavecin (1724) - Selections
Marin Marais ........ Five Old French Dances Edgard Varèse ........ Density 21.5 György Ligeti ........ Hungarian Rock J.S. Bach ........ Trio Sonata for Flute, Violin, and Continuo from Musical Offering, BWV 1079 Johannes Brahms ........ Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 Liana Gourdjia, violin; David Quiggle, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Demarre McGill, flute; Andrew Armstrong, piano; Jory Vinikour, harpsichord Sponsored by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation SERIES CONCERT FOUR
Saturday, September 16 at 7:30pm Old Cabell Hall at UVA Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ........ Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, KV 448
Claude Debussy ........ Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, L. 135 Francis Poulenc ........ Sonata for Flute and Piano, FP 164 Robert Schumann ........ Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63 Timothy Summers, violin; Edward Arron, cello; Demarre McGill, flute; Andrew Armstrong, piano; Mimi Solomon, piano Sponsored by The Ruffledog Fund Grand Finale Concert
Sunday, September 17 at 3:00pm The Paramount Theater 
Paramount Presents, in association with the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Eric Jacobsen, conductor Festival soloists: Tessa Lark, violin; Timothy Summers, violin; Raphael Bell, cello; Orli Shaham, piano Steve Reich ........ Duet for Two Solo Violins and String Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven ........ Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56 Ludwig van Beethoven ........ Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 |
Special Events
FREE ONE-HOUR COMMUNITY CONCERT
Friday, September 8 at 12:30pm The Paramount Theater Jacques Offenbach ........ Duo for 2 Cellos, Op. 51 Edward Elgar ........ Salut d’amour Carl Bohm ........ Perpetuo Mobile W.A. Mozart ........ Duo # 2 for Violin and Viola, K. 424 William Grant Still ........ From Three Visions Julia Perry ........ Prelude for Piano George Gershwin ........ From Three Preludes for Piano Leonard Bernstein ........ Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Timothy Summers, violin; Anastasia Melichenko, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Raphael Bell, cello; Mark Kosower, cello; Benjamin Dieltjens, clarinet; Andrew Armstrong, piano; Orion Weiss, piano Sponsored by the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band at the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation VIOLIN EXTRAVAGANZA!
Saturday, September 9 at 7:30pm Second Street Gallery, 115 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville Reich ........ New York Counterpoint Norman ........ Sabina Esmail ........ Drishti Miklós Rózsa ........ Sonata for 2 Violins, Op. 15 Bela Bartók ........ Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz 117 Tempo di Ciaccona Stella Chen, violin; Benjamin Dieltjens, clarinet; Simone Porter, violin Sponsored by The Vesta Lee Gordon Fund at the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation A NIGHT AT THE VINEYARD
Tuesday, September 12
Doors open at 6:00pm Carriage House at King Family Vineyards, Crozet 
A delicious buffet dinner served in a sublime Blue Ridge setting, followed by a delectable program of Baroque concertos. Seating is limited, so book early!
George Fredrich Handel ........ Trio Sonata in C minor, HWV 386a Antonio Vivaldi ........ Concerto in B-flat Major for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 423 J.S. Bach ........ Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 Kaija Saariaho ........ Mirrors Georg Philipp Telemann ........ Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9 Antonio Vivaldi ........ Violin Concerto in G Major, RV 315, ("Summer" from The Four Seasons) Liana Gourdjia, violin; Tessa Lark, violin; Timothy Summers, violin; Fitz Gary, viola; David Quiggle, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Raphael Bell, cello; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Demarre McGill, flute; Jory Vinikour, harpsichord Sponsored by Virginia Cenedella MUSIC AT MIDDAY
Friday, September 15 at 12:30pm Christ Episcopal Church, 120 W High St, Charlottesville Free, no tickets required. Donations welcome at the door. J. S. Bach ........ Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BMW 1009 Heitor Villa-Lobos ........ Assobio a Jato (The Jet Whistle) Ludwig van Beethoven ........ Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D Major, Op. 25 Timothy Summers, violin; Fitz Gary, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Demarre McGill, flute Sponsored by the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band at the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation |
2022
The 23rd Annual
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival
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MOZART IN VIRTUAL REALITY! Music as Immersive Experience
Tuesday, September 6 at 6pm Irving Theater at the CODE Building, Entrance at 225 W. Water St. This General Admission event is FREE! No tickets necessary Doors open at 5:30pm (VR session sign-up available) Presentation at 6:00pm VR Viewings: 6:45pm – 8:00pm |
Timothy Summers introduces an innovative 6-Dimensional Virtual Reality project that he has developed in Berlin with sound technology specialist Henrik Oppermann in collaboration with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and with initial support from the German government. For more information on the project visit this website.
Lucky participants, ages 12 and up, will be chosen at random after the presentation for a limited number of 15-minute slots to experience a movement from Mozart’s String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor in a whole new way! If you want to participate sometime between 6:45pm and 8:00pm, put your name in the fishbowl before you take a seat in the hall.
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Virtual Reality Experience Sessions for Concert-goers
Monday, September 19, 10am - 5pm at Ix Art Park We have partnered with Ix Art Park to offer "Mozart in Virtual Reality" experiences for 48 lucky concert-goers ages 12 and up. These 15-minute audio-visual VR sessions will take place in the indoor performance space at Ix Art Park. Lucky winners will also have the chance to experience Ix Art Park's Looking Glass Immersive Art Experience for free around their scheduled VR session.
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How to enter to win:
Concert-goers can enter to win a spot at all Festival concerts and winners will be drawn and contacted within 2 hours of the end of each Series concert.
For more information on this exciting project, visit:
https://www.mahlerchamber.com/play/immersive-experiences
https://www.mahlerchamber.com/news/new-artistic-partner
Concert-goers can enter to win a spot at all Festival concerts and winners will be drawn and contacted within 2 hours of the end of each Series concert.
For more information on this exciting project, visit:
https://www.mahlerchamber.com/play/immersive-experiences
https://www.mahlerchamber.com/news/new-artistic-partner
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SERIES CONCERT ONE
Thursday, September 8 at 7:30pm The Paramount Theater Felix Mendelssohn ........ Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49
Caroline Shaw ........ Thousandth Orange Dmitri Shostakovich ........ Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57 Andrew Armstrong, Raphael Bell, James Ehnes, Timothy Summers, Jessica Thompson Sponsored by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation SERIES CONCERT TWO
Sunday, September 11 at 3:00pm Old Cabell Hall at UVA Dmitri Shostakovich ........ Violin Sonata
Anna Thorvaldsdottir ........ Shades of Silence Felix Mendelssohn ........ String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13 Andrew Armstrong, Raphael Bell, James Ehnes, Timothy Summers, Jessica Thompson Sponsored by Terry E. Grant SERIES CONCERT THREE
Thursday, September 15 at 7:30pm The Paramount Theater W.A. Mozart ........ Flute Quartet in D Major, K.285
Christine Courtin ........ Stroon André Mehmari ........ Dois Gestos Paul Lansky ........ Hop Kaija Saariaho ........ Laconisme de l’aile W.A. Mozart ........ String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 Raphael Bell, Gregory Beyer, I-Jen Fang, Jennifer Frautschi, Johnny Gandelsman, Eric Lamb, Raman Ramakrishnan, Timothy Summers Sponsored by The Vesta Lee Gordon Fund SERIES CONCERT FOUR
Sunday, September 18 at 3:00pm Old Cabell Hall at UVA J.C. Bach ........ Flute Quartet in F Major, Op. 8, No. 4
Zae Munn ........ Start Dancing Andy Akiho ........ 21 Steve Reich ........ Vermont Counterpoint W.A. Mozart ........ String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516 Ayn Balija, Raphael Bell, Gregory Beyer, I-Jen Fang, Alex Fortes, Jennifer Frautschi, Johnny Gandelsman, Eric Lamb, Raman Ramakrishnan, Timothy Summers Sponsored by The Maurice Amado Foundation |
A MUSICAL OFFERING
Join us for a special evening at King Family Vineyards in Crozet Tuesday, September 13, 2022 
Music for strings, flute and percussion in a beautiful Blue Ridge setting, preceded by a light buffet and beverages J.S. Bach ........ Musical Offering, BWV1079 (selected canons) Lou Harrison ........ Concerto for Flute and Percussion J.S. Bach ........ Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV1002 Franz Joseph Haydn ........ London Trio in G Major, Hob. IV:3 Joe W. Moore III ........ Secrets We Keep (select movements) Brian Simalchik ........ Sounding Studies Claude Debussy ........ Syrinx Raphael Bell, Gregory Beyer, I-Jen Fang, Johnny Gandelsman, Eric Lamb, Timothy Summers Limited capacity. Tickets must be purchased by August 28. FREE ONE-HOUR COMMUNITY CONCERT
Friday, September 9 at 12:30pm The Paramount Theater No tickets necessary Erich Korngold ........ Pierrot’s Tanzlied Felix Mendelssohn ........ Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49, Scherzo Reihnhold Gliere ........ Selected Duos from 8 pieces, Op.39 W.A. Mozart ........ Duo for Violin & Viola No. 2, K.424, Theme and Variations Dmitri Shostakovich ........ Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57, Finale Erich Korngold ........ Marietta’s Lied Andrew Armstrong, Raphael Bell, James Ehnes, Timothy Summers, Jessica Thompson Sponsored by the Bama Works Fund of the Dave Matthews Band at the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation |
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
The 23rd Annual
CharlottesvilleChamber Music Festival
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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! |