Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra
Mozart Magic
Saturday, November 19, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Marriage of Figaro Overture
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Arias:
Ruhe sanft (Zaide)
Ach, ich fühl’ es (The Magic Flute)
Jennifer Casey Cabot, soprano - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Così Fan Tutte Overture
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Arias:
Come scoglio (Così Fan Tutte)
Dove sono (Marriage of Figaro)
Jennifer Casey Cabot, soprano - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 39
November brings us Mozart Magic, a program that explores the expressive power, nuance, and beauty of one of music’s greatest luminaries. We are delighted to present Washington-based soprano, Jennifer Casey Cabot, who has sung these roles in venues throughout the world, including the Boston Lyric Opera, Washington Opera, New York City Opera, and many others. The concert closes with one of the most sonorous symphonies of the classic era, and the first of the famous final trilogy of symphonies written by Mozart. Learn more about our soloist at jennifercaseycabot.com.
Two Rivers String Quartet
Martin Luther King Weekend Concert
Saturday January 14, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown
- Duke Ellington — Sophisticated Lady and Take the “A” Train
- Samuel Barber — String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11
- Quincy Porter — String Quartet No. 3
- Scott Joplin — Country Club Rag and Paragon Rag
Join the Two Rivers String Quartet for an all-American program honoring the Martin Luther King Holiday. The program will highlight music of Duke Ellington, Quincy Porter, and Scott Joplin. Also featured will be the powerful First Quartet of Samuel Barber, written in 1936. The slow middle movement of this Quartet was the basis for Adagio for Strings, Barber’s most famous work and one of the best-known and most-loved American orchestral works of the 20th Century. This will be a program with soul and bounce.
Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra
Songs and Dances of Love
Saturday, March 25, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown
- Johannes Brahms — Liebeslieder Walzer (arr. for strings)
- Edward Elgar — Serenade
- Ney Rosauro — Marimba Concerto No. 1
Michelle Humphreys, marimba
March’s program explores widely contrasting works for string orchestra. Brahms’ sumptuous Liebeslieder Waltzes, originally for choir, come to life in this exquisite arrangement. Elgar’s early Serenade is a passionate and personal work of great lyricism. Brazilian Ney Rosauro’s concerto is sexy, dancelike, and lyrical. By turns virtuosic and sensual, this work is the most widely performed concerto for the marimba and one irresistible to both audiences and orchestras. Our soloist, Michelle Humphreys, is the newly appointed Professor of Percussion at Towson University, and the Timpanist and Principal Percussionist of Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra. An early music specialist, Michelle performs with The Folger Concert, Tempesta di Mare, Opera Lafayette, and many others. Learn more about her at: percussionpro.com
Two Rivers Piano and Wind Ensemble
Windswept!
Saturday April 29, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown
- Paquito D’Rivera (b. 1948) — Invitación al Danzón for clarinet, horn and piano
- Friedrich W. Voigt (1833-1894) — Nocturne, Op. 75
- Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) — Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano (1926)
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) — Quintet, Op; 16 in E-flat Major
Yes, that’s right: we are wheeling a Steinway piano into Trinity Church!
Join Friends of Music for Windswept, a program featuring the Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra wind players and Shepherd University’s Scott Beard on piano. The young upstart Beethoven’s brash and brilliant quintet for piano and woodwinds was shrewdly written as a companion piece to Mozart’s earlier work for the same instrumentation. Beethoven swaps out Mozart’s elegance and nuanced colors for angularity and boldness. The Poulenc Trio for piano, oboe, and bassoon is suave and charming. With a borrowed title from Carl von Weber, D’Rivera’s fun-loving Invitation to the Dance pulls from his jazz origins, while the Voigt Nocturne delves into the lyrical and melting. Windswept spirits you across a vast plain of sound and emotion.
Two Rivers Brass Quintet
NEW! SPECIAL SMALL-ENSEMBLE SUMMER CONCERT
Sunday, June 25, 2017, 3pm – 5pm
The front lawn of the Popodicon mansion, on the Shepherd University campus
- Eric Ewazen (b. 1954) — A Western Fanfare
- Anonymous — Sonata from Die Bankelsangerlieder (c. 1684)
- Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) — Selections from West Side Story, arr. by Jack Gale
- John Cheetham (b. 1939) — Scherzo
- J.S. Bach (1685-1750) — Contrapunctus IX from “The Art of Fugue,” arr. by John Glasel
- Victor Ewald (1860-1935) — Quintet No. 1
The fifth and final concert of our current season will be a special outdoor concert, held under a tent with chairs, on the front lawn of Shepherd University’s Popodicon mansion.
The concert will feature the Two Rivers Brass Quintet playing a variety of spirited works appropriate for an early summer’s day.
In the weather is adverse that afternoon, the concert will be moved indoors to the Shepherd University Wellness Center nearby. Watch the Friends of Music website and Facebook page for updates.
FRIENDS OF MUSIC, INC. • PO BOX 220 • SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV 25443 • 304-876-5765 • info@friendswv.org