Two Rivers String Quartet
BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL
October 6, 2018, 7:30pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown, WV
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) –– String Quartet No. 1 in F major
• Alexander Borodin (1883-1887) –– String Quartet No. 2
One of the Friends of Music’s most important assets is our resident small ensemble, the Two Rivers String Quartet. For this concert, these talented musicians bring us a program that contrasts the youthful exuberance of Beethoven’s bold first quartet with a Borodin quartet that is one of the most romantic chamber works ever written. Several of the melodies in this Borodin piece are well-known today as songs that were popularized in the 1953 musical Kismet, such as “And this is my Beloved.”
Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra
NOSTALGIA AND LONGING
November 17, 2018, 7:30pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown, WV
• Edward Elgar (1857-1934) –– Salut d’amour (Love’s Greeting)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) –– Overture to Don Giovanni
Mark McCoy, Cameo guest conductor
• Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) –– Concierto de Aranjuez
Max Zuckerman, Guitar
• Georges Bizet (1838-1875) –– Symphony in C
Our first orchestral concert of the season marks the Orchestra’s 10th Anniversary by popping a figurative cork on a program of bubbly and vivacious music that everyone will enjoy. The Orchestra’s founding Music Director and Conductor, Mark McCoy, now President of DePauw University, returns to help us celebrate the occasion by guest conducting one of his favorites, a Mozart overture.
We also feature guitarist Max Zuckerman in the soulful Rodrigo Concerto.
The remainder of the program will be conducted by our talented and thoughtful Music Director, Dr. Jed Gaylin.
Here’s to the next ten years!
Organ Recital with Julie Vidrick Evans
ORGAN RECITAL
with organist Julie Vidrick Evans
January 19, 2019 at 7:30pm
RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 26, 2019 AT 7:30PM
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown, WV
• Vincent Lubeck (1654-1740) –– Prelude and fugue in E Major
• John Stanley (1712-1786) –– Voluntary I
• Georg Boehm (1661-1733) –– Variations on Freu dich sehr o meine seele
• George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) –– Concerto in F Major
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) –– Sonata I in F Minor, Allegro assai vivace
• Three Spirituals:
Steal away, Arr. Charles Callahan
Were You There, Arr. Mary Beth Bennett
Great Day! Arr. David Schelat
• Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) –– Chorale Prelude on Herzlich tut mich verlangen
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) –– Prelude and Fugue in G Major
Last season, we utilized Trinity Episcopal Church’s historic organ for the first time during our March concert entitled Pipe Dreams. This time, we’re devoting a full concert to this wonderful instrument, with a recital by the talented Washington, DC-area organist, Julie Vidrick Evans. Ms. Evans is an active and award-winning recitalist who has performed with distinguished ensembles and in solo concerts across the United States and in Eastern Europe. Her program for the evening includes a rich variety of works spanning more than three centuries.
Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra
STRING FLING
March 30, 2019, 7:30pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown, WV
• J. Kimo Williams (1950-) –– Into the Liquid (string orchestra, world premiere)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) –– Piano Concerto No .14 in E-flat Major
Scott Beard, Piano
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) –– Sinfonia No. 8 in D (string version)
March brings us a string program that features the Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra’s first world premiere—a new work by nationally recognized composer Kimo Williams, who also happens to live in Shepherdstown. In addition, we are delighted to bring back another local virtuoso, pianist Scott Beard, who will play Mozart’s ravishing 14th piano concerto. We round out the concert with a joyful, energetic sinfonia by Mendelssohn. The concert will be directed by 2RCO Music Director Jed Gaylin.
Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra
NONSENSE & SENSIBILITY
May 18, 2019 at 7:30pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown, WV
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) –– Septet in E-flat major
• William Walton (1902-83) –– Façade; An Entertainment
Monica Reinagel and Gran Wilson, Narrators
The final program, conducted by our Music Director Jed Gaylin, Nonsense and Sensibility, showcases the dramatic talents of two extraordinary singers, Monica Reinagel and Gran Wilson. However, for this occasion, they will not sing; instead they will recite the sometimes seemingly daft (but actually very crafty) poetry of Dame Edith Sitwell (1887-1964), which was set to equally captivating music by William Walton. Paired with Walton is Beethoven’s intimate and velveteen Septet. Join us for this delightful musical celebration!
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