TWO RIVERS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
SECRETS AND SURPRISES
Saturday, May 21, 2022
at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 3pm
Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church, Shepherdstown, WV
- Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) — Masques et Bergamasques, Op. 112
- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) —
Cello concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
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– Christine Lamprea, cello - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) — Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 (Italian)
Our final concert of the season will feature a beguiling program of verve and melodic sweep. Brilliant cellist and Sphinx Competition winner Christine Lamprea joins us for the character-filled Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 1. Fauré charms us with a work of elegance inspired by dances of the Italian Renaissance. And Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 appears at first to be a mere whimsical postcard, but it soon reveals itself as a masterpiece with great depth!
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THE VIVALDI PROJECT
FROM VENICE TO VIENNA
Sunday, April 3, 2022
at 3pm
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 7:30pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown, WV
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) — Sonata da Camera a Tre in E minor, Op. 1, No. 2
- Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen (1745-1818) — Sonata, Op. 1, No. 5 in G major
- Paul Wranitsky (1756-1808) — Trio Concertant, Op. 3, No. 3 in G major
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) — Terzetto, Op. 9, No. 2 in D major
We are very pleased to welcome The Vivaldi Project as the guest ensemble for this concert! Praised for its brilliant and expressive playing, this is a period instrument ensemble dedicated to presenting innovative programs of Baroque and Classical string repertoire. Its current ongoing project is the exploration of neglected string trios from the mid- to late-18th century, and this concert gives us two such works: one by Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen, an innovative Venetian composer, and another by Paul Wranitsky, a Vienna-based composer who is little-known now but was highly regarded in his day.
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TWO RIVERS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
WINDS FOR WOLFGANG
March 19 & 20, 2022
Two Performances:
March 19 at 7:30pm
March 20 at 3:00pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown, WV
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) — Famous selections from The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute
- Mozart — Serenade No. 10, K. 361 in B-flat Major (Gran Partita)
By popular demand, the Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra embarks on another all-Mozart program in March, this time featuring the wind section. Famous arias arranged for octet open this rich concert. The Serenade No. 10, also known as the Gran Partita, is truly bold in structure and sounds. Four clarinets form the core of the instrumentation in this varied, playful, and beautiful work.
To accommodate social distancing, we will have two performances:
- March 19 EVENING at 7:30pm
- March 20 MATINEE at 3:00pm
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TWO RIVERS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
LOOKING BACH-WARDS
Saturday, November 20, 2021
7:30 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown, WV
- Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) — Holberg Suite
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) —
Concerto in C minor for violin and oboe, BWV 1060R
– Heather Austin-Stone, violin
– Noelle Drewes, oboe - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) — Souvenir de Florence (arr. for string orchestra)
Looking Bach-wards is an exquisitely rich program of energetic music with great sweep and melting lyricism. Grieg’s work references a crisp 18th Century feel starting with a brisk gallop. It ends with a folksy romp featuring fiddling by the solo violin and viola. Interwoven are movements with great melody. Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe accentuates the rich, deep color palate of these two instruments. The lines intertwine in something akin to a shimmering vocal duet. The middle movement is especially powerful in its beauty. Tchaikovsky’s memento from his time in Florence captures both the fiery virtuosity of Italian string instruments, as well as the cantabile of the country where opera was born.
TWO RIVERS STRING QUARTET
RE-INVENTION!
Saturday, October 9, 2021
7:30 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown, WV
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) — String quartet No. 3 in G major, K.156
- Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) — String quartet No. 1 in G major, Op.76
One of the Friends of Music’s most important assets is our resident small ensemble, the Two Rivers String Quartet. As we curate our first live season since the hiatus, what better way for a string quartet to re-emerge than by going back to our roots where it all started. Haydn invented the string quartet as we know it, and Mozart came fast on his heels. The two inspired each other, dedicating works in the genre to each other, each one a shining creation of form, color, and expression.
SPECIAL SUMMER CONCERTS
In the summer of 2021, Friends of Music hosted two free summer outdoor concerts. These were the first live concerts presented since November 2019. The first concert was hosted to thank the community for standing by during the COVID pandemic. It was held at 5 pm on the Plaza between the Frank and Butcher Centers on Shepherd University’s West Campus. An octet from the Friends’ Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra performed two works: the Adagietto from Bizet’s L’Arlésienne Suite, and Mendelssohn’s Octet for double string quartet in E-Flat major. Jed Gaylin, the Orchestra’s music director, conducted. The Adagietto, according to Gaylin, was included “as a commemoration of those whose lives we have lost in the past year and a half to Covid.” The Octet, which Mendelssohn wrote when he was 16 years old, was an uplifting contrast, being a “youthful, hopeful and energetic work.”
The second concert was a bi-lingual version of Prokoviev’s “Peter and the Wolf.” While originally set for August 29, the event was postponed until September 19 because of threatened rain. In this symphonic fairy tale for children, each character is represented by a different musical instrument, or group of instruments. The tale, with Prokofiev’s music, was made into a still-very-popular children’s film by Walt Disney in 1946. Here, the narration was offered in both Spanish and English. Arranged through a special partnership with the Jefferson County Department of Parks and Recreation, some 20 musicians from the Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra played to a large audience seated on the lawn of the Sam Michaels Park Amphitheater. Many families from throughout the County, including Charles Town and Harpers Ferry residents, were able to attend.
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