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April 30, 2024
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Schedule of Events
May 27, 2024
3:00 pm - We're Bach!
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
I. Prelude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Minuet I/II
VI. Gigue
Trevor Handy, cello
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
I. Allemanda
II. Corrente
III. Sarabanda
IV. Giga
V. Ciaccona
Anton Miller, violin
Loop Pedal Violin Selections
Sarah Whitney, violin
This concert is presented in memory of John & Alice Pellegrino
Location: First Baptist Church, 30 Peirce Street, East Greenwich, RI
May 28, 2024
7:00 pm - Three Divas
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) Barcarolle: "Belle nuit o nuit d'amour" from Contes d'Hoffmann
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) "You Won't Come Again" - "How Sweet it is to be with You"
Anton Arensky (1861-1905) "Minutes of Happiness" - "The Violet"
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) "The Mountain Spring"-"Angel and Demon"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) "Tears"-"The Passion has Fled"-"The Night has Fallen" (from Queen of Spades)
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) "El Pano Moruno"-"Asturiana"-"Jota"-"Nana
José Serrano (1873-1941), "Canción veneciana"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) "Come see here, dear sister…" from Cosi fan tutte
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) "Duetto buffo di due Gatti"
Léo Delibes (1836-1891) "Flower Duet" from Lakme
Lori Phillips, soprano; Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano; Judith Lynn Stillman, piano
This concert is made possible in part by Sue and Ken Loiacono
Location: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 99 Peirce Street, East Greenwich, RI
May 29, 2024
7:00 pm: Four Hands
Marc Mellits (b. 1966) Stick
Peter Ferry, percussion
Christopher Kies (b. 1951) Flight of the Bungled G (2018)
Clara Schumann (1819-1896) March in E-flat Major
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sixteen Waltzes for Piano Four-Hands, Op. 39
I. B Major (Tempo giusto)
II. E Major
III. G-sharp Minor
IV. E Minor (Poco sostenuto)
V. E Major
VI. C-sharp Major (Vivace)
VII. C-sharp Minor (Poco più Andante)
VIII. B-flat Major
IX. D Minor
X. G Major
XI. B Minor
XII. E Major
XIII. C Major
XIV. A Minor
XV. A Major
XVI. D Minor
Millar Piano Duo: Gregory Millar, piano; Lisa Raposa Millar, piano
Steve Reich (b. 1936) Clapping Music
Peter Ferry and Piero Guimaraes, percussion
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
I. Maestoso
Millar Piano Duo
This concert is made possible in part by Birgitta Whited
Location: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 99 Peirce Street, East Greenwich, RI
June 2, 2024
3:00 pm - Narragansett Brass Quintet
Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) Galliard Battaglia
Giovanni Palestrina (1525-1594) Ricercar del Primo Tuono
Andrea Gabrieli (1533-1585) Ricercar
Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612) Canzona per Sonare No. 2
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Little Fugue in G Minor
Jean Francois-Victor Bellon (1795-1869) Quintette No.1
I. Allegro
II. Minuetto
III. Andante
IV. Rondo
Kevin McKee (b. 1980) Vuelta del Fuego
Nick Lane (b. 1954) Nordic Suite
I. To the Sea
II. Echoes
III. Heroic Conquest
George Gershwin (1898-1937) Selections from Porgy and Bess (arr. Jack Gale)
I. Bess You Is My Woman Now
II. It Ain't Necessarily So
III. Summertime
IV. I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'
Narragansett Brass Quintet
Joseph Foley and Richard Kelley, trumpets, Kevin Owen, French horn, Alexei Doohovskoy, trombone, Thomas Gregory, tuba
This concert is funded in part by Greenwood Credit Union
Location: Clouds Hill Museum, 4157 Post Road, East Greenwich, RI 02818
June 5, 2024
7:00 pm: Mendelssohn Octet
Florence Price (1887-1953) "Shortnin' Bread" from Five Folk Songs in Counterpoint
George Walker (1922-2018) Lament from Quartet No. 1
Quartet ES: Anton Miller and Ertan Torgul, violins; Rita Porfiris, viola; Jennifer Kloetzel, cello
Errollyn Wallen (b. 1958) Are you Worried About the Rising Costs of Funerals?
I. Guru
II. Beehive
Quartet ES with Diana McVey, soprano
Sarah Gibson (b. 1987) Whirlpool
Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Quartettsatz No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703
Quartet ES
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierrissimo
IV. Presto
Anton Miller, Ertan Torgul, Lina Bahn, Kristen Pellegrino, violins; Rita Porfiris and Sebastian Ruth, violas; Jennifer Kloetzel and Trevor Handy, cellos
This concert is made possible in part by Carol, Kristen, Lauren & David Pellegrino, in memory of Gerard Pellegrino
Location: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 99 Peirce Street, East Greenwich, RI
June 6, 2024
7:00 pm - String Quartets
Josef Haydn (1732-1809) String Quartet No. 4 ("Sun"), Op. 20
I. Allegro di Molto
II. Un poco adagio e affettuoso
III. Menuet alla Zingarese
IV. Presto e scherazando
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Quatuor a Cordes
I. Allegro Moderato, Tres doux
II. Assez Vif, Tres Rythme
III. Tres Lent
IV. Vif et Agite
Quartet ES: Anton Miller and Ertan Torgul, violins; Rita Porfiris, viola; Jennifer Kloetzel, cello
Location: First Baptist Church, 30 Peirce Street, East Greenwich, RI
June 8, 2024
7:00 pm - (S)Heroes
Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947) Salem Reel
Chen Yi (b. 1954) Romance of Hsiano and Ch’in
Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981) Peace
Georgina Sanchez Torres (b. 1985) Pregon de Danza
Margaret Bonds (1913-1972) Troubled Water
Louise Ferrenc (1804-1875) Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 44
IonSound Project: Kathleen Costello, clarinet; Elisa Kohanski, cello; ?Jack Kurutz, piano
Location: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 99 Peirce Street, East Greenwich, RI
Date: May 27 - June 8, 2024
Locations:
First Baptist Church, 30 Peirce Street, East Greenwich, RI 02818
St. Lukes Episcopal Church, 99 Peirce Street, East Greenwich, RI 02818
Clouds Hill Museum, 4157 Post Road, East Greenwich, RI 02818
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