Secrets & Surprises May 21 & 22, 2022 Gabriel Fauré (Born in Pamiers, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France on May 12, 1845; died in Paris in 1924) Masques et Bergamasques Suite, Op. 112 Overture. Allegro molto vivo Menuet. Tempo di menuetto—Allegro moderato Gavotte. Allegro vivo Pastorale. Andantino tranquillo In 1918 Prince Albert of Monaco commissioned the aging […]
From Venice to Vienna April 3 & 5, 2022 Our program for this concert explores the exciting development of the Classical string trio, from its roots in the highly popular Baroque trio sonata to its expression at the height of the Classical period in Vienna. The Terzetto Op. 9, No. 2 by Beethoven, which concludes […]
WINDS FOR WOLFGANG March 19 & 20, 2022 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Born in Salzburg, Austria in 1756; died in Vienna, Austria in 1791) Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 The summer of 1791 found Mozart facing financial ruin and family heartache. His wife was sickly and pregnant, commissions for new works were disappearing for […]
PROGRAM NOTES Edvard Hagerup Grieg (Born in Bergen, Norway in 1843; died in Bergen in 1907) Holberg Suite (Fra Holbergs tid), Op. 40 Praeludium. Allegro vivace Sarabande. Andante Gavotte. Allegretto –– Musette. Un poco mosso Air. Andante religioso Rigaudon. Allegro con brio The marvelous works of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg seem to capture an […]
Two Rivers String Quartet PROGRAM NOTES Tonight’s concert presents a fascinating look at the rise of the string quartet, a genre essentially invented by Haydn and perfected by him, together with Mozart. For this reason, Haydn is deservedly considered the “father of the string quartet.” Beethoven and Schubert soon after made important contributions of their […]
Eric Ewazen (Born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 1, 1954) A Western Fanfare Ewazen is one America’s finest living composers. He studied composition with a handful of the 20th Century’s most important composers (Samuel Adler, Milton Babbitt and Gunther Schuller, to name a few) at the Eastman School of Music and the Julliard School. He […]
The Friends of Music have awarded a $500 scholarship to Ally Ward, a graduating senior at Jefferson High School. The scholarship was presented at the school’s annual Band Awards Night the evening of May 16. Ally, who lives in Shepherdstown, will be attending Penn State in the fall to study music education with Dr. Velvet […]
Windswept! PROGRAM NOTES Paquito D’Rivera (Born in Havana, Cuba in 1948) Invitación al danza (Invitation to dance) D’Rivera’s first teacher was his father, a well-connected classical saxophonist and music educator, who brought him up on recordings by Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. No doubt this is where Paquito first began to understand jazz and improvisation. […]
The Friends of Music have donated $500 to the Shepherdstown Middle School’s award-winning Jazz Band. The check was presented during Band class at the school on Thursday, April 13. The accompanying photo shows members of the class with Friends of Music Board members Andrew McMillan and Linda Walker, left. Band teacher Chad Conant is on […]
The Friends of Music organization has donated two new violas to the Berkeley County Schools Orchestra Program. The instruments were presented at a Friends of Music concert held the evening of March 25 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Shepherdstown. On hand to receive the instruments were the Orchestra Program’s Director, Eva DelGallo, and one of […]
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