Circle of Friends

Circle of Friends

CMSCVA honors the 150-anniversary year of British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with a concert of his music and that of his friends.

By Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia

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First Unitarian Universalist Church

1000 Blanton Avenue Richmond, VA 23221

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  • Event lasts 2 hours

CMSCVA honors the 150-anniversary year of British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with a concert of his music and that of his friends and teachers. The program includes Coleridge-Taylor’s jubilant Nonet, and the ultimate friendship tribute piece, Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations, in an arrangement by CMSCVA Artistic Director James Wilson.


Program:

Coleridge-Taylor │ Nonet for winds, piano and string quartet, mvt. 1 (arr. Wilden Dannenberg)

Traditional/Coleridge - Taylor │ Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

Traditional/Coleridge - Taylor │ La Bamboula

Hurlstone │ Characteristic Pieces for clarinet and piano, “Croon Song”

Stanford │ String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 104, Allegro moderato

Coleridge-Taylor │ 5 Fantasiestück, Op. 5, “Dance”

Elgar/Wilson │ Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (“Enigma”), for winds, piano, and string quartet


Featured Artists:

Rebecca Anderson, violin

Mary Boodell, flute

Devin Gossett, horn

Grant Houston, violin

David Lemelin, clarinet

Tanner Menees, viola

Alan Richardson, cello

Tom Schneider, Bassoon

Mimi Solomon, piano


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Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia

Flexible in personnel and repertoire, the Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization that strives to empower our audience, musicians, and organization to face the world with new perspectives through music, building a broad and active audience, and a more enlightened industry.

We are dedicated to inspiring, entertaining, and moving our communities through a combination of unique venues, world-class musicians, thought-provoking content, and eclectic classical music. Engaging with contemporary culture and honoring the classical tradition, our mission is to promote interest and diversity in the musical life of Richmond and beyond.

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Sep 15 · 7:00 PM EDT