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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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