Chamber music recital in Columbia, Maryland 5/21/11
If you aren't busy being raptured...
Members of the Columbia Orchestra will present a free chamber music concert on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 6800 Oakland Mills Road, in Columbia, Maryland.
The enchanting lyricism of Ravel’s First Violin Sonata—discovered long after his death—opens a program whose emotions range from the tragic to the ebullient! Written shortly before the Fifth Symphony, Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata explores dark, intense terrains alongside whimsical dancing in this virtuosic masterpiece. Finally, orchestra members Paul Li, violin, and Robin Strempek, viola, join the Columbia Orchestra Piano Trio—Concertmaster Brenda Anna, violin, Music Director Jason Love, cello, and orchestra pianist Nancy Smith—for one of the great chamber works of all time, Schumann’s Piano Quintet. The concert is free and open to the public (donations accepted).
Tickets for the Columbia Orchestra’s Spring Raffle will also be available at the concert. This year’s raffle features nine outstanding prize packages, each valued at $400 or more. A complete list of prizes is available at www.columbiaorchestra.org. Tickets are five for $20 and may also be purchases online. The drawing will take place at the orchestra’s season finale on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Jim Rouse Theatre. Raffle ticket purchasers need not be present to win.
For further information or directions, call (410) 465-8777 or visit the orchestra’s website at www.columbiaorchestra.org.