In Praise of Music Ensembles and Musicians in Performance
May – August, 2013
Musicians Celebrating Music
Please support us and our presenters by attending our performances, spreading the word about our activities, and sending gifts to our presenters designated for the hiring of professional instrumentalists.
Note, please that a few of the listed events are private. We include them in the list so that you can see the variety of things we are doing for the next several months.
May
Duo Intermezzo
- Ruth Berry, cello; Kevin Pollock, piano
- Saturday, May 2, 2013: 6/7:00pm (private)
- First Baptist Church, Augusta, GA: Banquet for Choir Members
Lyra Vivace Chamber Orchestra
Friday, May 3, 2013, 7:30 pm
- Memorial Hall: College St., Erskine College, Due West, SC
Sunday, May 5, 4:00 pm
- First Presbyterian Church 108 East Cambridge Ave, Greenwood, SC
- Erskine College Choraleers, Robert Glick, organ, Mark Nabholz, director
Program:
- Organ Concerto in C (Hob. XVIII:10) – Haydn
- Andante in C for Flute & Orchestra, K. 315 – Mozart
- Rondo for Piano & Orchestra in B-flat, WoO6 – Beethoven
- Mass No. 15 in C Major ("Coronation"), KV317 – Mozart
Contact: Erskine College Choraleers or (864) 379-8827
Trio Intermezzo
- Kelly Odell, oboe; Ruth Berry, cello; Kevin Pollock, piano
- Tuesday, May 7, 7:00 pm
- Location: Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, 2261 Walton Way, Augusta, GA
- Program: A Service for Healing Mind and Spirit: An Interfaith service sponsored by the Coalition for Mental and Spiritual Health Ministries and the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Trumpet Soloist
- Fabio Mann, Trumpet
- Sunday, May 12, 11:15 am
- Location: Thomson First United Methodist Church, Tom Watson Way, Thomson GA
- Jeanie Joesbury, Music Director, Dale Hesse, Organ
Custer’s Last Band
- Carl Purdy, banjo; Jennifer Parker, mandolin, Billy Dukes, guitar, Laura Tomlin, violin, Travis Shaw, double bass
- Friday, May 17, 2013, 7:30 pm and Sunday, May 19, 2013, 3:00 pm
- Aiken Choral Society, Maureen Simpson, director
- Program: The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass (composed by Carol Barnett)
- Location: Cornerstone Baptist Church, Aiken, SC
- Contact: Aiken Choral Society
Weddings and Receptions
Reception: Trio Intermezzo
- Carl Purdy, viola/violin: Ruth Berry, Cello; Kevin Pollock, piano
- May 18 (private), Augusta Country Club
Wedding and Reception:
- Magellan String Quartet (Jonathan Aceto, Ryan Kho, Carl Purdy and Ruth Berry) with Fabio Mann and Josh Workman, Trumpets; Samantha Osteen, Harp; Nancy Sutton, organ
- May 18 (private): Vann-Rainsford Wedding,
Church of The Most Holy Trinity, Augusta, GA
Magellan String Quartet
- Jason Economides, violin and mandolin; Jonathan Aceto, violin; Carl Purdy viola, guitar and vocals: Ruth Berry, cello
- Monday, May 20: 7:30 pm
- Program: Music Changes With The World: Musical Treasures of the Americas
- Location: Georgia College – Max Noah Recital Hall (in Porter Hall), 210 Wilkerson Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061
- Contact: 478-445-8289
Duo Intermezzo
- Ruth Berry, cello; Kevin Pollock, piano
- Tuesday, May 28, Noon (private)
- First Baptist Church, Augusta, GA: Faith@Work; Fellowship Lunch
June
Trio Intermezzo
- Jonathan Aceto, violin; Ruth Berry, cello; Kevin Pollock, piano
- Saturday, June 1, 2:40 pm Prelude and 3:00 pm ceremony
- Augusta Preparatory School: Graduation
Duo Intermezzo
- Christopher Connolly, cello; Kevin Pollock, piano
- Saturday, June 1, (evening, private)
- Wedding: Trinity on the Hill Methodist Church
Wedding:
- String Trio: Jonathan Aceto, violin; Carl Purdy, Viola; Ruth Berry, cello
- Saturday, June 1 (private)
- Smith Wedding (Old Medical College)
Wedding: String Quartet and Trumpet
- Ceremony: Jonathan Aceto and Laura Tomlin: violins: Carl Purdy, Viola; Ruth Berry, Cello
Josh Workman, trumpet - Reception: Kevin Pollock, piano
- Saturday, June 15 (private)
- Buchanan Wedding, Aiken First Presbyterian/Wilcox Inn
Percussion, Choir, Organ, Piano
- First Baptist Church, Aiken, SC
- Sunday, June 2, 11:00 am
- James Bennett, Music Director
- "Beginnings" by Buryl Red. For choir,organ, piano, and three percussionists.
- Percussionists Matthew Fallin, Michael Katterjohn, Rebekkah Nordan
July
Fenimore String Quartet
- Ruotao Mao and Sue Rabut: Violins; Dee Dee Fancher, Viola, Ruth Berry, ‘Cello
- Repertoire will include:
- Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 ("Sunrise")
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute Quartet in D, K. 285 (with Linda Greene, flute)
- Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet in Eb Major, Op. 51
- Artworks Concert Series in Cherry Valley, New York
- Sunday, July 28, 7:30 pm
- The Foundry,
44 Main St.,
Cherry Valley, NY - Contact: Cherry Valley Artworks
August
Fenimore String Quartet
- Ruotao Mao and Sue Rabut: Violins; Dee Dee Fancher, Viola, Ruth Berry, ‘Cello
- Repertoire will include:
- Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 ("Sunrise")
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute Quartet in D, K. 285 (with Linda Greene, flute)
- Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet in Eb Major, Op. 51
- Unity Hall Concert Series, in Barneveld, New York
- Tuesday, August 6, 2013 8:00pm
- 101 Vanderkemp Ave, Barneveld, NY, 13304
- Contact: (315) 520-8231 or Unity Hall
- More information: The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and The Glimmerglass Festival