Category: Duo Intermezzo

December Concerts from NY

December 1, 7:00pm: Dan Sales and Rich Mollin
Location: CANO
Jazz guitar and bass; standards, original compositions and music of the season

December 4: 6:00pm: The Castalia String Quartet
Location: CANO
Music informed and inspired by Native American music. Two Sketches by Griffes, Quartet For Strings by Amy Beach. String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 (“American”) by Dvorak

December 10, 7:00pm: Fideliz Sta Brigida and Ana Laura Gonzalez
Location: CANO
Music from South America for flute and piano, including Postcards by Jose Lezcano, Latin-American pieces by Sergio Arriagada, and a variety of short traditional pieces from Argentina, Peru and Venezuela.

December 11: 7:00pm: John Colonna and Evan Jagels
Location: Dunderberg Gallery
Jazz piano and bass; standards, original compositions and music of the season

December 18: 7:00pm: Mozart x 4 + 5!
Location: CANO
Cathryn Jones (oboe) and Richard MacDowell (clarinet) will be featured with the Castalia String Quartet in an all Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart program including his Oboe Quartet and Clarinet Quintet.

December 29: 7:00pm: Duo Intermezzo
Location: Dunderberg Gallery
Ruth Berry (cello) and John Colonna (piano )will perform unique arrangements of popular classics, art songs, folk music, and contemporary standards along with selections from film, opera, Broadway, and music of the Season.

December 30: 7:30pm: John O’Connor
Location: Franklin Railroad Community Museum
John O’Connor will perform a concert of his original folk songs and ballads.

To attend the livestream performances, click on the dates above, or go to https://www.facebook.com/the.mptf or
https://musicpf.org/, at the performance start time.

In-person venue information:

  • Community Arts Network of Oneonta (CANO at the Wilber Mansion): 11 Ford Ave. Oneonta NY 13820
  • Dunderberg Gallery: 18 Marion Ave, Gilbertsville, NY 13776
  • Franklin Railroad Community Museum: 572 Main St, Franklin, NY 13775

For more information about the performers, please click here.

These free admission concerts by professional jazz, folk and classical musicians are made possible by the the Music Performance Trust Fund, AFM Local 443, and 443 Concerted Works, Inc. in partnership with the Community Arts Network of Oneonta, the Dunderberg Gallery, and the Franklin Railroad Community Museum. Email Ruth Berry for more information.

December Concerts

Please support In Praise of Music (IPOM) 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.

The musicians of IPOM understand that you may not be able to attend our performances; we simply want to share the variety and number of engagements we have developed for ourselves and our communities.

December 1

  • The Lyra Vivace Chamber Orchestra Strings kicked off the holiday season with Handel’s Messiah, an annual Thomson tradition (this was the 25th year for most of the orchestra!) with the Thomson McDuffie Choral Society (Mark Bowers, Director) at First Baptist Church, Thomson, GA.

December 7

  • In Praise of Music string players performed for private weddings and receptions at Grace Baptist in Evans and the Augusta Museum of History

December 8

December 13

  • Duo Intermezzo performs for the CSRA Medical Manager’s association Holiday Luncheon (private event).

December 14

December 15

  • The Lyra Vivace Chamber Orchestra Strings perform with the Warren Baptist Church Orchestra and Choir (Kevin Pollock, Director)
    • 9:15 am prelude and service
    • 10:45 am prelude and service
  • In Praise of Music musicians, including members of Custer’s Last Band, perform An Appalachian Winter with the Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church Choir (Grovetown GA), Sonny Sellers, Director at 8:30 and 11:00 am.
  • Lyra Vivace Chamber Orchestra Strings perform with the Trinity on the Hill Methodist Church Choir and Orchestra (Danny Key, director) at 8:30 and 11:00 am.
  • The Lyra Vivace Chamber Orchestra performs
    Schubert Magnificat with the Christ Church Presbyterian (Evans) Choir (Mark Nabholz, Director) at 6:00 pm.
  • The Kiokee String Quintet performs with the First Baptist Church, Swainsboro, GA, Choir and Orchestra (Gilbert Westberry, director) at the 6:00 pm service.
  • The Magellan String Quartet performs with the Reid Memorial Presbyterian Choir (Richard Cook, director) at the 6:45 pm prelude and the 7:30 pm service.
  • Mood Indigo (Rob Foster Trio) performs a private Holiday Banquet at First Bapitst, Aiken, SC, in the evening.

December 20

December 21

December 22

  • In Praise of Music String Quartet will perform with the Sandersville, GA, United Methodist Church Choir (Shane McDonald, director). Faure Cantique de Jean Racine and Vivaldi Gloria at 11:00 am.
  • The Magellan String Quartet will perform with the
    Aiken First Presbyterian Choir (Ken Courtney, Director) at the 8:45 and 11:00 am services.

December 24

  • The Magellan String Quartet and Quintet will perform at First Baptist Church, Augusta, GA, at 5:00 pm.
  • The Kiokee String Quintet will perform with the Warren Baptist Church choir (Kevin Pollock, director)
    • 3:40 pm Prelude, 4:00 pm Service
      5:15 pm Prelude, 5:30 pm Service
  • In Praise of Music Violinist and Cellist Laura Tomlin and Chris Connolly will perform with pianist Brent Odom at Grace Baptist Church in Evans
    • 4:15 pm Prelude, 4:30 pm Service
    • 5:45 pm Prelude, 6:00 pm Service
  • The Magellan String Quartet will perform at the Church of the Good Shepherd at 9:30 pm.

May – August Performances

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 Lyra Vivace Chamber Orchestra

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

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
Photo by Karli Cadel

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
The Judd Foundry (1896) w/ The Star Theater (1910), Cherry Valley, NY
The Judd Foundry (1896) w/ The Star Theater (1910), Cherry Valley, NY

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
Unity Hall
Unity Hall (built 1896), Barneveld, NY
The Glimmerglass Festival's Alice Busch Opera Theater
The Glimmerglass Festival’s Alice Busch Opera Theater
Photo by Claire McAdams