Friday, July 16, 2021, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Mason District Park Amphitheater
6621 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003
Free. Sponsored by Fairfax County Parks.
Join our orchestra players for an eclectic mix of summer evening music.
Scott Joplin: The Easy Winners and The Chrysanthemum
Writing around the of the century, Joplin refined the ragtime form with energy, subtlety, and elegance.
Gustav Holst: St. Paul's Suite, Movements 1 & 4
This quintessentially English piece for strings is a wild rush of interwoven folk tunes.
George Walker: Lyric for Strings
Walker wrote his first quartet in 1946 at the age of just 22. Tonight you will hear the wistful second movement of that quartet, adapted for string ensemble. Walker went on to an long career writing extraordinary music; he was the first Black composer to win the Pulitzer prize and received many other honors and commissions.
Wolfgang Mozart: Quintet in A Major for Clarinet and String Quartet, K. 581, Mvt 4
A beautiful and serene favorite.
Antonín Dvořák: American Quartet, Mvt 2, Lento
Dvorak admired American culture and in the 1890's spent much time in New York and Spillville, Iowa, where he was inspired to write his most famous string quartet.
Madalena Lombardini: Quartet II, Mvt 2, Allegro
Lombardini (1745-1818) got her start in Venice a generation behind Vivaldi and toured Europe as an admired composer, keyboard player, violinist, and singer. We hope you get a sense of her fiery character from this rapid-fire movement.
Wolfgang Mozart: Quintet for Winds and Piano K. 452, Mvt 1
A most elegant piece for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon.
Jazz Ensemble: Selections to be announced.
Scott Joplin: The Entertainer
To close, we present Joplin's most famous rag.
