Message from the Maestro
I am very excited to return to the School of Music Recital Hall with the Penn’s Woods Festival musicians to perform six fantastic concerts featuring great soloists and very diverse programs.
There will be something appealing to everyone, from the more familiar works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn to the premier of Overture by Jesse Montgomery, one of today’s leading female composers and performers. Lee Hinkle, will be the soloist for the riveting Marimba Concerto by Maurice Wright and Melody Quah will perform Chopin’s lyrical and passionate Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, op. 11.
For the first time, the full orchestra will perform at the Arboretum a concert titled “Light Classics” featuring well-known pieces by Rossini, Vivaldi, Mozart, Copland, Bartok and more!
The two chamber music concerts will be filled with varied repertoire including a Cassation in F Major, a gem by F. J. Haydn and the beautiful recently re-discovered Piano Quintet by Florence Price.
Enjoy Friday night under the stars for two nights of jazz. (weather permitting –we’ll move inside if there is rain) Our first concert will showcase the significant contributions of the musicians whose advocacy and resilience kept shinning the spotlight on Afro-American freedom and achievement through music. Our second night highlights the Afro-Cuban experience.
Please make sure you note the free community concerts in May and August for all ages. We hope you will explore and experience music in more casual and intimate settings.
Don’t mis the opportunity to listen to great live music performed by the best musicians from the area and around the country!
Gerardo
