Townhouse Green, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD
The grounds at Townhouse Green open at 5PM. Bring your own picnic, or you can purchase food from various vendors. Concerts start at 7PM
Free and open to the public
2015 River Concert Series Chesapeake Orchestra Jeffrey Silberschlag, music director and conductor
June 19: Music to soothe the mind and refresh the spirit Felix Mendelssohn Symphony 4 “The Italian” O. Resphigi Ancient air and Dances, Suite 3 F. Mendelssohn Concerto for Violin in E Yevgeny Kutik, violinist 1st Prize Boston Symphony Young Artist Competition & Tanglewood Music Center’s Jules Reiner Violin Prize Igor Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
June 26: Wit, humor, and brilliance G. Rossini Overture to Italian in Algiers G. Rossini Overture to Barber of Seville G. Rossini Overture to Cinderella W.A. Mozart Concerto No. 4 for Horn Nathaniel Silberschlag, horn Winner of The Kovner Fellowship, The Juilliard School F.J. Haydn Symph. No. 104 “London”
July 3 Superman, Sousa, “Saturday Night Live” and Fireworks! John Williams Superman John Williams Summon the Heroes John Williams Star Wars Jazz and Pop Standards Lawrence Feldman, saxophone Founding member of the Saturday Night Live Band JP Sousa Marches Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
July 10:The Music of George Frederick Handel: Sweatin’ to the Oldies Larry Vote, guest conductor Jeffrey Springer, tenor Jeffrey Silberschlag, trumpet soloist River Concert Series Choir Overture to Alcina Aria des Oronte from Alcina (tenor) “Sound an Alarm” from Judas Machabeus (tenor) Concerto for 2 Violins HMV 330 Entrance of the Queen of Sheba Coronations Anthems: The King Shall Rejoice, Zadoc the Priest Concerto for Trumpet n D Overture to Xerxes aria from Xerxes: Ombra Mai Fu (tenor) From Messiah: Comfort Ye, Every Valley Shall be Exalted (tenor solos) And the Glory of the Lord Hallelujah Chorus
July 17: The Magnificence Richard Strauss Don Juan W.T. McKinley “Kids for Orchestra”* Strauss Four last Songs Vocal soloist, tba Strauss Rosenkavalier Suite
July 24: Winter is Coming P.I. Tchaikovsky Ballet Favorites from The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 2 A Jazzy interlude with, Natii Wright And your RCS Finale favorites