2017-18 Concert Season
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We extend our sincere thanks to all of you who supported our concerts this year! Our final concert was truly special and we had a packed house (photo right).
We look forward to bringing more world-class chamber music to Central Vermont during our 2018-19 season. Enjoy your summer and we hope to see you again in the fall. |
"Treasures" concert, Capital City Concerts, Montpelier, April 2018
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Treasures
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April 21, 2018 - Unitarian Church of Montpelier
Three grand masterpieces of chamber music masterfully played by six of the country's finest artists featuring Metropolitan Opera Orchestra French hornist Brad Gemeinhardt, with violinists Laurie Smukler and Emily Smith, violist Marka Gustavsson, cellist Natasha Brofsky and pianist Robert McDonald. They will perform Brahms' Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40, Schumann's Piano Quintet, and Haydn's String Quartet, Op. 77, No.2. These musicians hold faculty positions at the Curtis Institute of Music, Juilliard School, and New England Conservatory, and have performed with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Mostly Mozart, the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, and WQXR’s Showcase Concerts
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Magic, Modes & Minerals
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September 29, 2017 - Unitarian Church of Montpelier
An all-star ensemble of Vermont's finest musicians including violinist Mary Rowell, violist Stefanie Taylor, cellist Emily Taubl, harpist Rebecca Kauffman, and flutist Karen Kevra performs new and beloved sumptuous music. The program includes Debussy's magical Sonata for flute, viola and harp; harp-king Carlos Salzedo's "Scintillation" for solo harp; and Caroline Shaw's "Limestone and Felt" for violin and cello. The entire ensemble joins forces for Roussel's other-worldly Serenade for flute, harp, and string trio. The concert will be repeated on Sunday, October 1 at 3PM at the Paramount Theater in Rutland.
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The Music of J.S. Bach
Arias and chamber music
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November 11, 2017 - Unitarian Church of Montpelier
Our perennial J. S. Bach concert remain a favorite of the Capital City Concerts audience. Beloved soprano Hyunah Yu returns with a stellar small ensemble including violinist Theodore Arm, cellist Edward Arron, pianist Jeewon Park, and flutist Karen Kevra. In addition to soprano arias from four different cantatas, the group will mix and match in chamber music of Bach including the Prelude and Fugue in F sharp, Book 2 for solo keyboard-BWV 883, Violin sonata in E major-BWV 1016, the Trio Sonata for flute, violin, cello, and keyboard in G major-BWV 1038, and featuring Bach's masterpiece for solo cello, the Suite No. 1 in G major-BWV 1007.
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The French Connection
French Music for flute and piano
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January 21 – Unitarian Church of Montpelier
This tribute concert to Louis Moyse, the guiding force behind Capital City Concerts, features Moyse's leading protégée, Vermonter and Grammy-nominated flutist Karen Kevra, with her longtime collaborator Washington, DC pianist Jeffrey Chappell, performing works of Blavet, Poulenc, and four virtuoso works from the most widely-published collection of flute music, Flute Music by French Composers. Jeffrey Chappell will also perform Ravel's exquisite Jeux d'Eau for solo piano. At intermission a menu/ballot of the ten works from Flute Music by French Composers will be distributed. Known as the "Paris Conservatory Commissions" these compositions were graduation final examination pieces from the famed Paris Conservatory. These pieces put the flute on the map as a solo instrument! Choose your favorite piece or pick one based on written descriptions provided in the program, then cast your ballot to determine the second half of the program.
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Formosa Folk
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February 24 & 25, 2018
After an enthralling performance of Ligeti's Quartet #1 String Metamorphoses Nocturnes last season, the Formosa Quartet returns to perform a folk-influenced program including Dana Wilson's Hungarian Folk Songs, Mark O'Connor's Appalachia Waltz, Dvorak's American Quartet, Wei-Chieh Lin's Spring Breeze from Five Taiwanese Folk Songs and Alberto Ginastera's Impressiones de la Puna with flutist Karen Kevra. |
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The Formosa Quartet's live performance of Dana Wilson's Hungarian Folk Songs
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Ticket Information
In Person
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At the DoorTickets are available for purchase at the door 45 minutes prior to concert's start. $25 adults $15 student (18 and younger) $15 reduced income Purchases made via credit cards will incur a $1 per ticket surcharge. |