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About the Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia
About the Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia
Keep Dreaming A three part free virtual concert premiering in February 2021 celebrating Black History Month and our hope for the future Mary Boodell ute Chioke I Anson voice narration Homeland Allison Loggins Hull Program Notes Homeland was written shortly after Hurrican Maria stormed through Puerto Rico in 2017 Maria represented the increasing strength of natural disasters and the intense sometimes deadly repercussions of climate change While this was going on there was also a rise of political and social turmoil in the United States and global unrest thoughout the world including the Civil War crisis in Syria For weeks the news was ooded with these stories With so many people throughout the world dealing with tragic domestic issues I began to think about the meaning of home during a crisis What does home mean when the land has been destroyed What does it mean when there s been a political disaster or a human disaster How does a person feel patriotic when they feel unwelcomed at the same time Homeland is a musical interpretation and exploration of those questions The ute opens with timbral trills representing troubled waters then transitions into passages that are anxious and distorted There is a moment of hope and optimism a remembrance of past struggles that have been overcome followed by an off putting play on the Star Spangled Banner representing an unraveling of patriotism In the end we come full circle still with unanswered and unresolved questions Note by Allison Loggins Hull Allison Loggins Hull
Keep Dreaming A three part free virtual concert premiering in February 2021 celebrating Black History Month and our hope for the future Mary Boodell ute Chioke I Anson voice narration Homeland Allison Loggins Hull Program Notes Homeland was written shortly after Hurrican Maria stormed through Puerto Rico in 2017 Maria represented the increasing strength of natural disasters and the intense sometimes deadly repercussions of climate change While this was going on there was also a rise of political and social turmoil in the United States and global unrest thoughout the world including the Civil War crisis in Syria For weeks the news was ooded with these stories With so many people throughout the world dealing with tragic domestic issues I began to think about the meaning of home during a crisis What does home mean when the land has been destroyed What does it mean when there s been a political disaster or a human disaster How does a person feel patriotic when they feel unwelcomed at the same time Homeland is a musical interpretation and exploration of those questions The ute opens with timbral trills representing troubled waters then transitions into passages that are anxious and distorted There is a moment of hope and optimism a remembrance of past struggles that have been overcome followed by an off putting play on the Star Spangled Banner representing an unraveling of patriotism In the end we come full circle still with unanswered and unresolved questions Note by Allison Loggins Hull Allison Loggins Hull
Mary Boodell is the Principal Flutist of the Richmond Symphony in Virginia Praised as one of the city s most versatile and venturesome musicians she has won acclaim not only for her orchestral playing but also for her numerous chamber music performances Equally at home in baroque and contemporary music Ms Boodell has performed at festivals across the US and Europe including at the Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl Eastern Music Festival Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto Italy Wolf Trap VA and regularly at the Staunton Music Festival VA Since 2004 she has played baroque and modern utes for the Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia Ms Boodell received her Bachelor of Music at the Oberlin Conservatory and her Master of Music at Northwestern University studying with some of the country s most respected utists Robert Willoughby and Walfrid Kujala A devoted teacher herself she has taught at the University of Richmond and the Richmond Symphony School of Music coaches youth symphony players and performs regularly with the RSO Woodwind Quintet in area public schools When not performing she enjoys biking swimming cooking and spending time with her husband and children Chioke I Anson is Instructor of African American Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University A philosopher by trade he studies Africana philosophy and German idealism Chioke is currently the voice of underwriting for NPR newscasts and digital downloads He loves motorcycles Like a lot
Mary Boodell is the Principal Flutist of the Richmond Symphony in Virginia Praised as one of the city s most versatile and venturesome musicians she has won acclaim not only for her orchestral playing but also for her numerous chamber music performances Equally at home in baroque and contemporary music Ms Boodell has performed at festivals across the US and Europe including at the Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl Eastern Music Festival Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto Italy Wolf Trap VA and regularly at the Staunton Music Festival VA Since 2004 she has played baroque and modern utes for the Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia Ms Boodell received her Bachelor of Music at the Oberlin Conservatory and her Master of Music at Northwestern University studying with some of the country s most respected utists Robert Willoughby and Walfrid Kujala A devoted teacher herself she has taught at the University of Richmond and the Richmond Symphony School of Music coaches youth symphony players and performs regularly with the RSO Woodwind Quintet in area public schools When not performing she enjoys biking swimming cooking and spending time with her husband and children Chioke I Anson is Instructor of African American Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University A philosopher by trade he studies Africana philosophy and German idealism Chioke is currently the voice of underwriting for NPR newscasts and digital downloads He loves motorcycles Like a lot
The Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia would like to thank the following individuals and foundations who have made contributions since our 2019 20 season Starred names re ect gifts given to support our 2020 21 concert season received after the start of the current scal year July 1 2020 until February 10th 2021 Donors up to 99 Anonymous Gift Martin and Kathleen Gary David and Shin Min Block Anne Gordon Harrison Eugenia H Borum Denis G Klisz Phyllis Entin Joan Lose David Depp Patricia Parks Christine Ertell Richard Fine and Sara Ferguson Booktopics Megan Fries Laura DeLuca James Wilson Patricia Pearsall in memory of Hal Carle Patricia Parks Robert and Barbara Alexander Miriam Goldberg Cynthia Greene Mary Heen Carlyle Robin Jones Hortense Liberti John Rupp Richard and Ruth Szucs Members 100 249 Anonymous Gift 4 Michael Kelly Phoebe F Antrim Heyn and Sandy Kjerulf Reverend Dennis A Andersen Joann King John B H Caldwell Kathleen Hoppe A W Lewis III MD Marion Nelson Alan W Dow II Jack and Tricia Pearsall Marilyn T Erickson Mathis Kirby Powelson Ann Franke Robert and Mary Ellen Wadsworth Sharon Fuller Eli Zaller Eric and Christina Jacabson Elisabeth Wollan Beverly Geissler George Watkins Ralph and Jocelyne Graner Harry Kaplowitz Sally R Youngs Ellen Sayles Robert and Susan Clewell Martha B Dorill Marsden Williams Yellow Cello Music Barbara Charlotte Anderson Debra Carlotti Diana Damschroder Grace Suttle Patrons 250 499 Rick Fox and Owen Sharman Fran Freimarck Brooks and Lauren Nelson Ann Archer in memory of Hal Carle Craig Ponte Ernest Wilson Gita Massey Artist Sponsors 500 999 Mary Boodell and Evan Davis Rosa Bosher Peter Gilbert Phyllis McCafferty Elizabeth King sponsoring CMSCVA artist Mary Boodell Eileen Schulman Lois M Wilson Crabtree Ridgeway Foundation c o Elizabeth Lowsley Williams Michael and Molly Wray Outreach Sponsors 1000 2499 Coille Limited Partnership Friends of the Public Library Robert P Kyle George B Wilson Gisela John In honor of Hans Ullrich Scharnberg Concert Sponsors 2500 and up Anonymous Gift 3 Jennifer A Cable Special Thanks to The Byrd Theater for recording space Derek Fowler of Fowler Productions for audio and video recording All of our donors and volunteers for their un ending support
The Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia would like to thank the following individuals and foundations who have made contributions since our 2019 20 season Starred names re ect gifts given to support our 2020 21 concert season received after the start of the current scal year July 1 2020 until February 10th 2021 Donors up to 99 Anonymous Gift Martin and Kathleen Gary David and Shin Min Block Anne Gordon Harrison Eugenia H Borum Denis G Klisz Phyllis Entin Joan Lose David Depp Patricia Parks Christine Ertell Richard Fine and Sara Ferguson Booktopics Megan Fries Laura DeLuca James Wilson Patricia Pearsall in memory of Hal Carle Patricia Parks Robert and Barbara Alexander Miriam Goldberg Cynthia Greene Mary Heen Carlyle Robin Jones Hortense Liberti John Rupp Richard and Ruth Szucs Members 100 249 Anonymous Gift 4 Michael Kelly Phoebe F Antrim Heyn and Sandy Kjerulf Reverend Dennis A Andersen Joann King John B H Caldwell Kathleen Hoppe A W Lewis III MD Marion Nelson Alan W Dow II Jack and Tricia Pearsall Marilyn T Erickson Mathis Kirby Powelson Ann Franke Robert and Mary Ellen Wadsworth Sharon Fuller Eli Zaller Eric and Christina Jacabson Elisabeth Wollan Beverly Geissler George Watkins Ralph and Jocelyne Graner Harry Kaplowitz Sally R Youngs Ellen Sayles Robert and Susan Clewell Martha B Dorill Marsden Williams Yellow Cello Music Barbara Charlotte Anderson Debra Carlotti Diana Damschroder Grace Suttle Patrons 250 499 Rick Fox and Owen Sharman Fran Freimarck Brooks and Lauren Nelson Ann Archer in memory of Hal Carle Craig Ponte Ernest Wilson Gita Massey Artist Sponsors 500 999 Mary Boodell and Evan Davis Rosa Bosher Peter Gilbert Phyllis McCafferty Elizabeth King sponsoring CMSCVA artist Mary Boodell Eileen Schulman Lois M Wilson Crabtree Ridgeway Foundation c o Elizabeth Lowsley Williams Michael and Molly Wray Outreach Sponsors 1000 2499 Coille Limited Partnership Friends of the Public Library Robert P Kyle George B Wilson Gisela John In honor of Hans Ullrich Scharnberg Concert Sponsors 2500 and up Anonymous Gift 3 Jennifer A Cable Special Thanks to The Byrd Theater for recording space Derek Fowler of Fowler Productions for audio and video recording All of our donors and volunteers for their un ending support