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CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY of CENTRAL VIRGINIA18th Season | 2022-23

The Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia presentsOur PicturesPortfolio Twofeaturing new works byChloe BiggsBenjamin BroeningKrystal FolkestadwithAnamarie Diaz, fluteBrendon Elliot, violinCody Halquist, hornBill Martin, Director/Valentine MuseumAdrian Pintea, violinThomas Schneider, bassoonSchuyler Slack, celloAndrew Sommer, bassEddie Sundra, clarinetDanielle Wiebe, viola

This season, CMSCVA will bring these things to life through the magic of music. You’ll hear masterpieces of chamber music like the viola quintets by Mozart, the piano quintet of Brahms, the string quartets of Haydn and the glorious chamber music of the French Baroque. You’ll also hear new works of music commissioned this year by CMSCVA – a cello quintet by Louisiana-based Brian Nabors, and three new pieces inspired by Richmond for the “Our Pictures” project by Chloe Biggs, Benjamin Broening, and Anthony Smith.Come join CMSCVA for our 18th season and explore the fantastic world of classical music. Twenty-four phenomenal artists, four world premieres, and nine concerts. we hope you will nd a place in CMSCVA for exciting and unique classical music in Richmond. Come dream with us!James WilsonArtistic DirectorGreetings,Sincerely,Close your eyes and dream of different places, different experiences, different sounds . . . A nighttime street in Madrid. Dancing the Samba. The wit of Mozart. The palace of Versailles.

Benjamin Broening Krystal Folkestad Permafrost - Arboreal Street DanceOur Pictures, Portfolio TwoMay 13, 2023 | 2pm Richmond Public LibraryProgram:Triple CrossingCrossings - (Dis)connectionsGood Black Dirt in Sublime Black HandsPicture of a Blooming CityCMSCVA's 18th Season is supported in part by the Allan and Margot Blank Foundation, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Chloe Biggs

May Featured ArtistsChloe MacKenzie Biggs is a 17 year old composer and violinist from Richmond, Virginia. She is currently a student at Maggie Walker Governor’s School, and just recently committed to Oberlin conservatory for her continued education. Her inspirations range from Classical composers like Stravinsky, Mahler, Bartok, Copland, and Prokofiev to things like Jazz Fusion, Progressive Metal, Hardcore, Punk, Chiptune, and Video Game music. She is a strong advocate for queer and trans liberation and often represents themes of liberation in her music.Benjamin Broening’s music couples his interest in the expressive power of sound with a sense of line derived from his background as a singer. His orchestral, choral, chamber and electroacoustic music has been performed in over twenty-five countries and across the United States by many ensembles including Eighth Blackbird, Da Capo Chamber Players, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Arctic Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, Da Capo Players, Network for New Music, and many others. Broening is recipient of Guggenheim, Howard and Fulbright Fellowships, and has also received recognition and awards from the American Composers Forum, Virginia Commission for the Arts, ACS/Andrew Mellon Foundation, the Jerome Foundation and the Presser Music Foundation among others.

Trembling Air, an album his chamber music recorded by Eighth Blackbird, has been praised as “haunting” and “enchanting”, “magical”, “other-worldly,” and “coruscatingly gorgeous.” Critics have called Recombinant Nocturnes, his album music for piano “a gorgeous disc of music... adventurous, thoughtful, eloquent, and disarmingly direct... It’s one of the most persuasive accounts of a contemporary composer engaging a tried-and-true form—the piano nocturne—with both an individual imagination and just the right amount of affectionate familiarity.”Eighteen other pieces have been released by Ensemble U: in Estonia and on the Centaur, Everglade, Equilibrium, MIT Press, Oberlin Music, Open G, New Focus, Ravello and SEAMUS record labels. Broening is Professor of Music. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan, Cambridge University, Yale University, and Wesleyan University.The career of composer-pianist Dr. Krystal J. Folkestad, nee Grant, spans from giving lecture-recitals in elementary schools of her hometown, Birmingham, Alabama, to arranging and accompanying for a musical theater club at a senior center in Brooklyn, New York. Through her experience teaching in college classrooms, after-school programs, and a homeless shelter, she loves seeing how music can build community. She majored in piano performance and Spanish at Vanderbilt University. With her Ph.D. in composition from Stony Brook University, she has taught composition and music theory in Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia. She lives with her husband and son in Richmond, Virginia, where she creates an oasis of inclusivity within classical music by collaborating with performers and teachers to curate repertoire by underrepresented composers. https://arsarvole.com/

schools where she gives lessons on Disney and Pixar music, the flute, and classical music and drawing.As an active performer, Anamarie regularly performs with Classical Revolution RVA and gigs throughout the greater Richmond area. Her most recent performance, Current Times, include performances of solo flute works by underrepresented BIPOC composers and interviews with each composer. In addition, Anamarie is a big proponent of new music and strives to perform works by living underrepresented composers. Anamarie received a Bachelors of Arts in Music from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2015, and a Master of Music in Performance and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Musicology from the University of North Carolina Greensboro in 2019. Her primary teachers include Tabatha Easley, Erika Boysen, and Diana Morgan.www.diazflute.comAnamarie Diaz is a flutist, educator, performer, entrepreneur, and arts administrator in Richmond, VA. She currently teaches privately at her home studio, DiazFlute Studio, where she strives to push and encourage personal growth through music lessons. Anamarie is a strong advocate for music education access for all students regardless of socioeconomic standing. She volunteers her time visiting lower income elementary Virginia Native Brendon Elliott received his BM studying with Pamela Frank and Joseph Silverstein at The Curtis Institute of Music and completed his master’s at The Juilliard School under Sylvia Rosenberg and Ronald Copes. He began his violin studies under his mother’s tutelage at the age of three and made his solo debut

when he was 10 years old. As a three-time concerto competition winner, Brendon was invited as a guest soloist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra at age 17 on their Masterworks Series. He toured with the Virginia Symphony performing the Hailstork Violin Concerto as an opener for Natalie Cole and his performance of William Grant Still's Mother and Child was broadcast on WMRA radio. Brendon has appeared as a soloist with The Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Harlem Chamber Players, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Music of the Baroque, and has performed in orchestras such as the Sphinx Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Chineke! Orchestra. The Charleston Post and Courier described his solo performance with the Colour of Music Virtuosi as; “Playing with grace and poise, displaying a fine technique and sweet tone.” Brendon is currently touring as Joseph Bologne’s musical half in Bill Barclay’s play The Chevalier and is a member of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.Cody Halquist has served as the Lecturer in Horn at the University of Virginia andPrincipal Horn of the Charlottesville Symphony since fall 2021. Originally from Rochester, NY, Cody has worked for several years as an active freelancer both in the New York City areaand Virginia, where he has frequently performed with the Richmond Symphony, New Haven Symphony, and is 3rd Horn of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. Cody served as the Adjunct Instructor of Horn at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut from 2019-2021. A dedicated teacher for students of all levels, he was a teaching artist throughthe Yale Music in Schools Initiative and Morse Summer Academy for three years. Cody received his Bachelor of Music in Horn Performance at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater & Dance where he was a student of Adam Unsworth. While at Michigan he was also a Stamps Scholar which funded a summer of study in London in 2013. He earned both a Master of Music and Master of Musical Arts in Performance at the Yale School of Musicstudying under William Purvis. He has spent summers at the Lake George and Crested Butte Music Festivals, as well as the Collegium Musicum Summer Academy.

He was accepted at The Juilliard School for his undergraduate studies under the tutelage of Masao Kawasaki and Lewis Kaplan. After completing his Bachelor’s Degree, he was awarded the Eugenia and David Ames Concertmaster Fellowship at the Mannes School of Music and performed regularly as a chamber player in major halls such as Alice Tully, The Morgan Library and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. After completing his studies, Mr. Pintea joined the New World Symphony where he had the opportunity to serve as concertmaster under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas and Esa-Pekka Salonen, among others. He is currently serving as the associate concertmaster of the Richmond Symphony.Romanian violinist Constantin Adrian Pintea has performed throughout Europe and the United States as a soloist and chamber music player. He began his musical studies with Ștefan Gheorghiu, a former David Oistrakh pupil, and was featured as a soloist with the Romanian National Symphony Orchestra and the Bucharest Philharmonic. Mr. Pintea won his first national prize at the age of 12 and was a prize recipient at the Jeunesse Musicales and Remember Enescu international competitions. Thomas Schneider joined the Richmond Symphony as Principal Bassoon in September of 2012. Before joining the Richmond Symphony, Tom was a fellow for two years at the New World Symphony in Miami Beach under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. Tom holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin Conservatory and a Master of Music degree from The University of Maryland.

His primary teachers are Sue Heineman, George Sakakeeny, Yoshi Ishikawa, and Debbie Torpe. Tom has appeared at many of the country’s top festivals including the Tanglewood Music Center, National Orchestral Institute, National Repertory Orchestra, and the Sarasota Music Festival. Tom made his first solo appearance with the Richmond Symphony in the fall of 2014 performing Peter Schickele’s Bassoon Concerto and recently performed Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto in April 2022. Outside music, Tom loves to read, hike along the James River, and climb the beautiful mountains in his native Colorado.Kenneth and Bettie Christopher Perry Foundation Cello Chair in 2016. Previously he held the joint position of Artist in Residence at the University of Evansville and Principal Cellist of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also a member of the Des Moines Metro Opera Orchestra, Williamsburg Symphony, and is on the music faculty at Randolph-Macon College. He performs frequently in the cello sections of major orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra and National Symphony, and studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where his primary teachers were Cleveland Orchestra principal cellists Mark Kosower and Stephen Geber.Equally committed to the music of living composers and crossover musical endeavors, Schuyler has commissioned and performed new compositions for the cello by composers Douglas Boyce, Steven Snowden, and Heather Stebbins, with projects funded by grants from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Allan and Margot Blank Foundation. He was praised by the Washington Post for his “excellent” contribution – noted for his “pluck and scrape effects!” – to a new music-theatre adaptation of Kafka’s Metamorphosis that was taken to the Prague Fringe Festival in 2015.Cellist Schuyler Slack has performed in orchestral, chamber music, and recital settings across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan. The Alexandria, VA native was appointed to the Richmond Symphony’s

and choral teacher, and his sister, Grace, is a cellist. His father was the great bassist and teacher Douglas Sommer, who was a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for 25 years. Andrew credits his father, who sadly passed away in 2014, as his bass hero.In addition to his orchestral work, Mr. Sommer is equally at home playing jazz and other styles of music. He performed at the 2013 Grammys with the Grammy Jazz Combo alongside Latino superstar Juanes. Mr. Sommer’s jazz teachers and mentors include Joseph Patrick Moore, Sam Skelton, Kevin Bales, and John Patitucci. Other bass mentors include Harold Robinson, Leigh Mesh, Lawrence Wolfe, and the entire Atlanta Symphony Orchestra bass section.Mr. Sommer plays on his father’s bass, an Enrico Bajoni made in Italy circa 1875.Double Bassist Andrew Sommer is a native of the Atlanta area and principal bassist for the Richmond Symphony Orchestra since 2019. He has been a substitute for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, including on their 2014 tour to Carnegie Hall, and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Sommer received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Albert Laszlo. Mr. Sommer grew up in a musical family. His mom, Phyllis, is a singer

Eddie has appeared at numerous chamber music engagements and contemporary music events, including the Thy Chamber Music Festival in Denmark, the Aspen Music Festival, and various events as a member of Michigan-based new music ensemble ÆPEX Contemporary. In addition to being an orchestral and chamber performer, Eddie is an active composer and arranger, and has written works for chamber ensemble, as well as other genres of music including electronic music and songwriting. He enjoys collaborative projects, such as incorporating music with photography, dance, and creative lighting.Originally from the Philadelphia area, Eddie received degrees in performance and chamber music from the Pennsylvania State University (B.M.) and the University of Michigan (M.M.). Eddie is also a saxophonist and has performed with jazz ensemble Outer Dimensions and numerous jazz combos. To learn more about Eddie, check out eddiesundra.comEddie Sundra currently holds the position of 2nd and Associate Principal Clarinet with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and has also held positions with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and Lima Symphony in Ohio. In addition, Eddie has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Sarasota Orchestra, and Ann Arbor Symphony, along with other orchestras in Michigan and Ohio.

Mexican-Canadian violist Danielle Wiebe Burke began her musical studies on violin at an early age. At fifteen, she discovered her love for the viola, performing her solo debut with the Calgary Civic Symphony the following year. A prizewinning finalist in the 15th Sphinx Competition and in the Yale Concerto Competition, she has performed as a soloist throughout Europe and North America, most recently as a quarterfinalist in the 2021 Primrose International Viola Competition. Danielle is a distinguished chamber musician. Her past festival appearances include Chamberfest Dubuque, where she was a guest artist, and the Appalachian Chamber Music, Wintergreen, Staunton, Tanglewood, and Yellowbarn Music Festivals. Among her past chamber collaborators are members of the Brentano, Borromeo, and Takacs quartets, and soloists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Emmanuel Ax, Donald Weilerstein, Roger Tapping, and Gil Shaham. She has premiered works by Han Lash, Tracy Rush, Christopher Luna Mega, Ethan Braun, and Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Gilbertson. She holds the John C. Jamison Principal Viola Chair in the Williamsburg Symphony. A former student of Kim Kashkashian and Ettore Causa, she has a Bachelor of Music from New England Conservatory and both Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Yale University. Danielle plays a 2009 Stefan-Peter Greiner viola.

Triple Crossing, by Benjamin BroeningTriple Crossing takes its name and inspiration from the place in Shockoe Bottom where three rail lines cross. (Depending on what sources you believe, it’s either the only location in the United States where you can find such a thing, or one of two such places). I came across this spot shortly after I moved to Richmond in 1999 and was amazed, for not only do three rail lines cross, but the train bridges and trestles weave between buildings and run alongside surface streets. Soaring overhead are multiple levels of exit and entrance ramps to I-95 and the downtown expressway. And just over the flood wall is the canal and the river. The area is visually astonishing, and historically complex.Triple Crossing is two movements. The brief first movement, Crossings, pays homage to the physical wonder of the place and the myriad ways that the various lines of transport cross andintertwine. Marked Loose, playful, the clarinet and string lines weave around, over and under each other throughout the movement in ways that recall the material complexity of the place.The longer second movement, (Dis)connections, reflects on the ways that this area paradoxically has connected Richmond to the wider world, but simultaneously has served as a locus of division, disruption and disconnection. Richmond was the center of the American slavetrade and the triple crossing area was near the epicenter of that trade. Just a few steps from the triple crossing is the Kanawha Canal and the Richmond Slave Trail. A few more steps is the former site of auction houses where thousands of enslaved men, women and children were sold. More recently, hundreds of houses and businesses were demolished in Jackson Ward, the “Harlem of the South,” to build the Richmond-Petersburgh turnpike (I-95). The music of (Dis)connections is marked by a series of ever-descending phrases whose final cadences are constantly interrupted and diverted in ways that suggest disruption or disconnection.--- Benjamin BroeningNotes on today's program:

Good Black Dirt in Sublime Black Hands, by Krystal FolkestadGood Black Dirt in Sublime Black Hands was inspired by the composer's visiting, volunteering, and planting in the community gardens led by Duron Chavis's organization Happily Natural Festival. Shoveling steaming mounds of compost, listening to interwoven choruses of birds, braiding vines of blackberries, and meditating on murals of Adinkra symbols and people of color fueled this piece. The music has three themes: a sustained theme for the earth itself, a florid theme for the life flourishing in the garden, and a swaggering theme for the black hands cultivating the land, the mutuality, and the justice centered in the space.--- Krystal FolkestadRichmond Community Garden

Picture of a Blooming City, by Chloe Mackenzie BiggsThe initial inspiration for this work came to me in spring of 2022 – there is a few days out of the year that all dogwood trees in the Richmond area come into full bloom. This is one of my favorite times of the year in the city because the sidewalks around my school are decorated primarily with dogwood trees, so the usual color palette of the area transforms into something completely different, accented by the pastel pinks and whites of the new blossoms. While this didn’t end up being the subject of my final work, it got me thinking about how modern life interacts with nature. Later, while studying at Brevard, I began to see nature in a different light. The grasping tendrils which made up the dense canopy of the old growth temperate rainforest started to almost look eldritch in nature after close observation, especially at night. These two views of nature were what inspired my final piece. A view of nature a beautiful and colorful, but also ancient and angry. The first movement represents the static view of nature as it appears on a day to day basis, using a canonically repeated melodic motif with a downward contour to represent the deep and brooding personality of nature as well as a quote from Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring to represent the primordial secrets of nature. This is contrasted with an upward moving motif which represents the growth of a city and how it conflicts with and overpowers the health of nature. In the second movement, time speeds up so that the heartbeat of nature becomes audible. Whereas the city seemed to overpower nature in the first movement, the second movement makes clear that over the course of infinity nature is supreme and all encompassing. The name, Arboreal Street Dance, comes from a view of the growth of nature as a dance where eventually over the course of centuries, the roots and branches of trees will reclaim the urban environment humans have built, gradually uprooting and dancing down each alley and lane.-- Chloe MacKenzie Biggs

Jordan Bak, violaAward-winning Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is building an exciting international career as a trailblazing artist, praised for his radiant stage presence, dynamic interpretations, and fearless power. He is frequently in demand as a concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and educator. The 2021YCAT Robey Artist and a top laureate of the 2020 Sphinx Competition, Bak is also a Grand Prize winner and Audience Prize recipient of the 2019 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, the recipient of the 2019 Samuel Sanders Tel Aviv Museum Prize and the 2019 John White Special Prize from the Tertis International Viola Competition. Highlights of the 2021-2022 season include recital debuts at Wigmore Hall, Merkin Concert Hall & Baltimore’s Shriver Hall Concert Series, chamber music tours with Musicians from Marlboro and CAG on Tour, and new music commissions from such composers as Tyson Davis, Shawn Okpebholo & James Ra. A proud new music advocate, Bak gave the world premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Du gick, flög for viola and mezzo-soprano and the viola premiere of Jessica Meyer’s Excessive Use of Force. Bak also gave an acclaimed performance of the Druckman Viola Concerto with The Juilliard Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall in New York.Our 2022-23 Artistic CollaboratorsMary Boodell, flute and traversoMary 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

at home in Baroque and contemporary music, Ms. Boodell has performed on Baroque and modern flutes 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. Before coming to the Richmond Symphony, Ms. Boodell played Principal Flute with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in Tennessee and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Born in Chicago, 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 flutists, 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 Richmond-area public schools. Her students have gone on to major conservatories and top orchestral jobs.Julie Bosworth, sopranoFrom medieval cantigas to newly composed works, Julie Bosworth revels in versatile performance practice. Recognized for her “penetrating lyrical agility, exquisitely phrased” (Jay Harvey Upstage), this “notably stylish and expressive” singer finds joy and fulfillment in collaborating with artists across a vast array of musical genres. In June, Julie finished recording her second album with The Broken Consort, singing original works by Emily Lau. She has been featured on live radio broadcasts by NPR, All Classical Portland, WBJC and WYPR in Baltimore, and WGBH Boston. On the operatic stage, Julie has performed with American Opera Theater, Raylynmor Opera, Opera AACC, and Peabody Opera Theater. Equally at home on the concert stage, she has appeared as a soloist with American Bach Soloists, Tempesta di Mare, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the Indianapolis Early Music Festival, among others.

Julie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Millikin University and a Master of Music degree in Voice Performance and Early Music from The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. She is a chorister at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., and resides in Baltimore with her husband, baritone Corbin Phillips, and their two dogs.Cramer String QuartetJessica Lee, historical violinKate Goddard, historical violinAnnie Garlid, historical violaMichael Unterman, historical celloWith period instruments and an invigorating historically informed approach, the Cramer Quartet brings uncommon warmth, transparency, and texture to Classical and early Romantic repertoire as well as commissioned works that explore and expand the sound world of gut strings. The quartet’s stylish, nuanced interpretations and visionary approach to programming stimulate dialogue around old and new works, inviting audiences to listen with fresh ears. Based in New York City, members of the Cramer Quartet are persons of color, women, non-binary/transmasc and LGBTQ+ individuals committed to advancing cultural equity in classical music. Highlights of the 2021-22 season include performances of The Seven Last Words Project— an immersive multimedia journey through Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ as reflected upon by seven diverse contemporary composers— at Five Boroughs Music Festival; as well as appearances at Music Mountain Summer Chamber Music Festival, GEMS Midtown Concerts, and a residency at Festival de Música de Santa Catarina in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. Recent appearances include Boston’s Society for Historically Informed Performance and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s “Art in Tune” event— a multidisciplinary site-specific collaboration in which the CQ paired artwork from the museum’s galleries with a series of rarely heard works performed on a set of 18th-Century musical instruments from the MFA’s collection.

Kevin Day, composerAn American whose music has been characterized by “propulsive, syncopated rhythms, colorful orchestration, and instrumental virtuosity,” (Robert Kirzinger, Boston Symphony) Composer Kevin Day has quickly emerged as one of the leading young voices in the world of music composition today, whose music ranges from powerful introspection to joyous exuberance. Kevin Day is an internationally acclaimed composer, conductor, and pianist, whose music often intersects between the worlds of jazz, minimalism, Latin music, fusion, and contemporary classical idioms. Day serves as the Vice President of the Millennium Composers Initiative, a collective of more than 120 composers from several countries around the world. Day is currently Assistant Professor of Composition at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He is pursuing his DMA in Composition from the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where he studies with Charles Norman Mason, Dorothy Hindman, and Lansing McCloskey. He holds a MM in Composition from the University of Georgia, and BM in Performance from Texas Christian University (TCU). He is alumnus of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America.Nicholas DiEugenio, violinOver the course of his life–growing up in Pennsylvania, as a student in Cleveland, New Haven, and New York, and as a professional musician traversing many continents–American violinist Nicholas DiEugenio is guided by a firm conviction that music is a central experience in the expression of humanity.

His colorful playing is lauded for its “rapturous poetry” (American Record Guide), and as “excellent” and “evocative” (New York Times).A core member of the Sebastians, a period group hailed as “topnotch” by the New Yorker and “everywhere sharp-edged and engaging” by the New York Times, Nicholas also performs and records with pianist Mimi Solomon. Regarded as an inspiring teacher, Nicholas is currently Associate Professor of Violin at UNC Chapel Hill, and is co-artistic director of MYCO, a non-profit chamber music organization for middle and high school students. Nicholas holds degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music (B.M,M.M), where he studied with David and Linda Cerone and Paul Kantor,and the Yale School of Music (D.M.A., A.D.), where he was a student of Ani Kavafian. He performs on a baroque violin made by Karl Dennis in 2011, and also on a 1734 violin made by Dom Nicolo Amati.Brendon Elliott, violinVirginia Native, Brendon Elliott received his BM studying with Pamela Frank and Joseph Silverstein at The Curtis Institute of Music and completed his master’s at The Juilliard School under Sylvia Rosenberg and Ronald Copes. He began his violin studies under his mother’s tutelage at the age of three and made his solo debut when he was 10 years old. As a three-time concerto competition winner, Brendon was invited as a guest soloist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra at age 17 on their Masterworks Series. He toured with the Virginia Symphony performing the Hailstork Violin Concerto as an opener for Natalie Cole and his performance of William Grant Still's Mother and Child was broadcast on WMRA radio. Brendon has appeared as a soloist with The Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Harlem Chamber Players, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Music of the Baroque, and has performed in orchestras such as the Sphinx Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Chineke! Orchestra. The Charleston Post and Courier described his solo performance with the Colour of Music Virtuosi as; “Playing with grace and poise, displaying a fine technique and sweet tone.” Brendon is currently touring as Joseph Bologne’s musical half in Bill Barclay’s play The Chevalier and is a member of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

Fitz Gary, violaIn the summer of 2022, Fitz Gary will join the Garth Newel Piano Quartet as violist and Co-Artistic Director. The Quartet programs and performs over 50 concerts a year and hosts numerous outreach and educational programs at the Garth Newel Music Center in Hot Springs, Virginia.Fitz, a native of Charlottesville, Virginia, has toured across the United States, Europe, and Asia performing in such venues as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, London’s Royal Albert Hall, and Japan’s Suntory Hall. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Jeffrey Irvine, and graduate studies at The Juilliard School with Heidi Castleman and Hsin-Yun Huang. Selected as a 2013-2014 Fulbright Scholar, he studied with Barbara Westphal at the Musikhochschule in Lübeck, Germany. In 2012, Fitz started a project called Music Feeds Us, a chamber music series which ran for seven seasons. The concerts, which have been featured on Performance Today, raised over 175,000 meals for partner food banks in Virginia. As an avid orchestral musician, Fitz has had the opportunity to perform with some of America’s most prestigious ensembles, including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center.Annie Garlid, historical violaMusician and composer Annie Garlid studied English at Smith College, viola performance at New England Conservatory, early music at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, and ensemble singing at the Schola Cantorum in Basel. In 2018 she began her PhD in music at New York University, where she

researches materiality in recent experimental music.As a viola player and singer, Annie works at the intersection of early music, experimental music, and contemporary classical music. She appeared on Holly Herndon’s 2019 album PROTO (and toured as a member of the Holly Herndon ensemble) and Caterina Barbieri’s 2019 album Ecstatic Computation. She has collaborated and performed with a number of other composers and artists, including Rosemarie Trockel, Bill Kouligas, Emptyset, Nile Koetting, Cat Lamb, Marc Sabat, and Laure M. Hiendl. She plays and sings with De Nieuwe Philharmonie Utrecht, the Netherlands Bach Society, the Handel & Haydn Society, Tafelmusik, and Konzert Minimal, and at the Washington National Cathedral. As a violist she has worked with Pierre Boulez, Masaaki Suzuki, David Robertson, Peter Eötvös, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Bernard Labadie, and Harry Christophers. She released her debut album as UCC Harlo in March 2019. Under that moniker she has since toured internationally, licensed her music to Chanel and JW Anderson, and produced a remix for the Amsterdam duo Know V.A.Kate Goddard, historical violinKate Goddard enjoys a burgeoning career as a multi- instrumentalist. A busy freelance violinist, violist, and horn player, her musical proclivities range from period performance to contemporary works by living composers. Her upcoming season includes engagements with the American Classical Orchestra and Early Music New York, as well as performances at St. Bartholomew’s Church with her quintet Ensemble Melos, and and a series of trio concerts in San Francisco. She has recently appeared with the Yale Schola, the American Handel Society at Princeton, and Manhattan School of Music’s contemporary ensemble, Tactus. Beyond classical music, she has performed at the Blue Note

biotech labs, and the Volkswagen Transparent Factory in Dresden. Notable chamber music and solo appearances include Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, the Moritzburg Festival Academy, Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, Schlern International Music Festival, and the Music Academy of the West, where he gave a chamber music recital with renowned pianist Jeremy Denk. In the 2021-2022 season, Grant appears regularly in concerts as a member of Trio Gaia, a piano trio formed in 2018 with pianist Andrew Barnwell and cellist Yi-Mei Templeman, with engagements to include recitals across the East coast, a residency with the Virginia Arts Festival, and appearances at the Perlman Music Program Chamber Music Workshop and Yale’s Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. In addition to his career with Trio Gaia, Grant appears frequently with the conductor-less ensembles Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, A Far Cry, and Palaver Strings. He performs on a 1757 Michel’angelo Bergonzi violin on loan from a private foundation.Grant Houston, violinViolinist Grant Houston connects with listeners through performances known for his unbridled musical energy and communicative voice. Sharing music both within and beyond traditional concert settings, Grant has performed in venues from the storied Carnegie and Jordan halls to airplane hangars, public parks, Jazz Festival, at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas with the NYChillharmonic, and at ShapeShifter Lab with her (aspiring) gypsy jazz band. As a session musician, her playing has appeared on recent releases by Morgan Saint (Epic Records), Karikatura (Oh So Nice Records), and the soundtrack for the upcoming film A Different Sun. As an educator, Kate maintains a studio of over forty students. She has worked with a number of music outreach programs, including the Youth Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Queens- based public school program “Bach to School”, and her woodwind quintet has performed in collaboration with Lincoln Center Education.

Natalie Kress, violinPraised by the New York Times for her “splendid playing,” Natalie Rose Kress is a violinist based in Washington, D.C.. She was awarded the Jules C. Reiner Violin Prize from the Tanglewood Music Center and performed with Yo-Yo Ma at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, honoring Seiji Ozawa. This year'shighlights included winning the 2021 Mercury Chamber Orchestra Fellowship and the 2022 English Concert in America Fellowship as well as performing the World Premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s “Music for String Quartet” (written in 1936) at the Linde Center at The Tanglewood Music Center in 2021 with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She performs regularly as a core member of Quartet Salonnières (NYC), Repast Baroque Ensemble NYC), Musicivic Baroque (PA), and as concertmaster of La Grande Bande (MN), and and can be seen playing with groups such as The Handel and Haydn Society (MA), the Washington Bach Consort (D.C.), The English Concert (U.K.), The Mercury ChamberOrchestra (TX), Early Music NY, Shanghai Camerata (Shanghai), Les Arts Florissants (Paris), and the Staunton Music Festival (VA). She is currently a Doctorate student at the University of Maryland with a focus on Historical Performance pedagogy, and lives with her fiance, Jonathan Davies, and dog Henry in Alexandria, VA.Mari Lee, violinMari Lee is an artist dedicated to creating human connection through music. A violinist, creator, and entrepreneur, her works explore the relationship between audiences, performers, and composers. Praised as “extremely impressive” by the Strad Magazine, Mari has performed as a violinist at such

Angela Lehman, writer and historianAngela Lehman is a student and teaching assistant in the graduate history program at Virginia Commonwealth University. Previously, she was an English language teacher at VCU and a Fulbright Scholar in the West Bank. She has also been a music writer for prestigious venues as the Wigmore Hall, Philharmonie Berlin, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall, as well as renowned festivals including Ravinia, Verbier, and Marlboro. Mari is the artistic director and co-founder of Salon Séance, an immersive experience channeling kindred spirits through music. Salon Séance has won Tarisio’s Young Artists Grants and the Britten-Pears Foundation’s Britten Award, and has been presented by Yellow Barn Festival, Schubert Club, and The Crypt Sessions, among others. Mari is a graduate of The Yehudi Menuhin School, New England Conservatory of Music, and Universität der Künste Berlin, where she studied with Natasha Boyarsky, Miriam Fried, and Nora Chastain. She is an alumna of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect and Beth Morrison’s Producer Academy, and is a member of CIPA (Creative & Independent Producer Alliance). She plays on a 1863 Jean-Baptiste Villaume.for the Richmond Times Dispatch and Style Weekly. She plays cello with and is a board member of the Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra.Brian Raphael Nabors, composerBrian Nabors is a composer of emotionally enriching music that tells exciting narratives with its vibrant themes and colorful harmonic language. Nabors’ music has been performed by the Boston, Atlanta, Nashville, Cincinnati, Detroit, Fort

Worth, and Munich Symphonies, as well as ROCO Chamber Orchestra, the American Youth Symphony and Rochester Philharmonic. His music has been performed at many events across the US, including the the Tanglewood Music Festival. He has also been performed by artists such as the Atlanta Chamber Players, Apollo Chamber Players, Dallas’s Voices of Change, Boston Musica Viva and the Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings. Recent highlights include performances of his works by the Boston Symphony, Aspen Festival Orchestra and the Chineke! Orchestra at the 2022 Lucerne Festival. Performances for the 22-23′ season include the Detroit Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Berkeley Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony and Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Nabors’ upbringing was rooted in spirituality, one of the main principles that inspires him. Much of his music deals with new reflections on life, nature, and the human condition. Being a proficient pianist in classical music, religious music and R&B/Neo Soul has broadened his creative/technical facility in realizing his compositional ideas, and creating his unique soundscapes.Jessica Park, violinPraised as an “exceptional talent” by the Frankfurter Neue Presse, violinist Jessica Park captivates audiences from New York to Seoul with a diverse and compelling array of solo and chamber music performances. Equally at home on both modern and baroque violins, Ms. Park has appeared internationally at such venues as the Cologne Philharmonie, Seoul Arts Center, Shanghai Grand Theatre, and the Vienna Konzerthaus; and stateside at Alice Tully Hall, Symphony Hall (Boston), and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. A versatile and imaginative artist, Ms. Park is in high demand as an interpreter of baroque and classical repertoire. She can be heard frequently with the country’s premier period instrument ensembles, including the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, The American Classical Orchestra, and New York Baroque Incorporated.

Carsten Schmidt, harpsichordCarsten Schmidt made his professional debut with the Essen Philharmonic in Germany in 1984, and has performed extensively throughout Europe, North America, and Japan. Active both as a pianist and harpsichordist, his repertoire ranges from the early seventeenth century to contemporary works,of which he has premiered more than one hundred. He has appeared at such venues as the German Mozart Festival, Ravinia Festival in Chicago, Schubert Festival in Amsterdam, Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Merkin and Weill Recital Halls in NYC, the Moscow Conservatory, and the Kuhmo Festival in Finland. Since 2003 he has also been increasingly active as a conductor, leading productions of operas by Handel and Purcell, and orchestral repertoire ranging from Marais to Mahler. Carsten Schmidt graduated with distinction from the Folkwang Institute in Germany, and subsequently received an Artist Diploma from Indiana University and a doctorate from Yale. He joined the faculty at Sarah Lawrence College in 1998, and is artistic director of the Staunton Music Festival in Virginia.Suliman Tekalli, violinViolinist Suliman Tekalli has established his unique voice as an exciting and versatile soloist and chamber musician. As the top prize winner of the 2015 Seoul International Music Competition and prize winner in the Sendai, Lipizer, and Szeryng International Violin Competition, he has performed as a soloist with orchestras throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, and Asia in numerous halls including the Seoul Arts Center, Kumho Art Hall, Wigmore Hall, and the Millennial Hall at the Kennedy Center among others. His performances have been broadcasted on live TV and radio from KBS TV in Korea, Montreal

Canada's CBC Radio 3, and NPR. An active chamber musician, Mr. Tekalli has performed at numerous festivals including Music@Menlo, Yellow Barn, and the Banff Centre. He has also led as concertmaster for various chamber orchestras such as the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New York Classical Players, Sphinx Virtuosi, and the International Sejong Soloists. He also concertizes as part of the Tekalli Duo with his sibling, pianist Jamila Tekalli. Mr. Tekalli’s has also transcribed and orchestrated numerous pieces in the classical and contemporary repertoire, some of which have been performed by ensembles including the International Sejong Soloists, and the Catalyst Quartet. Michael Unterman, historical celloMichael Unterman enjoys an active performing career on both modern and baroque cellos. He is a core member of the self-directed string chamber orchestra A Far Cry and serves as principal cellist of Boston Baroque, earningGrammy nominations with both groups in 2019. He is also the Artistic Director of Five Boroughs Music Festival, a chamber music series presenting concerts in venues throughout the five boroughs of New York City. Michael cut his teeth in concert programming and production through his work with A Far Cry whose members act as co-artistic directors; as a frequent curator and production lead, his projects have been praised as “just the kind of imaginative artistic agenda that more groups should be prodded to try” (The Boston Globe), “the way good programming should proceed” (Arts Fuse), and “gorgeous and remarkably unified” (Washington Post).As a cellist enjoying a wide variety of musical roles, Michael has received critical praise for his “soulful and sultry solos,” “nuanced, sensitive, and wholly gorgeous collaboration” (Classical Scene), and “heroic continuo” (Parterre Box). Other recent and upcoming performances include concert sets with Arion Baroque Orchestra, Bach Akademie Charlotte, Ensemble Caprice, the Knights, Portland Baroque Orchestra,

Cameron Welke, luteCameron Welke spends most of his time explaining to well-meaning strangers that the lute is, in fact, quite a different instrument from the flute. He brings a passionate curiosity and a deep creative drive to all manner of historical plucked instruments, which he plays with “expert technical dexterity, consummate phrasing and endearing expressivity” (Chestnut Hill Local). Past and current engagements include performances with the Washington Bach Consort, Tempesta di Mare, the Aston Magna Festival, Baltimore Choral Arts, Early Music City, the Handel Choir of Baltimore, Consortium Carissimi, and the Madison Bach Musicians. He explores repertoire for two baroque lutes in Duo Silvio with duo partner Richard Stone; the two gave the modern premiere of Stone’s reconstructions of lute duets by Sylvius Leopold Weiss in the fall of 2019. Cameron began his musical life as a classical violinist and a rock and jazz guitarist. He holds a B.M. in classical guitar performance from Belmont University, where he studied with Francis Perry and John Pell, and a M.M. in historical performance on lute and theorbo from the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied with Richard Stone. He currently teaches lute at Grinnell College and lives in Richmond, VA.Ruckus, Tafelmusik, the Thirteen, and at the Birdfoot Chamber Music Festival in New Orleans and Staunton Music Festival in Virginia.He studied at the New England Conservatory and The Juilliard School with Laurence Lesser, Natasha Brofsky, and Phoebe Carrai, and was a Fulbright Scholar to Barcelona, Spain in 2008-09, studying with Lluis Claret and the Quartetto Casals. His early mentors and musical role models include his longtime cello teacher Judy Fraser, quartet coach Heilwig von Koenigslow, his mother and pianist-collaborator Kathy Bjorseth, and Tom and Isobel Rolston, the former directors of the Banff Centre, all of whom helped create a stimulating artistic environment to grow up in and instilled an enduring motivation to create nurturing environments for music and musicians.

Terrence Wilson, pianoAcclaimed by the Baltimore Sun as “one of the biggest pianistic talents to have emerged in this country in the last 25 years” pianist Terrence Wilson has appeared as soloist with many major American symphony orchestras such as Atlanta, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Washington DC (National )including America’s Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Sydney Opera House, the Basilica of Notre-Dame in Montreal, and the Musikverein in Vienna. Acclaimed for his singing tone, and intelligent and soulful approach to music, the Los AngelesTimes has described Wilson as a musician “with something to say and a commanding way of saying it.” Mr. Wilson is a Member and the Artistic Coordinator of the grammy-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and regularly serves as guest principal cellist of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. He currently teaches at Columbia University in New York, and at Sarah Lawrence College. A lover of period performance practice, he is also in demand as a player of Baroque cello throughout North America and Europe. Chamber music forms the core of Mr. Wilson’s work. He is a former member of the Shanghai and Chester Quartets, and the DaCapo Chamber Players. In 2004, he founded the Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia and remains the group's Artistic Director.Symphony, San Francisco, Cleveland, Minnesota, and Philadelphia. An active recitalist, Terrence Wilson made his New York City recital debut at the 92nd Street Y, and his Washington, DC recital debut atJames Wilson, celloFor more than thirty years, cellist James Wilson has nurtured and enjoyed an exciting and varied career as performer and educator, bringing the joy of music to audiences throughout the world. As recitalist and chamber musician, he has appeared in many of the world’s most illustrious performing spaces

Rachel Yonan, violaPraised for her expressive playing and rich evocative tone, violist Rachel Yonan has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in concert halls across the United States, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and China; and on National Public Radio and Canadian Public Radio. Her appearances include concertsCurtis Presents, Open Chamber Music at Prussia Cove (UK), Ascoli Piceno Festival (Italy), Bay Chamber Concerts and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. A lover of chamber music, Rachel serves as the Artistic Director of the Marinus Ensemble, which she co-founded with her brother, cellist Joseph Kuipers. Marinus is a passionate group of artists, dedicated to engaging audiences through interactive performance of great music. Their aim is to allow culture and excellence to reach broader audiences, and to find ways to reduce the distance between the artist on stage and the audience in the hall. Beyond her own innovative work with Marinus, Rachel has been invited to perform at festivals such as the Marlboro Music Festival, Prussia Cove’s Open Chamber Music, Festival Mozaic, and Taos Music Festival. Ms. Yonan has collaborated with such renowned artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Roberto Díaz, Joseph Silverstein, James Dunham and Robert Levin; and worked extensively with Pamela Frank, Peter Wiley and Edgar Meyer. the Kennedy Center. In Europe he has given recitals at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, the Lourvre in Paris, and countless other major venues. In the US he has given recitals at Lincoln Center in New York City (both Alice Tully Hall and Avery Fisher Hall), the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, the Caramoor Festival in Katonah, NY, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, and for the La Jolla Chamber Music Society. He appeared with the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra on July 4, 2015 before an audience of over fifteen thousand. Recently, he performed the music of Julius Eastman and Clarence Barlow at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, returned as piano faculty at the Brevard Music Center in Western North Carolina, and held a teaching residency at Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute. In March 2021, Wilson was appointed to the piano faculty at Bard College Conservatory of Music.

Jennifer Cable, PresidentMary Boodell, Vice PresidentJames Wilson, TreasurerPhyllis McCafferty, SecretaryFlexible in personnel and repertoire, the Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia strives to empower our audience, musicians, and organization to face the world with new perspectives through music, building a broad and active audience, and a more enlightened industry.We are dedicated to inspiring, entertaining, and moving our communities through a combination of unique venues, world-class musicians, thought-provoking content, and eclectic classical music. Engaging with contemporary culture and honoring the classical tradition, we strive to promote interest and diversity in the musical life of Richmond and beyond.We invite you to attend one or all our events, become a member of CMSCVA, or volunteer your time and talents. We are certain that you will enjoy the experience.About the Chamber Music Society of Central VirginiaThe Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia Board of Directors:Mary Boodell Jennifer Cable Diana Damschroder Peter Gilbert Robin Jones Phyllis McCafferty Jeffrey RiehlEllen Sayles Jen TobinJames WilsonArtistic Director James WilsonAdministrtaive Coordinator Lauren WilliamsOfficersP.O. Box 8526 Richmond, VA 23226-0526 (804) 304-6312 | cmscva@yahoo.com | www.cmscva.orgThe Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia is a nonstock, nonprofit 5019(c)(3) organization. Our 2021-22 season is made possible through donations from our patrons, and through a generous grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

The Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia would like to thank the following individuals and foundations who have made our programs possible. Starred names reflect gifts given to support our 2022-23 concert season, received after the start of the current fiscal year, July 1, 2022, until October 25, 2023.Donors (up to $99)Mary Heen Kathleen Hoppe *James Kidd *Denis and Carol Klisz *Julie Laskaris *Hortense Liberti *Joan LosenRob McTier *Patricia Parks Paul D. Quel *John A. Rupp *Kevin and Kristin Rosengren * Theresea A. SingletonSheryl Smith Misa and Robert Stuart * Richard and Ruth Szucs Rick and Laurie Williams * James Wilson*Martin Gary * In memory of Kathleen Gary Beverly Geissler Janet and Johnson Geldzahler * Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Goldman * Ralph and Jocelyne Graner * Cynthia Greene * Kathleen Hoppe Mark Huebsch *Eric and Christina Jacobson Carlyle Robin Jones * Harry Kaplowitz *Michael KellyJoann King *Sandy and Heyn Kjerulf A.W. Lewis lll MD Suzanne Maerz *Marion NelsenJack and Tricia Pearsall * Mathis Kirby Powelson Anonymous Gift(2) Robert and Barbara Alexander David and Shin-Min Block Booktopics Eugenia H. Borum *Edward Cowardin Jr.* Laura Deluca Phyllis Entin *Christine Ertell *Richard Fine and Sara Ferguson* Martha Faulkner *Megan FriesMartin and Kathleen Gary Miriam GoldbergCynthia Greene Paula Harstad *Anne Gordon Harrison (in honor of PMcM) *Members ($100 - $249) Anonymous Gift (4) Martin G and Hope Armstrong Erb Barbara Charlotte Anderson * Rev. Dennis A. Andersen * Charles and Jean Arrington * Carolyn and Gary Bokinsky * John B. H. CaldwellFrances Caldwell *Kevin Campbell *Debra Carlotti *Robert and Susan E. Clewell* Diana Damschroder *David Depp *Martha B. Dorill Alan W. Dow ll *Marilyn Erickson *Barbara Felton *Ann Franke *Sharon Fuller * This donation given in support of the Gellman room concerts

George Watkins *Laurie Williams *Marsden Williams * Elisabeth Wollan *Yellow Cello Music Charitable Fund * Sally R. Youngs *Eli ZallerNetwork for Good *Tricia and Jack Pearsall * Jeffrey Riehl *Richard Fox and Owen Sharman Grace Suttle *Brian and Jane Wilson *Ernest and Perry Wilson *Brooks and Lauren Nelsen * Eileen Schulman *Peter Gilbert and Anne Reavey * Michael and Molly Wray *Members Cont.Jeffrey Riehl *Ellen Sayles *Margaret Stokely *Robert and Misa Stuart * Grace Suttle *Robert and Mary Ellen Wadsworth *Patrons ($250 - $499) Laurel Nelson BrooksRoss Decker *Anonymous (3) *Rosa Bosher *Richard Fox *Harry KaplowitzGita and Davis Massey Artist Sponsors ($500 $999) Phoebe F. Antrim*Mary Boodell and Evan Davis * Lois M. Crabtree *Fran and John Freimarck * Phyllis McCafferty *Virginia Physician Virginia Evans Weight *Outreach Sponsors ($1000 - $2499) Coille Limited Partnership* Fiends of the Public LibraryGisela John (in honor of Hans Ullrich Scharnberg) Sarah Harriman * Concert Sponsors ($2500 and up) Anonymous Gift (4) *Jennifer A. Cable and David Lingerfelt*• Rev. Dr. Hilary Smith, Ron Cox, Jim Bennett, and everyone at Churchof the Holy Comforter,• All of our donors, patrons, volunteers, and friends for their unendingsupport.• The gracious hosts for our artists who provide such a valuablecomponent of our musical productions. And special thanks to NinaConway for coordinating our housing.Special Thanks to:Elizabeth King *Patricia Kelly Kyle * (in memory of Robert Kyle) Ridgeway Foundation c/o Elizabeth Lowsley-Williams *Ann Reavey and Peter Gilbert *And a gift from:The Virginia A. Arnold Foundation of the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond

Just KiddingSept. 24, 2022 | SaturdayRichmond Main Public Library 2:00 pm - freeComedy has been an essential part of dealing with the human condition for thousands of years, and for centuries, composers have given us musical humor to tickle our funny bones whether we're alone at home or at a concert. CMSCVA celebrates the lighter side of life in this concert of chamber music by Haydn, Heinrich von Biber, and the fictitious P. D. Q. Bach.Mozart QuintetsSept. 25, 2022 | SundaySt. Mary’s Episcopal Church4:00 pmMozart’s viola quintets are crowning jewels of the chamber music repertoire. CMSCVA artists perform his quintets in G minor and C major, twin works written within a month in the spring of 1787. One is all humor and light, the other dark and stormy. The two come together to form a spectacular musical portrait of one of history’s most gifted composers.Bach and his InspirationsOct. 30, 2022 | SundaySecond Presbyterian Church4:00 pmWe regularly enjoy the music of Johann Sebastian Bach in concerts and at home. But what came before Bach? Harpsichordist Carsten Schmidt performs a recital exploring the composers who inspired the young Bach, including Dieterich Buxtehude and Johann Pachelbel. CMSCVA CMSCVA's 18th SeasonSeptember 2022 to May 2023

returns to the acoustic perfection of historic Second Presbyterian Church, for this afternoon of glorious Baroque keyboard music.An Evening at VersaillesDec. 19, 2022 | MondayChurch of the Holy Comforter7:00 pmYou are invited to an evening of unbridled French Baroque music written by the men and women who were musicians at the French Court at Versailles. Settle back and enjoy the wit and drama that was savored 400 years ago - cantatas that tell legendary stories, trios that satire court life, a reimagining of the carillon at St Genevieve, and dances of the highest elegance. La Vida NotturnaFeb. 3, 2023 | FridayChurch of the Holy Comforter7:00 pmWorlds collide in this spectacular program of string chamber music. No composer embodied the blend of strict protocol and evocative sensuality of 18th century Spain better than Luigi Boccherini, court composer to Infante Luis Antonio of Spain. Flash forward 300 years to discover the music of American composer Brian Nabors, who draws from combinations of Jazz Funk, R&B, and Gospel with the modern flair of contemporary classical music. This program includes the world premiere of a quintet commissioned from Nabors by CMSCVA for our 2022-23 season. The Cramer Quartet plays HaydnFeb. 4, 2023 | Saturday2:00 pm - freeRichmond Public LibraryThe adventurous Cramer Quartet performs on period instruments in a full spectrum of musical styles. As a celebration of the extraordinary quartets of Joseph Haydn, the group has been commissioning American composers to write new string quartets in response to his iconic works. In this concert, the Cramers will play music both by the father of the string quartet as well as exciting new works from our own time and place.

Dance CardApril 15, 2023 | Saturday2:00 pm - freeSome of the most memorable moments in the classical repertoire are inspired by the power, grace, and fun of dancing. Our musical program was inspired by dances and the places around the world that shaped them - waltz-crazed Vienna, the Harlem Renaissance, 19th century Bohemia, and the East African coast.Waltz / SambaApril 16, 2023 | SundayFirst Unitarian Universalist Church4:00 pmIn Romantic-era Vienna, the waltz and music from Hungary were the big fads. In America, Latin music is one of our dance party staples. High art and popular culture join hands and step out in this joyful concert of chamber music by Brahms, Strauss and American composer Kevin Day. Our Pictures, Portfolio 2May 13, 2023 | SaturdayRichmond Main Public Library2:00 pm - freeThe second installment of a multi-year CMSCVA commissioning project inspired by Modest Mussorgsky’s timeless musical suite ”Pictures at an Exhibition,” this concert presents three world premieres based on works of art and historical objects found in some of Richmond’s many museums and galleries. The talented line-up of Richmond-born and Richmond-based composers creating this second round of musical pictures will be announced in the fall. Bring your Richmond pride and join us for this celebration of local talent and creativity!CMSCVA's 18th Season is supported in part by the Allan and Margot Blank Foundation, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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