Waterford Concert Series Program 2008

Sunday, March 16, 2008, 4 p.m.

Sponsored by The Physicians of the Cornwall Pavilion in Leesburg

New Century Saxophone Quartet

Sunday, April 13, 2008, 4 p.m.

A quartet of saxophones–soprano, alto, tenor, baritone–is a perfect vehicle for a versatile repertoire from Bach to Bernstein to today's composers. The New Century has won critical acclaim for recordings and performances of Bach's The Art of the Fugue, works by 21st century composers and jazz. This concert puts the Quartet's "elegant musicianship" and range on full display.
Artists represented by BesenArts.

This concert will present three movements from Bach's monumental The Art of Fugue. If you are unfamiliar with the fugue form, you will find it both instructive and entertaining to visit the website Do You Know How to Listen to a Fugue? . If you are bringing children, definitely try it with them.

Sponsored by Loudoun Mutual Insurance Company 

Next Generation

Sunday, June 1, 2008 at 4 p.m.

Once again young competition winners from the Levine School of Music perform a concert that has become a favorite among Waterford Concert Series subscribers. Virtuosi of elementary, middle school and high school ages play their very best. You saw them here first!

Sponsored by Friends of the Waterford Concert Series 

Marx Brothers and Friends

Friday, August 29, 2008 at 7 p.m.

(Concert is in the John Wesly Church in Waterford)

The remarkable Marks brothers and friends will be giving a free concert of outstanding classical music. A potluck reception with the artists will follow in the Old Mill. Everyone welcome!

Jethro, David, Theo, Paolo and Vincent Marks come home every summer to Mt. Gilead from musical pursuits around the world. This year they launch a summer music festival called Musical Remarks.

For their Waterford program the artists have chosen two works by Mozart, a flute and viola piece by Hoffmeister, and the world premiere of a work commissioned from a local composer. Performers will be Jethro, Theo and Vincent Marks (viola, cello, and violin/viola) with colleagues from Amsterdam (cello), Berlin (violin), and Ottawa (flute).

Sponsored by Friends of the Waterford Concert Series 

Voices XXI

Sunday, October 19, 2008, 4 p.m.

The chamber chorus Voices XXI–an a cappella ensemble for the 21st century–focuses on little known masterpieces from the 15th, 16th, 20th and 21st centuries. Voices XXI regularly performs new works including pieces by their own composers in residence. Led for the past eight years by founder and Music Director Jesse Parker, the ensemble has a devoted audience in and around the DC area home. Voices XXI has toured France, Italy and Ireland.

Sponsored by Friends of the Waterford Concert Series 

St. Petersburg String Quartet

Sunday, November 23, 2008, 4 p.m.

Program, Program Notes, Biographical Notes [This is a PDF file]

Winner of a Grammy nomination, numerous international competitions and high praise from critics around the globe, The St. Petersburg String Quartet will perform at the Lucketts Community Center in the fifth and final concert of the 2007-2008 Waterford Concert Series.

Unquestionably one of the world’s great chamber ensembles, the Quartet will play Borodin’s “Nocturne,” Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 59, No. 3 commissioned by Prince Razumovsky, and the String Quartet No. 3 by Tchaikovsky. The auditorium at the Lucketts Community Center provides an intimate setting to experience great music in the hands of this outstanding ensemble of musicians.

Come and enjoy a convivial Sunday afternoon. Mix and mingle during the intermission or after the concert. The cost is minimal, the drive short, and the experience remarkable. We promise you a warm welcome and a great time.  Seating is limited. Please call 540-882-3018 for tickets at $25 each, children under 12 admitted free. Visa and Mastercard accepted.

Sponsored by Presidential Bank