May 2024
Under the direction of Mike Reynolds, director of the Chamber Music Orchestra and founding cellist of the Muir Quartet of Boston, a program representing a rich variety of artists and classical music will entertain all ages. From the beginning, ArtsLIVE! has insisted on excellence in programming. Our Chamber Music Festival began with the Muir Quartet, a first-of-its-kind event with world-renowned musicians, and 35 years later the Festival has become a much-touted and anticipated series.
Make plans to attend our 35th Chamber Music Festival! Two evenings of amazing programming, and a Saturday afternoon concert. Each concert has a unique schedule of music. Join us and enjoy the finest in musical traditions at reasonable ticket prices.
Tickets
- $35 General Admission per day
- $30 Seniors (65+) per day
- Students aged 21 and younger are admitted FREE
35th Annual Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival
May 15-18, 2024
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 7pm
University of Mary Washington, Seacobeck Hall
Quartet in C Major for Flute and Strings W.A. Mozart
Carol Wincenc, flute
Takumi Taguchi, violin
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stalnaker, cello yeah
Trio for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano Mikhail Glinka
Michele Levin, piano
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
- Intermission -
Aesop's Fables Anthony Plog
William Scharnberg, horn
Michele Levin, piano
Michael Reynolds, narrator
Quartet in E minor "Ma Vlast" Bedrich Smetana
Takumi Taguchi, violin
Leqing Wang, violin
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stalnaker, cello
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Friday, May 17, 2024, 7pm
University of Mary Washington, Seacobeck Hall
String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters" Leos Janacek
Takumi Taguchi, violin
Leqing Wang, violin
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stalnaker, cello
Quartet in D minor TWV43:d1 from Tafelmusik Georg Philipp Telemann
Carol Wincenc, flute
Takumi Taguchi, violin
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
Sara Stalnaker, continuo
- Intermission -
Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 Johannes Brahms
Michele Levin, piano
Takumi Taguchi, violin
Leqing Wang, violin
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stalnaker, cello
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 3pm
University of Mary Washington, Seacobeck Hall
Sonatine for Flute and Bassoon Pierre Gabaye
Carol Wincenc, flute
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
Romance in A-flat Major for Horn and Strings Michael Haydn
William Scharnberg, horn
Takumi Taguchi, violin
Leqing Wang, violin
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stalnaker, cello
Terzetto in C Major Antonin Dvorak
Takumi Taguchi, violin
Leqing Wang, violin
Mark Berger, viola
- Intermission -
Sonata from Musical Offering in C minor J.S. Bach
Michele Levin, piano
Carol Wincenc, flute
Takumi Taguchi, violin
Sara Stalnaker, cello
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The 35th Chamber Music Festival is Sponsored in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the Fredericksburg Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
