2021 / 2022 Concert Season
Saturday, October 30, 2021, 4 p.m.
The Mount Vernon Virtuosi
"Autumn Tales"
The Mount Vernon Virtuosi presented a concert of seasonal music, including works by W.A. Mozart, Bernard Harmann, and Benjamin Britten.
Saturday, November 20, 2021, 4 p.m.
Beethoven Sonatas, Op. 109, 100, 111
Russian pianist Alexander Kobrin returned to continue his exploration of the Beethoven piano sonatas. He performed the final three sonatas composed by Beethoven, Opuses 109, 110, and 111, playing them as a continuous set with no breaks. It was a moving meditation, from the pen of a composer in his last years of life and work. We wish Mr. Kobrin the best for his ongoing project to record the complete Sonatas of Beethoven and look forward to the recording's release.
Saturday, December 11, 2021, 4 p.m.
"A Wintry Dance"
In a musical season often packed with the same tunes, beautiful as they are, The Mount Vernon Virtuosi brought a refreshing program to our stage. The program opened with the Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8 by Arcangelo Corelli, followed by a thrilling performance of Franz Joseph Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, with soloist Jorge Giménez, winner of the Mount Vernon Virtuosi's cello competition. The program closed with Gustav Holst's St. Paul's Suite, Op. 29.
Saturday, December 18, 2021, 4 p.m.
Spencerville Choir and Orchestra
Handel's Messiah, Part 1
This performance brought together choral singers and musicians from within the membership of the Spencerville church and musicians from the community, anxious to make music again after a long, pandemic induced absence. The enthusiastic choir and orchestra presented the first part of Handel's beloved oratorio Messiah, directed by Michael Patterson.
Saturday, February 12, 2022, 4 p.m.
"Romance in the Air"
Two days before the Valentine's Day holiday, when we celebrate romantic love, the Mount Vernon Virtuosi will explore a program of music laced with romanticism. The program will feature clarinet soloist Alexander Fiterstein, who will play a transcription for strings of Carl Maria Von Weber's Clarinet Quintet in B-flat Major, Op. 34. The second half of the program will present Czech composer and violinist Josef Suk's Serenade for Strings, Op. 6.
Saturday, March 19, 2022, 4 p.m.
Spencerville Choir and Orchestra
"In Memoriam"
This concert will include Gabriel Fauré's Requiem and works for chamber orchestra, directed by Michael Patterson. Many in our community have passed away over the course of the pandemic, from Covid and other causes, their passing deeply felt, but in many cases, circumstances did not allow for a proper memorial. During this concert, we will remember our friends and family. To submit a name for the memorial program, please contact us using the subscription form below.
"From Heart to Heart – A Mother’s Day Celebration"
The Mount Vernon Virtuosi closes the 2022 season with a program to celebrate Mother's Day. On the program are works by Fanny Mendelssohn, Edward Elgar, Ernest Bloch, and Giacomo Puccini. Founding conductor of the ensemble, renowned cellist Amit Peled, will be the featured soloist.
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