Summer Music Associates presents the Walden Chamber Players at the First Baptist Church in New London on Thursday, July 7, at 7:30 PM. The ensemble of French horn, violin, two violas, and a cello will perform a program of Haydn’s Divertimento in E-Flat for Horn, Violin, and Cello; Mozart’s Duo No. 2 in B-Flat for violin and viola; Strauss’s Variations on a Bavarian Folk Song; and Mozart’s Horn Quintet for Horn, Violin, Two Violas, and Cello.
Founded in 1997, the Boston-based Walden Chamber Players is a versatile chamber music ensemble of outstanding musicians dedicated to artistic excellence in performance and education. The mission of the Walden Chamber Players is to communicate the importance of the music as an integral facet of a rich civic life through distinctive and adventurous programming. Walden is committed to the commissioning of new works and collaborating with community partners nationwide.
The ensemble perpetuates chamber music as a living art form by presenting dynamic performances designed to actively engage the audience. It develops a spectrum of educational projects including long-term in-depth programs, which provide students opportunities to collaborate with professional musicians.
Washington Saxophone Quartet
Summer Music Associates presents the Washington Saxophone Quartet on Thursday, July 21, at 7:30 PM at the First Baptist Church in New London.
The Washington Saxophone Quartet (WSaxQ) is the most widely heard saxophone quartet in the United States. Formed in 1976, WSaxQ has performed recitals, concerts, and master classes in the United States, the Caribbean, and China. The quartet has also been featured on radio and television worldwide including NPR’s Performance Today and Voice of America.
The ensemble taps into a rich repertoire from early music to newly commissioned works and draws on a wealth of experience to reach listeners of every age and background. The instruments evoke the refined sounds of a string quartet, the rich harmonies of an organ prelude, and the excitement of a jazz sax section.
In concert, the quartet guides the audience with commentary and insight into the music. It is the goal of the Washington Saxophone Quartet to enlighten its listeners and to entertain with the highest levels of performance.
The program will include Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, JS Bach; Canzona a 4, Giovanni Gabrieli; Simple Gifts, Aaron Copland; Quartet for Strings, Opus 10, Claude Debussy; Pieces for Saxes, Andre Waignein; Overture to Candide, Leonard Bernstein; Happy Go Lucky Local, Duke Ellington; Anonymous Fame, Thomas Albert; La Muerte del Angel, Astor Piazzolla; Coral and Allegro, Javier Montiel; and Concerto in the Italian Style, JS Bach.
Tickets
Tickets for either performance are $25 for adults, $5 for students, and are available at the door, by phone at 526-8234; by mail to Summer Music Associates, PO Box 603, New London New Hampshire 03257; or at SummerMusicAssociates.com. Tickets may also be purchased by check or cash at Morgan Hill Bookstore, Tatewell Gallery, or the New London Chamber of Commerce.