NEXT CONCERT
SUN, MAR 26th, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Chamber Music by Candlelight
Venue: Second Presbyterian Church, 4200 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD
Free concert. No tickets or reservations required. Presented in-person and livestreamed on YouTube.
PROGRAM
“Stay On It”
Julius Eastman (1940-1990)
Julian Maddox, violin; Jacob Shack, viola; Victor Holmes, bass; Vitor Trindade, clarinet; Sarrah Bushara, oboe; Myles Blakemore, trombone; Lura Johnson, piano; Brian Prechtl, percussion; Jouelle Roberson, voice
Romance for violin & piano (arr. for viola)
Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Jacob Shack, viola; Lura Johnson, piano
Lament for viola & piano
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004)
Jacob Shack, viola; Lura Johnson, piano
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896)
Kevin Smith, violin; Holgen Gjoni, cello; Michael Sheppard, piano
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“Stay On It”
Julius Eastman (1940-1990)
Julian Maddox, violin; Jacob Shack, viola; Victor Holmes, bass; Vitor Trindade, clarinet; Sarrah Bushara, oboe; Myles Blakemore, trombone; Lura Johnson, piano; Brian Prechtl, percussion; Jouelle Roberson, voice
Romance for violin & piano (arr. for viola)
Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Jacob Shack, viola; Lura Johnson, piano
Lament for viola & piano
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004)
Jacob Shack, viola; Lura Johnson, piano
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896)
Kevin Smith, violin; Holgen Gjoni, cello; Michael Sheppard, piano
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2022/23 CONCERTS & EVENTS
THU, SEP 29, 2022 | 5 - 9pm
Community Night at Gertrude's Location: Gertrude’s Restaurant at the Baltimore Museum of Art Reservations strongly recommended. Make reservations online at: gertrudesbaltimore.com Come eat, drink, and celebrate with us! A generous percentage of the proceeds from this event will benefit Community Concerts at Second. |
SUN, OCT 9, 2022 | 3:30 PM
Ulysses Quartet Click here for more info > > >
The Ulysses Quartet has been praised for their “textural versatility,” “grave beauty” and “the kind of chemistry many quartets long for, but rarely achieve” (The Strad), as well as their “avid enthusiasm ... [with] chops to back up their passion” (San Diego Story), “delivered with a blend of exuberance and polished artistry” (The Buffalo News). Founded in the summer of 2015, the group won the grand prize and gold medal in the senior string division of the 2016 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and first prize in the 2018 Schoenfeld International String Competition. At Juilliard, they recently were the Lisa Arnhold Fellows, serving as the School’s Graduate Resident String Quartet from 2019 to 2022. |
SUN, OCT 23, 2022 | 7:30 PM
Chamber Music by Candlelight Founder’s Fund Concert, in Honor of Margaret Budd Click here for more info > > > J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 1039 Christine Murphy, Flute; Amal Gochenour, Flute; Nina DeCesare, Bass J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 Kevin Smith, Violin; Chelsea Kim, Violin; Jacob Shack, viola; Dariusz Skoracewski, cello Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Prélude, Récitatif et Variations, Op. 3 Christine Murphy, Flute; Jacob Shack, viola; Lura Johnson, Piano W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) Kegelstatt Trio, K. 498 YaoGuang Zhai, Clarinet; Jacob Shack, viola; Lura Johnson, Piano |
SUN, NOV 13, 2022 | 3:30 PM
Poulenc Trio with Lia Purpura, narrator/writer This piano/oboe/bassoon trio has rediscovered and redefined piano-wind chamber music for the 21st century and has been praised by the Washington Post for its “convincing elegance, near effortless lightness and grace.” This program will feature a special pairing of Alfred Schnittke's Suite in the Old Style with a spoken word performance by Baltimore-based poet Lia Purpura, a frequent New Yorker contributor and winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship. Poulenc Trio includes Irina Kaplan Lande, piano; Alexander Vvedenskiy, oboe; and Bryan Young, bassoon. PROGRAM FRANCIS POULENC: Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon ALFRED SCHNITTKE: Suite in the Old Style (with poetry by Lia Purpura) ANDRE PREVIN: Jaunty VIET CUONG: Trains of Thought (commissioned and written for the Poulenc Trio) DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH: Romance & Spin through Moscow GIOACHINO ROSSINI: Fantasie on L’Italiana in Algeri |
SUN, JAN 8, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Chamber Music by Candlelight Sponsored by the Melvin Ringel Bequest Click here for more info >>> W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat Major, K. 452 Eric Conway, Piano Katherine Needleman, Oboe YaoGuang Zhai, Clarinet Nikolette LaBonte, Horn Harrison Miller, Bassoon Valerie Coleman (b. 1970) “Tzigane” for Woodwind Quintet Katherine Needleman, Oboe YaoGuang Zhai, Clarinet Nikolette LaBonte, Horn Harrison Miller, Bassoon Mimi Stillman, Flute Franz Schubert (1797-1828) String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden” Holly Jenkins, Violin Julian Maddox, Violin Lisa Steltenpohl, Viola Seth Low, Cello |
SUN, JAN 22, 2023 | 3:30 PM
Berta Rojas, guitar Sponsored by Leslie and Tom Owsley Click here for more info >>> Three-time Latin Grammy nominee Berta Rojas pays homage to a pair of female heroines of classical music, Ida Presti (1924-1967) and Maria Luisa Anido (1907- 1996), both composers and guitarists. Her program includes pieces composed by Presti such as Segovia, Dance Rythmique, as well as Anido’s Aire de Vidalita, Triste No 1, and El Misachico and includes Anido’s Portrait, a four-movement piece dedicated to Anido by famed composer Sergio Assad. Ms. Rojas ranks among today’s foremost classical guitarists. She has been praised as “guitarist extraordinaire” by the Washington Post and by Classical Guitar Magazine as “Ambassador of the classical guitar.” |
SUN, FEB 5, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Chamber Music by Candlelight Click here for more info > > >
Brian Prechtl (b. 1962) Jonathan Carney, violin; Colin Sorgi, viola; Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello; Marcia McHugh, flute; Lura Johnson, piano; Brian Prechtl, percussion Invocation, Mazurka, La Captive, and Romance for violin & piano Amy Beach (1867-1944) Greg Mulligan, violin; Lura Johnson, piano "the light is the same” Reena Esmail (b. 1983) Christine Murphy, flute; Melissa Hooper, oboe; Harrison Miller, bassoon; Austin Larson, horn; Vitor Trindade, clarinet String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106 Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) Holly Jenkins, violin Greg Mulligan, violins Karin Brown, viola; Bo Li, cello |
SUN, FEB 19, 2023 | 3:30 PM
Morgan State University Choir Click here for more info > > >
Led by Dr. Eric Conway, The Morgan State University Choir has performed for audiences throughout the United States and all over the world – including Virgin Islands, Canary Islands, Canada, Africa, Asia and Europe. While classical, Gospel, and contemporary popular music comprise the choir’s repertoire, the choir is noted for its emphasis on preserving the heritage of the spiritual, especially in the historic practices of performance. |
SUN, MAR 5, 2023 | 3:30 PM
Seraph Brass Winners of the 2019 American Prize in Chamber Music, Seraph Brass is a dynamic ensemble drawing from a roster of America’s top brass players; they are widely-considered America's top all-female brass quintet. Committed to engaging audiences with captivating programming, Seraph Brass presents a diverse body of repertoire that includes original transcriptions, newly commissioned works and well-known classics. This program will include works by Amadeus Mozart, Giuseppe Verdi, Gioacchino Rossini, Vittorio Monti, Clara Schumann and much more. |
SUN, MAR 26, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Chamber Music by Candlelight Click here for more info > > > Stay On It Julius Eastman (1940-1990) Julian Maddox, violin; Jacob Shack, viola; Victor Holmes, bass; Vitor Trindade, clarinet; Sarrah Bushara, oboe; Myles Blakemore, trombone; Lura Johnson, piano; Brian Prechtl, percussion; Jouelle Roberson, voice Romance for violin & piano (arr. for viola) Amy Beach (1867-1944) Jacob Shack, viola; Lura Johnson, piano Lament for viola & piano Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004) Jacob Shack, viola; Lura Johnson, piano Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17 Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896) Kevin Smith, violin; Holgen Gjoni, cello; Michael Sheppard, piano |
SUN, APR 16, 2023 | 3:30 PM
Wynona Wang, piano Pianist Wynona Wang was selected as First Prize winner of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, which is just the latest in a series of impressive first prize performances, along with the 2017 Wideman International Piano Competition in Louisiana. Wynona was also awarded the 2019 “Charlotte White” Career Grant awarded by the Salon de Virtuosi in New York City. An active performer in China, Europe and the United States, Wynona’s recent performances include appearances with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, the Meadows Symphony Orchestra of SMU in Dallas, and such major festivals as PianoTexas, the International Keyboard Institute & Festival in New York City, and the Chautauqua Institution. |
SUN, APR 23, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Chamber Music by Candlelight The Companion Guide to Rome Andrew Norman (b. 1979) Agnes Tse, violin; Colin Sorgi, viola; Lachezar Kostov, cello Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Marcia McHugh, flute; Thalia Navas, bassoon String Quartet in One Movement, Op. 89 Amy Beach (1867-1944) Ivan Stefanovic, violin; Kevin Smith, violin; Karin Brown, viola; Dan Levitov, cello Trio for violin, cello & piano Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Agnes Tse, violin; Lachezar Kostov, cello; Wan-Chi Su, piano |
SUN, MAY 7, 2023 | 3:30 PM
Wonderlic Vocal Recital Sponsored by the Russell C. Wonderlic Bequest Established in 1990, the Wonderlic Competition alternates annually between voice and piano and has afforded many young artists the opportunity to launch international music careers. This year’s vocal winners will perform a concert consisting of the challenging repertoire that distinguished them in the competition. |
SUN, MAY 21, 2023 | 3:30 PM
Sean Jones & Friends One of the world’s most in-demand jazz trumpeters, Grammy-winner Sean Jones is a musical chameleon and is comfortable in any musical setting no matter what the role or the genre. In this concert, he partners with a combo of Baltimore jazz luminaries to present a program of his own compositions alongside time-honored jazz standards. Sean has produced and released eight recordings on Mack Avenue Records, and from 2004 until 2010 he was lead trumpeter for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra under the direction of Wynton Marsalis. |
SUN, JUN 4, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Chamber Music by Candlelight The Garden of Joys and Sorrows for flute, viola, Harp & Narrator (1980) Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931) Marcia McHugh, flute Karin Brown, viola Jacqueline Pollauf, harp; TBD, Narrator “Habil-Sayagi (In the Style of Habil)” Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (b. 1947) Lachezar Kostov, cello; Wan-Chi Su, piano “A String Around Autumn” for viola & piano Toru Takemitsu Peter Minkler, viola; Wan-Chi Su, piano “Funk” for violin, Clarinet & piano Scott McAllister (b. 1969) Ivan Stefanovic, violin; YaoGuang Zhai, clarinet; Lura Johnson, piano |
COMMUNITY NIGHT AT GERTRUDE'S
Thursday, September 29th, 2022, 5-9pm at Gertrude’s at the BMA
Reservations strongly recommended Make reservations online: gertrudesbaltimore.com Come eat, drink, and celebrate with us! A generous percentage of the proceeds from this event will benefit Community Concerts at Second. |
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2022/23 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT
This season truly has something for everyone: beloved works from the classical canon, virtuosic brass arrangements, mesmerizing Latin American guitar works, the joyous and powerful sound of a large-scale chorus, tour de force romantic piano repertoire, the exuberance and spontaneity of jazz, an interdisciplinary program featuring narration by a nationally-renowned writer… and much, much more!
WORLD-CLASS CONCERTS, FREE TO ALL
We are fortunate to be part of a generous musical community that makes it possible to present performers from around the corner and around the world without charge to you.
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE
We are proud to announce that our 2022/23 afternoon concerts will be supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. This marks the first NEA grant for CC2nd and is an impressive milestone that will allow organization to continue celebrating live performance in all its glory.
REMARKABLE ACOUSTICS
In 2012, the Sanctuary of Second Presbyterian Church was renovated by Ziger | Snead Architects with particular attention to acoustics and musical performances; sound tiles placed in the barrel vault ceiling help to provide crystal clear sound throughout the entire space. Musicians and audience members alike have remarked that it is their favorite music venue in the region.
COVID-19 SAFETY POLICIES FOR FALL 2022
VENUE & PARKING
All concerts are held in the Sanctuary of Second Presbyterian Church, located at 4200 Saint Paul Street in Baltimore. Free parking is available on Stratford Street, Saint Paul Street, and anywhere in the general vicinity of the church.
WORLD-CLASS CONCERTS, FREE TO ALL
We are fortunate to be part of a generous musical community that makes it possible to present performers from around the corner and around the world without charge to you.
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE
We are proud to announce that our 2022/23 afternoon concerts will be supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. This marks the first NEA grant for CC2nd and is an impressive milestone that will allow organization to continue celebrating live performance in all its glory.
REMARKABLE ACOUSTICS
In 2012, the Sanctuary of Second Presbyterian Church was renovated by Ziger | Snead Architects with particular attention to acoustics and musical performances; sound tiles placed in the barrel vault ceiling help to provide crystal clear sound throughout the entire space. Musicians and audience members alike have remarked that it is their favorite music venue in the region.
COVID-19 SAFETY POLICIES FOR FALL 2022
- Masks are encouraged, but not required for attendance.
- Proof of vaccination is not required.
VENUE & PARKING
All concerts are held in the Sanctuary of Second Presbyterian Church, located at 4200 Saint Paul Street in Baltimore. Free parking is available on Stratford Street, Saint Paul Street, and anywhere in the general vicinity of the church.
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