WELCOME TO THE 2021-22 SEASON
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LIVE MUSIC IS BACK
Once again, we are proud to present extraordinary artists in afternoon programs and our popular evening chamber music concerts featuring members of the Baltimore Symphony. PROOF OF VACCINATION AND MASKS REQUIRED For everyone’s health and safety, Community Concerts at Second will require all audience members to show proof of vaccination and to wear masks at our concerts until further notice. Please arrive early to present proof of vaccination to our volunteers at the entrance to the church. Please check event listings for future updates. REGISTRATIONS REQUESTED For the 2021-22 season we kindly request that you RSVP for our concerts online (available soon) or in person by filling out forms at our events. This is not required and no one will be turned away if they do not register. FALL CONCERTS LIVESTREAMED All five of our fall 2021 concerts will be livestreamed online to accommodate those who do not yet feel comfortable attending live events. ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. |
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AT A GLANCE (All Sundays) Sep 19 at 3:30pm: Boston Trio Oct 3 at 7:30pm: Candlelight Concert Oct 24 at 7:30pm: Candlelight Concert Nov 21 at 7:30pm: Candlelight Concert Jan 9 at 7:30pm: Candlelight Concert Jan 30 at 3:30pm: Berta Rojas, guitar Feb 27 at 7:30pm: Candlelight Concert Mar 20 at 3:30pm: Nathalie Joachim/Spektral Quartet Apr 3 at 7:30pm: Candlelight Concert Apr 24 at 3:30pm: Icarus Quartet May 1 at 3:30pm: Ivalas Quartet May 15 at 3:30pm: Wonderlic Piano Concert May 22 at 3:30pm: Joel Fan, piano June 5 at 7:30pm: Candlelight Concert ______________________ |
FULL CONCERT SCHEDULE
SEPT. 19, 2021 AT 3:30PM
BOSTON TRIO
Since their formation in 1997, the trio has become one of today’s most exciting and sought after chamber ensembles. Members include violinist Irina Muresanu, cellist Jonah Ellsworth, and pianist Heng-Jin Park. The trio presents the Baltimore premiere of contemporary composer Stacy Garrop’s Beacon of the Bay along with two time-honored classics: Fauré's Piano Trio in D minor and Brahms' Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major.
In-Person Concert; also Livestreamed at CC2nd.org
Register here > > >
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OCT. 3, 2021 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
Honoring Margaret Budd
Musicians from the Baltimore Symphony present a concert in honor of Margaret Budd, Founder of Community Concerts at Second, an accomplished organist, and former Music Minister at Second Presbyterian Church.
Bach: Trio Sonata from the Musical Offering
Bach: Solo Violin Piece
Bowen: Fantasie Quartet for Four Violas
G. L. Frank: Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
In-Person Concert; also Livestreamed at CC2nd.org
Register here > > >
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OCT. 24, 2021 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
Mozart: String Duo No. 2 in B-flat Major, K. 424
Hailstork: Sanctum Rhapsody for Viola and Piano
Beach: Theme and variations for flute and string quartet
In-Person Concert; also Livestreamed at CC2nd.org
Register here > > >
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*** CONCERT POSTPONED ***
NOV. 7, 2021 AT 3:30PM
JANICE CHANDLER-ETEME, SOPRANO
CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
We regret to announce that our concert scheduled for November 7, 2021 featuring Ms. Janice Chandler-Eteme has been postponed. We look forward to presenting Ms. Chandler-Eteme’s program in the future and will provide information about this program as it becomes available.
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NOV. 21, 2021 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders!
J. Lee III: Sonata for Solo Cello (World Premiere)
F. Man: Larkspur
Prokofiev: Quintet in G minor, Op. 39
In-Person Concert; also Livestreamed at CC2nd.org
Register here > > >
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JAN. 9, 2022 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
C. Schumann: Trio, Op. 17
Benjamin: “Viola, Viola”
Cueto: Encuentros for Oboe and Bassoon
Dvorak: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81
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*** CONCERT POSTPONED ***
JAN. 30, 2022 AT 3:30PM
BERTA ROJAS, GUITAR
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.”
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FEB. 27, 2022 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
Childs: String Quartet No. 3, "Unrequited"
Wertheim: Trio for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon
R. Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
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MARCH 20, 2022 AT 3:30PM
NATHALIE JOACHIM: FANM D’AYITI WITH SPEKTRAL QUARTET
Fanm d’Ayiti (Women of Haiti) is an evening-length work for voice, flute, string quartet and electronics developed by composer/performer Nathalie Joachim. The project features original songs incorporating the recorded voices of Joachim’s grandmother and the girls’ choir of her family’s home farming village of Dantan; new arrangements of songs by some of the greatest known female voices in Haitian history; and recorded interviews with these artists. The work, released in 2019 on New Amsterdam Records as Joachim’s first featured solo album, received a Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album.
Register here > > >
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APR. 3, 2022 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
Price: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Shapashnikov: Sonata for violin and harp
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
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APR. 24, 2022 AT 3:30PM
ICARUS QUARTET
Half piano/half percussion, icarus Quartet presents an adventurous program including Michael Laurello’s Big Things, Ruby Fulton’s Wilderness Suite, plus new works from Scott Lee, Lila Meretzky, and Christian Quinones. Icarus Quartet is highly-acclaimed—following their Carnegie Hall debut, composer Paul Lansky simply remarked, “This is music making of the highest order.”
Register here > > >
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MAY 1, 2022 AT 3:30PM
IVALAS QUARTET
Founded in Ann Arbor in 2016, the Ivalas Quartet is composed of violinists Reuben Kebede and Tiani Butts, violist Aimée McAnulty, and cellist Pedro Sánchez. Currently the quartet serves as the Graduate Quartet in residence at The University of Colorado – Boulder where they study under the renowned Takács Quartet. Ivalas presents a wide-ranging program centered around Carlos Simon’s Warmth of Other Suns alongside works by Debussy and Beethoven.
Register here > > >
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MAY 15, 2022 AT 3:30PM
WONDERLIC PIANO CONCERT
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 piano winners will perform a concert consisting of the challenging repertoire that distinguished them in the competition.
Register here > > >
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MAY 22, 2022 AT 3:30PM
JOEL FAN, PIANO
After debuting at the New York Philharmonic at age 11, pianist Joel Fan has appeared at major venues throughout the world. The New York Times has described him as an "impressive pianist” with a "probing intellect and vivid imagination.” On this program, Mr. Fan contrasts two iconic sonatas: Beethoven’s Sonata No. 32 in C minor and Liszt’s Sonata in B minor.
Register here > > >
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JUN. 5, 2022 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
Wiancko: Vox Petra
Talbot-Howard: The Door of No Return
Prechtl: TBD (World Premiere)
Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano in E-flat Major, K. 498
Register here > > >
SEPT. 19, 2021 AT 3:30PM
BOSTON TRIO
Since their formation in 1997, the trio has become one of today’s most exciting and sought after chamber ensembles. Members include violinist Irina Muresanu, cellist Jonah Ellsworth, and pianist Heng-Jin Park. The trio presents the Baltimore premiere of contemporary composer Stacy Garrop’s Beacon of the Bay along with two time-honored classics: Fauré's Piano Trio in D minor and Brahms' Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major.
In-Person Concert; also Livestreamed at CC2nd.org
Register here > > >
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OCT. 3, 2021 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
Honoring Margaret Budd
Musicians from the Baltimore Symphony present a concert in honor of Margaret Budd, Founder of Community Concerts at Second, an accomplished organist, and former Music Minister at Second Presbyterian Church.
Bach: Trio Sonata from the Musical Offering
Bach: Solo Violin Piece
Bowen: Fantasie Quartet for Four Violas
G. L. Frank: Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
In-Person Concert; also Livestreamed at CC2nd.org
Register here > > >
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OCT. 24, 2021 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
Mozart: String Duo No. 2 in B-flat Major, K. 424
Hailstork: Sanctum Rhapsody for Viola and Piano
Beach: Theme and variations for flute and string quartet
In-Person Concert; also Livestreamed at CC2nd.org
Register here > > >
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*** CONCERT POSTPONED ***
NOV. 7, 2021 AT 3:30PM
JANICE CHANDLER-ETEME, SOPRANO
CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
We regret to announce that our concert scheduled for November 7, 2021 featuring Ms. Janice Chandler-Eteme has been postponed. We look forward to presenting Ms. Chandler-Eteme’s program in the future and will provide information about this program as it becomes available.
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NOV. 21, 2021 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders!
J. Lee III: Sonata for Solo Cello (World Premiere)
F. Man: Larkspur
Prokofiev: Quintet in G minor, Op. 39
In-Person Concert; also Livestreamed at CC2nd.org
Register here > > >
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JAN. 9, 2022 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
C. Schumann: Trio, Op. 17
Benjamin: “Viola, Viola”
Cueto: Encuentros for Oboe and Bassoon
Dvorak: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81
Register here > > >
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*** CONCERT POSTPONED ***
JAN. 30, 2022 AT 3:30PM
BERTA ROJAS, GUITAR
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.”
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FEB. 27, 2022 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
Childs: String Quartet No. 3, "Unrequited"
Wertheim: Trio for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon
R. Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Register here > > >
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MARCH 20, 2022 AT 3:30PM
NATHALIE JOACHIM: FANM D’AYITI WITH SPEKTRAL QUARTET
Fanm d’Ayiti (Women of Haiti) is an evening-length work for voice, flute, string quartet and electronics developed by composer/performer Nathalie Joachim. The project features original songs incorporating the recorded voices of Joachim’s grandmother and the girls’ choir of her family’s home farming village of Dantan; new arrangements of songs by some of the greatest known female voices in Haitian history; and recorded interviews with these artists. The work, released in 2019 on New Amsterdam Records as Joachim’s first featured solo album, received a Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album.
Register here > > >
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APR. 3, 2022 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
Price: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Shapashnikov: Sonata for violin and harp
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Register here > > >
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APR. 24, 2022 AT 3:30PM
ICARUS QUARTET
Half piano/half percussion, icarus Quartet presents an adventurous program including Michael Laurello’s Big Things, Ruby Fulton’s Wilderness Suite, plus new works from Scott Lee, Lila Meretzky, and Christian Quinones. Icarus Quartet is highly-acclaimed—following their Carnegie Hall debut, composer Paul Lansky simply remarked, “This is music making of the highest order.”
Register here > > >
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MAY 1, 2022 AT 3:30PM
IVALAS QUARTET
Founded in Ann Arbor in 2016, the Ivalas Quartet is composed of violinists Reuben Kebede and Tiani Butts, violist Aimée McAnulty, and cellist Pedro Sánchez. Currently the quartet serves as the Graduate Quartet in residence at The University of Colorado – Boulder where they study under the renowned Takács Quartet. Ivalas presents a wide-ranging program centered around Carlos Simon’s Warmth of Other Suns alongside works by Debussy and Beethoven.
Register here > > >
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MAY 15, 2022 AT 3:30PM
WONDERLIC PIANO CONCERT
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 piano winners will perform a concert consisting of the challenging repertoire that distinguished them in the competition.
Register here > > >
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MAY 22, 2022 AT 3:30PM
JOEL FAN, PIANO
After debuting at the New York Philharmonic at age 11, pianist Joel Fan has appeared at major venues throughout the world. The New York Times has described him as an "impressive pianist” with a "probing intellect and vivid imagination.” On this program, Mr. Fan contrasts two iconic sonatas: Beethoven’s Sonata No. 32 in C minor and Liszt’s Sonata in B minor.
Register here > > >
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JUN. 5, 2022 AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
Wiancko: Vox Petra
Talbot-Howard: The Door of No Return
Prechtl: TBD (World Premiere)
Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano in E-flat Major, K. 498
Register here > > >