Performance Schedule
Philip Glass' Violin Concerto No. 2 “The American Four
Seasons”
Steve Reich's Duet for Two Violins and Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Ayako Tanaka, concertmaster
Leonard Bernstein's Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”)
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Concert to benefit Rome Chamber Music Festival
Leonard Bernstein's Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”)
Robert Spano, conductor
McDuffie joins the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at the 2018 Savannah Music Festival
Leonard Bernstein's Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”)
Robert Spano, conductor
McDuffie joins the Virginia Symphony Orchestra at the Virginia Arts Festival
Leonard Bernstein's Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”)
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
McDuffie joins the Virginia Symphony Orchestra at the Virginia Arts Festival
Leonard Bernstein's Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”)
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
McDuffie and R.E.M. founding member Mike Mills perform with the Naples Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.
Mike Mills’ Concerto
for Violin, Rock Band, and String Orchestra
Mendelssohn's Concerto in
E minor
Jorge Mester, conductor
15th season!
Opening Night Gala - invitation only
Antonín Dvořák Bagatelles, Op. 47
Gioachino Rossini Sonata a Quattro No. 6 in D major
Sergei Prokofiev Peter and The Wolf
Robert McDuffie, violin; Evan Hjort, violin; Tristan Feichtner, cello; Diego Procoli, harmonium (Dvořák); Hikaru Yonezaki, violin; Charissa Leung, violin; Julie Albers, cello; Valentina Ciardelli, double bass (Rossini); Ward Stare, conductor; Lorenzo Morrocchi, flute; Matthew Chin, oboe; Alessandro Carbonare, clarinet; Sarah Carbonare, bassoon; Guglielmo Pellarin, horn; Steve Moretti, percussion; Diego Procoli, piano; Evan Hjort, violin; Bronwyn James, violin; Daniele Valabrega, viola; Riana Anthony, cello; Dušan Kostić, double bass (Prokofiev)
Antonio Vivaldi Trio Sonata in G minor, RV 85
Georg Friedrich Händel Ombra mai fu from Serse (Xerxes)
Antonio Vivaldi Trio Sonata in C Major, RV 82
Georg Friedrich Händel Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo
Johannes Brahms Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40
Ioana Cristina Goicea, violin; Ivano Zanenghi, lute; Atticus Mellor-Goldman, cello (Vivaldi Trio Sonata in G minor); Sara Mingardo, coach; Maria Elena Pepi, mezzo soprano; Bronwyn James, violin; Gaia Trionfera, violin; Daniele Valabrega, viola; Atticus Mellor-Goldman, cello; Ivano Zanenghi, lute (Händel Ombra mai fu); Ioana Cristina Goicea, violin; Ivano Zanenghi, lute; Atticus Mellor-Goldman cello (Vivaldi Trio Sonata in C Major); Sara Mingardo, coach; Sofya Yuneeva, soprano; Gaia Trionfera, violin; Bronwyn James, violin; Daniele Valabrega, viola; Atticus Mellor-Goldman, cello; Ivano Zanenghi, lute (Händel Lascia ch’io pianga); Ioana Cristina Goicea, violin; Guglielmo Pellarin, horn; Elizabeth Pridgen, piano (Brahms Horn Trio)
Camille Saint-Saëns Fantasy for Violin and Harp
Vincent d'Indy String Sextet, Op. 92
César Franck Piano Quintet in F minor
Dustin Wilkes-Kim, violin; Agnė Keblytė harp (Saint-Saëns); Robert McDuffie, violin; Tiani Butts, violin; Stephanie Drach, viola; Luca Sanzò, viola; Tristan Feichtner, cello; Barbara Warchalewska, cello (d’Indy); Elena Matteucci, piano; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Gaia Trionfera, violin; Lawrence Dutton, viola; Erica Piccotti, cello (Franck)
Gioachino Rossini Sonata a Quattro No. 1 in G Major
Samuel Barber String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11
Astor Piazzolla Suite of Tangos arr. Julian Milone
Retrato de Alfredo Gobbi
Oblivión
Libertango
Sambas and Bossanovas arr. Matt Catingub
Ary Barroso Brazil
Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes Girl from Ipanema
Jobim and Newton Mendonça One Note Samba
Charissa Leung, violin; Hikura Yonezaki, violin; Julie Albers, cello; Dušan Kostić, double bass (Rossini); Robert McDuffie, violin; Dustin Wilkes-Kim, violin; Martina Santarone, viola; Barbara Warchalewska, cello (Barber); Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Bronwyn James, violin; Tiani Butts, violin; Evan Hjort, violin; Valentina Ciardelli, double bass; Steve Moretti, cajón (Suite of Tangos); Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Bronwyn James, violin; Tiani Butts, violin; Stephanie Drach, viola; Riana Anthony, cello; Valentina Ciardelli, double bass; Elizabeth Pridgen, piano; Steve Moretti, cajón (Sambas and Bossanovas)
McDuffie and R.E.M. founding member Mike Mills perform with the Brevard Festival Orchestra.
Mike Mills' Concerto for Violin, Rock Band, and String Orchestra
Daniel Hege, conductor
Mike Mills, bass guitar and keyboard
John Neff, guitar
William Tonks, guitar
Patrick Ferguson, drums/percussion
Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite
Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings
Philip Glass' Concerto for Violin, No. 2 "The American Four Seasons"
Peter Oundjian, conductor
In residence at the Aspen Music Festival
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Harris Hall
Sergei Prokofiev's Sonata for Two Violins in C major, Op. 56
Vincent D'Indy's String Sextet, Op. 92
Philip Glass' Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra
Aubree Oliverson, violin
2018 Labor Day Festival for Strings
McDuffie performs in the Huntsville Chamber Music Guild's 65th season
Open rehearsal: 3 p.m.
Fritz Kreisler Tempo di minuetto and Liebesleid
John Williams Theme from Schindler's List
George Gershwin/Jascha Heifetz It Ain't Necessarily So
Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in Eb major, Op. 44
Felix Mendelssohn Octet in Eb major, Op. 20
Annie Fullard, violin and viola
Margery McDuffie Whatley, piano
Students from the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University
Teamwork Workshop with McDuffie Center students and Mercer University Men's Basketball Team
Morning program: Chamber music coaching with Annie Fullard at the Bell House
Luncheon with Guest Speaker Bill Curry
Afternoon program: Mercer men's basketball practice at Hawkins Arena
Annie Fullard, Chamber Coach, Robert McDuffie Center for Strings
Bill Curry, two-time Super Bowl winner and former NCAA football coach
Bob Hoffman, Coach, Mercer University Men's Basketball Team
Benefit performance for the Rome Chamber Music Festival and the Italian Red Cross
Aaron Copland Hoedown
Fritz Kreisler Liebesleid
Richard Heuberger/Fritz Kreisler Midnight Bells
Moritz Moszkowski Suite for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71
Elena Matteucci, piano
Gaia Trionfera, violin
Pino Quartullo and Elisabetta Pellini
In residence at the Palazzo Tornabuoni
Recital in the elegant Sala delle Muse
Elena Matteucci, piano
Master class
Robert McDuffie Center for Strings Fabian Concert Series
Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Giovanni Bottesini Grand Duo for Violin and Bass
Felix Mendelssohn Octet in Eb major, Op. 20
Annie Fullard, violin
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Daniel Tosky, double bass
McDuffie Center young artists
Mike Mills' Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
