Main Concert Series

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All venues are handicapped accessible.
All programs and artists are subject to change without notice.

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CRY OF THE HEART

Tuesday, June 4, 2013
2:00 pm
Briarwood Retirement Community
65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester
FREE SENIOR CONCERT
Reservations required, limited seating

Saturday, June 8, 2013
5:30 PM (5:00 pre concert talk)
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street, Worcester
Reservations and info at www.worcesterart.org or 508-799-4406 ext 3120

Program
MENDELSSOHN  String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80
DEBUSSY  Syrinx, for solo flute
SCHUBERT  Death and the Maiden

Tracy Kraus, flute; Krista Buckland Reisner, violin; Rohan Gregory, violin; Peter Sulski, viola; and David Russell, cello


BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS

Concert 1
Friday, September 21, 2012
7:30 PM (7 PM pre concert talk)
Unitarian Universalist Church
9 Ayer Road, Harvard

Concert Sponsor: Roland Morin & Associates

Concert 2
Saturday, September 22, 2012
7:30 PM (7 PM pre concert talk)
First Baptist Church,
111 Park Ave, Worcester

Program
HAYDN Flute Quartet in G Major, Op. 5, No. 2
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in Eb, Op. 1, No. 1
SCHUBERT String Quintet in C

Tracy Kraus, flute; Krista Buckland Reisner and Rohan Gregory, violin;
Peter Sulski and Mark Berger, viola; David Russell and Joshua Gordon, cello; Ian Watson, piano

These concerts are sponsored in part by grants from the, Acton/Boxborough, Harvard,
Leominster, Shrewsbury and Sterling Cultural Councils, local agencies funded by the
Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.


IMPRESSIONS

Concert 1
Friday, November 16, 2012
7:30 PM  (7 PM pre-concert talk)
Congregational Church of Grafton
30 Grafton Common, Grafton

Concert 2
Saturday, November 17, 2012
7:30 PM   (7 PM pre-concert talk)
First Baptist Church
111 Park Ave, Worcester

Program
COUPERIN   Selections from L’Apotheose de Lully
DEBUSSY   Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
TAKEMITSU   And Then I Knew ‘Twas Wind  for Flute, Viola and Harp
RAVEL   String Quartet

Tracy Kraus, flute; Krista Buckland Reisner and Rohan Gregory, violin;
David Russell, cello; Ian Watson, harpsichord

With Guest Artists Franziska Huhn, harp;  Jesse Holstein and Michael Kelley, viola

These concerts are sponsored in part by grants from the Shrewsbury and Sterling Cultural Councils, local agencies funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

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THE WHITE HOUSE CONCERT AND BEYOND*

Sunday, January 13, 2013
5:30 PM
Worcester Art Museum, Renaissance Court
55 Salisbury Street, Worcester
Reservations and info at www.worcesterart.org or 508-799-4406 ext 3120

Program
CASALS   Song of the Birds
BEETHOVEN   Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major
JOHNSTON   String Quartet No. 4 “Amazing Grace”
COPLAND   Threnody I & II
MENDELSSOHN  Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor


WINTER DIVERTIMENTO

Saturday, February 23, 2013
3:00 PM (2:30 PM pre concert talk)
Clark University
Razzo Hall/Traina Center for the Arts
92 Downing Street, Worcester

Free Admission

Program
COPLAND   Threnody I & II
JOHNSTON   String Quartet No. 4 “Amazing Grace”
MOZART  Divertimento in Eb, K. 563

Tracy Kraus, flute; Krista Buckland Reisner and Rohan Gregory, violin
Peter Sulski, viola and  Joshua Gordon, cello

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ANNUAL FAMILY CONCERT

Concert 1
Saturday, March 2, 2013
3:00-4:00 PM
The Cultural Center at Eagle Hill
242 Old Petersham Road, Hardwick
Tickets and info at www.centerateaglehill.org

Concert 2
Sunday, March 3, 2013
3:00-4:00 PM
Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street, Worcester
FREE ADMISSION

Program
SAINT-SAËNS  Carnival of the Animals (arr. Berger)

Receive a $2.00 discount coupon to the ECOTARIUM at the door. Bring a new or gently used book to be donated to Reliant Medical Group Foundation’s Reach Out and Read program and be entered into a drawing to win free family membership to the ECOTARIUM. Reception treats by CocoBeni Confections.

Corporate Sponsors:    United Bank  Reliant Medical Group

This concert is funded in part by grants from the Auburn, Paxton, Shrewsbury, Sterling and Worcester Cultural Councils, local agencies funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency


WITH BREATH AND BOW

Concert 1
Friday, April 12, 2013
7:30 PM   (7 PM pre-concert talk)
Congregational Church of Grafton
30 Grafton Common, Grafton

Concert 2
Saturday, April 13, 2013
7:30 PM  (7 PM pre-concert talk)
First Unitarian Church
90 Main Street, Worcester

Concert 3*
Sunday, April 21, 2013
4:00 PM (3:30 pre-concert talk)
Unitarian Universalist Church
9 Ayer Road, Harvard

Program
BRAHMS   Two Songs, Op. 91
PISTON  Quintet for Flute and String Quartet
MOZART  String Quintet in C, K. 515

Maria Ferrante, soprano; Tracy Kraus, flute; Krista Buckland Reisner and
Rohan Gregory, violin; Peter Sulski and Mark Berger, viola; Joshua Gordon, cello;
William Ness, piano

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These concerts are sponsored in part by grants from the  Auburn, Grafton,
Harvard, Paxton, Shrewsbury and Sterling Cultural Councils, local agencies funded by the
Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency

THOMAS H. KEIL MEMORIAL CONCERT

Sunday, May 12, 2013
7:30 PM (7:00 pre-concert talk)
Mechanics Hall
350 Main Street, Worcester
FREE ADMISSION – no reservations necessary

Join us as we honor and celebrate Tom Keil.
The program will include a selection of Tom’s favorite music featuring Schubert’s Cello Quintet

Tracy Kraus, flute; Krista Buckland Reisner, violin; Rohan Gregory, violin; Peter Sulski, viola; David Russell, cello; Ariana Falk, cello; William Ness, piano

With Guest Jan Müller-Szeraws, cello