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Past Performances of South Country Concerts
The South Country Concert series has been active since 2001. Initially concerts were held in a small performance space in The Brown Building at 12 Bell St. Bellport. Beginning with the 2004-2005 season the Parish Hall of Christ Episcopal Church at 64 South Country Road, Bellport has been the venue. Please click here for details of this location.
The Concert Series have been
  • 2023 Series
  • 2022 Series
  • 2021 Series
  • 2019-2020,Series, "It's a Score!"
  • 2018-2019,Series, "Series Title"
  • 2017-2018,Series, "Sound Waves"
  • 2016-2017,Series, "Sound Escape"
  • 2015-2016,Series, "Glistening Gems"
  • 2014-2015,Series, "Sound Images", and... A Surprise Summer Concert!!
  • 2013-2014,Series, "It's Not Baroque", A Benefit Concert and... A Surprise Summer Concert!!
  • 2012-2013,Series, "Inspired by Shakespeare", and... A Benefit Concert!!
  • 2011-2012,Series, "Creation of the World", plus "Concert a la Carte" a Benefit Concert
  • 2010-2011,Series, "Winds Alive"
  • 2009-2010,Series, "Our Tenth Year"
  • 2008-2009.Series, "Some Enchanted Evenings"
  • 2007-2008.Series, "Connoisseurs", plus "Pianissimo!" a Benefit Concert
  • 2006-2007,Series, "The Masters", plus "Pianissimo!" a Benefit Concert
  • 2005-2006,Series, "Sound Investment"
  • 2004-2005 Series
  • 2003-2004 Series
  • 2002-2003 Series
  • 2001-2002 Series
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    Schedule for 2023 concerts


    2023 Series
    Sunday, March 26 2023. Five pm at Christ Episcopal Church

    Chaconne in g minor for Violin & ContinuoTomaso Antonio Vitale
    Fratres for Cello & PianoArvo Pärt
    Trio in c minor, Op. 66 for Piano, Violin & CelloFelix Mendelssohn

    Sundays, May 21 2023. Five pm at Christ Episcopal Church
    Quartet in c minor, Op. 18/4 for StringsLudwig v. Beethoven
    Quartet no. 2 in D Major for StringsAlexander Borodin


    Sunday, October 8 2023. Five pm at Christ Episcopal Church
    Quartet Op. 67 for Piano & StringsJoaquín Turina
    Quartet No. 3 in c minor, Op.60 for Piano & StringsJohannes Brahms




    2023 Season Performers:
    Violins: Naho Parrini , Arthur Moeller
    Viola: Aundrey Mitchell Cello: Laurinel Owen
    Piano: Richard Pearson Thomas

    Schedule for 2022 concerts

    Subscribers to the 2022 Series will get tickets to all of the concerts of this series, Walk-in tickets are available at the door on the evening of the concert.
    2022 Series
    Sunday, March 27 2022. Five pm at 78 Bellhaven rd, Bellport, NY 11713

    Sonata in G for Cello & Piano J. B. Bréval
    Suite for Violin & PianoWilliam Grant Still
    Piano Trio #2 in C, Op. 87Johannes Brahms

    Sundays, May 15 2022. Five pm at 78 Bellhaven rd, Bellport, NY 11713/b>
    Art of the Fugue, ContrapuntalJ. S. Bach
    String Quartet #8, Op. 110 Dmitri Shostakovich
    Quintet in A for Clarinet & Strings W. A. Mozart


    Sunday, October 16 2022. Five pm at Christ Episcopal Church
    Piano Quartet #1 in g minor, K. 478W. A. Mozart
    Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op. 47R. Schumann




    2022 Season Performers:
    Violins: Naho Parrini , Arthur Moeller
    Viola: Aundrey Mitchell Cello: Laurinel Owen
    Clarinet: Meryl Abt-GreenfieldPiano: Richard Pearson Thomas

    All concerts on Sundays at 5:00 pm • Please see above for venue details
    Tickets Reduced price for subscriptions, or $30 at door or reduced price, $5 students.
    Information: 631-286-1592 or www.SouthCountryConcerts.org

    Schedule For 2021

    2021 Series
    Sundays, July 11 and 18 2021. Five pm at 78 Bellhaven rd, Bellport, NY 11713

    Passacaglia for Violin solo:Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Requiem for Cello Alone:Peter Sculthorpe
    Recitative and Scherzo for Violin:Fritz Kreisler
    Three Improvisations for Cello:Laurinel Owen
    They Were Dancing for Violin and Cello:Richard Pearson Thomas

    Sundays, August 1 and 15 2021. Five pm at 78 Bellhaven rd, Bellport, NY 11713/b>
    Partita in d minor:Johann Sebastian Bach
    Requiem for Cello Alone:Peter Sculthorpe
    Four Improvisations for Cello:Laurinal Owen
    Sonato for Violincello Solo:Gyorgy Ligeti


    Sunday, October 3 2021. Five pm at Christ Episcopal Church
    Sonata No. 3 in c minor, Op. 45 for Violin and Piano:Edvard Greig
    Five Preludes for Violincello and Piano:Lera Auerbach
    Trio in d minor, Op. 49:Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

    Sunday, December 12 2021. Five pm at Christ Episcopal Church

    String quartet in B-Flat, Op. 76 no. 4 "Sunrise":Franz Joseph Haydn
    "Floating the Canyon" Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano:Richard Pearson Thomas
    Quintet in E-Flat for Piano and Strings. Op. 44:Robert Schumann



    2021 Season Performers:
    Violins: Naho Parrini , Arthur Moeller
    Viola: Aundrey Mitchell Cello: Laurinel Owen
    Piano: Richard Pearson Thomas

    Schedule for 2019-2020 concerts

    2019-2020 Series, "It's a Score!"
    Sunday, October 27, 2019
    Clara Schumann: Trio in g minor, Op. 17
    Helene Liebmann: Sonata in B Flat for Piano & Cello, Op. 46
    Amy Beach: Quintet in f# for Piano & String Quartet, Op. 67

    Sunday, January 26, 2020,
    Mozart: Prelude & Fugue for String Trio
    Piazzola: Two of the Four Seasons for Piano Trio
    Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

    Sunday, April 26 2020 CONVERTED
     This concert was not performed because of Covid-19 restrictions.
    Haydn: String Quartet in B Flat. Op. 76 no. 4 "Sunrise"
    Thomas: "Floating The Canyon" Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano
    Schumann: Quintet in E Flat for Piano & Strings, Op. 44
    Five boutique concerts were performed in July and August. Each with a limited audience of fifteen subscribers.
    The program for solo cello was
    Bach: Partita III BWV 1006
    Britten: Suite for Cello, Op 72
    Performed by L. Owen.

    Schedule for 2018-2019 concerts

    2018-2019 Series, "Series Title"
    Sunday, October 28, 2018
    Strauss: Nocturno for Horn & Piano
    Glière: Huit Morceaux for Violin & Cello
    Tartini: Dido Abbandonata – Sonata in G minor for Violin and Continuo
    E. Ewazen: Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano

    Sunday, January 13, 2019,
    Mozart: Trio in G KV 564
    P. Winkler: Three Waltzes for Trio
    Dvorák: Trio in B-flat, Op. 21

    Sunday, April 28 2019
    Shostakovich: Three Preludes and Fugues arr. for Quartet
    Schubert: String Quintet in C major
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    Schedule for 2017-2018 concerts

    2017-2018 Series, "Sound Waves"
    Sunday, October 29, 2017
    Vivaldi: Sonata #6 in B-flat for Cello & Piano
    Previn: Tango Song & Dance for Violin & Piano
    Dvorák: Quartet in E-flat for Piano & Strings, Op. 87

    Sunday, January 28, 2018,
    Beethoven: Trio in c minor for Strings, Op. 9 #3
    Richard Pearson Thomas: Piano Solo (to be composed!)
    Brahms: Quartet in c minor for Piano & Strings

    Sunday, April 29 2018
    Handel/Halvorsen: Passacaglia for Violin & Viola
    Mendelssohn: Sonata #2 in D for Cello & Piano, Op. 58
    Shostakovich: Quintet in g for Piano & Strings, Op. 57


    2017-2018 Season Performers:
    Laurinel Owen,Cello Aundrey Mitchell, Viola
    Naho Parrini violin Arthur Moeller, Violin
    Richard Pearson Thomas,Piano
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    2016-2017 Series, "Sound Escape"
    Sunday, October 16, 2016
    Bach: Sonata in e minor, BWV 1034 for Flute, Cello and Piano
    Enesco: Cantabile et Presto for Flute and Piano
    Schumann: Fantasy Pieces for Cello and Piano
    Von Weber: Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano

    Sunday, January 29, 2017,
    Martinu: Variations on a Theme by Rossini for Cello and Piano
    Dvorak: Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano
    Smetana: Trio in g minor for Violin, Cello and Piano

    Sunday, April 30, 2017
    Haydn: Trio #39 "Gypsy Rondo" for Violin, Cello and Piano
    Brahms: Hungarian Dances arranged for Cello and Piano
    Richard Pearson Thomas: "Dirty Music" for Violin and Jazz Trio

    2016-2017 Season Performers:
    Tia Roper, Flute Laurinel Owen, Cello
    Naho Parrini violin Marilyn Lehman, Piano
    Richard Pearson Thomas,Piano Steven Fayette
    Dylan Benson
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    2015-2016 Series, "Glistening Gems"
    Sunday, November 8th, 2015
     SoLI Singers of Long Island. A special choral concert.
    Sunday, January 17, 2016,
     Barber: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 6, 1936
    Gershwin: Porgy and Bess for violin and piano
    Amy Beach: Trio in A minor, Op. 150, 1939
    Sunday, April 10th 2016
     Poulenc: Sonata for Cello and Piano, 1948
    Dvorak: Terzetto in C for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 74
    Faure: Quintet in C minor for Piano &Amp; Strings




    2015-2016 Season Performers:
    SoLI, Choir Naho Parrini, Violin
    Christopher Shaughnessy, viola Song-A Cho, violin
    Laurinel Owen,Cello Richard Pearson Thomas,Piano
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    Schedule for 2014-2015 concerts


    2014-2015 Series, "Sound Images"
    Sunday, October 12th, 2014
    Beethoven: Trio, Op. 11 for Clarinet &Amp; Piano
    Poulenc: Sonata for Two Clarinets.
    Brahms: Sonata in E minor for Cello &Amp; Piano
    Mendelssohn: Concert Piece No. 1 &Amp; 2 for Two Clarinets

    Sunday, January 18, 2015,
    Debussy: Sonata in D minor for Cello &Amp; Piano
    Chausson: Poème for Violin &Amp; Piano
    Franck: Quintet in F minor for Strings &Amp; Piano
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    Sunday, March 15, 2015
    Wolff: Italian Serenade in G for String Quartet
    Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet

    2014-2015 Season Performers:
    Stanley Drucker, Clarinet Naomi Drucker, Clarinet
    Naho Parrini violin Christopher Shaughnessy, viola
    Song-A Cho, violin Laurinel Owen,Cello
    Aundrey Mitchel Viola Alberto Parrini, Cello
    Marilyn Lehman, Piano Richard Pearson Thomas,Piano
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    2013-2014 Series, "It's Not Baroque"
    Sunday, November 10, 2013
    Schnittke: Quartet #3 for Strings
    Mozart: Quartet #19 in C, K. 465 "Dissonance"
    Beethoven: Grosse Fugue in B-flat, Op. 133

    Sunday, January 19, 2014,
    Bernstein: Dream with Me, Glitter and Be Gay
    Sarasate: Fantasy on Carmen, Op. 25 for Violin and Piano
    Pearson Thomas: "Usual Suspects" based on arias by Verdi and Puccini
    Schumann: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano

    Sunday, May 4, 2014
    Borodin: Quartet #2 in D for Strings
    Rachmaninoff: Two Pieces for Cello and Piano
    Arensky: Quintet in D, Op. 55 for Piano & Strings

    2013-2014 Season Performers:
    Bryant Park Quartet
    Naho Parrini violin Ofir Tomer, violist
    Evangeline Liu, violin Laurinel Owen,Cello
    Karen DiMartino, Soprano Richard Pearson Thomas,Piano

    Benefit Concert, Sunday, March 30, 2014
    This year a special EARLY Benefit Concert in MARCH!! Click here for the Flyer
    AND a surprise summer concert in August. See the flyer here
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    2012-2013 Series "Inspired by Shakespeare", and... A Benefit Concert!!
    Sunday, October 14, 2012
    "Shakespeare and Friends"
    Choral works, based on Shakespeare texts, by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Orban, Harris and other favorites.
    Performed by the Singers of Long Island (SoLI)

    Sunday, January 27, 2013,
    Beethoven: Sonata in C, Op. 105/1 for Cello & Piano
    Weiniawski: Scherzo Tarantella, Op. 16
    Shostakovich: Trio No. 2, Op/ 67

    Sunday, March 17, 2013
    Rossini: Sonata for Two Violins, Cello and Bass
    Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello
    Dvorak: Quintet for Strings, Op. 77

    2012-2013 Season Performers:
    Singers of Long Island (SoLI)
    Naho Parrini violin Laurinel Owen,Cello
    Steven Fayette, Double Bass Richard Pearson Thomas,Piano
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    2011-2012 Series "Creation of the World"
    Sunday, October 23, 2011
    Haydn: Quartet in B-flat, Op. 76 #4 “Sunrise”
    Beethoven: Quartet Op. 59 #3 in C Major

    Sunday, January 29, 2012,
    Turina: Trio No. 1, Op. 35 for Violin, Cello & Piano
    Beethoven: Trio in B-flat, Op. 97 “Archduke”

    Sunday, March 25, 2012
    Milhaud: La Création du Monde for Piano & String Quartet
    Brahms: Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 for Piano & Strings

    2011-2012 Season Performers:
    Cyrus Beroukhim, Violin Laura Klugherz, Violin
    Naho Tsutsui Parrini violin Laurinel Owen,Cello
    Thomas Rosenthal, Viola Richard Pearson Thomas,Piano
    Alberto Parrini, Cello
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    2010-2011 "Winds Alive" Series
    Sunday, October 24, 2010, "Winds Alive"
    Bizet: Carmen Fantasy
    Debussy: Afternoon of a Faun
    Saint-Saens: Tarantella
         		Trios: Flute
    Clarinet
    Piano

    Sunday, January 30, 2011,
    Miaskovsky: Sonata No. 2, Op. 81 for Cello and Piano
    Pearson Thomas: Adagietto/Presto for Violin and Piano
    Schubert: Trio in B-flat. Op. 99 for Violin, Cello and Piano

    Sunday, April 3, 2011
    Holst: Four Songs for Voice and Violin
    Chausson: Chanson Perpétuelle for Soprano and Piano Quintet
    Dvorák: Quintet in A for Piano and Strings

    2010-2011 Season Performers:
    Kathleen Nester, Flute Andrew Lamy, Clarinet
    Christine Diwyk, Piano Laura Klugherz, Violin
    Naho Tsutsui, violin Laurinel Owen,Cello
    Patricia Prunty, Soprano Richard Pearson Thomas,Piano
    Thomas Rosenthal,Viola
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    2009-2010 "Our Tenth Year"
    Sunday, November 8, 2009, "Ensemble Milano Classico"
    Corelli: Sonata in D minor for violin and continuo op 1.
    n. 12 “La Follia”
    Veracini: Sonata VI in E minor for violin and continuo
    Vivaldi: Sonata in E minor for violoncello continuo
    Tartini: Sonata “Didone abbandonata” in G minor
    Stradella: Trio Sonata for violin, violoncello and continuo
         		Joining us from Italy is one of the most important ensembles of the early music movement. Recognized by the world-renowned magazine Le Monde de la Musique, and enthusiastic reviews and prizes from Diapason, Amadeus, Musica, Fanfare magazine and Musicweb we are proud to present this world-class group.

    Sunday, January 24, 2010,
    Beethoven: Trio in D for Piano and Cello, "Ghost"
    Brahms: Trio in B for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 8.

    Sunday,March 21, 2010, "Tenth Anniversary Concert"
    Brahms: Sextet for Strings, Op. 18
    Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat for strings

    2009-2010 Season Performers:
    Ensemble Milano Classico: Laurinel Owen,Cello
    Enrico Casazza, Violin Richard Pearson Thomas,Piano
    Marcello Scandelli, Cello Naho Tsutsui, violin
    Giorgio Fabbri, Harpsichord Song-A Cho, Violin
    Thomas Rosenthal,Viola
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    2008-2009 "Some Enchanted Evenings" Series
    Sunday, October 26, 2008, "Bryant Park Quartet"
    Beethoven: String Quartet in D, Op. 18 No.3
    Brahms: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60
    Sunday, January 18, 2009, " "
    Beethoven: Sonata in C for Cello & Piano, Op. 102 No.1
    Richard Pearson Thomas: "Driving at Night" for Piano Trio.
    Ravel: trio in A Minor for Piano, Violin & Cello.
    World Premiere
    Sunday,March 15, 2009, " "
    Beethoven: Trio in G for Strings, Op. 9 No.1
    Rebecca Clarke: Two Pieces for Viola & Cello
    Schumann: Piano Quintet, Op. 44

    2008-2009 Season Performers:
    Laurinel Owen,Cello Adam Meyer, Viola
    Richard Pearson Thomas,Piano Tomoko Fujita, Cello
    Naho Tsutsui, Violin Yi-Fang Huang, Piano.
    Miho Saegusa, Violin Benjamin Russell,Violin
    Song-A Cho, Violin Thomas Rosenthal,Viola
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    2007-2008 "Connoisseurs"
    Sunday, October 28, 2007, "Down to Basses" View the Program
    Bach: Komm, süsses Kreuz, BWV 244
    Musto: The Shadow of the Blues
    Barriére: Sonata in G Major, Cello & Double Bass
    Mozart: per questa bella mano, K.V. 612
    Debussy: Sonata in D Minor for Cello & Piano
    Thomas: Diamonds; The Spinster of Chelsea Embankment; It Could Have Been You
    Minsky: Three American Duets
    		 The rich sonorous bass voice of internationally acclaimed Bellport Resident Michael Douglas Jones and returning double-bass virtuoso Steven Fayette join forces to perform the greatest repertoire of the genre.
    Sunday, January 20, 2008, "As the World Turns"
    Two Tangos from "Las cuatro estaciones poteñas"
    [The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires] Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
    A Child's Reliquary (1999) Richard Danielpour (1956- )
    Trio in D minor, Op. 32 Anton Arensky (1861-1906)     		Naho Tsutsui, violin
    Laurinel Owen, cello
    Richard Pearson Thomas, piano.
    Sunday, March 9, 2008, "Brasil Guitar Duo"
    Scarlatti, Bach, Piazzola,
    Samba, Maxixe, Choro & Baião
    		 João Luiz & Douglas Lora, classical guitarists, met in high school in Sao Paulo. They have performed together for ten years. creating what one critic called "a sublime synchronicity and effortless performance style".
    Sunday, April 13, 2008, Dan Franklin Smith, Solo Piano, "Pianissimo!" a Benefit Concert.
    Apparition Nr. 1, Feux Follets,Widmung: Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
    Ballade Nr. 4 in F Minor: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
    Blue Rondo a la Turk: Dave Brubeck (1920-
    Three Preludes: George Gershwin (1898-1937)
    El Vito Variations: Manuel Infante (1883-1958)     		Dan Franklin Smith is a resident of New York City but performs in colleges, universities, museums and concert halls throughout the US and Europe. He has been described as "an incredibly sensitive player" and "a master pianist." Accolades such as "breathtakingly beautiful," "technical wizardry," "brilliant technique and emotional fervor" appear in every review.
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    2006-2007 "The Masters" Series
    Sunday, October 15, 2006, "Germanic Giants"
    Brahms: Andantino from Trio in A minor
    Mozart: Concert Rondo for Clarinet
    Finzi: Three Bagatelles
    Beethoven: Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano
    		 Mozart composed extensively for the clarinet, a tradition continued by Beethoven and Brahms in their chamber music with cello and piano. Naomi Drucker, often guests with the New York Philharmonic.
    Sunday, January 21, 2007, "Music of Angels"
    Saint-Saëns: Fantasie for Violin & Harp
    Debussy: Prelude, Beau Soir, Arabesque
    Amy Beach: Three Songs for Violin & Harp
    Bartok: Rumanian Dances
    		 Violinist Renée Jolles, from New York's Orpheus Ensemble, and Susan Jolles harpist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Naumberg Prize winner will dazzle us with audience favorites.
    Sunday, March 18, 2007, "Gypsy, Magic and Blues"
    Beethoven: Variations on Mozart's "Magic Flute"
    Ravel: Sonata for Violin & Piano
    Brahms: Quartet No. 1 for Piano & Strings
    		 Beethoven was inspired by the magic of Mozart's operatic melody, Ravel by American jazz and Brahms by Hungarian gypsies.
    Saturday, May 20, 2006 at 5:00pm, "Pianissimo!" a Benefit Concert.
    Haydn: Piano Sonata in E Minor
    Chopin: Ballade in F Minor
    Rachmaninoff: Two Etude Tablaeux
    Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue     		Tatjana Rankovich, Solo Piano. Voted "Best of the Year" by Fanfare Magazine.
    2006-2007 Season Performers:
    Laurinel Owen, Cello Naomi Drucker, Clarinet
    Richard Pearson Thomas, PianoRenée Jolles, Violin
    Naho Tsutsui, ViolinSusan Jolles, Harp
    Laura Mole, ViolaTatjana Rankovich,Piano
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    2005-2006 "Sound Investment" Series
    Sunday, March 12, 2006 at 5:00pm, "Gone Fishin"
    Handel: Sonata for Trumpet & Strings
    Schubert: "Trout" Quintet
    Saint-Saëns: Septet for Trumpet, Strings & Piano
    		 We introduce the soaring sound of the trumpet to our series. Saint-Saëns' thrilling septet is paired with the familiar energy of the Baroque Trumpet Sonata.
    Inspired by nature Schubert's Trout Quintet illustrates the sublime beauty of melody.
    Sunday, February 6, 2006, "Winter Tropics"
    Pearson Thomas: Remembering the Call from the Mountain, for Bass Flute
    Handel: Arias for Counter - Tenor
    Villa-Lobos: Jet Whistle for Flute & Cello
    Ravel: Chansons Medécasses for Baritone, Flute, Cello & Piano
    Weber: Trio for Flute, Cello & Piano
    		 Experience the exotic through the impressionistic music of Ravel, the Brazilian flavors of Villa-Lobos and the specialized repertoire of the Baroque counter-tenor. A tour de force program with virtuoso flutist, Linda Wetherill-Smith and the versatile singer, Bruce Ramecker.
    Sunday, November 6, 2005, "Phoenix Rising"
    Copland: Old American Songs
    Four Negro Spirituals
    Barber: A Hand of Bridge, a one-act chamber opera
    Pearson Thomas: Ascension
    		 The spectacular singers of the Phoenix Quartet use their incomparable voices and distinctive staging to charm their audiences who experience first-hand how song, with its melding of poetry and music, creates community and celebrates life.
    2005-2006 Season Performers:
    Laurinel Owen, CelloChristopher Shaughnessy, Viola
    Richard Pearson Thomas, PianoSteven Fayette, Contrabass
    Naho Tsutsui, ViolinDoug Mendocha, Trumpet
    Andrew Perea, ViolinLinda Weatherill-Smith, Flute
    Bruce Rameker, BaritonePhoenix Vocal Quartet
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    2004-2005 Series
    Sunday, March 13, 2005, "Some Like It Hot"
    Rossini: Duo for Cello and Contrabass
    Johnson: Failing for Contrabass & Monologue
    Rzewski: To the Earth for Four Flower Pots and Speaking Percussionist
    Bolling: Suite for Cello and Jazz Trio
    		  
    Sunday, January 30, 2005, "Inspired By Masters"
    Handel: Passacaglia
    Beethoven: Piano Trio "The Ghost"
    Frank: Sonata for Violin and Piano
    Dohnanyi: Serenade for String Trio
    Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings
    		  
    Sunday November 14, 2004, "Baroque to Broadway"
    Songs and Duets by:
    Henry Purcell, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern,
    Gabriele Fauré, and Richard Pearson Thomas     		 
    2004-2005 Season Performers:
    Laurinel Owen, CelloChris Shaughnessy, Viola
    Richard Pearson Thomas, PianoSteven Fayette, Contrabass
    Andrew Perea, ViolinDylan Benson, Percussion
    Bruce Rameker, BaritoneKarie Brown, Mezzo-soprano
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    2003-2004 Series
    Sunday, May 2, 2004, "American Echoes"
    "Voices of 9/11" by Richard Pearson Thomas
    Songs by Steven Foster
    "Dumky Trio" for Piano, Violin and Cello by Dvorak
    		 Featuring songs with poetry commemorating the events of 9/11 set to the hauntingly beautiful music of Richard Pearson Thomas.
    Deborah Birnbaum, Soprano
    Laurinel Owen, Cello
    Richard Pearson Thomas, Piano
    Guest Artists
    Sunday, March 21, 2004, "Gypsy Folklore"
    Three Hungarian Dances by Brahms
    "Ningun: Improvisation" by Bloch
    Gypsy Songs by Dvorak
    New York Klezmer Band
    		 Inspired by gypsy melodies, classical composers wrote some of their most thrilling music. Experience the lively New York Klezmer Band performing music from the Eastern European Jewish Tradition.
    Sunday, October 19, 2003, "Lovers and Other Ties"
    Movements from String Quartets by Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky
    Songs by Kurt Weill
    Quintet for Piano and Strings by Schumann
    		 Explore the relationship between composers and their muses... Letters, lies and secrets.
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    2002-2003 Series
    Sunday, May 4, 2003, "Mostly American"
    Cole Porter: I get a Kick Out of You, So in Love, Anything Goes.
    Arthur Foote: Melody, Op. 44 for Violin and Piano
    Aaron Copeland: Hoe-Down from "Rodeo"
    Lukas Foss: Capriccio for Cello and Piano
    Irving Berlin: What'll I Do?
    Richard Pearson Thomas: The Road to Avrillé
    Leonard Bernstein: Dream With Me
    Felix Mendelssohn: Trio in D minor. Op. 49
    		 Deborah Birnbaum, Soprano
    Laurinel Owen, Cello
    Richard Pearson Thomas, Piano
    Naho Tsutsui
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    2001-2002 Series
    Sunday, March 17, 2002, "St. Patrick's Day"
    Music of The British Isles:
    Handel, Vaughn Williams, Romeo & Juliet, traditional, and "Brigadoon"     		Deborah Birnbaum, Soprano
    James Hoback, Tenor
    Laurinel Owen, Cello
    Richard Pearson Thomas, Piano
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