Although the stage of Symphony Hall is regrettably empty, the ATL Symphony Musicians and the many ensembles drawn from their ranks continue to perform at many and diverse venues around Atlanta. In the coming weeks you will have many opportunities to hear great repertoire all around town. For starters, please consider coming this Sunday, September 21, 4:00 p.m. to the Chapel (Building B) of Roswell United Methodist Church to hear the Riverside Chamber Players perform music by Mozart, Dvorak and RCP's own Composer-in-Residence (and ASO bassist) Michael Kurth. Featured on the program will be the premiere of Paul Salerni's arrangement of Mendelssohn's "Songs Without Words" for string quartet. The musicians will be Kenn Wagner and Domenic Salerni, violins; Jessica Oudin, viola; and Joel Dallow, cello - all are members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
For more information, www.riversidechamberplayers.org. The concert is free with a reception to follow. And as a special incentive, any ASOC'er attending the concert in their ATL Symphony Musicians t-shirt is invited to Mac Mcgee's (easy walk from the church) for a first round on me! How can you go wrong? Wonderful music, free food, and a cold one to wrap up the weekend.
The music is - and always will be - on-going.
I am so lucky to live close by. Riverside Chamber Players are always exciting to hear; Michael Kurth's music is wonderful. Hoping he'll write something for the chorus. it's a lovely neighborhood to take a stroll in. And I'll take you up on that beer, Laurie.
ReplyDeleteYes, Sally, the ASOC is scheduled to sing an a capella Alleluia I wrote on this year's Christmas with the ASO concerts, according to Norman.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing I can lay at the WACs door: cancelling Christmas.
ReplyDeleteStill basking in the after-glow of RCP's excellent concert yesterday--a treat for the large crowd of mostly church members, who were very appreciative. The set of Michael Kurth's pieces were the star of the show, as always. It's hard not to get up and dance to the "Mean Old Pony Tango!" Now that I know he's written an Alleluia, I'm going to be seriously put out if we don't get to sing it. :~(
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