DIGITAL CONCERT SERIES
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Sunday, December 20th, 11:00am Pacific Time
NIGHT MUSIC - songs, carols, and dreamscapes Program: Nocturnes by Chopin and Grieg (Ian Scarfe, piano) Songs and Carols (Amy Foote, soprano, autoharp, harmonium) Piano Sonata No. 1 by Carl Vine (Britton Day, piano) REGISTER TO ATTEND - CLICK HERE Admission is on a "pay-what-you-can" sliding scale. Please consider the amount that works best for you, and make a direct contribution on our homepage, or make a tax-deductible charitable contribution by following instructions on our donation page here. |
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PAST DIGITAL CONCERTS:
Sunday, December 6, 2020
J. S. Bach - Cello Suite No. 6 (Joseph Howe, cello)
Poulenc - Cello Sonata (Mariko Wyrick, cello, and Britton Day, piano)
Sunday, November 22, 2020
J. S. Bach - Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor ----- Hannah Addario-Berry, cello (San Francisco)
Works for percussion instruments ----- Owen Weaver, percussion (Bergen, Norway)
Edvard Grieg - Piano Sonata, Op. 7 ----- Jeanne Hourez, piano (Paris, France)
Friday, November 20, 2020
Charles Akert, cello (Fairbanks, Alaska)
J. S. Bach - Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major
Philip Brezina and Ian Scarfe, piano (San Francisco)
Sibelius - Romance, Op. 78
Tchaikovsky - Melodie, Op. 43
Bolcom - The Graceful Ghost Rag
Beethoven - Romance, Op. 50
Kreisler - Polichinelle
Charles Akert, cello (Fairbanks, Alaska)
J. S. Bach - Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major
Philip Brezina and Ian Scarfe, piano (San Francisco)
Sibelius - Romance, Op. 78
Tchaikovsky - Melodie, Op. 43
Bolcom - The Graceful Ghost Rag
Beethoven - Romance, Op. 50
Kreisler - Polichinelle
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Karl Knapp (cello)
JS BACH - Cello Suite No. 3
Roseminna Watson (violin)
MISSY MAZZOLI - Dissolve, Oh My Heart
ROSEMINNA WATSON - Lymbic Hymnal
Jamie-Rose Guarrine (soprano) Karl Knapp (cello) Ian Scarfe (pre recorded piano :)
VINCENZO BELLINI - Ma Rendi
REYNALDO HAHN - Si Mes Vers
SCOTT GENDEL - We Grow Accustomed to the Dark
GAETANO BRAGA - La Serenata
LEONARD BERNSTEIN - Dream With Me
Karl Knapp (cello)
JS BACH - Cello Suite No. 3
Roseminna Watson (violin)
MISSY MAZZOLI - Dissolve, Oh My Heart
ROSEMINNA WATSON - Lymbic Hymnal
Jamie-Rose Guarrine (soprano) Karl Knapp (cello) Ian Scarfe (pre recorded piano :)
VINCENZO BELLINI - Ma Rendi
REYNALDO HAHN - Si Mes Vers
SCOTT GENDEL - We Grow Accustomed to the Dark
GAETANO BRAGA - La Serenata
LEONARD BERNSTEIN - Dream With Me
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Sunday, November 1
11:00am Pacific Time Program: G. F. Handel - Forte e liete, from TAMERLANO G. F. Handel - Total Eclipse, from SAMSON G. F. Handel - Pastorello d'un povero armento, from RODELINDA Frederic Chopin - Nocturne in B major, Op. 32 Ottorino Respigh - Notturno in G-flat Major Wagner - Immer ist Undank Loges Lohn, from DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner - Über Stock und Stein, from DAS RHEINGOLD Mussorgsky - V'ugliche, v sabore from BORIS GODUNOV |
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
Bach Suite No. 2 - Evan Kahn, cello
and, live from Copenhagen, violinists Emma Steele and Hulda Jónsdóttir!
Bach Suite No. 2 - Evan Kahn, cello
and, live from Copenhagen, violinists Emma Steele and Hulda Jónsdóttir!
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TUESDAY, September 29th, 8:00pm
LIVE FROM THE TRINITY ALPS! RSVP Required - Click Here to Register! ***Update*** - the start time has been moved to 8:00pm to accommodate the presidential debate which will be earlier in the evening. What better way to clear your mind and ease your blood pressure after watching the debate? Join us for live classical chamber music. No fact checkers needed. |
program:
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, "Ghost Trio" Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 5 Negro Melodies, Op 59 performers: Ellen McGehee, violin James Jaffe, cello Ian Scarfe, piano |
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Saturday, June 27
5:00pm Pacific Time "Classical Crossovers" Eric Moore, cello (Petaluma, California) Eric Moore – Song Without Words No. 1 Daniel Pesca – In Solitude Martin Toch-Ishli – Reflection Tristan Scroggins (Nashville, Tennessee) Performs his own arrangements: Crosspicking Medley Solo Mandolin Medley Medley Métis Set Alisa Rose (San Francisco, California) J.S. Bach - Giga from Partita No. 2 Astor Piazzolla - Tango Caprice No. 3 Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson - Plain Blues Alisa Rose - Fiddle Caprice Scroggins & Rose (split screen videos) Alisa Rose - I Can Fix It Tristan Scroggins - Jackalope Tristan Scroggins - Anxiety Jig |
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DIGITAL CONCERT #6
"Visionaries and luminaries" Saturday, June 20 Liana Berube, violin J. S. Bach - Sonata in A Minor, BWV 1003 Evan Kahn, cello George Crumb - Sonata for Solo Cello Britton Day, piano J. S. Bach - "Sheep May Safely Graze" (arr. Percy Grainger) Frederic Chopin - "Revolutionary" Etude Sergei Rachmaninoff - Preludes, Op. 23, Nos. 4 and 5 |
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DIGITAL CONCERT #5
"A Tour of Europe - Part 2" SUNDAY, JUNE 14 Performers and Program: Emma Steele, violin (Copenhagen, Denmark) Tomas Vitali – Chaconne in G Minor Owen Weaver, percussion (Bergen, Norway) Frederic Rzewski – To the Earth, for flower pots and voice Samuel Levine, tenor and Takeshi Moriuchi (Frankfurt, Germany) Franz Schubert - “Frühlingsglaube” Franz Lehar - “Wolgalied” (from Zsarewitsch) Engelbert Humperdinck - “Ei, ist das schwer, ein Bettler sein!” (from Königskinder) Hanns Eisler - “An den kleinen Radioapparat” Hans May - “Ein Lied geht um die Welt” (from the film, A Song Goes Round the World) |
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Digital Concert #4
"From the Swiss Alps to the Trinity Alps" SUNDAY, JUNE 7 Performers: Maria Korndoerfer and Stéphanie Scalbert, violins (Lucerne, Switzerland) James Jaffe, cello (San Francisco, California) Program: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704) Passacaglia in G Minor, from Rosary Sonata Nr 16 ‚'Guardian Angel‘ Paul Müller-Zürich (1898-1993) Prelude, Air and Fugue for 2 Violins Traditional Yiddish Folksong Ale Brider (arranged by Martin Keller, 2006) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 |
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Digital Concert #3 - Sunday, May 31
"A Tour of Europe - Part 1" featuring live performances from musicians living in Europe Performers and Program: Jari Piper, cello (Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia) C. F. Abel - Allegro in D minor for viola da gamba (mid 18th c.) Ilkim Tongur - Dawn (2012) Ahmet Adnan Saygun - Partita for Violincello Alone (1954) III. Allegretto Leonie Bot, violin (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Eugene Ysaÿe - Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 27, No. 2 (1923) I. Obsession – Prelude: Poco vivace II. Malinconia – Poco lento III. Danse des ombres – Sarabande (Lento) IV. Les Furies – Allegro furioso Ian Scarfe, piano (San Francisco, California) Frederic Chopin - Barcarolle, Op. 60 (1845) |
Alaskan cellist Jari Piper currently lives and works in Tbilisi, the capital of The Republic of Georgia. He plays there in the Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra and also worked as principal cello of the State Chamber Orchestra and the Georgian Sinfonietta.
Violinist Leonie Bot is from The Netherlands, and studied in San Francisco, California, before returning to her homeland.
She is a violinist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, as well as a member of its board. She performs chamber music and has spent lots of time since the pandemic crisis practicing the violin and working in her tiny garden. |
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Digital Concert #2 - Saturday, May 16,
Performers and Program: Joseph Howe, cello and Madoka Asari, piano (Boulder, Colorado) Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte Gabriel Fauré - Papillon, Op. 77 Gabriel Fauré - Sicilienne, Op. 78 Heitor Villa-Lobos - Song of the Black Swan James Keene, violin (New Brunswick, New Jersey) Béla Bartók - Sonata for Solo Violin Jamie-Rose Guarrine, soprano, and Karl Knapp, cello (Amherst, Massachusetts) Renaldo Hahn - "Si mes vers avaient des ailes" Ralph Vaughn Williams - "Silent Noon" Vincenzo Bellini - "Ma rendi pur contento" *Scott Gendel - "Accustomed to the Dark" *Scott Gendel - "In Vain" |
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Digital Concert #1 - Saturday, May 2, 5pm PST / 8pm EST
Performers and Program:
Ian Scarfe, piano (San Francisco, CA)
Samuel Barber - "Excursions for Piano, No. 1"
Rachel Patrick, violin, and Matthew Boyles, clarinet (Oakland, CA)
Georg Philipp Telemann - "Canonic Sonatas No. 1" arr. for clarinet and violin
Caroline Shaw - "In Manus Tuas" for solo viola
Bela Kovacs - "Hommage a Zoltan Kodaly" for solo clarinet
Darius Milhaud - "Jeu" from Suite for clarinet, violin, and piano
Philip Brezina, violin (San Pedro, Mexico)
Mark O'Connor - "F.C.s Jig"
James Jaffe, cello (San Francisco, CA)
J. S. Bach - Prelude from "Suite No. 1 for Cello Solo"
Gaspar Cassado - Preludio/Fantasia from "Suite for Cello Solo"
J. S. Bach - Sarabande from "Suite No. 4 for Cello Solo"
Ian Scarfe, piano (San Francisco, CA)
Frederic Chopin - Bolero, Op. 19
Performers and Program:
Ian Scarfe, piano (San Francisco, CA)
Samuel Barber - "Excursions for Piano, No. 1"
Rachel Patrick, violin, and Matthew Boyles, clarinet (Oakland, CA)
Georg Philipp Telemann - "Canonic Sonatas No. 1" arr. for clarinet and violin
Caroline Shaw - "In Manus Tuas" for solo viola
Bela Kovacs - "Hommage a Zoltan Kodaly" for solo clarinet
Darius Milhaud - "Jeu" from Suite for clarinet, violin, and piano
Philip Brezina, violin (San Pedro, Mexico)
Mark O'Connor - "F.C.s Jig"
James Jaffe, cello (San Francisco, CA)
J. S. Bach - Prelude from "Suite No. 1 for Cello Solo"
Gaspar Cassado - Preludio/Fantasia from "Suite for Cello Solo"
J. S. Bach - Sarabande from "Suite No. 4 for Cello Solo"
Ian Scarfe, piano (San Francisco, CA)
Frederic Chopin - Bolero, Op. 19
PAST PROGRAMS
SHIFTING BALANCE - WORKS FOR CELLO AND PIANO
Featuring Charles Akert, cello, and Ian Scarfe, Piano
Sunday, March 1 - Private Residence (San Francisco, CA)
Tuesday, March 3 - Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center (Weaverville, CA)
Thursday, March 5 - Private Residence (Portland, OR)
Friday, March 6 - Scenic Valley Farms and Vineyard (Salem / Woodburn, OR)
Sunday, March 8 - The Sprague Theater (Bandon, OR)
Monday, March 9 - Eureka Women's Club (Eureka, CA)
Saturday, March 14 - First Presbyterian Church (San Luis Obispo, CA) (CANCELLED)
Friday, April 3 - Opus 128 (Geyserville, CA)
Featuring Charles Akert, cello, and Ian Scarfe, Piano
Sunday, March 1 - Private Residence (San Francisco, CA)
Tuesday, March 3 - Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center (Weaverville, CA)
Thursday, March 5 - Private Residence (Portland, OR)
Friday, March 6 - Scenic Valley Farms and Vineyard (Salem / Woodburn, OR)
Sunday, March 8 - The Sprague Theater (Bandon, OR)
Monday, March 9 - Eureka Women's Club (Eureka, CA)
Saturday, March 14 - First Presbyterian Church (San Luis Obispo, CA) (CANCELLED)
Friday, April 3 - Opus 128 (Geyserville, CA)
PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Doors 7:30pm, Music 8:00pm
RSVP through Groupmuse here
TWO PIANOS | FOUR PIANISTS | EIGHT HANDS
SAN FRANCISCO
This concert celebrates two pianos DONATED to the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival,
currently living at the underground classical music space MONUMENT.
Come support these musicians, and this festival's "Piano Fund" which helps re-home
pianos so that venues, children, audiences, and students can use them.
THE PROGRAM:
Shostakovich - Concertino for Two Pianos
Mozart - Concerto in F, K. 459 (arr. for Two Pianos)
Milhaud - Braziliera for Two Pianos
Rachmaninoff - Polka for Two Pianos, Eight Hands
THE PIANISTS:
Ian Scarfe, Britton Day, Jenny Wu, Lisa Spector
Doors 7:30pm, Music 8:00pm
RSVP through Groupmuse here
TWO PIANOS | FOUR PIANISTS | EIGHT HANDS
SAN FRANCISCO
This concert celebrates two pianos DONATED to the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival,
currently living at the underground classical music space MONUMENT.
Come support these musicians, and this festival's "Piano Fund" which helps re-home
pianos so that venues, children, audiences, and students can use them.
THE PROGRAM:
Shostakovich - Concertino for Two Pianos
Mozart - Concerto in F, K. 459 (arr. for Two Pianos)
Milhaud - Braziliera for Two Pianos
Rachmaninoff - Polka for Two Pianos, Eight Hands
THE PIANISTS:
Ian Scarfe, Britton Day, Jenny Wu, Lisa Spector
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MIDWINTER CLASSICS 2020
”Beethoven’s Last Words” Featuring Beethoven’s final works for piano and string quartet. CONCERTS: Friday, January 3, 7:00pm Hyampom Community Hall, Hyampom Admission: Pay-what-you-can Saturday, January 4, 7:00pm Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center, Weaverville Admission: Pay-what-you-can Sunday, January 5, 7:00pm Eureka Women’s Club, Eureka Admission: Pay-what-you-can January 6 and/or7 - time TBD Performance for schools and families - Redding Admission: Pay-what-you-can Friday, January 10, 8:00pm Live on Amaranta (private residence), Palo Alto Admission: $30, R.S.V.P. Required! Please email live.on.amaranta@gmail.com For address and reservations Saturday, January 11, 8:00pm (doors 7:30pm) Monument, San Francisco Admission: $20-30 suggested donation R.S.V.P. Required! Reserve a spot online at the Groupmuse website Sunday, January 12, 4:00pm Petaluma Historical Library and Museum, Petaluma Admission: $25-$40 Purchase Tickets at PetalumaMuseum.com |
Concerts featured selections from the following works: Mozart Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 414 Beethoven Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 Six Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 126 String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135 MUSICIANS: James Keene, violin Ellen McGehee, violin Stephen Fine, viola Charles Akert, cello Ian Scarfe, piano |
FALL 2019
Trinity Alps Chamber Players in the San Francisco Bay Area -
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Performing Johannes Brahms' Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60, and works for strings and harmonium by Antonin Dvorak and Danny Clay.
Thursday, October 3, 7:00pm
The Sound Room, Oakland, California
Tickets available online (click here)
Friday, October 4, 7:00pm
405 Shrader, San Francisco, California
SOLD OUT Tickets no longer available
Saturday October 5, 7:00pm
405 Shrader, San Francisco, California
Tickets available online (click here)
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA / OREGON TOUR
Wednesday, October 22, 7:00pm
Redding, California
House Concert at a Private Residence
Please RSVP to Ian Scarfe at iscarfe@gmail.com for more information
Sunday, October 27, 4:00pm
Eugene, Oregon
House Concert at a Private Residence
with violinist Fritz Gearhart, featuring music by Aaron Copland, Fritz Kreisler, Manuel De Falla, and our dearest friend Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Please RSVP to Ian Scarfe at iscarfe@gmail.com for more information.
Monday, October 28, 7:00pm
The Sprague Theater, Bandon, Oregon
with violinist Fritz Gearhart
Admission on a sliding scale, suggested $10-$25 per person
Tuesday, October 29, 8:00pm
The Sanctuary, Arcata California
"Behind the Scenes of Classical Music with Concert Pianist Ian Scarfe" - a Halloween Party
Admission on a sliding scale, suggested $10-$25 per person
SUMMER 2019
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CONCERTS:
WEEK ONE: Friday, July 26, 8:00pm Hyampom Community Hall, Hyampom, CA Saturday, July 27, 7:00pm Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center, Weaverville, CA Sunday, July 28, 2:00pm Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA Friday, August 2 Century Club of California, San Francisco, CA *7:30pm reception, 8:00pm concert* *Click here to purchase tickets through Groupmuse.com* WEEK TWO: Friday, August 9 - 8:00pm Hyampom Community Hall, Hyampom Saturday, August 10 - 7:00pm China Creek Amphitheater, Willow Creek Sunday, August 11 - 7:00pm Trailhead Pizza, Coffee Creek To follow us, and receive program updates and concert information, find our summer event page on Facebook! |
PROGRAMS:
WEEK ONE: Franz Schubert - “The Shepherd on the Rock” for soprano, clarinet, and piano with Jamie-Rose Guarrine, soprano Scott Gendel - “To Keep the Dark Away” for soprano, cello, and piano, poetry by Emily Dickinson with Jamie-Rose Guarrine, soprano Jessie Montgomery - “Strum” for String Quartet Caroline Shaw - “Valencia” for String Quartet Felix Mendelssohn - Octet for Strings, Op. 20 Mozart - Concert Aria, K.505, “Ch’io mi scordi di te?” for soprano, piano, and strings with Jamie-Rose Guarrine, soprano, and Ian Scarfe, piano *San Francisco concert only!* WEEK TWO: Vivaldi - Violin Concertos, Op. 8 “The Four Seasons” Spring (Ellen McGehee, soloist) Summer (Ellen Flaganan, soloist) Autumn (Philip Brezina, soloist) Winter (Tingting Gu, soloist) Shelly Washington - "Middleground" for String Quartet John Mackey - "Wrong- Mountain Stomp" for String Trio Aaron Copland - "Hoe Down" from Rodeo, for String Orchestra |
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2019 MIDWINTER CLASSICS
Beethoven - String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131 Beethoven - Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110 with Rachel Patrick, Ellen McGehee, Stephen Fine, Charles Akert, and Ian Scarfe HYAMPOM Friday, January 4, 7:00pm Hyampom Community Hall WEAVERVILLE Saturday, January 5, 7:00pm Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center CHICO Sunday, January 6, 2:00pm House Concert, Chico, CA SAN FRANCISCO Saturday, January 12, 7:00pm Monument OAKLAND Sunday, January 13, 2:00pm + Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival goes to Florida, in collaboration with the Hogtown Chamber Music Series: + GAINESVILLE, FL February 18, 5:30pm House Concert Please RSVP to TrinityAlps.CMF@gmail.com Thursday, February 21, 2:00pm The Village, Lake House Commons, Please RSVP to TrinityAlps.CMF@gmail.com |
2019 MIDWINTER CLASSICS
Beethoven - Violin Sonata in E-flat, Op. 12, No. 3 Beethoven - Cello Sonata in C, Op. 102, No. 1 Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 67 with Rachel Patrick, Charles Akert, and Ian Scarfe OAKLAND Saturday, January 19 SAN FRANCISCO Sunday, January 20, 6:00pm REDDING Saturday, January 26, 7:30pm EUREKA Friday, February 8, 7:00pm Morris Graves Museum of Art suggested donation $20 BANDON, OR -VENUE CHANGE - NOW IN LANGLOIS, OR!- Saturday, February 9, 7:00pm Langlois Cheese Factory, Langlois! suggested donation $20 SALEM, OR Sunday, February 10, 2:30pm Salem Public Library, Loucks Auditorium suggested donation $20 |
FALL 2018 - Quartets up the Coast
Ellen McGehee and Ellen Flanagan, violins
Christina Simpson, viola
Charles Akert, cello
Performing works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonin Dvorak, Edvard Grieg, and more.
Friday, November 23, 7:00pm
Seven Devil's Brewing Company, Coos Bay, OR
Saturday, November 24, 7:00pm
The Old Cheese Factory, Langlois, OR
Sunday, November 25, 3:00pm
Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA
Ellen McGehee and Ellen Flanagan, violins
Christina Simpson, viola
Charles Akert, cello
Performing works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonin Dvorak, Edvard Grieg, and more.
Friday, November 23, 7:00pm
Seven Devil's Brewing Company, Coos Bay, OR
Saturday, November 24, 7:00pm
The Old Cheese Factory, Langlois, OR
Sunday, November 25, 3:00pm
Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA
2018 - SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
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Humboldt Preview:
Music by Bach, Schubert, Britten, and Prokofiev Stephen Fine, Viola + Karla Avila, clarinet + Ian Scarfe, piano Friday, August 10, 7:00pm Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka ------------- Week One, "Music for the Birds" Haydn - String Quartet "The Lark" Libby Larsen - Black Birds, Red Hills Brahms - String Quintet, Op. 111 Friday, August 17, 8:00pm Hyampom Community Hall, Hyampom Saturday, August 18, 8:00pm Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center, Weaverville Sunday, August 19, 2:00pm Pilgrim Congregational Church, Redding -------------- |
*Concerts are open to the public! *Free to attend! *Donations warmly accepted and gladly suggested! Week Two, "Summer Serenades" Three Beautiful Outdoor Concert Venues! Bach - Concerto for 3 Violins Vivaldi - Concerto for Oboe and Violin Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 Cellos Max Stoffregen - World Premiere (2018) Michael Touchi - Tango Moresque (2018) Friday, August 24, 7:00pm Bar 717 Camp Trinity, Hayfork Saturday, August 25, 7:00pm China Creek Amphitheater, Willow Creek Sunday, August 26, 7:00pm Trailhead Pizza Cafe, Coffee Creek |
