CHESTER – At 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28, musicians from the Windham Orchestra will present a special “Prelude” to its upcoming concert series at the First Universalist Parish.
The community orchestra’s May concerts in Brattleboro and Putney, under the direction of Hugh Keelan, will feature works by Beethoven and local Chester composer James Adams. Honoring the Chester roots of Adams, and fellow musicians Sue Lemei and Stan Norsworthy, the orchestra presents this special opening for their local community.
The Chester audience will preview the upcoming Beethoven concerts with his Quintet for Piano and Winds featuring Vermont woodwind soloists and Hugh Keelan as pianist. A centerpiece of both the “Prelude” and the orchestra’s full performances is Adams’ Concertino for Tuba written for Lemei (here with tuba and piano).
The program also includes music by Edvard Grieg and two songs by Richard Strauss for voice and piano, with local singer Stan Norsworthy.
Admission is by donation (a reception will follow); for information, go online to www.windhamorchestra.org.
‘A Prelude’
CHESTER – At 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28, musicians from the Windham Orchestra will present a special “Prelude” to its upcoming concert series at the First Universalist Parish.
The community orchestra’s May concerts in Brattleboro and Putney, under the direction of Hugh Keelan, will feature works by Beethoven and local Chester composer James Adams. Honoring the Chester roots of Adams, and fellow musicians Sue Lemei and Stan Norsworthy, the orchestra presents this special opening for their local community.
The Chester audience will preview the upcoming Beethoven concerts with his Quintet for Piano and Winds featuring Vermont woodwind soloists and Hugh Keelan as pianist. A centerpiece of both the “Prelude” and the orchestra’s full performances is Adams’ Concertino for Tuba written for Lemei (here with tuba and piano).
The program also includes music by Edvard Grieg and two songs by Richard Strauss for voice and piano, with local singer Stan Norsworthy.
Admission is by donation (a reception will follow); for information, go online to www.windhamorchestra.org.