Saturday, January 11, 7pm | Trinity Methodist Church, Los Osos
Sunday, January 12, 3pm | Mission San Miguel
Symphony of the Vines is an orchestra made up of great musicians who expertly step into the limelight to perform as soloists.
Indulge in the greatest works by the 18th Century masters brilliantly performed by Symphony of the Vines. Works by J. S. Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Corelli, Telemann, and Geminiani.
Indulge in the greatest works by 18th Century master composers brilliantly performed by Symphony of the Vines. Works by J. S. Bach, Marcello, Vivaldi, Handel, Corelli, and Geminiani.
The music of these baroque masters are made up of multiple threads weaving together a beautiful tapestry of sound. It is likely that many of these works were intended to be performed with one player on a part, which is the approach we are taking with this concert. This highlights the clarity of the polyphonic writing and the colors of the individual instruments. The composers on this program represent the greatest masters of the era.
The concert features several “Concerto Grosso” works that feature two solo violins and cello. We rotate our exceptional violinists around so that each of them have the opportunity to play both solo parts and “ripieno,” or orchestra, parts.
Two of the works on the program feature single soloists. Cellist, Hilary Clark, will perform Marcello’s Sonata in F. Violinist, Maurice Sklar, will perform J. S. Bach’s famous Concerto No. 2 in E. These concerts are presented in two acoustically and aesthetically excellent spaces; Trinity Los Osos, and Mission San Miguel.
Baroque Masters tickets are $15 Adult, $27 Senior and $15 Students. Students K-12 are free with a paid adult thanks to a sponsorship from Jim and Carolyn Brescia. Tickets are available at the door or online at www.symphonyofthevines.org.
Maurice Sklar, violin
Dr. Maurice Sklar was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Russian-Jewish family with a rich musical heritage. At age four, he began playing the violin. He won numerous awards from the age of nine, and left home to study violin with Fredell Lack in Houston, Texas, when he was only thirteen. He attended Meadowmount Summer Music School, Ivan Galamian’s Strings Camp, for seven consecutive years from the age of thirteen to nineteen.
Accepted at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City at the age of fifteen, Maurice subsequently won a scholarship to attend the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music at the age of sixteen, where he studied with the great violin teacher, Ivan Galamian.
Dr. Maurice Sklar has appeared as soloist with many orchestras and he continues to perform concerts across the country and abroad.
Hilary Clark, cello
Hilary Clark studied cello performance at UC Santa Barbara, Western Michigan University, UC Santa Cruz, and the Meadowmount School for Strings. Currently she performs with numerous local chamber groups, Santa Maria Philharmonic, and is a nuclear medicine technologist at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center.
Symphony of the Vines, Dr. Greg Magie, Music Director
Violin: Emily Lanzone, Valerie Berg-Johansen, Maurice Sklar, Grace Seng
Viola: Andrew Grishaw
Cello: Hilary Clark
Bass: David George
Harpsichord: Paul Woodring
PROGRAM
Concerto Grosso in A Minor, op. 3, no. 8 – A. Vivaldi
Emily Lanzone & Valerie Berg-Johansen
Sonata I – B. Marcello
Hilary Clark
Concerto Grosso “La Follia” in D Minor – F. Geminiani
Grace Seng & Hilary Clark
Concerto Grosso in G Minor, op. 6, no. 8 “Christmas” – A. Corelli
Valerie Berg-Johansen & Grace Seng
Concerto for Violin in E Major – J. S. Bach
Maurice Sklar
Concerto Grosso in A Major, op. 6, no. 11 – G. F. Handel
Valerie Berg-Johansen & Emily Lanzone