French Fall Series Parisian Gala Thursday, October 27 An evening of food and music inspired by the Belle-Époque, held in the elegant 19th-century surroundings of the Ellen Glasgow House. Musical selections include Debussy's String Quartet and the famous "Meditation" from Thaïs. With Aeolus Quartet; Sivan Magen, harp; Mary Boodell, flute; James Wilson, cello
Ellen Glasgow House
1 West Main Street, Richmond
7 p.m. buffet supper
8:15 p.m. Concert
Post-concert dessert
Free Event: Casual Concert with the Aeolus Quartet Saturday, October 29, 12 noon
Gellman Room, Richmond Main Public Library
101 E. Franklin Street, Richmond
Voyages Fantastiques Saturday, October 29, 7:30 pm Musical travels to far away lands, distant cultures and fantastic stories, all through gorgeous chamber music for harp, flute and strings – Ravel's Sonatine, Saint-Saens' Fantasy, and the Pre-Inca Sketches by Gabriela Lena Frank. With Aeolus Quartet; Sivan Magen, harp; Mary Boodell, flute; James Wilson, cello
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1000 Blanton Ave., Richmond
Winter Baroque Series Red Priest Friday, January 6, 7:30 pm An evening of concertos and sonatas by Vivaldi, Geminiani, Corelli and Locatelli, including Vivaldi's famous "Winter" concerto. With Mary Boodell, traverso flute; Christina Day Martinson, Baroque violin; Fiona Hughes, Baroque violin; Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord; James Wilson, Baroque cello
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1000 Blanton Ave., Richmond
Free Event: Chaconne Saturday, January 7, 12 noon Explore one of Baroque music's most famous musical forms in a casual concert of beautiful chamber music. With Mary Boodell, traverso flute; Christina Day Martinson, Baroque violin; Fiona Hughes, Baroque violin;
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord; James Wilson, Baroque cello
Gellman Room, Richmond Main Public Library
1 West Main Street, Richmond
Agony and Ecstasy Sunday, January 8, 4 pm A program of Austrian and German Baroque chamber music inspired by the "Mystery Sonatas" by Heinrich Biber. With Mary Boodell, traverso flute; Christina Day Martinson, Baroque violin; Fiona Hughes, Baroque violin;
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord; James Wilson, Baroque cello
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1000 Blanton Ave., Richmond
Water Music: Chamber Music for the River City A festival of chamber music inspired by water in all its forms. With Rieko Aizawa, piano; May Boodell, flute; Fiona Hughes, violin; Max Mandel, viola; Diane Pascal, violin; Carsten Schmidt, piano; James Wilson, cello
On the River Friday, May 18, 7:30 pm Chamber Music inspired by rivers and the creatures
that live in them - Smetana's Moldau, Handel's Water
Music Suite and Schubert's Trout Quintet.
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1000 Blanton Ave., Richmond
Free Event: Legends Saturday, May 19, 12 noon Watery tales of beauty and mystery told through the music of Debussy, Szymanowski and Richard Strauss.
Gellman Room, Richmond Main Public Library
101 E. Franklin Street, Richmond
Rain Saturday, May 19, 7:30 pm From raindrops to tempests, the music of Brahms,
Beethoven and Vivaldi brings water to life.
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1000 Blanton Ave., Richmond
By the Sea Monday, May 21, 7:30 p.m. Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, Rieneke's Romantic flute sonata based on the legend of Ondine, and George Crumb's stunning hommage to the majesty of the sea, "Voice of the Whale."
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