ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LAUNCHES SUMMER SERENADES Free and virtual concert series.

ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LAUNCHES SUMMER SERENADES

Free and virtual concert series.

The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra is pleased to announce a new all-virtual performance experience for Summer 2020. A 4-part premiere concert series will feature musicians from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of favorite works of chamber music. Concerts will premiere Saturdays at 8 p.m. on August 1, 8, 15, and 22. All concerts are free and open to the public. Donations of any amount are accepted in support of the programs. 

Concertmaster Rimma Bergeron-Langlois has curated each of the programs, with assistance from OPO Music Director Eric Jacobsen, as part of a celebration of her 10th Anniversary Season with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. Programs will feature fifteen musicians across all of the programs, including her son Albert Bergeron-Langlois making a guest appearance on piano and Eric Jacobsen making a guest appearance on cello.

Programs not only celebrate Rimma’s 10-year tenure with the Philharmonic, but feature musicians from the Philharmonic who have not been on stage together since early March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

“It will be such a thrill to hear these programs,” said OPO Executive Director Paul Helfrich.  “They represent our first performances since March 9, going back 5 months. I’m so proud of Rimma and all our musicians for their efforts to bring us this glorious music.”

Programs will all be viewable in a browser via the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra website on the Summer Serenades page. A form will be available for viewers to fill out with their contact information to be the first to know when these premiere events take place. While events are free, there will be an option for donation, which viewers can make directly via the Philharmonic’s website. All events will take place on Saturdays at 8 p.m. on August 1, 8, 15, and 22. 

More information on Summer Serenades can be found at: 

https://orlandophil.org/summer-serenades/

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PROGRAMS

PROGRAM 1: August 1, 2020 at 8 p.m.

Musicians: 
Rimma Bergeron-Langlois & Alexander Stevens, violin
Mauricio Céspedes-Rivero, viola
Eric Jacobsen & Megan Savage, cello
Gabriel Bergeron-Langlois, bassoon
Colleen Blagov, flute

Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven - Duo No. 3 in B Flat Major WoO 27
I. Allegro sostenuto
II. Aria con variazioni. Andantino con moto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285
I. Allegro

II. Adagio

III. Rondo

Antonín Dvořák - String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 (American)
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Lento
III. Molto vivace - Trio
IV. Finale. Vivace ma non troppo

PROGRAM 2: August 8, 2020 at 8 p.m.

Musicians:
Rimma Bergeron-Langlois & Alexander Stevens, violin
Mauricio Céspedes-Rivero, viola
Eric Jacobsen & Christopher Glansdorp, cello
Nikolay Blagov, clarinet
Diane Bishop, bassoon

Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata in B Flat Major for Bassoon & Cello, K.292/196c
(Virtual Duo)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Rondo: Allegro

Antonín Dvořák - Terzetto in C Major, Op. 74/B. 148
I. Introduzione. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Larghetto
III. Scherzo. Vivace — Trio. Poco meno mosso
IV. Tema con variazioni. Poco Adagio—Molto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Menuetto
IV. Allegretto con variazioni

PROGRAM 3: August 15, 2020 at 8 p.m.

Musicians:
Mauricio Céspedes-Rivero, viola
Colleen Blagov, flute
Michael Fee & William Cooper, trumpet
Kathleen Thomas, horn
Jeffrey Thomas, trombone
Robert Carpenter, tuba
Haley Rhodeside, harp

Program:
Claude Debussy - Sonata for Harp, Flute, Viola
I. Pastorale - Lento, dolce rubato
II. Interlude - Tempo di minuetto
III. Final - Allegro moderato ma risoluto

Sydney Guillaume - Probono

Jan Koetsier - Brass Quintet, Op. 65
I. Andante con moto - Allegro
II. Andantino
III. Molto Vivace

Victor Ewald - Brass Quintet No. 1, Op. 5
I. Moderato
II. Adagio non troppo lento
III. Allegro moderato

PROGRAM 4: August 22, 2020 at 8 p.m.

Musicians:
Rimma Bergeron-Langlois & Alexander Stevens, violin
Mauricio Céspedes-Rivero, viola
Eric Jacobsen & Ronald Gardiner, cello
Jamie Strefeler, oboe
Colleen Blagov, flute
Nikolay Blagov, clarinet
Diane Bishop, bassoon
Kathleen Thomas, horn
Albert Bergeron-Langlois, piano

Program:
Virtual Trio TBD

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Selections from “Children’s Album”, Op. 39

William Grant Still - Miniatures
I. I Ride an Old Paint (USA)
II. Adolorido (Mexico)
III. Jesus is a Rock in the Weary Land (USA)
IV. Yaravi (Peru)
V. A Frog Went A-Courtin' (USA)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428/421b
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Andante con moto
III. Menuetto and Trio
IV. Allegro vivace

Astor Piazzolla - Libertango [Encore]

Summer Serenades Page: https://orlandophil.org/summer-serenades/
Rimma Bergeon-Langlois Bio: https://orlandophil.org/people/rimma-bergeron-langlois/
Eric Jacobsen Bio: https://orlandophil.org/people/eric-jacobsen/
Musician Bios Page: https://orlandophil.org/orchestra-musicians/

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