Members of Fort Wayne Philharmonic to perform at Goshen College
Concert: Rieth Chamber Series: Freimann (Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble)
Date and time: Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, 4 p.m.
Location: Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Cost: $15, general admission. Tickets can be purchased through the Goshen College Welcome Center by calling (574) 535-7566 or emailing welcomecenter@goshen.edu. Limited seating available.
Principal members of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic will bring their talents together for a chamber concert on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall. The ensemble, named Freimann, will present chamber works for solo winds, strings and piano in unusual combinations as part of the 2013-2014 Rieth Chamber Series.
The ensemble is comprised of some of the most prominent members of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic: David Ling, violinist and concertmaster; Olga Yurkova, principal second violinist; Derek Reeves, principal violist; Melita Hunsinger, principal cellist; Adrian Mann, principal bassist; Alexander Kelpach, principal pianist; Campbell MacDonald, principal clarinetist; and Orion Rapp, principal oboist.
Freimann’s program will include performances of Benjamin Britten’s Phantasy Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 2; Mozart’s “Kegelstatt” Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, K. 498; and Antonín Dvorák’s String Quintet in G Major, Op. 77.
Pre-concert music will be provided by the Youth Honors Symphony Orchestra (YHSO) Brass Ensemble, comprised of members of the YHSO. The ensemble’s short program will include music by Jean Sibelius.
Tickets for the concert are $15 for general admission seating. Tickets available by calling the Goshen College Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566 or emailing welcomecenter@goshen.edu. VISA/MasterCard/Discover accepted. Seating is limited in Rieth Recital Hall.
This concert is the third in Goshen College’s new Rieth Chamber Series, committed to bringing high quality chamber and organ music to the Music Center’s performance halls, and is made possible in part by donations of this inaugural year’s season subscribers. Upcoming Rieth Chamber Series events include performances by organist Daniel Bayless (Feb. 9), early music ensemble Fleur de Lys (April 13), and Spektral Quartet with bandoneonist Julien Labro (May 17). More information about this series is available online at www.gcmusiccenter.org/concerts/riethseries.
The full Fort Wayne Philharmonic will return to Goshen College on Friday, April 11, 2014 to present an orchestral concert in Sauder Concert Hall as part of the 2013-2014 Goshen College Performing Arts Series. For more information, please visit http://gcmusiccenter.org/concerts/performing-arts-series/.