FMMC logo

Lois Jones, President

The Friday Morning Music Club, Inc.

Washington, D.C.

For classical musicians and music lovers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Announcements FMMC Foundation Washington International Competitions Johansen International Competition
Board of Governors

Concert Schedule

FMMC Orchestra

FMMC Chorale

Membership

News About Members

Student Activities
(including local high
school competitions)

Musical Links

CONCERT SCHEDULE FOR MARCH 2005

NOTE:
This site contains archives of past FMMC-sponsored concerts beginning in October 2002.

Thursday, March 3, 11 a.m. at Strathmore Hall.

  • BACH: Concerto in the Italian Style. LISZT: Sonetto 123 del Petrarca from Années de Pèlerinage, Book 2, Italy. Mary Ellen Lavelle, piano.
  • BRAHMS and DE FALLA: Selected songs. Christianne King, mezzo-soprano; Margaret King Patterson, piano
  • BRAHMS: Trio in A Major, op. 114. Steven Rosenthal, clarinet; Jan Timbers, cello; Barbara Wing, piano.

Friday, March: 4, 12 noon at the Sumner School Museum.

  • MOZART: Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478. Lawrence Wallace, violin; Miriam Goldberg, viola; Jan Timbers, cello; Adelaide Edelson, piano.
  • SCHUBERT: Der Hirt auf dum Felsen, Op. 129. Melissa Coombs, soprano; Jean-François Bescond, clarinet; Diane Winter Pyles, piano.
  • SCHUBERT: Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898. Michael Casassa, violin; Allan Malmberg, cello; Han-Yin Chen, piano.

Sunday, March 6, 5 p.m. at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church.
FMMC Orchestra with Guest Conductor Sergio Buslje

  • DARIUS MILHAUD: Le boeuf sur le toit, op. 58 (ballet version).
  • ARTURO MARQUEZ: Danzon No. 2.
  • JOHANNES BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, op. 98.

Friday, March 11, 12 noon at the Sumner School Museum.

  • The Romantic Cello. MENDELSSOHN: Song without Words, Op. 109. FAURÉ:: Elegy, Op. 24.
  • SAINT-SAËNS: Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43. Earl G. Williams, cello; Raymond Wertheim, piano.
  • BRAHMS: Gestillte Sehnsucht and Geistliches Wiegenlied, op. 91. "Wie melodien zieht es mir," Op. 105, No. 1. Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84, No. 4. Anito Ho, mezzo-soprano; Peter Soohoo, viola; Elizabeth White, piano.
  • RAVEL: Trio. Cecilie Jones, violin; Jan Timbers, cello; Mary Kathryn Traver, piano.

Saturday, March 12, 10 a.m. toÝ 5 p.m. in Ward Hall, Catholic University. Washington International Competition semifinals.

Sunday, March 13, 2-5 p.m. in the Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. Washington International Competition finals.

Tuesday, March 15, 12 noon at Dumbarton House.

  • BEETHOVEN: Seven little pieces. Toby Rotman, flute; Ann Elmquist, violin; Billie Anderton, viola; Brigitta Czernik Gruenther, cello.
  • MOZART (arr.WEHSENER). Duet No. 4 in F Major, K.156. Toby Rotman and Lynn Hertel, flutes.
  • RAMEAU, CESTI, MONTEVERDI, and PURCELL: Selected songs. Randa Rouweyha, soprano; Sharon Ollison, harpsichord.

Thursday, March 17, 11 a.m. at Fairfax Old Town Hall.

  • PAUL LEAVITT: Selection TBD. Molly Moses, flute, Paul Leavitt, piano.
  • MENDELSSOHN and TSCHAIKOVSKY: Selected pieces.Ý David Fram, piano.
  • COPLAND: Old American Songs. Bonita Lestina, mezzo-soprano; pianist TBA.

Friday, March 18, 12 noon at the Sumner School Museum.

  • SCHUMANN: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42. Regina McConnell, soprano; Thomas E. Reilly, piano.
  • DVORÁK: Trio in F Minor, Op. 65. Ramona Matthews, violin; Jan Timbers, cello; Enoch Gordis, piano.

Thursday, March 24, 12 noon at the Ellipse Arts Center.

  • SIEGFRIED BARCHET: Suite. Brigitta Gruenther, solo cello.
  • Selection TBD: Toby Rotman, flute; Patricia Nomina, clarinet; Beatrice Frank, piano.
  • BEETHOVEN: Seven Little Pieces. PAUL POWELL: Nocturne. Toby Rotman, flute; Ann Elmquist, violin; Billie Anderton, viola; Brigitta Gruenther, cello.

Saturday, March 26, 11 a.m. at Strathmore Hall.Ý FMMC Composers program.

  • KURT STERN Sonata for Flute and Piano. Faith Stern, flute; Robert Rosen, piano.
  • RUTH NORMAN: Golden Precepts. Ruth Norman, piano.
  • ALAN FJELLHEIM: Sonata for Cello and Piano. Alicia Ward, cello; piano TBD.
  • RUTH NORMAN: Of Divine Love. Soprano TBD; Ruth Norman, piano.
  • WILLIAM HOLROYD: Lyric Piece. Stephen Brown, piano.
  • WILLIAM HOLROYD: By Word of Mouth. Gail Collins, mezzo-soprano; Stephen Brown, piano.
  • WILLIAM HOLROYD: Fugue for Four Woodwinds. Susan Brockman,flute; Richard White, English horn; Nancy Genovese, bass clarinet; Robin Gelman, bassoon.
CONCERT VENUES:
 
Sumner School Museum and Archives, 17th & M Sts. NW, Washington, DC (Metro: Farragut North)
Strathmore Hall, 10701 Rockville Pike, N. Bethesda, MD (Metro: Grosvenor).
Ellipse Arts Center, 4350 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA (Metro: Ballston).
Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW, Washington, DC
Collington Retirement Commnity, 10450 Lottsford Road, Mitchellville, MD.
OldTown Hall, City of Fairfax, Corner of Main St. (Rt. 236) & University Drive, Fairfax, VA.
Woman;s Club of Chevt Chase, 7931 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD.
Bradley Hills Bresbyterian Church, 6601 Bradley Boulevard, Bethesda, MD.
First Baptist Church, 16th and O Sts. NW, Washington, DC (Metro: Dupont Circle).

Programs of the Friday Morning Music Club are open to the public free of charge, with no tickets needed. Programs are subject to change without notice. The Friday Morning Music Club is a member of the United Arts Organization. Please support our artistic and educational programs through the United Way or the Combined Federal Campaign by designating #8624.

2233 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 326, Washington, DC 20007-4126
Telephone: (202) 333-2075   Copyright © 1998-2005
Send comments and questions pertaining to this Web site to