June calendar

Classical performances in and around Richmond, with selected events elsewhere in Virginia and the Washington area. Program information, provided by presenters, is updated as details become available. Adult ticket prices are listed; senior, student/youth, military, group and other discounts may be offered. Ticket prices do not include service fees.

June 1 (7 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River & Ridge roads, Richmond
River Road Chancel Choir & orchestra
Robert Gallagher conducting
Handel: “Zadok the Priest”
Mary Beth Bennett: Chaconne and Toccata on “King’s Majesty” (Gallagher arrangement)
Mozart: Church Sonata in F major, K. 244
Haydn: Te Deum
Mozart: Church Sonata in C major, K. 278
Mozart: Mass in C major, K. 317 (“Coronation”)
free; tickets required
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org/e-carl-freeman-concert-series

June 1 (3 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Renée Fleming,soprano
Howard Watkins, piano
“Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene”
works TBA by Handel, Björk, Fauré, Jerome Kern, with National Geographic film
$42-$148
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 2 (noon)
Hixon Theater, Barr Education Center, 440 Bank St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Renée Fleming & Sentara Healthcare & EVMS panelists
“Music and Mind: Exploring Music and the Arts as Medicine”
free; registration required at http://secure.vafest.org/2807/2806
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 4 (10:30 a.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
June 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Hixon Theater, Barr Education Center, 540 Bank St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Lana Trotovšek, violin
Nina Kotova, cello
Olga Kern, piano
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in F major, Op. 24 (“Spring”)
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5
Beethoven: “8 Variations on a Theme by Count Waldstein,” WoO 67
Liszt: “Hungarian Rhapsody” No. 10
Liszt: “Hungarian Rhapsody” No. 6
Liszt: “Bénédiction et serment”
$30-$42
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 4 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Richard Kaufman conducting
Lisa Emenheiser, piano
Cathedral Choral Society
“Amadeus,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$17-$119
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 5 (6 p.m.)
Virginia Museum of History and Culture, Arthur Ashe Boulevard at Kensington Avenue, Richmond
Capitol String Quartet
“History Notes”
Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Quartet in G minor, Op. 25, No. 1
Vicente Martín y Soler: “Una cosa rara”
François Joseph Gossec: Quartet in C major, Op. 15, No. 1
Jerod Tate: “Pisachi”
$50-$60
(800) 358-8701
http://virginiahistory.org

June 5 (10:30 a.m.)
William & Mary Concert Hall, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg
Virginia Arts Festival:
Lana Trotovšek, violin
Nina Kotova, cello
Olga Kern, piano
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 (“Ghost”)
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in F major, Op. 24 (“Spring”)
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5
$32
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 6 (8:15 p.m.)
Chesapeake City Park, 900 City Park Drive
June 7 (8 p.m.)
Gloucester Main Street Concert Area, 6254 Main St.
June 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Cavalier Hotel, 4200 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Brandon Eldredge conducting
Symone Harcum, soprano
“Symphony under the Stars: Opera & Oz”
John Stafford Smith: “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Wagner: “Lohengrin” – Act 3 Prelude
Saint-Saëns: “Samson et Dalila” – Bacchanale
Puccini “La Rondine” – “Chi il bel sogno”
Mascagni: “Cavalleria rusticana” – Intermezzo
Puccini: “Gianni Schicchi” – “O mio babbino caro”
Suppé: “Poet and Peasant” Overture
Harold Arlen: “The Wizard of Oz” (selections) (Chuck Sayre arrangement)
Richard Rodgers: “Carousel” – “If I Loved You” (Robert Russell Bennett arrangement)
Paul Williams: “The Muppet Movie” – “The Rainbow Connection” (Larry Moore arrangement)
John Williams: “Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban” – “Witches, Wands, and Wizards”
Charlie Smalls: “The Wiz” – “Home”
Jason Robert Brown: “Songs for a New World” – “Stars and the Moon”
Stephen Schwartz: “Wicked” (highlights) (Ted Ricketts arrangement)
free
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

June 6 (8 p.m.)
June 7 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Teddy Abrams conducting
“Notes & Frames”
film-score excerpts by Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, Alfred Newman, Bernard Herrmann, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Miklós Rózsa, Maurice Jarre, Ennio Morricone, John Williams
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Heritage Amphitheater, Pocahontas State Park, 10301 State Park Road, Chesterfield County
Richmond Symphony
Hae Lee conducting
Suppé: “Poet and Peasant” Overture
Jerrod Tate: “Chokfi’ ”
Dvořák: Romance in F minor, Op. 11, for violin & orchestra
Daisuke Yamamoto, violin
Shawn Okpebholo: “Zoom!”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major (“Pastoral”)
Julius Fučik: “Entrance of the Gladiators”
Sousa: “The Stars and Stripes Forever”
free; $10 parking fee
(804) 796-4255
http://richmondsymphony.com

June 7 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward conducting
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major (“Emperor”)
Yefim Bronfman, piano
James Lee III: Concerto for Orchestra (premiere)
Smetana: “Má vlast” (“My Fatherland”) – “Vltava” (“The Moldau”)
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

June 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Smith Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park
National Orchestral Institute + Festival
Andrew Grams conducting
Mendelssohn: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Overture & incidental music
Francesca Herrara, soprano
Julianna Smith, mezzo-soprano
$25-$35
(301) 405-2787
htpp://tickets-theclarice@umd.edu

June 8 (3 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
“An Afternoon with Yo-Yo Ma: Reflections in Words and Music”
program TBA
$177-$266
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 8 (3:30 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
The Charlottesville Band
director TBA
Clare Grundman: Concertante for alto sax
Eric Chen, saxophone
Herbert L. Clark: “Stars in a Velvety Sky”
Mike Watkins, trumpet
other works TBA
free
(434) 979-1333
http://theparamount.net

June 8 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Jennifer Koh, violin
J.S. Bach: solo violin sonatas & partitas, BWV 1001-1006
$58
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 8 (3 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Cameron Carpenter, organ
“Notes & Frames”
“Metropolis,” film with original score by Carpenter
$17-$119
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 9 (noon)
Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St., Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
David Newman, baritone
Marvin Mills, piano
Schubert: “Winterreise” (“Winter Journey”)
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 10 (noon)
Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St., Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Dieterich Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in E minor
Amy Glick, violin
Paige Riggs, cello
Marvin Mills, organ
J.S. Bach: “Kraut und Rüben” (“Cabbage and Beets”)
Buxtehude: “La Capricciosa”
J.S. Bach: “Goldberg Variations,” BWV 988 – Variations 9 & 30 (canons)
Buxtehude: “Jesus Christus, unser Heiland” (“Jesus Christ, our Saviour”)
Buxtehude: Preludium in G minor
J.S. Bach: Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Bradley Lehman, harpsichord, clavichord & organ
Marcel Dupré: Prelude and Fugue in G minor
Gaston Litaize: “Prelude and Danse Fugue”
Marvin Mills, organ
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Hixon Theater, Barr Education Center, 440 Bank St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players
Olga Kern, piano
Haydn: Piano Trio in G major, Hob. XV: 25(“Gypsy”)
Franz Doppler: “Souvenir du Rigi,” Op. 34
Gustave Samazeuilh: “Esquisse d’Espagne – Chant sans Paroles”
Glinka: “Trio Pathétique”
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (“Trout”)
$42
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 11 (7 p.m.)
Seacobeck Hall, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
Arthur Foote: Nocturne & Scherzo
Carol Wincenc, flute
Peter Zazofsky & Leqing Wang, violins
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stainaker, cello
Charles Koechlin: Trio, Op. 92, for flute, clarinet & bassoon
Carol Wincenc, flute
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
Peter Zazofsky & Leqing Wang, violins
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stainaker, cello
$35
(540) 310-0817
http://artsliveva.org/chamber-music-festival

June 11 (noon)
Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St., Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Ryan Davis: “Lavender Jump”
Audrey Pride, violin
Danielle Wiebe Burke, viola
Gaspar Cassadó: Suite for solo cello – I: Preludio-Fantasia – a Zarabanda
Carl Donakowski, cello
Yuko Uebayashi: “Town Light”
Cari Shipp & Shannon Vendzura, flutes
Lise Keiter, piano
Stephen Key: “Three American Songs”
Stephen Key, oboe
Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola
Ryo Yanagitani, piano
Scott Wheeler: “Blue Ridge Suite”
Celia Daggy, viola
Scott Wheeler, piano
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 12 (10:30 a.m.)
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 424 Washington St., Portsmouth
Virginia Arts Festival:
Brendon Elliott & Elizabeth Vonderheide, violins
Beverly Baker, viola
Sterling Elliott, cello
Haydn: Quartet in D major, Op. 64, No. 5 (“The Lark”)
Johan Halvorsen: Passacaglia (after Handel)
Jessie Montgomery: Duo for violin & cello
Beethoven: Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
$35
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 12 (noon)
Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St., Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703
Jacob Roege & Wanchi Huang, violins
Celia Daggy, viola
Kelley Mikkelsen, cello
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
Audrey Pride & Violaine Michel, violins
Thomas Stevens, viola
Paige Riggs, cello
David Berry, piano
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St., Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Virginia Baroque Academy Faculty
“17th Century Survival and Restoration”
works TBA by Purcell, Buxtehude, John Blow, Matthew Locke, Heinrich Biber, others
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 12 (7 p.m.)
June 13 (8 p.m.)
June 14 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan conducting
“Notes & Frames”
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: “The Sea Hawk” – main title
Copland: “Music for Movies”
James Newton Howard: Violin Concerto (June 12)
James Ehnes, violin
Michael Abels: “Delights and Dances” (June 13)
Ying Fu & Dayna Hepler, violins
Abigail Kreuzer, viola
David Teie, cello
John Williams: Horn Concerto (June 14)
Abel Pereira, horn
Nino Rota: “The Godfather” Suite
Bernstein: “On the Waterfront”
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
National Chamber Ensemble
Leo Sushansky, violin & direction
Lynda Carter, narrator
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons”
$50
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 13 (7 p.m.)
Ryan Recital Hall, St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Road, Richmond
Belvedere Series:
Attacca Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in G major, Op. 54, No. 1
Caroline Shaw: “Three Essays”
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
$40
(804) 833-1481
http://belvedereseries.org

June 13 (10:30 a.m.)
Towne University, Suffolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Olga Kern, piano
Brendon Elliott, violin
Beverly Kane, viola
Sterling Elliott, cello
Will McPeters, bass
Debra Wendells Cross, flute
Jacob Wilder, horn
Haydn: Piano Trio in G major, Hob. XV: 25 (“Gypsy”)
Franz Doppler: “Souvenir du Rigi,” Op. 34
Gustave Samazeuilh: “Esquisse d’Espagne – Chant sans Paroles”
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (“Trout”)
$35
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 13 (7 p.m.)
Seacobeck Hall, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
Franz Danzi: Bassoon Quartet in D minor
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
Leqing Wang, violin
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stainaker, cello
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 (chamber arrangement)
Carol Wincenc, flute
Peter Zazofsky & Leqing Wang, violins
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stainaker, cello
Paul Glenn, double-bass
Michele Levin, piano
Paul Schoenfield: “Café Music”
Michele Levin, piano
Leqing Wang, violin
Sara Stainaker, cello
Victor Bruns: “Pieces for Bassoon”
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
Erwin Schulhoff: Concertino for flute
Carol Wincenc, flute
Mark Berger, viola
Paul Glenn, double-bass
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Michele Levin, piano
Peter Zazofsky & Leqing Wang, violins
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stainaker, cello
$35
(540) 310-0817
http://artsliveva.org/chamber-music-festival

June 13 (noon)
Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St., Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 – I: Allemande
Hillary Arimoto, violin
Randall Thompson: Suite for oboe, clarinet & viola
Mary Riddell, oboe
Lynda Dembowski, clarinet
Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola
Webern: Langsamer Satz
Patrick Shaughnessy & Zachary Windsor, violins
Brooke Mahanes, viola
Kelley Mikkelsen, cello
Brahms: 3 songs (Ralph Lockwood arrangement)
Joey Tempest: “The Final Countdown” (Seb Skelly arrangement)
Judith Saxton & Chris Carrillo, trumpets
Jay Chadwick, horn
Jay Crone, trombone
Kevin Stees, tuba
Rodgers & Hammerstein: “The Sound of Music” – “My Favorite Things”
Chandra Cervantes, Jay Chadwick, Tara Islas & Roger Novak, horns
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Jessie Montgomery: “Starburst”
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Mahler: “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen” (“Wayfarer Songs”)
David Newman, baritone
Debussy: “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun”
Copland: “Appalachian Spring” Suite
$10-$40
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Boulevard
Roanoke Symphony Pops
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Shayna Steele & Kelly Levesque, guest stars
“Queens of Soul”
$31-$62
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com

June 14 (11 a.m.)
Martin Chapel, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Virginia Baroque Academy Workshop members
John Weldon, John Eccles, Daniel Purcell: “The Judgement of Paris” (excerpts)
other works TBA
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Brahms: “Ein deutsches Requiem” (“A German Requiem”)
Christine Glick Fairfield, soprano
David Newman, baritone
Festival Chorus
$10-$40
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Clarice Smith Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park
National Orchestral Institute + Festival
Marin Alsop conducting
Jasmine Arielle Barnes: “Kinsfolknem”
Demarre McGill, flute
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Titus Underwood, oboe
Andrew Brady, bassoon
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor (“Resurrection”)
Midori Marsh, soprano
Gabrielle Beteag, mezzo-soprano
Baltimore Choral Arts
$25-$45
(301) 405-2787
htpp://tickets-theclarice@umd.edu

June 15 (11 a.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
“The Leipzig Service”
J.S. Bach: Cantata, “Du Hirte Israel, höre” (“You Shepherd of Israel, hear”), BWV 104
Jordan Davidson, tenor
David Newman, baritone
Festival Chorus
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 15 (2 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Choral Arts Society of Washington & orchestra
Marie Bucoy-Calavan conducting
“A Choral Legacy: 60 Years of Creating Stories Through Voice”
Saunder Choi: “To Imagine Creation” (premiere)
works by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Verdi, Vaughan Williams, Bernstein, others
$23-$88
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 15 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward conducting
Verdi: “Aïda” (concert performance)
Angel Blue (Aïda)
Jamie Barton (Amneris)
Limmie Pulliam (Radamès)
Reginald Smith, Jr. (Amonasro)
Mark S. Doss (Ramfis)
The Washington Chorus
in Italian, English captions
$43-$104
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

June 15 (6 p.m.)
Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW
National Orchestral Institute + Festival
Marin Alsop conducting
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor (“Resurrection”)
Midori Marsh, soprano
Gabrielle Beteag, mezzo-soprano
Baltimore Choral Arts
$167
(202) 537-6200
http://cathedral.org/calendar/marin-alsop-conducts-mahlers-symphony-no-2/

June 20 (7:30 p.m.)
June 21 (2 p.m.)
June 22 (2 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Opera
Brian DeMaris conducting
Bizet: “Carmen”
Audrey Babcock/Sara Neal (Carmen)
Chauncey Packer/Jinpark Choi (Don José)
Richard Ollarsaba/James Robinson (Escamillo)
Chelsea Kolić/Amelia Burshe (Micaëla)
Cara Consilvio, stage director
in French, English captions
$8.25-$95.75
(434) 979-1333
http://theparamount.net

June 20 (7:30 p.m.)
June 22 (2 p.m.)
June 24 (7:30 p.m.)
June 26 (2 p.m.)
June 28 (7:30 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
Wolf Trap Opera
Emily Senturia conducting
Mozart: “The Marriage of Figaro”
Christian Simmons (Figaro)
Arianna Rodriguez (Susanna)
Sophia Maekawa (Cherubino)
Charles H. Eaton (Count Almaviva)
Brittany Olivia Logan (Countess Almaviva)
Sam Dhobhany (Bartolo)
Elissa Pfaender (Marcellina)
Timothy Anderson (Basilio)
Robert Frazier (Antonio)
Catherine Creed (Barbarina)
Adam Catangui (Don Curzio)
E. Loreen Meeker, stage director
in Italian, English captions
sold out; waiting list
(703) 255-1900
http://wolftrap.org

June 21 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Anthony Parnther conducting
“Notes & Frames”
“The Lion King,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$21-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Daniel Sáñez, organ
Louis Marchand: “Piéces choisies pour l’orgue, livre premier”
Dieterich Buxtehude: “Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott,” BuxWV 199
Buxtehude: Praeludium, BuxWV 140
J.S. Bach: “O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross,” BWV 622
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 550
Franck: Chorale No. 1 in E major
free; registration required
(804) 359-5651
http://richmondcathedral.org/concerts

July 3 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
American Festival Choir
various conductors
Sandi Patty, Charles Billingsley & April Duren, vocalists
“Celebrate America: A Tribute to our Veterans”
Phil Barfoot: “In God We Trust” (Cliff Duren arrangement) (premiere)
other works TBA
$25
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org