Concerts
Invidual Tickets available through the Towson University Box Office
March 21
Intimate Bach: A 325th Birthday Bash
PMR celebrates the vast range of expression and architecture of J.S. Bach’s music on his birthday with a selection of some of his greatest solo works
Towson University Center for the Arts
2:30pm Pre-concert talk
3:30pm Performance
J.S. Bach: Cello Suite in E-flat Major, BWV 1009; Violin Partita in D Minor (with Chaconne), BWV 1004; Selections from the Art of Fugue.
Cynthia Roberts, violin; Allen Whear, cello.
April 25
Viennese Matinee
With Eva Mengelkoch, fortepiano
The PMR Classical Quartet performs masterpieces by Haydn along with rarely heard music of the unfairly maligned Antonio Salieri. Fortepianist Eva Mengelkoch joins in for a stunning Mozart concerto.
Towson University Center for the Arts
2:30pm Pre-concert talk
3:30pm Performance
Mozart: Piano Concerto in A Major, K.414; Haydn: String Quartet, op. 20 no. 4; Salieri: Scherzi Instrumentali à 4.
Greg Mulligan, Ivan Stefanovic, violin; Sharon Pineo Myer, viola; Allen Whear, cello.
October 11
Poe and the Diabolical Baroque
With Jonathan Palevsky, narrator
Towson University Center for the Arts
2:30pm Pre-concert talk
3:30pm Performance
PMR salutes Baltimore’s Edgar Allan Poe in his 200th anniversary year. Jonathan Palevsky gives a dramatic reading of The Cask of Amontillado, accompanied by baroque and new music adapted by Allen Whear.
Tartini: Devil’s Trill Sonata; Leclair: Le Tombeau; Marias: The Gallbladder Operation.
Cynthia Roberts, violin; Allen Whear, cello; Dongsok Shin, harpsichord.
November 3
French Connection
With Kenneth Slowik, viola da gamba
Towson University Center for the Arts
7:00pm Pre-concert talk
8:00pm Performance
Telemann: "Paris" Quartet; Rameau: Pieces de Clavecin; Francoeur: Sonata in E Major; Marais: Sonniere.
Sarah Nichols, transverse flute; Cynthia Roberts, violin; Allen Whear, cello; Avi Stein, harpsichord.
This concert will be repeated on Wednesday, November 4 at 12:10pm at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC
January 24
SuperBach Sunday: Brandenburgs and Beyond
A special collaboration with Philadelphia's Tempesta di Mare, Gwyn Roberts and Richard Stone, Artistic Directors
Towson University Center for the Arts
2:30pm Pre-concert talk
3:30pm Performance
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos no. 2, BWV 1047 and no. 3, BWV 1048; Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins and 2 cellos. Concerto "Tempesta di Mare" for flute and oboe; Heinichin: Concerto Grosso in D; Pisendel: Concerto "da chiesa" in G Minor. Soloists include John Thiessen, baroque trumpet; Gwyn Roberts, recorder; Stephen Bard, oboe; Emlyn Ngai and Cynthia Roberts, violin.
This concert will also be performed twice in Philadelphia, on Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23. For details, see Tempesta di Mare’s website: www.tempestadimare.org
Special non-subscription concert
February 28
George Washington Musicale with Pro Musica Rara
Pro Musica Rara String Quartet plays music by Haydn and Mozart.
Montpelier Mansion, Laurel Maryland
3:00pm (Snow Date, Sunday, February 28)
Madeline Adkins, Ivan Stefanovic, violin; Sharon Pineo Myer, viola; Allen Whear, cello.
Tickets: $10 for Members; $15 for Non-members. Reservations required, 301-337-7817, TTY 301-446-3302. montpeliermansion@pgparks.com
Invidual Tickets available through the Towson University Box Office