On Monday, July 2 at 7:30 pm, the Meeting House Chamber Music Festival will present yet another exciting evening of chamber music at the festival’s principal venue, Church of the Holy Spirit, Orleans, MA. This time the headliner will be the sensational Romanian violinist Irina Muresanu—one of the most popular musicians ever to perform with the festival, and one whose “irresistible” performances have been cited by The Boston Globe as “among the bestin classical music.” Performing with Ms. Muresanu this year will be Gabriela Diaz, critically acclaimed as a young violin master and one of Boston’s most valuable players. Donald Enos—the festival’s founder, artistic director, and pianist—will join the duo in an extraordinary display of expressed emotion and violin and piano virtuosity.
The program is geared to lead the audience to new discoveries. Mozart’s Violin Sonata K.301 is an unusual and engaging piece made up solely of two allegros. Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne is a light, innovative piece even as it echoesBaroque and Romantic styles. Featured as well will be the Suite for Two Violins and Piano by German-Polish composer and pianist Moritz Moszkowski—the late 19thcentury/early 20thcentury composer named by some critics in the same breath as his earlier compatriot, the great Chopin. Moszkowski’s profound knowledge of both violin and piano, his flair for melody, and his zest for life will bring a new and delightful experience to many festival fans. Kodály’s Adagio for Violin is Romantic in theme, melancholy in mood, and utterly beautiful. A piece by Romantic period composer and violin virtuoso Sarasate will showcase this composer’s exemplary technique. It may also inspire music-lovers to learn more about this noteworthy Spaniard referenced in the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, Anthony Burgess, Edith Wharton, and James McNeil Whistler.
As if this were not enough, the program will include a piece by Mark O’Connor, the contemporary cultural icon whose compositions in bluegrass, country, jazz, and classical music sent The New York Timesraving about “one of the most spectacular journeys in recent American music.” All in all, an extraordinary concert lies ahead on July 2. And the festival continues with additional performances on July 9, 15, 16, and 23.
Tickets can be purchased at the door or reserved in advance by calling 508.896.3344 or emailing meetinghousefestival@gmail.com. Single tickets: $25 (under 18 free). 6-Concert Series: $95.