Star Spangled Night at the River Concerts!

We spent an enjoyable evening at the River Concert at St. Mary's College of Maryland on Friday, July 5th listening to patriot favorites and songs of the sea and sailors.  We had NO rain.  Jeffrey Silberschlag, the music director remarked that, "Last week we played "La Mer (The Sea)" and we were almost washed away".  Actually, I'm not sure if the Chesapeake Orchestra actually played "La Mer", but it was a funny comment anyway.

Volunteering for theBaynet.com and the Chesapeake Orchestra means I take lots of pictures and try to get a sampling of everything going on during the concert and at the location.  This includes the vendors, the orchestra members, the special performers. the weather and the crowd.  Of course, for this concert there were also FIREWORKS!  The only photos I didn't get a chance to take were of people dressed up for the fourth of July.  I just didn't see anyone in red, white, and blue.  I did notice that some people even brought a table to eat upon and others brought a small tent.  (I haven't figured out why they needed the tent though.)  I got some lovely pictures of the very photogenic and talented soprano soloist, Ms. Jennifer Page.  She posed very nicely for me while waiting to go on stage.

I just love all that patriotic music!  Who can resist Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, even if he wasn't an American.  And John Phillip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes".   

I'll give you a few photos here, but please click on the BayNet.com for my full set of photos and a review of the concert.

Don't miss next Friday, July 12th at 7 P. M. for Everybody's Singing.  The concert will be conducted by Larry Vote, my former choir master and friend.  Much of the music will be Aaron Copland.

 

The Chesapeake Orchestra

 
 

 

Jennifer Page, soprano

 

Peter, That Wolf & Other Wild Things River Concert June 28, 2013

It's official!  Jim and I are THE volunteer photographers for the Chesapeake Orchestra and the River Concert series.  We've been taking photos of the River Concerts for so many years.  It was time to put our photos to good use!

Last Friday's concert featured Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and the talented young dancers of the local Ballet Caliente, directed and read by owner Sheryl-Marie Dunaway.  The children and young adults were excellent! 

I photographed the rehearsal as well, since the threat of thunderstorms and even large hail existed. Fortunately, the hail didn't materialize.  The stage had to be wiped down using towels and a broom.  There were even two very quick rainbows.  Concerts with rainstorms are interesting because I tend to meet new people when you share rain shelters.  This time I met some orchestra members and the young adults under a tent for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education.

Here's a few of my favorite photos, but you can see lots more of my favorites pictures at the Baynet.com  http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/32748

Some musicians from the Chesapeake Orchestra

Peter. herself

The poor duck was just eaten, hence the feathers were flying!

 

The next concert takes place on Friday, July 5th, 7 P. M. on the green at St. Mary's College of Maryland.  The concert features Soprano Jennifer Page, lots of patriotic music by Sousa, Tchaikovsky, John Williams, Richard Rodgers, etc. and FIREWORKS!