River Concert Series Starts up Their Season 2025

The concert series opener was called "A Moment for our Thoughts".  Here's a few of my favorite photos from Friday night, June 27th.  

The next concert features jazz vocalist and alum from St. Mary's College of Maryland, Sara Jones in "A Swingin' Singin' 4th with Sara Jones".  Fireworks are planned at the end, weather permitting.  The free concert starts at 7 pm on the green at St. Mary's College of Maryland on the next 4 Friday nights.  Everyone is invited and there are food vendors available.

Be sure to check out the 2025 program if you want to see some of my photos from previous years.  My favorites of Jeffrey Silberschlag are on pages 16-17. 

Chesapeake Orchestra

Tuajuanda Jordan, retiring President of St. Mary's College of Maryland

Jeffrey Silberschlag, music director

Violinists

Robert Hayes on electric piano

Horns

Flutist

Woodwinds

Sound guy with a surprising flourish from my camera

First violin for the evening

French horns

Vendors

Freeze Dried Candy lady

River Concert Series 2025 Information

More about the dates and features of the upcoming River Concert series that I photograph every year for the Chesapeake Orchestra. Calm Reflections Photography has been the official photographer for the series since 2013. Check out the program later to see some of my photos.

https://inside.smcm.edu/events/river-concert-series-2025

Jeffrey Silberschlag, music director

River Concert Series July 19, 2024

The last River Concert of the summer was presented at the usual venue, on the townhouse green at St. Mary's College of Maryland at 7 pm.  The previous concert for July 12th was cancelled due to rain and is hopefully planned for Nov 8th indoors, but the weather was fairly good for this one.  The Chesapeake Orchestra was in good form, and I particularly liked "The Firebird Suite", by Igor Stravinsky.

Chesapeake Orchestra

Susan Paul, St. Mary's College of Maryland Foundation Introduced the concert

Bryan Bourne on trombone

Kathryn Farenish, flutist

cellist

Chesapeake Orchestra at sunset

The harpist's hands

Jeffrey Silberschlag, Music Director, conducting

Backstage

French horn players

José Cueto, concertmaster and 1st violinist

River Concert Series John Williams and Fireworks July 5, 2024

One of the largest crowds I've seen at the concerts graced the lawns of the Townhouse Green at St. Mary's College of Maryland to hear the Chesapeake Orchestra play popular strains of many musical works composed by John Williams.  We heard The Throne Room from Star Wars, The Patriot, The Theme from ET, Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark and of course, a few patriotic works like Stars and Stripes and The 1812 Overture.  The concert began at 7 pm and while very hot, there were no longer storms in the weather forecast.  In fact, Maestro Jeffrey Silberschlag thanked the Executive Director of the St. Mary's College of Maryland Foundation, Inc. for the improved weather.  He explained that "There was a human sacrifice that took place.  I think we can all agree it was worth it and in time the families will get over it."  We always enjoy his sense of humor!

Please appreciate a few photos from the blockbuster River Concert performance on July 5th, complete with Independence Day Fireworks behind the band shell.  

Chesapeake Orchestra

I love bubbles!

Introduction by Bonnie Green (greeting Jeffrey Silberschlag)

Jeffrey Silberschlag, Music Director

José Cueto Concertmaster

Patriotic Fireworks