River Concert Series July 22, 2022

My friend, Jim Tidwell photographed the River Concert on July 22nd at St. Mary’s College of Maryland at the last minute for me. I didn’t attend. He did a very nice job and I edited his photos. The concert featured some of Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite”, and David Froom’s “Elegy” and “Down to the Sunless Sea”. This part was conducted by Jeffrey Silberschlag with the Chesapeake Orchestra. They combined the concert with vocal works by Ralph Vaughan Williams conducted by Larry Vote, from a previously cancelled concert. The RCS choir sang with featured vocalists Diane Atherton, Joan McFarland, and Rachel Barham, all sopranos, Rob Petillo, tenor and James Rogers, baritone.

Diane Atherton, Rachel Barham

Rachel Barham, Joan McFarland, Rob Petillo, James Rogers

River Concert Series Summer Nights June 25,2021

Photos from the concert rehearsal.

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River Concert Series Start Friday June 25th

There will be 4 new concerts this year on four consecutive Fridays at 7 p.m.  The first concert features my friends, Larry and Olivia Vote.  Here are a few past photos from 2017 to get you in the mood.  For more information visit Chesapeake Orchestra or St Mary's College of MD Announcement. If you want to avoid the crowd this year, St. Mary's College of Maryland intends to also broadcast the show virtually from a link on smcm.edu.

Program subject to change.

River Concert Series Mystical Singing Under the Stars July 12, 2019

Friday evenings 7 PM concert was led by Larry Vote, guest conductor, and featured Ping, talented young singers from St. Mary's College of Maryland.  A duet of "Konzert fur Oboe and Violin BWV 1060" by J.S. Bach included José Cueto (violinist and Concertmaster) and Ken Watson (oboist).  Arvo Part's "Piccolo Concerto on BACH for Trumpet" was played by Jeffrey Silberschlag on trumpet.  The Chesapeake Orchestra was fabulous as always.

 Some members of Ping waiting in the "back room"

José Cueto, Concertmaster

 Ken Watson, oboist

 Larry Vote, guest conductor

  Jeffrey Silberschlag, trumpet player and music director of the Chesapeake Orchestra

 Ping soloists

  

 Special light performance by Ping 

River Concert July 7, 2017 Choral Music

Larry Vote was the guest conductor at the River Concert at St. Mary's College of Maryland on Friday, July 7th on the Townhouse Green.  Larry's daughter, Olivia, was the special soloist, a former choir member and fellow soprano in my church choir.  Since then, she has performed in many operas around the country and fairly recently in Switzerland.  The RCS choir (including several friends) and the Chesapeake Orchestra performed "Gloria" by Vivaldi and Mahler's "Songs of the Wayfarer".  Olivia also sang some of her favorites and mine "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".

Olivia Vote (Mezzo soprano) Singing 

 Arts Alliance Volunteer

 Suzanne

 José Cueto, Concertmaster

 Olivia Vote Awaiting her Performance

 Larry Vote, Guest Conductor

 Olivia and Larry Vote

 Artistic Fun with the Sun

 River Series Choir (RCS) Members

 Crowd at Sunset

 Beverly Babcock

 Olivia Vote and choir soloists

 Graceful Conducting by Larry Vote

Flowers from Her Dad