River Concert Series Cancellation July 21st but...

The River Concert by the Chesapeake Orchestra, the Southern Maryland Community Gospel Choir, and Natii Wright was cancelled for today, July 21st due to rain. So sorry for the performers and the audience.

Southern Maryland Gospel Choir 2017

Natii Wright 2015

Soloists 2017

Don't forget you can still attend Sunday's Clazzical Jazz concert at 3 PM in St. Mary's Hall at the St. Mary's College of MD, led by Don Stapleson. They are excellent.

Help support the Chesapeake Orchestra (Much of the profits go to the orchestra). Buy a River Concert Series 2018 Poster. Photographed and designed by Joanna and Jim Macaulay.  

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River Concert July 22, 2017 at St. Mary's College of Maryland

A brief performance of the River Concert was featured on July 22nd at St. Mary's College of Maryland.  The weather was very uncooperative, with a large band of thunderstorms.  After a downpour, I was seated with a crowd of attendees right beneath the orchestra shell to avoid the rain and couldn't easily move, so I photographed what I could get.

The concert featured the Southern Maryland Gospel Choir, the young  James singers,  "I Got Rhythm" played by Jeffrey Chappell, Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" by the Chesapeake Orchestra and a few words by Natii Wright before the concert was cancelled.    I apologize for not getting a full photo of the choir and their musicians, as I normally would.

     Southern Maryland Gospel Choir

        Threatening storm

     Singing "Drops in the Ocean"

     Sunflowers

     Irvin Peterson singing the spiritual,  "He's the Lily of the Valley"

     Southern MD Gospel Choir

Unfortunately, my view of most of the gospel choir was blocked, so I photographed what I could.

     Natii Wright (singer) doing a reading right before the show was cancelled for the evening.

Natii Wright Featured in last River Concert of the Summer

On July 24th, Jeffrey Silberschlag wished us his usual early Winter Holiday wish with "Sleigh Ride" and jazz by Natii Wright.  I noted that she sang "Summertime", one of my all time favorites and "My Funny Valentine".  The Chesapeake Orchestra also played some beautiful Tchaikovsky Ballets among others

This was the last River Concert Series Concert at St. Mary's College of MD this summer. 

      The crowd

     Jeffrey Silberschlag

      River Concert Series programs- including my pictures

      Suzanne Orban

      Natii Wright