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 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

River Concert: Mass in Blue July 8, 2016

Larry Vote was guest conductor for the yearly choral concert at St.Mary's College of Maryland on the green.  The concert featured Lena Siekely, mezzo-soprano and the RCS chorus of mostly students and alumni.  A current student, Joey Haavik sang a duet with Ms. Siekely.

The crowd patiently endured several rain showers before and during the concert, and the sun even set beautifully.  

    

   Larry Vote, guest conductor and Lena Seikaly

     Rain go away

     Lena Seikely, mezzo soprano

     RCS Choir

     RCS choir

     Cool vendor

     Cool clouds

     Tod Simon, Pianist

     Victor Dvoskin, Bass

      Kathy Birch, Cellist

      Katherine Lawhead, Violist

     Joey Haavik, Lena Seikaly, Larry Vote

     Lena Seikaly, Jose Cueto, Larry Vote

Larry Vote conducted Works of Handel at Last Friday's River Concert

Guest conductor, Larry Vote, provided a  choral and instrumental production for the River Concert series on the evening of July 11th at St. Mary's College of Maryland.  The RCS Choir and Chesapeake Orchestra were featured.  His conducting is very artistic, graceful at times and powerful at others.  

Major solo performers included Tenor Jeffrey Springer, Trumpeter Jeffrey Silberschlag, 1st Violinist, Regino Madrid, 2nd Violinist, Nicholas Currie and Cellist, Todd Thiel.  Some of Handel's musical works performed included the Concerto for Trumpet in D, Zadoc the Priest, The King Shall Rejoice, and "Sound an Alarm" from Judas Machabeus.

The concert ended with joy, featuring Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" from Messiah, (which I can't resist singing, since I have sung it with the St. Mary's College of MD choir (led by Larry) multiple times).

      Larry Vote, conductor

     Jeffrey Springer

     Jeffrey Silberschlag

      Regino Madrid

      Todd Thiel

     RCS Choir

     Chesapeake Orchestra