Please mark your calendars with the dates for the 49th season of the Little Theatre Concert Series.
This season, all concerts will presented on the Main Stage of Wayland High School.
All of our concerts are free and open to all.
Friday, September 20, 2013 at 8:00 pm
A Wayland 375th Birthday Celebration
American Songs from 1638 to 2013
Jennifer Ashe, soprano
Sarah Bob, piano
with guest composer Ted Pease
William Billings — Chester, a Revolutionary War propaganda song
Traditional hymn from the Bay Psalm Book of 1640, with variations by Ted Pease
Arthur Farwell — Indian Songs
Samuel Felsted — My God and King from the oratorio Jonah
Charles Ives — excerpts from 114 Songs
Aaron Copland — excerpts from 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson
Ted Pease — Animal Songs on texts by Charlie Anderson
(World premiere. This commission was made possible in part by a grant from the Wayland Cultural Council.)
Friday, January 24, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Trio Cleonice
Trio Cleonice, Graduate Piano-Trio-in-Residence at the New England Conservatory of Music, has established itself as a creative, communicative, and exciting young ensemble. Violinist Ari Isaacman-Beck, cellist Gwen Krosnick, and pianist Emely Phelps formed Trio Cleonice in 2008; the group enjoys a diverse repertoire that spans early trios of Mozart and Beethoven through romantic masterworks and new pieces for the genre.
Friday, March 7, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Vicky Chow, piano
Canadian pianist Vicky Chow has been described as “brilliant” (NY Times), “a monster pianist” (Time Out NY), and “virtuostic” (NJ Star Ledger). Originally from Vancouver, Ms. Chow studied at The Juilliard School and at Manhattan School of Music. She made her orchestral debut at the age of 10 with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and her NY orchestral debut with the Juilliard Symphony performing Bartok’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
You can always check the latest concert information at www.waylandconcerts.org.
We’re grateful to our members and other contributors who make it possible to present these concerts for free. If you’d like to make a contribution, you can make out a check payable to “Wayland Concert Series, Inc.” and mail it to P.O. Box 314, Wayland, MA 01778. All contributions are welcome; a donation of $45 or more qualifies you as a member and earns recognition on our concert programs. The Wayland Concert Series is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your donation is tax-deductible.
