Beginning Our Second Decade

"Sundays at Central" Concert Series 2011-2012

  Featuring excellence in a variety of styles:

Vocalists, Strings, Brass, Choral Music, Piano, and Woodwinds

2012  

February 12 at  3 pm

Duo “Brillant”

Andréa Picard, violin, and Irene Kim, piano 

The charismatic violinist Andréa Picard returns to Sundays at Central with pianist Irene Kim to present a splendid kaleidoscope of works . The violin-piano duo will bring the captivating energy of Romanian folk dances, the virtuosity of Schubert's Rondo Brillant, and the romantic lyricism of Strauss' sensational Violin Sonata. Also featured on the program is Karen Amrhein's Violin and Piano Sonata, described by music host and critic William Zagorski as an "expertly composed musical snapshot." This will be an afternoon of magnificent music featuring these two award winning artists.

March 11 at  3 pm

Romantic Brass

Monarch Brass Quintet

The Monarch Brass returns to Sundays at Central for an afternoon of "Romantic Brass" featuring some of the most sensitive playing you'll hear on any instruments! Featuring the music of Dvorak, Mahler, Wagner and more, the concert will strum the strings of your heart and make you fall in love all over again!  Won't you please join them for an afternoon of fine music making?  You won’t regret it!

April 22 at  3 pm

Musical Rain

Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra

Come to hear Baltimore’s other orchestra, the Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra.  This best-kept secret of the city dates back to 1924.  Most people in the U.S. never get to hear a mandolin orchestra—there are only 30 or so in the entire country—so this will be a unique musical experience.  The haunting, tinkling and the nostalgic tremolo of the mandolins have been aptly described as “musical rain” and “comfort food for the ears.”                  

May 20 at 3 pm

“Lux Aeterna”  -- Morten Lauridsen 

Chancel Choir, Organ,and Orchestra

The Chancel Choir along with orchestra and organ will present a concert of music celebrating light – and, of course, The Light of the World!  Featured in the program will be an incredibly beautiful piece, Lux Aeterna by composer Morten Lauridsen.  "The first recording of Lux Aeterna by the Los Angeles-based composer Morten Lauridsen demonstrates that it IS possible for important contemporary music to speak directly to the human heart. Composed in 1997 for the LA Master Chorale, Lux Aeterna is a rich, complex, intensely moving piece that people will be listening to for a long time to come."
--Jim Svejda (National Public Radio)