VCO PRESENTS “MUSIC IN THE GARDENS” ENSEMBLES
MEADOWLARK BOTANICAL GARDENS, Fall Season, 2023

CONCERT PROGRAMS

String Trio and Psaltery
Sunday, September 3rd, 3 to 4pm


Teri Lazar, violin
Osman Kivrak, viola and psaltery
Marion Baker, cello

Trio Sonata No. 86 in G Major by G. P. Telemann
Rain Droplets for Violin and Cello by Jean Sibelius
Two Gavottes and Gigue from the 6th Suite for Cello by J. S. Bach
Trio in B-flat Major by Franz Schubert
Early music selections for psaltery, violin and cello
Selections from Serenade by Ludwig van Beethoven

String Quartet and Mandolin
Sunday, September 10th, 3 to 4pm


Teri Lazar and Laura Knutson, violins
Osman Kivrak, mandolin and viola
Marion Baker, cello

Allegro from Quartet in D Major, K.499 by W. A. Mozart
Finale from Quartet No. 4, Op. 83 by Dmitri Shostakovitch
Concerto in D Major for Lute (adapted for mandolin), RV 93 by Antonio Vivaldi
Two Selections for String Quartet by George Gershwin
Allegro from String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 29 by Franz Schubert

Violin, Viola, and Percussion
Sunday, September 17, 3 to 4pm


Teri Lazar, violin
Osman Kivrak, viola
Glenn Paulson, percussion

Duet for Violin and Viola in G Major by Mozart
Duet for Violin and Viola by Jean Sibelius
Introduction, Scherzo, and Allegro from Variations for Four Drums
          and Viola by Michael Colgrass
Time on the Tracks for Percussion by Glenn Paulson
Suite for Violin, Viola and Percussion by Tielman Susato
Anatolian Dances for Violin and Viola by Osman Kivrak

Violin, Viola, Guitar, and Bass Guitar
Sunday, September 24, 3 to 4pm


Jennifer Rickard, violin
Osman Kivrak, viola
Marion Baker, cello
Jan Knutson, guitar and bass guitar

Two Duets for Violin and Viola by Ignace Pleyel
Rondo from Trio for Violin, Viola, and Guitar by Leonhard de Call
Letters for Solo Guitar by Jan Knutson
Allegretto from String Trio Op. 53 by Joseph Haydn
Andante from Duet for Cello and Guitar by Ali Riza Saral
Canzonetti from Don Giovanni for Mandolin, Violin, Cello,
          and Bass Guitar by Mozart
Menuet from Quartet No. 14 for Viola, Violin, Cello,
and Guitar by Niccolo Paganini

THIS IS A FREE EVENT

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court Vienna, VA
With Garden Admission (Or Annual Pass)


Children Ages 6-17

$3

 

Adults Ages 18-54

$6

 

Children under the age of 6 are free 

 

 

Super Adults, Ages 55+

$3

 

Concerts are 3 – 4 PM

Bring a blanket or bag chair, or just stretch out on the grass and enjoy the sounds of principal players from the VCO in the beautiful setting of the Korean Bell Garden. A different ensemble will play each week. While picnicking is not permitted, please feel free to bring a non-alcoholic beverage and snack or purchase some in the gift shop.

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