Music by American Women Composers (flute, alto flute and piano), featuring the magnificent yet seldom-heard "Sonata in A minor Opus 34" by Amy Beach, Sonata Opus 22 by Marion Bauer, "Masks" by Katherine Hoover (evoking Native American and African American masks), and Elizabeth Vercoe's "Kleemation" (2003), inspired by drawings of Paul Klee. Vercoe has been called "one of the most inventive composers working in America today" (The Washington Post).

Gala Vocal Chamber Concert, with Grammy-nominated mezzo-soprano D'Anna Fortunato. Selections from Handel's exquisite German Arias and two of Rossini's famous arias (from Otello and Barber of Seville), as well as music of Léo Delibes, Benjamin Britten, Daniel Pinkham, and George Gershwin.

Romance & Fantasy, a combined program for flute & harp/ flute & piano. Includes "Sonata in A minor Opus 34" by Amy Beach (a gem of late 19th century romanticism) and the lush "Fantaisie Opus 124" by Camille Saint-Saëns, together with "Fantaisie" by Georges Hüe and the witty and romantic "Five Miniatures" by Jean Françaix.

Mozart Unplugged (concertos without orchestra). A glorious flute and harp concert including the beloved Concerto in C Major (K.299) for Flute and Harp and the exquisite "Turkish" Concerto in A Major (K. 219), originally written for violin and performed in a seldom-heard transcription for flute. Also, selections from Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute.

Majesty & Passion: Chamber Music from the New World and the Old: "Sonata in A Major, BWV 1032" by J.S. Bach, "Theme and Variations Opus 160" by Franz Schubert, Aaron Copland's landmark musical portrait of the American character ("Duo 1971"), and "Sonata in A Minor Opus 34" by Beach.

New from "2": Chamber Music from the Last 50 Years (flute, bass flute, piccolo, piano and harp) including works by John McDonald, George Rochberg, Katherine Hoover, and Elizabeth Vercoe.

American Album, a flute and piano concert, including Copland's "Duo 1971", tangos by Astor Piazzolla, Elizabeth Vercoe's 2003 composition "Kleemation," and "Sonata Opus 22" by Marion Bauer (originally written for viola and transcribed for alto flute).

The Romantic Century: Duos from Beethoven to Saint-Saëns, a flute and harp concert including Beethoven's "Adelaide Opus 46" with variations, "Fantasy Opus 67" by Fürstenau on themes from von Weber's operatic masterpiece Der Freischütz, "Sonata Concertante Opus 113" by Ludwig Spohr, and "Fantaisie Opus 124" by Saint-Saëns.

Celtic Classical: Ancient and Modern Music of Ireland: A flute and harp tribute, featuring Edward Bunting's 1809 arrangements of traditional melodies and airs, as well as "Coolun Variations" by the legendary flutist Charles Nicholoson, "Nocturnes" by John Field, "'Tis the Last Rose of Summer" (with variations by Friedrich Kuhlau) and Tyr na nÓc (1980) by Philip Hammond.

Photo at top of page: Bloom and Rupert with composer Elizabeth Vercoe.

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