Circle of Friends

CMSCVA honors the 150-anniversary year of British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with a concert of his music and that of his friends and teachers. The program includes Coleridge-Taylor’s jubilant Nonet, and the ultimate friendship tribute piece, Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations, in an arrangement by CMSCVA Artistic Director James Wilson.

Program:

Coleridge-Taylor │ Nonet for winds, piano and string quartet, mvt. 1 (arr. Wilden Dannenberg)

Traditional/Coleridge - Taylor │ Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

Traditional/Coleridge - Taylor │ La Bamboula

Hurlstone │ Characteristic Pieces for clarinet and piano, “Croon Song”

Stanford │ String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 104, Allegro moderato

Coleridge-Taylor │ 5 Fantasiestück, Op. 5, “Dance”

Elgar/Wilson │ Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (“Enigma”), for winds, piano, and string quartet

Featured Artists:

Rebecca Anderson, violin

Mary Boodell, flute

Devin Gossett, horn

Grant Houston, violin

David Lemelin, clarinet

Tanner Menees, viola

Alan Richardson, cello

Tom Schneider, Bassoon

Mimi Solomon, piano

*New in 2025-26 - we're increasing access to world-class music! Kids (17 and younger) and students can attend all CMSCVA concert for free. Kids and students must register to redeem their free ticket.

Host or Publisher Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia