November 20, 2008

Orchestra has ‘Adagio’ and much more

Blue Ridge Chamber Orchestra will present its fall concert 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church. Richard Baritaud will direct.


September 25, 2008

School cool

Members of the Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra are going back to high school — and they’re inviting their audience along.


May 01, 2008

Orchestra serves ‘Odds and Ends’

The Blue Ridge Chamber Orchestra will present “Odds and Ends: 300 Years of String Music,’’ its spring concert, at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul’s Memorial Church.
Richard Baritaud will direct the performers in “Suite No. 2’’ from Henry Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen,’’ a 1692 work, as well as Tchaikovsky’s “Andante Cantabile,’’ Dvorak’s “Notturno in B’’ and Puccini’s “Crisantemi.’’ There also will be two 20th-century piano preludes by Shostakovich arranged for string orchestra.

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