Richmond Community Orchestra – Indiana

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    Richmond Community Orchestra,
    2710 S. C Pl.,
    Richmond, IN  47374

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  • RCO String Ensemble – Early Holiday Concert


    RCO String Ensemble – Early Holiday Concert

    4:30 pm on Sunday, November 21st

    Reid Memorial Church 1004 N. A St. – Richmond, Indiana

    No Admission charge. We request that you wear a mask for the protection of the musicians and other audience attendees.

    Music by Mozart, Holst, and John Rutter along with some festive holiday numbers to get you ready for the season.

    Program:
    Fantasia on Scarborough Fair
    Arranged by Mark Barnard. 
    This piece published in 2014 uses the English Folk song in an innovative way that highlights the strings.  The song is about the Scarborough Fair held in Yorkshire and details some impossible task that your loved one is required to do – make a shirt without any seems, wash your laundry in a dry well, farm the land between the surf and the shore.

    Sonata Concertante 
    Based on Mozart’s Sonata for piano four hands, arranged by Frederic Westcott.
    The Sonata in Bb K. 358 originally for piano duet written in Salzburg about 1773 is here re-imagined for strings.  We are playing the 1st and last movements with Jenny Williams playing the piano part much like a concerto.

    The Holly and the Ivy
    Arranged by Chip Davis. 
    This Old English carol is in a setting by Chip Davis, of the Mannheim Steamroller fame, sounds much like a medieval song.  Davis was born and raised in Ohio and earned a music degree from the University of Michigan in both percussion and bassoon.

    Dargason from the St. Paul Suite
    By Gustav Holst. 
    Again an English folk song is the basis for this piece which is combined with Greensleeves.  Holst wrote this for the St. Paul School for Girls string orchestra in 1913.

    A Time for Christmas 
    Arranged by David Bobrowitz. 
    This piece published in 2017 uses 3 well-known carols:  Good King Wenceslas, The First Noel, and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; in a medley that shows off many string techniques.

    Silent Night
    Arranged by Erik Morales. 
    This famous Christmas carol was written in 1818 and was originally in 6/8 time at a faster tempo (more guitar-friendly).  First used in the US around 1859 when it was translated into English.  The middle section has a quicker more “waltz-like” quality.

    Suite for Strings
    By John Rutter. 
    This piece was published in 1973 but written much earlier when Rutter was in his twenties and BEFORE he was known as a choral composer.  It has four movements all based on (you guessed it) English folk songs.  We will do #3, O Waly Waly, based on the Welsh tune “The Water is Wide” and #1, a rousing version of A-Roving.

    The Sleigh
    By Richard Kountz. 
    First published in 1926 this ‘Russian’ sleigh song is a fast-moving fun piece.

    RCO String Ensemble Members
    Jay Conard – Conductor

    1st Violin
    Anita Crull, Concert Mistress
    George Carr
    Allison Mopps
    Millicent Martin Emery

    2nd Violin
    Beverly Doyle, Principal
    Dick Miller
    Ted Halsted

    3rd Violin/Viola
    Jennifer Sacks

    Cello
    Kelly Remo, Principal
    Ray Ontko
    Maddie Mopps
    Eevett Loshek

    Bass
    Mike Mustin

    Piano
    Jenny Williams

    Thank you to the Friends of Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church for graciously hosting this event.
    The RCO plans to return to full orchestra rehearsals/concerts after the first of the year. Rehearsals will be held in the Chapel room of Reid Memorial Church. Follow us on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/rcoindiana or checkout our webpage at https://rcoindiana.org

  • RCO Fall Rehearsals

    RCO rehearsals for string players continue at Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church on Monday nights at 6:30 P.M. However, the RCO Board decided that for the fall season it will continue with string players only. In January 2022 the board will review the situation and decide if we can return to full ensemble rehearsals indoors.