Night Music: Debussy and Bruce

Date:  Sunday March 6

Time: 4:00pm

Venue: Seventh Street Christian Church, 4101 Grove Ave, Richmond, VA 23221

Ticket pricing: $20 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for students, $10 for live stream.

The magical sounds of the harp inspired this dreamy collection of music evoking evenings in the salons of Paris, the night sky in India, and the feverish dreams of Franz Schubert.  Two French masterpieces anchor the program: the revolutionary Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp by Debussy (the first major work to combine these instruments) and the elegant  Fantasie by Saint-Saëns. These are paired with the mysterious Eye of Night by David Bruce, and Onutė Narbutaitė’s Winterserenade, an atmospheric envisioning of  Franz Schubert’s song “Good Night.” Harpist Charles Overton makes his CMSCVA debut, joined by flutist Mary Boodell, violist Melissa Reardon and violinist Njioma Grevious.

Artists:

• Charles Overton, harp

• Mary Boodell, flute

• Melissa Reardon, viola

• Njioma Grevious, violin

Program:

• Claude Debussy, Sonata for flute, viola and harp

• Onutė Narbutaitė, Winterserenade

• Saint-Saëns, Fantaisie, Op. 124

• David Bruce, The Eye of Night