Toe River Chamber Ensemble

TOE RIVER CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
R. Kevin Paul, Director/Conductor

The Toe River Chamber Ensemble and Community Choir will present a Holiday Concert featuring Carols by Alfred Burt, John Rutter, and selections from Handel's Messiah.

Concert: TRCE & Community Choir
Tue. Dec. 17 @ 7:30
First Baptist, Burnsville

Program (selections and order tbd):

Sleigh Ride (orchestra)Leroy Anderson
R. Kevin Paul, Conductor

Selections from the Alfred Burt Carols:Alfred Burt
       "Caroling, Caroling" (with orchestra) arr. Gilpin/orch. Paul
       "All on a Christmas Morning"
       "This Is Christmas (Bright, Bright The Holly Berries)"
       "O Hearken Ye"
       "The Star Carol"
       "Some Children See Him" (with orchestra) arr. Martin/orch. Adams

Angels' Carol John Rutter

The Huron Carol Ahatonhia/arr. Dan Forrest
David Thayer, Conductor

The Christmas Song (orchestra)
R. Kevin Paul, Conductor

Selections from The Messiah George Friderick Handel
       Overture (No. 1)
       "And the Glory of the Lord" (No. 4)
       "For unto Us a Child Is Born" (No. 12)
       "Glory to God" (No. 17)
       "Hallelujah" (No. 44)
David Thayer, Conductor

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TOE RIVER CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
R. Kevin Paul, Director/Conductor

With all of our musicians trying to recover from Helene, our concert is postponed so that our members can continue to take care of themselves, their families, and neighbors. We look forward to a time when we can present our concert to the community. I hope all who read this are well, and on their way to some sense of normalcy. - RKP

Concert: TRCE
POSTPONED: TBD
First Baptist, Burnsville

Program (selections and order tbd):
Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 (1786)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Slavonic Dance No. 1, Op. 46 (1878)Antonín Dvořák
Radetzky March, Op. 228 (1848)Johann Strauss
PalladioKarl Jenkins
Hungarian Dance No. 5 (1876)Johannes Brahms
Night on Bald Mountain (1867)Modest Mussorgsky

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TOE RIVER CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
R. Kevin Paul, Director/Conductor

Join us for our first concert of the new year.

Concert: TRCE
May 28, 2024 @ 7:30pm
First Baptist, Burnsville

Program (selections and order tbd):
Coriolan OvertureLudwig van Beethoven
English Folk Song SuiteRalph Vaughan Williams
Bachannale from Samson and DelilahCamille Saint-Saens (arr. Isaac)
Sketches from South ToeBill Wilkes
       I. Angeline the Baker
       II. Wedding Dances: Nancy's Waltz
       III. Wedding Dances: Paula's Waltz
       IV. Lament - Abandoned Homeplace
       V. The Rabbit Chase
Dance of the Tumblers from the Snow MaidenNicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (arr. Dackow)
Overture to Die FledermausJohann Strauss II
Overture to The WaspsRalph Vaughan Williams (arr. McBrien)
Dance of the GypsyCamille Saint-Saens (ar. Mosier)

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TOE RIVER CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
R. Kevin Paul, Director/Conductor

Join us for a program of Holiday selections to brighten your evening with sounds of the Season, including an Audience Sing-A-Long (no skills required).

Concert: TRCE
Tue. Dec. 19, 2023 @ 7:30pm
First Baptist, Burnsville

Program (selections and order tbd):
Christmas Festivalarr. Anderson
Music from "The Polar Express"Alan Silvestri
There's Christmas In The Airarr. Strommen
Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasMartin/Blane (arr. Whitney)
Jesu, Joy of Man's DesiringJ.S. Bach
The Christmas SongTorme/Wells (arr. Lowden)
Audience Sing-A-Longvarious/arr. Willcocks
        God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
        O Come, All Ye Faithlful
        Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
Sleigh RideLeroy Anderson

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TRCE BRASS CONSORTIUM

Our resident brass chamber ensemble will be performing Christmas Favorites on Friday Dec. 8 on the Square starting at 5:15pm, and during the Walk-Through Manger event at First Baptist starting at 6pm alternating with the church organist and pianist. The Brass Consortium will also perform a lunchtime concert on Dec. 20 from 12-1 at FIrst Baptist, Burnsville.

Concert: Brass Consortium
Fri. Dec. 8, 2023 @ 5:15 - 9pm
Town Square/First Baptist, Burnsville Concert: Brass Consortium
Wed. Dec. 20, 2023 @ 12:00-1
First Baptist, Burnsville

Program (selections and order tbd):
The Holly and The IvyTrad./arr. Paul
The Wexford CarolTrad./arr. Paul
Prelude from "Hansel and Gretel"Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)/arr. Paul
Lo, How a Rose E'er BloomingMichael Praetorius (1571-1621)/arr. Paul
The Trumpet Shall SoundG. F. Handel/arr. Young
Jolly Old St. NicholasBenjamin Hanby (1833-1867)/arr. Frackenpohl
Jingle BellsJames Lord Pierpont (1822-1893)/arr. Frackenpohl
We Wish You a Merry ChristmasTrad./arr. Gale
Here We Come a WassailingTrad./arr. Paul
Coventry CarolTrad./arr. Paul
Caroling, CarolingAlfred Burt
(others tbd)

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TOE RIVER CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
R. Kevin Paul, Director/Conductor

Concert: TRCE
Tue. Oct. 17, 2023 @ 7:30pm
First Baptist, Burnsville

Program (selections and order tbd):
Hungarian Dance No. 1 (1869)Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
The Barber of Seville (1816)Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Rákóczy MarchHector Berlioz (1803-1869)
       from "The Damnation of Faust"
Danse Macabre (1874)Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
       Brenda Phetteplace, violin soloist
Slavonic Dance No. 3, Op. 46 (1878)Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
Music from "Harry Potter"John Williams
The Stars and Stripes Forever (1896)John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

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TRCE BRASS CONSORTIUM

Concert: TRCE Brass Consortium
Sept. 15, 2023 @ 6:30pm
Spruce Pine Central Park

Program:
Grand Valley Fanfare (2001)Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)
Music from AladdinAlan Menken/arr. Sadler
Barnum and Bailey’s FavoriteKarl L. King/arr. Glover
Royal Air Force March PastWalford Davies/arr. Sadler
Sonata from Die Bänkelsängerlieder (~1684)Anon./arr. King
Puttin’ On The RitzIrving Berlin/arr. Frackenpohl
Music from Star TrekMichael Giacchino & Alexander Courage/arr. Sadler
The MandalorianLudwig Göransson/arr. Sadler
Pirates of the CaribbeanKlaus Badelt (b. 1967)/arr. Newton

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TOE RIVER CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Lisa Mauney, Director/Conductor
Concert: TRCE
Tue. May 30 @ 7:30
First Baptist, Burnsville

Program (order tbd):
Overture to NabuccoGiuseppi Verdi (1813-1901)/arr. Dackow
Prairie Night and Celebration Dance from Billy The KidAaron Copland (1900-1990)
Petite SuiteClaude Debussy (1862-1918)/orch. Büsser
       I. En Bateau, IV. Ballet
Symphonic Dances from Fiddler On The RoofJerry Bock (1955-2010)/arr. Hearshen
       "Tradition", "Bottle Dance", "Perchik and Hodel Dance", "Chava Sequence"
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, KV 467W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
       Allegro maestoso - Andante - Allegro vivace assai

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TOE RIVER CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Lisa Mauney, Director/Conductor
Concert: TRCE
Tue. June 6 @ TBD
Homeplace, Burnsville

Program (order tbd):
Overture to NabuccoGiuseppi Verdi (1813-1901)/arr. Dackow
Prairie Night and Celebration Dance from Billy The KidAaron Copland (1900-1990)
SmoothItaal Shur and Rob Thomas/arr. Brubaker
Symphonic Dances from Fiddler On The RoofJerry Bock (1955-2010)/arr. Hearshen
       "Tradition", "Bottle Dance", "Perchik and Hodel Dance", "Chava Sequence"
Light Cavalry OvertureFranz von Suppè (1819-1895)/arr. Isaac
James Bond ThemeMonty Norman (1928-2022)

June 6, 2023 - Homeplace, Burnsville

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Dec. 2022 - First Baptist, Burnsville

Thanks to all who made our December concert a very well-attended huge succes!

        

  Concert:
TRCE Brass Consortium
Sept. 15, 2023-TBD
Spruce Pine Central Park    Concert:
TRCE
Oct. 17, 2023-TBD
First Baptist, Burnsville

coming soon.