Toe River Chamber Ensemble

All concerts are free, donations accepted.


TOE RIVER CHAMBER ENSEMBLE & COMMUNITY CHOIR
Lisa Mauney, Director/Conductor | David Thayer, Conductor
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 @ 7:00 - First Baptist Church, Burnsville
Dec. 13

Program:
God Rest Ye Merry GentlemenTrad./arr. Larson
Stille Nacht.Franz Gruber (1787-1863)/arr. Davis
In The Bleak MidwinterGustav Holst (1874-1934)/arr. Smith
        Jessica May, Soprano
The First NoelTrad./arr. Flauding
   Lisa Mauney, Conductor
                -intermission-
GLORIA in D MajorAntonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
   David Thayer, Conductor
    Andrea Bailey, Elizabeth Boulter, Jessica May - Soloists

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Concert Program

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TRCE BRASS CONSORTIUM
Burnsville'sVery Merry Main Street
Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, 5-9 pm
Performances in the Square (~5:00-5:30) and at First Baptist Church (~6:00-9:00)
Dec. 9

Program (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
Awake, the Trumpet's Lofty SoundG. F. Handel (1685-1759)/arr. Young
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming.Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)/arr. Paul
The Trumpet Shall SoundG. F. Handel/arr. Young
Jolly Old St. NicholasBenjamin Hanby (1833-1867)/arr. Frackenpohl
Jingle Bells.James Lord Pierpont (1822-1893)/arr. Frackenpohl
We Wish You a Merry ChristmasTrad./arr. Gale
Here We Come a WassailingTrad./arr. Paul
My Spirit Be JoyfulJ. S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr.
(others tbd)

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TOE RIVER CHAMBER ENSEMBLE JUNE CONCERT PROGRAM
TRCE BRASS CONSORTIUM – June Concert(s)
Spruce Pine Main Street Central Park - June 10 & Oct. 4 @ 5:30
June 10Oct. 4

Program (order tbd):
America, The BeautifulSamuel A. Ward (1848-1903)/arr.
A Little Bartok Suite from "For Children"Bela Bartok (1881-1945)/arr. Brown
Early American Songsarr. Soloman
    "Hail Columbus", "Chester", "Simple Gifts", "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier", "The Girls and Boys"
Sonata from Die BangelsangerliederAnon./arr. King
Grand Valley FanfareEric Ewazen (b. 1954)
Armed Forces Medleyarr. Villanueva
ScherzoJohn Cheetham (b. 1939)
Peasant's SongEdvard Grieg (1843-1907)/arr. Paul
Cradle SongEdvard Grieg (1843-1907)/arr. Paul
The Chevy Chase (1914)Eubie Blake (1887-1983)/arr. Ryden
Appalachian HymnsongR. Kevin Paul (b. 1971)
May The Road from "Three Celtic Blessings"Philip Rice (b. 1988)/arr. Paul
Pirates of the CaribbeanKlaus Badelt (b. 1967)/arr. Newton

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TOE RIVER CHAMBER ENSEMBLE – Welcome Back Concert
First Baptist Church, Burnsville - June 21, 2022
June 21
A Note from the Maestro:
It is with much joy and thankfulness, that I welcome you back to our first indoor concert in over two and a half very long years. I personally hope the music you hear this evening will make you smile, tap your foot, close your eyes, and bring healing and hope. Thank you for your support of these wonderful people who share their talents through their instruments. May music continue to bring unity to a chaotic world.
    -Lisa Mauney

Program:
Variations on a Korean Folk SongJohn Barnes Chance/arr. Longfield
Gabriel’s Oboe from "The Mission"Ennio Morricone/ arr. Longfield
            Michael Jones, Oboe
Dance Of The Hours from "La Gioconda"Amilcare Ponchielli/ed. Rosenhaus
Two Elegiac MelodiesEdvard Grieg (1843-1907), Op.34
    Heart’s Wound
    Last Spring
A Tribute to John WilliamsJohn Williams
    Theme from "Jaws", adapted by Paul Lavender
    Raiders March
    Adventures on Earth (finale from E.T.)
    Star Wars (Main Title), arr. Robert W. Smith
I Dreamed A Dream from "Les Miserables"C.-M. Schonberg & H. Kretzmer/arr. Lowden
            Elizabeth Boutler, Alto
Egmont OvertureLudwig van Beethoven (1770-1826)

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TOE RIVER CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Homeplace, Burnsville - June 22, 2022
June 22

Program:
Electric Shock March
Egmont Overture
Gabriel’s Oboe
A Tribute To John Williams
Dance of the Hours
Les Miserables, I Dreamed A Dream
Give My Regards to Broadway
I’m A Yankee Doodle Dandy
America! Patriotic Themes

Program Notes
Variations on a Korean Folk Song This piece consists of variations of the Korean Folk Song, “Arirang”, which the composer heard in the late 1950s while visiting South Korea. “Arirang” is estimated to be more than 600 years old and twice has been included on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The song is sung today in both North and South Korea representing a symbol of unity in a region divided by the Korean War.
Gabriel’s Oboe from the 1986 film, The Mission. This theme has been called “unforgettable” and a “celebrated oboe melody”.
Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda is a short ballet from the Act 3 finale. It depicts the hours of the day: “The hours of daybreak”, “Dance of the hours of the day”, and “The hours of the night”. After its inclusion in Disney’s 1940 animated film, Fantasia, it became more widely known.
A Tribute to John Williams celebrates the composer’s 90th birthday this year.
Two Elegiac Melodies: string movements of Grieg’s 12 Melodies, Op.33 that are settings for voice and piano of words by the Norwegian poet Aasmund Vinje. Vinje’s words from “The Heart’s Wound”, relate that wounds have been suffered by the heart in the struggles of life, but it has survived; faith is not destroyed. In “The Last Spring” the poet describes the beauty of the countryside in spring, thinking it may be his last.
I Dreamed a Dream from the 1980 musical, Les Miserables. The song is a lament, sung by the anguished Fantine as she thinks back to happier days and wonders at all that has gone wrong in her life.
Egmont Overture is powerful and expressive, one of the last works of Beethoven’s middle period. It is in a style similar to the Fifth Symphony, which he had completed two years earlier.