fall 2020
Two very special fall weekends of great music and welcoming community!
MUSIC FROM POPLAR HILL - THE JO RICKS MUSIC SERIES
St. George’s Episcopal Church • 19167 Poplar Hill Lane, Valley Lee, MD 20692
Rochelle Rice
September 18-19, 2020
ROCHELLE RICE
Award-winning jazz, pop, soul and folk singer and composer
with Janelle Gill on piano and Dante Pope on drums
Winner of the 2018 Bernard Ebb Songwriting Award, renowned vocalist and songwriter Rochelle Rice was a featured soloist at the Grand Opening of the Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, DC. • Find out more about Rochelle Rice.
• Friday, September 18 at 7:30PM: “Coming Home” • Ms. Rice and ensemble work their magic with a performance of “beautiful music steeped in Rice’s trademark fusion of jazz, pop, and soul/R&B” in the sanctuary at St. George’s. • More info • Preview •
• Saturday, September 19 at 9AM: “And We Shall March” • Rochelle Rice presents an “informance” - part interactive lecture and part musical performance - exploring the music of the Civil Rights Movement. For all ages, with a special focus on children and youth. • More info. • Open to the public free of charge •
Audrey Andrist and James Stern
October 2-3, 2020
THE STERN/ANDRIST DUO
Critically acclaimed classical violin and piano duo
Audrey Andrist, “a stunning pianist with incredible dexterity” (San Francisco Classical Voice), and James Stern, a violinist of “virtuosity and penetrating intelligence” (Washington Post), have been performing together as the Stern/Andrist Duo for almost thirty years. This superb duo of Juilliard-trained artists has played recitals across the U.S. and Canada, in Paris, in Munich, and throughout China. • Find out more about James Stern and Audrey Andrist.
• Friday, October 2 at 7:30PM: James Stern and Audrey Andrist offer a rare opportunity to hear the Violin Sonata by Amy Beach (1867-1944), the first American woman to write major works for the concert hall, whose strikingly original Romantic idiom was widely respected during her era; her work has been re-discovered in recent years. The program also features music by Falla, Beethoven, and Bartok. More info • Preview •
• Saturday, October 3: Ms. Andrist and Mr. Stern offer masterclasses for talented local young musicians. • 9AM: Audrey Andrist • 1PM James Stern
• More info • Open to the public free of charge.