Masterworks Festival
Pablo Saelzer, Music Director
June 20-24, 2011; Concert June 26, 2011



Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3

Adonis Gonzalez, piano


Under the direction of Pablo Saelzer, the Avanti Orchestra of the Friday Morning Music Club, in collaboration with Montgomery College, is holding its second annual Masterworks Festival during the week of June 20-26, 2011. The Festival is an opportunity for professional and highly accomplished musicians to come together to study, rehearse, and perform a symphonic masterwork.


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Masterworks Festival 2012: June 18-22, 2012; Concert June 23, 2012
Maher Symphony No. 4
 

Program:
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3, op. 30, D minor
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Ravel orchestration

Rehearsal Schedule & Information:
Subject to Change

Date Strings Woodwinds & Horns Brass (except horns), Percussion and Timpani
Monday, June 20 7:30-10 pm    
Tuesday, June 21 7:30-10 pm    
Wednesday, June 22 7:30-10 pm 7:30-10 pm 7:30-10 pm
Thursday, June 23 7:30-10 pm 7:30-10 pm 7:30-10 pm
Friday, June 24 7:30-10 pm 7:30-10 pm 7:30-10 pm
June 22-24 rehearsal order is Rachmaninoff at 7:30 pm, and Mussorgsky at 8:45 pm.
Make-up date: Saturday, June 25, 3-5 pm. Only if a M-F rehearsal is cancelled, will this rehearsal be held.


Rehearsal Location: Montgomery College/Rockville, Music Building, Room 124
51 Mannakee Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850

Directions     Campus Map

Parking: Free parking. Please park in Student Lots.
Light snacks will be available at rehearsals.

Concert & Information:
Sunday, June 26, 2011
5 pm performance; 2:45 pm call time
Location: Montgomery College/Silver Spring, Cultural Arts Center, Main Stage Theater 1
Directions: http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/Altsub1.aspx?id=20492
Address: 7995 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD (intersection of Georgia Avenue and East-West Highway)

Parking: There is surface parking and a parking garage behind the performance hall. Surface parking: North on Georgia Avenue, turn right onto King St. Proceed past the performance venue (on your left) and take your first left into the surface parking lot. South on Georgia, turn left onto King St. Proceed past the performance venue (on your left) and take your first left into the surface parking lot. Parking Garage: North on Georgia Avenue, turn right onto Jessup Blair Dr. The parking garage entrance will be on your left. The performance hall is just north of the parking garage. South on Georgia, turn left onto Jessup Blair Dr. The parking garage entrance will be on your left. The performance hall is just north of the parking garage.

Concert Dress:
Women:
Solid colored top (dressy formal top in a single color preferred, need not be black); Black long skirt or slacks; Black shoes. Men:  Black shirt; No tie; Black pants; Black socks; Black shoes.

Visit the 2010 Masterworks Festival page.

Contact: Nan Cooper, Manager, orchestra@fmmc.org     703-243-7047
Operations Managers:
Pete Ostle and Joanna Taylor

Friday Morning Music Club
Montgomery College Department of Music
Metropolitan Orchestra @ Montgomery College