The Springfield Chamber Players' Quartetto Mosso string quartet, with guest vocalist Marty Kluger, returns to the Longmeadow Adult Center on June 11. The program includes works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Ravel, and some Broadway show tunes.
QUARTETTO MOSSO
Ronald Gorevic, Violin
Beth Welty, Violin
Delores Thayer, Viola
Yoonhee Ko, Cello
Marty Kluger, Guest Vocalist
PROGRAM
W.A.Mozart …… String Quartet in G, K. 387
I. Allegro Vivace Assai
Ludwig van Beethoven …… String Quartet in Bb, Op. 130
III. Andante Con Moto, ma non troppo
Richard Rodgers …… “The Sweetest Sounds” from No Strings
Rodgers and Hammerstein …… “You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught” from South Pacific
Stephen Sondheim …… “You Must Meet My Wife” from A Little Night Music
Joe Darion (lyrics) and Mitch Leigh (music) …… “The Impossible Dream” from Man of La Mancha
Maurice Ravel …… String Quartet in F
I. Allegro moderato – très doux
II. Assez vif – très rythmé
PERFORMERS
Ronald Gorevic as a violinist, has played recitals in New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Atlanta, and London, where he gave British premieres of works by Donald Erb and Ned Rorem. Ron is Principal Violist of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. In another life, Mr. Gorevic played several shows on Broadway, including Carousel, Titanic and Swan Lake. https://www.ronaldgorevic.com/
Yoonhee Ko, cellist, holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University, a Master of Music degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Ewha Womans University. In 2019, Yoonhee joined the Hartford Symphony and Springfield Symphony Orchestra. She is currently a faculty member of the Community Music School of Springfield and serves as string program coordinator for the Sonido Musica Program.
Delores (Loree) Thayer, violist, is a member of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. She plays regularly with the Hartford Symphony and at other venues throughout the New England area, and has served on the viola faculty at Amherst College. Her performances have taken her to the summer music festivals in Spain; Spoleto, Italy; Tanglewood; and the Yale Norfolk Music Festival. Delores is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Yale Graduate School of Music. She has performed at Alice Tully Hall, Kennedy center, and in numerous premieres and recordings. Loree lives in Longmeadow.
Beth Welty received her Bachelor and Master's degrees in violin performance from Indiana University. She has performed with numerous groups in the Boston area, including the Boston Classical Orchestra, the Handel and Haydn Society, and the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. She has performed abroad with various organizations, touring Italy with the Chorus of Westerly and South Africa with the London Chamber Players. Beth is the assistant principal second violinist with the Springfield (MA) Symphony Orchestra, and has served as concertmaster of the Nashua Chamber Orchestra since 2005.
Marty Kluger is principal timpanist of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra where he has been featured as concert soloist. Concurrently, he researched molecular pathways of disease as a Yale School of Medicine scientist. After leaving Yale, he turned to singing bel canto and barbershop (with the Hartford Chorale and the Hartford Men in Harmony, respectively) and later, to singing-acting on stage. Musical theatre credits include Cabaret (Herr Schultz) and A Christmas Carol with CT Theatre Co.; and Beauty and the Beast (M. D’Arque) with the Little Theatre of Manchester. He’s played percussion on Broadway (Dancin’ and Pirates of Penzance) and will be smiling Lt. Ross in a production of A Few Good Men in February 2025 with The Suffield Players.
Tickets are free, but advance reservations are required by calling 413-565-4150, Option 1. (In case of rain, only a limited number of people can be accommodated indoors.)
Sound Design: Jay Pagluica, JP’s Lighting and Sound
The Strawberry Festival is sponsored by East Village.
Springfield Chamber Players concert sponsored by Peoples Bank and Country Bank.