Fourteenth Season: Time & Travel
Requiem æternam
Bach, Purcell, Hughes, Walker
November 8–10, 2024
Themes of memory & hope abound in early music of Germany, England, and America. Alongside two monumental works by a young J.S. Bach, the chaconne for solo violin and the cantata Actus Tragicus, we feature American hymnody and folksong, H. Purcell’s “Evening Hymn,” T. Campion’s “Never weather-beaten sail,” and living composer David Hughes’ “May He Support Us All The Day Long.”
Sheila Dietrich, sopranoDaniel Moody, countertenor
Ben Geier, tenor
Jared Swope, bass
Anne Timberlake, recorders
Fiona Hughes, violin
René Schiffer, cello & viola da gamba
Jane Leggiero, viola da gamba
Joel VanderZee, organ & baritone
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Friday, November 8, 7:30pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
214 W. Beverley Street, Staunton Saturday, November 9, 4:00pm
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
7599 Rockfish Gap Turnpike (Rt. 250 West), Greenwood (Crozet) Sunday, November 10, 4:00pm
Grace Episcopal Church
5607 Gordonsville Road, Keswick (Charlottesville)
TWELFTH NIGHT IN ITALY
Monteverdi, Corelli, Scarlatti, Vivaldi
January 3–5, 2025
Three Notch’d Road celebrates Twelfth Night with the sounds of an Italian Christmas.
Led by guest Artistic Director Peter Walker, the program will feature soprano Addy Sterrett and include beloved shepherds’ carols and folk music from Italy, along with art music in the pastoral style by Corelli and Scarlatti. Also on the program are works by Monteverdi, Pandolfi, and Flecha, and Vivaldi’s virtuosic “La Folia” for two violins. Pre-concert talk by Peter Walker 30 minutes before each performance. Addy Sterrett, sopranoPeter Walker, bass, zampogna, and Guest Artistic Director
Anne Timberlake, recorders
Fiona Hughes, violin
Matvey Lapin, violin and viola
Ben Wyatt, cello
Cameron Welke, guitar and theorbo
Jennifer Streeter, harpsichord
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Friday, January 3, 7:30pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
214 W. Beverley Street, Staunton -
Saturday, January 4, 4:00pm
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
7599 Rockfish Gap Turnpike (Rt. 250 West), Greenwood (Crozet) -
Sunday, January 5, 4:00pm
Grace Episcopal Church
5607 Gordonsville Road, Keswick (Charlottesville)
IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE
Saint Valentine’s Day
February 14–16, 2025
Join Three Notch’d Road this Valentine’s Day for a program that celebrates love in its many forms through passionate laments, transcendent airs, and joyous dances.
This program of vocal and instrumental chamber works blends Italian pastoral drama with songs from the British Isles and includes selections from Vivaldi’s Juditha triumphans, Handel’s Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, and Caldara’s Eurestio and song settings by Henry Purcell. Dominic Giardino, historical clarinet, chalumeau & guest Artistic DirectorSheila Dietrich, soprano
Kim Leeds, mezzo soprano
Kelsey Schilling, bassoon
Fiona Hughes, violin
Jason Fisher, viola
Jennifer Streeter, harpsichord
** Pre-concert talk by Dominic Giardino 30 minutes before each performance. **
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Friday, February 14, 7:30pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
214 W. Beverley Street, Staunton -
Saturday, February 15, 4:00pm
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
7599 Rockfish Gap Turnpike (Rt. 250 West), Greenwood (Crozet) -
Sunday, February 16, 4:00pm
Grace Episcopal Church
5607 Gordonsville Road, Keswick (Charlottesville)
The Seven Last Words of Christ
Haydn in Cádiz
March 21–23, 2025
This meditative masterpiece by Josef Haydn was premiered in Spain on Good Friday, 1787, and arranged for various instrumental and vocal combinations. We’ve chosen the new arrangement for voice and string quartet by José Peris, notably performed at the Vatican in 2010 for Pope Benedict XVI.
Aisslinn Nosky, violinFiona Hughes, violin
Cristina Prats-Costa, viola
Ben Wyatt, cello
Benjamin Geier, tenor
One hour concert will be performed without intermission.
Pre-concert talk by Susan Treacy 45 minutes before each performance.
Youth/students free.
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Thursday, March 20, 7:00pm
Free performance presented by Saint Benedict Catholic Church. Good will offering.
300 N. Sheppard Street, Richmond -
Friday, March 21, 7:30pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
214 W. Beverley Street, Staunton -
Saturday, March 22, 4:00pm
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
7599 Rockfish Gap Turnpike (Rt. 250 West), Greenwood (Crozet) -
Sunday, March 23, 4:00pm
Grace Episcopal Church
5607 Gordonsville Road, Keswick (Charlottesville)
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