ECO in performance, Feb 2012 (photo: David Moss)For its 21st subscription season of world-class performances, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra offered audiences an eclectic pastiche of music, from Bach and Mozart to Aaron Copland, Richard Strauss and Maurice Ravel.
Once again the critically acclaimed ensemble composed of musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra played its subscription season at the George Washington Masonic Temple in Old Town Alexandria, VA, one of the D.C. area's most intimate concert venues. The orchestra and its board of directors were pleased to welcome our audience to our third decade of musicmaking in the nation's capital.
George Washington Masonic Memorial
101 Callahan Drive
Alexandria, VA 22301
Free parking on site; Accessible via the King Street Metro
Subscription concerts begin at 3:00 PM
Programs subject to change
Past Concerts
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2012 at 3 PM
David Teie, Conductor
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
(original 13-instrument version)
Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Maurice Ravel: Quartet in F Major
Richard Strauss: Duo Concertante
Paul Cigan, clarinet
Sue Heineman, bassoon
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012 at 3 PM
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Elisabeth Adkins, Leader
Elisabeth Adkins
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Flutes
Carole Bean, flute
Alice Weinreb, flute
Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Cello
Heather LeDoux Green, violin
David Teie, cello
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin
Nicholas Stovall, oboe
Elisabeth Adkins, violin
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #3
SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2013 at 3 PM
David Teie, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to Lucio Silla
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
Joel Fuller, violin
Mahoko Eguchi, viola
Mozart: Posthorn Serenade
Enjoy music by groups of Eclipse musicians as they perform in a beautiful private home as you sample excellent foods, desserts and beverages. Even better, all proceeds benefit Eclipse Chamber Orchestra. Information about sponsoring a Musicale is available by request.
Sundays at 3:00pm
Donation: $75 per person
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: Call 703-980-7794 or 703-635-2770
Patrons will be informed of Musicale locations upon receipt of ticket orders
Musicales
March 17, 2013
Eclipse Woodwinds
Join us for a delightful afternoon in a private home for wonderful concert featuring clarinetists Paul Cigan and Teri Cigan and bassonist Truman Harris performing music by Mozart, Poulenc and Stravinsky! After the performance, enjoy a light meal, special desserts for St. Patrick's Day and drinks.
June 2, 2013
Chamber Music Party (2pm - 5pm)
NEW THIS SEASON
Eclipse at the Lyceum
Bask in the glow of Eclipse soloists as they perform at the gorgeous Lyceum in Alexandria, built in 1839 as a lecture and concert hall and now serving as Alexandria's History Museum. Just another way that Eclipse provides world-class music and education to Alexandria and the surrounding areas.
Sundays at 3:00pm
Admission FREE, donations gratefully accepted
April 7, 2013
Alexandra Osborne, violin
Christopher Astilla, piano
Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, L 140
Gershwin Three Preludes
Sarasate Introduction et Tarantelle, Op. 43
Ysaye Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 27 No. 2 "Jacques Thibaud"
Brahms Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
May 5, 2013
Potpourri of Eclipse Musicians
The Lyceum
201 South Washington Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Past Lyceum events
September 9, 2012
Carole Bean (flute), with Lisa Emmenheiser (piano)
Music by Bach, Schubert, Gaubert, and Clarke
November 25, 2012
Holly Hamilton (violin)
Brad Clark (piano)
Featuring chamber music by Beethoven, Grieg,
and William Grant Still
March 10, 2013
Bogachek-Gabay Duo: Natasha Bogachek (violin); Darya Gabay (piano)
Music by Saint-Saëns, Dvorák, Bériot, Vieuxtemps, Ysaÿe, and Wieniawski
FREE CONCERT FOR CHILDREN
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012
1pm - 2 pm
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra is pleased to present a free concert at the George Washington Masonic Memorial, featuring a short program designed for young children (and their parents). The featured music will be Copland's Appalachian Spring. But instead of the usual Appalachian Spring, we will have a special narration by young Cecily Adkins Newman, the daughter of Eclipse concertmaster Elisabeth Adkins and former board member Ed Newman. The narration was written by our conductor, David Teie.
George Washington Masonic Memorial
101 Callahan Drive
Alexandria, VA 22301
Free parking on site; Accessible via the King Street Metro
