Saturday MountainTop Masterworks IV: Season Finale: Celebrating Destination, Community & Artistry

The grand finale of our 30th Anniversary season brings together the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, our vibrant community, and our talented musicians in a celebration of both our past and the exciting future ahead, all under the direction of the dynamic Christopher Rountree. The program opens with Libby Larsen’s bright and colorful tone poem Deep Summer Music. Virginia-based soloist Jeff Midkiff will then join us to perform his own composition, From the Blue Ridge, a concerto for Mandolin and Orchestra. The evening concludes with Elgar’s Enigma Variations, including the beloved “Nimrod” and a triumphant conclusion. Join us for this fitting and memorable season finale!

Concert Program:

Chris Rountree, conductor

Soloist: Jeff Midkiff, mandolin

Libby Larsen (b. 1950), Deep Summer Music

Jeff Midkiff, From the Blue Ridge: Concerto for Mandolin and Orchestra

I. Allegro 

II. Slow 

III. Allegro

Intermission

Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Enigma Variations, op. 36