Sunday MountainTop Masterworks III: From America to Austria – Music of Coleman, Price, & Brahms

Pre-Concert Talk at 2:00 pm

Sure to be a highlight of the summer, our third MountainTop Masterworks led by Robert Moody features the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in three distinct musical expressions.  Anchored by Brahms’ sunny and joyful second symphony, the concert also features the first violin concerto by American composer Florence Price, performed by celebrated artist Rachel Lee Priday.  The concert opens with Tracing Visions by Wintergreen Music’s Composer-In-Residence Valerie Coleman. This work weaves a narrative that highlights the connection between community and musical expressions—a fitting piece for Wintergreen Music!

Please note: This concert includes a pre-concert talk (beginning at 2:00 pm) with guest conductors to add color and perspective to your concert experience.

Concert Program:

Robert Moody, conductor

Rachel Lee Priday, violin

Valerie Coleman (b. 1970), Tracing Visions*

Florence Price (1887-1953), Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major

I. Tempo moderato

II. Andante

III. Allegro

Intermission

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 73

I. Allegro non troppo

II. Adagio non troppo

III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) — Presto ma non assai 

IV. Allegro con spirito

*Tracing Visions is provided in agreement with Coleman Page Publishing