Circle of Friends

CMSCVA honors the 150-anniversary year of British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with a concert of his music and that of his friends.

About this Event

CMSCVA honors the 150-anniversary year of British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with a concert of his music and that of his friends and teachers. The program includes Coleridge-Taylor’s jubilant Nonet, and the ultimate friendship tribute piece, Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations, in an arrangement by CMSCVA Artistic Director James Wilson.

Program:

Coleridge-Taylor │ Nonet for winds, piano and string quartet, mvt. 1 (arr. Wilden Dannenberg)

Traditional/Coleridge - Taylor │ Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

Traditional/Coleridge - Taylor │ La Bamboula

Hurlstone │ Characteristic Pieces for clarinet and piano, “Croon Song”

Stanford │ String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 104, Allegro moderato

Coleridge-Taylor │ 5 Fantasiestück, Op. 5, “Dance”

Elgar/Wilson │ Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (“Enigma”), for winds, piano, and string quartet

Featured Artists:

Rebecca Anderson, violin

Mary Boodell, flute

Devin Gossett, horn

Grant Houston, violin

David Lemelin, clarinet

Tanner Menees, viola

Alan Richardson, cello

Tom Schneider, Bassoon

Mimi Solomon, piano

*New in 2025-26 - we're increasing access to world-class music! Kids (17 and younger) and students can attend all CMSCVA concert for free. Kids and students must register to redeem their free ticket.

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