Fairmont Chamber Music Society
Fairmont, WV
All concerts are held at St. Peter the Fisherman Church on Jackson Street
October 3, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Karkowska Sisters
We welcome the return of the Karkowska Sisters violin and piano Duo. They are an award winning, internationally acclaimed ensemble that performs extraordinary programs of virtuosity and laughter full of beautiful music, unforgettable stories and comedy. They have toured both in North America and Europe to standing ovations and rave reviews and have recorded programs for Polish, Mexican and American National Television and Radio. They last played for us in 1999 and since then have triumphed at many prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall in New York City.
November 14, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Guitarist Robert Gruca
Guitarist Robert Gruca, who performed for us in 2006 has since then played solo concerts in over a dozen venues in the United States, including Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York, as well as Ontario, Canada. He toured the eastern United States and Europe with the Cleveland Orchestra performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 under the direction of Franz Welser-Most and has continued to perform frequently with the orchestra. His newest compact disc including the music of Handel was released under the MSR record label in 2010.
February 13, 2011 at 3:00 PM
West Virginia Horn Trio
The West Virginia Horn Trio continues our policy of presenting the best of our state’s musical talent. Pianist James Miltenberger, violinist Mikylah Myers McTeer and horn player Virginia Thompson will present a program of horn, violin and piano works including the beautiful Horn Trio of Johannes Brahms, often considered one of the composer’s finest chamber compositions.
April 3, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Scarborough Trio
The Scarborough Trio will conclude our twenty-ninth season. The flute, bassoon and piano trio has performed throughout the country, they were awarded the Silver Medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and with percussionist Greg Beyer their program will include arrangements of a West Side Story Suite and the Bolling Suite for flute and jazz piano trio
