Summer 2020  Schedule
Church on the Hill, Lawrence Hill Road, Weston VT       
www.SundaysOnTheHill.org   or
SundaysOnTheHill@gmail.com




                                          

June 28, 2020  4PM

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July 12, 2020
July 19, 2020 4:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS STRING QUARTET

Founded in 2016 The Indianapolis Quartet (TIQ) is the ensemble in residence at the University of Indianapolis, reaching audiences through its unique musical language and emotional performance style. TIQ has collaborated with many renowned artists and played standing-room only performances to critical acclaim. They have performed throughout central Indiana and they made their Chicago debut in Spring 2018.
Members of the quartet include Zachary DePue, violi, Joana Genova, violin, (yes you know her from Taconic Music in Manchester), Michael Strauss, viola, and Austin Huntington. cello.







  COUNTERPOINT ENSEMBLE
www.counterpointchorus.org

This marvelous choral group was founded by legendary choral director and arranger Robert De Cormier, and is based in Montpelier Vermont. The group is now led by Nathaniel Lew.
The Summer 2020 program is titled "Pro Feminis Sanctis" and celebrates the visions of holy women through the centuries. It will include Benjamin Britten's Hymn to Saint Cecilia and Bernstein's Choruses from the Lark (about Joan of Arc) as well as several other works.





PIPE DREAMS FLUTE QUARTET
www.lamaurerflute.com/events/

PipeDreams, Vermont's premiere flute quartet presents "The Nature of Flutes. Their music includes works from Bach to the French Impressionists and features flutes of all siozes- from the piccolo to the bass flute. They describe theri music as a mix of lighter classical music with some arrangements fo familiar tunes.




 
August 2, 2020 4:00 PM
ENSEMBLE AMPHION
         
This baroque group is a new ensemble in our area, having debued with a concert at the Saint Gaudens concert series in New Hampshire in 2019. The group consists of Frances Fitch, harpsichord, Kevin Bushee, violin, Olav Chris Henriksen, lute and theorbo, Carol Lewis, viola da gamba, and Jesse Lepkoff, the director, on flute and recorders. You can get a taste of their music on several sites including youtube.com/watch?v=naLaPFOH48Q&t=30s.



August 16, 2020 4:00 PM
INTERNATIONAL STRING TRIO

www.internationalstringtrio.com

This SOTH favorite features Russian-born guitarist Slava Tolstoy, virtuoso violinist and singer from Chicago, Rob Flax, and Boston based bassist Max Ridley who embody their cosmopolitan aesthetic.  The trio's riveting performances encompass a breathtaking range of styles, including Gypsy swing, old-time Appalachian laments, traditional Irish reels, celebratory klezmer, passionate tango, graceful French musette, and burning bluegrass.  While steeped in jazz, they play intricately arranged music that leaves room for improvisation without focusing on it.
They have appeared on the popular NPR show "Says You", performances at the Gypsy Jazz in Paradise Festival, Crested Butte CO, Yoshi's San Francisco, Regattabar and Scullers Jazz Clubs in Boston MA.
AUGUST 23, 2020 4 PM
HANDLER AND LEVESQUE
www.judyandmark.com
Husband and wife duo Judy Handler and Mark Levesque present "Rhythms of the World" featuring international music for the mandolin and guitar. They have  performed over 2000 concerts together over the past 25 years throughout the United States and Europe.They are described as " a perfect marriage- a rich zesty guitar gumbo with tasty elements of classical swing, Gypsy, Brazilian and a dizzying array of world music flavorings". (Hartford Courant)