The Bryan Cultural Series is one of those wonderful parts of the Outer Banks that makes life so great here. They are the organization that has been bringing a remarkably diverse artists, entertainers and lecturers to the Outer Banks for the past 10 years.
And now for the eighth time the 8th Annual Surf and Sounds Chamber Music Series to the Outer Banks is returning to the Outer Banks.
Four performances are scheduled and all performances will feature violinist Siwoo Kim, violist Luke Fleming, and Music Director Jake Fowler on cello.
The music the that has been performed in the past has truly been world class and it looks as though this year will bring the same level of performance for listeners.
This is definitely classical music, but the performances have always featured one or two pieces that are more modern and often quite challenging. There will be four performances.
The first two performances will take place on Tuesday, August 23 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Southern Shores and Wednesday August 24 at St. Andrews By-The-Sea Episcopal Church in Nags Head. Dr. Amanda Halstead, who has performed in the past with the Surf and Sounds Chamber Music, is an extraordinarily gifted pianist whose understanding and love of the music allows her to play even the most difficult compositions with an understanding the helps bring the music to life will accompany the strings.
Flutist Debra Cross will perform with Fowler and Halstead in the first composition of the evening, Phillipe Gaubert’s Trois Aquarelles for Flute, Cello and Piano.
The Southern Shores and Nags Head concerts will feature the more modern compositions of Gaubert and Nadia Boulanger. The performance will also feature Robert Schumann’s Piano Quartet in E-flat major, op. 47.
Cape Hatteras Secondary School in Buxton will host the Surf and Sounds series on Thursday, August 25 with a final Outer Banks performance at the Dare County Arts Council Galley in Manteo on Friday, August 26.
Oboist Jaren Atherholt will accompany Fleming, Fowler and Kim in program that will feature two selections from Mozart. His Divertimento for Violin, Viola and Cello K.563 is a string trio. His Oboe Quartet in F major K.370. Benjamin Britten’s Phantasy Quartet, op. 2 will also be performed.
All performances will begin at 7:00 p.m.
All Surf and Sounds Chamber Music performances are free to the public. Face coverings are required at all performances to protect audience members and performers.
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