Author: Meredith Kilby

A “Barefoot Abbey” and the Brilliant Spanish Composer Thomas Luis de Victoria.

Music at Messiah’s Classical Concert next concert will be Saturday evening, November 1st starting at 7:30 pm.  It will feature Huntsville Collegium Musicum’s performance of Thomas Luis de Victoria’s Officium Defunctorm.   Researching Victoria’s “Requiem” for relevant visuals for the poster and program artwork was an interesting journey.   The spanish composer was born in 1548,…

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Huntsville Collegium Musicum to Perform Saturday November 1st, 7:30 pm

Preparations underway for our next Music at Messiah concert. Please mark you calendars for Saturday evening, November 1st, 2014 at 7:30 PM We are pleased to announce Huntsville Collegium Musicum will be performing Thomas Luis de Victoria’s 1605 Officium Defunctorium commonly known as his “Requiem Mass.”

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Solar Winds “A European Tour” Concert Tomorrow at 4 PM

Solar Winds: Woodwind Quintet Concert this Sunday Final preparations have been made for the first concert of the second season of Music at Messiah Classical Concert Series. Sunday’s concert features ‘Solar Winds’, a woodwind quintet comprised of five musicians from the US Army Materiel Command Band at Redstone Arsenal. The quintet rehearsed Friday afternoon at…

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Solar Winds:Woodwind Quintet to perform September 21

The Solar Winds Woodwind Quintet will be performing on Sunday, September 21st at Messiah Lutheran Church in Madison, AL.  The free concert starts at 4 pm.  The Woodwind Quintet is comprised of five members of the U.S. Army Materiel Command Band at Redstone Arsenal.  Namely, Oboe: SFC Megan Newman, Flute: SPC Robert Lambert, Clarinet: SPC Eric Flores-Ortiz, Horn:…

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WLRH to interview Toot And Twang this Thursday, April 24th

WLRH Classical Radio host Judy Watters will be interviewing Phil Weaver and Rosa Vidro Richardson at 11 am this Thursday, April 24th.  Set your radio dials and digital tuners to 89.3 FM or go to www.wlrh.org and listen in online. Plans are to discuss their duo’s upcoming performances and will likely include them playing one…

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April 27th Concert Preview – The Distinctive Music of Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla (1921 – 1992) was a twentieth century composer who combined the elements of traditional tango, jazz and classical music to create a distinctive style that is unmistakable.  We will get a fair sampling of his beautiful music at the Toot and Twang concert on April 27 when Phil Weaver and Rosa Richardson play…

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Poster for April 27th Concert

Longing for sunshine and warmth? Our April 27th Concert will feature the musical flavors of Latin America.  “Sambas, Tangos and Dances” will be performed by ‘Toot & Twang,’ the performance duo of floutist Rosa Vidro Richardson and innovative classical guitarist Phil Weaver. The concert takes place at Messiah Lutheran Church in Madison, AL. Concert begins…

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Sambas, Tangos and Latin American Flavors Highlight Third Concert

Third Concert to Feature Duo of Phil Weaver, Rosa Vidro Richardson Please consider supporting the Music at Messiah Concert Series as an advertiser or donor.  Preparations are underway for the third concert of Music at Messiah’s inaugural concert season. The concert will take place on Sunday April 27th at 4:00 p.m. “Toot and Twang” is the…

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Michael Head Concert Sunday – Next Concert Announced for April 27th

Parks – von Spakoksvy Concert Sunday at 4 pm Gary Parks and Ingrid von Spakovsky are set to perform this Sunday at Messiah Lutheran Church.  The concert begins at 4 pm. The concert will feature pieces for Oboe and Piano composed by the English Composer Michael Head, Claude Debussy and others. Solo piano pieces by…

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Publicity Efforts in Full Swing for Feb 16th “Michael Head” Concert

Gary Parks, Ingrid von Spakovsky to be interviewed on WLRH Feb 13th (Update 2/13/2014 – the interview scheduled on WLRH has been cancelled due to weather / road conditions) We’re pleased to announce that Gary Parks and Ingrid von Spakovsky are scheduled to be interviewed on air, at approximately 11:05 am, Thursday, Feb 13th on WLRH…

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