JUNE 16, 2016 // 5
WEEK ONE CONCERTS
ASTORIA MUSIC FESTIVAL
At Liberty Theater, Astoria, unless indicated
Saturday, June 18
4 p.m., Soloists Matinee, pianist Cary
Lewis, cellist Sergey Antonov and violin-
ist Elizabeth Pitcairn.
7:30 p.m., Gala Opening, Antonov plays
Elgar Cello Concerto; Orchestra, Philip
Glass’ Symphony No. 4 “Heroes.”
Sunday, June 19
4 p.m., Pitcairn, Mendelssohn Violin Con-
certo; Orchestra, Beethoven’s “Eroica”
Symphony No. 3.
Tuesday, June 21
7:30 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church, 1545
Franklin Ave., Astoria, Bach by Candle-
light, organist Julia Brown, cellist Sergey
Antonov, oboist Martin Hebert and
baritone Richard Zeller.
Wednesday, June 22
7:30 p.m., 3 Leg Torso, chamber music,
plus tango, latin and gypsy styles.
Thursday, June 23
7:30 p.m. “City Girl,” 1930 silent movie,
shot in Oregon, with live music by Fes-
tival Orchestra members, conducted by
Oregon composer John Paul. Post-show,
meet the composer.
For ticket information and details of all
13 concerts, visit astoriamusicfestival.org
or call 503-325 9896.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
June 18’s evening concert will feature the Music Festival Orchestra performing Philip Glass’
1996 Symphony No. 4 “Heroes,” based on the late David Bowie’s 1977 album of the same name.
SUBMITTED PHOTO BY MOSCOW STATE PHILHARMONIC
Russian cellist Sergey Antonov will perform Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor at Satur-
day’s gala opening at 7:30 p.m. at the Liberty Theater.
innovators who followed, he
said.
Midweek musical perfor-
mances are planned through
the festival, including a Bach
program and a concert by 3
Leg Torso. The central week-
end, June 24 to 26, will fea-
ture Russian Ilya Kazantsev
performing Chopin’s Piano
Concerto No. 2 and Centra-
lia, Washington-born soprano
Angela Meade returning
from success as Leonora in
Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” at the
Metropolitan Opera of New
York and the Berlin Opera to
sing that role, which featured
in her 2011 Astoria debut.
The concluding weekend
features the festival’s young
musical artists performing a
chamber concert and staging
the opera “Little Women.”
The work, written in 1998 by
American composer Mark
Adamo, is based on Louisa
May Alcott’s tale of four
sisters growing up after the
Civil War.
Caswell, president of
the festival board, is exited.
“One thing that pleases
me is that after 14 years
we have some history, but
we’re not stuck in that
history,” he said. “We’ve
established a level of
excellence, and we haven’t
lost our artistic edge. 3
Leg Torso is returning with
their eclectic sound, ‘Little
Women’ is a hit, and both
are outside the usual ‘clas-
sical’ scope.”
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3 Leg Torso creates charming, elegant and daring modern chamber pop music infused with
equal parts tradition and innovation. The group will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 22
at the Liberty Theater.