Follow the Drinking Gourd is a musical group presenting dynamic programs hailing America's multicultural heritage, which was honored to perform at the dedication of Princeton's Paul Robeson Center for the Arts. So much music composed in our time is based on traditional African American forms that you can hardly attend a concert today without hearing the influence. This program for voices and piano samples the musical abundance that has grown from these amazing roots: spirituals in many arrangements, gospel-tinged vocal settings, and music with a rock beat.

http://www.followthedrinkinggourd.net/about_us.htm

February, Tuesdays, 12:00 noon       
Organ Tuesdays
Co-sponsored by the American Guild of Organists, each Tuesday in February will feature a different organist in a 40-minute recital. Plan a musical treat for your Tuesday lunches all month long!

February 20, Saturday, 7:00p.m.
Fundraiser Cabaret

A sweet musical treat to beat the winter blahs! Featuring familiar faces from the ensembles and friends of Music at Abington, this evening of delicious desserts and musical bon bons will offer delights to be savored in the beautifully renovated Parish Hall, accompanied by the newly renovated Steinway! Tickets to this evening of desserts, music and entertainment should be purchased ahead and can be reserved by through an email request to music@apcusa.org.

March 21, Sunday, 4:00p.m.
Annual Memorial Concert
Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn

“…The dramatic element should predominate.” In these words Mendelssohn captured his intent in portraying the thrilling drama of this fiery Old Testament prophet. The immediate success of Elijah in 1846 secured its own place and Mendelssohn’s in the pantheon of Oratorio favorites; a position still very much secure today! John Sall leads the Abington Symphony Orchestra and Oratorio Choir joined by professional soloists in this favorite work.

May 21, Friday, 8:00p.m.                 
Abington Symphony Orchestra
Jennifer Montone, horn

Jennifer Montone, Principal Horn of the Philadelphia Orchestra, joins John Sall and the ASO in Exsultet, a new horn concerto written for Montone in 2007 by local composer Kile Smith, who will introduce the work at a pre-concert lecture. Exsultet emphasizes the expressive range of Montone’s beautiful playing by exploring images of light and darkness that define the drama of the ancient Vigil of Easter.

To read more about Jennifer Montone of the Philadelphia Orchestra visit their website: http://www.philorch.org/bios.php?page=montonejennifer
To discover more about Kile Smith’s music and work visit his website: http://kilesmith.com/ 

June 6, Sunday, 4:00p.m.       
June 8, Tuesday, 7:30p.m.
June 12, Saturday, 8:00p.m.
Beethoven Violin Sonatas
Timothy Schwarz & Kate Ransom, violin

In a rare and remarkable event area violinists Timothy Schwarz and Kate Ransom share the stage to present ALL TEN Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Beethoven in a chamber music celebration. These pieces capture the artistry and vision of the great master at the turning point toward the musical and psychological ideals of the Romantic era and are beloved for their fire, mastery, and beauty.

You can learn more about Timothy Scwarz and hear his playing at his website: http://www.timothyschwarz.com/
You can read Kate Ransom’s bio at the site of the Serafin String Quartet which she founded: http://www.serafinquartet.org/about.asp
 

Interested in leaning more? For more information on any of our programs or to be added to the mailing list call 215-887-4530,
or email us at music@apcusa.org

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This project was supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, through its regional arts funding partnership, Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA).  State government funding for the arts depends upon an annual appropriation by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.  PPA is administered in this region by the Great Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.