A VCUarts Department of Music tradition for more than three decades, the Mary Anne Rennolds Chamber Concert Series presents world-class chamber music performers to Richmond audiences.
Season Subscriptions for the 2023-2024 concert series go on sale Saturday, April 1, 2023 and will be available through Monday, July 31, 2023.
2023-2024 Rennolds Series Concerts:
Sunday, October 15, 2023: Isidore Quartet
Sunday, February 18, 2024: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble
Saturday, March 23, 2024: Diana Adamyan
*Fourth concert to be announced
All concerts are held in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall in the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts at 922 Park Ave.
Please note that artists, dates, and/or programs may be subject to change due to inclement weather, artist injury or illness, or other unforeseen circumstances. Any changes will be announced at arts.vcu.edu/concerts
THE 2023-2024 ARTISTS
Isidore Quartet
Sunday, October 15, 2023, 3:00 p.m.
The Isidore Quartet won the 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition in 2022 and were described as “utterly sincere, imaginative, and insightful” musicians by Mark Steinberg. Heavily influenced by the Juilliard String Quartet, the name Isidore honors and recognizes their close connection with the school.
The Quartet is comprised of violist Devin Moore, cellist Joshua McClendon and violinists Adrian Steele and Phoenix Avalon.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Wind Ensemble
Sunday, February 18. 2024, 3:00 p.m.
Formed in 1958, the Academy has a discography of over 500 releases and a rich international touring history. The Academy aims to continue “presenting symphonic repertoire and chamber music on a grand scale.”
The chamber wind ensemble members are: James Burke, clarinet; Tom Blomfield, oboe;
Julie Price, bassoon; and Stephen Stirling, horn.
Read more about the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Wind Ensemble here.
Diana Adamyan, violin
Saturday, March 23, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
Diana Adamyan won the First Prize in the 2018 Yehudi Menuhin International Competition and in the 2020 Khachaturian Violin Competition. She has been invited to perform with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London the Deutsche Symphonie Orchester at the Philharmonie in Berlin.
2022-2023 Concert Programs
If you missed the 2022-2023 season, you can view the artists and program below. The 2022-2023 season featured George Li (piano), the Emerson String Quartet, Xavier Foley (double bass), and the Neave Trio.
AUDIENCE INFO
There is a parking deck available at Harrison and Broad for a small fee. Read more here https://maps.vcu.edu/monroepark/broadstdeck/
You can also use public street parking which follows Richmond City regulations.
TICKETS
Subscriptions available April 1
- Subscriptions for the 2023-2024 series will go on sale April 1, 2023 and be available through July 31, 2023.
- Subscriptions include tickets to all four concerts and complimentary valet parking.
about the rennolds series
The Department of Music at Virginia Commonwealth University has presented the top chamber music performers in the world to Richmond audiences for more than thirty years. VCU Music’s series, originally founded as the Terrace Concerts, debuted in 1983 in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Today, the series is named in honor of Mary Anne Rennolds, one of Richmond’s greatest music patrons. A fund was established in her memory to present chamber music events in Richmond, independently of the Terrace Concerts. We cordially invite you to become a part of the premier chamber music series in Richmond.
To a valiant heart, nothing is impossible.
epitaph for Mary Anne Rennolds (1922-1989)
Questions
Contact the VCUarts Department of Music by emailing music@vcu.edu.