Lich Gate Concerts in the Park – Chamber Orchestra Concert

Lich Gate Concerts invites you to immerse yourself in an exciting afternoon of orchestral chamber music under the graceful canopy of the wooden Pavilion in Sheffield Town Park. Whether you’re a seasoned music enthusiast or someone looking to dip their toes into the realm of live concerts, Lich Gate Concerts has something for you.

Presenting for the first time a chamber orchestra ensemble, Artistic Director Jorge Ávila has curated an exciting program featuring works for string orchestra, from the Baroque and Modernist periods.

The Program:

Serenade for String Orchestra in E minor, Op. 20 by Edward Elgar

Élégie from Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68, BB 76 by Béla Bartók

The Four Seasons for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 8, Nos. 1–4 by Antonio Vivaldi, with Jorge Ávila, Soloist

Our esteemed string quartet members, Jorge Ávila, Violin I; Rachel Handman, Violin II; Orlando Wells, Viola; and Sarah Hewitt-Roth, Cello, serve as principal chairs in this chamber orchestra of eleven New York players, with Ávila also serving as Concertmaster.