WILLIAMSTOWN -- The Williams College Depart ment of Music will present the Williams Chamber Play ers in concert on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m., in Chapin Hall on the college campus.
This free event is open to the public.
"The Trumpet Shall Sound" by Henry Purcell sets the tone for the evening as soprano Kerry Ryer-Parke joins with trumpeter Nathan Botts to present this baroque piece.
Both musicians are artist associates at Williams and regular contributors to the Williams Chamber Players. Botts also will perform the Biber Sonata for Baroque Trumpet, which includes a quartet of Williams Chamber Players strings featuring Jo anna Kurkowicz and Joana Genova, violin; Ah ling Neu, viola; and Nathaniel Parke, cello. Edwin Lawrence plays harpsichord.
The second half features Igor Stravinsky’s l’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale), narrated by Keith Kibler, artist associate in voice at Williams.
The violin takes the lead role, played by Joanna Kur kowicz, who is also the concert master for the Berkshire Symphony and artist in residence at Williams. Susan Martula’s clarinet plays its part as a counterpoint to the violin. The will be joined by pianist and artist in residence Doris Stevenson.
The Williams Chamber Players is a resident chamber ensemble, founded at Willi ams College in 1999. Its purpose is to present concerts for the college and community throughout the academic year.
Chapin Hall at 54 Chapin Hall Drive.
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