An Anglo-French Juneteenth Concert honoring Joseph Bologne

Joel Lazar, conductor
June 21, 2025

Program | Sinfonietta Personnel | Meet Our Soloists | Meet our Music Director | Supporters


Program

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745–1799)
Symphony in G, Op. 11, No. 1 (1779)
Allegro
Andante
Allegro assai


Arthur Honegger (1892–1955)
Pastorale d’été (1920)


Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745–1799)
Symphonie Concertante in G, Op. 13 No. 2 (1778)
Allegro
Rondeau

Marcolivia, violin duo


INTERMISSION


Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Elegy, Op. 56 (1909)


John Marsh (1752–1828)
Symphony No. 6 in D (1796)
Largo maestoso — Allegro spiritoso
Andante
Minuetto: Allegro
Allegro scherzando


Sinfonietta Personnel

 

Violin I

Rachel Pietkiewicz, Acting Concertmaster
Sharon Bartley
Sara Dimmick
David Engel
Jessica Milli
Shayna Burt

Violin II

Seiichi Takedai, Acting Principal
Sarah Brittman
Wendy Chun
Richard Hong
Sachi Rosenbaum

Viola

Michael Garrahan, Principal
Stephen Fisher
Kela Veshi
Adam Willett

Cello

Debra Anker, Principal
Philip Hopko
Edwina Moldover
David Zelinsky

Bass

Robyn Ambrose, Acting Principal

Flute

Eric Abalahin

Oboe

Susan Herlick
Jane Hughes

Clarinet

Karin Caifa

Bassoon

Katrien van Dijk
Bill Jokela
Walter Wynn

Horn

Jim McIntyre
Connie Pittman

Trumpet

Chris Erbe
Bruce Stanly

Timpani

James Adams

Stage Managers

Debra Anker
Katrien van Dijk

 

Meet Our Soloists

 

Marcolivia is an award-winning violin and violin/viola duo, performing music of all styles and periods, from French Baroque to folk music, jazz and virtuoso works, as well as their own transcriptions of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute and Paganini Caprices, among others.

The Marcolivia Duo has been featured many times on NPR's "Performance Today" and “Front Row Washington”. They have been regular guest artists at the Tokyo College of Music, Japan, and have performed for the Federal Reserve Board in Washington DC, for the Hungarian American Coalition at the Cosmos Club, and annually at the Phillips Collection (where they are included on several CDs of Series Highlights and Distinguished Performers), also the Kennedy Center, Strathmore, Cleveland Museum Of Art, Merkin Hall and Symphony Space, NYC. They were featured artists in Elan Magazine. [read more]

 

Meet our Music Director

 

Now in his seventeenth season with the Washington Sinfonietta,  acclaimed by the Washington Post as “…one of Washington’s premier conductors of both old and new music…”, Joel Lazar was Music Director of the JCC Symphony Orchestra from 1988 through 2008 and has continued with that orchestra in its new identity as the Symphony of the Potomac. He conducted the Theater Chamber Players in engagements at the Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress and on tour from 1986 to 2003, and has appeared as guest conductor with many orchestras and contemporary music ensembles in the Washington area. [read more]

 

Supporters

 

Philanthropic Support

The Washington Sinfonietta is a group of professionally trained musicians who dedicate their time and talent to the music lovers who attend our performances and the contributors who support our activities. We invite you to become a member of the Washington Sinfonietta Friends by making a gift today.

Donate at the box office, by mail to Washington Sinfonietta, P.O. Box 6740, Falls Church, VA 22046, or give online at: washingtonsinfonietta.org/donate

The Washington Sinfonietta is a non-profit corporation and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Your contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

The Sinfonietta wishes to thank the following Washington Sinfonietta Friends for their generous contributions and support:

Individuals

 
 

Debra and Anthony Anker*
Dominic Argentieri
Barbara Bankoff
Barbara Burrell*
Eric Cline*
Kirsten Dalboe
Mr and Mrs Jonathan Davis*
Stephen Fisher
Sheryl and David Friedlander
Eve Farber*
Rosanne and Douglas Gochman
Charlotte Goldy*
Tibor and Tania Ham
Sandra Harris*
Mariah Heinzerling*
Stephanie Herman
Gerald Hodgkins
Jane Hughes
Ilene Klinghoffer

Joel and Susan Lazar
Dawn Levy*
Jody Maxmin*
Jim McIntyre and Leila Rao
Edwina Moldover
Sarah Morris*
Mitch Muhlheim
Robin Ngo*
Jennifer Radin*
Susan and Laurence Ramin*
Scott Silverman*
Avery Staples
Robert Staples
Seiichi Takedai
Jon Teske
Nina Uzick*
Walter Wynn
Ben Zeidman*

 
 

*in memory of Diane Cline

Corporations/Organizations

City of Falls Church
Blackbaud Giving Fund

Facilities

Father Burl Salmon and Jeff Drake, The Falls Church Episcopal

Volunteers

Those who have thoughtfully volunteered for us include:

 
 

Debra Anker
Wendy Chun
Richard Hong
Emilia Jurzyk
Alexia Kauffman
Ilene Klinghoffer
Alice Lieberman
Lucy Lieberman
Charles Manning

Zoe Manning
Margot Mezvinsky
Paul Moscatt
Angela Murakami
Nancy Stanly
Jason Sullivan
Seiichi Takedai
Julie Huang Tucker

 
 

All friends are invited to help by donating time and services. Opportunities are available for many interests and levels of expertise, including concert ushers, who receive free admission. If you are interested in volunteering at future concerts, please see an usher for more information.