Curtis Music Ensemble Archive

Curtis Strings – Works Performed (Chronological)

2002
J.S. Bach: Minuet No. 1, G Major **
J.S. Bach: Musette
Warlock: Capriole Suite - Basse Danse & Pavane
Holst: Brook Green Suite -  Prelude
Vinny Fuerst: Mary Had a Little Lamb

2003
Anon: Canon in G
Telemann: Canonic Sonata No. 1
Handel: Water Music – Coro & Air **
Handel: Royal Fireworks Music – Rejouissance
Bartok: For Children - Let’s Bake Something; Dawn, O Day!; Kitty, kitty; Hey, tulip
Beethoven: Trio in G major - Allegretto

2004
J.S. Bach: Minuet No. 1 **
J.S. Bach: Minuet No. 3
Handel: Water Music – Coro & Air **
Martinu: The High Steeple
Martinu: The Inquisitive Girl
Martinu: Foresaken Love
Wilbye: Fly Not So Swift My Dear **
J.S. Bach: Allegro from Sonata in D Major **
Holst: Brook Green Suite – Dance

2005
Handel: Royal Fireworks Music - Minuet **
Anon: Canon No. 1 **
Brown: The Midshipmite
Vivaldi: Sonata “Al Santo Sepolcro”
Handel: Water Music – Maestoso
Boardman: Princess Royal **
Genzmer: Sinfonietta

2006
Anon: Canon No. 1 **
Handel: Royal Fireworks Music – Minuet **
Sodermann: Norwegian Wedding March
Hindemith: Since all is passing … 
Beethoven: Equali No. 1 **
Boyce: Allegro from Symphony No. 1 **
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D major - Allegro; Andante largo; Allegro

2007
Lully: Gavotte & Musette
Harris: Prelude
Jensen: The Mill
Rutter: Toccata in Seven
Mozart: Symphony No. 9 - Allegro **
Grieg: Ballad
Nelhybel: Marcato **

2008
Purcell: Prelude to Act V, from “The Fairy Queen”
Purcell: First Music – Hornpipe
Langlais: En la premiere mode
J.S. Bach: Prelude, D major, BWV 933
J.S. Bach: Prelude, D major, BWV 936
Bernstein: For Susanna Kyle
Telemann: Overture a la Pastorelle: Overture, Viste, Minuet, Caprice, Carillon
Loeschhorn: Good Night [not performed in concert]

2009
Anonymous: Canon No.1 in D major **
Charpentier: Prelude to Te Deum **
Claude Smith: Waltz from "Suite for Strings"
Zoltan Kodaly: God's Blacksmith
J. S. Bach: Fugue in B minor, BWV579
Henry Purcell: Chaconne from "The Fairy Queen"

2010
André Campra: Rigaudon
William Walton: Scherzetto
Ludwig Beethoven: Allegretto **
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Gavotte from “Atys”
Greg Boardman: Princess Royal **
F. J. Haydn: Presto in D major

2011
Anonymous: Amay, Amay
G. F. Handel: Royal Fireworks Music - La Rejouissance **
G. F. Handel: Menuet from Royal Fireworks Music **
G. F. Handel: Coro from Water Music **
Robert S. Frost: Day, Night and Day
G. M. Schiassi: Adagio from Christmas Sinfonia **
W. A. Mozart: Minuet from Symphony No. 9
Georg Philip Telemann: Concerto for Four Strings
Gordon Young: Prelude on “Slane”
J. S. Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

2012
Mozart: Canon in D major
Mozart: Overture to "Mitridate"
Handel: Maestoso (#11) from "Water Music" **
Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata "Al Santo Sepolcro" **
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st mvt

2013
Hauptmann: Canon in G major
Chapentier: Prelude to Te Deum **
William Walton: Romanza from Christopher Columbus
Nehlybel: Marcato **
J.S. Bach: Fantasie in G minor, BWV 917
Mozart: Allegro from Symphony No. 9 **

Granite Hill Strings - Fall Session
Handel: Minuet from Royal Firework Music **
Handel: Coro from Water Music **
Corelli: Pastorale from Concerto Grosso No. 8
Chapentier: Prelude to “Te Deum” **
Molter: Aria from Concerto Pastorale
Schiassi: Adagio from Christmas Sinfonia **
Boyce: Allegro from Symphony No. 1 **
Beethoven: Ode to Joy
Handel: Hallelujah Chorus

2014
Granite Hill Strings - Spring Session
Boyce: Allegro from Symphony No. 1 **
Anonymous: Fugue in B Minor
J.S. Bach: Sonata in D Major **
Molter: Larghetto from Concerto Pastorale
Wilbye: Fly Not So Swift, My Dear **

Curtis Strings - Summer
Anonymous: Canon in G major
J.S. Bach: Prelude in C Major, BWV 943
Henri Bertini: Minuet in D Minor
Henri Bertini: Polacca Militaire
Beethoven: Equali No. 1 in D **
Mozart: Serenade in D Major, K. 439b, no. 4
Boyce: Symphony No. 3


(**) denotes pieces played in more than one season



Curtis Strings – Works Performed (by Composer)

Anon: Amay, Amay (2011)
Anon: Canon in G (2003)
Anon: Canon in G major (2014)
Anon: Canon No. 1 (2005; 2006; 2009)
Anon: Fugue in B Minor (2014)
J.S. Bach: Allegro from Sonata in D Major (2004; 2014)
J.S. Bach: Fantasie in G minor, BWV 917 (2013)
J.S. Bach: Fugue in B minor, BWV579 (2009)
J.S. Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (2011)
J.S. Bach: Minuet No. 1, G major (2002; 2004)
J.S. Bach: Minuet No. 3, G major (2004)
J.S. Bach: Musette (2002)
J.S. Bach: Prelude, D major, BWV 933 (2008)
J.S. Bach: Prelude, D major, BWV 936 (2008)
J.S. Bach: Prelude in C Major, BWV 943 (2014)
Bartok: For Children - Let’s Bake Something; Dawn, O Day!; Kitty, kitty; Hey, tulip (2003)
Beethoven: Equali No. 1 (2006; 2014)
Beethoven: Ode to Joy (2013)
Beethoven: Trio in G major - Allegretto (2003; 2010)
Bernstein: For Susanna Kyle (2008)
Henri Bertini: Minuet in D Minor (2014)
Henri Bertini: Polacca Militaire (2014)
Boardman: Princess Royal (2005; 2010)
Boyce: Allegro from Symphony No. 1 (2006; 2013)
Boyce: Symphony No. 3 (2014)
Brown: The Midshipmite (2005)
André Campra: Rigaudon (2010)
Charpentier: Prelude to Te Deum (2009; 2013)
Corelli: Pastorale from Concerto Grosso No. 8 (2013)
Robert S. Frost: Day, Night and Day (2011)
Vinny Fuerst: Mary Had a Little Lamb (2002)
Genzmer: Sinfonietta (2005)
Grieg: Ballad (2007)
Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (2013)
Handel: Royal Fireworks Music - Minuet (2005; 2006; 2011; 2013)
Handel: Royal Fireworks Music – Rejouissance (2003; 2011)
Handel: Water Music – Coro & Air (2003; 2004; 2011; 2013)
Handel: Water Music – Maestoso (2005; 2012)
Harris: Prelude (2007)
Hauptmann: Canon in G major (2013)
F. J. Haydn: Presto in D major (2010)
Hindemith: Since all is passing … (2006)
Holst: Brook Green Suite -  Prelude (2002)
Holst: Brook Green Suite – Dance (2004)
Jensen: The Mill (2007)
Kodaly: God's Blacksmith (2009)
Langlais: En la premiere mode (2008)
Loeschhorn: Good Night [not performed in concert] (2008)
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Gavotte from “Atys” (2010)
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Gavotte & Musette (2007)
Martinu: Foresaken Love (2004)
Martinu: The High Steeple (2004)
Martinu: The Inquisitive Girl (2004)
Molter: Aria from Concerto Pastorale (2014)
Molter: Larghetto from Concerto Pastorale (2014)
Mozart: Canon in D major (2012)
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st mvt (2012)
Mozart: Overture to "Mitridate" (2012)
Mozart: Serenade in D Major, K. 439b, no. 4 (2014)
Mozart: Symphony No. 9 - Allegro (2007; 2013)
Mozart: Minuet from Symphony No. 9 (2011)
Nelhybel: Marcato (2007; 2013)
Purcell: Chaconne from "The Fairy Queen"  (2009)
Purcell: Prelude to Act V, from “The Fairy Queen” (2008)
Purcell: First Music – Hornpipe (2008)
Rutter: Toccata in Seven (2007)
G. M. Schiassi: Adagio from Christmas Sinfonia (2011; 2013)
Claude Smith: Waltz from "Suite for Strings" (2009)
Sodermann: Norwegian Wedding March (2006)
Telemann: Canonic Sonata No. 1 (2003)
Telemann: Concerto for Four Strings (2011)
Telemann: Overture a la Pastorelle: Overture, Viste, Minuet, Caprice, Carillon (2008)
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D major -  Allegro; Andante largo; Allegro (2006)
Vivaldi: Sonata “Al Santo Sepolcro” (2005; 2012)
William Walton: Scherzetto (2010)
William Walton: Romanza from Christopher Columbus (2013)
Warlock: Capriole Suite - Basse Danse & Pavane (2002)
Wilbye: Fly Not So Swift My Dear (2004; 2014)
Gordon Young: Prelude on “Slane" (2011)



Curtis Strings Programs

Here are the "concert" programs from all the Curtis Strings performances . . .

Curtis Strings Programs 2002 - 2008



Curtis Music Ensemble - Directions to the Curtis Memorial Library

From the North or South on I-295
Take I-295 (new exit 28, old exit 22) (Brunswick Route 1/Coastal Route). Go east on Route 1 (Pleasant Street). At the third light continue straight where Route 1 turns left. Pleasant Street then becomes one-way. Curtis Library is 2½ long blocks down Pleasant St. on the right, across from the Post Office.

From the North on Routes 201, 196 & 24
Drive through Topsham on Route 24 (Main St.), over the bridge into Brunswick where the road becomes Maine Street. Turn right on the ramp to Route 1 South. After a short block, keep to the left and take the first left onto Cushing Street. Continue straight on Cushing to the end. Turn left on Pleasant Street (one-way). The library is on the right across from the Post Office.

From the East on Route 1
Continue on Route 1 into Brunswick, under the overpass. After a short block, keep to the left and take the first left onto Cushing Street. Continue straight on Cushing to the end. Turn left on Pleasant Street (one-way). The library is on the right across from the Post Office.

From the East on Route 24 and Cooks Corner
Follow Route 24 west (Old Bath Road); bear right at the church, and merge onto Maine Street after the yield sign. Turn left onto Elm Street. At the first stop sign, either turn right on Middle Street or continue on Elm, then turn right on Union Street to the municipal parking lot.

Granite Hill Strings - Directions to Granite Hill Estates

From the South:
Take I95 north to Western Avenue (Exit 109A). Turn/bear right onto Western Ave. At the second(?) traffic light, turn  left onto Edison Dr. Turn right at the second street, Balsam Dr. The "Maine Lodge" is a short ways up Balsam Drive.

From the North:
Take I95 south to Western Avenue (Exit 109B). Turn right onto Western Ave. At the second(?) traffic light, turn left  onto Edison Dr. Turn right at the second street, Balsam Dr. The "Maine Lodge" is a short ways up Balsam Drive.

From the West:
Take Western Avenue towards Augusta. In Manchester, just past Rt 17, turn right onto Granite Hill Road. Go about 2  miles - the road will become Winthrop Street in Hallowell. Turn left onto Balsam Drive. The "Maine Lodge" is a short ways up Balsam  Drive.

From the East:
Take Western Avenue through Augusta. Just past the Maine Turnpike, at the second(?) traffic light, turn left onto  Edison Dr. Turn right at the second street, Balsam Dr. The "Maine Lodge" is a short ways up Balsam Drive.



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Curtis Strings Members through the Years . . .

Violin
Stefanie Barley, violin
Tony Betts, violin
Hilde Bird, violin
Ann Bowman, violin
Alice Carter, violin
Audrey Connor, violin
Maggie Daniels, violin
Jeanne DiFranco, violin
Michelle Dolley, violin
Julia Domino, violin
Sandy Dunn, violin
Jane Ezzy, violin
Rhonda Ferrara, violin
Diana Fish, violin
Bob Frank, violin
Marta Frank, violin
Bob Garrett, violin
Barbara Heath, flute
Sharon Henderson, violin
Liz Incze, violin
Suzie Knowles, violin
Maryjane Lane, violin
Rebecca Lane, violin
Alan Lucas, violin
Walt McKee, violin
Bill Meroff, violin
Barbara Moody, violin
Sheila Murphy, violin
Julia O'Brien-Merrill, violin
Natalie Naculich, violin
Dana Oltchick, violin
Harrison Otis, violin
Julie Pease, violin
Melody Pickett, violin
Carol Pierce, violin
Kristin Remaly, violin
W. Dixon Riley, violin
Rick Seeley, violin
Tammie Snow, violin
Mary Sossong, violin
Jim Spicer, violin
Chris Spugnardi, violin
Carol Strecker, violin
Phil Tedrick, violin
Gina Temple, violin
Hannah Troughbridge, violin
Tilly (Moira) Walden, violin
Gordon Wilcox, violin
Linda Wilcox, violin
Joan Zikowitz, violin

Viola
Susanna Adams, viola
Zach Beaulieu, viola
Mary Betts, viola
Gen Clark, viola
Marc Curtis, viola
Rhea Gordon, viola
Pat Hatke, viola
Louise Huntington, viola
April Johnson, viola
Meg Lewis, viola
Brenda Monroe, viola
Barbara Moody, viola
Katie Nastou, viola
Arnold Paulen, viola

Cello
Josephine Belknap, cello
Claire Berg, cello
Charlie Brown, cello
Theo Brown, cello
Jacqui Clark, cello
Abbie Collette, cello
Judy Elser, cello
Lorrie Greenlaw, cello
Adrian Heath, cello
Barbara Lee, cello
Judy Johnston, cello
Grace Lewis-McLaren, cello
Dale McCormick, cello
Jonathan Moody, cello
Katie Nastou, cello
Shea Nelson, cello
Alex Norzow, cello
Carol Oakes, cello
Melissa Orth, cello
Ginny Stelk, cello
Andrea Tedesco, cello
Lisa Walker, cello
Gordon Wilcox, cello
Matt Zweig, cello

Bass
Catherine Baines, double bass
Steve Brown, double bass
Abram Collette, double bass
Jonathan Gerrans, double bass
Fitzgerald Jenkins, double bass
Josh King, double bass
Abbie Lee, double bass

** Please let us know if we missed anyone!