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July 4, 2023: Independence Day Celebration
2023 Festival of Concerts
About the Concert

Celebrate the holiday with some fine fiddling and other music fit for the Glorious Fourth! Our Heifetz musicians head over the mountain to Charlottesville for a free, patriotic picnic concert at the historic home of James Monroe, the nation’s fifth president.

Monroe's Highland - Charlottesville, VA

Program

SET 1


John Stafford Smith (1750-1836)
The Star-Spangled Banner

Redd Stewart, Pee Wee King 
Tennessee Waltz

Traditional
Swallowtail Jig
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Serena Li, cello (11—Scarsdale, NY)
Beatrice Valenzuela, violin (11—Wilmette, IL)
Lisa Saito, violin (11—Japan/USA (Palo Alto, CA)


Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880)
Polonaise de concert, Op. 4
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Maya Budzinski, violin (19—Edmonton, Alberta, CA)
Jessica X. Osborne, piano


Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840)
24 Caprices: Op. 1: No. 9 in E major
24 Caprices: Op. 1: No. 21 in A major

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Daniel Rafimayeri, violin (23—New York, NY)
Jessica X. Osborne, piano


Arr. Alasdair Fraser
Fiddle Tunes
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Alasdair Fraser, violin
Natalie Haas, cello


SET 2


Traditional
Blackberry Blossom
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Kai Isoke Ali-Landing, violin (14—Melbourne, FL)


Ervin T. Rouse
Orange Blossom Special
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Kai Isoke Ali-Landing, violin (14—Melbourne, FL)
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Sure On This Shining Night
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Angel Azzarra, soprano
Jessica X. Osborne, piano


John Kander (b. 1927)
A Letter from Sullivan Ballou 
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Angel Azzarra, soprano
Jessica X. Osborne, piano


 Jay Ungar, Molly Mason
Ashokan Farewell
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Katherine Schaufenbuel, violin (12—Naperville, IL)
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
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Noelle Naito, violin (21—Elkridge, MD)
Jessica X. Osborne, piano


SET 3


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K. 575

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Hoedown
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Jayden King, violin (8—Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Valerie Bai, violin (8—Needham, MA)
Richard Wang, cello (10—New York, NY)
Aiden Kim, cello (14—San Jose, CA)


Leonard Bernstein (1914-1990)
West Side Story Medley
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Noelle Naito, violin (21—Elkridge, MD)
Anna Junghyun Lee, violin (23—Tauriko, Tauranga, New Zealand)
Aidan Garrison, viola (24—Holladay, UT)
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


Mark O'Connor (b. 1961)
Appalachia Waltz
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Daniel Rafimayeri, violin (23—New York, NY)
Stephen "Adam" Savage, viola (19—Port Saint Lucie, FL)
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


Star Wars Medley
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Noelle Naito, violin (21—Elkridge, MD)
Anna Junghyun Lee, violin (23—Tauriko, Tauranga, New Zealand)
Aidan Garrison, viola (24—Holladay, UT)
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
arr. Bruce Dukov
The Stars and Stripes Forever
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Katie Liu, violin (15—Portland, OR)
Steven Lu, violin (17—Plano, TX)

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