Last night we performed for the opening gala of the Ancient Rome and America exhibit at the National Constitution Center!! The exhibit is fascinating as any other, and we had a great time playing, as usual! Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area - it will be on display through April.
In other news, we are booking up fast for Spring and Summer! We’re excited to dive into another season of beautiful weddings. Please take a look at our calendar page as there are many opportunities to our see ensembles perform live over the next few months!
From the archives: Here is a clip of Rittenhouse Orchestras performing with the choir of St. Luke’s in Germantown in October 2009!
Rittenhouse Orchestra with the choir of St. Luke’s in Germantown
Salute to Vienna 2010
Rittenhouse Orchestras rang in the new year once again with the Salute to Vienna concert series! Performing 4 days straight in 4 different cities, our 65-piece orchestra performed a lively concert of waltzes, polkas and operettas in the spirit of the world famous Viennese Neujahrskonzert. Under conductor Niels Muus we accompanied soprano Akiko Nakajima and tenor Karl Michael Ebner as well as members of the Vienna Dance Project. We travelled to the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ, The Lincoln Center in New York City, The Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, MD and finally back to the Kimmel Center right here in Philadelphia. We have performed for this concert series for the past 8 years and it’s always a wonderful experience full of lively spirit and culture. Check out our calendar throughout the year to see next years tour dates!
Recording
Over October and November we have participated in a couple recording sessions as studio musicians for two different upcoming documentaries. The first one is for a NASCAR documnetary, one in a series that we have recorded for over the past few years.
The second, according to the New York Times, is an independent film entitled “Smash His Camera,” the story of a reviled paparazzo from the director Leon Gast, which will be competing in the 2010 Sundance Film Festival! The sessions were a lot of fun and went really well!
We recently performed Haydn’s Mass in Troubled TImes at the beautfiul St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Germantown! The folks at St. Luke’s were so wonderful to work with, and the audience was equally as welcoming. We hope to be back soon!
St. Luke's in Germantown
On Thursday, October 1st, RSQ performed at the opening of Diana: A Celebration at the National Constitution Center! The 10,000 square foot exhibition explores Diana’s childhood, her engagement to HRH Prince Charles, their royal wedding, their children and Diana’s life and work as a global humanitarian and model citizen. The over 150 artifacts include Diana’s royal wedding gown, diamond tiara, veil, 25 foot train, shoes, parasol, and bridesmaid dress. Princess Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, was in attendance a guest speaker for the event. It was an honor to be a part of such an extraordinary gathering!!
RSQ played for 4 shows on QVC last week
The Rittenhouse String Quartet was very excited to return to QVC last week! We have participated in the selling of many products over the years, most recently the CD for the Trans Siberian Orchestra.
This time we were invited by the Bose Corporation, to celebrate their anniversary of selling on QVC. We had a great time going through the studios, working with the very entertaining hosts, and adding the “sophistication” associated with a quality product like BOSE.
Joan Rivers was selling her jewelry in the studio across the hall, which added to the glamour of the event! We played for 4 shows over a 3 day period, and can’t wait to go back to QVC!
This weekend, RSQ will be performing on QVC for 4 shows for the BOSE Corporation. Look for us on QVC this Sat, May 9 at 3, Sun., May 10 at 4 and 10 PM and Monday, May 11 at 6 PM!
Join us at St Peter’s Church in Merchantville, NJ for a special mass on May 17 at 3 PM, where music will be featured throughout the service
St. Peter's in Merchantville, NJ
Wedding season is upon us, and RSQ will be playing for weddings throughout the region! This past weekend RSQ played at Plymouth Country Club, Trinity Church in Solebury, Bucks County, Broad Street Ministry in Center City and the United Methodist Church in Bala Cynwyd. This weekend? besides QVC we will be playing at the Westin in Center City and at Jarrettown United Methodist Church in Dresher, PA!
Rittenhouse Orchestras will be returning to Ocean Grove, NJ this summer on July 30. Stay tuned for details!
The concert on March 30 featuring KAREN BANOS at the Church of the Advent in Kennett Square raised $2300 for the arson victims of Coatesville, PA!
Jack Hill - photo by Lori M. Nichols (NJ.com)
On April 29 Rittenhouse Orchestras played a wonderful concert with the choir at Clearview Regional High School. The Faure Requiem was the featured piece, and it was the final performance of choir director Jack Hill, who is retiring at the end of this school year. RSQ has had a longstanding collaboration with Jack Hill, and his outstanding choirs have been a privelege to work with. We look forward to seeing what he will be doing in retirement!!
A Community Concert of Classical Music will be held to benefit the victims of arson in Coatesville on Sunday, April 5th at 5 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Advent, 401 N. Union Street in Kennett Square.
The Community Concert will be lead by Advent’s own Emmy award winning pianist and composer Wilson Somers and will feature selections from John Rutter’s “Mass of the Children”, J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G and two ‘first performance’ sections from Somers’ Requiem 9/11.
Karen Banos, Violin
Featured local artists include former mayor of Kennett Square Leon Spencer (bass soloist), Karen Banos (violin), Theresa Pierce soprano soloist) and Delaware Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Cellist Doug McNames (cello soloist). They will be joined by the combined choirs from the Tatnall School in Wilmington, DE and Advent’s Choir.
This is a great opportunity to enjoy classical music for a great cause. The concert is free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations are needed, but a free will offering is suggested. Proceeds will benefit the victims of arson in Coatesville.
For more information or directions, please visit our website at www.church-of-the-advent.com
Location:
Episcopal Church of the Advent
401 N. Union Street
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348
Wedding Season approaches, photo from http://www.blumen.com
Wedding season is coming up!!
Dates are filling in and we are booking up quickly. It is an exciting time for RSQ, and it appears that even with the economy slumping, people are still enjoying live music.
If you would like to hear us live, you can join us Easter Sunday at St Peters Church in Merchantville, NJ.
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February 19, 2010 7:48 pm | 
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