Concert admission is free and open to all ages. Donations are welcome. Concerts are typically about an hour. All concerts are held at the Boulder Creek United Methodist Church. Click here for directions to the concert venue. We hope to see you at our next event!

Below is a list of future and past Concertino programs.

Upcoming Concerts

June 2026 Program

Wednesday, June 10, 11:30 am
Saturday, June 13, 3:00 pm

Program:

Symphony No. 8 by William Herschel (written 1761)

Concerto Pastorale for Oboe and Strings by Martin Gaskell, featuring oboe soloist Randi Barzee

Janus Suite, music of Max Reger (1873 - 1916) arranged by Kevin Mendoza

Previous Concerts

April 2026 Program

Wednesday, April 8, 11:30 am
Saturday, April 11, 3:00 pm

Program:

Featuring local composers with music that expresses nostalgia for longed-for places and times both past and future.

Janice at Pomona Island by Renata Bratt

Soprano Emily Sinclair, soloist with Martin Gaskell on Harpsichord:

Fairest Isle, All Isles Excelling from King Arthur by Henry Purcell

and

O Had I Jubal’s Lyre from Joshua by G. F. Handel

Impromptu by Jean Sibelius

Azan for Mariupol by Les Thaler

By the Fireplace and To the Stars from The Pi Suite by Martin Gaskell

February 2026 Program

Wednesday, February 11, 11:30 am
Saturday, February 14, 3:00 pm

Program:

In remembrance of Roy Stegman:

In Autumn by Johannes Brahms, Op. 104 No. 5, arranged for strings by Kevin Mendoza

Simple Symphony by Benjamin Britten

Rondeau from the Abdelazer Suite by Henry Purcell

Soprano Emily Sinclair, soloist:

Fairest Isle, All Isles Excelling from King Arthur by Henry Purcell

O had I Jubal’s Lyre from Joshua by G. F. Handel

In celebration of Roy Stegman’s life

Offne dich, mein ganzes Herze, soprano, and choral Amen from Cantata BWV 61 by J.S. Bach

December 2025 Program

Wednesday, December 10, 11:30 am
Saturday, December 13, 3:00 pm

Program:

Christmas Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 12 by Manfredini

Wexford Carol arr. Katie O’Hara LaBrie with Jennifer Cass, Harp soloist

Christmas Carol-oke a sing along arr. by Larry Clark

Previous Concerts

February 2026 Program

Wednesday, February 11, 11:30 am
Saturday, February 14, 3:00 pm

Program:

In remembrance of Roy Stegman:

In Autumn by Johannes Brahms, Op. 104 No. 5, arranged for strings by Kevin Mendoza

Simple Symphony by Benjamin Britten

Rondeau from the Abdelazer Suite by Henry Purcell

Soprano Emily Sinclair, soloist:

Fairest Isle, All Isles Excelling from King Arthur by Henry Purcell

O had I Jubal’s Lyre from Joshua by G. F. Handel

In celebration of Roy Stegman’s life

Offne dich, mein ganzes Herze, soprano, and choral Amen from Cantata BWV 61 by J.S. Bach

December 2025 Program

Wednesday, December 10, 11:30 am
Saturday, December 13, 3:00 pm

Program:

Christmas Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 12 by Manfredini

Wexford Carol arr. Katie O’Hara LaBrie with Jennifer Cass, Harp soloist

Christmas Carol-oke a sing along arr. by Larry Clark

October 2025 Program

Wednesday, October 22, 11:30 am
Saturday, October 25, 3:00 pm

Program:

Sombor, a composition in memory of Anna Sombor by her colleague and friend Les Thaler

Autumn (first movement) from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi

Fantasia for Harp and Strings by Martin Gaskell with Harp Soloist Jennifer Cass

This is Halloween by Danny Elfman, arranged for string orchestra

Halloween by Charles Ives

Pig Ankles Rag arranged by Renata Bratt

June 2025 Program

Wednesday, June 4, 11:30 am
Saturday, June 7, 3:00 pm

Adagio for Organ and Strings by Giazotto ‘Albinioni’

String Symphony No. 9 in C by Felix Mendelssohn

Where Falcons Fly by Adrian B. Sims

April 2025 Program

Wednesday, April 9, 11:30 am
Saturday, April 12, 3:00 pm

Concerto in D minor RV 541 for violin and organ by Antonio Vivaldi

Soloists: Joanne Tanner, violin and Robert Jackson, organ

Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 20 (“Spring”) by Edward Elgar

Joy in the Day arr. by Renata Bratt

a mashup of Billy in the Lowground, Singing in the Rain, and Blue Skies

February 2025 Program

Wednesday, February 12, 11:30 am
Saturday, February 15, 3:00 pm

Emily Sinclair, soprano soloist performed Arias from Baroque operas by Vivaldi, Handel, and Pergolesi.

Aria by Vivaldi (Licori in The Faithful Nymph)

Aria by Handel (Cleopatra in Julius Caesar),

Instrumental: Larghetto from Handel's Concerto Grosso Op. 6, no 12

Aria by Pergolesi (Serpina in The Maid Turned Mistress)

December 2024 Program

Wednesday, December 11, 11:30 am
Saturday, December 14, 3:00 pm

Concerto Opus 5 no 6, “Christmas” by Guiseppe Sammartini

Fantasia on “Greensleeves" and "Dives and Lazarus” by Martin Gaskell

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, arr. Renata Bratt

September 2024 Program

Wednesday, September 18, 11:30 am
Saturday, September 21, 3:00 pm

Don Quixote Suite by Georg Phillipp Telemann

Gigue by Pachelbel
Pachelbel's Rhapsody arranged by Katie O'Hara LaBrie

July 2024 Program

Saturday, July 27, 4:00 pm
Wednesday, July 31, 11:30 am

Bassoon Concerto in A Minor by Antonio Vivaldi
with bassoon soloist Sarah Prabala

Two Nordic Melodies by Edvard Grieg

Reel on Quebec arranged by Renata Bratt

June 2024 Program

Wednesday, June 5, 11:30 am
Saturday, June 8, 4:00 pm

Dances from the B minor Orchestral Suite, J.S. Bach
with flute soloist Kathleen Purcell

Scenes from the Scottish Highlands, Granville Bantock

April 2024 Program

Wednesday, April 10, 11:30 am
Saturday, April 27, 3:00 pm

Concerto in E major for Violin and Strings, The Spring by Antonio Vivaldi

Serenade in D major, Serenata Notturna, KV 239 by Wolgang Amadeus Mozart

February 2024 Program

February 14th, Wednesday, 11:30 am
February 17th, Saturday, 3:00 pm

Windy Hill Suite for Strings by Martin Gaskell

and

A few seasonal tunes from the Open Heartstrings 5 piece old-time string band and our marvelous pianist Robert Jackson

December 2023 Program

Wednesday December 6th, 11:30 am
Saturday December 9th, 3:00 pm

Noels Pour Les Instruments by Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Featuring guests Kathleen Purcell, flute, and Carol Panofsky, recorder
Also with Robert Jackson, organ and Roy Stegman, harpsichord

The Wexford Carol arranged by Katie LaBrie
With Robert Jackson, keyboard

Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson

Pifa from Handel's Messiah

October 2023 Program

October 18th, Wednesday, 11:30 am
October 21st, Saturday, 4:00 pm

Les Elements: a creation story by Jean-Fery Rebel (1666-1742)

Cantata BWV 99: "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" by J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Featuring guests Kathleen Purcell, flute, and Carol Panofsky, oboe
Choir for Bach cantata prepared by Christa Berryessa
Also with Robert Jackson, organ and Roy Stegman, harpsichord

August 2023 Program

Saturday August 19th, 4:00 pm
Wednesday August 23rd, 11:30 am

Selections from Handel’s Water Music arranged for strings by Leavitt

River Stories by Yukiko Nishimura

Down by the Riverside, the spiritual, arranged for strings by Renata Bratt. Featuring soloist Robert Jackson on piano

June 2023 Program

Saturday June 24th, 4:00 pm
Wednesday June 28th, 11:30 am

Lady Radnor's Suite for Strings in F by English composer Hubert Parry
Intermezzo from the Little Suite for Strings by Danish composer Carl Nielsen
Tunes from Fiddler's Fortune arranged by Bob Phillips and Renata Bratt

Featuring special guests from The Open Heartstrings: Jesse Bregman, banjo, Michael Fisher, guitar, and Jeffrey Werner, Mandolin

May 2023 Program

Saturday May 6th, 4:00 pm
Wednesday May 10th, 11:30 am

Serenade For Strings by Swedish composer Dag Wiren
Organ Concerto Op. 4, No. 2 by G. F. Handel

Featuring Soloist: Robert Jackson

March 2023 Program

Saturday March 4th, 4:00 pm
Wednesday March 8th, 11:30 pm

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048 by J.S. Bach

Pi Acres Suite, Op. 3.14159 (2005) by local composer Martin Gaskell
Danzas de Panama (1948) by William Grant Still

December 2022 Program

Saturday December 10th, 4:00 pm
Wednesday December 14th, 11:30 am

Manfredini Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 12

Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves
Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride arr. Caputo
Corelli Pastorale from Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8

October 2022 Program

Wednesday October 19th, 11:30 am
Saturday October 22nd, 4:00 pm

Allegro from Harpsichord Concerto in A, BWV 1055 by J.S. Bach
Divertimento in F, K138 by W.A. Mozart
Confluence - a meeting of Bach and Brazilian Jazz by co-director Renata Bratt

Featuring Soloist: Roy Stegman, harpsichord

August 2022 Program

Wednesday, August 17th, 11:30 am
Saturday, August 20th, 4:00 pm

Bach, Four dance movements from Orchestral Suite No.1

Ernest Bloch, Concerto Grosso No. 1 movements 1,2, and 3

Featuring Soloist: Nicki Kerns, piano

June and July 2022 Program

Wednesday, June 29th, 11:30 am
Saturday, July 2nd, 4:00 pm

Telemann, Concerto in G for Two Violas

Elgar, Serenade for String Orchestra Op.20

Bartok, Five Romanian Folk Dances

April 2022 Program

Wednesday, April 27th, 11:30 am
Saturday, April 30th, 4:00 pm

Telemann, Don Quixote Suite

Gustav Holst, St Pauls Suite

March 2022 Program

Wednesday, March 9th, 11:30 am
Saturday, March 12th, 4:00 pm

Handel, Concerto Grosso No. 12

Sibelius, Impromptu

Mendelssohn, String Symphony No. 2 in D

December 2021 Program

Wednesday, December 8th, 11:30 am

Orlando Gibbons (1615) This is the Record of John, anthem with voices

Corelli, Christmas Concerto; Ralph Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on Greensleeves

October 2021 Program

Wednesday, October 20th, 11:30 am

Vivaldi, Concerto for two violins and string orchestra RV 522

Grieg, Holberg Suite: Sarabande and Gavotte

September 2021 Program

Wednesday, September 2nd, 11:30 am
Performed at Carport Concert Hall

Corelli, Concerto Grosso in D Op 6 no 4

Dvorak, Serenade for Strings: Andante and Scherzo

July 2021 Program

Wednesday, July 8th, 11:30 am
Performed at Boulder Creek United Methodist Church

Concert admission is free and open to all ages. Donations are welcome. Concerts are typically about an hour. All concerts are held at the Boulder Creek United Methodist Church. Click here for directions to the concert venue. We hope to see you at our next event!

Below is a list of future and past Concertino programs.

Upcoming Concerts

June 2026 Program

Wednesday, June 10, 11:30 amSaturday, June 13, 3:00 pm

Program:

Symphony No. 8 by William Herschel (written 1761)

Concerto Pastorale for Oboe and Strings by Martin Gaskell, featuring oboe soloist Randi Barzee

Previous Concerts

April 2026 Program

Wednesday, April 8, 11:30 amSaturday, April 11, 3:00 pm

Program:

Featuring local composers with music that expresses nostalgia for longed-for places and times both past and future.

Janice at Pomona Island by Renata Bratt

Soprano Emily Sinclair, soloist with Martin Gaskell on Harpsichord:

Fairest Isle, All Isles Excelling from King Arthur by Henry Purcell

and

O Had I Jubal’s Lyre from Joshua by G. F. Handel

Impromptu by Jean Sibelius

Azan for Mariupol by Les Thaler

By the Fireplace and To the Stars from The Pi Suite by Martin Gaskell

February 2026 Program

Wednesday, February 11, 11:30 amSaturday, February 14, 3:00 pm

Simple Symphony by Benjamin Britten

Rondeau from the Abdelazer Suite by Henry Purcell

Soprano Emily Sinclair, soloist:

December 2025 Program

Wednesday, December 10, 11:30 amSaturday, December 13, 3:00 pm

Program:

Christmas Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 12 by Manfredini

Wexford Carol arr. Katie O’Hara LaBrie with Jennifer Cass, Harp soloist

Christmas Carol-oke a sing along arr. by Larry Clark

Previous Concerts

February 2026 Program

Wednesday, February 11, 11:30 amSaturday, February 14, 3:00 pm

Simple Symphony by Benjamin Britten

Rondeau from the Abdelazer Suite by Henry Purcell

Soprano Emily Sinclair, soloist:

December 2025 Program

Wednesday, December 10, 11:30 amSaturday, December 13, 3:00 pm

Program:

Christmas Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 12 by Manfredini

Wexford Carol arr. Katie O’Hara LaBrie with Jennifer Cass, Harp soloist

Christmas Carol-oke a sing along arr. by Larry Clark

October 2025 Program

Wednesday, October 22, 11:30 amSaturday, October 25, 3:00 pm

Program:

Sombor, a composition in memory of Anna Sombor by her colleague and friend Les Thaler

Autumn (first movement) from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi

Fantasia for Harp and Strings by Martin Gaskell with Harp Soloist Jennifer Cass

This is Halloween by Danny Elfman, arranged for string orchestra

Halloween by Charles Ives

Pig Ankles Rag arranged by Renata Bratt

June 2025 Program

Wednesday, June 4, 11:30 amSaturday, June 7, 3:00 pm

Adagio for Organ and Strings by Giazotto ‘Albinioni’

String Symphony No. 9 in C by Felix Mendelssohn

Where Falcons Fly by Adrian B. Sims

April 2025 Program

Wednesday, April 9, 11:30 amSaturday, April 12, 3:00 pm

Concerto in D minor RV 541 for violin and organ by Antonio Vivaldi

Soloists: Joanne Tanner, violin and Robert Jackson, organ

Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 20 (“Spring”) by Edward Elgar

Joy in the Day arr. by Renata Bratt

a mashup of Billy in the Lowground, Singing in the Rain, and Blue Skies

February 2025 Program

Wednesday, February 12, 11:30 amSaturday, February 15, 3:00 pm

Emily Sinclair, soprano soloist performed Arias from Baroque operas by Vivaldi, Handel, and Pergolesi.

Aria by Vivaldi (Licori in The Faithful Nymph)

Aria by Handel (Cleopatra in Julius Caesar),

Instrumental: Larghetto from Handel's Concerto Grosso Op. 6, no 12

Aria by Pergolesi (Serpina in The Maid Turned Mistress)

December 2024 Program

Wednesday, December 11, 11:30 amSaturday, December 14, 3:00 pm

September 2024 Program

Wednesday, September 18, 11:30 amSaturday, September 21, 3:00 pm

Don Quixote Suite by Georg Phillipp Telemann

Gigue by PachelbelPachelbel's Rhapsody arranged by Katie O'Hara LaBrie

July 2024 Program

Saturday, July 27, 4:00 pmWednesday, July 31, 11:30 am

Wednesday, June 10, 11:30 am
Saturday, June 13, 3:00 pm

Wednesday, April 8, 11:30 am
Saturday, April 11, 3:00 pm

Wednesday, February 11, 11:30 am
Saturday, February 14, 3:00 pm

Wednesday, December 10, 11:30 am
Saturday, December 13, 3:00 pm

Wednesday, February 11, 11:30 am
Saturday, February 14, 3:00 pm

Wednesday, December 10, 11:30 am
Saturday, December 13, 3:00 pm

Wednesday, October 22, 11:30 am
Saturday, October 25, 3:00 pm

Wednesday, June 4, 11:30 am
Saturday, June 7, 3:00 pm

Wednesday, April 9, 11:30 am
Saturday, April 12, 3:00 pm

Wednesday, February 12, 11:30 am
Saturday, February 15, 3:00 pm

Wednesday, December 11, 11:30 am
Saturday, December 14, 3:00 pm

Wednesday, September 18, 11:30 am
Saturday, September 21, 3:00 pm

Gigue by Pachelbel
Pachelbel's Rhapsody arranged by Katie O'Hara LaBrie

Saturday, July 27, 4:00 pm
Wednesday, July 31, 11:30 am

Bassoon Concerto in A Minor by Antonio Vivaldi
with bassoon soloist Sarah Prabala

Wednesday, June 5, 11:30 am
Saturday, June 8, 4:00 pm

Dances from the B minor Orchestral Suite, J.S. Bach
with flute soloist Kathleen Purcell

Wednesday, April 10, 11:30 am
Saturday, April 27, 3:00 pm

February 14th, Wednesday, 11:30 am
February 17th, Saturday, 3:00 pm

Wednesday December 6th, 11:30 am
Saturday December 9th, 3:00 pm

Featuring guests Kathleen Purcell, flute, and Carol Panofsky, recorder
Also with Robert Jackson, organ and Roy Stegman, harpsichord

The Wexford Carol arranged by Katie LaBrie
With Robert Jackson, keyboard

October 18th, Wednesday, 11:30 am
October 21st, Saturday, 4:00 pm

Featuring guests Kathleen Purcell, flute, and Carol Panofsky, oboe
Choir for Bach cantata prepared by Christa Berryessa
Also with Robert Jackson, organ and Roy Stegman, harpsichord

Saturday August 19th, 4:00 pm
Wednesday August 23rd, 11:30 am

Saturday June 24th, 4:00 pm
Wednesday June 28th, 11:30 am

Lady Radnor's Suite for Strings in F by English composer Hubert Parry
Intermezzo from the Little Suite for Strings by Danish composer Carl Nielsen
Tunes from Fiddler's Fortune arranged by Bob Phillips and Renata Bratt

Saturday May 6th, 4:00 pm
Wednesday May 10th, 11:30 am

Serenade For Strings by Swedish composer Dag Wiren
Organ Concerto Op. 4, No. 2 by G. F. Handel

Saturday March 4th, 4:00 pm
Wednesday March 8th, 11:30 pm

Pi Acres Suite, Op. 3.14159 (2005) by local composer Martin Gaskell
Danzas de Panama (1948) by William Grant Still

Saturday December 10th, 4:00 pm
Wednesday December 14th, 11:30 am

Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves
Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride arr. Caputo
Corelli Pastorale from Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8

Wednesday October 19th, 11:30 am
Saturday October 22nd, 4:00 pm

Allegro from Harpsichord Concerto in A, BWV 1055 by J.S. Bach
Divertimento in F, K138 by W.A. Mozart
Confluence - a meeting of Bach and Brazilian Jazz by co-director Renata Bratt

Wednesday, August 17th, 11:30 am
Saturday, August 20th, 4:00 pm

Wednesday, June 29th, 11:30 am
Saturday, July 2nd, 4:00 pm

Wednesday, April 27th, 11:30 am
Saturday, April 30th, 4:00 pm

Wednesday, March 9th, 11:30 am
Saturday, March 12th, 4:00 pm