The 2017-2018 Espresso Series kicks off with a special presentation of Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 silent film “The Kid” with live musical accompaniment. The score will include a broad range of famous melodies from classical to ragtime performed by a mixed ensemble of strings, woodwinds, piano, and percussion. You won't want to miss this delightful and heartwarming film experience!

Program:

• Grieg, Elegiac Melodies, II. Last Spring

• Joplin, Magnetic Rag

• Tchaikovsky, String Quartet no. 2, II.

• This program will also include selections from the following works:

  • Satie, Je te veux

  • Grieg, String Quartet in g minor, I. and II.

  • Chopin, Nocturnes op. 32, no. 1

  • Satie, La diva l’Empire

  • Mozart, Clarinet Quintet in A Major, II.

  • Dvořák, String Quartet in G Major, IV.

  • Rossini, Thieving Magpie, Overture

  • Mozart, Clarinet Quartet in B-flat Major, III.

  • Grieg, Holberg Suite, I.

  • Joplin, Bethena Waltz

  • Strauss, Emperor Waltz