WashingtonFriendsdirector Wendy Sutter to open concert series

Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.
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Aug. 4—Sutter, heralded as "one of the great leading cellists of the classical stage" by the Wall Street Journal, will be joined on strings by violinist Xiao-Dong Wang of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, violinist Deborah Buck, concertmaster of Orchestra Lumos; and violist William Hakim, a member of the New York Symphonic Ensemble.

The concert also features the debut of three-times Grammy nominee Todd Palmer, Clarinet, of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Mark Romatz, Bassoon, of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Rachel Drehmann, versatile French Horn player of the "infamous" horn quartet Genghis Barbie. The audience is invited to meet the musicians at a post-concert reception.

The WFM Classical Music Festival will continue featuring groups of up to 12 renowned musicians, soloists as well as from noted orchestras Aug. 25, themed "Vive la France," followed by "Musica de Espana" on Sept 1, and conclude with "Eight Seasons: Vivaldi and Piazzolla — Juxtaposed" on September 8.

Tickets can be purchased online and are also available at the Hickory Stick Bookshop in Washington and County Wine & Spirits in New Preston, as well as at the door, for cash or check only. Details on the WFM website WashingtonCT4music.blogspot.com or by phone 860-868-9174.

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