MARINUS VINEYARD CONCERTS presents
The Cello Chronicles
To kick off our 2024-2025 season, Marinus Vineyard Concerts (formerly Marinus in the Vineyard) welcomes the TexasCello Quartet. Four renowned cellists, who on other nights might be playing at New York’s Lincoln Center or the Kennedy Center, are joining forces to play a delightful collection of repertoire that journeys through the Renaissance and Classical, reaching not only to the romantic literature of Schubert’s Erlkönig and Elgar’s nostalgic Nimrod Variations, but beyond the classical tradition with Radiohead’s Karma Police and Mancini’s Moon River.
October 29, 2024
King Family Vineyard, Crozet, VA
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6:00PM | *NEW* Cello ‘Petting Zoo. We want kids to hear this great music, so we are welcoming young listeners backstage and educating them about our instruments. An hour before the concert, our great artists will interact with children and adults alike, playing the same great music, just in smaller bits for smaller people!
6:30PM | Local Wine* and BYOP (Bring your own picnic!) to enjoy on the vineyard grounds (*available for purchase)
7:30PM | Concert in the Carriage House
Featuring BROOK SPELTZ, praised for his “fluid virtuosity” and “soulful melodies”, Grammy-Nominated cellist MICHELLE DJOKIC, JOSEPH KUIPERS, “…a powerfully gifted performer, and a virtuoso cellist” (Sonus Journal) and JAMES WILSON who the Los Angeles Times described as a musician “with something to say and a commanding way of saying it.”
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Come with friends around 6:30PM to sip a glass of wine (*available for purchase) as you watch the sun set over the mountains. Then join us in the carriage house at 7:30PM for a concert of world-class chamber music.
Don’t miss this bold and immersive concert experience.
MARINUS in the VINEYARD presents
JS BACH to APPALACHIA
On April 16, 2024 Marinus returns to King Family Vineyards for a unique evening of music, wine and friendship. Together, we’ll explore the influence of Bach’s masterful Goldberg Variations on the soulful sounds of Appalachian folk music. It’s a fusion you won’t want to miss! Grab a glass of wine, bring a picnic to enjoy in the beautiful vineyard setting, and let the music meet you in the present moment. Whether you’re a fan of classical music or bluegrass, this event has something for everyone.
Featuring JOSEPH KUIPERS, “…a powerfully gifted performer, and a virtuoso cellist” (Sonus Journal). Violinist LYDIA UMLAUF and violist RACHEL LI MCDONALD join him from Dallas where they regularly perform with the Dallas Symphony and with Metamorphoses Dallas.
King Family Vineyard, Crozet, VA
April 16, 2024
6:30 PM Wine Reception and BYOP (Bring your own picnic)
7:30PM Concert
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Come with friends around 6:30PM to sip a glass of wine (*available for purchase) as you watch the sun set over the mountains. Then join us in the carriage house at 7:30PM for a concert of world-class chamber music.
You don’t want to miss this bold and immersive concert experience.
MARINUS in the VINEYARD presents
NUEVO TANGO
On September 19, 2023 MARINUS in the VINEYARD returns to Crozet to present something totally new—NUEVO TANGO. Although we’re calling this “new tango”, we’re pairing a dance suite by J.S. Bach with works by Argentine tango-master Astor Piazzolla and new compositions by another Argentine bandoneon player and composer, GRAMMY-nominated Juan Pablo Jofre.
JP JOFRE is praised by CNN as “one of the most important Argentinean bandoneonists and composers” and highlighted repeatedly by the New York Times as one of today’s leading artists. Cellist JOSEPH KUIPERS, “…a powerfully gifted performer, and a virtuoso cellist” (Sonus Journal) will join him from Dallas where they first teamed up at the Music@Mill Festival last spring.
King Family Vineyard, Crozet, VA
September 19, 2023
6:30 PM Wine Reception and BYOP (Bring your own picnic)
7:30PM Concert
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“Latino instruments made an appearance (Symphony Space) as well, like the Argentine bandoneón, artfully played by J. P. Jofre.” – New York Times
Come with friends around 6:30PM to sip a glass of wine (*available for purchase) as you watch the sun set over the mountains. Then join us in the carriage house at 7:30PM for a concert of world-class chamber music.
You don’t want to miss this bold and immersive concert experience.
MARINUS in the VINEYARD presents
SEVEN LAST WORDS
Join MARINUS for an intimate evening of world-class music, local wine and gorgeous scenery. This year we’re bringing in two fabulous violinists: Hye-Jin Kim who is praised for her “…heart-stopping and unrivaled beauty” by The Strad Magazine and Kobi Malkin who the New York Times praised for his “gorgeous tone and an edge-of-seat intensity.” Cellist Joseph Kuipers, “…a powerfully gifted performer, and a virtuoso cellist” (Sonus Journal) will join us from Dallas, and Rachel Yonan will round out the quartet, playing the wonderful role that links treble and bass. Father Blake Johnson will offer short reflections on each WORD.
King Family Vineyard, Crozet, VA
March 21, 2023
6:30 PM Wine Reception and BYOP (Bring your own picnic)
7:30PM Concert
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“gorgeous tone and an edge-of-seat intensity.” —New York Times of violinist Kobi Malkin
Come with friends around 6:30PM to sip a glass of wine (*available for purchase) as you watch the sun set over the mountains. Then join us in the carriage house at 7:30PM for a concert of world-class quartet playing. You will not want to miss this opportunity to hear one of the most immersive and intensive string quartets of the repertoire, performed as Haydn intended, dramatically with meditations given on each Sonata movement. It will be a complete concert experience.
CHAMBER MUSIC RALEIGH
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh, NC
April 30, 2023 | 2PM
Renié: Contemplation
Damase: Sonate pour flûte et harpe
Debussy: Beau Soir
Fauré: Après un Rêve, Opus 7/1
de Falla: Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas
Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Harp and Viola
Close networks of likeminded people make fertile ground for creativity as we see in this program featuring French inspired music for harp. All the composers performed today had musical relationships: Debussy inspiring and competing with Ravel; Fauré teaching Ravel at the Conservatoire; Renié influencing Ravel and Debussy; Ravel cavorting with the likes of de Falla and Stravinsky. It is amazing to think that such brilliant circles existed, and that they may still exist to perpetuate the evolution of music and culture.
Artists
Hannah Kuipers, Chrestman, harp
Rachel Kuipers Yonan, viola
Anthony Trionfo, flute
Grammy nominated Dover Quartet opens MARINUS in the VINEYARD season
Join GRAMMY® nominated DOVER QUARTET for an intimate evening of world-class music, local wine and gorgeous scenery
King Family Vineyard, Crozet, VA
September 19, 2022
6:30 PM Wine Reception and BYOP (Bring your own picnic)
7:30PM Concert
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“The Dover Quartet players have it in them to become the next Guarneri String Quartet—they’re that good. Expert musicianship, razor-sharp ensemble, deep musical feeling and a palpable commitment to communication made their performances satisfying on many levels.” —Chicago Tribune
Haydn: String Quartet Op. 76, No. 3 “Emperor”
Come with friends around 6:30PM to sip a glass of wine (*available for purchase) as you watch the sun set over the mountains. Then join us in the carriage house for a mini concert of world-class quartet playing. You will not want to miss this rare opportunity to hear one of the most in-demand string quartets as you sip wine in a gorgeous venue!
***DON’T MISS OUT! Join MARINUS again on Tuesday, September 20 as the DOVER QUARTET plays sextets in the round with RACHEL KUIPERS YONAN (viola) and JOSEPH KUIPERS (cello). Works by Brahms and Schoenberg. Click here for tickets!
MARINUS in the VINEYARD presents GRAMMY nominated Dover Quartet with Rachel Yonan and Joseph Kuipers
King Family Vineyard, Crozet, VA
September 20, 2022
6:30 PM Wine Reception and BYOP (Bring your own picnic)
7:30PM Concert
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“…it was easy to hear why this foursome is so lauded. The musicians… are together a rare musical combination of power and beauty.” -Boston Classical Review
GRAMMY® nominated DOVER QUARTET will join RACHEL KUIPERS YONAN (viola) and JOSEPH KUIPERS (cello) for sextets in the round which invites the audience to essentially be on stage and participate in the performance as listeners.
Brahms: Sextet in B-Flat Major, Op. 18
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
A beautiful concert. A glass of wine. A breathtaking view.
MARINUS in the VINEYARD
King Family Vineyard
Crozet, VA
April 5, 2022 | 6PM Wine Reception | 7PM Concert
Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ
A beautiful concert.
A glass of wine.
A breathtaking view.
As an ensemble, our inspiration comes from the sea—constant but ever changing. One of our constants is that each year at this time, MARINUS embarks on a journey. Four acclaimed artists gather to explore HAYDN’S monumental work The SEVEN LAST WORDS of CHRIST, and the intersection of music and spoken word unique to this piece. This year we’ll perform at the gorgeous King Family Vineyard in Crozet, VA on April 5, 2022 at 7:00pm. Socialize with a glass of wine. Enjoy a breathtaking view, and hear a beautiful concert.
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Violinists Siwoo Kim and Kobi Malkin, violist Rachel Kuipers Yonan and cellist Joseph Kuipers partner with Church of the Holy Cross to present this event.
“Perfectly balanced” – Philadelphia Inquirer
CHAMBER MUSIC RALEIGH
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh, NC
May 15, 2022 | 1PM and 3PM
Schumann: Märchenbilder, Opus 113
Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Opus 47
Explore the great German Romantics in this lush program featuring works by Schubert and Schumann. Schumann’s imaginative Märchenbilder or Fairy Tale Pictures will enchant you and draw your mind to other worlds with its musical stories. Following this is the haunting Schubert Notturno in E-Flat, written for piano trio in the autumn of 1827. It is a sublime work of the chamber music repertoire, and is juxtaposed in this program with Schumann’s only piano quartet with its equally lyrical third movement.
Artists
Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin
Rachel Yonan, viola
Joseph Kuipers, cello
Kwan Yi, piano
Washington and Lee Concert University | Concert Series
Lenfest Center for the Arts
Wilson Concert Hall
Lexington, VA 24450
Box Office 540-458-8000
Concert Guild: Marinus Ensemble
Dedicated to the memory of philanthropist H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest ’53 (1930-2018)
September 27, 2019 | Master Class
September 28, 2019 | Concert
Nationalism
- Turina: Piano Quartet in A Minor, Op. 67
- Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57
The Marinus Ensemble is a music collective that presents great chamber music through the talents of emerging international artists. At its heart are its founders, brother and sister, Rachel Kuipers Yonan and Joseph Kuipers. Marinus last performed at W&L during the 2014-2015 Concert Guild Season. This concert will examine nationalism in music as exemplified in Turina’s “Piano Quartet in A Minor, Op. 67”, Bloch’s “Suite Hebraique”, and Shostakovitch’s “Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57”. The concert is dedicated to the memory of H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest ‘53 (1930-2018) whose philanthropy not only funded the Lenfest Center for the Arts and significant programs at W&L, but nurtured the Marinus Ensemble during its early days.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
April 19, 2019 | Friday | 7PM
Marinus presents Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ for String Quartet
As an ensemble, our inspiration comes from the sea—constant and yet ever changing. One of our constants is that each year at this time Marinus embarks on a journey. Four great artists gather to explore Haydn’s monumental work The Seven Last Words of Christ and the intersection of music and spoken word unique to this piece. This year we are delighted to partner with the Rev. Dr. John Yates III at Holy Trinity Anglican in Raleigh, NC. We will perform on Good Friday in a darkened cathedral space with mediations offered on each word between the sonata movements. Join violinists Jennifer Curtis, Anastasia Agapova, Joseph Kuipers and myself for this final event of our season. It’s FREE and open to the public.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
549 N. Blount Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
February 24, 2019 | Sunday | 3PM
SOLD OUT | Standby Tickets Available
Marinus presents Nationalism.
Living in a time when Nationalism is the word of the day, this program explores that concept in music during the 20th and 21st Centuries. From Spanish Nationalist composer Joaquín Turina to Italian film composer Nino Rota to the oppressed Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, we discover that each expressed pride for his homeland through unique and beautiful sounds. Featuring renowned artists Francesca dePasquale, Elizabeth Fayette, Rachel Kuipers Yonan, Young-Ah Tak, Sarah Shafer and Matthew Zalkind.
- Turina: Piano Quartet in A Minor, Op. 67
- Chausson: Chanson Perpetuelle, Op. 37
- Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57
- Schubert String Trio D. 471
Smedes Parlor Concert Series
September 25, 2018 | 8PM
Tango Love
- Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango
New York born composer Astor Piazzolla is known for bringing tango music into the classical tradition, and developing the genre. French-Argentine singer and songwriter Carlos Gardel made tango music accessible en masse at the turn of the last century. We’ll play Gardel’s most famous tango, used in the film Scent of a Woman. With acclaimed Marinus artists Elizabeth Fayette, Joseph Kuipers and Kwan Yi gathering from Atlanta and Dallas, this program will make you want to dance! Curtis Presents
April 15, 2018 | 3PM
Marinus Ensemble with guest clarinet Michael Rusinek.
The ever-changing, ever-engaging Marinus Ensemble is flexible in size and shape to accommodate a broad range of repertoire. Focused on a threefold mission of chamber concerts, audience interaction, and residencies, Marinus counts many Curtis alumni among its members. For this special recital, another Curtis alumnus joins Marinus as a guest: Michael Rusinek, principal clarinet of the Pittsburgh Symphony, noted for his “lavish, supple timbre” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).
- Mahler: Piano Quartet in A Minor
- Beethoven: Clarinet Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 11
- Golijov: Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Curtis Institute of Music
Field Concert Hall
1726 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
American Philosophical Society
November 10, 2017 | Friday | 3PM
Marinus Ensemble Tribute to Mary Maples Dunn
Opening with The Emperor Quartet by Joseph Haydn, listen for the patriotic song “Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser” which Haydn used masterfully as the basis of the 2nd movement with its three variations. Beethoven’s immortal Cavatina, the 5th movement of the Opus 130 String quartet is painfully introspective, creating sound for those thoughts that have no words, creating a space for us to grasp at the transcendent. What we cannot say with words, Beethoven perhaps tried to say with this work. The last piece is Schubert’s Quartettsatz in C minor. It is the first movement of what was likely to be a full string quartet, but was left unfinished.
- Haydn: String Quartet Op. 76, No. 3 “Emperor”
- Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 130, Cavatina
- Schubert: Quartetsatz in C minor, no. 12
Smedes Parlor Concert Series
September 26, 2017 | Tuesday | 7PM
Harp Reflections
Marinus is delighted to bring together harpist Hannah Kuipers, flutist Maron Khoury and violist Rachel Kuipers Yonan for a program of harp music. From the Metropolitan Opera, Santiago Philharmonic and Curtis Institute, these artists promise to delight you with a program of Faure, Piazzolla, and Debussy! This concert is presented by the Smedes Parlor series at the St. Mary’s School in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Grandjany: Rhapsodie
- Fauré: Une châtelaine en sa tour
- Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango for Fute and Harp
- Debussy: Sonate for Flute, Viola, Harp
St. Mary’s School
900 Hillsborough St.
Raleigh, NC 27603
Rochester Chamber Music Society
September 9, 2017 | Saturday | 7:30PM
German Classics
The Marinus Ensemble presents Grace Park, Shir Semmel, Joseph Kuipers and Rachel Kuipers Yonan playing German Classics. The program features Mozart’s iconic Piano Quartet No. 1, Schubert’s autumnal Notturno in E-Flat Major and Schumann’s lush Piano Quartet in the same key. This concert is presented by the Rochester Chamber Music Society.
- Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor
- Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major
- Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Opus 47
Rochester United Methodist Church
400 5th Ave SW
Rochester, Minnesota 55902
Marinus Presents
October 30, 2016 | Sunday | 4:00 pm
Latin Masters
Join the Marinus Ensemble for a special family concert featuring Metropolitan Opera flutist MARON KHOURY, guitarist JEREMY HARTING, and violist RACHEL YONAN. These artists will perform guitar works by the Latin masters. Tour through Spain with de Falla’s Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas and explore Histoire du Tango with Piazzolla’s only work for guitar and flute. The program promises to be captivating for audience members of all ages. Come and ignite your love of music!
Wayne Art Center
413 Maplewood Ave.
Wayne, PA 19087
Marinus Presents
October 29, 2016 | Saturday | 7:30 pm
Latin Masters
Join the Marinus Ensemble as we kick off our fourth season with a special concert featuring Metropolitan Opera flutist MARON KHOURY, guitarist JEREMY HARTING, and violist RACHEL YONAN. These artists will perform guitar works by the Latin masters. Tour through Spain with de Falla’s Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas and explore Histoire du Tango with Piazzolla’s only work for guitar and flute.
Meet the artists following the concert at the FREE wine and cheese reception!
- Francisco Tarrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra
- Isaac Albeniz: Asturias
- Heitor Villa-Lobos: Prelude No. 1
- Manuel de Falla: Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas
- Astor Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango
- Francesco Molino: Second Grand Trio Op. 45
Christ Church Ithan
536 Conestoga Rd.
Villanova, PA 19085
Latin Masters
Wayne Art Center | Wayne, PA
October 30, 2016
Latin Masters
Christ Church Ithan | Villanova, PA
October 29, 2016
Romantic Viola
Jacobs Music | Philadelphia, PA
May 22, 2016
Romantic Viola
Beaumont | Bryn Mawr, PA
May 3, 2016
Brahms meets the Schumanns
Wayne United Methodist Church | Wayne, PA
April 16, 2016
The Seven Last Words of Christ with Dr. John Yates III
Holy Trinity Anglican Church | Raleigh, NC
March 25, 2016
Bach and the Hungarians
Musical Cocktails | Chestnut Hill, PA
February 28, 2016
Beautiful Music and Beautiful Space
Christ the King Church | Conshohocken, PA
February 27, 2016
Duos and Trios
Christ Church Ithan | Villanova, PA
October 22, 2015
Mendelssohn, Piazzolla and Ravel
Tyler-Tallman Hall | Davidson College
April 19, 2015
The Seven Last Words of Christ with Dr. Frederic Putnam
Christ Church Ithan | Villanova, PA
April 2, 2015
“Trout” and Other Transformations with Ensemble 75
Allen Public Library | Allen, TX
February 22, 2015
Song and Brahms
Christ Church Ithan | Villanova, PA
January 29, 2015
Harp Dialogues
Private Garden Concert | Raleigh, NC
November 2, 2013
Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ
Christ of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | Chestnut Hill, PA
April 6, 2012
Harp Dialogues
Wilson Concert Hall | Washington and Lee University
November 1, 2013
The French Air: Lights and Colors
Wilson Concert Hall | Washington and Lee University
February 9, 2013
