I'Onissimo! String Concert  Sunday, October 28, 2001, 4:00 p.m. I'On Village, Mt. Pleasant, SC, USA

Pictured, Left, This concert will be performed on the Porch of the Ranis Home on Eastlake in I'On.

Location Map for this Concert

Anton Dvorak’s beautiful String Quintet will be a treat and a lighthearted composition mixing Mozart and the bagpipe tune Scotland the Brave will be one of the tricks when the I’Onissimo! String Ensemble presents a concert in I’On’s Eastlake Park in Mt. Pleasant, SC on Sunday, October 28th. at 4:00 p.m.  The concert is free and open to the public.  Children are welcome.  A blanket or folding chair is suggested for lawn seating.

The musicians will use the porch of the Ranis Family’s unusual octagonal house at 163 East Shipyard Road as their stage.  The audience will find seating beneath the Oaks on the grass of adjacent Eastlake Park.  In case of rain, the concert will be held at 236 Ponsbury road in I’On.

This concert is being sponsored by Peris Homes.  There will be an open house with refreashments at one of their new homes in I'On. 244 Ponsbury Road (pictured above) at 2:30, prior to the Concert.  One of the three, nearly identical houses will also serve as the concert's rain location. For more information on Peris, visit their website www.peris.com

Prior to the concert at 2:30, sponsor Peris Homes will hold an open house at 244 Ponsbury Road.  Cider and Halloween ginger snaps will be served.  The I’Onissimo! Woodwind Ensemble will be in rehearsal at the house for their concert the following month.  Anyone interested in joining I’Onissimo! as a musician is encouraged to attend the open house and meet I’Onissimo! co-director Peggy Orange.  The group is currently seeking a trumpeter, bassoon player and additional violinist to complete some ensembles.

Music programmed for the concert includes Dvorjak’s only string quintet for violin, viola, cello and string bass.  Bass player Carolyn Ferrell will join the group in public performance for the first time for this concert.  A lighthearted piece in the tradition of PDQ Bach will weave together Mozarts famous Eine Kleine Nacht Musik and phases from the enduring bagpipe tune Scotland the Brave.  Other familiar music references will be found in this extended musical joke.  Hyden String Trios and a cello duet will complete the program.  Prior to the music, Dt. Tom Kindel will play bugle calls to announce the concert.Performing will be Vannessa Chambers, Cello; Julia Hamilton, Violin; Marlena Davis, Violin; Mary Ann Spivy, Viola; and Carolyn Ferrell, string bass.  Laura Lenoard, Violin; Steve Leonard, Violin; and Melanie Vanderwege, Cello will also play.

This concert is being sponsored by Peris Construction, builder of fine homes and commercial buildings in I’On and Mt. Pleasant.

More information on the concert, including directions and location maps can be found at www.awod.com/hamilton/ on the I’Onssimo! Web site or by calling 849-8481.

I’Onissimo! is the Chamber music ensemble of I’On Village.  It is supported by the I’On Trust, a non-profit community foundation dedicated to the improvement of civic and cultural life in the East Cooper area.

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