Category Archives: Concerts

January Virginia Tour #2

We have been hard at work finalizing plans for our second January tour of Virginia! Here are some places you can expect to find us making music together this month:

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15. SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA (DC AREA). Thanks to the generosity of our good composer friend, Russell Nadel, we have the opportunity to present a full-length concert at Adat Reyim at 7:30pm. This concert is free and showcases some of our favorite new music, including Russell’s own Orchard Sunset.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 18. ABINGDON, VIRGINIA (SOUTHWEST VA). We are presenting a full-length concert on Virginia Highlands Community College‘s Arts Array series. This 3pm concert is funded in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Thanks to VHCC and the Arts Array series for inviting us to perform!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA (CENTRAL/WESTERN VA). we are performing a joint new music concert with blood moon at the University of Virginia at 8pm. We are honored to have been invited to perform by our new composer friend, Rachel Devorah Trapp! We will be performing Rachel’s new work for horn and harp, Citrina Migration, as well as some of our other commissions. Colleen is also performing the Berio Sequenza for harp.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 23. UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA (not Virginia). To round out our tour, we will travel to Pennsylvania State University to perform at the Northeast Horn Workshop‘s Regional Artists recital. We will be performing Roland by Michael Weinstein-Reiman. We have also signed up to be vendors at the workshop, so that hornists in attendance have the opportunity to buy select Apple Orange Pair scores and and CDs. We are excited to finally be formally presenting Apple Orange Pair to the Northeast horn region!

Apple Orange Pair to perform at American Harp Society national institute, June 2015

We are beyond thrilled to announce that Apple Orange Pair will be performing a 30-minute program of new music for harp and horn at the American Harp Society’s national Summer Institute this summer in Utah! The institute’s stated focus is on “furthering the education of students of all ages.” We are grateful to the proposals committee for including us! It is a rare privilege to be able not only to perform at a national harp event, but to be able to present the works of several composers who have written for us to this audience as well.

The institute is being held at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. Institute dates are June 21-24, 2015. We hope to soon be finalizing details about when our recital will take place, as well as set the details for our musical program.

First Virginia tour wrap-up

Setting up for our concert in Tazewell in this lovely little recital hall.

As January draws to a close, we are happy to report a successful first venture into the world of touring together! We presented two full-length performances in southwest Virginia earlier this month: first at the Southwestern Virginia Music Academy in Tazewell, and then at Bluefield College in Bluefield.

Rehearsing in Harman Chapel at Bluefield College

We were also impressed by the enthusiasm of our audiences in both locations. In Tazewell, the little recital hall we performed in was nearly packed, and we were greeted afterwards by a beautifully-laid-out reception with delicious cookies and homemade punch. At Bluefield College, we had easily over 100 people in attendance (a new record for a horn and harp concert!). The head of the college’s music department affirmed that this was an almost unprecedented turnout for an event of its type.

Emily was thrilled to be performing in a new (to her) area of the U.S., especially since southwest Virginia has a proper respect for band programs and brass instruments. It was great to meet so many ardent brass fans, from young students to community members to fellow professionals, who attended both concerts and talked personally with us afterwards. Emily also had the privilege of serving as a guest clinician for the brass methods class of music education majors at Bluefield College.

We can’t wait until 2015, when we are planning to have a second Virginia tour!

Hello from East River Mountain in Bluefield, West Virginia!

Apple Orange Pair in Virginia

We are excited to unveil our touring concert program for 2014! First on our list are the towns of Tazewell and Bluefield, both in southwest Virginia. All concerts are free admission with a suggested pay-as-you-can donation. Here are details and a lovely concert poster:

Refreshing Sounds: A Concert of Music for Horn and Harp

Featuring music by Jan Koetsier, Claude Debussy, Russell Nadel, Michael Weinstein-Reiman, and S. Beth May

Southwestern Virginia Music Academy
Saturday, January 11, at 7:30pm
112 Railroad Ave
North Tazewell, VA

Bluefield College
Tuesday, January 14, at 7:30pm
Harman Chapel
Bluefield, VA

Announcing our Album Release Concert and Party Nov 9!

Join us to celebrate the release of our first album!

Apple Orange Pair “Seeds”
Release Concert and Party
Saturday, November 9, 2013, at 4PM
Christ Presbyterian Church
135 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT
(view our Facebook event)

The free concert will last about an hour, with a champagne reception and CD signing to follow.

“Seeds” is the result of our successful Kickstarter campaign last year. It’s been a long yet satisfying year of rehearsing, recording, editing, and designing, and now it’s finally paying off. Our concert on November 9 will feature music from the album and other favorites from our first three years as a duo. In addition to CDs in beautifully-designed packages, “Seeds” will soon be available for digital download from iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, and other sites.