SUMMER ’26
Pergolesi, Schubert & more

PROGRAM:
YOUNG DIVISION SHOWCASE:
VMI Composition No. 1…….Niall Kissi
VMI Composition No. 2….…Iyana Kissi
Theme from the Surprise Symphony………Joseph Haydn
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star…….English lullaby
Niall & Iyana Kissi, piano solos

Violin Concerto no. 6 op. 3 RV356, Mov. 1 ……Antonio Vivaldi
Claire Xie, violin solo

INSTITUTE ENSEMBLE:
Stabat Mater p. 77…..Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Stabat Mater Dolorosa, duet
Cujus animam gementem soprano aria
O quam tristis et afflicta duet
Quae moerebat et dolebat alto aria
Quis est homo duet
Vidit suum dulcem natumsoprano aria
Eja mater fons amoris alto aria
Fac ut ardeat cor meum duet
Sancta mater, istud agas duet
Fac ut portem Christi mortem, alto aria
Inflammatus et accensus duet
Quando corpus morietur – Amen… duet
Soloists: Caroline Christopher, soprano, Rebecca McFarland, alto

Mass No. 2 in G major, D 167……Franz Schubert
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo,
Sanctus – Osanna in excelsis
Benedictus – Osanna in excelsis
Agnus Dei
Soloists: Caroline Christopher: soprano, Terrence Fay: tenor, Laurentiu Rotaru: bass

The Moniuszko Choir & Members of the New Britain Chorale:
Sopranos: Mary Pereira, Eva Adamski, Boguslawa Samsel Altos: Rebecca McFarland* Mariola Tarlowski, Halina Bialkowski, Tenors: Peter Perkins*, Anna Kaczmarek, Romuald Skiba, Basses: David Kennedy* Janusz Socha, Tony Bialkowski, *- section leaders

2026 Virtuosi Summer Music Institute Ensemble:
Violins: Brunilda Myftaraj*, Vy Hoang, Sara Huo, Claire Xie, Chris Massa-Pelletier**, Leo Gu, Jonathan Kane*, Cellos: Sharon Liu*, Ayla Facchini, Isaac St. Georges, Double-Bass: Michael Asetta**, organ: Nandan Cryar*, Harpsichord and Conductor: Adrian Sylveen*
* – Faculty, ** – Guest Artist