Grace Notes
Volume 8 | March 2026
LOOKING BACK
A wonderful (if wintery) week of Vivaldi!
MARY GERBI
Our January program of gorgeous soprano arias featuring soprano Nola Richardson and Vivaldi’s beloved The Four Seasons with violin soloist Susanna Ogata was a huge success!
It was chilly but sunny when our musicians arrived in Hanover. Here is a peek at our first rehearsal, with Nola and the UVB orchestra. Six hours later, our musicians were brushing snow off of their cars before heading to their homestays.
Above, you can see our musicians warming up (in more ways than one!) before their afternoon performance at the Chandler Center for the Arts. Despite the single-digit temperatures, we welcomed our largest and most enthusiastic Randolph audience to date!
Finally, we welcomed 500 appreciative audience members to the Lebanon Opera House, despite the impending storm and a late-breaking decision to move the concert two hours earlier. We were especially glad to welcome a special group of young Suzuki violin students from the Upper Valley Music Center.
Table of Contents
INTERVIEW
Filippo Ciabatti on UVB’s March and April Programs
MUSICIAN PROFILE
Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone
PRE-CONCERT VIRTUAL PRESENTATION
Madrigals in Renaissance Italy
MUSICAL TERM
Italian Madrigal
INSTRUMENT
Oboe d’Amore
LOOKING BACK
Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
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CREDITS
Donna Grant Reilly,
Editor-in-Chief
Jo Shute,
Contributing Editor
Mary Gerbi,
Contributing Editor
Catherine Hedberg, Design