
"Each of these musicians are truly of the virtuoso caliber. Their spirit was wonderful, on and off stage."
Erin Ganey Hill
Director/Instructor, Cultural Arts Program
Kirby Cultural Arts Complex
Erin Ganey Hill
Director/Instructor, Cultural Arts Program
Kirby Cultural Arts Complex
Programs available:
- A Celebration of American Composers with the Rainier Trio: Featuring Heifetz’s arrangements of Gershwin’s “Three Preludes” and “An American in Paris,” Copeland’s arrangement of “Hoe-Down” from Rodeo, Perlman’s virtuoso adaptation of Joplin Rags, and Broadway songs by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Bernstein and Sondheim. The audience will be singing along and leave with a spring in their step. https://youtu.be/54LsmzYORlc?si=iEBiDppa9IA2aAzl
- A Romantic Evening with the Rainier Trio: Favorite pieces by Kreisler, Puccini, Rachmaninoff, Elgar and Massenet that tug at your heart strings with the lush sounds of the violin and viola and will bring a nostalgic tear to your eye. https://youtu.be/vmPWFvVDMrc
- A Night at the Movies with the Rainier Trio: Beautiful renditions of favorite music from the movies you love, including Fiddler on the Roof, Schindler’s List, Gabriel’s Oboe, Chariots of Fire, Memoirs of a Geisha, Lara’s Theme, Sound of Music, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.
- Violin-Viola Magic with the Classic Strings Duo: An entertaining program of diverse works for the violin-viola duo including Ragtime, Celtic, Beethoven, Sibelius, Handel-Halvorsen, R&B and Peter Schickele. https://youtu.be/KUCy-Rn3lqs
- The Four Seasons: Vivaldi and Piazzolla: The Rainer Trio presents the timeless music of Antonio Vivaldi paired with passionate tangos, “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires,” by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla. Readings of the poems that inspired Vivaldi’s music help the audience to hear the bird calls, thunder, insects and frigid winds.
- Educational Concerts, Master Classes, Residency Programs: Bach to Bluegrass educational program with small-sized instrument “petting-zoo”.

The Classic Strings Duo is proud to be part of Young Audiences of Virginia to share their music with students throughout the state. Their program "The Matheson Brothers - Appalachia to Arabia" is marketed by Young Audiences of Virginia
Contact: Kevin Matheson ~ 540-577-4916 ~ kevin-matheson at hotmail.com
P.O. Box 11211, Blacksburg, VA 24062
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