The Williamsburg Music Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of concerts from Williamsburg artists, including a concert at its Wednesday meeting.
Violinist Thomas Lindsay and pianist Rebecca Davy will perform international music to honor the club’s legacy of performing music and supporting students in the Williasmburg area in a free concert beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Lewis Hall at Bruton Parish in Colonial Williamsburg. The event will be preceded by a social hour with coffee at 10 a.m.
Lindsay played with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra for 36 years. He is the author of “The Art & Science of String Performance” and was the first violinist with the Paganiniana String Quartet and the Berlin String Quartet. He is currently a faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Davy began playing in her church at age 11 in a career before earning two master’s degrees from University of California – Los Angeles. She is currently the music director and organist for Bruton Parish.
Lindsay and Davy will play selections from Hubay, Mozart, Vitali, Pugnani, Fiocco and Kreisler.
The Williamsburg Music Club was established in 1964 by 37 charter members. It became tax exempt in 1985. The club grants money to young performers — more than $6,000 last spring — some of whom have returned to the club to play a show after starting a career in music.
“[Guests] are frequently surprised at how top notch it is,” Charlene Campbell, the publicity chair of the club, said about the concerts. “They come again — that’s the best feedback.”
Meetings are on the third Wednesday of each month from September to May.
“It’s a rather informal group,” said Williamsburg Music Club President Sylvia Lynn. “We just sit down and enjoy beautiful music.”
