The solo oboe is the first sound we hear, just as we would in “normal” times, when it sounds the tuning note before a concert. From there, a variety of styles, textures, and tone colors makes for a satisfying aesthetic experience, even with only a half-dozen (at most!) musicians onstage. Single tickets will not … Continued
As we remember Juneteenth (June 19) and continue to struggle with the racial tensions that roil our nation, three works by composers of color feature on this concert: Daniel Kidane, Philip Herbert, and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson. Music by – and inspired by – Purcell and Beethoven’s “apotheosis of the dance” round out the concert. Single … Continued
Transcension. Resilience. Overcoming. There is power in each of us to convert times of tragedy and crisis into personal growth and renewed understanding. Dorothy Rudd Moore dedicated her piece, subtitled “I Have Been to the Mountaintop,” to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Single tickets will not be available for purchase during … Continued
From his day to ours, J.S. Bach has influenced composers like no one else in the history of Western music. In addition to his Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, we’ll hear the effect he has had on musicians as diverse as Mendelssohn (19th-century German), Villa-Lobos (20th-century Brazilian), Arvo Pärt (20th-century Estonian), and Eric Nathan (21st-century American). … Continued
Revel in the tunes of Broadway that have built the Great American Songbook. Decades of musical delights will get your toes tapping and your heart thumping in this program of showtune splendor. Single tickets will not be available for purchase during the 2020.21 season. Subscriptions for our reimagined all-virtual streaming season are available for … Continued
Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799) was a contemporary of Mozart. A composer, virtuoso violinist, conductor, and champion fencer, his worthy music is heard all-too-infrequently. We’ll set that right by presenting one of his string quartets and instrumental from a comic opera. Two of Haydn’s six “Paris” symphonies complete the program. Single tickets will … Continued
Three quintets from three centuries by three composers of three different nationalities: a Jamaican writing in England (Alberga’s Shining Gate of Morpheus), a German writing in Austria (Brahms’s String Quintet, Op. 88), and a Russian writing in France (Prokofiev’s Quintet, Op. 39). It’s a melting pot that’s sure to please. Single tickets will not … Continued
Mendelssohn was only 16 years old when he penned one of the greatest of all chamber works, his Octet for strings. Beethoven’s early Wind Octet and a virtuoso showcase for eight violins – named after a racing car video game – are further proof that “eight is enough.” Single tickets will not be available … Continued
With composers that hail from Argentina, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, the tropical grooves of Latin America saturate this program of dance-influenced music. We dare you not to tap your feet! Single tickets will not be available for purchase during the 2020.21 season. Subscriptions for our reimagined all-virtual streaming season are available for purchase here.
Savor each sensation as instrumental colors abound in a concert devoted to music of the night. From Mozart’s familiar strains to Roussel’s piquant Serenade, it’s a nocturnal feast for the ears. Single tickets will not be available for purchase during the 2020.21 season. Subscriptions for our reimagined all-virtual streaming season are available for purchase … Continued