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ECCO: East Coast Chamber Orchestra
Aug
2
7:30 PM19:30

ECCO: East Coast Chamber Orchestra

AUGUST 2 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

ECCO: East Coast Chamber Orchestra

Adolph Adolphus Hailstork, (b. 1941), Sonata di Chiesa, (1992)
1] Exaltation
2] O Great Mystery
3] Adoration
4] Jubilation
5] O Lamb of God
6] Grant Us Thy Peace
7] Exaltation

Maureen Nelson, arr., Peruvian Renaissance Suite
1] "La Moresca" by Pedro Guerrero (b. 1520, Spain)
2] "Mille Regretz" by Josquin des Prez (1450-1521, France)
3] "Follia: A Chacua" by Anonymous (Peru)

Intermission

Franz Schubert, String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D 810, 'Death and the Maiden', (1824)
1] Allegro
2] Andante con moto
3] Scherzo Allegro molto
4] Presto


WQXR Host: Elliott Forrest

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The performance of ECCO has been made possible by a generous grant from The Achelis and Bodman Foundation

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The Knights & Lara St. John, violin soloist
Jul
26
7:30 PM19:30

The Knights & Lara St. John, violin soloist

JULY 26 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

COLIN & ERIC JACOBSEN, ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
ERIC JACOBSEN, CONDUCTOR
LARA ST. JOHN, VIOLIN

The Knights, Keeping On , Composition made possible through generous support from Debra & Dale Lewis - World Premiere

Avner Dorman, (b. 1975), Nigunim (Violin Concerto No. 2), (2017), Lara St. John, violin – Composition - Winner of the 2018 Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music – New York City premiere
1. Adagio Religioso
2. Scherzo
3. Adagio
4. Presto

Intermission

Felix Mendelssohn, (1809-47), Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op..56, “Scottish”, (1829 to 42)
1. Andante con moto
2. Vivace non troppo
3. Adagio
4. Allegro vivacissimo

WQXR Host: Paul Cavalconte

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The performance of the Avner Dorman premiere with The Knights and Lara St. John has been made possible by a generous grant from the Azrieli Music Prizes Performance Fund 
This concert is dedicated to the memory of the conductor Boris Brott (1944-2022)

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A Far Cry
Jul
12
7:30 PM19:30

A Far Cry

JULY 12 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

‘Circle of Life’ , A Far Cry

Béla Bartók, (1881-1945),  & others, Lullabies for Children, Sz. 42 (1908-9, rev. 1943)
1] Bartók, For Children, Sz. 42; I. Andante grazioso, arr. Leo Weiner
2] Bartók, For Children, Sz. 42; II. Vivace, arr. Leo Weiner
3] Arrorró, Traditional Lullaby (Berber / Canary Islands / Latin America), arr. Alex Fortes
4] Bartók, For Children, Sz. 42; IV. Allegro Robusto, arr. Leo Weiner 
5] Bartók, For Children, Sz. 42; III. Moderato Sostenuto, arr. Leo Weiner
6] "My Darling Isabelle," by Emily Irons, arr. Alex Fortes
7] Bartók, For Children, Sz. 42; V. Allegretto, arr. Leo Weiner 
8] Bartók, For Children, Sz. 42; VI. Kánon: Vivace risoluto, arr. Leo Weiner
9] Nen nen korori, Traditional Japanese (Edo region) arr. Alex Fortes 
10] Bartók, For Children, Sz. 42; VIII. Allegro giocoso, arr. Leo Weiner

Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, (b. 1947), Shyshtar: Metamorphoses for String Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven, (1770-1827), String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135, (1826)
III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo, arr. Alex Fortes

 Intermission

Antonín Dvořák, (1841-1904), Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22
1] Moderato
2] Tempo di Valse
3] Scherzo: Vivace
4] Larghetto
5] Finale: Allegro vivace

Karl Doty, (b. 1985), Castles                                     

WQXR Host: Elliott Forrest

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The performance of A Far Cry has been made possible by a generous grant from The Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation

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Handel and Haydn Society
Jun
28
7:30 PM19:30

Handel and Haydn Society

JUNE 28 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Aisslinn Nosky, Director and violin soloist

Handel and Haydn Society

Arcangelo Corelli, (1653-1713), Concerto Grosso in D major,  Op, No. 4, (1712 or before)

Charles Avison, (1709-70), Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D minor, (after Scarlatti), (1758)  

Antonio Vivaldi, ( 1678-1741), Violin Concerto in A minor, RV 356, (1711 or before)

Francesco Geminiani, (1687-1762), Concerto Grosso after Corelli, Op. 5, No. 5 in G minor, (1727)

Intermission

Arcangelo Corelli, (1653-1713), Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 6, No. 11, (1712 or before)

George Frideric Handel, (1685-1759), Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6, No. 9, (1741)

Francesco Geminiani, (1687-1762), Concerto Grosso in D minor, La Follia, (1732), (after Corelli, Op. 5, No.12)

WQXR Host: Annie Bergen

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The performance of The Handel and Haydn Society has been made possible by a generous grant from The Arthur Loeb Foundation

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The Knights
Jun
14
7:30 PM19:30

The Knights

JUNE 14 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

COLIN & ERIC JACOBSEN, ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
ERIC JACOBSEN, CONDUCTOR

‘Kreutzings’ with The Knights

Colin Jacobsen, (b. 1978), ‘Kreutzings’, (2020)

Ludwig van Beethoven, (1770-1827), Violin Sonata No. 9, “Kreutzer Sonata” , Op. 47, (1803), arranged by Colin Jacobsen
1] Adagio sostenuto - Presto
2] Andante con variazioni
3] Finale, Presto

 Intermission

Anna Clyne, (b. 1980), Stride, (2020)

Leoš Janáček, (1854-1928), String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”, (1923), original concept & arr. by Eric Jacobsen, orchestration by Michael P. Atkinson
1] Adagio – Con moto
2] Con moto
3] Con moto – Vivo – Andante
4] Con moto – Adagio – [Più Mosso]


WQXR Host: Terrance McKnight

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The performance of The Knights has been made possible by a generous grant from The MacDonald-Peterson Foundation

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