THE KNIGHTS
COLIN & ERIC JACOBSEN, ARTISTIC DIRECTORS

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Concerto Grosso from L’Estro Armonico for Two Violins, Cello, and Strings in G minor, Op. 3, No. 2 (RV 578), (1711)

1. Adagio e spiccato, 2. Allegro, 3. Larghetto, 4. Allegro

Colin Jacobsen and Nanae Iwata, violins, Alex Greenbaum, cello

William Grant Still (1895-1978), Summerland: for Flute, Harp, and String Trio, (1935)

Alex Sopp, flute, Megan Conley, harp

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 1038, (1732-35)

1. Largo,  2. Vivace, 3. Adagio, 4. Presto

Colin Jacobsen, violin, Alex Sopp, flute, Eric Jacobsen, cello, Steven Beck, harpsichord

Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889), Gran Duo for Clarinet and Double Bass

1. Allegro - Andante 2. Allegro vivace - Moderato

Agnes Marchione, clarinet, Zachary Cohen, double bass

Intermission

Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Danses sacrée et profane, (1904)

Megan Conley, harp

Chen Yi (b. 1953), Sound of the Five (arranged for marimba and strings), (2001)

3. Romance of Hsiao and Ch’in, 4.Flower Drums in Dance

Joseph Gramley, marimba

Traditional, arr. Danish String Quartet (from Last Leaf)

Polska from Dorotea, Unst Boat Song, The Dromer

The Knights have performed in our series since June 2009

The performance of The Knights has been made possible in part by a generous grant from The Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation

A FAR CRY

Andrea Casarrubios (b. 1988 ), Overture & Chorale, (2020) 

Shelley Washington (b. 1991), Say for string Orchestra, arr. Washington, (2016) 

Francesco Geminiani / Michi Wiancko (1687-1762) / (b. 1976 ), “La Follia” Variations for String Orchestra, (2011)

Intermission

Richard Strauss (1864-1949), Metamorphosen, (1945)

A Far Cry have performed in our series since July 2018

The performance of A Far Cry has been made possible in part by a generous grant from The Jerome L. Greene Foundation

ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE'S

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791),  Divertimento in D major, K 136, (1772)

1. Allegro, 2. Andante, 3. Presto 

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904), Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22, (1875)

1. Moderato, 2. Menuetto, 3. Scherzo, 4. Larghetto, 5. Finale

Intermission 

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) String Symphony no. 10 in B minor, MWV N 10, (1823)

1. Adagio – Allegro – più presto 

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) String Symphony No.12 in G minor, MWV N 12, (1823)

1. Fuga (Grave), 2. Andante, 3. Allegro molto – più allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K 525, (1787)

1. Allegro, 2. Romance: Andante, 3. Menuetto: Allegretto, 4. Finale: Rondo Allegro 

The Orchestra of St. Luke’s first performed in our series in July 2018

The performance of The Orchestra of St. Luke’s has been made possible in part by a generous grant from The MacDonald-Peterson Foundation

NOSKY’S BAROQUE BAND

AISSLINN NOSKY, DIRECTOR & VIOLIN SOLOIST

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759 ), Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 5, HWV 323, (1739)

1. Allegro, 2. Presto, 3. Largo, 4. Allegro, 5. Minuet 

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Sonata a 5 in B flat major, HWV 288, (1707)

1. Andante, 2. Adagio, 3. Allegro

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Concerto for Organ and Violin in F major, Hob. XVIII:6, (1766) 

1. Allegro Moderato, 2. Largo, 3. Presto

Intermission

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Concerto in D minor, Op. 3, No. 11, RV 565, (1711)

1. Allegro, 2. Adagio e Spiccato, 3. Allegro, Largo e Spiccato, 4. Allegro

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Violin Concerto in G major, Hob. VIIa:4, (1769) 

1. Allegro Moderato, 2. Adagio, 3. Allegro

Nosky’s Baroque Band first performed in our series in July 2023

The performance of Nosky’s Baroque Band has been made possible in part by a generous grant from the Bernhill Fund

ECCO: EAST COAST CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

J.S. Bach/arr. Michi Wiancko (1685-1750)/(b. 1976), Chaconne, from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, (1717-1720)

George Gershwin (1898 -1937), Lullaby for Strings, (1919) 

David Ludwig (b. 1974), Virtuosity- Five Microludes for a String Orchestra, (2013)**  

1. Concerto for Two Violins, 2. Concerto for Viola, 3. Concerto for Cello, 4. Concerto for Contrabass, 5. Concerto for Orchestra

Intermission

 Jennifer Higdon (b.1962), String, (2002) 

 John Adams (b.1947), Shaker Loops, (1983)

1. Shaking and Trembling, 2. Hymning Slews, 3. Loops and Verses, 4. A Final Shaking

 **commissioned by ECCO

ECCO: East Coast Chamber Orchestra first performed in our series in August 2015