Upcoming Performances
- Fall Concert
- Sunday, October 27, 2013 2:00pm
The Broadway Presbyterian Church, 601 West 114th Street
New York, NY - Winter Concert
- Sunday, February 2, 2014 2:00pm
The Broadway Presbyterian Church, 601 West 114th Street
New York, NY - Spring Concert
- Sunday, May 4, 2014 2:00pm
The Broadway Presbyterian Church, 601 West 114th Street
New York, NY
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Pezzo Capriccioso
Posted on June 21, 2012 | No CommentsTchaikovsky's work for 'cello and orchestra. -
Sinfonia Concertante in B flat Major
Posted on June 21, 2012 | No CommentsComposed by Haydn for Johann Salomon in 1792 for four solo instruments, violin, cello, oboe and bassoon. -
Variations on a Rococo Theme
Posted on August 7, 2011 | 1 CommentTchaikovsky composed the Variations on a Rococo Theme in December of 1876, amidst the turmoil of a failed opera production in St. Petersburg and a particularly nasty review in Vienna... -
Psalm 130 for Double Bass and Orchestra
Posted on May 3, 2009 | No CommentsVittorio Giannini (1903-1966) was an influential American composer and teacher in the first half of the 20th century. He served on the composition faculties of the Juilliard School, Manhattan School... -
Rhapsody in Blue
Posted on May 18, 2008 | No CommentsGershwin composed the Rhapsody in just a few weeks in early 1924. It was orchestrated by Ferde Grofé (of Grand Canyon Suite fame), and premiered in New York, in February... -
Poem for Flute and Orchestra
Posted on May 18, 2008 | No CommentsA gifted and eclectic composer, Griffes was born in western New York in 1884 and died prematurely in 1920 at the age of 35. Although he studied with German pianists... -
“Scottish” Fantasy
Posted on February 5, 2006 | No CommentsIn Scotland, the cross-fertilization between classical violin music and traditional fiddle tunes began in the 18th century. Because fiddle players in Scotland had an unusually high rate of musical literacy,... -
Church Sonata in D Major
Posted on May 25, 2005 | No CommentsAs part of his vast musical output, Mozart wrote numerous works for use in church services. Among them were 17 short pieces, none more than 4 minutes long, known as... -
Tubby The Tuba
Posted on February 7, 2004 | No Comments“Tubby,” with music by George Kleinsinger and story by Paul Tripp, was composed in 1946. It serves as a wonderful introduction to the orchestra, and has become a well-loved children’s... -
Andante and Rondo Ungarese for Bassoon and Orchestra
Posted on October 25, 2003 | No CommentsCarl Maria von Weber was one of the pioneers, if not the preeminent pioneer, of German Romanticism in music. The Andante and Rondo Ungarese (Hungarian Rondo) was originally written, in... -
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Posted on February 3, 2003 | No CommentsThis extraordinary work was composed for tenor Peter Pears and horn player Dennis Brain in 1943. It consists of six songs set to English poems framed by a solo horn... -
Concert Fantasy on Russian Themes
Posted on October 28, 2001 | No CommentsBoth Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Ralph Vaughan-Williams were intensely interested in the folk music of their native soil. Each composer attempted to create a distinctive national style by incorporating local folk... -
The Lark Ascending
Posted on October 28, 2001 | No CommentsBoth Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Ralph Vaughan-Williams were intensely interested in the folk music of their native soil. Each composer attempted to create a distinctive national style by incorporating local folk... -
Histoire du Tango
Posted on May 6, 2001 | No CommentsAstor Piazzolla (1921-1992) was one of Argentina’s most gifted and prolific composers. He was a self-taught composer and an accomplished player on the bandoneon, the Argentine version of the accordion.... -
Scaramouche Suite
Posted on May 6, 2001 | No CommentsDarius Milhaud (1892-1974) was one of France’s most intriguing 20th-century composers. After studying at the Paris Conservatoire, he secured a position in 1917 as a cultural attaché at the French... -
Concertino No. 5 in Bb Major
Posted on May 6, 2001 | No CommentsThis is one of 6 famous concertini originally attributed to the Italian composer Pergolesi. These works were first published in Holland in 1740, but without mention of a composer. Recent... -
Pastorale d’Eté
Posted on June 11, 2000 | No CommentsPastorale d’Eté (Summer Pastoral), written in 1920 during a vacation in the Swiss Alps and subtitled “Poème Symphonique,” was inspired by a quotation from Arthur Rimbaud: J’ai embrassé l’aube d’été... -
“Ombra Felice, Io ti lascio”
Posted on March 8, 1998 | No CommentsMozart composed this opera aria in 1776. The text, taken from the opera Arsace, describes the bitter parting of two lovers who wonder if they will ever see each other...
