July 25, 2017 – February 11, 2017
Jul 2017
Beethoven's Choral Fantasy with Mostly Mozart Festival
David Geffen Hall • New York City
Mozart: Kyrie
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major ("Haffner")
Traditional and indigenous songs
Beethoven: Fantasia for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra ("Choral Fantasy")
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Louis Langrée, conductor
Kit Armstrong, piano (Mostly Mozart debut)
Janai Brugger, soprano (Mostly Mozart debut)
Brandie Sutton, soprano (Mostly Mozart debut)
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano (Mostly Mozart debut)
Jack Swanson, tenor (Mostly Mozart debut)
Miles Mykkanen, tenor (Mostly Mozart debut)
Adam Lau, bass (Mostly Mozart debut)
Young People’s Chorus of New York City (Mostly Mozart debut)
Francisco J. Núñez, artistic director (Mostly Mozart debut)
Concert Chorale of New York
James Bagwell, choral director
Jul 2017
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
St. Francis Auditorium, NM Museum of Art • Santa Fe
SOR Gran solo concertante, Op. 14
STRAVINSKY L’histoire du soldat, Suite for Violin, Clarinet & Piano
BRIDGE Three Songs for Medium Voice, Viola and Piano, Nos. 1-3
MASSENET "Elegie: O doux printemps d'autrefois" for Voice & Piano
RACHMANINOFF "Spring Waters", Op. 14, No. 11
SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 47
What has 18 strings and kicks off the new season with a stunning work? It’s guitar sensation Łukasz Kuropaczewski and friends performing Sor’s Gran solo concertante. And there’s Schumann’s Piano Quartet and a suite of music from Stravinsky’s L’histoire du soldat (watch later in the season for the fully staged version!); both works feature the return of violin virtuoso Daniel Hope.
Jul 2017
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
St. Francis Auditorium, NM Museum of Art • Santa Fe
SOR Gran solo concertante, Op. 14
STRAVINSKY L’histoire du soldat, Suite for Violin, Clarinet & Piano
BRIDGE Three Songs for Medium Voice, Viola and Piano, Nos. 1-3
MASSENET "Elegie: O doux printemps d'autrefois" for Voice & Piano
RACHMANINOFF "Spring Waters", Op. 14, No. 11
SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 47
What has 18 strings and kicks off the new season with a stunning work? It’s guitar sensation Łukasz Kuropaczewski and friends performing Sor’s Gran solo concertante. And there’s Schumann’s Piano Quartet and a suite of music from Stravinsky’s L’histoire du soldat (watch later in the season for the fully staged version!); both works feature the return of violin virtuoso Daniel Hope.
Jun 2017
Das Rheingold with New York Philharmonic
David Geffen Hall • New York City
Das Rheingold is the first of the four operas that comprise Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, the largest operatic work ever composed, and launches the incredible sound world of the cycle. Led by Alan Gilbert, the New York Philharmonic and a fabulous cast of singers introduce you to a titanic landscape of gods, giants, dwarves, and water spirits in this complete concert version of the opera.
Jun 2017
Das Rheingold with New York Philharmonic
David Geffen Hall • New York City
Das Rheingold is the first of the four operas that comprise Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, the largest operatic work ever composed, and launches the incredible sound world of the cycle. Led by Alan Gilbert, the New York Philharmonic and a fabulous cast of singers introduce you to a titanic landscape of gods, giants, dwarves, and water spirits in this complete concert version of the opera.
Jun 2017
Das Rheingold with New York Philharmonic
David Geffen Hall • New York City
Das Rheingold is the first of the four operas that comprise Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, the largest operatic work ever composed, and launches the incredible sound world of the cycle. Led by Alan Gilbert, the New York Philharmonic and a fabulous cast of singers introduce you to a titanic landscape of gods, giants, dwarves, and water spirits in this complete concert version of the opera.
May 2017
Recital with Nathan Hughes, Rafael Figueroa and Ken Noda
Carnegie Music Hall • Pittsburgh
Mendelssohn: Psalm 42: Meine Seele Dürstet Nach Gott
Brahms: Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91
Dutilleux : Oboe Sonata
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Vaughan Williams: Blake Songs
Haydn: Arianna a Naxos, Hob. XXVIb:2
Berlioz: Damnation of Faust: D’amour l’ardante flame
May 2017
Recital with Nathan Hughes, Rafael Figueroa and Ken Noda
American Philosophical Society • Philadelphia
Mendelssohn: Psalm 42: Meine Seele Dürstet Nach Gott
Brahms: Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91
Dutilleux : Oboe Sonata
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Vaughan Williams: Blake Songs
Haydn: Arianna a Naxos, Hob. XXVIb:2
Berlioz: Damnation of Faust: D’amour l’ardante flame
Feb 2017
Five Borough Songbook Volume II
Flushing Town Hall • Queens
5BMF is thrilled to present the World Premiere and Queens Premiere of our brand new Five Borough Songbook, Volume II this February! Commissioned in honor of our 10th Anniversary season in 2016-2017, the Songbook is a thrilling musical journey across NYC: an exploration of the city’s rich artistic and cultural legacy and a celebration of its most manifold musical talent.
Following the model of the original Five Borough Songbook – commissioned by 5BMF in 2011 for our 5th Anniversary and performed in every borough of the city that season – Volume II features twenty vibrant new works by twenty unique composers. Four vocalists, two pianists and one cellist will bring the Songbook to life through songs, duets and ensembles, all inspired by New York City places, poetry and themes.
PERFORMERS
Jocelyn Dueck, piano
Erika Switzer, piano
Marnie Breckenridge, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano
William Ferguson, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello
SONGBOOK COMPOSERS
Matthew Aucoin, Lembit Beecher, Conrad Cummings, Jonathan Dawe, Evan Fein, Daniel Felsenfeld, Herschel Garfein, Whitney George, Marie Incontrera, Laura Kaminsky, Libby Larsen, Hannah Lash, Missy Mazzoli, Jessie Montgomery, Robert Paterson, Paola Prestini, Kevin Puts, Kamala Sankaram, Gregory Spears and Bora Yoon
Feb 2017
Five Borough Songbook Volume II
Cary Hall - DiMenna Center for Classical Music • New York
5BMF is thrilled to present the World Premiere and Queens Premiere of our brand new Five Borough Songbook, Volume II this February! Commissioned in honor of our 10th Anniversary season in 2016-2017, the Songbook is a thrilling musical journey across NYC: an exploration of the city’s rich artistic and cultural legacy and a celebration of its most manifold musical talent.
Following the model of the original Five Borough Songbook – commissioned by 5BMF in 2011 for our 5th Anniversary and performed in every borough of the city that season – Volume II features twenty vibrant new works by twenty unique composers. Four vocalists, two pianists and one cellist will bring the Songbook to life through songs, duets and ensembles, all inspired by New York City places, poetry and themes.
PERFORMERS
Jocelyn Dueck, piano
Erika Switzer, piano
Marnie Breckenridge, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano
William Ferguson, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello
SONGBOOK COMPOSERS
Matthew Aucoin, Lembit Beecher, Conrad Cummings, Jonathan Dawe, Evan Fein, Daniel Felsenfeld, Herschel Garfein, Whitney George, Marie Incontrera, Laura Kaminsky, Libby Larsen, Hannah Lash, Missy Mazzoli, Jessie Montgomery, Robert Paterson, Paola Prestini, Kevin Puts, Kamala Sankaram, Gregory Spears and Bora Yoon