2024-25 Season
Richard Einhorn - Voices of Light - tenor soloist
New York Choral Society, Mannes Orchestra, & The Polyphonists
Friday, November 1, 2023 at 4:00PM
Alice Tully Hall
1941 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
Audiences love to hear any one of Bach’s iconic motets in a live performance, but to hear all of them in one evening is a revelation. Bach’s vocal-ensemble writing is legendary among singers, artfully bringing to life the rhetorical substance of his musical and theological convictions. A valuable part of Bach’s oeuvre, the motets together capture the full range of connection between text, music, and faith.
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Stravinsky - Renard - tenor soloist
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 8:00PM The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 8:00PM Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 3:00PM Music at Strathmore
In Renard, Stravinsky transforms the chaos of World War I and his own exile from Russia into a playful yet biting burlesque. This vibrant, folk-infused tale of a sly fox and his animal foes is a bold experiment in theater and music, blending humor with striking rhythmic energy. Meanwhile, Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G glimmers with jazz influences and brilliant orchestration, as Alice Sara Ott breathes life into its effervescent charm. Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra concludes with a kaleidoscopic display of color and virtuosity, a triumph born from the depths of personal struggle.
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Mozart - Requiem - tenor soloist
Princeton University Chapel Choir
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 7:30PM
Mozart’s epic Requiem is a choral masterpiece shrouded in mystery. Originally commissioned by an “unknown, gray stranger,” the score later became the centerpiece of the film Amadeus. “If Mozart did not write the music, then the man who wrote it was a Mozart.” —Beethoven
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Mozart - Requiem - tenor soloist
Washington Bach Consort
Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 4:00PM
Mozart’s Requiem has long captivated audiences with its epic melodies, counterpoint, and grand sense of finality. Left unfinished at the time of Mozart’s death, the version completed by his student Franz Xaver Süssmayr is the one most often performed, preserving the spirit and grandeur of Mozart’s final masterpiece. Before the evening closes with Mozart’s somber farewell, the Bach Consort will perform the elegant Concerto in G major by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, whose music has rightfully found new appreciation in modern times.
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New American Songbook
The Thirteen
Friday, May 2, 2025 7:30 PM
Trinity United Methodist Church 2911 Cameron Mills Road Alexandria, VA
Saturday, May 3, 2025 7:30 PM
Live! At 10th and G 945 G Street NorthwestWashington, DC
Sunday, May 4, 2025 5:00 PM
All Saints Episcopal Church 3 Chevy Chase CircleChevy Chase, MD
What creates identity and inspires belonging? In this program, The Thirteen explores these themes through works by American composers from the end of World War II to today, suggesting the beginnings of a diverse and inclusive New American Songbook. The program opens with Aaron Copland's In the Beginning, a profound reflection on origins, followed by Ted Hearne's Privilege (2009), which addresses socio-economic inequality. It culminates with the premiere of a new work by Indian American composer Juhi Bansal, celebrated for her exploration of cultural diversity and environmental themes.
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American Reflections
The Columbia Orchestra
Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Jim Rouse Theatre
Columbia, MD
Leonard Bernstein: Selections from West Side Story
Ulysses Kay: Pietà
Walter Piston: Symphony No. 4
Three works, including selections from Bernstein’s inimitable West Side Story, showcase the musical diversity of post-war America in this captivating concert of 1950s compositions. Matthew Hill will bring the iconic role of Tony to life, performing some of the most beloved selections from Bernstein’s score. Walter Piston’s often academic style is set aside in his joyful Symphony No. 4, evoking the powerful themes of industrial progress. Between these dynamic works, Ulysses Kay's Pietà offers a sublime and contemplative reflection, with a concerto for English horn and string orchestra that recalls the quiet beauty of Michelangelo’s Madonna della Pietà.
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