March 2008
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Saturday, March 1, 2008
The Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center at 1:00 pm

Verdi: Otello

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Renée Fleming   •   Johan Botha   •   Carlo Guelfi

Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English

Roulette Childrens Concert
Roulette, at 2:00 pm

Childrens Concert w/ Elliot Sharp

$5.00


Roulette
20 Greene Street


Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas
El Museo Del Barrio, at 3:00 pm

Alondra de la Parra, conductor


Niños Concert

Works by Arturo Rodríguez among others


El Museo Del Barrio
1230 5th Avenue


Emilia Oskotsky
Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, at 5:30 pm

Emilia Oskotsky, piano


Program: TBA


Enesemble ACJW
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, at 7:00 pm

Christopher Hogwood, conductor


Haydn: Symphony No. 22 in E-flat Major, “The Philosopher”
Martinů: La Revue de cuisine
Haydn: (arr. Wranitzky) Divertimento, Op. 71
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite


The Academy is a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education.


Verdi and Puccini
Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Symphonyspace, at 7:30 pm

Gwendolyn Alu, soprano   •   Monica Barnes, soprano
Roman Garcia, tenor   •   Brian Johnson, baritone
Sabrina Trojse, piano


Una Serata Romantica

Verdi and Puccini: scenes and arias from Aida, Il Trovatore, Tosca, Edgar and Manon Lescaut. Accompanied by renowned opera coach and award-winning


92nd Street Y Guitar Institute
Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92nd Street Y, at 8:00 pm

Frederic Hand, lute   •   William Kanengiser, guitar   •   David Leisner, guitar
David Tanenbaum, guitar   •   Scott Tennant, guitar   •   Benjamin Verdery, guitar


A 75th Birthday Tribute to Julian Bream

Some of today's finest guitarists celebrate the life and legacy of Julian Bream, the incomparable master whose achievements as both a performer and musical advocate have boosted the guitar's stature and popularity.

Works by Praetorius, Susato, Lawes, Britten, de Falla, Roussel, Takemitsu, Villa-Lobos


Pre-concert talk at 7pm with Benjamin Verdery of Yale University.


Bach and the Baroque
Miller Theatre, at 8:00 pm

Gotham City Orchestra, George Steel, conductor
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano   •   Sasha Cooke, mezzo soprano   •   Scott Dispensa, baritone
Paul Woodiel, hurdy-gurdy   •   Christopher Layer, musette   •   Tom Zajac, zampogna
Grant Herreid, ciaramella


Country Pleasures: Bach and the Baroque Pastoral

Works by J. S. Bach:
  “Sinfonia” from Christmas Oratorio
  “Et in spiritum” from the Mass in b minor
  “Mache Dich, mein Herze, rein” from the St. Matthew Passion
  “Schafe könen sicher weiden” from Cantata 208
  “Erbarme Dich, mien Gott” from the St. Matthew Passion
  “Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust” from Cantata 170

Vivaldi: Concerto “La Pastorella”
Vivaldi/Chedeville : “Printemps“ from Les saisons amusantes


Camerata Notturna
Church of the Good Shepherd, at 8:00 pm

Jonathan Yates, conductor   •   Anthony McGill, clarinet


Chester Biscardi: Recognition (2004/2007 - World Premiere)
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622
Stravinsky: Pulcinella (1920)


Church of the Good Shepherd
152 West 66th Street


Ensemble π (Pi)
Great Hall, Cooper Union, at 8:00 pm


The Rest Is Silence, a response to war

Frederic Rzewski: Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier, for piano (2003) U.S. premiere
John Harbison: Abu Ghraib, for cello and piano (2006)
Kristin Norderval: Far From Home, for two voices and computer-generated sound (2007)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano trio No 2 in E minor, opus 67 (1944)

William Kentridge, Philip Miller: Two Shorts from Nine Projections featuring a live performance of original score for string quartet, trumpet and piano (2003)

Guest Speaker: Naomi Wolf, author: The End of America



link to concert info
The Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center at 8:00 pm

Bizet: Carmen

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor
Olga Borodina   •   Krassimira Stoyanova
Marcelo Álvarez   •   Lucio Gallo

Sung in French with Met Titles in English

Klara Min
Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center, at 8:00 pm

Klara Min, piano


Works by Brahms and Schumann


The OMNI Ensemble
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, at 8:00 pm

The OMNI Ensemble, Joshua Feltman, Conductor
Misa Ann Iwama, mezzo soprano   •   Olivier Fluchaire, violin   •   David Bakamjian, cello
David Wechsler, flute   •   Paul Garment, clarinet   •   Yoojin Oh, piano


Music of Arnold Schoenberg:
Pierrot Lunaire
Kammersymphonie Op. 9

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Intrada
Aaorn Copland: As It Fell Upon A Day


Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
58 Seventh Avenue, Park Slope


Steuart Pincombe
Bargemusic, Brooklyn, at 8:00 pm

Steuart Pincombe, cello


Bach Cello Suites, Part One

Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
Suite No. 2 in d minor, BWV 1008
Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009


Polyhymnia
Church of St. Luke in the Fields, at 8:00 pm

Rachel Bazaz, Fiona Chow, Emma Hoyt, Nancy Temple: sopranos
June Severino Feldman, Aaron Lauber, Marjorie Naughton: altos
Jeff Hindman, David Lee, David Usdan: tenors
Rob Hollander, Erik-Peter Mortensen, Edward Willis, bass

Jim Miller, Ravi Rajan, cornetto   •   Terry Pierce, sackbut
Tony Elitcher, Ronald Evans, dulcian   •   Holly Mentzer, spanish cross-strung harp
James Smith, Charles Weaver, lute & Baroque Guitar   •   David Shuler, organ


Elected of the Lord

17th-Century Mexican Ceremonial Music by Fernandes, de Lienas, Padilla & Lopez Capillas

Pre-concert lecture by James Middleton 7:00 pm


Part of St. Luke in the Field's Fiesta of Mexican Baroque Music

The Church of St. Luke in the Fields
487 Hudson St


The String Orchestra of Brooklyn
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, at 8:00 pm

Eli Spindel, conductor


Works by (mostly) Young American Composers

Ian Hartsough: Stick Figures, for string orchestra (World Premiere)
Gabriel Lubell: Quomodo sedet sola, for string orchestra and mezzo-soprano (World Premiere)
Tristan Perich: I am not without my eyes open, for string orchestra and organ (NY Premiere)
Matt McBane: 2x4 for string octet
John Corigliano: Voyage for string orchestra
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings


St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn
157 Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, at 8:00 pm

Valery Gergiev, conductor   •   Yefim Bronfman, piano


Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”


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