2019-2020 |
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While our 2019-2020 season was unfortunately cut short due to COVID-19, the following represents the 25th Anniversary season that we had planned and rehearsed. We are disappointed that we weren’t able to perform our Classics II & III programs, but we are grateful for the wonderful Classics I concerts we performed, and looking forward to future seasons of music making. | |
CLASSICS I: From Gustav, With Love | |
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major | Mozart |
Bruce Falby, Flute | |
Symphony No. 5 Suite | Mahler |
CLASSICS II: St. Petersburg Virtuosos (cancelled due to COVID-19) | |
Polonaise from Eugene Onegin | Tchaikovsky |
Violin Concerto No. 1 | Prokofiev |
Tatiana Dimitriades, violin | |
Symphony No. 4 | Tchaikovsky |
CLASSICS III: Music For All (cancelled due to COVID-19) | |
World premiere, a New Phil anniversary commission | Vignieri |
Symphony No. 9 | Beethoven |
Rachele Schmiege, soprano | |
Britt Brown, mezzo soprano | |
Omar Najmi, tenor | |
Ryne Cherry, baritone | |
Metropolitan Chorale, Lisa Graham, Music Director | |
2018-2019 |
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CLASSICS I: Masters and their Masterpieces | |
Leonore Overture No. 3 | Beethoven |
Cello Concerto No. 1 | Shostakovich |
Lev Mayuma, Cello | |
Der Rosenkavalier Suite | Strauss |
CLASSICS II: An Evening of Brahms | |
Piano Concerto No. 1 | Brahms |
Michael Lewin, Piano | |
Symphony No. 4 | Brahms |
CLASSICS III: American Fête | |
Divertimento for Orchestra | Bernstein |
Sonnets: I, IV | Tsontakis |
Robert Sheena, English Horn | |
Spaghetti Western | Daugherty |
Robert Sheena, English Horn | |
Symphony No. 9: “From the New World” | Dvorak |
2017-2018 |
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CLASSICS I: Soul and Redemption | |
Rainbow Body | Theofanidis |
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 37 | Korngold |
Owen Young, Cello | |
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47 | Shostakovich |
CLASSICS II: The French Russian Connection | |
Mother Goose Suite | Debussy |
Snow Maiden Aria Marfa’s Aria from the Tsar’s Bride |
Rimsky-Korsakov |
Chanson Georgienne | Rachmaninoff |
Yelena Dudochkin, soprano | |
L’apres midi d’un Faun | Ravel |
Firebird | Stravinsky |
CLASSICS III: All Beethoven | |
Consecration of the House | Beethoven |
Concerto for violin and orchestra | Beethoven |
Irina Muresanu, violin | |
Symphony No. 7 | Beethoven |
Jorge Soto, guest conductor | |
2016-2017 |
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CLASSICS I: Gustav Mahler, Song and Symphony | |
Songs of a Wayfarer | Mahler |
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen | Mahler |
Joanna Porackova, Soprano | |
Symphony No. 1 | Mahler |
CLASSICS II: Tubin and Tchaikovsky | |
An American Hymn | Vignieri |
Double Bass Concerto | Tubin |
Edwin Barker, Double Bass | |
Symphony No. 6 | Tchaikovsky |
CLASSICS III: Brahms and Elgar | |
Pavane for a Dead Princess | Ravel |
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 | Brahms |
Alexander Velinzon, Violin | |
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 | Elgar |
2015-2016 |
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CLASSICS I: 21st Season Spectacular! | |
Cantus (in Memory of Benjamin Britten) | Pärt |
Concerto for Violin, Op. 53 | Dvorák |
Haldan Martinson, violin | |
Symphony No. 2 | Sibelius |
CLASSICS II: Inspired by Shakespeare | |
Overture to “The Merry Wives of Windsor” | Nicolai |
Love Scene from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 17 | Berlioz |
Hamlet: Film Suite, Op. 116 | Shostakovich |
Tina Packer, Gertrude Jason Asprey, Hamlet Nigel Gore, Claudius Sarah Bowles, Ophelia |
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CLASSICS III: Blockbuster Beethoven | |
Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 in F Major “Pastoral” | Beethoven |
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 112 | Beethoven |
Choral Fantasy, Op. 80 | Beethoven |
Jonathan Bass, piano New World Chorale |
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2014-2015 |
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CLASSICS I: Festive & Fantastique | |
Festive Overture | Shostakovich |
Shiloh – A Requiem (world premiere) | Tarrh |
Symphonie Fantastique | Berlioz |
CLASSICS II: Local & Imported: Lenny & Johannes | |
Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety” | Bernstein |
Randall Hodgkinson, piano | |
Symphony No. 2 | Brahms |
CLASSICS III: Let’s Pull Out all the Stops! | |
Variations on “America” | Ives |
Cello Concerto No. 1 | Kabalevsky |
Sophie Applbaum, cello | |
Organ Symphony | Saint-Saëns |
John Finney, organ | |
2013-2014 |
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CLASSICS I: Budapest to Vienna | |
Dances of Galanta | Kodaly |
Piano Concerto No. 3 | Bartok |
Jonathan Bass, piano | |
Serenade No. 1 | Brahms |
CLASSICS II: Tragedy & Triumph | |
Romeo & Juliet Overture | Tchaikovsky |
Francesca di Rimini | Tchaikovsky |
Violin Concerto | Tchaikovsky |
Adrian Anantawan, violin | |
CLASSICS III: Now & Then | |
Concerto Competition Winners | |
Symphony No. 8 | Dvorak |
2012-2013 |
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CLASSICS I: Duo of Threes | |
Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish” | Schumann |
Piano Concerto No. 3 | Rachmaninoff |
Abel Sanchez Aguilera, piano, 1st prize winner, 2011 Boston International Piano Competition | |
CLASSICS II: Memories of Italy | |
The Birds | Respighi |
Concerto Gregoriano | Respighi |
James Buswell, violin | |
Pines of Rome | Respighi |
CLASSICS III: Now and Then | |
Quintessence (world premiere) | Erika Foin |
Symphony No. 5 | Mahler |
2011-2012 |
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CLASSICS I: Land of the Free, Music of America | |
Divertimento for Full Orchestra | Bernstein |
Piano Concerto No. 2 | MacDowell |
Frederick Moyer, piano | |
Symphony No. 9 | Dvorak |
CLASSICS II: Of Youth and Music | |
Symphony No. 1 (world premiere) | Anna Larsen |
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 | Schumann |
Aaron Wolff, cello | |
Symphony No. 1, “Winter Dreams” | Tchaikovsky |
CLASSICS III: The Beauty of Brahms | |
Nanie, Op 82
Setting of Friedrich von Schiller’s “Nanie” (“Dirge”) Song of Destiny, Op. 54 Setting of Friedrich Holderlin’s “Schicksalslied” |
Brahms |
In collaboration with the New World Chorale Holly MacEwen Krafka, Artistic Director |
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Symphony No. 1 | Brahms |
2010-2011 |
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CLASSICS I: Poland, Paris, and Russia | |
Excerpts from Les Sylphides | Chopin |
Piano Concerto No. 1 | Chopin |
Vincent Schmithorst, piano | |
Symphony No. 9 | Shostakovich |
CLASSICS II: Three B’s | |
Symphony No. 1 in B flat Major | Boyce |
Symphony No. 2 | Beethoven |
Double Concerto for
Violin and Cello |
Brahms |
Haldan Martinson, violin; Sato Knudsen, cello |
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CLASSICS III: Reflect and Rejoice | |
Symphony No. 5
IV. Adagietto |
Mahler |
Symphony No. 4 | Mahler |
Sara Heaton, soprano | |
2009-2010 |
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CLASSICS I: Russian/American Connection | |
Blue Cathedral | Higdon |
Variations on a Theme of Paganini | Rachmaninoff |
Ben Pasternack, piano | |
Scheherazade | Rimsky-Korsakov |
CLASSICS II: Brahms/Vienna Connection | |
Concerto for Violin No. 2 in D minor, Movement I | Wieniawski |
Francesca Bass, violin | |
Concerto for Cello in B minor, Movement I | Dvorák |
Lev Mamuya, cello | |
Symphony No. 4 | Brahms |
CLASSICS III: Spanish/French Connection | |
Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra | Rodrigo |
Eliot Fisk, guitar | |
Danzas Fantásticas, Op.22 | Turina |
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2 | Ravel |
2008-2009 |
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CLASSICS I: Scotch Plaid | |
Scottish Fantasy | Bruch |
Peter Zazofsky, violin | |
Symphony No. 3, “Scottish” | Mendelssohn |
CLASSICS II: Tragedy and Triumph | |
Ford’s Theater:
A Few Glimpses of Easter Week 1865 |
Ernst Bacon |
Piano Concerto No. 1 | Prokofiev |
Jonathan Bass, piano | |
Symphony No. 5 | Tchaikovsky |
CLASSICS III: Austrian Artisans | |
Symphony No. 94, “Surprise” | Haydn |
Symphony No. 1 | Mahler |
2007-2008 |
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CLASSICS I: Solo Brilliance | |
St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra | Holst |
Oboe Concerto in c minor | Marcello |
Keisuke Wakao, oboe | |
Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra | Tubin |
Edwin Barker, double bass | |
Symphony No.6 in D Major, Op. 60 | Dvorak |
CLASSICS II: For Love of Mankind | |
Suite from “Lt. Kije” | Prokofiev |
Songs of a Wayfarer | Mahler |
Gale Fuller, mezzo-soprano | |
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 | Brahms |
2006-2007 |
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CLASSICS I: Fact and Fantasy | |
Tragic Overture | Brahms |
Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467
“Elvira Madigan” |
Mozart |
Mia Chung, piano | |
Symphony Fantastique, Op. 14 | Berlioz |
CLASSICS II: Nordic Sketches | |
Suite from “Peer Gynt” | Grieg |
Jay O’Callahan, narrator | |
Violin concerto, Op. 47 |
Sibelius |
Haldan Martinson, violin | |
CLASSICS III: From the Country to the Sea Community Convergence Concert | |
Overture to Fidelio, Op. 72c | Beethoven |
Al Leisinger, guest conductor | |
Symphony No. 6, Op. 68, “Pastorale” | Beethoven |
Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a | Britten |
April 28 featuring the Medfield High School Orchestra April 29 featuring the Newton All-City Treble Chorus, Charlotte Brumit, Director |
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2005-2006 |
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CLASSICS I: | |
Selections from Old American Songs | Copland |
Newton All-City Chorus Charlotte Brumit, Director |
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Made in America | Tower |
Symphony No. 4 | Tchaikovsky |
CLASSICS II: | |
Overture to The Magic Flute | Mozart |
Images, Interactions, Incantations | Kechley |
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 | Beethoven |
CLASSICS III: | |
Everything Changes | Foin |
Symphony No. 2 | Mahler |
Jayne West, soprano Marion Dry, mezzo-soprano Newton Choral Society, David Carrier, conductor Heritage Chorale, John Finney, conductor |
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2004-2005 |
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CLASSICS I: Dvorak Meets America | |
Carnival Overture | Dvorak |
Cello Concerto | Dvorak |
Cello Concerto | Korngold |
Carmen Fantasy | Waxman |
Music From the Golden Age of Cinema | |
Matt Haimovitz, Cello | |
CLASSICS II: Celebrate the Stage | |
Fingal’s Cave Overture | Mendelssohn |
Symphony No. 3 | Brahms |
Hamlet: Film Suite (1964) | Shostakovich |
Dramatic Readings by Annette Miller, Daniel Gidron and Barry Abramowitz | |
CLASSICS III: Celebrate Creativity | |
Overture to the Bartered Bride | Smetana |
Rhapsody in Blue | Gershwin |
Adam Birnbaum, Piano | |
Pictures at an Exhibition | Mussorgsky/Ravel |
2003-2004 |
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Classics I: JFK Memorial Concert | |
Variations on a Theme by Haydn | Brahms |
A German Requiem | Brahms |
Jane Shivick, soprano; Donald Wilkinson, baritone; Heritage Chorale, John Finney, Director | |
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Classics II | |
Variations on a Nursery School Song | Dohnanyi |
Jonathan Bass, piano | |
Symphony No. 5 | Tchaikovsky |
Classics III | |
Enigma Variations | Elgar |
Symphony No. 5 | Shostakovich |
2002-2003 |
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Classics I | |
Knoxville, Summer of 1915 | Barber |
Sharon Baker, soprano | |
Symphony No. 6 | Tchaikovsky |
Classics II | |
Dream Journeys | DiDomenica |
Serenade | Bernstein |
Emmanuel Borok, violin | |
Classics III | |
Symphony No. 5 | Mahler |
2001-2002 |
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Classics I: A Russian Tapestry | |
“Autumn” from The Seasons | Glazunov |
Concerto for Double Bass | Koussevitsky |
Edwin Barker, double bass | |
Symphony No. 2 | Rachmaninoff |
Classics II: Brass & Beethoven | |
Fanfares for Brass & Percussion | Dukas Tower Copland |
Symphony No. 9 | Beethoven |
Boston College Chorale, John Finney, Director | |
Classics III: Flute Francais | |
Jeux d’Enfants | Bizet |
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra | Ibert |
Eugenia Zukerman, flute | |
Symphony No. 6 | Dvorak |
2000-2001 |
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Classics I: The French—Russian Connection | |
Ma Mere L’Oye (Mother Goose Suite) | Ravel |
Piano Concerto in G Major | Ravel |
Lori Sims, piano | |
The Rite of Spring | Stravinsky/Rudolf |
Classics II: Beethoven in Threes | |
Overture to “Creatures of Prometheus” | Beethoven |
Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello | Beethoven |
Jonathan Bass, piano; Tatiana Dimitriades, violin; Sato Knudsen, cello |
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Symphony No. 3, “The Eroica” | Beethoven |
Classics III: Season Finale! | |
Alla Marcia from Karelia Suite | Sibelius |
Piano Concerto No. 2 | Brahms |
David Deveau, piano | |
1999-2000 |
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Classics I: New and Not So | |
Symphony No. 2 | S. Albert |
Piano Concerto No. 1 | Beethoven |
David Deveau, piano | |
An American in Paris | Gershwin |
Classics II: Khach as Khach Khan | |
Flute Concerto | Khachaturian |
Jacques Zoon, flute | |
Symphony No. 3 | Schumann |
Classics III: Van Ness & Verdi | |
Work for Chorus & Brass (World Premiere!) | P. Van Ness |
Requiem | Verdi |
Ellen Chickering, soprano; Gale Fuller, mezzo-soprano Ray Bauwens, tenor; Robert Honeysucker, baritone |
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1998-1999 |
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Classics I: Horns-a-Plenty | |
Sorcerer’s Apprentice | Dukas |
Horn Concerto No. 1 | Strauss |
Daniel Katzen, french horn | |
Symphony No. 8 | Dvorak |
Classics II: Presenting Si-Jing! | |
Le Corsair Overture, Op. 21 | Berlioz |
Violin Concerto, Op. 82 | Glazunov |
Si-Jing Huang, violin | |
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 | Brahms |
Classics III: From Russia with Love | |
Russian Easter Overture | Rimsky-Korsakov |
Piano Concerto No. 3 | Prokoviev |
Randall Hodgkinson, piano | |
Pictures at an Exhibition | Mussorgsky |
1997-1998 |
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Classics I: Things that go Bump in the Night | |
Burleske for Piano and Orchestra | R. Strauss |
Totentanz for Piano and Orchestra | Liszt |
Jonathan Bass, piano | |
Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 | Berlioz |
Classics II: Vive la France | |
“Phedre” Overture | Massenet |
Le Tombeau de Couperin | Ravel |
Symphony No. 3 in c minor, Op. 78 | Saints-Saens |
James David Christie, organ | |
Classics III: Younger than Springtime | |
Symphony No. 6 in F, K. 43 | Mozart |
Appalacian Spring Suite | Copland |
Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 26 | Bruch |
Stefan Jackiw, violin | |
1996-1997 |
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Classics I: Music for the Imagination | |
Overture to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” | Mendelssohn |
Violin Concerto | Glass |
Emanuel Borok, violin | |
Prelude a l’apres midi d’un faune | Debussy |
Firebird Suite (1919) | Stravinksy |
Classics II: Out of Darkness | |
Tragic Overture | Brahms |
Concerto for String Quartet and Chamber Orchestra | Schulhoff |
Hawthorne String Quartet Ronan Lefkowitz, violin; Si-Jung Huang, violin; Mark Ludwig, viola; Sato Knudsen, cello |
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Classics III: Music From the Master | |
Coriolanus Overture | Beethoven |
Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 | Beethoven |
Janice Weber, piano | |
Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 | Beethoven |
1995-1996 – Inaugural Season |
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Classics I | |
Ruy Blas Overture | Mendelssohn |
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | Rachmaninoff |
Benjamin Pasternak, piano | |
Symphony No. 6 | Dvorak |
Classics II | |
Concerto for Flute and Harp | Mozart |
Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flute; Ann Hobson Pilot, harp | |
Symphony No. 1 | Brahms |
Classics III | |
Polonaise from Eugene Onegin | Tchaikovsky |
Violin Concerto | Tchaikovsky |
Tamara Smirnova, violin | |
Symphony No. 4 | Tchaikovsky |
