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CONCERT CALENDAR 2017 - 2018

Saturday, September 23, 2017, 8 P.M., Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
BOSTON MUSICA VIVA  CARTER'S MIRROR AND HOFFER'S CONCERTO
Bernard Hoffer Concerto di Camera IV  world premiere

   William Kirkley, clarinet soloist
John Aylward Ephemera
Hannah Lash Subtilior, Lamento
Elliott Carter A Mirror on Which to Dwell

   Zorana Sadiq, soprano




Friday & Saturday, October 13 & 14, 2017, 8 P.M., 51 Walden, Concord, MA
CONCORD ORCHESTRA CULTURES
W.A. Mozart Magic Flute Overture
Ernst Bloch Schelomo

   Jan Mueller-Szeraws, cello
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 5




Saturday, October 28, 2017, 8 P.M., Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
NEW ENGLAND PHILHARMONIC EERIE COMPANY
Andrew Norman Sacred Geometry
Joseph Schwantner Magabunda

   Sarah Pelletier, soprano
Peter Child Punkie Night
Igor Stravinsky Petrouchka




Saturday, November 4, 2017, 8 P.M., Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA
BOSTON MUSICA VIVA NORTHEAST BY FAR EAST
David Horne Spike  (from the 30th season)
Joyce Mekeel Rune  (from the 8th season)

   Ann Bobo, flute

   Robert Schulz, percussion
William Kraft Kaleidoscope  (from the 45th season)
Peter Child new work   world premiere
Zhou Long Metal, Stone, Silk, Bamboo   Boston premiere

   Guo Yazhi, soloist (Dadi, Quidi, Xun, Suona) 




Sunday, December 3, 2017, 2 & 4 P.M.,  51 Walden, Concord, MA
CONCORD ORCHESTRA FAMILY CONCERT, FAMILIES
P.I. Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings, 4th movement

     with the Concord-Carlisle High School String Orchestra 
Bernard Hoffer Thundercats Suite
Herbert Chappell Paddington Bear's First Concert

   Joyce Kulhawik, narrator
Audience sing-along Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bells, White Christmas




Sunday, December 10, 2017, 3 P.M., Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
NEW ENGLAND PHILHARMONIC THE USUAL ORCHESTRAL SUSPECTS
John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Aaron Copland Old American Songs, First Set

   Cambridge Children's Chorus

   Wendy Silverberg, Director
Nathaniel Stookey Lemony Snicket's The Composer is Dead

   narrator tba
Young Artist Competition Winner as a concerto soloist




Friday & Saturday, January 26 & 27, 2018, 8 P.M., 51 Walden, Concord, MA
CONCORD ORCHESTRA COLLABORATIONS
Matthew Browne How the Solar System Was Won
William Walton Viola Concerto

   Steven Ansell, soloist
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F




Saturday, March 3, 2018, 8 P.M.Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
NEW ENGLAND PHILHARMONIC ANCIENT, MODERN AND BERNSTEIN
Claude Debussy Prelude a l'apres-mid d'un faune
Eric Nathan Paestum   world premiere of the orchestral version
Ferrucio Busoni Indian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra

   Jeffrey Swann, soloist
Leonard Bernstein Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free
Steven Stucky Symphony    first Boston performance
Lachlan Skipworth Spiritus   first U.S. performance

   Call for Scores winning work




Sunday, March 11, 2018, 3 P.M., Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
BOSTON MUSICA VIVA FAMILY CONCERT, YOUNG HEROINES OF FOLKLORE
Barbara White The Wrong Child   world premiere

   The Northeast Youth Ballet

   Denise Cecere, Director and Choreographer

   Joyce Kulhawik, narrator  
Bruce Adolphe The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses   from the 38th season

   The Boston City Singers

   Joshua DeWitte, Director

   Joyce Kulhawik, narrator




Friday & Saturday, March 23 & 24, 2017, 8 P.M., 51 Walden, Concord, MA
CONCORD ORCHESTRA SPRNG AWAKENING
Claude Debussy Printemps
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C
Young Artist Competition Winner as soloist in a concerto




Saturday, April 14, 2018, 8 P.M., Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA
BOSTON MUSICA VIVA
Melinda Wagner Unsung Chordata   world premiere
David Stock Scat   from the 2nd season

   Emily Thorner, soprano
Andy Vores Forgot   from the 37th season

   Emily Thorner, soprano
Helen Grime 7 Pierrot Miniatures
George Perle Critical Moments 2





Saturday, April 28, 2018, 8 P.M., Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
NEW ENGLAND PHILHARMONIC DANCING IN TIME
David Rakowski Water Music   world premiere
Sebastian Currier Time Machines   first Boston performance

   Danielle Madon, violin soloist
Bernard Hoffer Three Pieces for Orchestra   world premiere
Mauric Ravel Bolero




Friday & Saturday, May 18 & 19, 2018 at 8 P.M. and Sunday, May 20 at 2 P.M., 51 Walden, Concord, MA
CONCORD ORCHESTRA CONCORD POPS, HEROES AND VILLAINS
Leonard Bernstein Candide Overture
Lowell Liebermann Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, First Movement

   Susan Jackson, soloist
Franz Liszt Mephisto Waltz
Bernard Hoffer That Old Black Magic, Johnny Mercer Songbook   world premiere

   Maureen McMullan, vocalist
John Williams Superman March
Lerner, arr. Bennett Selections from My Fair Lady

  sing-along led by Maureen McMullan
John Philip Sousa The Stars and Stripes Forever
   
   
   




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