NYS Music 2024

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  • The Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra Announces its 2024-25 Season

    The Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Daniel Hege, is pleased to announce its 2024-2025 Season.

    The season runs from September 2024 through May 2025 and includes the M&T Bank Symphonic Series, the Visions Federal Credit Union Pops Series, and the Garufi Law P.C. Phelps Mansion Museum Series.

    Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra 2024-25 season
    Annie Jacobs-Perkins

    The Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra is located in Broome County, Binghamton. It is the Southern Tier’s largest and longest-serving symphony orchestra, as well as Broome County’s only professional symphony orchestra. The organization is known for its extraordinary talents, and captivating shows that have kept the community in awe for decades.

    The Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra is returning its series of anticipated, performances beginning in September. The season sees various acts and renditions from composers like Beethoven, Strauss, Mendelssohn, Mozart and more. Classical music is not the only genre included in the upcoming season. The events see the performances of hits from ABBA, Duke Ellington, Capathia Jenkins and others.

    Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra 2024-25 season
    Capathia Jenkins

    The M&T Bank Symphonic Series

    September 28 at 7:30pm: “Restless Oceans,” featuring living composer Anna Clyne’s piece Restless Oceans; Richard Strauss’s Horn Concerto No. 1, with Binghamton Philharmonic Principal French Horn soloist Alex Shuhan; and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, the “Pastoral.” 

    November 16 at 7:30pm: “Thresholds,” a celebration of the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner’s birth with Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6, Felix Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, and Threshold by living composer Hilary Purrington. 

    February 1 at 3:30pm: “Little Symphonies,” a program of Béla Bartók’s Roumanian Folk Dances; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, with Philharmonic Concertmaster Uli Speth and Principal Violist Victoria Miskolczy as soloists; living composer Quinn Mason’s Petite Symphonie; and Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 5.

    March 29 at 7pm: “In the Beginning,” will explore Einojuhani Rautavaara’s “In the Beginning,” Jan Sibelius’s Symphony No. 3, and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Binghamton Philharmonic favorite, pianist Andrew Russo as soloist. 

      The Visions Federal Credit Union Pops Series

      October 26 at 7:30p: “Dancing Queen: The Music of ABBA,” a concert of ABBA’s greatest hits with orchestra, rock band, and vocalists. 

      December 7 at 3:30 pm: “Winter Wonderland,” featuring holiday favorites, along with the music of Mannheim Steamroller and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

      March 1 at 7:30pm: “Pops at the Forum: A Tribute to the American Spirit,” celebrating the genius of American music with works by Duke Ellington, Florence Price, and John Phillip Sousa, along with excerpts from Richard Rogers’s South Pacific, and much more. 

      May 3 at 7:30pm: “She’s Got Soul,” bringing Broadway vocal powerhouse Capathia Jenkins to the Forum with the greatest hits of classic soul and R&B. 

        The Garufi Law P.C. Phelps Mansion Museum Series

        November 24 at 3pm. Juilliard-based ensemble the Dolphins String Quartet, a Binghamton favorite, returns with an intimate Sunday afternoon concert.

        January 12 at 3pm. The Intermezzo Trio gives a program of works for oboe, cello, and piano. 

        March 9 at 3pm: Acclaimed cellist Annie Jacobs-Perkins returns to Binghamton, with pianist Katelyn Vahala. 

        April 13 at 3pm. The Family Shuhan, a flute, French horn, and piano trio featuring Binghamton Philharmonic Principal French Horn Alex Shuhan and family.

          For more information on the Binghamton Philharmonic’s upcoming season and to purchase tickets, click here.

        • WindSync to Perform at Whalen Center in Ithaca

          Classical wind quintet WindSync is set to perform in Ithaca at the Hockett Family Recital Hall in the James J. Whalen Center for Music on April 10. The group plays their own unique approach to honoring one of the most influential boy bands of all time, NSYNC. Not only this, but the group plans to play original works, as well as covered works by various other artists.

          WindSync is made up of five classically trained virtuoso musicians who approach artistry, education, and community building with the charisma and openness of the boy band that inspired their name. The concert is free and open to the public. Earlier that afternoon at 4pm, WindSync will also offer a masterclass in the Hockett Family Recital Hall.

          The show celebrates the release of the group’s WindSync Plays Miguel del Aguila album which is set to be released five days prior on April 5. The album features music by Miguel del Aguila, a contemporary composer whose sound is highly influenced by his Latin American roots. 

          The April 10 program takes place at the James J. Whalen Center for Music as part of the Robert G. Boehmler Community Foundation Series. The program features the woodwind rendition of various artists, along with the group’s original compositions.

          April 10 Program:

          Shawn Okpebholo: Rise – premiered this season, the Nigerian-American composer’s work explored racial injustice.

          Mozart, Serenade in C minor K. 388 – this is a different kind of wind serenade. It’s brooding versus chipper, and Mozart wrote it at a time when wind music was trendy in Vienna.

          Marc Mellits: Apollo – in honor of the 2024 total solar eclipse – WindSync commissioned Marc Mellits to write Apollo in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. 

          Dieterich Buxtehude: Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV 161 – hear how the wind arrangement of this solemn piece makes it even more haunting.

          For more information on the upcoming program by WindSync hosted at the James J. Whalen Center for Music, click here.

          • Chelsea Music Festival is “Connecting the Dots” this Summer

            Chelsea Music Festival has announced its 15th season of events with all new Connecting the Dots performance this Summer. The festival consists of nine evenings of shows from June 21 to 29.

            Chelsea Music Festival

            This summer festival is led by Artistic Directors Melinda Lee Masur and Ken-David Masur. Connecting the Dots consists of concerts, conversation, visual and culinary arts over the span of the nine nights. The festival will focus on the restorative powers of the arts in the ways that music and art both calm and reinvigorate the brain and nervous system.

            The festival sees a multitude of talented and diverse performers and artists. Each exhibit and performance take place at various locations around NYC and some locations are yet to be announced. Each night of the festival will be different from the last and the diversity allows all types of audiences to be included and wowed.

            Chelsea Music Festival
            Aizuri Quartet
            2024 CHELSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL LINE-UP
            • Connecting the Dots— 15th Season Opening Night 

            Friday, June 21 at 7pm – location to be announced 

            World Premiere of A Night at Birdland by composer Nicky Sohn performed by WindSync 

            Featuring Aizuri Quartet, pianist Andrea Lam, violinist Max Tan 

            Chamber works by John Williams & Tebogo Monnakgotla 

            Performance of Dancing Stars by Augusta Read Thomas with conductor Ken-David Masur 

            • My Super Awesome Brain | Family Night 

            Saturday, June 22 at 10:30am at Pier 57, 25 11th Avenue, NYC 

            10:30am – Family Event featuring WindSync 

            • Jazz Doubleheader | Birnbaum & the Bach Preludes and Cardume Trio 

            Saturday, June 22 at 7pm – location to be announced 

            7pm – Preludes Album (Chelsea Music Festival Records label) featuring pianist Adam Birnbaum, percussionist Keita Ogawa (Snarky Puppy), bassist Matt Clohesy (Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society) based on 12 preludes from Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier 

            8:30pm – Late Night with Cardume Trio featuring jazz percussionists Rogério Boccato (Orquestra Jazz Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo), Keita Ogawa, and Brazilian bassist Cleber Almeida 

            • Festa Junina 

            Sunday, June 23 at 7pm at Pier 57, 25 11th Avenue, NYC 

            Traditional Brazilian Forró music to celebrate summer featuring percussionist Rogério Boccato, Brazilian bassist Cleber Almeida, and accordionist Vitor Goncalves 

            • Patitucci & Friends — 15th Season special event with Jazz, Song & Chamber Music 

            Monday, June 24 at 7pm at High Line Nine, 507 W. 27th Street, NYC 

            Jazz bassist John Patitucci and pianist Renee Rosnes – with Caleb Hudson on trumpet 

            Austrian duo baritone Daniel Gutmann (prize winner at Elīna Garanča’s ZukunftsStimmen) & pianist Maximilian Kromer (International Brahms Competition winner) 

            Featuring pianist Robert Fleitz (1st Prize in 2022 John Cage Award) 

            Reception curated by Chef Rachel Snyder 

            • Midsummer Night Magic— Visions & Stories 

            Tuesday, June 25 at 7pm at Czech Center, 321 E. 73rd Street, NYC 

            Selections from The Lee Trio album “Midsummer Night Magic” (Chelsea Music Festival Records label releasing June 2024) 

            Fern Flowers by Uljas Pulkkis 

            Five Trios by Edmund Finnis 

            Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op. 80 by Robert Schumann 

            Fantasiestücke, Op. 88 by Robert Schumann 

            Robert Schumann lieder with Austrian duo baritone Daniel Gutmann and pianist Maximilian Kromer 

            Performance of the Dumky Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90, B. 166 by Antonín Dvořák (120th anniversary of his death) 

            • Completed Resonances— Vu, Beranek, Fauré & Smetana 

            Wednesday, June 26 at 7pm at Czech Center, 321 E. 73rd Street, NYC 

            World Premiere commissioned by the Festival by Czech composer Jacob Beranek 

            Music by Ania Vu featuring soprano Marisa Karchin, pianist Robert Fleitz 

            Piano Trio in G Minor by Bedřich Smetana (200th anniversary) performed by pianist Andrea Lam, violinist Max Tan, and cellist Angela Lee 

            Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor by Gabriel Fauré (100th anniversary of his death) 

            • Closing Reception | 2024 Art Exhibition – Kelly S. Williams 

            Thursday, June 27 at 7pm at High Line Nine Gallery 8, 507 W. 27th Street, NYC 

            Closing Reception for Kelly S. Williams, 2024 Visual Artist-in-Residence 

            Art Exhibition open June 3-29 at High Line Nine 

            Featuring Harlem Quartet performing Jessie Montgomery and Dizzy Gillespie 

            • Reimagined Gems— Vignettes Across Time 

            Friday, June 28 at 7pm at St. Paul’s German Church, 315 W. 22nd Street, NYC 

            Featuring Harlem Quartet performing Caroline Shaw and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel 

            World Premiere by Ania Vu 

            Soprano to Marisa Karchin and Caleb Hudson on trumpet 

            Pieces from Caleb Hudson’s 2024 album, Nothing Less, including Corelli arrangements 

            Reception curated by Chef Rachel Snyder 

            • Superhero Brain | Family Event 

            Saturday, June 29 at 10:30am at St. Paul’s German Church, 315 W. 22nd Street, NYC 

            10:30am – Family Event featuring family-friendly, interactive activities led by music neuroscience scholar Dr. Jessica Phillips-Silver (Growing Brains) 

            • Festival Finale | Jazz Plasticity with Helen Sung 

            Saturday, June 29 at 7pm at DiMenna Center, 450 W. 37th Street, NYC 

            JazzPlasticity features the Helen Sung Quartet with pianist Helen Sung (2021 Guggenheim Fellow), drummer Kendrick Scott, saxophonist/clarinetist John Ellis, an bassist David Wong; this program was inspired by Helen’s time as jazz artist-in-residence at the Columbia University Zuckerman Mind Brain Institute and in partnership with Arts & Minds. 

            Reception curated by Chef Rachel Snyder 

            John Patitucci

            Tickets for Chelsea Music Festival’s Connecting the Dots go on sale Wednesday, May 15, 2024. For more information, visit ChelseaMusicFestival.org.

          • New York Philharmonic Announces Jam-Packed 2024-25 Season

            The New York Philharmonic has announced their 2024-2025 season of events. The season is packed with hearty, unique, and diverse talent with Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel leading three weeks of subscription concerts.

            New York Philharmonic season
            Gustavo Dudamel

            The New York Philharmonic presents a wide range of new compositions, including 13 World, US, and New York Premieres this season. This consists of five World Premieres, two US Premieres, and six New York Premieres. These premieres encapsulate the diversity and broad perspectives of the Philharmonic’s community.

            For the first time, Dudamel leads New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer. The Philharmonic explores programming from a variety of musical perspectives. Pianist Yuja Wang appears in contexts that reflect her musical interests, including her first NY Phil appearances in
            which she leads the Orchestra from the piano.

            Also new for the upcoming season, New York Philharmonic musicians were invited to act as an Artistic Partner, curating a program that reflects their varied musical interests, and also celebrates the Orchestra’s brilliant history.

            The Philharmonic examines music of the African diaspora in America from the latter half of the 20th century through the present day. Artistic Partner International Contemporary Ensemble presents the beauty of Afromodernism. The program is curated by artistic director George Lewis; and a Young People’s Concert.

            Over the 2024–25 season the New York Philharmonic shines a spotlight on two French composers who transformed the musical landscape and left enduring legacies. The Pierre Boulez Centennial and Ravel’s 150th Anniversary are two programs that pay deep tribute to the French composers.

            The upcoming season sees several debuts from conductors and soloists alike. Along with this, there are many returning friends and favorites. The New York Philharmonic welcomes all those returning and the unfamiliar faces as well.

            For more information on the New York Philharmonic’s upcoming 2024-25 season, click here.

          • Young People’s Orchestra To Perform With The Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes This March 

            The Young People’s Orchestra will perform side by side with The Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes for their “Side by Side Through the Ages” show at the Corning Museum of Glass, One Museum Way in Corning, NY on March 10. 

            Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes Young People's Orchestra

            The Young People’s Orchestra, directed by Margaret Matthews and Gary Chollet, will perform alongside the professional musicians of the OSFL in a moving and challenging suite of music from the Broadway hit West Side Story. They will perform side by side with the OSFL musicians, Hertzog Concerto and Aria Competition winner Riley Hubisz.

            The OSFL will perform the music by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Bernstein on the March 10 concert while SUNY Corning Community College Theatre students will perform scenes from Romeo and Juliet, a play written by William Shakespeare around 1595, which has inspired numerous creatives throughout the ages. The play was set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1869 as an overture-fantasy. The play was also set to music as a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev in 1935 and rewritten into two concert suites in 1936. 

            The OSFL is known for supporting the creative and artistic development of students through side-by-side opportunities for middle school, high school, and college students. “March is music in our school’s month, when we invite our local young talent to share the stage with us,” says Toshiyuki Shimada, the Music Director of the OSFL. “The Young People’s Orchestra will sit among the OSFL musicians on stage, for an inspiring highlight in their musical development. We also showcase the winner of our own Hertzog Concerto & Aria Competition, Riley Hubisz, who is a gifted flute student in 11 th grade at Ithaca High School. It is a pleasure to work with Professor Mary Guzzy from Corning Community College and give the theater students the rare opportunity to perform on stage with a professional orchestra.” He added. 

            General admission tickets start at $50 and $15 for College students. Entry is free for all children under 18 while groups of 10 or more receive a 10% discount. Tickets for the “Side by Side Through the Ages” show on March 10 can be purchased through OSFL.org, by calling 607-936-2873, or in person at the OSFL office, 49 Bridge Street, Corning, NY.

          • American Classical Orchestra Performs Bach’s B Minor Mass This Spring 

            The American Classical Orchestra will perform Bach’s infamous B Minor Mass at the Alice Tully Hall with the Aco Chorus on March 7.

            The American Classical Orchestra will perform the infamous Bach’s B Minor Mass at the Alice Tully Hall with the Aco Chorus on March 7.

            Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 by Johann Sebastian Bach is a musical setting of the complete Latin Mass, the 1749 work includes nine arias and duets, 14 ensemble sections for vocal groups of various sizes, and a range of instrumental solos in numerous styles. The piece is one of Bach’s best-loved vocal works, the B Minor Mass is widely considered to be the crowning achievement of the Baroque era, since he completed it a year before his death in 1750. 

            The composition as it is known today did not originate as a titled whole in any of Bach’s surviving documents. It was uncovered by his son C.P. E. Bach as a collection of his father’s hand-written scores grouped together inside four folders. The manuscripts were organized in four parts: The Kyrie and Gloria, followed by the Credo, the Sanctus, and Agnus Dei. Once published, the four parts became known as the B Minor Mass. Of note, Bach managed to complete the Mass while nearly blinded by cataracts. He subsequently underwent two unsuccessful eye surgeries using questionable methods, which worsened his condition. 

            The performance will be directed by the founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford who founded two other Connecticut orchestras: the Fairfield Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Old Fairfield Academy, the period instrument offshoot of the Fairfield Orchestra, was later renamed the American Classical Orchestra in 1999. With the Fairfield Orchestra, Crawford conducted the world premiere of Keith Jarrett’s Bridge of Light at Alice Tully Hall, subsequently recorded on the ECM label.

            Featured soloists are soprano and crossover artist Kristen Hahn, who recently appeared at the Kennedy Center in Hello Dolly, soprano Nola Richardson, hailed by The NY Times for her “beautiful tone;” countertenor Reginald Mobley, who has forged a stellar career across Baroque and Classical repertoire; noted Bach interpreter tenor Steven Soph, who was praised for his “impressive clarity and color” by the NY Times and Baroque music specialist bass Steven Eddy, a 1st Prize winner of the 2019 Oratorio Society of New York Competition. 

            Thomas Crawford will lead  the American Classical Orchestra (ACO) in a performance of Bach’s monumental B Minor Mass with the acclaimed ACO Chorus at Alice Tully Hall on March 7 and the fans can find tickets at www.aconyc.org, or by calling ACO at (212) 362-2727, ext.4, or by visiting lincolncenter.org or calling CenterCharge at 212.721.6500. 

          • Music From Copland House Ensemble to Celebrate the Sound Of Living This February

            The internationally acclaimed Music from Copland House ensemble will bring their dazzling program to the Elebash Hall at The Graduate Center, CUNY on February 6.

            Copland House

            Aaron Copland was one of the most celebrated and profoundly influential musical figures in American history. The composer lived and spent most of his time on a rocky hill atop three acres of woodland in the lower Hudson River Valley hamlet of Cortlandt Manor, less than one hour north of New York City. After his death in 1990, a coalition of local townspeople launched a genuine grassroots movement to preserve and restore this historic residence as the living, enduring embodiment of his seminal artistic and personal legacies and lifelong advocacy of American composers, hence Music from Copland House was formed. 

            Copland House officially became operational in 1998 following an extensive physical renovation. Ever since the not-for-profit creative center for American music was built, the house has provided support for composers with different opportunities that further advanced their careers. 

            The Copland House offers public programs throughout the country, the infamous house also provides recordings, broadcasts, webcasts, film screenings, visual exhibitions, and an annual performance series at its vast new satellite venue at the historic Merestead estate in nearby Mount Kisco. 

            The bold and adventurous ensemble will be performing at the Elebash Hall at The Graduate Center, CUNY on February 6. The free for all program aims to celebrate life and the sounds of living. 

            The program will then be followed by a lively post-performance conversations and Q&A with the ensemble and audience. Tickets are free, and reservations are strongly advised, and may be made online or by calling Copland House at (914) 788-4659.

          • Albany Symphony Orchestra to Celebrate “100 Years of Rhapsody in Blue” in February

            The Albany Symphony Orchestra announced a February concert to Celebrate 100 years of Rhapsody in Blue with Kevin Cole. The concert will take place on Feb. 10 at the Proctors Theatre.

            albany symphony orchestra Rhapsody in Blue

            The Albany Symphony celebrates its living musical heritage through its adventurous programming, commissioning, and recording of new work, and broad community engagement beyond the concert hall. The Two-time Grammy winning Symphony will host a 100th birthday party concert for Rhapsody in Blue, featuring Kevin Cole, the world’s foremost interpreter of George Gershwin’s piano music. The program will include, An American in Paris, Carlos Simon’s AMEN! and Simon Says, and a world premiere trombone concerto by Jack Frerer.

            Cole, who has performed with over 100 orchestras worldwide, has appeared several times with the Albany Symphony. He was the first pianist to perform all four of Gershwin’s works for piano and orchestra with the Symphony.

            Albany Symphony Orchestra Rhapsody in Blue david alan miller

            The concert also coincides with the release of a Naxos recording David Alan Miller created with Cole and the National Orchestra Institute Philharmonic. The concert will also feature a trombone concerto created by Jack Frerer and featuring the principal trombonist of the Albany Symphony, Greg Spirdopoulos.

            Founded in 1930 in New York’s Capital Region, the Albany Symphony serves a diverse regional audience covering more than seven counties and parts of three states. In addition to an eight-concert subscription season, an annual multi-day American Music Festival including performances by the orchestra’s genre-bending ensemble Dogs of Desire, and a host of education and community outreach events, the Albany Symphony regularly serves as an ambassador for new music and Upstate innovation beyond the Capital Region. 

            Recognized as one of America’s most innovative and creative orchestras, Albany Symphony is renowned for virtuosic performances featuring classic orchestral favorites, lesser-heard masterworks, and a diverse array of new music from leading and emerging voices of today.

            The concert will take place on Feb. 10 at the Proctors Theatre and Tickets are available here.