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Isaac Stern Auditorium Concerts MidAmerica Productions has presented more than 330 concerts in Carnegie Hall's Isaac Stern Auditorium. The 2004-05 concerts will feature some of classical music's most beloved works, including Handel's Messiah, Bach's Magnificat and Mozart's Requiem side by side with more contemporary works including John Rutter's Mass of the Children and a program of spirituals. Keeping with MidAmerica's hallmark, these concerts will feature outstanding choruses from around the world. Renowned conductors including John Rutter lead the programs. Additionally, Lukas Foss will lead the 9th Annual National Festival Orchestra, a group of 80 outstanding young musicians selected through rigorous auditions from the finest high school and college music programs from across the country. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2:00 P.M. NEW ENGLAND SYMPHONIC ENSEMBLE GARDAR CORTES conducts Mendelssohn's Elijah. Choruses from Australia, California, Denmark, England, Faroe Islands and Iceland Soloists: Jane Thorngren, Roxanne Rowedder, Michael Sommese, Peter Castaldi SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 8:30 P.M. NEW ENGLAND SYMPHONIC ENSEMBLE EARL RIVERS conducts Mozart's Mass in C major, K.317 ("Coronation") Choruses from Connecticut, Ohio, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina and Tennessee KENNETH SHEPPARD conducts Haydn's Mass in Time of War ("Paukenmesse"), in C major, H. XXII, 9 Choruses from New York and Texas Soloists: Kristen Plumley, Kathleen Clawson, Coke Morgan, Weston Hurt SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2:00 P.M. NEW ENGLAND SYMPHONIC ENSEMBLE DONALD NEUEN conducts Handel's Messiah, complete, in two halves. Choruses from California, Indiana, Tennessee, and Texas Soloists: Rachelle Durkin, Kristina Martin, Sean Fallen, Bryce Smith SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 8:30 P.M. NEW ENGLAND SYMPHONIC ENSEMBLE JOHN RUTTER conducts Bach's Magnificat and Vaughan Williams' Fantasy on Christmas Carols Choruses from Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and New Jersey JONATHAN GRIFFITH conducts Poulenc's Gloria Choruses from Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, New Jersey, Ohio, South Dakota, and Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) Soloists: Liesl Odenweller, September Bigelow, Vale Rideout, Paris Cheffer SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 8:30 P.M. LUKAS FOSS conducts the 9th Annual National Festival Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 1 and Ravel's Tzigane Soloist: Krista Stewart, winner of the 2nd Annual Lukas Foss Young Artist Concerto Competition ENSEMBLE SPOTLIGHT: Lincoln Park Academy High School Orchestra, conducted by KIRSTEN NIPPER. MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 8:00 P.M. NEW ENGLAND SYMPHONIC ENSEMBLE JONATHAN GRIFFITH conducts Mozart's Requiem (Levin ed.) Choruses from Iowa, Indiana, Georgia, Utah, and Wisconsin JONATHAN WILLCOCKS conducts Rutter's Mass of the Children Choruses from British Columbia, Indiana, Iowa, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina and Texas Soloists: Amy Cofield, Gloria Parker, Jonathan Boyd, Mikhail Svetlov TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 8:00 P.M. NEW ENGLAND SYMPHONIC ENSEMBLE LAWRENCE BURNETT conducts a program of spirituals, including "Deep River," "Listen to the Lambs," "Fix Me, Jesus," and "Soon Ah Will be Done." Choruses from Minnesota LARRY WYATT conducts Beethoven's Mass in C Major Choruses Arkansas, New Jersey, New York, and South Carolina Soloists: Edlyn De Oliveira, Jessie Raven, Don Frazure, Zheng Zhou ENSEMBLE SPOTLIGHT: Judson College Concert Choir, conducted by ROGER WALWORTH Weill Recital Hall Concerts Since 1989, MidAmerica Productions has produced nearly 200 chamber concerts in Weill Recital Hall, presenting some of the most exciting chamber musicians working today. This season's concerts feature musicians from the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Helen Armstrong, Eleonor Bindman, the Clavier Trio, The Fine Arts Quartet, Jean-Marc Luisada, L. William Kuyper, Sylvia Rosenberg, and Mika Yoshida, among many others. Wednesday, October 20, 8:00 PM Mika Yoshida, marimba with Joseph Gramley, percussion John Wyre, percussion & composer Russell Hartenberger, percussion & composer Bill Douglas, piano & composer Max Mandel, viola Steve Reich: Tokyo/Vermont Counterpoint (arr. Yoshida) and Nagoya Marimba William Duckworth: Writing on Water (World Premiere) John Wyre: Breeze for marimba and temple bells (New York Premiere) and Dream Dance (New York Premiere) Russell Hartenberger: Sky Ghost and New Piece (World Premiere) Bill Douglas: Sambata & Jubilation for marimba, piano and percussion (New York Premiere) Wednesday, October 27, 8:00 PM Armstrong Chamber Concerts Helen Armstrong, violin Joseph Anderer, French horn Rohan De Silva, piano Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 Koechlin: Quatre Petites Pieces Wilder: First Sonata Brahms: Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40 Monday, November 1, 8:00 PM CLAVIER TRIO Arkady Fomin, violin Peter Steffens, cello David Korevaar, piano Lowell Liebermann: Trio, Op. 32 Shostakovich: Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 Mendelssohn: Trio in C minor, Op. 66 Tuesday, November 23, 8:00 PM ARCO Chamber Orchestra Levon Ambartsumian, violin & conductor Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Tchaikovsky: The Seasons (arr. Bulakhov) Sunday, January 23, 8:30 PM Evgeny Rivkin, piano Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16 Prokofiev: Sarcasms, Op. 17 Scriabin: Vers la flamme, Op. 72 Scriabin: Three Preludes (Op. 59, No. 2; Op. 67, No. 1; Op. 13, No. 5) Rachmaninov: Three Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 (Nos. 2, 5, and 6) Tuesday, January 25, 8:00 PM Sylvia Rosenberg, violin James Dunham, viola Barry Snyder, piano Janácek: Sonata for violin and piano Beethoven: Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96, for violin and piano Mozart: Duo for violin and viola in G major, K.423 Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor Saturday, January 29, 2:00 PM Kenote Trio and Friends Peter Kenote, viola Marie Herseth Kenote, flute Brinton Averil Smith, cello Philip Smith, trumpet Barbara Allen, harp Neal S. Harnly, piano & composer Bloch: Concertino for flute, viola, and piano Harold Genzmer: Trio for flute, harp, and viola Karg-Elert: Suite pointillistique for flute and piano Neal Harnly: Quintet for trumpet, flute, viola, cello, and piano (World Premiere) Nielsen: Three Pieces for flute, viola, and harp from "The Mother" by Helga Rode Röntgen: Sonata for viola and piano Wissmann: Two Caprices for flute and piano Sunday, January 30, 8:30 PM Music for Winds and Piano Featuring Musicians from the New York Philharmonic with Pianist Robert Miller Renée Siebert, flute Leonard Hindell, bassoon Pascual Martinez Forteza, clarinet L. William Kuyper, French horn Works by Spohr, Beethoven, Fauré, and Rochberg Thursday, February 3, 8:00 PM Eleonor Bindman, Piano Beethoven: Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 Chopin: Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31 Chopin: Berceuse, Op. 57 Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 Sunday, February 6, 8:30 PM The Fine Arts Quartet with guest artist Jean-Marc Luisada, Piano Ralph Evans, violin Efim Boico, violin Yuri Gandelsman, viola Wolfgang Laufer, cello Beethoven: Quartet in A major, Op. 18, No. 5 Herrmann: Echoes for String Quartet Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81 Saturday, February 12, 2:00 PM Artistic Club Luba: Vladimir Tsypin, Violin, and Friends Susan Walters, piano Tamara Volskaya, domra & mandolin Anatoly Trofimov, bayan Joel Eric Suben: Fantasy-Variations on a Theme by Maria Theresa von Paradis Prokofiev: Sonata for solo violin, Op. 115 Lekeu: Sonata in G major for violin and piano Schumann/Fritz Kreisler: Fantasy Three works for violin, domra (or mandolin), and bayan: Kalitka, Old Russian Romance (arr. Sheikman/Trofimov); Two Freilakhs (arr. Trofimov); and Gypsy Fantasy (arr. Trofimov) Sunday, February 13, 8:30 PM The Vandermark Ensemble Arash Amini, cello Che-Hung Chen, viola Kimberly Fisher, violin John Haines-Eitzen, cello Robert Kesselman, double bass Julie Nishimura, piano Bourchard Tang, violin Paul Roby, violin Rossini: Duo for cello and double bass Kodály: Intermezzo for string trio Victor Davies: Silhouettes: Piano Trio No. 1 Brahms: String Sextet in B-flat major, Op. 18 Tickets to Isaac Stern Auditorium, at $85, 50, 35, may be obtained by calling CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800, going online at www.carnegiehall.org, or by visiting the Carnegie Hall Box Office at West 57th Street and Seventh Avenue in NYC. For more information, call our Box Office at (212) 239-4699. General admission tickets to Weill Recital Hall concerts are $35. Tickets may be obtained by calling CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800, by going online at www.carnegiehall.org, or by visiting the Carnegie Hall Box Office at 57th Street and 7th Avenue. $15 tickets for students and seniors (with proper ID) are available at the Carnegie Box Office. Weill Recital Hall is located at 154 West 57th Street. For more information, call MidAmerica Productions at (212) 239-4699. Back to top  Back to What's New Table of Contents  Who We Are | Carnegie Hall | Weill Recital Hall Peter Tiboris Conducting Schedule Festival of the Aegean | Elysium Recordings, Inc. Press | Contact Us | Related Links | Site Map | Home
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