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CONCERT SCHEDULE, 2008-2009
DECEMBER 10 and 14, 2008
Traditional Russian and Ukrainian Holiday Music
MARCH 2009
Parallels and Crossings III
A variety of compositions on the theme of "Song of Songs" will compare settings from the "Song of Solomon" by various composers, from Palestrina to contemporary composers. This program will also include newly commissioned works by Siberian composers inspired by Eastern philosophy.
MAY-JUNE 2009
Festival of Russian Folk Music
PAST CONCERTS
JUNE 12, 2008
Stars of the Kirov in Celebration of Russia Day
Carnegie Hall
Music by:
Tchaikovski, Glinka, Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, Leoncavallo, Rachmaninoff, Mascagni, Taneyev
Artists:
Vladimir Galouzine, Tenor
Elena Obraztsova, Mezzo-Soprano
Metodie Bujhor, Bass
Nataliya Timchenko, Soprano
The Russian Chamber Chorus of New York
JUNE 1 and 5, 2008
Sunset, Night, Sunrise
Choral Miniatures and Romances
Many Russian poets, including Pushkin, Tyutchev, A.K. Tolstoy, and Fet, strove to express the charm of sunset, moon, night, and sunrise in their writings. The Sunset, Night, Sunrise program features Russian composers who were inspired by poetic images such as nature and love; moon and melancholy; night and soul; and stars and dreams carried special inspiration for Russian composers of the Romantic period. Night, above all, was a favorite theme in Russian Romanticism, revealing in its image the spirit of legendary Russian melancholy. This theme is featured prominently in the music we will perform.
Program:
Posmotri Kakaya Mgla (Look, What a Haze) |
Taneyev/Polonskii |
Vecher (Evening) |
Taneyev/Polonskii |
Zv’ozdy (Stars) |
Taneyev/Polonskii |
Voshod Solntsa ( Sunrise) |
Taneyev (arr. Zeiger)/Tyutchev |
Venetsianskaya Noch’ (Venetian Night) |
Glinka (arr. Zeiger)/Kozlov |
Zimn’aya Doroga/(Winter Road) |
Shebalin/Pushkin |
Zor’ka ( Sunrise) |
Krylov (Grebensky) |
Na Son Gr’adushchii (Bedtime Prayer) |
Tchaikovsky (arr. Zeiger) Ogaryov |
Videnie (A Vision) |
Mussorgsky/Golenischev-Kutuzov |
Usni, Pechal'nyi Drug (Sleep, my Doleful Friend) |
Tchaikovsky (arr. Zeiger)/A.K. Tolstoy |
Utro/ Morning |
Rachmaninoff/Yanov |
Serenada (Serenade)
Ugasshim Zv’ozdam (To the Dying Stars)
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Arensky/A. Fet |
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Hanna Golodinskii, soprano
Alexander Kisselev, bass
Michael Zeiger, piano
Adrian Daurov, cello |
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St. Joseph's Church in the Village
Sunday, June 1, 2008, 3:00 p.m.
Weill Recital Hall (at Carnegie Hall)
Thursday, June 5, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
New York State Council on the Arts |
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FEBRUARY, 2008
Development of the Russian Sacred Concerto
Sacred Music in a Sacred Space series (pre-concert program),
St. Ignatius Loyola
Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Sacred Concerto: My Queen most Blessed, Anon. 17th c.
Bortnyansky, Glory to God in the Highest
Tchaikovsky, Psalm 103
Yegorov, Gladsome Light
Schnittke, Rejoice O Virgin; Lord Jesus Christ; Our Father
Rachmaninoff, The Theotokos, Ever Vigilant in Prayer and We Hymn Thee
For Ticket Information, go to St. Ignatius Loyola's "Sacred Music in a Sacred Space" web page for this performance.
DECEMBER, 2007
Joy and Radiance from Russia and Ukraine
A rare opportunity to hear Russian and Ukrainian holiday music by Bortnyansky, Chesnokov, Grechaninov, Yegorov, Strokin, Skripnik, Kachanov and more. The selections range from simple folk melodies to sophisticated compositions for double chorus. Charming carols, combining light, childlike voices with the famous low bass sound traditional in the Russian liturgy, bring to life the unique Slavic choral atmosphere. Read Program Notes
Church of St. Ignatius of Antioch
552 West End Avenue (at 87th St.)
Sunday, December 9, 3:00 p.m.
St. Joseph's Church
371 Sixth Avenue (between Waverly and Washington Place)
Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER, 2007
Prokofiev, “Alexander Nevsky”, opus 78
Carnegie Hall
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor
Russian Chamber Chorus of New York
The Dessoff Symphonic Choir
Thursday November 1, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $37 - $126
MAY, 2007PARALLELS AND CROSSINGS II: MUSIC BY RUSSIAN, HUNGARIAN, BALTIC, FRENCH AND AMERICAN COMPOSERS
Two Motets, Daniel E. Gawthrop (USA)
Two Motets, Bianca Maria Meda (Italy)
Two Motets, Askold Murov (Russia)
Two Motets, Sandor Szokolay (Hungary)
Three Poems by Pushkin, Georgy Sviridov (Russia)
Three Chansons, Claude Debussy (France)
Three Songs of the Sea, Pauls Dambis (Latvia)
Three Moods in Blue, Nikolai Kachanov (USA)
Wednesday, May 9, 8:00 p.m.
St. Joseph's Church
371 Sixth Avenue (between Waverly and Washington Place)
Ticket price at the door: $25, $15 students/seniors
Saturday, May 12, 3:00 p.m.
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
RECEPTION TO FOLLOW
213 West 82nd St. (between Amsterdam Ave. & Broadway)
Ticket price at the door: $25, $15 students/seniors
This program is supported, in part, by public funds for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
New York State Council on the Arts |
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DECEMBER 2006
JEWELS OF RUSSIAN LITURGICAL MUSIC
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Anonymous composers of the 17th and 18th centuries
Tchaikovsky: Vespers (selections)
Bless the Lord, O My Soul
Blessed is the Man
Rachmaninoff: Vespers (selections)
Gladsome Light
Lord, Now Lettest
Rejoice O Virgin
Praise the Name of the Lord
The Great Doxology
Kastalsky: Christmas Hymns
Thy Nativity, O Christ Our God
Today the Virgin
Verses before the Six Psalms
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