The American Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances on offer. Leon Botstein conducts music by C.P.E. Bach, including the U.S. premiere of “Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu,” H. 777. The program features the Bard Festival Chorale. Performance Date: Jan. 24, 2025 To close out the season, Leon Botstein leads a concert performance {…}
(Photo credit: ©Kerry Hallihan, ©Rod Evans, ©Caitlin Odham ©Holli Egerstrom) The American Symphony Orchestra and the Bard Festival Chorale present Antonin Dvořák’s “Requiem,” Op. 89 on Jan. 25 at Carnegie Hall. Soprano Leah Hawkins, mezzo-soprano Lindsay Ammann, tenor Joshua Blue, and bass Stefan Egerstrom serve as soloists in one of the composer’s lesser-known choral works. They are joined by the Bard {…}
The American Symphony Orchestra will present Händel’s “Judas Maccabaeus” on Dec. 14, 2023 at the Riverside Church. The showcase will feature tenor Jack Swanson, mezzo -soprano Deborah Nansteel, bass William Guanbo Su, and soprano Brandie Sutton. They will be joined by Leon Botstein at the podium. The concert also features the Bard Festival Chorale and The Riverside Choir. The Oratorio {…}
The American Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its plans for the 2023-24 season. “As we prepare for our 62nd season, I am energized by our ongoing ability to renew live orchestral music as a vital force in contemporary American culture,” said Music Director Leon Botstein in an official press statement. “Now that we have emerged from the major restrictions of the pandemic, the ASO continues {…}
The American Symphony Orchestra is set to continue its 2022-23 season with two special performances at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City. First off, the orchestra will present “Organ + Orchestra,” a concert featuring Paul Brodignon and the Bard Festival Chorale. Leon Botstein conducts a program featuring Camille Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 and Dame {…}
(Credit: Facebook Page) The American Symphony Orchestra is set to present the U.S. premiere of Sergei Taneyev’s “At the Reading of a Psalm” on July 15, 2022 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The new work will star soprano Mané Galoyan, mezzo-soprano Eve Gigliotti, tenor Terrence Chin-Loy, and bass Christian Zaremba. Leon Botstein conducts the performance, which will also {…}
The American Symphony Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall on Jan. 28, 2022, at 8 p.m. for its 60th anniversary season. The program, led by Leon Botstein, will include the U.S. premiere of Sergei Taneyev’s “At the Reading of a Psalm” which is part of the Vanguard Series. Featured soloists include soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer, a graduate of the Opera’s Lindemann Young {…}
The American Symphony Orchestra is set to perform “Sons of Bach” at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center on Dec. 19, 2019. The performance, which will be conducted by Leon Botstein, is set to feature rarely-performed works by four of Bach’s sons, including W.F. Bach’s “Erzittert und Fallet,” J.C.F. Bach’s “Die Amerikanerin,” J.C. Bach’s Symphony in G Minor, and C.P.E. {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) The American Symphony Orchestra is set to kick off its Carnegie Hall season with Elgar’s “The Kingdom.” The performance, which will take place on Halloween of 2019, will be led by music director Leon Botstein with soprano Janai Brugger, mezzo-soprano Eve Gigliotti, tenor Cooper Nolan, and baritone Alexander Birch Elliott as the soloists. James Bagwell will lead the Bard Festival {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) American Symphony Orchestra has announced its expanded 2019-20 season, which includes concerts at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Symphony Space. For the purposes of this article, we will focus only on vocal performances. The season will kick off with Edward Elgar’s oratorio “The Kingdom” at Carnegie Hall, which will feature soprano Janai Brugger, mezzo-soprano Maya Lahyani, tenor {…}
The American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, concluded its 2018-19 season at Carnegie Hall with a much anticipated and unique Czech version of Bohuslav Martinů’s opera “Julietta.” With the title role sung by American soprano Sara Jakubiak and the role of Michel sung by Met Opera artist Aaron Blake, the opera revival was geared towards success from the start. {…}