 Repertoire by concert |
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June 13, 2013
| Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) |
Rite of Spring
arranged for four pianos and two percussion
by Seann Alderking |
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June 8, 2012
| Jón Leifs (1899-1968) |
Elegy for string orchestra |
| Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) |
Dies Irae for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, double mixed choir and chamber orchestra [New York premiere] |
| Jón Leifs (1899-1968) |
Requiem for acapella choir |
| Fredrik Sixten (b. 1962) |
Requiem for soprano, bass, mixed choir and chamber orchestra [U.S. premiere] |
Encore: |
| Patrick Cassidy (b. 1956) |
Vide Cor Meum |
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May 8, 2010
| Marty Regan (b. 1972) |
Voyage for shakuhachi and string quartet (2008) [New York Premiere] |
| Akira Nishimura (b. 1953) |
Threnody for solo cello (1998) |
| Isang Yun (1917-1995) |
Sonatina for two violins (1983) |
| Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) |
At the Bier of a Young Artist. FS 58 (1910) |
| Charles Porter (b. 1952) |
Moon Sky for shakuhachi and string quartet (2009) [World Premiere] |
| Akira Nishimura (b. 1953) |
Fantasia on Song of the Birds solo viola (2005) |
| Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) |
String Quartet in f minor. FS 11, Op. 5 (1890) |
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May 16, 2009
Brian Wilbur Grundstrom (b. 1963) |
American Reflections for string orchestra and harp (2009)
[World premiere SONOS commission] |
Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944-2008) |
Cronaca, op. 79 for string orchestra (1991) [U.S. Premiere] |
Ralph Vaughan-Williams
(1872-1958) |
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus for harp and string orchestra (1939) |
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) |
Adagio for Strings (1936) |
Claude Debussy (1838-1875) |
Danses sacrée et profane for solo harp and strings (1904) |
Encore: |
Georges Bizet (b. 1928) |
Adagietto from L'Arlésienne Suite No.1 (1872) |
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May 10 & 13, 2009
Brian Wilbur Grundstrom (b. 1963) |
American Reflections for string orchestra and harp (2009)
[World premiere SONOS commission] |
Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944-2008) |
Cronaca, op. 79 for string orchestra (1991) [U.S. Premiere] |
Ralph Vaughan-Williams
(1872-1958) |
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus for harp and string orchestra (1939) |
James Nyoraku Schlefer |
Concerto for Shakuhachi and string orchestra, harp and percussion (2009)
[World premiere SONOS commission] |
Encore: |
Ennio Morricone (b. 1928) |
Falls from "The Mission" (1992) |
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March 20, 2009
James Cuddeford (b. 1975) |
Impermanence, in memory of Karlheinz Stockhausen for Shakuhachi and string quartet (2007), [U.S. Premiere] |
James Nyoraku Schlefer (b. 1956) |
Quintet for shakuhachi and string quartet (2006), [New York Premiere] |
Tan Dun (b. 1957) |
Ghost Opera for string quartet and pipa,
with water, stone, paper and metal (1994) |
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February 1, 2009
Ralph Farris |
Mable Mable (On the Table) for two violins
(2008) |
Derrik Jordan |
Sky Mirror for shakuhachi, electric guitar and string quartet (2008), [U.S. Premiere] |
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October 14 & 15, 2007
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) |
Suite champêtre, op. 98b (1922) |
Arvo Pärt (b.1935) |
Mein Weg for strings and percussion (1989), [New York Premiere] |
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) |
Rakastava ("The Lover"), op. 14 (1911) |
Philip Glass (b.1937) |
Company for string orchestra (Premiered in New York 1983) |
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) |
Suite caractéristique, op. 100 (1923) |
Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877-1960) |
Serenade for string trio, op. 10, arr. for string orchestra (1902) |
Einar Englund (1916-1999) |
Symphony no. 4 "Nostalgic" for strings and percussion (1976), [New York Premiere] |
Encore: |
Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947) |
Elegy from Symphonic Suite, op.4, no 1 (1910) |
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April 30, 2006
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) |
March in D, K.290 |
| Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960) |
Musica Celestis for String Orchestra (1990) |
| Lars Erik Larsson (1908-1986) |
Romance from Pastoral Suite op.19 |
| Hugo Alfven (1872-1960) |
Vallflickans dans, arranged for strings |
| Sōmei Satoh (b. 1947) |
Homa (1988) for strings and soprano |
Traditional |
"Kumoijishi" solo shakuhachi music from the ancient Zen Buddhist repertoire |
| Karl Jenkins (b. 1944 )
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Requiem for chamber orchestra, soprano, boy soprano, shakuhachi, and chorus (2005) [U.S. Premiere]
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March 3 & 5 , 2005
Claude Debussy(1862-1918) |
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), arranged by Arnold Schoenberg |
Ferruccio Busoni (1866 - 1924) |
Berceuse élègiaque (1909), arranged by Arnold Schoenberg |
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) |
Suite from incidental music to The Tempest (1925), arranged by Erik Ochsner, [World premiere] |
Anton Webern (1883-1945) |
Langsamer Satz for string quartet (1905) |
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) |
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, arranged by Arnold Schoenberg |
Michael Torke (b. 1961) |
Music on the Floor (1995) for chamber ensemble |
Encore: |
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) |
Romance for String Orchestra in C Major, op. 42 (1904) |
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May 5 , 2004
Ralph Vaughan-Williams (1872-1958) |
Ten Blake Songs for Flute and Soprano |
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April 16, 2004
William Maselli (b. 1954) |
Four arias from “Spirit Fire” |
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February 19 & 22, 2004
George Frederick Händel (1685-1759) |
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba (1749) |
Arthur Butterworth (b. 1923) |
Concertante Op. 27 (1962) |
Per Nørgård (b. 1932) |
Pastoral from Babette’s Feast (1988) |
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) |
Countess' Portrait (1906) [U.S. Premiere] |
Pehr Henrik Nordgren (b. 1944) |
Equilibrium (1995) |
Walter Piston (1894-1976) |
Prelude and Allegro for Organ and Strings (1943) |
William Walton (1902-1983) |
2 pieces for strings from Henry V (1944) |
Malcolm Arnold (b. 1921) |
Sinfonietta (1954) |
Paul Moravec (b. 1957) |
Sempre Diritto! (1992) |
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Karls Ditter von Dittersdorf (1739-1799) |
Adagio non molto from Sinfonia No. 4 “The Rescue of Andromeda by Perseus” |
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October 17, 2003
Einojuhani Rautavaara (b. 1928) |
String Quintet "Unknown Heavens" (1997), [U.S. Premiere] |
Pehr Henrik Nordgren (b. 1944) |
String Quintet Op. 110 (2000), [U.S. Premiere] |
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) |
String Quartet in d minor Op. 56 "Voces Intimae" (1909) |
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May 4, 2003
| Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) |
Gloria |
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February 27, 2003
Brian Grundstrom (b. 1963) |
Celebration (2002), [World Premiere SONOS Commission] |
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) |
Les Illuminations, Op. 18 (1939) |
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1892-1955) |
Aria (Cantilena) from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (1938) |
Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) |
Concierto Andaluz (1967) |
Uuno Klami (1900-1961) |
Suite for Small Orchestra, Op. 37 (1946) |
Uuno Klami (1900-1961) |
Scenes from a Puppet Theater (1931) |
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) |
Toccata Festiva Op.36a (1962) |
| Encore: |
Tomaso Albinoni (c1700-1730) |
Adagio in g minor for organ and strings |
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Novermber 15, 2001
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) |
Adagio for Strings Op. 11 |
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) |
Tanti Anni Prima (Ave Maria) for English Horn and Strings |
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955) |
Symphony No. 2 for Strings and Trumpet |
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) |
Andante Festivo for Strings and Timpani |
Franz Waxman (1906-1967) |
Sinfonietta for Strings and Timpani |
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) |
Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani |
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