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The 2019-20 Season
The Montclair Orchestra is proud to announce the lineup for its third season! This year's programs will take audiences to other lands, and will present some of the most promising musicians on the scene today!
ARABIAN NIGHTS
WHEN: September 22, 2019 | 7:00pm
WHERE: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Montclair
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The new season takes flight with an escape to Persia! Board your magic carpets and join us for this enchanting program featuring Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, which conjures up images of Sinbad, the sea, a storm, and the princess heroine of One Thousand and One Nights with a brilliant display of orchestral color and virtuosity. Before that, we will make our first stop in Babylon with Rossini’s scintillating overture to Semiramide; and hear rising star soprano Gabriella Reyes in New York-based Persian composer Behzad Ranjabaran’s “Songs of Eternity,” a setting of Omar Khayyam’s Ruba’iyat from the 12th century, with Montclair’s own Mahtab Foroughi reading the original Farsi texts as an added treat.
CARNIVAL OF ANIMALS
WHEN: November 3, 2019 | 3:00pm
WHERE: Central Presbyterian Church, Montclair
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The children’s program for the season is a delight for young listeners, as the orchestra visits the zoo in music! Hear the regal lion, the silly rooster, and the graceful swan along with the rest of the animals, complete with colorful narrations, in this family favorite. The program will also offer a selection of favorite symphonic treasures to introduce kids of all ages to the wonderful music to be found in the world of the orchestra. And our instrument petting zoo completes the hands-on experience for your youngsters.
CONCERTO GROSSO
WHEN: January 31, 2020 | 8:00pm
WHERE: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Montclair
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Our mid-winter concert explores the Baroque ‘concerto grosso’ form, in which a small group of soloists is set against a larger ensemble. We begin and end the program with two of J.S. Bach’s ever-popular Brandenburg Concertos, but then jump forward through time to rediscover the form as presented by Stravinsky and Schnittke in the 20th century. Schnittke’s groundbreaking Concerto Grosso No. 1 juxtaposes elements of Vivaldi with an obsessive microtonal world and a bit of Argentinian tango, while the clean lines of Stravinsky’s neoclassical ballet combine Apollonian elegance with dazzling instrumental solos.
Ceud Mìle Fàilte
WHEN: March 8, 2020 | 5:00pm
WHERE: Central Presbyterian Church, Montclair
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A Hundred Thousand Welcomes from bonnie Scotland! Long an inspiration for artists and composers alike, the craigs, lochs and moors of Caledonia will be on full musical display this mystical evening. We kick off the festivities with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ rowdy and celebratory “An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise,” including a guest appearance from world-renowned bagpiper Kenneth Mackenzie. At the other end of the spectrum, Mendelssohn’s beloved Third Symphony gives us a more classical interpretation of the intrigue of the Scots. In between, we are proud to present Richard Lin, the 2018 Gold Medalist of the prestigious Indianapolis Violin Competition, as soloist in Bruch’s vibrant “Scottish Fantasy.”
EMERGING VOICES
WHEN: April 26, 2020 | 5:00pm
WHERE: Central Presbyterian Church, Montclair
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Our season finale brings an exciting partnership with the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, featuring the best and brightest vocalists of tomorrow! Celebrated English basso (and Artistic Consultant to the Lindemann program) Matthew Rose joins five young artists in a joyous romp through the Finale from Act I of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, as well as other operatic favorites.
