Sibling Rivalry
An exploration of both the competitive and collective nature of sibling relationships.
Entartete Musik
The first in a series of concerts dedicated to “degenerate” music banned by the Nazi regime.
Fresco
featuring Sonja Tengblad, soprano, and Bradford Gleim, baritone
Alessandro Scarlatti: Sinfonia from La caduta de’ Decemviri
Luciano Berio: Selections from Duetti per due Violini
Aidan Ng: Solstice Festival
Gioachino Rossini: String Sonata No. 3 in C Major
Nicola Porpora: Calcante ed Achille
Guardians of the Groove
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Suite from Acis et Galatée
Sufjan Stevens: Suite from Run Rabbit Run (arr. Michael Atkinson)
Antonín Dvorák: Serenade for Strings, Op. 22
The AFC Challenge
Contemporary music increasing in "difficulty" - can you make it to the end?
Music in Migration
featuring Heng-Jin Park, piano
Georg Philipp Telemann: Ouverture “les nations”
Elena Ruehr: Piano Concerto - new AFC commission
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Symphony No. 10, Op. 98
Violin Hero
Eugène Ysaÿe: Harmonies du soir, Op. 31
Fritz Kreisler: Scherzo from String Quartet in A Minor (arr. AFC)
George Enescu: Octet in C major, Op. 7 (arr. AFC)
Dawn to Dusk: Three Haydn Symphonies
Haydn: Symphony No. 6 “Matin”
Haydn: Symphony No. 7 “Midi”
Haydn: Symphony No. 8 “Soir”
Misty
featuring Dashon Burton, baritone
Barber: Dover Beach, Op. 3
Wirén: Serenade for Strings, Op. 11
Kilar: Orawa
Takemitsu: The Dorian Horizon
Suk: Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn "St. Wenceslas"
Eisler: Ernste Gesänge
Zoom In
Dutilleux: Ainsi la Nuit
Webern: Langsamer Satz
Muffat: Ciacona from Cto. XII, "Propitia Sydera"
O’Connor: Quartet No. 3 “Old-Time”
The Sea: Tales of Lapham
A song cycle based on literary anthology Lapham's Quarterly Volume VI, Number 3, "The Sea." Written by composer collaborative Oracle Hysterical, on texts by Melville, Cousteau, Verne, Homer and others.
Point of View
Featuring Ayano Ninomiya, violin
Reich: Clapping Music
Haydn: Symphony No. 22 “The Philosopher”
Vaughan Williams: Lark Ascending
Dello Joio: Meditations on Ecclesiastes
Jones: LDMT
Goldberg Variations with Simone Dinnerstein
A re-imagining of one of Bach’s greatest works juxtaposes the original keyboard part with its orchestral implications, creating a world of sound possibilities.
Lady Russia with Olga Bell and Julien Labro
Two very different Russian composers set their musical traditions on fire; Sofia Gubaidulina's classical style flirts with architecture, and Olga Bell's indie rock meets the rural hearth.
Intimate Voices
Penderecki: Sinfonietta for Strings
Pärt: Trisagion
Sibelius: String Quartet No. 2 “Voces Intimae” arr. AFC
Väsen: Josefin’s Waltz arr. Doty
A tryptich of works from the Baltic nations, juxtaposing lyric, manic, and mystic voices.
A Tale of Two Sixes
Corelli: Selections from Op. 6
Handel: Selections from Op. 6
A face-off/love-fest between two baroque masters, whose “Opus 6” collections define the concerto grosso genre.
Vs.
Zorn: Hockey
Rameau: Chaconne from Naïs
Scheidt: Galliard Battaglia
Shostakovich: Excerpt from Quartet No. 3
Takemitsu: Requiem
Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Violins
Rzewski: Coming Together
Dive into rivalry, aggression, and protest, in an exploration of conflict in music that touches politics, war, and sports.
TransAmericana
Glass: Symphony No. 3
Lena Frank: Leyendas—An Andean Walkabout
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9
Ginastera: Concerto per Corde
A journey south through the American continents, touching four distinct cultures.
Tongue in Cheek
Paul Hindemith: Suite from “Minimax,” arr. AFC
Carlo Farina: Capriccio Stravagante
Luigi Boccherini: Fandango, G. 341 arr. AFC
Noam Elkies: Allegro Troppo
W. A. Mozart: Ein Musicalischer Spass
Stir: Eurythmy and the Old School
W. A. Mozart: Adagio & Fugue, K. 546
Osvaldo Golijov: Three Songs (2002)
Michael Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a theme by Corelli
W. A. Mozart: Symphony no. 29