Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra's concert "The PeopleThat Inspire Us "begins begins with Revelry by trailblazing American composer and Imani Winds founder and WHCO Spotlight Composer, Valerie Coleman. We continue with Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio in G minor,. Our program concludes with a rarely heard gem from Louise Farrenc, a French Romantic composer.
Our yearly Bach by Candlelight program offers a contemplative approach to the music of the great master, J.S. Bach, featuring House of Time’s signature versions of his eternal classics under soothing candlelight.
Join us for Sunday Baroque at Penny Jo's, featuring Pandora Consort and Silentwoods Collective: virtuosic works for cello composed by innovators of the violoncello from Southern Italy & vocal ensemble 'The Pandora Consort' will perform selections from their folk opera, "The Fire within Her", as well as enthralling medieval works by polymath Hildegard von Bingen.
Bring the whole family to our “Meet the Instruments” petting zoo where even our youngest listeners can get up close and personal with their favorite instruments before seeing them come alive onstage.
WHCO's concert "In The Places That Inspire Us" explores music inspired by real-world settings and emotional landscapes. First, Anna Clyne’s Restless Oceans, a contemporary work that channels the sea. Next, Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, set to the words of James Agee. Finally, Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”.
The Philharmonic goes uptown. In a bold collaboration between two orchestras, Gustavo Dudamel, the Oscar L. Tang Music and Agnes Hsu-Tang Music & Artistic Director Designate, leads Members of the New York Philharmonic and the three-time Grammy-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra at the historic United Palace.
