Celebrate spring and bring the outdoors inside at our concert “Atmospheres | Atmósferas” on Sunday, April 21st at 3pm at the Fort Washington Collegiate Church.
Program:
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Missy Mazzoli: Violent, Violent Sea
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Angélica Negrón: Lanzarse
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Paul Brantley: Linden Terrace with soprano Jennifer Zetlan *world premiere*
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Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
The program begins with Mizzy Mazzoli’s “Violent, Violent Sea,” a work for chamber orchestra that explores the juxtaposition of dark and light that the sea can evoke in our senses. Explore urban ornithology in the city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico in Angélica Negrón’s “Lanzarse.” Keep things local with Washington Heights composer Paul Brantley’s (bio) musical love letter to Fort Tryon Park: “Linden Terrace” with Washington Heights internationally acclaimed soprano Jennifer Zetlan (bio) as soloist. Our program concludes with Aaron Copland’s iconic “Appalachian Spring.” Originally composed for ballet, many themes of this well-known work have come to be synonymous with depicting the sights and sounds of Americana.
Prior to the concert, at 2:30pm 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. This event will take place (weather permitting) in the beautiful setting of the Fort Washington Green, the community garden space at FWCC.
And finally, join the musicians of WHCO after the concert for a reception!
Storytime with the Symphony
with narrator Sarah Almodovar
WHCO musicians and narrator Sarah Almodovar present this treasured garden-themed classic in a bilingual (English/Spanish) musical storytime.
Free and open to all in the community; appropriate for all ages and levels of wiggly-ness.
Concert length: approx. 30 min
SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH AT 11:30AM
This event is part of Family Gardening Day at P.S. 187! Bring the whole family to dig in the dirt at the incredible garden at P.S. 187! Raindate: Sunday, April 14th
Storytime with the Symphony
with narrator Sarah Almodovar
WHCO musicians and narrator Sarah Almodovar present this treasured garden-themed classic in a bilingual (English/Spanish) musical storytime.
Free and open to all in the community; appropriate for all ages and levels of wiggly-ness.
Concert length: approx. 30 min
SUNDAY, APRIL 7TH AT 2:15PM AND 3:15PM:
This event is part of COMBO Playdate: A Block Party for Young Families! In addition to our two WHCO musical storytimes, your family can visit the petting zoo, learn to grow vegetables in your NYC kitchen, do a CPR training, get your faces painted, make your own non-toxic lip balm and cleaning solution, and take home free books! Raindate: Sunday, April 14th
Brighten up your January at WHCO’s Saturday Soirée! Enjoy incredible music, mingle with WHCO musicians and fellow patrons, and learn about our plans for the upcoming concert season! WHCO musicians will present some of classical music’s greatest chamber music hits alongside new gems. The evening will also feature a silent auction which will include the chance to win a 3-day stay in Aspen, CO and the chance to conduct WHCO at an upcoming rehearsal!
LOCATION
Lounge at Hudson View Gardens, 10033
Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra returns to our home at Fort Washington Collegiate Church for our official “Sound y Sabor” season opening concert, “Visions | Visiones.” Join us for incredible music by Iván Enrique Rodríguez, Jessica Meyers, Jean Françaix, and Ottorino Respighi.
“Visions | Visiones” features music that draws inspiration from the visual arts to reveal the composers’ painting within. Françaix’s “Sérénade” is an energetic and vibrant ballet score which conjures the dynamic range of human physicality and all the motions we express through dance. Puerto Rican composer Iván Enrique Rodríguez’s wind quintet “3 Visions” is inspired by the experience of hidden, even repressed memories suddenly reemerging into our conscious mind to again torment—or liberate. NYC uptown composer Jessica Meyer’s “In the Waves” was written as a response to a painting by Paul Gauguin of the same name. And finally, Ottorino Respighi’s “Trittico Botticelliano,” one of Respighi’s best-known works, tours three celebrated paintings by Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli: Spring, The Adoration of the Magi, and The Birth of Venus.
Tickets are now available directly at https://buytickets.at/whco/1028924 or on our website: www.whco.nyc. Prices range from $5 to $20.
About us
The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra is a musician-led collective on a mission to engage and empower the people of Washington Heights and neighboring communities through exemplary performances and innovative educational programming.
