The Purchase Symphony Orchestra would like to extend a special invitation to our campus and the community to not just attend a concert, but to experience the world through our music.
Per questa bella mano, K.612 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with Robert Frazier, Baritone, Concerto Competition Winner
Carnival Overture, Op. 92 - Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No.8, Op.88 - Antonín Dvořák
Dive into an evening celebrating fresh horizons with “A New Beginning.” Revel in the enchanting melodies of Debussy’s Petite Suite and the deep emotion of Mozart’s baritone aria Per Questa Bella Mano, showcasing 2023 Concerto Competition winner Robert Frazier, baritone, and Christopher Wygonik, double bass. Be swept up by Dvorak’s Carnival Overture and touched by the profound Symphony No. 8. Embrace a transformative musical journey this season!
Antiche danze et arie, Suite No.1, P. 109 - Ottorino Respighi
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Major, BWV 1050 - Johann Sebastian Bach, with Paul Ostrovsky, piano
Scheherazade, Op. 35 - Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Join us for a musical journey from the elegant nuances of Baroque to the majestic vastness of Russian melodies. We will start with Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No.1, evoking Renaissance charm. Then, delve into the intricate world of Bach with the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 featuring our faculty emeritus, Professor Paul Ostrovsky on piano. The highlight is Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, encapsulating tales from One Thousand and One Nights. Experience a night where music bridges eras and cultures.
Ballade for Flute and Orchestra - Frank Martin, with Jessica Ringston, Flute, Concerto Competition Winner
Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo - Aaron Copland
with the Purchase Soul Voices:
Sounds of Blackness
Never Would’ve Made It
Journey through a musical tapestry where history and innovation intertwine. Begin with Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballad for Orchestra. Experience the captivating Ballade for Flute and Orchestra by Frank Martin, showcasing 2023 Concerto Competition winner, Jessica Ringston, flute. Next the lively American rhythms of Aaron Copland’s Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo. As we commemorate Black History Month, the powerful Purchase Soul Voices deliver an unforgettable finale. Join us for an evening of legacy, unity, and melody!
A collaboration between the Purchase Symphony Orchestra, Purchase Jazz, and the Experimental Workshop filmmakers of the School of Film and New Media. T
he filmmakers have produced a series of short pieces as accompaniment to the orchestra’s performance of
Glassworks
(1982) by Philip Glass. Films also accompany interludes between Glass’s original movements for musicians to respond to with improvisation as well as a new selection of eclectic musical arrangements chosen in response to the images. A dynamic volley of picture and sound that will produce something entirely new witnessed for the first and last time by tonight’s audience.
The Purchase Symphony Orchestra is composed of the dedicated and talented students of the Conservatory of Music and special guest artists. Students rehearse six hours a week as a large group and spend additional time in studio classes and sectionals. The Orchestra is proud to present the works of classical composers from the Age of Enlightenment to the present day.
