Nov
9
to Nov 10

Billy Childs Saxophone Concerto, "Diaspora," with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra

RHAPSODY IN BLUE @ 100
Diane Wittry, conductor
Steven Banks, saxophone
Simon Mulligan, piano

Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 10, 2024, at 2:00 pm

SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR  Ballade, Op. 33
BILLY CHILDS  Saxophone Concerto
WILLIAM GRANT STILL  Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American Symphony"
GEORGE GERSHWIN  Rhapsody in Blue

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Nov
29
to Dec 1

Tomasi Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Enjoy a delightful musical feast this Thanksgiving weekend! Music Director Manfred Honeck leads a lighthearted celebration of charming polkas and popular waltzes from his hometown of Vienna. Schubert’s Third Symphony and the PSO debut of sax virtuoso Steven Banks add to the elation as the program sings with a heart-on-sleeve celebration of Puccini’s greatest opera hits in this annual program of audience favorites.

SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 3
TOMASI: Concerto for Alto Saxophone [PSO Premiere]
PUCCINI: Anniversary Celebration Highlights
STRAUSS FAMILY: Strauss's Viennese Favorite

November 29, 2024, 7:30pm - December 1, 2024, 2:30pm

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Dec
8
2:00 PM14:00

Kenari Quartet Recital at Schneider Concerts (The New School)

Exceptional emerging artists perform beloved, familiar chamber pieces and introduce audiences to new works by outstanding living composers. All concerts will be held in The New School's Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues) (the entrance is appropriate for Access-a-Ride).

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Jan
9
to Jan 12

Connesson "A Kind of Trane" with The Cleveland Orchestra

MILHAUD La création du monde

GUILLAUME CONNESSON A Kind of Trane

POULENC Suite from Les Biches

GERSHWIN An American in Paris

A Frenchman in America, longtime Cleveland Orchestra guest conductor Stéphane Denève leads a spirited rendition of Gershwin’s An American in Paris, the iconic 1928 symphonic poem that inspired the Gene Kelly film. Denève also conducts two more works out of the Roaring Twenties by his countrymen Milhaud and Poulenc, as well as the Cleveland premiere of Guillaume Connesson’s saxophone concerto A Kind of Trane — inspired by the great John Coltrane and performed by the acclaimed Steven Banks.

January 9, 2024 - January 11, 2024 - January 12, 2024

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Jan
25
3:00 PM15:00

Kenari Quartet Recital at Four Seasons Arts

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Gabriel Pierné – Introduction et variations sur une ronde populaire
Jennifer Higdon – Short Stories
I. Splashing the Canvas
II. Lullaby
III. Chase
Béla Bartók – Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (arr. Lovro Merčep)
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
David Maslanka – Songs for the Coming Day
VIII. The soul is here for its own joy
Edward Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40 “Suite in olden style” (arr. Julian Velasco)
I. Praeludium
II. Sarabande
III. Gavotte
IV. Air
V. Rigaudon
John Makey – Unquiet Spirits
I.
II.
III.

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Feb
3
8:00 PM20:00

Music Monday's with the Verona Quartet - Dialogismós: A meditation in music

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Dialogismós: A meditation in music

The Verona Quartet and saxophonist Steven Banks will present an immersive

program that will invite the listener to explore and reflect on the various forms of love

as understood through the lens of the ancient Greeks. These include Agape (selfless

love), Mania (obsessive love), Philautia (self love), Pragma (enduring love), Ludus

(playful love), Eros (erotic love), Philia (affectionate love), and Storge (familial love).


The centerpiece of the program will be a new 20-25 minute work for saxophone and

string quartet written by Christopher Theofanidis. The rest of the program will be built

around the types of love that he will explore in his piece.

To ground and guide the audience, the program will be bound together by a series of

guided meditations that will lead the listener to realize the vital importance of self-love.

Program:

Debussy: Syrinx (Eros), 3’ (offstage prelude)

Mendelssohn: “Ist es wahr” (Pragma), 2’

Debussy: Syrinx (Eros), 3’

Janáček: String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”, mvt. I. Adagio (Mania), 4’

Mozart: Oboe Quartet (Erotoropia/Ludus), 15’

Steven Banks: “Meditation” from Reflections and Exaltations (Agape), 9’

Reena Esmail: Magan Rehna (spiritual/Agape & friendship/Philia), 6’

INTERMISSION

Christopher Theofanidis: New Work, 25’

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Feb
5
to Feb 6

Garmany Chamber Music Series with the Verona Quartet

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Dialogismós: A meditation in music

The Verona Quartet and saxophonist Steven Banks will present an immersive

program that will invite the listener to explore and reflect on the various forms of love

as understood through the lens of the ancient Greeks. These include Agape (selfless

love), Mania (obsessive love), Philautia (self love), Pragma (enduring love), Ludus

(playful love), Eros (erotic love), Philia (affectionate love), and Storge (familial love).


The centerpiece of the program will be a new 20-25 minute work for saxophone and

string quartet written by Christopher Theofanidis. The rest of the program will be built

around the types of love that he will explore in his piece.

To ground and guide the audience, the program will be bound together by a series of

guided meditations that will lead the listener to realize the vital importance of self-love.

Program:

Debussy: Syrinx (Eros), 3’ (offstage prelude)

Mendelssohn: “Ist es wahr” (Pragma), 2’

Debussy: Syrinx (Eros), 3’

Janáček: String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”, mvt. I. Adagio (Mania), 4’

Mozart: Oboe Quartet (Erotoropia/Ludus), 15’

Steven Banks: “Meditation” from Reflections and Exaltations (Agape), 9’

Reena Esmail: Magan Rehna (spiritual/Agape & friendship/Philia), 6’

INTERMISSION

Christopher Theofanidis: New Work, 25’

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Feb
8
7:30 PM19:30

Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle Recital with the Verona Quartet

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Dialogismós: A meditation in music

The Verona Quartet and saxophonist Steven Banks will present an immersive

program that will invite the listener to explore and reflect on the various forms of love

as understood through the lens of the ancient Greeks. These include Agape (selfless

love), Mania (obsessive love), Philautia (self love), Pragma (enduring love), Ludus

(playful love), Eros (erotic love), Philia (affectionate love), and Storge (familial love).


The centerpiece of the program will be a new 20-25 minute work for saxophone and

string quartet written by Christopher Theofanidis. The rest of the program will be built

around the types of love that he will explore in his piece.

To ground and guide the audience, the program will be bound together by a series of

guided meditations that will lead the listener to realize the vital importance of self-love.

Program:

Debussy: Syrinx (Eros), 3’ (offstage prelude)

Mendelssohn: “Ist es wahr” (Pragma), 2’

Debussy: Syrinx (Eros), 3’

Janáček: String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”, mvt. I. Adagio (Mania), 4’

Mozart: Oboe Quartet (Erotoropia/Ludus), 15’

Steven Banks: “Meditation” from Reflections and Exaltations (Agape), 9’

Reena Esmail: Magan Rehna (spiritual/Agape & friendship/Philia), 6’

INTERMISSION

Christopher Theofanidis: New Work, 25’

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Oct
28
to Oct 31

Kenari Quartet - Chamber Music Tulsa "Any Given Child" Education Residency

Chamber Music Tulsa is proud to partner with Any Given Child Tulsa to bring chamber music to all 2,700 fourth graders in the Tulsa Public Schools System.
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The goal of the Any Given Child Initiative, a program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, is to assist communities in developing a plan for expanded arts education in their schools ensuring access and equity for all students in grades K-8. In 2010 The Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa, in partnership with The City of Tulsa, Tulsa Public Schools, and The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, applied to participate in the initiative.

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Apr
13
8:00 PM20:00

Billy Childs Concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra

Xian Zhang, conductor

Steven Banks, saxophone*

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade for Orchestra Op. 33

Billy Childs: Saxophone Concerto** (NSO CO-COMMISSION)

Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

Experience the sweeping drama of Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony, inspired by African American and indigenous music the composer encountered during his time in America. It has remained one of the most popular symphonies of all time, even heard in space during Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 lunar spaceflight—a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy.

2023 Grammy®–winning conductor Xian Zhang opens the concert Ballade for Orchestra by African British-American Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Billy Childs’ Saxophone Concerto, co-commissioned by the NSO for Steven Banks.

*NSO subscription debut

**First performance by the NSO

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Apr
12
11:30 AM11:30

Billy Childs Concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra

Xian Zhang, conductor

Steven Banks, saxophone*

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade for Orchestra Op. 33

Billy Childs: Saxophone Concerto** (NSO CO-COMMISSION)

Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

Experience the sweeping drama of Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony, inspired by African American and indigenous music the composer encountered during his time in America. It has remained one of the most popular symphonies of all time, even heard in space during Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 lunar spaceflight—a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy.

2023 Grammy®–winning conductor Xian Zhang opens the concert Ballade for Orchestra by African British-American Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Billy Childs’ Saxophone Concerto, co-commissioned by the NSO for Steven Banks.

*NSO subscription debut

**First performance by the NSO

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Apr
11
7:00 PM19:00

Billy Childs Concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra

Xian Zhang, conductor

Steven Banks, saxophone*

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade for Orchestra Op. 33

Billy Childs: Saxophone Concerto** (NSO CO-COMMISSION)

Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

Experience the sweeping drama of Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony, inspired by African American and indigenous music the composer encountered during his time in America. It has remained one of the most popular symphonies of all time, even heard in space during Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 lunar spaceflight—a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy.

2023 Grammy®–winning conductor Xian Zhang opens the concert Ballade for Orchestra by African British-American Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Billy Childs’ Saxophone Concerto, co-commissioned by the NSO for Steven Banks.

*NSO subscription debut

**First performance by the NSO

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Feb
24
7:30 PM19:30

University of Massachusetts Amherst Recital

  • Bezanson Recital Hall Amherst, MA United States (map)
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Xak Bjerken, piano

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS

Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166

I. Andantino

II. Ad libitum – Allegretto – Ad libitum

III. Molto allegro

ROBERT SCHUMANN

Fantasiestücke, Op. 73

I. Zart und mit Ausdruck

II. Lebhaft, leicht

III. Rasch und mit Feuer

PAUL CRESTON

Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 19

I. With vigor

II. With tranquility

III. With gaiety

MAURICE RAVEL

Ma Mère l’Oye

I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant. Lent

II. Petit Poucet. Très modéré

III. Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche

IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête. Mouvement de valse modéré

V. Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave

STEVEN BANKS

Come As You Are

I. Lift My Eyes

II. Times of the Storm

III. Strength of My Life

IV. Lift My Hands

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Feb
18
3:00 PM15:00

Arizona Friends of Chamber Music Recital

Xak Bjerken, piano

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS

Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166

I. Andantino

II. Ad libitum – Allegretto – Ad libitum

III. Molto allegro

ROBERT SCHUMANN

Fantasiestücke, Op. 73

I. Zart und mit Ausdruck

II. Lebhaft, leicht

III. Rasch und mit Feuer

PAUL CRESTON

Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 19

I. With vigor

II. With tranquility

III. With gaiety

MAURICE RAVEL

Ma Mère l’Oye

I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant. Lent

II. Petit Poucet. Très modéré

III. Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche

IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête. Mouvement de valse modéré

V. Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave

STEVEN BANKS

Come As You Are

I. Lift My Eyes

II. Times of the Storm

III. Strength of My Life

IV. Lift My Hands

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Jan
21
3:00 PM15:00

John Adams Concerto with the Toronto Symphony

Conductor Emeritus Peter Oundjian leads Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony, with its fatalistic, dream-like undertones and spirited Russian rhythms, and, as a rare treat, the charismatic Steven Banks takes on the Jazz-influenced Saxophone Concerto of John Adams.

Peter Oundjian, conductor

Steven Banks, saxophone

Katerina Gimon: New Work by NextGen Composer (World Première/TSO Commission)

John Adams: Saxophone Concerto (Canadian Première)

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3

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Jan
20
8:00 PM20:00

John Adams Concerto with the Toronto Symphony

Conductor Emeritus Peter Oundjian leads Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony, with its fatalistic, dream-like undertones and spirited Russian rhythms, and, as a rare treat, the charismatic Steven Banks takes on the Jazz-influenced Saxophone Concerto of John Adams.

Peter Oundjian, conductor

Steven Banks, saxophone

Katerina Gimon: New Work by NextGen Composer (World Première/TSO Commission)

John Adams: Saxophone Concerto (Canadian Première)

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3

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Jan
17
8:00 PM20:00

John Adams Concerto with the Toronto Symphony

  • Roy Thomson Hall Toronto, ON Canada (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Conductor Emeritus Peter Oundjian leads Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony, with its fatalistic, dream-like undertones and spirited Russian rhythms, and, as a rare treat, the charismatic Steven Banks takes on the Jazz-influenced Saxophone Concerto of John Adams.

Peter Oundjian, conductor

Steven Banks, saxophone

Katerina Gimon: New Work by NextGen Composer (World Première/TSO Commission)

John Adams: Saxophone Concerto (Canadian Première)

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3

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