SPECIAL PROJECTS
"Orchestra of St. Luke's lived up to its reputation for being able to play
virtually any score as if the musicians had grown up with it under their pillows."
—Justin Davidson, New York Magazine
St. Luke's is renowned for its historic collaborations with a wide range of performing artists and concert venues. Highlights of the 2009-2010 season include:
CANTATAS IN CONTEXT
Park Avenue Christian Church
1010 Park Avenue
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE'S
NEW YORK BAROQUE SOLOISTS
MARY GREER conductor
PROGRAM I
Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 3:00PM
JOYFUL ADORATION
Bach's Christmas Oratorio
BACH Christmas Oratorio (Parts I-III)
Jauchzet, frohlocket! auf, preiset die Tage
(Rejoice, be glad! Come, praise the days!)
Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend
(And there were in the same country shepherds)
Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
(Ruler of heaven, hear our murmurings)
PROGRAM II
Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 8:00PM
BAROQUE NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION
All-Bach musical toast to the New Year
BACH Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor, BWV 1060
BACH Cantata No. 51
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
PROGRAM III
Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 3:00PM
ECSTATIC BACH
Jubilant Choral Works by Bach
Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz
(Search me, O God, and know my heart), BWV 136
Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte
(I love the Almighty with all my heart), BWV 174
Mass in F Major, BWV 233
ASK YOUR MAMA!
HAITI BENEFIT CONCERT
Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 8pm
Jazz at Lincoln Center - Rose Hall
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Jessye Norman, soprano
George Manahan, conductor
Nnenna Freelon
de'Adre Aziza
The Roots
LAURA KARPMAN Ask Your Mama!
Based on a text by Langston Hughes
FALLA & FLAMENCO
Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 8pm
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor
Pedro Carbone, piano
Ramon Oller, choreographer
Dancers from Passatges Dansa and Peridance Ensemble
Joseph Horowitz, producer and artistic director
All Falla Program
Fantasia Betica - solo piano
Nights in the Gardens of Spain – piano and orchestra
*The Magistrate and the Miller’s Wife – dance/pantomime with orchestra
*U.S. STAGE PREMIERE
Falla and Flamenco is a program of three works by Falla that imbue 20th-century music with flamenco’s ancient gypsy traditions. Manuel de Falla (1876—1946), considered Spain’s preeminent composer, infused the dramatic exuberance of this indigenous genre into modern musical forms, forging a new national idiom that revitalized Spanish music and propelled flamenco to international attention.
Related Artist Talks & Events
In Search of Flamenco: Archival Films with Brook Zern - BAM Rose Cinemas, 3pm
Pre-concert Artist Talk - BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, 7pm
Post-concert Artist Talk - BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, 10pm
Support for “Falla and Flamenco” is provided by Spain’s Ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs, by Presidencia del Gobierno, and by the Embassy of Spain.
PETER GABRIEL
NEW BLOOD TOUR
Bell Centre, Montreal
April 28, 2010
Radio City Music Hall, New York City
May 2 & 3, 2010
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
The former Genesis vocalist known for his intricate progressive and experimental rock accompanied exclusively by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in three performances in Montreal and New York City.
BENJAMIN BRITTEN CONCERT
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 7:30pm
Saint Thomas Church
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
John Scott, conductor
Geoffrey D. Williams, countertenor
Mark Bleeke & Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenors
Frederick Teardo, organ
Rachelle Jonck & Eric Malson, piano
The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
Young People's Chorus of New York City
All Britten Program
Jubilate in C
Missa Brevis in D
Hymn to the Virgin
Canticle
Abraham & Isaac
Hymn to Saint Cecilia
Cantata: Saint Nicolas
LinkUP!
The Orchestra Rocks!
May 25-27, 2010
Carnegie Hall
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE'S
Carnegie Hall celebrates the 25th season of LinkUP! - an educational program for students in grades three through five. Through hands-on classroom learning and a fully interactive concert, students join a collective community of performers and creators as they explore time, rhythm, and groove in a range of exciting orchestral music.
All performances SOLD OUT
