Sounds of the City: Music of Boston's Past, Present, and Future
Join the Orchestra Book Club for a thrilling concert celebrating the rich musical heritage of the Boston area.
Program:
Yvette Janine Jackson Hello, Tomorrow! for orchestra and electronics
Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee Piano Sonata no. 1 (orch. David Rahbee); premiere of orchestration
George Whitefield Chadwick Aphrodite Symphonic Fantasy
Link to program: Sounds of the City program book
OBC Mainstage: Scriabin 2
The Orchestra Book Club is proud to present a thrilling discussion and performance of Alexander Scriabin’s Symphony no. 2, a gorgeous example of late Romantic symphonic writing.
Join OBC and Music Director Reuben Stern at 8pm on Thursday, November 21st at First Church Cambridge to experience this rarely-performed work.
Orchestra Book Club
Reuben Stern, Music Director
PROGRAM:
Alexander SCRIABIN: Symphony no. 2
WHERE:
First Church Cambridge
11 Garden St, Cambridge MA, 02138
WHEN:
Thursday, November 21st
8–9:30pm
TICKETS:
Reserve yours ahead via Eventbrite
Tickets are free to reserve, with a suggested donation of $25/person or $10/person for children, students, and seniors.
OBC Mainstage – Virtuoso Variations
The Orchestra Book Club returns to the Center for Arts at the Armory in Somerville for a thrilling concert exploring themes and variations in classical music. The concert begins with the North American premiere of Grażyna Bacewicz’ Symphonic Variations, a stunning example of 20th-century Polish avant-garde. Internationally-renowned pianist Tony Yike Yang then joins the group for Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a sprawling development of the violin virtuoso Niccolo Paganini’s most famous caprice.
Performers
Reuben Stern, conductor
Tony Yike Yang, piano
Members of the Orchestra Book Club
Program
Grażyna BACEWICZ – Symphonic Variations
Sergei RACHMANINOFF – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini