AMERICAN VIEWS
April 17, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
First Church, Boston
We explore different ideas of America, including Granville Bantock’s take on the Far West, Lisa Nardi’s depiction of the desert, Mark O’Connor’s spin on the evolution of fiddle tunes, Florence Price’s soulful Andante cantabile and Copland’s rollicking “Hoe Down” from Rodeo.
Granville Bantock In the Far West
Lisa Nardi The Desert
Richard Meyer Birch Bay Celebration
Florence Price "Andante Cantabile” from String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Mark O'Connor Selections from “Strings and Threads”
Victor Herbert Forget-Me-Not
Aaron Copland “Hoe Down” from Rodeo
Prior Concerts This Season
FOUR SEASONS OF TANGO
FEBRUARY 6, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
First Church, Boston
We brought you Astor Piazzolla’s dazzling re-imagining of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with all the fire and passion you would expect from the composer of the world’s most beloved tangos, played by the superb young violinist Alina Kobialka.
Select tangos, old and new, rounded out this sparkling program that also featured Venezuelan trombonist Angel Subero as a soloist.
Tango Ballet: Cabaret Astor Piazzolla
Four Tango Postcards: No. 1 Benedikt Bryden
Tango Elegy Erik Lindgren
Yet Another Tango Katrina Wreede
Tango Amoroso
Tango Doloroso
Tango Voluptuoso Robert Edward Smith
Suite del Angel Astor Piazzolla
version by Gabriel Senanes
Angel Subero, trombone
The Four Seasons in Buenos Aires Astor Piazzolla
Alina Kobialka, violin
Alina Kobialka, violin
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
CLASSICAL TREASURES
NOVEMBER 7, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
First Church, Boston
The radiant soprano Amanda Forsythe opened the COB season with Mozart’s exhilarating “Exsultate jubilate.” Also on the program was a beautiful but rarely heard Classical-era bassoon concerto by Jan Kozeluh, featuring Adrian Jojatu, as well as the intensely lyrical “Albinoni’s Adagio.”
Franz Josef Haydn Symphony No. 23 in G
Jan Antonin Kozeluh Bassoon Concerto in C
Adrian Jojatu, bassoon
Robert Edward Smith Lento (In loving memory of Lorraine Steele)
Remo Giazotto Albinoni Adagio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Exsultate jubilate, K. 165
Amanda Forsythe, soprano