RHAPSODY IN BLUE

MAY 10, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
First Church, Boston

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue! Acclaimed jazz pianist Ted Rosenthal brings his magic to the keyboard. Jazzy twists on classic works by Mozart, Chopin and Schumann will round out this rousing program.

Gershwin I Got Rhythm

Gershwin Lullaby

Shearing Lullaby of Birdland

Mozart Fantasy in d

Schumann Traumerei

Chopin Waltz in c#

Ellington Mood Indigo

Porter I Get a Kick Out of You

Porter Just One of Those Things

Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

Earlier programs this season

WINTER LIGHT

Feburary 2, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
First Church, Boston

Bask in the serene beauty of the Symphony of Light by Carson Cooman and music by Norway’s greatest composer, Edvard Grieg, including his beloved Holberg Suite and the dramatic Quartet in g minor, arranged for string orchestra.

Carson Cooman (b. 1982) is an American composer with a catalog of hundreds of works in many forms—from solo instrumental pieces to operas, and from orchestral works to hymn tunes. His music has been performed on all six inhabited continents in venues that range from the stage of Carnegie Hall to the basket of a hot air balloon. For more information about Carson, visit www.carsoncooman.com

AUTUMN GEMS

November 3 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
First Church, Boston

We launched our 2023-2024 season with the world premiere of Robert Edward Smith’s Introduction and Theme with Variations for English horn and strings with the extraordinary Andrew van der Paardt as soloist. Other works included the virtuosic Symphonie Concertante Op. 13, by Joseph Boulogne, Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Mendelssohn’s energetic Sinfonia no. 4, Webern’s luminous Langsamer Satz and Britten’s charming Simple Symphony.