2022 Repertoire Highlights

Brevard Music Center Orchestra

Faculty and College Division Students

BÉLA BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 3

JOHANNES BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

AARON COPLAND The Tender Land Suite

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK American Suite

DUKE ELLINGTON Harlem

GEORGE GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue

GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 3

MODEST MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Paganini Variations

OTTORINO RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

In commemoration of his 100th birthday, we celebrate the life and works of Lukas Foss, music director of the BPO from 1963 to 1970, and a transformative force in the Buffalo arts scene. His early tonal works, like Ode for Orchestra, Symphony No. 1, and Three American Pieces, were sublime, while his later works, such as Renaissance Concerto, which will feature flutist Amy Porter, explored an exciting avant-garde sound for which he became well-known. Rounding out the program is a nod to Foss’ great friend, Leonard Bernstein, with his Three Dances from On the Town, telling the tale of a trio of sailors and their amorous adventures while on leave in New York City.

n commemoration of his 100th birthday, we celebrate the life and works of Lukas Foss, music director of the BPO from 1963 to 1970, and a transformative force in the Buffalo arts scene. His early tonal works, like Ode for Orchestra, Symphony No. 1, and Three American Pieces, were sublime, while his later works, such as Renaissance Concerto, which will feature flutist Amy Porter, explored an exciting avant-garde sound for which he became well-known. Rounding out the program is a nod to Foss’ great friend, Leonard Bernstein, with his Three Dances from On the Town, telling the tale of a trio of sailors and their amorous adventures while on leave in New York City.

Trio Virado performs Piazolla Cafe 1930; Molino Trio Mvt 1 ; Luiz Homage

Ravel - Piece en Forme de Habanera; Brouwer Trio