2009-2010 Season
First Concert
Gems from Three Centuries
October 1, 2009, 1pm, Trinity Church
First concert program
Romanze from Sechs Klavierstücke, Opus 118 (Brahms), Symphony No. 47 in G (Haydn) and Come Sunday (Ellington). This concert kicked off the fall season of Trinity Church’s Concerts at One series.
KCO violin soloist Joyce Hammond performs “Come Sunday” by Duke Ellington.
Second Concert
Musical Tales and Adventures:
Peter And The Wolf & The Voyage Of Henry Hudson
January 16, 2010, 7pm, World Financial Center Winter Garden
Second concert program
Peter And The Wolf
This classic children’s tale for narrator and orchestra by Sergei Prokofiev gets a new twist when special guest 2009 Newbery Award-winner Neil Gaiman, author of “Coraline,” narrates. The renowned writer joins the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra in a performance of this beloved work about a bird, a duck, a cat, a wolf and a very brave boy named Peter.
...And Bold to Fall Withal - Henry Hudson in the New World
Commissioned by The Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, this composition by Gary S. Fagin for tenor and chamber orchestra, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's sail into New York Harbor, receives its world premiere performance in
the magnificent Winter Garden, with the Hudson River as a backdrop. “The land is very pleasant and high,” wrote Hudson's first mate, Robert Jouet, in his journal, “and bold to fall withal.” Tenor Jason Danieley (right), described by The New York Times as “the most exquisite tenor on Broadway,” will be featured in this world premiere.
Also on the program, Charles Ives' evocative "The Unanswered Question," Duke Ellington's playful "Up and Down, Up and Down," and two gems from Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin--the exciting Polonaise and, at the conclusion of the one-hour concert when the Winter Garden turns into a Grand Ballroom, the irresistible Waltz, to which the audience will be invited to dance. Great music and great fun for all ages!