Events
Events
March 21, 2024, 7:00 PM
Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City
In coordination with “Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark,” a special exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage highlighting the remarkable story of the rescue of Danish Jews during the Holocaust, the KCO presented “A Concert Dedicated to Courage and Compassion,” with soprano Mikaela Bennett and baritone Benjamin Davis. The concert featured the premiere of Gary S. Fagin’s “Courage to Act," honoring Henny Sinding and her boat, Gerda III. In 1943, twenty-two-year-old Henny led Gerda III’s rescue activities, saving an estimated 300 Jews via clandestine journeys across the Øresund Sound to Sweden.
April 22, 2023, 7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
Winter Garden at Brookfield Place
A celebration of Earth Day, featuring a conversation with MacArthur Genius Award recipient, author, and ecologist Carl Safina, works by Aaron Copland, Gustav Mahler, and Kurt Weill, and the world premiere of Gary S. Fagin’s Rachel Carson-inspired composition, “In Every Grain of Sand,” with mezzo-soprano Rosena Hill Jackson and baritone Nathaniel Stampley. Brookfield Place’s Winter Garden.
June 19, 2022, 3:00 PM
Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City
Soprano Lindsay Roberts, mezzo-soprano Rosena Hill Jackson, tenor Chauncey Packer, and baritone Tamar Greene joined the KCO to perform works celebrating the new national holiday commemorating the end of slavery in 1865. Works by Florence Price, Duke Ellington, Ricky Ian Gordon, and the world premiere of Gary S. Fagin’s “Good Trouble.” Edmond. J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
September 22, 2021
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the KCO performed music to uplift and inspire: Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings; Duke Ellington’s Come Sunday; the world premiere of Gary S. Fagin’s 9/11 In Memoriam. Edmond. J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
Friday, October 2, 2020
5pm to 9pm
Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey Street, Lower Manhattan
Ten consecutive 20-minute concerts, each with a different program
Chamber music in a pandemic safe environment. KCO musicians presented a series of performances featuring works of Bach, Haydn, Piazzolla and Paganini for small, socially distanced audiences. Attendees experienced the joy of live music again!
Tango-Waltz-Foxtrot! We kicked up our heels with Gary S.Fagin and the KCO for “Sweet Sounds of Summer!"—a stylish selection of classical melodies for our dancing pleasure, including foxtrots, tangos and waltzes. We enjoyed the timeless tunes of Johann Strauss, Irving Berlin and other great song and dance masters!
Location: Hudson River Park's Pier 45 (cross at Christopher Street)
Gary S. Fagin and the KCO played toe-tappin' favorites at the breezy end of Pier 45 such as Scott Joplin’s "Maple Leaf Rag" and “The Entertainer;” Noel Coward’s “Sail Away” and the 1930’s hit “Red Sails In The Sunset;” as well as traditional Scottish reels and Aaron Copland’s rousing "Hoe-Down from Rodeo.”
Location: Schimmel Center
In this world premiere of Gary S. Fagin's new cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra, the KCO gave voice, hauntingly, to those most affected by the gun epidemic: victims of gun violence and their families.
Location: Museum of Jewish Heritage
An enchanting chamber music and dance work about a child whose toys come to life, Zaubernacht is Kurt Weill's earliest work for the stage. The KCO collaborated with the innovative choreographer Jody Oberfelder, who created original characters based on Weill's dynamic score.
The Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra kicked-off of their Tenth Anniversary Season of performances in the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place.
Location: Battery Park City
Elizabeth Pitcairn performed with her legendary 1720 Stradivarius, inspiration for the 1999 Academy Award-winning film “The Red Violin," in this Kid's Classical Concert on February 7th.
Free, ages 8 and up.
Sponsored by Goldman Sachs.
