Sunday, May 6, 2001, 1:30 p.m.
Advent Lutheran Church, New York
Michael F. Tietz, music director and principal conductor
Harvey Pittel, saxophone
Unico Wilhelm Graf van Wassenaer
Concertino No. 5 in Bb Major
Composed in 1740
Darius Milhaud
Scaramouche Suite
Composed in 1937
Astor Piazzolla
Histoire du Tango
"Nightclub 1960" for Saxophone and Strings
Arranged by Mark Spede
Felix Mendelssohn
“Italian” Symphony
Op. 90, "Italian"
Composed in 1831
Known commonly as the Christmas Concerto, this work was commissioned by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni and published posthumously in 1714. Read more →
Still writing under the influence of classically-oriented German masters like Mendelssohn and Brahms, scored the Serenade for a wind ensemble very similar to that of Mozart’s great Serenade for Thirteen Winds. Read more →
Heralded as a “promising new compositional voice” by the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Kansas City native Stephanie Berg’s music has been met with enthusiasm, and has been described as fun, creative, vivid and unabashedly cinematic. Read more →
The piece established Rachmaninoff's fame as a concerto composer and is one of his most enduringly popular pieces. Read more →
Nico Giacalone has recently won second prize in the International Mozart Competition in Vienna. He also graduated this past year with a Master’s Degree from the Mannes Conservatory and was awarded the Steinway Award for outstanding work as a performer and supportive classmate. Read more →
