Sunday, May 5, 2002, 1:30 p.m.
Advent Lutheran Church, New York
Michael F. Tietz, music director and principal conductor
Daniel Epstein, pianist
Georg Philipp Telemann
“Don Quixote” Suite
Manuel deFalla
Suite No. 1 from “The Three-Cornered Hat”
Composed in 1917
Ludwig van Beethoven
“Emperor” Concerto
Op. 73, "Emperor"
Composed in 1809
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 →
A New York City premiere! 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 →
