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UPCOMING CONCERT

Meet and mingle with professional musicians and gain a new perspective on the orchestra, which will be situated in the middle of Cary Hall for this informal and family-friendly (appropriate for ages 6 and up) concert in the round. This concert, the final in the Symphony’s 2012-2013 program, features favorite selections by individual sections of the orchestra (strings, woodwinds, and brass) and a performance of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending by 16-year-old Lexington violinist Yuki Beppu. Audience members can change seats at each break between pieces, and can even sit right in the middle of the orchestra!

Lexington Symphony’s 2013–2014 Season: Music of Masters

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Lexington Symphony’s 2013–2014 Season: Music of Masters

All concerts at Cary Hall, Lexington Center

Join Lexington Symphony in 2013–2014 as it pays homage to some of classical music’s most distinguished composers! Highlights include a collaborative performance with New World Chorale of Beethoven’s extraordinary Symphony No. 9, Gabrieli’s Music for Brass with double brass quintet, and a special presentation of Michael Gandolfi’s Winter Light with Lexington High School’s Chamber Choir.

Staying true to its community roots, Lexington Symphony will once again celebrate the spirit of the holidays with Holiday POPS! in December, while continuing its efforts to engage music lovers of all ages with the Kids’ Workshop and Concert in April, and the informal and family-friendly Concert in the Round in June.

Conductor’s Talk by Maestro Jonathan McPhee is held one hour before all performances (with the exception of Holiday POPS!).

Click here to view Lexington Symphony’s 2013–2014 season brochure.

September 14, 2013 / Saturday, 8 pm
Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Mozart, Symphony No. 29
Britten, Sinfonietta
Stravinsky, Pulcinella Suite
Reunite with friends and community at Lexington Symphony’s season opener featuring a program of “firsts.” Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 is one of the first orchestral works for which a composer specified the instruments that should play each musical part, giving a consistent sound color to the work each time it is played. Britten’s Sinfonietta was his first published work that put him on the musical map. Mozart’s Symphony No. 29 marks the beginning of a set of four symphonic masterpieces that internalizes the symphonic form created by Haydn and takes it to new glories. And finally, Stravinksy opened a new neo-classical chapter in his composing style using the early music of Pergolesi for inspiration in his Pulcinella Suite.

November 16, 2013 / Saturday, 8 pm
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Dona Nobis Pacem
Lexington Symphony welcomes New World Chorale (Artistic Director, Holly Krafka) for a collaborative performance of one of the most defining compositions of Western civilization: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Also featured is Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem.
Sponsored by Lexington Symphony Concert Fund Partners

December 6, 2013 / Friday, 4 pm and 8 pm
Holiday POPS!
Celebrate the holiday season with Lexington Symphony! Families can join in the fun at our afternoon concert featuring sing-alongs of
favorite holiday carols and a guest appearance by Santa. Our evening concert offers a festive atmosphere and seasonal music for adults.

February 8, 2014 / Saturday, 8 pm
Susato, La Mourisque
Gabrieli, Brass Ensemble
Arensky, Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky, Serenade for Strings
Warlock, Capriole Suite
Gandolfi, Winter Light
This very special program features various sections of the orchestra peforming music that is uniquely their own. Lexington Symphony’s fantastic brass section plays the music of Susato and Gabrieli, evoking the grandeur of an age where brass ruled. The strings play three works by Arensky, Tchaikovsky, and the mysterious composer known as Peter Warlock. Following up on the success of the new work we commissioned from composer Michael Gandolfi last season entitled Fortune, Fate, and The Fool, we round out this evening’s program with a joint performance — with Lexington High School’s Chamber Choir — of his beautiful Winter Light for chorus and strings.

April 5, 2014 / Saturday, 8 pm
Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture
Martin, Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
This program subtly celebrates the idea that the sum of the parts can be greater than any distinct characteristic or voice. Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture manages to use musical sounds to capture the essence of the Scottish Hebrides, with its cold, bleak, and windswept bogs. Martin’s Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments first gives each of the seven winds an opportunity to be the concerto soloist then introduces the percussion instruments, building to a large ensemble piece in the finale. Beethoven succeeds, with his unforgettable Symphony No. 7, in combining the very simplistic elements of melody, rhythm, and harmony to create a towering masterpiece.

April 6 / Sunday, 2 pm
Kids’ Workshop and Concert
This enjoyable, family-friendly event brings classical music to life as kids try their hand at playing orchestral instruments and conducting their own group of players! Featuring music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Martin.

This special event is one of many community outreach performances Lexington Symphony will give during its 2013–2014 season.

June 14, 2014 / Saturday, 7 pm
Concert in the Round
Meet and mingle with Lexington Symphony musicians and gain a new perspective on the orchestra, which is situated in the middle of Cary Hall for this informal summer evening concert. Audience members can change seats between musical pieces, which are selected and performed by ensembles from the orchestra. Q&A with Jonathan McPhee and orchestra musicians offered at 6 pm.
Sponsored by the Sonin Fund