CONCERT SCHEDULE
May 31, 2008
8:00 PM |
The Knights at Washington Irving
On May 31st, the young members of The Knights will come together to perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral". As part of the evening's program, they will also be joined by singer songwriter Christina Courtin with a second set of original music. This special event, a lively combination of the revered and the eclectic, embodies The Knights at their best: an exhilarating, soulful revisiting of the Classical pantheon...but
also a fierce performance with their indie cohort Christina Courtin.
Where:
WASHINGTON IRVING HIGH SCHOOL
17th Street and Irving Place (one block east of Union
Square subway station at 14th Street)
TIME: 8PM
TICKETS: $20 IN ADVANCE; $25 AT THE DOOR
FOR TICKETS, CALL: 917-478-5341
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June 1, 2008
5:30 PM |
Beethoven Festival
FOTA's annual Beethoven
Festival is a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon and introduce
new generations to Ludwig van Beethoven's exquisite classical music.
The Festival this year, entitled The Next Generation Beethoven
Festival, is on June 1, opening FOTA's season. Exceptional artists and
ensembles will provide performances in a setting of beauty at the Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay, NY.
"Coriolanus Overture"
Romances for Violin and Orchestra
Symphony 6 "Pastoral"
http://www.fotapresents.org/beetfest.htm
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PAST CONCERTS
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May 29, 2008
8:00 PM |
Southport Summer Fesival
Beethoven - 'Pastoral' Symphony 6 in F Major, Op 68
Mozart - Mass
with Alan Murchie, conducting and the Trinity Episcopal Church Choir
Trinity Episcopal Church - Trinity Episcopal Church - Southport, CT
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May 3, 2008
8:00 PM |
The Knights at Riverside Church
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
Piazzolla - The Four Seasons
Christopher Johnson, flute
Tickets can be purchased at the door for $15 [$10 for seniors and students]
http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/events/index.php?event=6563&filter=ALL
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May 2, 2008
8:00 PM |
The Knights at Symphony Space
with Mark O'Connor
Come travel through the seasons in Italy, Argentina and America! The Knights will present three different styles of music, through the eyes of composers who have interpreted and realized 'The Seasons' for solo violin and chamber orchestra.
Vivaldi
Piazzolla
Mark O'Connor
Soloists
Mark O'Connor, violin
Colin Jacobsen, violin
Johnny Gandelsman, violin |
April 2, 2008
8:00 PM |
MATA Festival
Young Composers Now!
Zibuokle Martinaityte - Polarities - WORLD PREMIERE
Aaron Gervais - Culture No. 3
Jennifer Fitzgerald - A thousand Machines
Judd Greenstein - At the end of a really great day... - NY PREMIERE
Nico Muhly - I Know Where Everthing is - NY PREMIERE
The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
http://www.gowanus.com/MORE?listingid=100142
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May 19 & 20, 2007
7:30 PM & 4:00 PM |
Bargemusic
Vivaldi Concerto for Violin, Cello and Strings, RV 547
Part “Tabula Rasa” Double Concerto for two Violins, String orchestra
and prepared Piano
Haydn Concertino for Piano and Strings
Elgar Serenade for Strings in e minor, Op 20 |
June 9, 2007
8:00 PM |
Brooklyn Lyceum
Music Forward will present a fiery juxtaposition of
high energy performers on Saturday, June 9th, 2007 at 8:00 pm. The program
will include Songs by Christina Courtin's Running Kicks and Beethoven's 7th
Symphony. The Knights Chamber Orchestra will accompany Ms. Courtin and the
Running Kicks on their original compositions and will finish the concert
with the Beethoven Symphony. Richard Frank will take photographs of The
Knights rehearsals which will be on display during the event.
Beethoven - Symphony 7 in A Major [Eric Jacobsen, conductor]
Courtin - original song
Richard Frank - photo exhibit from the Knights rehearsals, in addition to original compositions Tickets at 866-Gowanus or
BrooklynLyceum.com |
June 10, 2007
5:30 PM |
Beethoven Festival
Beethoven - Symphony 7 in A Major
Beethoven - Triple Concerto Colin Jacobsen, violin
Jan Vogler, cello
Steve Beck, piano
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
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September 28, 2007
1:30 PM & 5:00 PM |
Chance Encounter
Lisa Bielawa, composer
Susan Narucki, soprano
The Knights perform a new performance piece by Lisa Bielawa.
“Chance Encounter”
will be a 30-minute site-specific musical work, co-conceived by
world-renowned soprano Susan Narucki and composer Lisa Bielawa, in which Susan and
12 instruments convene, one or several at a time, in and out of the
texture and context of public spaces. Susan will sing songs and arias
constructed of texts we have collected in transient public spaces,
thereby enacting the listener’s private (yet collective) experience of
the performance space itself. Each performance ‘venue’ will require a
re-mapping of the spatial and movement elements of the piece onto the
new location.
http://lisabielawa.typepad.com/chance_section/
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December 7, 2007
7:00 PM |
The Knights at Weill Hall Carnegie
Music Forward and the Polish Cultural Institute will present The Knights Chamber Orchestra, on Friday,
December 7th, 2007 at Carnegie Hall, 7:00 pm. The program will include
the world premiere of a new work by Philippe Bigar, as well as works by
Lutosławski, Bartók, Haydn, Torelli, and selections of traditional
gypsy tunes.
Through this eclectic program, The Knights will
show their passion for a wide range of musical styles, featuring the
rarely heard Christmas Concerto by Italian baroque composer Giuseppe
Torelli and Haydn's joyous Concertino with acclaimed pianist, Steven
Beck. The program also explores folk influences in western music by
highlighting works such as the Bartok Divertimento for Strings and
Lutoslowski's Overture and pairing them with arrangements of
traditional gypsy tunes. The selections of traditional gypsy tunes are
a signatory part of this ensemble's virtuosic and bravura style.
Finally, the world premiere of Philippe Bigar's Printemps Perdu is a
manifestation of a continuing relationship that the composer has had
with The Knights. They have performed several of Bigar's works in the
past and are pleased to give this world premiere in Carnegie Hall.
The
Knights' exuberant performances have been captivating audiences for the
past seven years. Critics from the New York Sun say the Knights'
performances are, "truly an exhilarating experience." The New York
Times said, "You had the feeling of being with musicians, not just
observing them." The New Yorker calls The Knights, "a little orchestra
of some of New York's best strings-about-town."
Tickets are from $15 to $25 and are available online through the Carnegie Hall Box Office. To learn more, visit Carnegie Hall at:
http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_10993.html?selecteddate=12072007
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