Manhattan School of Music: OPENING CONCERT

Chamber Sinfonia: David Gilbert, Conductor
BERLIOZ: Béatrice et Bénédict Overture
BIZET: Symphony No.1 in C major
STRAVINSKY: Jeu de cartes

The Manhattan School of Music Symphony, Philharmonia and Chamber Sinfonia perform more than 30 major works each year, ranging from the symphonies of Beethoven, Brahms, and Mahler to contemporary works by composers such as Richard Danielpour, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Ned Rorem. Past conductors who have led performances and orchestral readings include Kurt Masur, Julius Rudel, Charles Dutoit, George Manahan, and Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, among many others. Manhattan School of Music has been the recipient of 10 consecutive ASCAP awards for adventurous programming of contemporary music.

In the annual spring Eisenberg-Fried Concerto competition, students are selected for solo performances with an orchestra. Distinguished pianist and longtime faculty member Constance Keene established the event in memory of her parents.

In addition, Manhattan School of Music has maintained an ongoing relationship with the Berlin Philharmonic since a 1998 visit from that orchestra. The Berlin Philharmonic has subsequently visited Manhattan School of Music when on tour in New York, and its members have coached and conducted orchestral students in sectionals as well as orchestral readings. Berlin Philharmonic assistant conductors Graziella Contratto and Henrik Schaefer, as well as concertmaster Daniel Stabrawa, have led orchestral students in works by Mahler and Brahms.

Under the auspices of the Salzburg Easter Festival, the school also participated in a special internship in April 2003 and April 2004. Manhattan School of Music orchestral musicians annually participate in orchestra programs in Verbier, Switzerland, and Attergau, Austria.

This concert is free to Manhattan School of Music faculty, staff and students.
Date: September 15, 2006
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: John C. Borden Auditorium
Price: TICKETS REQUIRED: General Admission $10, students and senior citizens $5
Contact: Ticket Office 917-493-4428
Please refer to the Manhattan School of Music events calendar periodically for 2006–2007 concert listings. http://www.msmnyc.edu