GVO Concerts from Years Past…

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2023 – 2024 Season

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Trials & Transformations

Sun, Oct 15, 2023 at 3pm

High School of Fashion Industries

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3
Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis
Brahms Symphony No. 1

The GVO opens its thirty-seventh season with a program defined by struggle, both internal and external. We begin with Beethoven’s third attempt to write an overture to Fidelio, an opera focused on heroism, bravery and integrity. Hindemith’s highly original and virtuosic Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber was written after he emigrated to the U.S. from Nazi Germany, where his music had been labeled “degenerate art”. And it took Brahms over a decade to complete his first symphony as he wrestled with his inner demons. While the opening is steeped in tension and drama, the demons are eventually swept away as the work makes its way to a triumphant finale.

The sun peeks through heavy clouds to illuminate tall mountains; waterfalls plunge down the steep sides into a lake at which a herd of deer has stopped to drink

American Vistas

Sun, Nov 19, 2023 at 3pm

High School of Fashion Industries

Barber Adagio for Strings
Mazzoli
 These Worlds In Us
Frucht A More Perfect Union
Dvořák Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

The first half of our program is guided by the idea of musical elegy. Samuel Barber’s Adagio is one of the most beloved and well known examples of an elegy expressed in music while Missy Mazzoli memorializes her father’s experience in Vietnam’s with These Worlds in Us. Award winning composer Paul Frucht sets the words of Barack Obama’s Eulogy for Reverend Clementa C. Pinckney in the final movement of his unique and moving piece A More Perfect Union with rising star, bass-baritone Eliam Ramos. Dvorak’s symphony “From the New World” rounds out this program celebrating the profound influence of the American idiom on classical music.

Painting of an anthropomorphic fox playing the cello.

Annual Family Concert

Sun, Dec 10, 2023 at 3pm

High School of Fashion Industries

Our ever-popular holiday concert will have music by Mozart, Grieg, Borodin, a world premier of The Victorious Overture by Patrik Gelbart, and much more!

Free admission for children 14 and under!

A spiny of tall pines are surrounded by a frozen lake

Winter Dreams

Sun, Feb 4, 2024 at 3pm

High School of Fashion Industries

Price The Oak*
Rubinstein Cello Concerto No. 2
Prokofiev Symphony 5

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Seascapes

Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 3pm

High School of Fashion Industries

Vaughan Williams Norfolk Rhapsody*
Rosauro Concerto No. 1 for Marimba*
Debussy La Mer

A ruined Scottish castle is reflected on the loch, with golden hills behind

Travelogues

Sun, May 5, 2024 at 3pm

High School of Fashion Industries

Sibelius Andante Festivo
Barber Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”

Photograph of a string quartet performing with a piano in the background

Chamber Concert

Sun, Jun 23, 2024 at 3pm

All Saints Episcopal Church

    Join GVO musicians and friends for a delightful afternoon of chamber music!

    The program will include classics by Beethoven, Schubert, Gabrieli, Milhaud, Ibert, Beach and Vaughan Williams, as well as recent works by Cindy Lan and Benjamin Louis Brody.


    2022 – 2023 Season

    Oil painting from 1887 of US president Abraham Lincoln, seated, resting his head in his hand, by artist George Healy.

    Fellow citizens…

    Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 3pm

    Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church

    Bernstein Overture to Candide
    Copland Lincoln Portrait
    Beethoven Symphony No. 8

    “Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.”

    The GVO opens its 2022–23 season with a celebration of the words of Abraham Lincoln and three timeless masterworks from the classical repertoire.

    Founding Member of the GVO and acclaimed New York actor Helen-Jean Arthur takes the stage as speaker in Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, a work that resonates with ever increasing significance in our “stormy present”. Copland’s soaring melodies and open harmonies along with Leonard Bernstein’s piquant musical language helped define the 20th century’s classical sound. We open with one of Bernstein’s most popular pieces, the sparkling overture to Voltaire’s satire, Candide. Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony was written at the pinnacle of his career, and its moments of levity and creativity are both tributes to his teacher Joseph Haydn and prescient nods to the future of the art form.

    Composer Dmitri Shostakovich sitting at a desk, pen in hand, looking pensive.

    Subversion & Hope

    Sun, Nov 20, 2022 at 3pm

    All Saints Church

    Leshnoff Double Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon
    Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

    The GVO opens its November concert with the New York premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff’s Double Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon, originally scheduled for spring 2020 and co-commissioned by the GVO, finally brings Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Bassoon Nancy Goeres and Principal Clarinet Michael Rusinek to our stage. Dmitri Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony embodies the conflict imposed on the composer under the oppressive Soviet regime of the 1930’s; his subversive message of humanity and hope shines through even the darkest passages.

    Sketch of a cartoon hippo playing the flute wearing a marching band jacket and hat.

    Let’s Dance!

    Sun, Dec 18, 2022 at 3pm

    All Saints Church

    Join the GVO for our annual family concert! This year, we are delighted to bring back a concert for kids of all ages, featuring music by Rossini, Beethoven, Moncayo and more. Wear your dancing shoes — you’ll be encouraged to get up and move around to familiar tunes from The Nutcracker and more!

    Kids 14 and under get in free.

    Portrait photograph of bass-baritone Mark S. Doss.

    Arias & Spirituals

    Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 3pm

    All Saints Church

    The GVO is joined by Grammy Award-winning operatic bass-baritone Mark S. Doss, who makes his Lincoln Center debut in April in a concert celebrating the legacy of Paul Robeson. In addition to orchestral favorites from the operatic repertoire, Doss lends his rich voice to famous arias from Carmen, Samson et Dalila, Rigoletto, and Wagner’s Ring Cycle. We close the program with classic African-American spirituals.

    Portrait photograph of pianist Beth Levin.

    Romanza

    Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 3pm

    All Saints Church

    Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20
    Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet*
    Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No. 1

    The GVO presents “Romanza”, which takes its name from the middle movement of Mozart’s stormy Piano Concerto No. 20, with New York’s own Beth Levin as soloist. Associate Conductor Eric Mahl leads the orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s tragic and tumultuous Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet. The program concludes with Enescu’s ecstatic celebration, the Romanian Rhapsody No. 1.

    Composite portrait photograph of conductor Barbara Yahr and violinist Xiao Wang.

    Season Finale

    Sun, May 7, 2023 at 3pm

    All Saints Church

    Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1
    Brahms Symphony No. 2

    Prize winning violinist Xiao Wang will appear with us as soloist in Paganini’s First Violin Concerto. And we finish up our season with one of Barbara Yahr’s favorite works, Brahms’ eloquent and expressive Second Symphony.

    Photo of GVO members performing a string quintet

    Chamber Music Concert

    Sat, Jun 24, 2023 at 2pm

    Balance Arts Center

      Join us again for our annual chamber music concert! Our musicians will be presenting chamber works from a variety of composers including Franck, Brahms, Beethoven and Schubert.

      1873 design for a pavilion in Concert Grove, Prospect Park, Brooklyn emblazoned with the text “RAIN DATE”

      Open Orchestra

      Sat, Jul 15, 2023 at 12:30pm

      All Saints Church

        Due to expected rain, our Sunday afternoon concert in Prospect Park has been cancelled. However, we will still make music this weekend! Join us for an “Open Rehearsal” of our concert music.

        The program will include Rossini’s sparkling overture to The Barber of Seville, movements from Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony and Mozart’s Third Horn Concerto, and some John Williams favorites.


        2021 – 2022 Season

        Portrait of cellist John-Henry Crawford sitting on stone steps holding his celllo

        Gratitude

        Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 3pm

        Washington Irving Auditorium

        Brahms Academic Festival Overture
        Montgomery Strum
        Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme
        Beethoven Symphony No. 5

        The GVO makes its triumphant return to live performance with a concert featuring works by Beethoven, Montgomery, Brahms and Tchaikovsky. The concert opens with the celebratory Academic Festival Overture by Brahms, followed by Jessie Montgomery’s enthralling Strum for string orchestra. Rising star John-Henry Crawford joins the orchestra for the virtuosic Variations on a Rococo Theme by Tchaikovsky. The program concludes on a high note with Beethoven’s beloved Symphony No. 5 in C minor.

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        Home

        Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 3pm

        Washington Irving Auditorium

          THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED

          PLEASE SEE THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE GVO BOARD


          Coleridge-Taylor Overture to The Song of Hiawatha
          Mahler Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
          Lowry/Copland At the River
          Scheer American Anthem
          Copland Lincoln Portrait
          Dvořák Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

          With our December program, we both celebrate our return to the neighborhood and pay tribute to all those we lost, and who suffered through the ordeal which began in New York, in March of 2020. Antonin Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony is a perennial and poignant favorite and has special meaning as we perform it just two blocks from the composer’s New York home. Founding Member of the GVO and acclaimed New York actor Helen-Jean Arthur takes the stage as narrator in Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, another work with newfound significance in this time. “Brownstone Baritone” Peter Kendall Clark, whose “stoop performances” last summer brought him national attention, joins us for the occasion, which opens with Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s luscious Hiawatha overture.

          Overture to The Song of Hiawatha by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor presented under license from G. Schirmer Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners.

          Reflection of the Manhattan Bridge in a window emblazoned with the text “CANCELLED”

          Reflection

          Sun, Feb 13, 2022 at 3pm

          Washington Irving Auditorium

            THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

            PLEASE SEE THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE GVO BOARD


            Mazzoli These worlds in us
            Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
            Price Symphony No. 4

            The last 18 months invited much introspection and reflection, and our February program grew out of that orchestra-wide conversation and self-examination. American composer Florence Price was celebrated in her time, but her works fell into relative obscurity after her death. As her compositions enjoy a glorious renaissance, the GVO brings to life her effervescent and thrilling Symphony No. 4. Eminent New York pianist Beth Levin joins the orchestra for W. A. Mozart’s intense and restless Piano Concerto in D minor (K. 466) in a program that opens with Missy Mazzoli’s meditative tribute to her war-veteran father, These Worlds In Us, written in 2006 when the composer was only 26.

            Symphony No. 4 by Florence Price and These Worlds In Us by Missy Mazzoli presented under license from G. Schirmer Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners.

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            Energy

            Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 3pm

            Washington Irving Auditorium

            Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes
            Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2
            Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

            With the arrival of spring, the energy of renewal and regeneration is in the air. The program opens with Prokofiev’s folk-like and rhapsodic Overture on Hebrew Themes. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 is expansive in scope, a work full of conflict between powerful fanfares and hauntingly beautiful melodies, which finds resolution in a finale of limitless possibility and triumph.

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            Hope

            Sun, May 8, 2022 at 3pm

            Washington Irving Auditorium

            Coleridge-Taylor Overture to The Song of Hiawatha*
            Griffes Poem for Flute and Orchestra
            C.P.E. Bach Concerto for Flute in A major
            Sibelius Symphony No. 2

            Our season finale looks ahead with the kind of hope and optimism born of struggle. Associate Conductor Eric Mahl leads with Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s luscious Hiawatha overture. Flutist Brandon Patrick George, celebrated soloist and member of the Imani Winds, performs two works, spanning two centuries, highlighting the extraordinary range of the instrument. The program concludes with Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2, a transcendent piece radiating resilience, strength, and survival.

            Overture to The Song of Hiawatha by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Poem by Charles Griffes presented under license from G. Schirmer Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners.

            Kammermusikfest

            Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 7:30pm

            Tenri Cultural Institute

              Join us for an evening of chamber music featuring members of the Greenwich Village Orchestra!

              Come hear works by Schumann, Brahms, Borodin, Onslow, and more, performed by groups of our talented musicians. Following the formal program, our musicians will play impromptu readings of chamber music — just the way it was meant to be heard.

              This performance is provided to the community by the GVO and admission is FREE. Please invite your friends and join us for a very special evening.

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              Prospect Park Pops

              Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 5pm

              Prospect Park Concert Grove Pavilion

                Join the GVO at the Prospect Park Concert Grove Pavilion for a fun summer pops concert featuring music by Johann Strauss, William Grant Still, Felix Mendelssohn, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, John Williams and more!


                2020 – 2021 Season

                Portrait of mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis

                An Evening with Raehann Bryce-Davis

                Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 7:30pm

                YouTube

                  We were thrilled to have the extraordinary mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis as our guest on Sunday, October 25th, 2020. Raehann has garnered prestigious awards and praise in the press for her performances on both the opera and concert stage. GVO Music Director Barbara Yahr led a conversation about everything from opera in the time of COVID, how she prepares for her roles, and the challenges faced by opera singers of color. And, of course, there were many opportunities to hear Raehann sing!

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                  Greenwich Virtual Orchestra

                  Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 3pm

                  YouTube

                    Walker Lyric for Strings

                    We dedicate George Walker’s moving Lyric for Strings to all those who have struggled, suffered, and lost their lives due to the many terrible challenges of 2020. We honor their memory with this music of sorrow, loss and hope.

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                    Three panel portraits of the member of the Horszowski Trio, Jesse Mills, Rieko Aizawa and Ole Akahoshi

                    An Evening with the Horszowski Trio

                    Sun, Nov 15, 2020 at 7:30pm

                    Zoom — sign-up for link

                      Join us on Sunday, November 15th, when we have a chance to virtually sit down and talk with the members of the Horszowski Trio, Jesse Mills, Ole Akahoshi and Rieko Aizawa, about the recent change in their group’s personnel and their lives as performers in 2020. We will get to hear some performances by this extraordinary trio along with their thoughts on classical music in these challenging and complicated times.

                      1873 design for a pavilion in Concert Grove, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

                      GVO in Prospect Park

                      Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 5pm

                      Prospect Park Concert Grove Pavilion

                        After a tumultuous and long year, your Greenwich Village Orchestra is making our return! Mark your calendars now — we’ll take to Prospect Park in Brooklyn for a joyous summer musicale.

                        Join the GVO and conductor Barbara Yahr for an afternoon of music by Mozart, Beethoven, Walker, and more!

                        Free and open to the public!


                        2019 – 2020 Season

                        Lithograph of Beethoven reposed in the countryside, the score of the Sixth Symphony in is hand

                        Pastoral Project

                        Sun, Oct 6, 2019 at 3pm

                        All Saints Church

                        Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
                        Dvořák Cello Concerto

                        The Greenwich Village Orchestra’s 33rd season opens with two beloved masterworks. From its first notes, Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony sweeps us away to a bucolic countryside, where shepherds dance, storms brew, and sunshine prevails. And Wolfgang Schmidt — “one of the leading cellists of our generation” according to his teacher Rostropovich — returns for Dvořák’s passionate (and NYC-composed!) Cello Concerto

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                        Defying Death

                        Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 3pm

                        All Saints Church

                        Prokofiev Selections from The Love for Three Oranges*
                        Mussorgsky (orch. Denisov) Songs and Dances of Death
                        Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

                        Scheherazade: a woman tells tales of Sinbad, Aladdin, and more to spare her life.
                        The Love for Three Oranges: a kingdom, a witch, a magician — and three oranges.
                        Songs and Dances of Death: death is personified, comforting his victims.

                        The GVO brings to life Rimsky-Korsakov’s rich musical tapestry, Prokofiev’s evocative ballet music, and Mussorgsky’s celebrated song cycle with rising international opera star Christian Zaremba.

                        Painting of an anthropomorphic fox playing the cello.

                        Holiday Concert

                        Sun, Dec 8, 2019 at 3pm

                        All Saints Church

                          Bring the whole family to our ever-popular holiday concert! We’ll be joined by teenage violinist Ben Lerman and students from the Third Street Music School Settlement, and our principal flute Simon Dratfield will step to the front for a solo. It’ll be another delightful show!

                          FREE ENTRY FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER!

                          Photo of GVO members performing a string quintet

                          Chamber Music Concert

                          Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 7:30pm

                          Tenri Cultural Institute

                            Join our musicians in a more intimate setting as our popular series of chamber concerts continues. This, the first of our two concerts this season, will include string quartets by Arensky, Borodin, Dvořák and Shaw, as well as music by Maslanka, Rolla and Shostakovich.

                            A swan opens its wings as it prepares to take off from a lake.

                            Classic Romantics

                            Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 3pm

                            All Saints Church

                            Mozart Overture to The Magic Flute*
                            Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite*
                            Sibelius Symphony No. 5

                            “God, what beauty!” wrote Sibelius in his diary about the sight that inspired his Fifth Symphony’s “swan theme”. More Romantic than Modern, Sibelius followed in the footsteps of Stravinsky, who also looked back to an earlier time — to the Classical period. Mozart, one of the icons of that era, opens the program.

                            Virtual Concert 1

                            Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 3pm

                            YouTube

                              Since we cannot perform for you in-person, we are putting on a virtual concert on YouTube.

                              This program includes a video from Astrith Baltsan sharing her unique way of understanding Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Berlioz’s March to the Scaffold alongside Filmelodic’s Last Night’s Symphonie, and our October 2019 performance of Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony, No. 6.

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                              Virtual Concert 2

                              Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 3pm

                              YouTube

                                We’re continuing our series of online concerts with a second event on YouTube.

                                This program starts with our Beethoven 7 flash mob on New York City’s High Line, and then the complete video of our 2017 performance of Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 — an uplifting work for these difficult times.

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                                Black and white photo of two violinists performing with the GVO “broadcasting” logo overlaid

                                Virtual Chamber Music Concert

                                Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 3pm

                                YouTube

                                  In place of what would have been our second chamber concert of the season, we’re showing excerpts from the first concert on YouTube.

                                  This program includes music by David Maslanka, Caroline Shaw, Anton Arensky and Dmitri Shostakovich.

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                                  2018 – 2019 Season

                                  Old-fashioned photo of a rocking chair on an ornate porch

                                  Masters of Lyricism

                                  Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 3pm

                                  All Saints Church

                                  Barber Overture to The School for Scandal
                                  Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915
                                  Schubert Symphony No. 9, “The Great”

                                  The Overture to The School for Scandal showcases the orchestra’s prowess. Soprano Rebecca Farley brings to life Barber’s evocative setting of James Agee’s poem capturing a child’s summer in 1915 Tennessee. The orchestra sings in Schubert’s Ninth Symphony, “The Great”.

                                  Close-up of the keyboard, strings and hammers of a grand piano, seen from above

                                  Concerti Per Tutti

                                  Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 3pm

                                  All Saints Church

                                  Beethoven Triple Concerto in C major
                                  Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

                                  In this ensemble-focused program, the Lysander Piano Trio shines in Beethoven’s lyrical Triple Concerto. The orchestra itself becomes the soloist in Bartók’s animated and poignant Concerto for Orchestra.

                                  Sketch of a bear in evening dress playing a French horn

                                  All in the Family

                                  Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 3pm

                                  All Saints Church

                                    The GVO’s annual Family Concert returns with a fifty-minute program, including Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals. The concert is designed to delight children and adults alike.

                                    FREE ENTRY FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER!

                                    Photo of the Czech chateaux Červená lhota reflected in its moat

                                    Eastern Romance

                                    Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 3pm

                                    All Saints Church

                                    Dvoř︎ák Romance
                                    Glazunov Concerto for Violin
                                    Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3

                                    Violinist Ming-Feng Hsin, a longtime member of the MET Orchestra, leads the GVO in Dvoř︎ák’s moving Romance and plays the elegant solo in Glazunov’s Violin Concerto. The concert concludes with Rachmaninoff’s rhapsodic Third Symphony.

                                    Photo of GVO members performing a string quintet

                                    Chamber Music Concert

                                    Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 7:30pm

                                    Tenri Cultural Institute

                                      Musicians of the orchestra break out into small groups for evenings of chamber music at the Tenri Cultural Institute.

                                      The program will include movements from Brahms Sextet No. 1, Schubert Rosamunde Quartet, Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5, and works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Rossini, Villa-Lobos and Chadwick.

                                      Crop of the poster for the 1925 film “Der Rosenkavalier”

                                      Orchestral Brilliance

                                      Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 3pm

                                      All Saints Church

                                      Debussy Nocturnes*
                                      Brubeck Prague Concerto
                                      Strauss Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

                                      The GVO explores the full range of what a modern orchestra can be. Eric Mahl leads Debussy’s impressionistic Nocturnes, then New York Philharmonic bass trombonist George Curran joins the orchestra as soloist in Chris Brubeck’s Prague Concerto. The concert closes with Richard Strauss’s lush, romantic Suite from Der Rosenkavalier.

                                      The classic NASA image of the Earth from the Moon

                                      The Earth in Context

                                      Sun, May 19, 2019 at 3pm

                                      All Saints Church

                                      Copland Quiet City
                                      Holst The Planets

                                      The season finale explores visions of our shared cosmos. Copland’s Quiet City, featuring Principal Trumpet Phil Parsons and English Hornist Jason Smoller, reflects the inner life. Holst’s The Planets captures the universal.

                                      The words “Quilt, A Musical Celebration” with a red ribbon to the right.

                                      Quilt, A Musical Celebration

                                      Fri–Sun, Jun 21–23, 2019

                                      Judson Memorial Church

                                        The GVO is excited to be taking part in Quilt, A Musical Celebration, a unique and affecting work that celebrates and remembers both those who died from AIDS and those who have survived or been left behind. Based on true stories from friends and loved ones who were left behind, the musical is a living history for a new generation.

                                        Pairing professional and amateur artists from around the country, Quilt is a celebration of the people, the tears, the memories, and even the laughter and love, surrounding the deadliest plague in American history. Join our coalition of activists, artists and community advocacy organizations, as we mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, honor our past, and band together to do good for people living with HIV/AIDS throughout NYC and around the world.

                                        Read more at quiltmusical.org, and purchase tickets for the four performances:


                                        2017 – 2018 Season

                                        Portrait of violinist Tosca Opdam

                                        Heroic Classics

                                        Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 7:30pm

                                        Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church

                                        Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture
                                        Sibelius Violin Concerto
                                        Beethoven Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

                                        The Greenwich Village Orchestra dives into its 31st season with Berlioz’s colorful, lyrical Roman Carnival Overture, followed by the lush romance of Sibelius’s Violin Concerto featuring Tosca Opdam. The concert concludes with Beethoven’s iconic “Eroica” Symphony, written with Napoleon in mind and dedicated to “the memory of a great man”.

                                        Multi-coloured shield with the word “RESISTANCE” stamped on it

                                        Resistance

                                        Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 7:30pm

                                        Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church

                                        Rachmaninoff Vocalise
                                        Daugherty Raise the Roof
                                        Shostakovich Symphony No. 10

                                        Members of the GVO take center stage in this thrilling concert of grand orchestral repertoire. Rachmaninoff’s poignant Vocalise features Concertmaster Andrew Pak in the soaring solo role, and Principal Timpanist Gerard Gordon takes the spotlight for Michael Daugherty’s booming Raise the Roof. The full orchestra shines in Shostakovich’s defiant and uplifting Symphony No. 10.

                                        Illustration of a bear playing a violin

                                        Among Friends

                                        Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 3pm

                                        Anna-Maria Kellen Concert Hall, Third Street Music School

                                        The GVO’s popular Annual Family Concert returns, this year featuring Prokofiev’s classic children’s story Peter and the Wolf, narrated by the GVO’s own Helen-Jean Arthur, with a special appearance by the Actionplay chorus.

                                        Tickets for this concert are $10 per person (including children).

                                        Photo of a violinist and violist from the GVO performing a duo

                                        Chamber Music Concert 1

                                        Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 7:30pm

                                        Tenri Cultural Institute

                                          The first of two chamber music concerts this season featuring members of the orchestra in a more intimate setting, with works by Brahms, Shostakovich, Debussy, Hindemith, Piazzolla, and Schubert.

                                          Closeup of

                                          Orchestral Fanfare

                                          Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 2:30pm

                                          Church of the Incarnation

                                          • Barbara Yahr, conductor
                                          • Matthew Lewis, organ
                                          • George Vosburgh, trumpet

                                          Poulenc Organ Concerto
                                          Hummel Trumpet Concerto
                                          Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, “Organ Symphony”

                                          The GVO returns to the beautiful 19th-century Church of the Incarnation for a program celebrating the church’s grand acoustics and architecture. Organist Matthew Lewis plays the impressive Aeolian-Skinner organ in Poulenc and Saint-Saëns, and former Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Principal Trumpet George Vosburgh performs Hummel’s virtuosic Trumpet Concerto.

                                          Photo of GVO members performing a string quintet

                                          Chamber Music Concert 2

                                          Sat, May 12, 2018 at 7:30pm

                                          Tenri Cultural Institute

                                            Enjoy the second evening with chamber groups from the orchestra.


                                            2016 – 2017 Season

                                            Portrait of violinist Adele Anthony

                                            From the New World

                                            Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 3pm

                                            Washington Irving Auditorium

                                            All-Dvořák program:
                                             — Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1
                                             — Violin Concerto
                                             — Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

                                            Join us as as we open our 30th anniversary season with music by our former neighbor, Dvořák. We start with a fond farewell to summer with a bucolic Slavonic Dance, welcome back violinist Adele Anthony and her “undeniably sweet tone” (The Dallas Morning News) for the lyrical, dramatic Violin Concerto, and finish with the ever-popular “New World” Symphony, performed as part of the New York Philharmonic’s The New World Initiative, a citywide celebration of the Philharmonic’s 175th anniversary centered around Dvořák’s symphony and its theme of “home”.

                                            Portrait of pianist Imri Talgam

                                            Russian Romantics

                                            Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 3pm

                                            Washington Irving Auditorium

                                            Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet (selections from Suites 1 & 2)
                                            Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé Suite
                                            Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2

                                            With the passionate balcony scene, the masked ball, and a dramatic duel, Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet Suites captures Shakespeare’s immortal tale of star-crossed lovers. Rachmaninoff’s lush Second Piano Concerto — one of his most popular works, full of beloved melodies — is just as romantic, featuring Imri Talgam, winner of the 11th International Piano Competition of Orléans. Prokofiev’s witty, brass-powered Lieutenant Kijé Suite rounds out the program.

                                            Illustration of a bear playing a violin

                                            Annual Family Concert

                                            Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 3pm

                                            Washington Irving Auditorium

                                              The GVO’s popular annual tradition continues!

                                              Join us for a holiday romp with Bizet’s toreadors, Copland’s cowboys, Brahms’ Hungarians, sleigh rides with Anderson and Prokofiev, and Sarasate’s gypsy violin music with young soloist Ben Lerman.

                                              Actionplay will sing, and music therapy students from the Brooklyn Conservatory will join us on stage in an interactive program suitable for children of all ages.

                                              Free admission for children under 12!

                                              Pink letters G-V-O, with the “O” rendered in a heart shape

                                              Love from the GVO

                                              Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 3pm

                                              Washington Irving Auditorium

                                              Sibelius Swan of Tuonela
                                              R. Strauss Don Juan
                                              Debussy Rhapsody
                                              Ravel Daphnis & Chloé Suite No. 2

                                              Are you a romantic or a rake? From the love story of Daphnis and Chloé to the escapades of Don Juan, Valentine’s Day comes early this year as the GVO shares its love of music with orchestral showpieces featuring two of our own musicians in the solo spotlight.

                                              3-by-3 grid of repeated image of Beethoven, each in a different vibrant colour

                                              Beethoven 9!

                                              Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 3pm

                                              Washington Irving Auditorium

                                              Beethoven Symphony No. 9

                                              One of classical music’s most enduring and beloved masterpieces, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is a powerful statement of joy, love, and humanity. Experience this iconic work, the composer’s final symphonic utterance, with the GVO joined by Seraphim (directed by Robert Long), Ars Musica Chorale, Brooklyn Conservatory Chorale, and acclaimed soloists.

                                              Photo of GVO members performing chamber music

                                              Chamber Concert

                                              Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 3pm

                                              Tenri Cultural Institute

                                                Enjoy an intimate afternoon with chamber groups from the Greenwich Village Orchestra.

                                                Strings, winds, brass, piano, and even a singer form a tantalizing variety of combinations in music, ranging from classics by Schubert, to a duet by contemporary composer Caroline Shaw, and finishing up with a jazzy sextet by Martinů.

                                                We look forward to seeing you at the Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, New York.

                                                Photo of street sign for 10–30 block of Broadway, “Canyon of Heroes”, in Manhattan

                                                Broadway Downtown

                                                Sun, May 7, 2017 at 3pm

                                                Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                Our 30th anniversary season finale pays tribute to two other New York City music-loving institutions: Broadway and Tin Pan Alley. Featuring classics by Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Bernstein, Sondheim, and Styne!


                                                2015 – 2016 Season

                                                Portrait of cellist Edward Arron

                                                Festive Beginnings

                                                Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 3pm

                                                Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                Brahms Academic Festival Overture
                                                Elgar Cello Concerto
                                                Beethoven Symphony No. 7

                                                The GVO kicks off the season with the boisterous Academic Festival Overture by Brahms along with Beethoven’s exhilarating Symphony No. 7. We are delighted to welcome back Edward Arron to play Elgar’s uniquely lyric Cello Concerto.

                                                Portrait of baritone Jesse Blumberg

                                                Journeys

                                                Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 3pm

                                                Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                Verdi Forza del Destino Overture
                                                Mahler Songs of the Wayfarer
                                                Strauss Death and Transfiguration

                                                Baritone Jesse Blumberg sings Mahler’s poignant orchestral songs in a program featuring works by three great composers whose musical journeys explore the transience of life and love.

                                                Illustration of a bear playing a violin

                                                Annual Family Concert

                                                Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 3pm

                                                Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                  The holidays wouldn’t be complete without the GVO’s Annual Family Concert! We welcome children and families to an interactive program featuring the talented youngsters of the Actionplay chorus along with masterpieces by Bizet, Beethoven, and Strauss.

                                                  Portrait of pianist Ko-Eun Yi

                                                  Northern Lights

                                                  Sun, Feb 7, 2016 at 3pm

                                                  Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                  Sibelius Symphony No. 7
                                                  Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor
                                                  Sibelius Finlandia

                                                  The GVO celebrates the 150th anniversary of Sibelius’s birth with two seminal works, his Symphony No. 7 and the beloved Finlandia, paired with Grieg’s iconic romantic piano concerto, performed by rising star Ko-Eun Yi.

                                                  Portrait of violinist Andrés Cárdenes

                                                  Spring Forward

                                                  Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 2:30pm

                                                  Church of the Incarnation, 209 Madison Avenue

                                                  Mozart Adagio and Rondo
                                                  Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
                                                  Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5, “The Reformation”

                                                  Internationally acclaimed violinist and conductor Andrés Cárdenes brings his multi-faceted talent to works by Mozart and Bruch, then the GVO will take center stage in a performance of Mendelssohn’s stirring “Reformation” Symphony.

                                                  Portrait of trumpeter Brandon Ridenour

                                                  Final Metamorphosis

                                                  Sun, May 22, 2016 at 3pm

                                                  Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                  Gershwin Cuban Overture*
                                                  Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis
                                                  Mozart Flute Concerto No. 2 (transcribed for trumpet)
                                                  Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien

                                                  Hindemith transforms a simple theme by Carl Maria von Weber into a symphonic masterpiece and virtuoso trumpet soloist Brandon Ridenour transforms Mozart’s effervescent flute concerto into a fantastic show piece in the GVO’s season finale.


                                                  2014 – 2015 Season

                                                  Portrait of violinist Itamar Zorman

                                                  Friends & Family

                                                  Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 3pm

                                                  Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                  Beethoven Violin Concerto
                                                  Elgar Enigma Variations

                                                  Internationally acclaimed soloist Itamar Zorman returns to perform Beethoven’s elegant Violin Concerto. Elgar’s sumptuous musical portrait of his close circle of friends rounds out our season opener.

                                                  Portrait of cellist Brook Speltz

                                                  Musical Mavericks

                                                  Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 3pm

                                                  Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                  Griffes The White Peacock
                                                  Schumann Cello Concerto
                                                  Sibelius Symphony No. 1

                                                  Rising star Brook Speltz plays the Schumann Cello Concerto alongside works by Griffes and Sibelius—romantics with a modern sensibility.

                                                  Portrait of tubist Benjamin Vokits

                                                  Annual Holiday Concert

                                                  Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 3pm

                                                  Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                  Tubby the Tuba and a selection of seasonal classics

                                                  The holidays wouldn’t be complete without the GVO’s Annual Family Concert! This year, our own Ben Vokits and Helen Jean Arthur will take the spotlight in Tubby the Tuba. With good music, audience participation and our instrument petting zoo, there’ll be fun for the whole family.

                                                  Portrait of conductor Barbara Yahr

                                                  Momentous Mahler

                                                  Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 3pm

                                                  Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                  Mahler Symphony No. 5

                                                  From the opening fanfare to the closing chords, through marches, dances and storms, Mahler’s Fifth Symphony will envelop you in an intense musical world filled with humanity, spirituality and emotion. Performed with passion by the GVO in the lush acoustics of Washington Irving Auditorium, this concert should not be missed!

                                                  Combined portraits of conductor Pierre Vallet and violinist Siwoo Kim

                                                  Totally Tchaikovsky

                                                  Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 3pm

                                                  Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                  Tchaikovsky Festival Coronation March
                                                  Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
                                                  Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

                                                  An all Tchaikovsky program led by our favorite guest conductor from the Metropolitan Opera, Pierre Vallet, and featuring young virtuoso Siwoo Kim in the composer’s beloved Violin Concerto.

                                                  Portrait of mezzo-soprano Naomi O'Connell

                                                  Summer in the City

                                                  Sun, May 17, 2015 at 3pm

                                                  Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                  Rossini William Tell Overture
                                                  Berlioz Les nuits d’été
                                                  Last Night’s Symphonie” a music video with music from Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
                                                  Gershwin An American in Paris

                                                  Summer kicks off with sensational mezzo soprano Naomi O’Connell singing Berlioz’s poignant song cycle Les nuits d’été, orchestral favorites by Gershwin and Rossini, and our first ever music video—watch as Symphonie Fantastique comes alive in New York City!


                                                  2013 – 2014 Season

                                                  Beethoven, Saint-Saëns & Franck

                                                  Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 3pm

                                                  Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                  Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3
                                                  Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1
                                                  Franck Symphony in D minor

                                                  Zorman, Tchaikovsky & Brahms

                                                  Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 3pm

                                                  Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                  Moshe Zorman Galilean Suite
                                                  Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture
                                                  Brahms Violin Concerto

                                                  Together in Music Holiday Concert

                                                  Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 3pm

                                                  Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                    An interactive concert for families where children can take part in making music with a full symphony orchestra! This year we collaborate with the young musicians from The Miracle Project and the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Center. The GVO’s Gary Dranch will be on hand to play Rossini’s Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra, and everyone can have a go at the Instrument Petting Zoo.

                                                    Berlioz, Ravel & Brahms

                                                    Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 3pm

                                                    Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                    Berlioz Excerpts from The Damnation of Faust
                                                    Ravel Shéhérazade
                                                    Brahms Symphony No. 4

                                                    Barber & Prokofiev

                                                    Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 3pm

                                                    Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                    Barber Adagio
                                                    Barber Violin Concerto
                                                    Prokofiev Symphony No. 5

                                                    ¡Tango!

                                                    Sun, May 18, 2014 at 3pm

                                                    Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                    Copland El Salón México
                                                    Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol
                                                    Tangos by Piazzolla
                                                    Ginastera Estancia, four dances


                                                    2012 – 2013 Season

                                                    Smetana, Mendelssohn & Sibelius

                                                    Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 3pm

                                                    Old Stuyvesant Campus

                                                    Smetana The Moldau
                                                    Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
                                                    Sibelius Symphony No. 2

                                                    Family Concert: Music can…

                                                    Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 3pm

                                                    Old Stuyvesant Campus

                                                      It can make us want to dance, sing, march in a parade or conduct a symphony orchestra! Music can make us feel excited or quiet—and can even make people howl at the moon!

                                                      Join the Greenwich Village Orchestra on a Sunday afternoon and experience what music can do for families with kids of all ages.

                                                      Tchaikovsky Extravaganza

                                                      Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 3pm

                                                      Old Stuyvesant Campus

                                                      Tchaikovsky:
                                                       — Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
                                                       — Variations on a Rococo Theme
                                                       — Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”

                                                      Opera Spectacular

                                                      Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 3pm

                                                      Old Stuyvesant Campus

                                                      Don’t miss Grammy Award-winning dramatic soprano Christine Goerke of the Metropolitan Opera in an extraordinary performance with the GVO! Returning guest conductor Pierre Vallet leads a concert of Wagner’s greatest highlights, with guest appearance by Jesse Blumberg.


                                                      2011 – 2012 Season

                                                      Dvořák Festival

                                                      Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Dvořák:
                                                       — Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 8
                                                       — Cello Concerto
                                                       — Symphony No. 8

                                                      Pictures

                                                      Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Overture*
                                                      Elgar Sea Pictures*
                                                      Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

                                                      Annual Family Concert

                                                      Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      An interactive program for the whole family including excerpts from Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Copland’s Rodeo and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

                                                      Wagner, Bruch & Beethoven

                                                      Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Wagner Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
                                                      Bruch Scottish Fantasy
                                                      Beethoven Symphony No. 4

                                                      Khachaturian & Brahms

                                                      Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Khachaturian Sabre Dance
                                                      Khachaturian Violin Concerto
                                                      Brahms Symphony No. 3

                                                      Russian Symphonies

                                                      Sun, May 20, 2012 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Shostakovich Symphony No. 9*
                                                      Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5


                                                      2010 – 2011 Season

                                                      Mozart & Tchaikovsky

                                                      Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Mozart Die Zauberflöte Overture
                                                      Mozart Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra
                                                      Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2, “Little Russian”

                                                      Bruch & Vaughan Williams

                                                      Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
                                                      Vaughan Williams “A London Symphony” (Symphony No. 2)

                                                      Annual Family Concert

                                                      Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      A fun program for all ages including Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.

                                                      Silhouette of Brahms being followed by a red hedgehog

                                                      All Brahms Concert

                                                      Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Brahms:
                                                       — Hungarian Dance No. 1
                                                       — Double Concerto in A minor
                                                       — Symphony No. 2

                                                      All American Concert

                                                      Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Ives Variations on ‘America’
                                                      American songbook selections
                                                      Hanson Symphony No. 2

                                                      Fanfares, Fireworks & Fate

                                                      Sun, May 15, 2011 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Telemann Trumpet Concerto in D major
                                                      Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks
                                                      Beethoven Symphony No. 5


                                                      2009 – 2010 Season

                                                      Chasing Light

                                                      Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Barber Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
                                                      Schwantner Chasing Light…
                                                      Dvořák Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

                                                      The New York City premiere of Chasing Light… was part of Ford Made in America, a partnership program of the League of American Orchestras and Meet the Composer made possible by the Ford Motor Company Fund.

                                                      Annual Family Concert

                                                      Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      An enjoyable program for the whole family including Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf.

                                                      Glière, Prokofiev & Shostakovich

                                                      Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Glière Russian Sailors Dance
                                                      Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1
                                                      Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

                                                      Barber & Mahler

                                                      Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      • Ransom Wilson, guest conductor
                                                      • Ava Pine, soprano

                                                      Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915
                                                      Mahler Symphony No. 4

                                                      Sketches & Stories

                                                      Sun, May 23, 2010 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      • Barbara Yahr, conductor
                                                      • Robin Seletsky, clarinet
                                                      • Brian Melick, percussion

                                                      Ippolitov-Ivanov Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 1
                                                      The Well Tempered Klezmier (arr. Seletsky / Marcus)
                                                      Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade


                                                      2008 – 2009 Season

                                                      Zarzuela

                                                      Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 7:30pm

                                                      Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Symphony Space

                                                      • Barbara Yahr, conductor
                                                      • Rosa D’Imperio, soprano
                                                      • Anna Tonna, mezzo-soprano
                                                      • Hamid Rodriguez, tenor
                                                      • Ricardo Rosa, baritone

                                                      Frank Fuertes, narrator

                                                      Alonso Curro el de Lora, a zarzuela in two acts


                                                      2007 – 2008 Season

                                                      Awakened

                                                      Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Rossini La Gazza Ladra Overture
                                                      Rota Trombone Concerto
                                                      Dvořák Symphony No. 6

                                                      Spiritual

                                                      Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      • Barbara Yahr, conductor
                                                      • Kojiro Umezaki, shakuhachi
                                                      • Eric Jacobsen, cello

                                                      Spiritual symphonic music from a variety of traditions.

                                                      Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture
                                                      Lam Her Thousand Year Dance
                                                      Bruch Kol Nidrei
                                                      Strauss Death and Transfiguration

                                                      With special guests Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen, Associate, Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, and Dr. Jon M. Walton, Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church.

                                                      Festive

                                                      Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Our annual family concert, featuring Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals, and the winner of the 4th Annual GVO Young Artists Competition.

                                                      Triumphant

                                                      Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Brahms Violin Concerto
                                                      Shostakovich Symphony No. 10

                                                      Enduring

                                                      Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Sibelius Valse Triste
                                                      Hindemith Clarinet Concerto
                                                      Nielsen Symphony No. 4

                                                      Transcendent

                                                      Sun, May 18, 2008 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Bach Violin Concerto in E major
                                                      Bruckner Symphony No.4, “The Inextinguishable”


                                                      2006 – 2007 Season

                                                      Impassioned

                                                      Sun, Oct 1, 2006 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Beethoven Prometheus Overture
                                                      Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
                                                      Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

                                                      Celebrate

                                                      Sun, Nov 19, 2006 at 7:30pm

                                                      Skirball Hall

                                                      Shostakovich Festive Overture
                                                      Glass Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra
                                                      Sibelius Symphony No. 2

                                                      Neighbors

                                                      Sun, Jan 28, 2007 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Chavez Sinfonia India
                                                      Tartini Concerto in D major for Trumpet and Orchestra
                                                      Dvořák Symphony No. 7

                                                      Brilliant

                                                      Sun, Apr 1, 2007 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Mendelssohn The Hebrides Overture
                                                      Elgar Cello Concerto
                                                      Mozart Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”

                                                      Lustrous

                                                      Sun, May 20, 2007 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Stravinsky Pulcinella
                                                      Chausson Poème
                                                      Ravel Tzigane
                                                      Stravinsky Firebird Suite

                                                      Showcase

                                                      Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Concert featuring the winners of the GVO 3rd Annual Young Artists Competition and Ravel’s Bolero.


                                                      2005 – 2006 Season

                                                      Subversive

                                                      Sun, Oct 2, 2005 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Glinka Russlan and Ludmilla Overture
                                                      Schumann Cello Concerto
                                                      Shostakovich Symphony No. 6

                                                      Heroic

                                                      Sun, Nov 13, 2005 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture
                                                      Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
                                                      Beethoven Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

                                                      Bon Voyage

                                                      Sun, Dec 4, 2005 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Fasten your seatbelts and let the GVO take you and your family “Around the World of Music” with DeFalla, Tchaikovsky and others. Featuring the GVO 2nd Annual Young Artist Competition Winner.

                                                      Gala Benefit

                                                      Sun, Feb 5, 2006 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      • Barbara Yahr, conductor
                                                      • Daryl Nuccio, cello
                                                      • Natalia Galebsky, cello
                                                      • John Keyes, tenor

                                                      A benefit in support of the Performing Arts House.

                                                      Beethoven Egmont Overture
                                                      Vivaldi Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos and Orchestra
                                                      Ward America The Beautiful, featuring the Washington Irving High School Chorus
                                                      Tower, Made in America
                                                      Lloyd Webber, Music of the Night from The Phantom of the Opera
                                                      Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On The Town

                                                      The GVO collaborates with Washington Irving High School soloists, chorus and dancers in this exciting program featuring the New York Premier of the “Made in America” commission by Joan Tower.

                                                      Lyrical

                                                      Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Weber Oberon Overture
                                                      Barber Violin Concerto
                                                      Brahms Symphony No. 4

                                                      Monumental

                                                      Sun, May 7, 2006 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Wagner Wesendonck Lieder
                                                      Mahler Symphony No. 1, “Titan”

                                                      Shakespearean

                                                      Sun, Jun 4, 2006 at 3pm

                                                      Washington Irving Auditorium

                                                      Music inspired by Shakespeare featuring the works of Mendelssohn, Prokofiev and others.