WHCO "Sound y Sabor" April Concert:
Atmospheres | Atmósferas

Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Fort Washington Collegiate Church, 10033

Celebrate spring and bring the outdoors inside at our concert “Atmospheres | Atmósferas” on Sunday, April 21st at 3pm at the Fort Washington Collegiate Church. 

Program:

• Missy Mazzoli: Violent, Violent Sea

• Angélica Negrón: Lanzarse

• Paul Brantley: Linden Terrace with soprano Jennifer Zetlan *world premiere*

• Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring

The program begins with Mizzy Mazzoli’s “Violent, Violent Sea,” a work for chamber orchestra that explores the juxtaposition of dark and light that the sea can evoke in our senses. Explore urban ornithology in the city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico in Angélica Negrón’s “Lanzarse.” Keep things local with Washington Heights composer Paul Brantley’s (bio) musical love letter to Fort Tryon Park: “Linden Terrace” with Washington Heights internationally acclaimed soprano Jennifer Zetlan (bio) as soloist. Our program concludes with Aaron Copland’s iconic “Appalachian Spring.” Originally composed for ballet, many themes of this well-known work have come to be synonymous with depicting the sights and sounds of Americana. 

Prior to the concert, at 2:30pm bring the whole family to our "Meet the Instruments" petting zoo where even our youngest listeners can get up close and personal with their favorite instruments before seeing them come alive onstage. This event will take place (weather permitting) in the beautiful setting of the Fort Washington Green, the community garden space at FWCC.

And finally, join the musicians of
WHCO after the concert for a reception!

Thank you to all who make our performances possible.

WHCO’s programming is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature as well as the following incredible community partners.

2023-24 Season Events

Visions | Visiones

Family-Friendly performance—all ages welcome!

“Meet the Instruments” before the concert, 2:15pm-2:45pm

Program

Jean Françaix: Sérénade
Iván Enrique Rodríguez: 3 Visiones
Jessica Meyer: In the Waves
Ottorino Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano

Our official “Sound y Sabor” season opener features music that draws inspiration from the visual arts to reveal the composers’ painting within. The program begins with Françaix’s “Sérénade,” an energetic and vibrant ballet score conjuring the dynamic range of human physicality and all the motions we express through dance. We perform Puerto Rican composer Iván Enrique Rodríguez’s wind quintet “3 Visiones” which is inspired by the experience of hidden, even repressed memories suddenly reemerging into our conscious mind to again torment—or liberate. Next, NYC uptown composer Jessica Meyer’s “In the Waves” was written as a response to a painting by Paul Gauguin of the same name. Meyer seeks to capture a moment just before the woman of the painting flings herself into the sea, “forsaking civilization and abandoning herself to her natural, primitive instincts.” Our concert concludes with Ottorino Respighi’s Trittico Botticelliano or “Three Botticelli Pictures.” One of Respighi’s best known works, this “triptych” tours three celebrated paintings by Italian Rennaisance artist Sandro Botticelli: Spring, The Adoration of the Magi, and The Birth of Venus.

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Por Amor Through the Seasons

Aisha Syed Castro, Guest Soloist and Conductor

Rafael Solano, Piano

Luis McDougal, Guitar

Washington Height Chamber Orchestra

- VIVALDI The Four Seasons
- PIAZZOLLA Las cuatro estaciones porteñas
- RAFAEL SOLANO "Una Primavera Para El Mundo" 
- RAFAEL SOLANO "Por Amor"

The proceeds of this event will benefit the Dominican Heritage and Culture Society, (www.dhcsfoundation.org) a 501c3 established in the United States of America, whose mission is to cultivate and maintain the roots that nurture the culture, history, and traditions of the Dominican people both in the United States and wherever we may travel across the globe. Through our events, we strive to bring cultural enrichment, entertainment, and educational activities regarding the Dominican Diaspora in New York and to empower our youth and emerging Dominican artists by providing economic support through our scholarship program. The Society considers it paramount that we stay connected and bridge the generational gap with our Dominican youth born and raised in New York. This can be accomplished by providing them with an understanding of their rich culture, vibrant art, incredible literature, and country’s history.

Recirculation (a project of Word Up Community Bookshop)
876 Riverside Drive (& 160th St.)
Washington Heights, NYC 10032

https://www.wordupbooks.com/recirculation

Featuring string players from WHCO:

Mark Chien, violin (Concertmaster)
Ashley Windle, violin (Assistant concertmaster)
Jay Julio, viola
Rocío Díaz de Cossío, cello

Selections from:

Ludwig van Beethoven: Opus 18, No. 1
Joseph Haydn: Op 3, No. 5
George Walker: Lyric for Strings
Teresa Carreño: String Quartet in B Minor
Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet in F Major "American"

Thank you to all who make our performances possible (sponsors)