The Orchestra Now To Perform At Jazz At Lincoln Center

The Orchestra Now (TŌN), an esteemed Bard College ensemble, will perform at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater on Sunday, October 16.

The concert will be guest conducted by JoAnn Falletta, the Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO), who is making her fourth appearance with TŌN.

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Joanne Falletta conducting TŌN during a previous performance.

The five act concert will open with Fandangos, a Roberto Sierra piece inspired by Spanish dance. Next on the list are Ernest Chausson’s Poème and Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane, which will feature guest violin performances from Nikki Chooi, former Metropolitan Opera Orchestra concertmaster and current concertmaster of the BPO.

Also on the program are Albert Roussel’s Bacchus and Ariane Suite No. 2 and Paul Hindemith’s “Metamorphosis” of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber.

TŌN is a graduate-level training orchestra comprising 62 musicians from 13 different countries. Students are sourced from conservatories such as Yale School of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Royal Academy of Music, and the New England Conservatory of Music. Bard College president Leon Botstein, who is also a conductor, educator, and music historian founded the orchestra in 2015.

After Lincoln Center, The Orchestra Now will next perform at Carnegie Hall on November 3.

Information regarding tickets and more for the event can be found here.

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