6
Feb/21

THE ORCHESTRA NOW: SCHOENBERG & BACH / NEW & CLASSIC WORKS FOR STRINGS

6
Feb/21

The Orchestra Now (TŌN) will present livestreamed concerts from the Fisher Center this month (photo courtesy the Orchestra Now)

Who: The Orchestra Now (TŌN)
What: Two livestreamed concerts
Where: Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard
When: Sunday, February 7, free – $35, 2:00, and Sunday, February 21, free – $35, 2:00
Why: The Orchestra Now (TŌN), which features young musicians handpicked from around the world, will be presenting two live programs this month, broadcast from the Fisher Center at Bard in Annandale-on-Hudson. On February 7 at 2:00, “Schoenberg & Bach” features Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Lutosławski’s Funeral Music, Teresa Carreño’s Serenade for Strings, and Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), conducted by Leon Botstein. On February 21 at 2:00, “New & Classic Works for Strings” consists of a timely world premiere by Sarah Hennies, Jonny Greenwood’s Popcorn Superhet Receiver, Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, and Grieg’s Holberg Suite, conducted by James Bagwell. Tickets to each concert are free to $35 depending on what you can afford, and each will be available on demand on the STAY TŌNED digital platform beginning the Thursday following the live performance.