STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL and POPS! CONCERT

Friday, June 14, 2024

Strawberries and Ice Cream from 6:00 PM,

Pops Concert at 7:30 PM

Arlington Town Hall, Arlington, MA

José Pablo Moncayo - Huapango

John Kander Arr. Ted Ricketts - Chicago (A medley)

Johann Strauss - Blue Danube Waltz

John Philip Sousa - Stars and Stripes Forever

Harold Shapero, Nine-Minute Overture (1941)

Yu-Hui Chang, Hawking Radiation (2021)*

Henri Lazarof, Three Pieces for Orchestra (1994)

Leonard Bernstein, Symphony No. 1: Jeremiah (1943)

Alice Chung, mezzo-soprano

Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Sergei Babayan, piano

Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”

Saturday June 8th, 2024 - 3:30PM - Robbins Farm Park (61 Eastern Ave, Arlington, MA 02476)

• José Pablo Moncayo - Huapango

• Leroy Anderson - Bugler's Holiday

• John Kander Arr. Ted Ricketts - Chicago (A medley)

• Johann Strauss - Blue Danube Waltz

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Slavonic March

SPONSORS’ CONCERT

Sunday May 5, 2024, at 3:00 PM,

First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA

Franz Joseph Haydn – Mass No. 11, “Missa in angustiis”

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Slavonic March

Kinley Lange – Esto les Digo

Stephen Chatman – In Flanders Field

John Bavicchi – “When from his mortal scene”

from “Songs of Remembrance”, Op. 100 No. 6

The UMass Lowell University Orchestra presents a program of diverse repertoire.

Sinfonia in B Minor RV169 “Al Santo Sepolcro” Antonio Vivaldi

“Company ” Philip Glass

Serenade for Strings Edward Elgar

Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout I. Toyos and VI. Coqueteos Gabriela Lena Frank

The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe

FAMILY CONCERT

Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 3:00 PM,

First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA

Larry Thomas Bell – Hansel and Gretel, Op. 59

Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Pezzo Capriccioso

featuring the 2023 Young Artist Competition

Wood Prize Winner, cellist Andrew Y. Kim

And more TBD

UML University Orchestra

Serenade for Strings Op. 20 Edward Elgar (1857-1934) 1. Allegro piacevole

Entr’acte Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)

UML Chamber Singers & University Orchestra

Vesperae solennes de Confessore K. 339 Dixit

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Megan Dunn, Róisín Queally, Danny Miller,

Joe Paquin, soli

Beatus vir

Jailene Velazquez, Amy Johnson, Jake Petersen,

Micah Ross, soli

Laudate pueri Laudate Dominum

Nicole Burns, solo

Magnificat

Mikk Weinbeck, Eryn Witts, Tyler Hoyt, Nathanael Shepherd, soli

Thursday, March 14, 2024, 7:00pm

Main Hall, The Lindemann Performing Arts Center

Join us for a post-concert conversation with the artists followed by a reception

(Special Note: Free copies of Tanya Tagaq's acclaimed novel Split Tooth will be available for all attendees. Join us for a book signing with the author on Friday, March 15, 4pm-5pm, in the Nelson Atwater Lobby of The Lindemann Performing Arts Center.)

A MID-WINTER CONCERT

“Words Made Music”

Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 7:30 PM,

First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA

Claude Debussy – Prêlude à l’aprês-midi d’un faune (L.86)

Ernest Chausson – Poême, featuring the

2023 Young Artist Competition winner, violinist Mitsuru Yonezaki

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Antar, version 3

AN ALMOST-WINTER CONCERT

“A Holiday Concert”

 Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 3:00 PM,

First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA

Ottorino Respighi – Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2

Sir Edward Elgar – Lux Aeterna

Morten Lauridsen – Lux Aeterna

Francis Poulenc – Gloria

Yaniv Dinur, conductor and emcee
Appearances by the Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestra and the Showstoppers

Our perennially sold-out Holiday Pops concerts are something you and your family won’t want to miss! The spirit of the season is alive and well with Yaniv, our musicians, and special guests, including The Showstoppers and the Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestra. The festively-decorated concert hall and family-friendly atmosphere are just what everybody needs at this time of year. The matinee performance is perfect for children and the young at heart, while the evening performance features a bit more music but is still a treat for all ages. Both performances are about one hour long, with no intermission.

Check out the auditorium seat map before you begin your subscription purchase to determine which section you prefer. (ORCHESTRA Left, Center, or Right – or MEZZANINE Left, Center, or Right) You may enter your preference in the comment section upon checkout and we will do our best to fulfill your request.

Yaniv Dinur, conductor and emcee
Appearances by the Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestra and the Showstoppers

Our perennially sold-out Holiday Pops concerts are something you and your family won’t want to miss! The spirit of the season is alive and well with Yaniv, our musicians, and special guests, including The Showstoppers and the Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestra. The festively-decorated concert hall and family-friendly atmosphere are just what everybody needs at this time of year. The matinee performance is perfect for children and the young at heart, while the evening performance features a bit more music but is still a treat for all ages. Both performances are about one hour long, with no intermission.

Check out the auditorium seat map before you begin your subscription purchase to determine which section you prefer. (ORCHESTRA Left, Center, or Right – or MEZZANINE Left, Center, or Right) You may enter your preference in the comment section upon checkout and we will do our best to fulfill your request.

The UMass Lowell University Orchestra presents a diverse program for the public.

Divertimento in F Major - Mozart

Entr’acte - Caroline Shaw

Holberg’s Suite - Grieg

Our season opens with an all-Mendelssohn program that displays some of the musical and thematic pillars that made
him one of the most distinguished and famous composers today.

* String Octet
* The First Walpurgis Night (text by Goethe)
* Hear My Prayer and
* Psalm 42

As we examine the music that defined the start of Mendelssohn’s career, it is a joy to feature the 2023 Collegiate Vocal
Competition Winners as the soloists for these choral-orchestral masterworks.

Our season opens with an all-Mendelssohn program that displays some of the musical and thematic pillars that made
him one of the most distinguished and famous composers today.

* String Octet
* The First Walpurgis Night (text by Goethe)
* Hear My Prayer and
* Psalm 42

As we examine the music that defined the start of Mendelssohn’s career, it is a joy to feature the 2023 Collegiate Vocal
Competition Winners as the soloists for these choral-orchestral masterworks.

“Veiled Voices”

 Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 3:00 PM,

First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel – Overture in C Major

George Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F

featuring Chi Chen Wu, Pianist

Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 70

Time Change:

4 BMOP Commissions/ Premieres

BMOP begins its 26th season at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, October 7, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. The ambitious program celebrates three world premieres and one New England premiere all commissioned by BMOP and written during the COVID-19 pandemic.

John Aylward Eternal Return (2022)*

Eric Moe The Sweetness of Despair, the Necessity of Hope (2021)* 

Eric Moe, piano

Richard Cornell Time Rift (2020)*

Shelley Washington Both (2022)^

*World Premiere

^East Coast Premiere

Governor’s School of North Carolina faculty conduct the 2023 students in concert at Wake Forest!

Gabriela Smith - Tumblebird Contrails

Emma O’Halloran - To Come Back To Earth

Carlos Simon - The Block

Anna Clyne - Restless Oceans

Lucrecia Kasilag - Philippine Scenes

Giacinto Scelsi - Hymnos

Nicole performs Aaron Jay Myers’ Lichens II (for solo violin) as part of the Infrequent Seams Festival!

Other performances by:

Anagram Ensemble: Andrew Drury, Thomas Buckner, and James Ilgenfritz

Alex Marcelo, J D Parran, and Daniel Carter Trio

$20 at the door

Friday, June 9, 2023
Strawberries and Ice Cream from 6:00 PM,
Pops Concert at 7:30 PM
Arlington Town Hall, Arlington, MA

Tania Miller, conductor
Providence Singers, Christine Noel, Artistic Director
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
David Pomeroy, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass

VERDI: Requiem

Tickets start at $15, visit tickets.riphil.org or call 401-248-7000 to purchase today!

SPONSORS’ CONCERT

Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 7:00 PM,
First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA

Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Flos Campi
Antonin Dvorak – Te Deum, Op. 103

Andrew Norman Play (2013, rev. 2018)

Lei Liang A Thousand Mountains, A Million Streams (2017)

Lisa Bielawa In medias res (2009)

FAMILY CONCERT

Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 3:00 PM,
First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA

Camille Saint Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
featuring the 2022 Young Artist Competition
Wood Prize Winner, violinist Ayaan Ahmad
Nathaniel Stookey – The Composer Is Dead
with narration written by Lemony Snicket