Classical

Alastair Moock and Friends return to the Cabot with their unique brand of upbeat, socially-conscious Americana music for all ages! Joining them for this special performance is the Teen Tour Choir of Boston City Singers from Dorchester, MA. Moock, a Grammy-nominated family musician, has worked closely with Boston City Singers for years, ever since his daughter joined the group in second grade. The Tour Choir travels all over the world, bringing with them their joy of singing and drumming and a repertoire that spans the music of Civil Rights, vocal jazz and classical pieces, and folk tunes from around the globe.

Thompson, Stefan – Forward, Upward, Onward, Together (World Premiere)
Bartok, Bela – Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
Dvorak, Antonin – Cello Concerto

Special guest:
Nicholas Canellakis, cello

Our March program celebrates the global travels and diverse influences of some of our favorite composers, creating a rich tapestry of sound that will be meaningful for both the orchestra players and our audience. Czech composer Antonín Dvořák spent three years in America (from 1892-1895) as director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City, which is where he composed his great Cello Concerto. We’ll be joined by guest cellist Nicholas Canellakis, a multifaceted artist who appears regularly with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Hungarian composer Béla Bartók was well known in America as a pianist, teacher, and ethnomusicologist, and his Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta is one of his most popular compositions. We’ll open the concert with a world premiere symphonic work from young Bahamian composer Stefan Thompson, a recent Boston Conservatory graduate, now studying for a PhD in Screen Scoring at New York University. The work’s title, Forward, Upward, Onward, Together, comes from the motto of the Bahamas.

Treat yourself to a feast for the ears and eyes.  Conductor Dr. Dirk Hillyer pairs Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faunand Satie’s Gymnopedies with masterpieces by Picasso, Braque and DuChamps. Emily Richardson, harp, solos in Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro; and Eduardo Gomez is flute soloist in Griffes Poem for Flute and Orchestra.  Maestro Hillyer will share his knowledge of painting and music as he and the orchestra lead us on a journey through masterworks of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.