Litha Symphony Orchestra – Past Concerts
Through invigorating interpretations from the symphonic literature, as well as arrangements of works realized anew, Litha Symphony Orchestra is committed to bringing the excitement and energy of summer to its audiences and musicians alike.
Litha Symphony Orchestra was founded in early 2012 by a group of musicians who wanted to create an outlet for performing classical orchestral music in the New York metropolitan area during the summer, which is traditionally the off-season for most orchestras. As the full orchestra performs mostly during the summer season, the orchestra decided to use the name "Litha" – the celebration of the summer solstice – as the signature name for the organization.
Litha Symphony Orchestra & New York Festival Singers: New Year's Eve 2024
$15
Litha Symphony: Tragedy Unbound
$25
Litha Symphony: The Paths of Fate
Ludovico Einaudi — Experience
Jean Sibelius — Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
$25
Litha Symphony Orchestra & New York Festival Singers: New Year's Eve 2023
Johann Sebastian Bach — Magnificat in E-flat major, BWV 243a ("Gloria in excelsis Deo" & "Quia fecit mihi magna")
Elizabeth Poston — Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Harry Styles — Treat People with Kindness
Ola Gjeilo — Home
Antonio Vivaldi — Gloria in D major, RV 589
Traditional — Auld Lang Syne (arr. Alec Spencer – "Toccata & Fantasia for Organ & Audience")
$10 suggested donation at the door
Litha Symphony Orchestra: Lost Love
Richard Wagner — Prelude and "Liebestod" from Tristan and Isolde, WWV 90
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
$20
Litha Symphony Orchestra: Love Letters
Maurice Ravel — Pavane pour une infante défunte ("Pavane for a Dead Princess")
Howard Hanson — Symphony No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 30, W. 45 "Romantic"
$20
New Years Eve 2022: New York Festival Singers & Litha Symphony
Antonio Vivaldi — Concerto for Two Trumpets in C major, RV 537 (Joe de Rocco & Julia Cohen, trumpets)
Herbert Howells — Here Is the Little Door
George Frideric Handel — Messiah, HWV 56 (selections)
Traditional — Auld Lang Syne (Toccata and Fantasia for organ & audience, featuring Alec Spencer, organ)
$10 suggested donation at the door
Litha Symphony: Holiday Caroling at Union Square
We're teaming up with Urbanspace again to bring some festive cheer to their Holiday Market in Union Square. While you shop for the perfect …
Free
Litha Symphony: Holiday Caroling at Union Square
We're teaming up with Urbanspace again to bring some festive cheer to their Holiday Market in Union Square. While you shop for the perfect …
Free
Litha Symphony: Holiday Caroling at Union Square
We're teaming up with Urbanspace again to bring some festive cheer to their Holiday Market in Union Square. While you shop for the perfect …
Free
Litha Symphony: Holiday Caroling at Union Square
We're teaming up with Urbanspace again to bring some festive cheer to their Holiday Market in Union Square. While you shop for the perfect …
Free
Litha Symphony: Holiday Caroling at Union Square
We're teaming up with Urbanspace again to bring some festive cheer to their Holiday Market in Union Square. While you shop for the perfect …
Free
Litha Symphony: Spring Finale
Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Suite
Max Richter — Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons ("Spring"; Audrey Hayes, violin)
Ottorino Respighi — Pini di Roma ("The Pines of Rome"), P. 141
$25 advance, $30 at the door (drinks included)