The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra – Past Concerts
The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra was founded in August 2015 to serve the communities of Washington Heights and Upper Manhattan with affordable, outstanding neighborhood concert experiences. WHCO aims to be a place that connects great art across genres and cultures and reconnects people in the community, creating an experience that celebrates diversity and enriches the lives of uptown residents.
The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra: Dances
Sunday, November 3, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (EST)
Fort Washington Collegiate Church, New York, NY, United States
Béla Bartók
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Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Brian Morales — Harlem Dances (world premiere of arr. for string orchestra; WHCO commission)
Leonard Bernstein — Fancy Free
Brian Morales — Harlem Dances (world premiere of arr. for string orchestra; WHCO commission)
Leonard Bernstein — Fancy Free
$20 ($10 senior/student, $5 ages 17 & under)
WHCO "Sound y Sabor" April Concert: Atmospheres | Atmósferas
Sunday, April 21, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Fort Washington Collegiate Church, New York, NY, United States
Missy Mazzoli
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Violent, Violent Sea
Angélica Negrón — Lanzarse
Paul Brantley — Linden Terrace (world premiere; Jennifer Zetlan, soprano)
Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Suite
Angélica Negrón — Lanzarse
Paul Brantley — Linden Terrace (world premiere; Jennifer Zetlan, soprano)
Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Suite
$20 ($10 senior/student, $5 ages 17 & under)
Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra: Visions | Visiones
Saturday, November 4, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Fort Washington Collegiate Church, New York, NY, United States
Jean Françaix
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Sérénade for small orchestra
Iván Enrique Rodríguez — 3 Visiones ("3 Visions") (world premiere)
Jessica Meyer — In the Waves
Ottorino Respighi — Trittico Botticelliano ("Three Botticelli Pictures")
Iván Enrique Rodríguez — 3 Visiones ("3 Visions") (world premiere)
Jessica Meyer — In the Waves
Ottorino Respighi — Trittico Botticelliano ("Three Botticelli Pictures")
$20 ($10 senior/student, $5 ages 17 & under)
Aisha Syed, Violin: Por Amor through the Seasons
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall), New York, NY, United States
Antonio Vivaldi
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The Four Seasons
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires")
Rafael Solano — Una Primavera Para El Mundo
Rafael Solano — Por Amor
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires")
Rafael Solano — Una Primavera Para El Mundo
Rafael Solano — Por Amor
$84-$209
Recirculation – Strings of WHCO
Sunday, October 22, 2023 @ 3:30pm – 4:30pm (EDT)
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria, New York, NY, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
Franz Joseph Haydn — String Quartet in F major, Op. 3, No. 5, Hob. III:17 "Serenade"
George Walker — Lyric for Strings
Teresa Carreño — String Quartet in B minor
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American"
Franz Joseph Haydn — String Quartet in F major, Op. 3, No. 5, Hob. III:17 "Serenade"
George Walker — Lyric for Strings
Teresa Carreño — String Quartet in B minor
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American"
$5 suggested donation
Metamorphosis – An Evening of Musical Transformation
Friday, May 5, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church, New York, NY, United States
Jessie Montgomery
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Strum
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Nonet in F minor, Op. 2
Igor Stravinsky — Danses concertantes
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Nonet in F minor, Op. 2
Igor Stravinsky — Danses concertantes
$20 ($15 student/senior, $10 ages 17 & under)