PostClassical Ensemble – Past Concerts
Under the leadership of Music Director Ángel Gil-Ordóñez, PostClassical Ensemble (PCE) takes the listener on a musical journey for the heart and mind. Through depth of interpretation and skillful execution, and with an ensemble of the most distinguished musicians in the area, the music comes alive with vibrancy and richness of expression.
Founded in 2003 by Angel Gil-Ordóñez and music historian Joseph Horowitz, PCE has been a pioneer in transforming the concert experience through innovative programming and with collaborations across artistic mediums. Their humanities-infused programming tells stories— exploring music in its cultural and historical context, and it often integrates theater, dance, film, and visual art, as well as folk, indigenous, and popular music and instruments.
Beyond The Godfather: The Concert Music of Nino Rota
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Nino Rota
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Castel del monte: Ballata for Horn and Orchestra
Nino Rota — Concero per arch ("Concerto for Strings")
Nino Rota — Le Moliére imaginaire (selections)
Nino Rota — Nonetto
Nino Rota — The Godfather (selections)
Nino Rota — Romeo and Juliet (selections)
Nino Rota — Concero per arch ("Concerto for Strings")
Nino Rota — Le Moliére imaginaire (selections)
Nino Rota — Nonetto
Nino Rota — The Godfather (selections)
Nino Rota — Romeo and Juliet (selections)
$51-$80
[SOLD OUT] Phillips Collection: PostClassical Ensemble with James Austin Smith, oboe
Sunday, February 16, 2025 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (EST)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Tomaso Albinoni
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Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2
Krzysztof Penderecki — Capriccio for Oboe and 11 Strings
George Walker — Lyric for Strings
Suzanne Farrin — l'onde (della non vostra) for solo oboe
Florence Price — Adoration
Luciano Berio — Chemins IV for oboe and 11 strings
Kevin Puts — Oboe Concerto No. 1
Krzysztof Penderecki — Capriccio for Oboe and 11 Strings
George Walker — Lyric for Strings
Suzanne Farrin — l'onde (della non vostra) for solo oboe
Florence Price — Adoration
Luciano Berio — Chemins IV for oboe and 11 strings
Kevin Puts — Oboe Concerto No. 1
SOLD OUT
Postclassical Ensemble presents Amazing Grace: Fire & Light
Monday, January 13, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Jerod Impichcha̲achaaha' Tate
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Lowak Shoppala'
("Scene 7: Hymn" & "Scene 6: Spider Brings Fire")
Samuel Barber — Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Jerod Impichcha̲achaaha' Tate — Chokfiꞌ for string orchestra and percussion
Sergei Prokofiev — Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical" ("II. Larghetto")
Jerod Impichcha̲achaaha' Tate — Standing Bear: A Ponca Indian Cantata in Eight Tableaux (selection)
Traditional — Amazing Grace
Samuel Barber — Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Jerod Impichcha̲achaaha' Tate — Chokfiꞌ for string orchestra and percussion
Sergei Prokofiev — Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical" ("II. Larghetto")
Jerod Impichcha̲achaaha' Tate — Standing Bear: A Ponca Indian Cantata in Eight Tableaux (selection)
Traditional — Amazing Grace
$51.75-$80
Beyond Category: The Concert Music of Duke Ellington
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Duke Ellington
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Black Beauty
Duke Ellington — Black, Brown, and Beige Suite
Duke Ellington — Anatomy of a Murder (selections)
Duke Ellington — "The Single Petal of a Rose" from The Queen's Suite
Duke Ellington — Suite from The River
Duke Ellington — Where's the Music? (arr. Scott Silbert)
Duke Ellington — Caravan (arr. Scott Silbert)
Duke Ellington — Black, Brown, and Beige Suite
Duke Ellington — Anatomy of a Murder (selections)
Duke Ellington — "The Single Petal of a Rose" from The Queen's Suite
Duke Ellington — Suite from The River
Duke Ellington — Where's the Music? (arr. Scott Silbert)
Duke Ellington — Caravan (arr. Scott Silbert)
$45-$65
PostClassical Ensemble: Seven Deadly Sings
Sunday, February 25, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:15pm (EST)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States
Kurt Weill
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Die sieben Todsünden ("The Seven Deadly Sins")
Arnold Schoenberg — Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41
Arnold Schoenberg — Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41
Free
PostClassical Ensemble: Amazing Grace – In Paradisum
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Program includes works by
Traditional,
George Walker,
Jeffrey Mumford,
Gustav Mahler,
Gabriel Fauré,
Luciano Berio, and
Margaret Bonds.
$45-$55
Bouncing Off The Walls: Music & Architecture
Thursday, November 16, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Consecration of the House Op. 124
Giovanni Gabrieli — Sonata pian'e forte, Ch. 175
Franz Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 47 in G major, Hob. I:47 ("I.Adagio" & "III. Minuet & Trio")
Anton Webern — Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10
Gioachino Rossini — William Tell Overture
Giovanni Gabrieli — Sonata pian'e forte, Ch. 175
Franz Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 47 in G major, Hob. I:47 ("I.Adagio" & "III. Minuet & Trio")
Anton Webern — Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10
Gioachino Rossini — William Tell Overture
$45-$55
Entwined: A Double Feature
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Manuel de Falla
/
Derek Goldman
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Federico García Lorca
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Entwined: Love's Magicians
(world premiere)
Manuel de Falla — El retablo de maese Pedro
Manuel de Falla — El retablo de maese Pedro
$45
Amazing Grace: Music for the Spirit
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Traditional
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Selected works
(African-American spirituals)
Adolphus Hailstork — Selected works
Samuel Barber — Selected works
William Grant Still — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Adolphus Hailstork — Selected works
Samuel Barber — Selected works
William Grant Still — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
$45
PostClassical Ensemble plays Bruckner & Stravinsky (WETA broadcast)
Monday, September 13, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Anton Bruckner – "III. Adagio" from String Quintet in F major, WAB 112
Igor Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks"
Igor Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks"
Free