Carlos Simon: Fate now conquers
Gershwin: Piano concerto in F
Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A Major

The performance opens with a brand new piece by Liverpool-born composer Nneka Cummins. Celebrating the ensemble in all its glory, Cummins creates electro-acoustic and acoustic music with a focus on colour, percussiveness and organic flowing melodies. The composer’s original sound-worlds are formed of new sonic combinations and timbral blends.

Nneka Cummins - 10th Anniversary celebratory commission
Ayanna Witter-Johnson - Blush
Cassie Kinoshi – Handpan Concerto (to the hibiscus)
Hannah Kendall – Spark Catchers
Stewart Goodyear – Life, Life, Life
James B. Wilson - Remnants

Symphonic Horizons – Couples

Vivaldi: Concerto for two trumpets in C major
Corelli: Concerto grosso G minor op. 6 No. 8, “Christmas Concert”
Vivaldi: Trumpet Concerto in A minor
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel, orchestral suite and fairy tale retelling

Selina Ott trumpet
Irmi Wette narrator

Kalena Bovell and the Musikkollegium Winterthur present a truly opulent musical bouquet to mark the end of the year. Three different bouquets are included: Johann (father), Johann (son), and Richard (completely unrelated); interspersed with the most beautiful musical blossoms from both sides of the Atlantic.

Featuring selections from Bernstein, Copland, Strauss Jr. and more!

Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op. 45

As part of Black History Month, the OCM will bring together Haïtian-born Canadian Marie-Josée Lord and African American and Hispanic conductor Kalena Bovell for a moving program of works by composers of African descent.

J. Boulogne Symphony concertante in C major, Op. 9, no. 1
W. G. Still Mother & Child
F. Price String Symphony in G Major
A. Previn Honey & Rue for orchestra & soprano solo

Davone Tines leads a powerful program as part of NWS’s annual I Dream a World festival. Race, social justice and belonging are at the heart of a program that explores America’s Civil Rights Movement and beyond. 

Jessie Montgomery Banner (2014)
Davóne Tines Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM (2022)
Margaret Bonds The Montgomery Variations (1964)

Experience the raw energy of Vivian Fung's vivid musical storm, "Dust Devils," be mesmerized by the dazzling virtuosity of Séjourné's Marimba Concerto featuring LPO Principal Percussionist Aaron Smith and surrender to the emotional intensity of Dvořák's magnificent Symphony No. 7.