11/3/2024 at 3:00pm

The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra presents our season opener Dances, exploring music written for and inspired by dance around the world.

Program:

Béla Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances

Brian Morales: Harlem Dances (premiere of arrangement for string orchestra commissioned by the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra)

Leonard Bernstein: Fancy Free

6/31/2024 at 2:00PM

Strangers is a modern story-ballet about immigration by choreographer Julia Bengtsson and composer Brian Morales. The ballet consists of three short stories told through imaginative musical storytelling and the theatrical lens of Commedia Dell’Arte. It addresses a topic that is pressing throughout the world: “how do we treat those who come to us seeking a better life?” Featuring the Sugar Hill Salon. 

5/18/2024 8:00PM

But Love Is Stronger, Lukáš Janata (Cantori NY commission, World premiere)

The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne, Vittorio Rieti
new orchestration by Brian Morales (Cantori NY commission, World premiere of new orchestration)

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