Founded in 2015, The Orchestra Now (TON) is an innovative pre-professional orchestra and master’s degree program at Bard College that is preparing a new generation of musicians to break down barriers between modern audiences and great orchestral music of the past and present. Under the leadership of conductor, educator, and music historian Leon Botstein, TON mines the wealth of underperformed repertoire, reimagines traditional concert formats, and strives to make the experience of the performers a part of the listeners’ experience
PROGRAM:
Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1
Ebullient yet reflective. This groundbreaking work has become an icon for modernism.
Schubert: Symphony No. 3
Charming and concise. Schubert completed this symphony only a few months after his 18th birthday.
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15
Darkly whimsical. Shostakovich surveys his past musical work as well as his peers’, quoting from Beethoven, Rossini, and Wagne
