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JOIN US FOR OUR 75th ANNIVERSARY SEASON!
2024-2025
Concerts will be held at GRANT MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
2400 Grant Boulevard, Syracuse, NY 13208
Programs subject to change
FRAUTSCHI-MANASSE-NAKAMATSU
TRIO
Saturday, April 5, 2025, 7:30 pm
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A Van Cliburn Piano Competition Gold Medal Winner playing a thrilling Chopin work! Three superb musicians bringing to life Stravinsky at his most inventive! Join us as we welcome back pianist Jon Nakamatsu, two-time GRAMMY nominee violinist Jennifer Frautschi, and clarinetist Jon Manasse, former first chair of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Their program spotlights their individual talents and explores some musical gems.
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Debussy: Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano
Debussy: Première rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano
Chopin: Andante spianato & Grande polonaise brillante, op.22
Khatchaturian: Trio in G Minor
Stravinsky: Suite from L’Histoire du soldat
Novacek: Two Rags for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
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Photo: Shervin Laine
IMANI WINDS
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 7:30 pm
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When this splendid woodwind quintet returns to close our series, they will perform a new work commissioned by SFCM. The composer is Loren Loiacono of Syracuse University’s Setnor School of Music, a prolific composer of orchestral, chamber, and choral music. A fitting culmination of our 75th Anniversary celebration!
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THE FRENCH CONNECTION: Tout le monde
Lina Mathon Blanchet: A Haitian Tale, arr. Gil DeJean
Jean Françaix: Wind Quintet no. 2 (1987)
Lalo Shifrin: La Nouvelle Orleans
Loren Loiacono: New Work (World premiere)
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring arr. Jonathan Russell
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THE NAUGHTON PIANO DUO
Saturday, March 15, 2025, 7:30 pm
Sponsored by FLX TAX
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Twin sisters Christina and Michelle Naughton have captivated audiences around the world with their seemingly mystical communication. “They have to be heard to be believed,” raved the Washington Post. Their performance at Tanglewood "lit up the stage, leaving the audience calling for more." Boston Globe. As the sisters join two hearts and four hands at two pianos, be prepared for an electrifying experience.
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Mozart: Sonata K. 358 in B-flat Major
Debussy: Petite Suite
Jennifer Higdon: Jumble Dancing
Tania Leon: Satiné
Beethoven: Sonata for Piano Four Hands in D Major, op. 6
Saint-Saëns: Variations on a Theme by Beethoven
Ravel: La Valse
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Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
THE SYRACUSE ORCHESTRA
Saturday, January 18, 2025, 7:30 pm
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A chamber orchestra drawn from The Syracuse Orchestra joins forces with Syracuse Vocal Ensemble to present this program of uplifting music.
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Mozart: Solemn Vespers, K.339
C.P.E. Bach: Symphony in D Major, H.663 (W.183/1)
Mendelssohn: String Symphony no. 12 in G Minor
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