2019-20 season
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Due to coronavirus health concerns, the majority of performances originally scheduled after February 2020 were postponed (see below for details). We'll update you with the new listings soon. Stay well! We'll make music fully again!
August 4-25, 2020
2020 Isaac Stern International Violin Competition
POSTPONED TO 2022 OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Michael Stern, conductor
VIOLIN CONCERTO “NIGHT TOUR” (world premiere; commissioned work for the competition)
Shanghai Symphony Concert Hall
Shanghai, China
July 5-24, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Chanticleer
Australia Tour
TRADE WINDS
7/5: Perth
7/7: Adelaide
7/9: Brisbane
7/11: Melbourne
7/14: Melbourne
7/18: Sydney
7/20: Sydney
7/22: Canberra
7/24: Newcastle
May 29, 30 & 31, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, conductor
Jian Wang, cello
KEVIN PUTS Inspiring Beethoven
ZHOU TIAN Cello Concerto “Flowing Sleeves” (US premiere)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center
Kansas City, MO
May 3-10, 2020
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
5/3: Highland Park United Methodist Church, Dallas, TX
5/5: First United Methodist Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO
5/8: The Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO
5/10: St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, La Jolla, CA
May 2, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
California State University, Fullerton
University Wind Symphony
Dustin Barr, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO
Clayes Performing Arts Center
Fullerton, CA
April 27 & 30, May 1, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
4/27: Val A. Browning Center, Webster State University, Ogden, UT
4/30: Park Church Congregational, Grand Rapids, MI
5/1: DeWittn Auditorium, Zeeland East High School, Zeeland, MI
April 25, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Michigan State University Wind Symphony
Kevin Sedatole, conductor
SINFONIA (world premiere; co-commissioned work)
Wharton Center for Performing Arts
East Lansing, MI
April 25, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
April 23, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
Armstrong Auditorium
Edmond, OK
April 23, 2020
Angie Bolivar, viola; Camille Johnson, cello
VIAJE
River Center for the Performing Arts
Schwob School of Music
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA
April 21, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
University of Kentucky Wind Symphony
Cody Birdwell, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Singletary Center for the Arts
Lexington, KY
April 18, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra
Yang Yang, conductor
Lu Siqing, violin
Li-Wei Qin, cello
QIGANG CHEN “La Joie de la Souffrance” for violin and orchestra
ZHOU TIAN Cello Concerto “Flowing Sleeves”
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
National Centre for the Performing Arts
Beijing, China
April 17 & 18, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Long Yu, conductor
Jian Wang, cello
MOZART Don Giovanni Overture
ZHOU Cello Concerto “Flowing Sleeves”
STRAUSS Don Quixote
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Hong Kong, China
April 14, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Indiana University Wind Ensemble
Rodney Dorsey, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Musical Arts Center, Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
April 11, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra
Yang Yang, conductor
Lu Siqing, violin
Li-Wei Qin, cello
QIGANG CHEN “La Joie de la Souffrance” for violin and orchestra
ZHOU TIAN Cello Concerto “Flowing Sleeves”
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
Hangzhou Grand Theatre
Hangzhou, China
April 8, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
Cordiner Hall
Walla Walla, WA
April 7, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
University of Idaho Auditorium
Mosco, ID
April 5, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Erie Philharmonic and Chorus
Daniel Meyer, conductor
ZHOU Rise (co-commissioned work in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
Shafer Auditorium
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA
April 4, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Erie Philharmonic and Chorus
Daniel Meyer, conductor
ZHOU Rise (co-commissioned work in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
Warner Theatre
Erie, PA
April 4, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
Stephen B. Humphrey Theater, St. John’s University
St. Joseph, MN
April 2, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
Magale Recital Hall, Northwestern University
Natchitoches, LA
March 31, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
Holy Name of Jesus Church
New Orleans, LA
March 28, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
Trinity United Methodist Church
Huntsville, AL
March 28, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
David Stern, conductor
Olga Sroubkova, violin
ZHOU The Palace of Nine Perfections
ZHOU Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
Xinghai Concert Hall
Guangzhou, China
March 22-28, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Whitworth University Wind Symphony European Tour
Richard Strauch, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO
Germany and the Czech Republic
Details TBA
March 22, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
David Stern, conductor
Olga Sroubkova, violin
WEBERN Im Sommerwind
ZHOU Violin Concerto
KORNGOLD Symphony in F-sharp major
Shanghai Symphony Concert Hall
Shanghai, China
March 19, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Whitworth University Wind Symphony
Richard Strauch, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO
College Band Directors National Association Western/Northwestern Division Conference
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
March 14, 2020
CHANGED TO ONLINE STREAMING OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
South Carolina Philharmonic
Morihiko Nakahara, conductor
Yerin Yang, piano
ZHOU A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
Koger Center for the Arts
Columbia, SC
March 13, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Yoshikazu Fukumura, conductor
Ryu Goto, violin
ZHOU Concerto for Orchestra
KORNGOLD Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater)
Cultural Center of the Philippines
Manila, the Philippines
February 29, 2020
Colorado Wind Ensemble
David Kish, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
The King Center, Auraria Higher Education Center
Denver, CO
February 28, 2020
Colorado Wind Ensemble
David Kish, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO
February 28, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
Andres Hafliger, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.4
ZHOU Broken Ink (China Premiere)
Shanghai Symphony Concert Hall
Shanghai, China
February 28, 2020
POSTPONED OVER CORONAVIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS
China Philharmonic Orchestra
Zeqian Zhang, flute
Lynn Harrell & Namisa Sun, violoncellos
Xiaotang Xia, conductor
ZHOU Viaje for flute and strings (China Premiere)
DVOŘÁK Serenade for strings
VIVALDI Concerto for two cellos
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto
Forbidden City Concert Hall
Beijing, China
February 22 & 23, 2020
Central Wisconsin Symphony
Andres Moran, conductor
MENDELSSOHN Calm Sea And Prosperous Voyage
ZHOU Transcend (co-commissioned work in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
ELGAR Enigma Variations
Sentry Theater
Stevens Point, WI
February 21, 2020
Michigan State University Symphony Band
David Thornton, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO
College Band Directors National Association North Central Division Conference
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
February 21, 2020
University of Central Florida Wind Ensemble
Scott Lubaroff, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
College Band Directors National Association Southern Division Conference
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA
February 19, 2020
University of Central Florida Wind Ensemble
Scott Lubaroff, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Milton High School Auditorium
Milton, FL
February 17, 2020
Eastman Wind Orchestra
Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
February 6, 2020
The Sustain Music Project featuring Christina Medawar, flute
VIAJE
Resonance at Soma Towers
Bellevue, Wa
February 4, 2020
Michigan State University Symphony Band
Rebekah Daniel, David Thornton, conductors
SEEKER’S SCHERZO
Wharton Center for Performing Arts
East Lansing, MI
February 1, 2020
Sacramento Philharmonic
Christopher Rountree, conductor
COPLAND Rodeo
GERSHWIN Second Rhapsody
ZHOU Transcend (co-commissioned work in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Sacramento, CA
January 28, 2020
New York Philharmonic
Lunar New Year Concert
Long Yu, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Haochen Zhang, piano
ZHOU TIAN Gift (US premiere)
CHEN GANG & HE ZHANHAO The Butterfly Lovers, Violin Concerto
TEXU KIM Spin-Flip
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
New York, NY
January 17-31, 2020
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
1/17: Wilson Center, Wilmington, NC
1/21: Cathedral of St. Peter, St. Petersburg, FL
1/22: Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Gainesville, FL
1/23: Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine Church, St. Augustine, FL
1/27: Ocean Reef Cultural Center, Key Largo, FL
1/28: First Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1/30: First Presbyterian Church, Kingsport, TN
1/31: Lenfest Center, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
January 8, 2020
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Long Yu, conductor
Ting Zhou, piano
TAKAMITSU November Steps
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
ZHOU TIAN Concerto for Orchestra
Shanghai Symphony Concert Hall
Shanghai, China
December 21, 2019
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Jaap Van Zweden, conductor
Jin Zhao, cello
ZHOU The Palace of Nine Perfections
TCHAIKOVSKY Rococo Variations
STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
Shanghai Symphony Concert Hall
Shanghai, China
December 8, 2019
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Guoyong Zhang, conductor
Josef Spacek, violin
ZHOU Joy
SHOTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 1
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8
Shanghai Symphony Concert Hall
Shanghai, China
November 25, 2019
University of Arkansas Wind Ensemble
Chris Knighten, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Faulkner Performing Arts Center
Fayetteville, AR
November 24, 2019
Ohio State University Wind Symphony
Russel C. Mikkelson, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Weigel Auditorium
Columbus, OH
November 23, 2019
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Ion Marin, conductor
Tony Yun, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23
ZHOU Trace (Asia premiere)
STRAVINSKY Firebird suite
Shanghai Symphony Concert Hall
Shanghai, China
November 21, 2019
Bowling Green State University
Ken Thompson, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO
Moore Musical Arts Center, Kobacker Hall
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
November 17, 2019
Mimi Stillman, flute
Jasper String Quartet
VIAJE
Howland Chamber Music Circle
Howland Cultural Center
Beacon, NY
November 17, 2019
Chicago Youth Symphony
Allen Tinkham, conductor
Nicholas Boettcher, bass
David Schrader, organ
ZHOU TIAN Transcend (co-commissioned work in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY Concerto for Double Bass
AUGUSTA READ THOMAS Of Paradise and Light
SAINT-SAENS Symphony No. 3, “Organ Symphony”
Symphony Center, Orchestra Hall
Chicago, IL
November 15 & 17, 2019
Stanford Symphony Orchestra
Paul Phillips, conductor
JOHN ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine
ZHOU TIAN Transcend (co-commissioned work in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
GEORGE GERSHWIN An American in Paris
SAMUEL BARBER Symphony No. 2
Bing Concert Hall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
November 10, 2019
Santa Fe Symphony Chamber Series
David Felberg, Nicolle Maniaci, violins
Kimberly Fredenburgh, viola
Dana E. Winograd, cello
Jesse Tatum, flute
VIAJE
New Mexico Museum of Art
Santa Fe, NM
November 9, 2019
Oakland University Wind Ensemble
Gregory Cunningham, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Varner Hall
Oakland University, MI
November 3, 2019
Chicago Youth Symphony
Allen Tinkham, conductor
Nicholas Boettcher, bass
David Schrader, organ
ZHOU TIAN Transcend
SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY Concerto for Double Bass
AUGUSTA READ THOMAS Of Paradise and Light
SAINT-SAENS Symphony No. 3, “Organ Symphony”
Lincoln-Way Central High School
New Lenox, IL
November 3, 2019
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
Heritage Center and Chapel of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
November 1, 2019
Arapahoe Philharmonic
Devin Patrick Hughes, conductor
COPLAND Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
ZHOU Transcend (co-commissioned work in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
HIGDON Loco
Denver First Church of the Nazarene
Cherry Hills Village, CO
October 28, 2019
Brass Faculty Concert
(Pierce Ellison & Steven Felix, trumpet; Greg Spiridopoulos, trombone; Joshua Michal, horn and John Bottomley, tuba)
Night-Shining White
Bezanson Recital Hall
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Hampshire County, MA
October 27, 2019
University of Miami Frost Wind Ensemble
Tina DiMeglio Vafiadis, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Maurice Gusman Concert Hall
Frost School of Music at the University of Miami
Miami, FL
October 25, 2019
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
RHYME
READING AN ANTHOLOGY OF CHINESE POEMS OF THE SUNG DYNASTY, I PAUSE TO ADMIRE THE LENGTH AND CLARITY OF THEIR TITLES
Beijing Music Festival
Poly Theatre
Beijing, China
October 24, 2019
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
Howard Auditorium, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, GA
October 24, 2019
Michigan State University Wind Symphony
Simon Holoweiko, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO
Wharton Center for Performing Arts
East Lansing, MI
October 22, 2019
Terra Voce featuring Maria Yefimova, piano
VIAJE
Hylton Performing Arts Center
Manassas, VA
October 18 & 19, 2019
Boise Philharmonic
Eric Garcia, conductor
Spencer Myer, piano
ZHOU Transcend (co-commissioned work in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
COPLAND Appalachian Spring Suite
GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F Major
Morrison Center
Boise, ID
October 16, 2019
Oakland University Wind Ensemble
Gregory Cunningham, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Varner Hall
Oakland University, MI
October 14, 2019
Catchfire Collective
VIAJE
Haas Center for Performing Arts
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
October 12, 2019
Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra
William Intriligator, conductor
Zuill Bailey, cello
COPLAND Appalachian Spring
DAUGHERTY Tales of Hemingway
ZHOU Transcend (co-commissioned work in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
Cheyenne Civic Center
Cheyenne, WY
October 11, 2019
University of Southern California Thornton Wind Ensemble
Sharon Lavery, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO
Bovard Auditorium
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
October 10, 2019
Purdue University Fort Wayne Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Daniel Tembras, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Purdue University Fort Wayne, IN
October 6, 2019
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS
Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
October 3 & 4, 2019
Reno Philharmonic
Laura Jackson, conductor
Young People’s Concert
TRANSCEND (selection)
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
Reno, NV
October 3, 2019
Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble
Joseph Missal, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO
Seretean Center for the Performing Arts
Stillwater, OK
September 27, 2019
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
2019-20 Season Opener
Long Yu, conductor
Jian Wang, cello
GIFT (World Premiere)
CELLO CONCERTO “FLOWING SLEEVES”
Shanghai Symphony Concert Hall
Shanghai, China
September 26, 2019
Columbus State University Wind Ensemble
Jamie Nix, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Columbus State University Schwob School of Music
Columbus, GA
September 23, 2019
Musique 21
Hunter Kopczynski, conductor
MORNING CALL
Fairchild Theatre
Michigan State University
East Lasning, MI
September 20 & 21, 2019
Omaha Symphony Orchestra
2019-20 Season Opener
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
ROSSINI Overture to William Tell
DAVID DZUBAY Ra!
ZHOU TIAN Transcend (co-commissioned work in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “New World”
Holland Performing Arts Center
Omaha, NE
September 20, 2019
Idaho State-Civic Symphony
2019-20 Season Opener
Julie Sorensen, conductor
FLORENCE PRICE Symphony No. 3
GRANT STILL Afro-American Symphony
ZHOU TIAN Transcend (co-commissioned work in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
Stephens Performing Arts Center
Pocatello, ID
September 15, 2019
Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
2019-20 Season Opener
Huan Jing, conductor
Jian Wang, cello
CELLO CONCERTO “FLOWING SLEEVES”
Xinghai Concert Hall
Guangzhou, China
September 13, 2019
The Puget Sound Piano Trio
Piano Trio
Schneebeck Concert Hall
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
September 13, 2019
China Philharmonic Orchestra
2019-20 Season Opener
Long Yu, conductor
Jian Wang, cello
CELLO CONCERTO “FLOWING SLEEVES”
Forbidden City Concert Hall
Beijing, China
August 19 - September 8, 2019
Chanticleer
TRADE WINDS (world premiere)
8/19: Stiftskirche Oberkaufungen, Kaufungen, Germany
8/29: Tempel Synagogue, Krakow, Poland
9/1: American Church in Berlin, Germany
9/4: Barockkloster St. Mang, Füssen, Germany
9/6: Chiesa parrocchiale Lana di Sotto, Merano, Italy
9/8: L’Abbaye Lonlay, Lonlay, France
August 15, 2019
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Jian Wang, cello
Jessica Cottis, conductor
JOYCE KOH one point six one eight zero
ZHOU TIAN Cello Concerto “Flowing Sleeves”
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 in G major
Esplanade Concert Hall
Singapore