The Orchestra Now Presents "Gershwin, Jazz, and the Music of Jewish Émigrés" at the Fisher Center at Bard

The Orchestra Now (TŌN), the pioneering orchestra and master’s degree program founded by Bard College, welcomes back acclaimed conductor JoAnn Falletta, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO), for her fifth appearance with TŌN on Nov. 14 and 15 at the Fisher Center at Bard College. The program compares the musical styles of five Jewish composers — many of whom were Eastern European émigrés to the U.S. — writing during the explosive rise of the Jazz Age. 

Tickets, starting at $15, are available HERE or by calling the Fisher Center box office at (845) 758-7900. Create Your Own Series by choosing three or more TŌN concerts at the Fisher Center and save 25%.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Mira Wang, violin

Louis Gruenberg: Jazz Suite, Op. 28 (First NY performance since 1930)
Ignatz Waghalter: Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 15 (U.S. premiere)
Lazare Saminsky: Vigiliae, Triad of Poems, Op. 4 (NY premiere)
Ernst Toch: Comedy for Orchestra in One Movement, Op. 42 (First NY performance since 1928)
George Gershwin: An American in Paris