Music
TOTAL EMBRACE: Leonard Bernstein at 100
May 31, 2018
Wachner – Gaudé: an LB Anniversary for Large Orchestra
Copland – Connotations
Mahler – Symphony No. 4
NOVUS NY featuring Joanna Mongiardo, soprano; Julian Wachner, conductor
Trinity celebrates the centennial of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with a wide-ranging selection of the iconic composer-conductor’s music, as well as works by other notable New York City composer-conductors including Bernstein’s lifelong friend Lukas Foss, as well as Gustav Mahler, Pierre Boulez, Aaron Copland, and Julian Wachner. With a special emphasis on lesser-known and vocal compositions, the concerts will feature resident contemporary music orchestra NOVUS NY and a roster of North America’s leading instrumental and vocal soloists, all under Wachner’s direction.