TOTAL EMBRACE: Leonard Bernstein at 100
Boulez – Le Marteau sans maître
Felsenfeld – Astrophysical Mass
NOVUS NY and the Choir of Trinity Wall Street with Sarah Brailey, soprano, and Kirsten Sollek, contralto; 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.