The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra – Past Concerts

William Lucas — Fanfare for a (Distant) Friend
Jacques Offenbach — Les Larmes de Jacqueline ("Jacqueline’s Tears"), Op. 76, No. 2
Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Suite
PaviElle French — Sands of Time (world premiere)

SPCO returns to their annual holiday tradition of presenting J.S. Bach’s  Brandenburg Concertos, performed over the course of 2 weeks. This 2nd part of the 2-part series features the 1st Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4-6.

SPCO returns to their annual holiday tradition of presenting J.S. Bach’s  Brandenburg Concertos, performed over the course of 2 weeks. This 1st part of the 2-part series features the 1st Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-3.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Quintet for Piano & Winds in E-flat major, K. 452
Sky Macklay – Many Many Cadences
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major, K. 449

Errollyn Wallen – Five Postcards for violin & viola
Sky Macklay – Disassemblage (world premiere)
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269 "La primavera ('Spring')"
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315 "L'estate ('Summer')"
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293 "L'autunno ('Autumn')"
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297 "L'inverno ('Winter')"

George Frideric Handel – Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 3, No. 2
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11, No. 2
Valerie Coleman – Umoja: The First Day of Kwanzaa
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48

Caroline Shaw – Entr’acte for string quartet
Clarice Assad – Jazz Montmartre for clarinet & double bass (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sextet for Two Horns & String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 81b
Michi Wiancko – Island in the Sky for solo clarinet (world premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn – String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Caroline Shaw – Entr’acte for string quartet
Clarice Assad – Jazz Montmartre for clarinet & double bass (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sextet for Two Horns & String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 81b
Michi Wiancko – Island in the Sky for solo clarinet (world premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn – String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

George Walker – "Molto Adagio" from String Quartet No. 1 "Lyric"
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Oh never sing to me again, Op. 4, No. 4 (arr. for oboe & piano)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – How fair this spot, Op. 21, No. 7 (arr. for oboe & piano)
Brent Michael Davids – Taptonahana for solo flute (world premiere)
Franz Joseph Haydn – The Seven Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX:1 (arr. for string quartet)

George Walker – "Molto Adagio" from String Quartet No. 1 "Lyric"
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Oh never sing to me again, Op. 4, No. 4 (arr. for oboe & piano)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – How fair this spot, Op. 21, No. 7 (arr. for oboe & piano)
Brent Michael Davids – Taptonahana for solo flute (world premiere)
Franz Joseph Haydn – The Seven Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX:1 (arr. for string quartet)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Viet Cuong – New work for oboe and cello TBA (world premiere)
Gabriela Lena Frank – Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento No. 15 in B-flat for Two Horns and Strings, K. 287

Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Viet Cuong – New work for oboe and cello TBA (world premiere)
Gabriela Lena Frank – Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento No. 15 in B-flat for Two Horns and Strings, K. 287

Chen Yi – Elegy for Solo Oboe (world premiere)
Florence Price – “Juba” from String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
John Novacek – Rag Set for String Quartet
James Lee lll – Chôro sem tristeza ("I Cry Without Sadness")
PaviElle French – "Save a Place for Me" from Requiem for Zula
Antonín Dvořák – String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 "American"

Chen Yi – Elegy for Solo Oboe (world premiere)
Florence Price – “Juba” from String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
John Novacek – Rag Set for String Quartet
James Lee lll – Chôro sem tristeza ("I Cry Without Sadness")
PaviElle French – "Save a Place for Me" from Requiem for Zula
Antonín Dvořák – String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 "American"

Join The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for a rebroadcast of the beloved St. John Passion, which Johann Sebastian Bach wrote nearly 300 years ago for Good Friday.

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – Lamentations, Black/Folk Song Suite for solo cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516
Johannes Brahms – Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – Lamentations, Black/Folk Song Suite for solo cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516
Johannes Brahms – Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40

Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Ferdinand Ries – "II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai" from Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major Op. 55 "Eroica"
Tyson Davis – Tableau No. X, for solo trumpet (world premiere)
Stewart Goodyear – Piano Quartet
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Ferdinand Ries – "II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai" from Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major Op. 55 "Eroica"
Tyson Davis – Tableau No. X, for solo trumpet (world premiere)
Stewart Goodyear – Piano Quartet
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Commentator Rob Kapilow discusses the inner workings of 2 beloved Ludwig van Beethoven compositions: the Coriolan Overture & Piano Concerto No. 4, performed by The SPCO & soloist Jeremy Denk.