MILOSZ SONGS
In World Premiere at the
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

February 23-28, 2006: see below

There are four chances to see the World Premiere of an orchestral song cycle based on poems by Nobel Laureate Czeslaw Milosz - Milosz Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, composed by John Harbison for soprano Dawn Upshaw on a commission by the New York Philharmonic, and conducted by Robert Spano

In the Philharmonic’s HEAR & NOW Series,
host Steven Stucky and composer John Harbison
will give a personal introduction to Harbison’s Milosz song cycle,
followed by a complete performance with soloist Dawn Upshaw.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006, 6:45 PM

Avery Fisher Hall
West 65th Street at Broadway
(main entrances on north side of Lincoln Center’s main plaza)
Hear & Now
For tickets click HERE

For complete program notes click HERE

Milosz Songs
is also included in a program with works by Bartok and Bernstein
conducted by Robert Spano with soloist Dawn Upshaw

Thur, Feb 23, 7:30 PM
Fri, Feb 24, 8:00 PM
Sat, Feb 25, 8:00 PM

Bartók:  Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
John Harbison:  Milosz Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
(World Premiere: New York Philharmonic Commission)
Bernstein:  Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

For tickets click HERE

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