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2009/2010 Season
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Summer Concert Series Sponsored by the Town of New Castle

***Due to the weather, this concert will be held in the New Castle Community Center.***

TCO Celebrates France!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Town of New Castle Recreational Field
Chappaqua, NY
(In the event of rain, the concert will be held in the New Castle Community Center.)

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The Chappaqua Orchestra, led by Music Director and Conductor Michael Shapiro, will become L"Orchestre de Chappaqua in a concert of music by French composers.  Come celebrate La Belle France in music by Debussy, Ravel, Faure, and of course, La Marseillaise!  The concert is free, no Euros or centimes accepted.

PROGRAM:
La Marseillaise                                                          (traditional)
Orpheus in the Underworld Overture                    Jacques Offenbach
Funeral March for a Marionette                               Charles Gounod
Bacchanale from Samson and Delila                   Saint-Saens
Pavane                                                                         Gabriel Faure
Carmen Suite                                                             George Bizet
Les Miserables Selections                                     Schonberg/Boubil

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Introducing The Chappaqua Orchestra Collection at the Chappaqua Library

Each season TCO will donate three to ten music CD’s to the Chappaqua Library. These CD’s will be divided into two categories.  The first will include the professional recordings of our musicians and soloists.  The second will be the “Maestro’s Picks” to preview upcomming performances. Click Here for more information.

Want to hear TCO right now?
Conductor and Soloist
With the popularity of YouTube, our Music Director, Michael Shapiro, and some of our past soloists have placed their demo recordings on the Internet, allowing us to share them with you.

Below are YouTube samples from past TCO concerts:

Dvorák's New World Symphony - First Movement

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - Excerpts from fourth movement finale, with the Westchester Concert Singers.

The Chappaqua Chamber Series: Eric Drucker and Friends Perform Beethoven Septet, Second Movement.

Pianist Nadejda Vlaeva performs Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto, Third Movement.

Violinist Timothy Fain performs Schindler's List.

Michael Shapiro conducts the Holberg Suite (from the orchestra's point of view).

Verdi Requiem with the Taconic Opera.

 

TCO Seeks New Board Members

"The Chappaqua Orchestra is dedicated to producing high quality music in the Northern Westchester area, promoting local musicianship, and creating music lovers in the next generation."

TCO Board Members are dedicated to furthering our mission. If you are passionate about music and would like to work with a group of like-minded individuals to guide and support The Chappaqua Orchestra, please contact us. All you need to know about music is that you love to listen.

TCO Board meetings occur six times per year on Wednesday nights. TCO Board Members are NOT required to perform support functions. Vision, enthusiasm, creativity, and a willingness to act as an ambassador to the community are all characteristics of an outstanding board member. For more information, please contact Marjorie Perlin at info@chappaquaorchestra.org.

 

Orchestra Concerts:

Music Inspired by Poe
October 17, 2009 at 8 pm
Chappaqua Library Auditorium

New Castle Community Sing
December 5, 2009 at 3 pm
Robert E. Bell Middle School Auditorium

Tim and Ed in Brahms Double and More
May 23, 2010 at 3 pm
Horace Greeley High School Auditorium

Chappaqua Chamber Series:

Clarinetist Eric Drucker and Friends
November 15, 2009 at 3 pm
Chappaqua Library Auditorium

Songs for My Mother
January 24, 2010 at 3 pm
Chappaqua Library Auditorium

Bas Duo (Flute and Guitar)
March 21, 2010 at 3 pm
Chappaqua Library Auditorium

The Cassatt Quartet
May 9, 2010 at 3 pm
Chappaqua Library Auditorium

TCO Musicans Elsewhere

We will post upcoming events here as our musicians notify us about their concerts at other venues. You may also go to Music/Musicians to view the calendars and visit the websites of TCO affiliated musicians and past soloists.

Daborah Horne

 

Songs for My Mother
Michael Shapiro and soprano Deborah Horne present songs written by Dr. Marion Davies and other favorites from a by-gone era.

Sunday, April 25, 2010
Arts Westchester
White Plains, NY

Saturday, May 8th at 8 pm
Grace Church
33 Church St., Wt. Plains, NY
Elise Knobloch, flute; Peter Press, guitar; Hui-Mei Lin, piano; and Members of Northern Westchester Flutes in a benefit concert for Grace Church Community Center

Tickets $30, call for info. (914) 949-3098 Ext 51

 

 


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