25th Season for the OSFL
10th Season with Maestro Toshiyuki Shimada
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Music & Ballet Theater
Sunday, March 8, 2020 4:00 PM Clemens Center Wyoming Seminary Dance Company (Kingston, PA) Bernardine Vojtko, Artistic Director Narrated by Larry Vojtko of VIA Radio, NPR affiliate for Northeastern Pennsylvania Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky Fenix by Polina Nazaykinskaya Variations on a Theme by Haydn by Johannes Brahms The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Youth Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes Junior String Ensemble Side-by-side for Perfect Pairings Early guests will be treated to a special performance by the Junior String Ensemble in the upper lobby starting at 3:15. |
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Music & Aerial Dance
Sunday, May 3, 2020 4:00 PM Clemens Center Postponed to a future date TBA Janice Martin, violin Chorus of the Southern Finger Lakes Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen by Pablo de Sarasate Poème by Ernest Chausson Selections from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi Old American Songs by Aaron Copland Discover the Wild by Kenneth Fuchs On stage and in air |
MUSICIANS' CHOICE CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES 2019-2020
During the 25th concert season, every section of the orchestra will be represented in the four concerts of the acclaimed Musicians' Choice Chamber Music Series . The more intimate venues of the Rockwell Museum and the Park Church allow for verbal program notes to enhance the chamber music experience. These concerts typically sell out. Guarantee your spot by subscribing for season tickets.
The Musicians' Choice Chamber Music Series is made possible with the generous support of Dick and Judy Sphon.
The Musicians' Choice Chamber Music Series is made possible with the generous support of Dick and Judy Sphon.
Sticks&Strings
Postponed to a future date TBA Friday, April 10, 2020 at 7:30 PM The Rockwell Museum, Corning Rosanna Moore, harp Trevor Bartlett, percussion This duo, originally from Manchester, England, commissions and performs new works for this unique instrument combination, as well as arrangements of classical, film, and tango music. This concert will showcase the works being recorded for a new CD. |
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$100 Subscription for all 4 Chamber Concerts
$40 Subscription for Children under 18
Guarantee your tickets before they sell out!
Individual Tickets to Chamber Concerts
$30 Adults
$10 Children under 18
Previous Concerts
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Brahms and the Finger Lakes Sponsored by Bonnie and Gary Chollet Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 7:30 PM Corning Museum of Glass Igor Pikayzen, violin The Star Spangled Banner by John Stafford Smith [2'] Pique Dame Overture by Franz von Suppé [8'] Violin Concerto by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [33'] ~ Intermission ~ Symphony No. 2 by Johannes Brahms [40'] with projections on the big screen of masterful artworks by local artists Amelia Harnas Bob Ievers Brian Keeler Beth Landin Christopher Walters These artists will have their works available for silent auction at "A Toast for Toshi" on October. 12th at 5:00-7:00 PM. |
The Charm of Old Vienna
Friday, October 11, 2019 at 7:30 PM
The Park Church, Elmira
Eva Virsik, piano
Augusto Diemecke, violin
Christine Lowe-Diemecke, cello
This trio, comprised of the OSFL’s concertmaster, principal cellist, and internationally acclaimed concert pianist and Steinway Artist, will perform music of the Viennese masters: Beethoven, Haydn, and Strauss. Kicking off the chamber series during the 25th season, this concert represents the perfect pairing of OSFL spouses: Christine and Augusto; Eva and Maestro Toshi - a perfect way to celebrate the Maestro's 10th season with the OSFL.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 3 in C Minor
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, Hob. 25 “Gypsy”
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325
Augusto Diemecke, violin
Christine Lowe-Diemecke, cello
This trio, comprised of the OSFL’s concertmaster, principal cellist, and internationally acclaimed concert pianist and Steinway Artist, will perform music of the Viennese masters: Beethoven, Haydn, and Strauss. Kicking off the chamber series during the 25th season, this concert represents the perfect pairing of OSFL spouses: Christine and Augusto; Eva and Maestro Toshi - a perfect way to celebrate the Maestro's 10th season with the OSFL.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 3 in C Minor
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, Hob. 25 “Gypsy”
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325
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Music & Literature
Saturday, December 7, 2019 4:00 PM Clemens Center Augusto Diemecke, violin Susan Laib, oboe Chorus of the Southern Finger Lakes Ivy Walz, mezzo soprano Double Concerto by J.S. Bach [17'] Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi [27'] Intermission Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah by George Frideric Handel [3'] A Chanukah Overture by Dana Friedman and Robert Wendel [6'] Benedictus from The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins [8'] The White Messengers by Fabian Joosten ~ an American premiere [5'] Bugler's Holiday by Leroy Anderson featuring the OSFL Trumpet Section [4'] White Christmas by Irving Berlin [5'] Christmas Singalong for Orchestra arr. Finnegan [9'] Sleigh Ridge by Leroy Anderson [3'] With readings of Mark Twain's Christmas musings by Dr. Matt Seybold, Elmira College Professor
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Concert Repertoire
This Old Man March by Robert Nagel [1']
I Got Fascinatin' Rhythm - A Gershwin Suite arr. Richard Roblee [6']
You Raise Me Up by Brendan Graham and Rolf Lovland, arr. Seb Skelly [4']
A Western Fanfare by Eric Ewazen [2']
The Glenn Miller Songbook arr. Christopher Dedrick [7']
Moonlight Serenade / A String of Pearls / Danny Boy / American Patrol / In The Mood
Raise the Roof! by Gwyneth Walker [4']
Selections from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, arr. Jack Gale [9']
Maria / Tonight / I Feel Pretty / Somewhere
Fizz Water by Eubie Blake, transcribed by William Ryden [2']
Stayin’ Alive by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, arr. Seb Skelly [4']
Armed Forces Salute arr. Jari Villanueva [3']
The Caissons / Marine Hymn / Anchors Aweigh / U.S. Air Force / Semper Paratus
This Old Man March by Robert Nagel [1']
I Got Fascinatin' Rhythm - A Gershwin Suite arr. Richard Roblee [6']
You Raise Me Up by Brendan Graham and Rolf Lovland, arr. Seb Skelly [4']
A Western Fanfare by Eric Ewazen [2']
The Glenn Miller Songbook arr. Christopher Dedrick [7']
Moonlight Serenade / A String of Pearls / Danny Boy / American Patrol / In The Mood
Raise the Roof! by Gwyneth Walker [4']
Selections from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, arr. Jack Gale [9']
Maria / Tonight / I Feel Pretty / Somewhere
Fizz Water by Eubie Blake, transcribed by William Ryden [2']
Stayin’ Alive by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, arr. Seb Skelly [4']
Armed Forces Salute arr. Jari Villanueva [3']
The Caissons / Marine Hymn / Anchors Aweigh / U.S. Air Force / Semper Paratus

Janus Woodwind Trio
Friday, February 14, 2020 at 7:30 PM
The Rockwell Museum, Corning
The Perfect Pairing of Music with Friends
Laura Campbell, flute
Lesley McClelland, oboe
Richard MacDowell, clarinet
Concert Repertoire
Divertimento by Malcolm Arnold [7’]
Fantasia No. 6 in D Minor for Oboe by Georg Philipp Telemann [4']
Aubade by Paul de Wailly [4’]
Spirit Flight by Katherine Hoover for solo flute [5']
Homage to de Falla by Béla Kovács for solo clarinet [7’]
Trio, Op. 87 by Ludwig Van Beethoven [20’]
Friday, February 14, 2020 at 7:30 PM
The Rockwell Museum, Corning
The Perfect Pairing of Music with Friends
Laura Campbell, flute
Lesley McClelland, oboe
Richard MacDowell, clarinet
Concert Repertoire
Divertimento by Malcolm Arnold [7’]
Fantasia No. 6 in D Minor for Oboe by Georg Philipp Telemann [4']
Aubade by Paul de Wailly [4’]
Spirit Flight by Katherine Hoover for solo flute [5']
Homage to de Falla by Béla Kovács for solo clarinet [7’]
Trio, Op. 87 by Ludwig Van Beethoven [20’]