Schedule

September 23, 2023

NSO Season Opening Gala

The Kennedy Center
Washington, DC

Carlos Simon: Fate Now Conquers

Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro

Modest Mussorgsky/Maurice Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

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September 23, 2023

Cayuga Chamber Orchestra

Ford Hall
Ithaca, NY

CARLOS SIMON: Fate Now Conquers

RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G minor

       Xak Bjerken, Piano

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, Pastorale

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September 23, 2023

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Heinz Hall
Pittsburgh, PA

NOW is the Time Gala

NOW is the time to experience your Pittsburgh Symphony at the 2023 Annual Gala. Manfred Honeck leads your orchestra with Renée Fleming in an event showcasing the voices of NOW.

Programme features Carlos Simon's Ring Shout.

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September 29 & 30, 2023

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Alys Stephens Center — Jemison Concert Hall
Birmingham, AL

Hector Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture

Aaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto

Carlos Simon: Fate Now Conquers

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major

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September 30, 2023

IRIS Collective

Germantown Performing Arts Centre
Germantown

Midori, soloist

Michael Stern, conductor

The visionary artist who builds connections between music and the human experience and breaks with traditional boundaries, is one of the most outstanding violinists of our time and not to be missed! Featuring works by Carlos Simon: Fate Now Conquers; Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53; and Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, op. 92, A major.

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October 5, 2023

Virginia Tech Wind Ensemble

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
Blacksburg, VA

Join the VT Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band in their first concert of the season.

Programme includes Carlos Simon's Go Down Moses

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October 6, 2023

Eastern Illinois University

Dvorak Concert Hall
Charleston, IL

Programme to include Carlos Simon's Amen!

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October 7 & 8, 2023

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra

Southern Theatre
Columbus, OH

CARLOS SIMON – Fate Now Conquers

BRUCH – Violin Concerto No. 1

BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 2

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October 20, 2023

Minnesota University Wind Ensemble

Ted Mann Concert Hall, Minneapolis, MN

Nobles of the Mystic Shrine by J.P. Sousa/ed. Fennell (1923/1972/2000)

Go Down Moses by Carlos Simon (2023)

Flourishes and Meditations on a Renaissance Theme by Michael Gandolfi (2010)

Divertimento for Brass and Percussion by Karel Husa (1957)

Lincolnshire Posy by Percy Grainger/ed. Fennell (1937/1987/2010)

Emily Threinen, conductor

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October 21, 2023

Guelph Symphony Orchestra

River Run Center
Guelph, Ontario

Conductor, Adam Johnson
Pianist, Sheng Cai

The stage is set to celebrate the start of a spectacular new season with our dynamic new Music Director, Adam Johnson! The program will feature Beethoven’s sunny, life-affirming, Second Symphony, Carlos Simon’s atmospheric Breathe, and Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto; his most popular work for piano and orchestra.

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2, 3 & 4 November, 2023

Fundação OSESP

Sao Paulo Hall
Sao Paulo

Carlos SIMON, Amen!

Anna CLYNE, Cello Concerto (Latin American Premiere)

Sergei PROKOFIEV Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, Op.64

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November 11, 2023

Boise Philharmonic

Morrison Center
Boise, ID

CARLOS SIMON
Fate Now Conquers

MAX BRUCH
Scottish Fantasy

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor

Conductor: Eric Garcia

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November 9, 10, 11, 12, 2023

New York Philharmonic

David Geffen Hall
New York, NY

Carlos Simon Fate Now Conquers

Beethoven Violin Concerto

Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, Organ

Stéphane Denève, conductor

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November 11-12, 2023

San Diego Symphony Orchestra

Jacobs Music Center
San Diego, CA

CARLOS SIMON: Concerto for Orchestra (SDS Commission)

MAHLER: Symhpony No. 2 in C Minor

This performance is part of the California Festival.

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December 7th, 2023

University of Washington

UW Meany Hall
Washington

The UW Wind Ensemble (Timothy Salzman, director) and Symphonic Band (Shaun Day, director) present “Uplift,” a program of music by Jack Stamp, Melissa Wang, Salvador Alan Jacobo, Vincent Persichetti, Steven Bryant, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and others.

Programme includes Carlos SIMONS Amen!

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January 26, 2024

Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Boettcher Concert Hall
Denver, CO

MOZARTThe Magic Flute: Overture, K. 620

CARLOS SIMON Trombone Concerto

MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Peter Oundjian, conductor

Colorado Symphony Orchestra co-commissioned Carlos Simon's Trombone Concerto.

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January 25-27, 2024

National Symphony Orchestra

The Kennedy Center
Washington, DC

Carlos Simon: Concerto for Orchestra** (NSO CO-COMMISSION)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

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February 9, 2024

Oregon Symphony Orchestra

Smith Auditorium
Salem, OR

From its ominous opening — “Fate knocking at the door” — to the closing passages of radiant triumph, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony charts an exhilarating spiritual journey. Beethoven’s legacy looms in works by Carlos Simon and Timo Andres, whose Blind Bannister reimagines the grace and wit of Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto.

Beethoven: Egmont Overture

Timo Andres: The Blind Bannister, Piano Concerto

Carlos Simon: Fate Now Conquers

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

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February 10, 2024

Albany Symphony Orchestra

Proctors Theatre
Schenectady, NY

Carlos Simon: AMEN!

George Gershwin: An American in Paris

Jack Frerer: Trombone Concerto (world premiere)

George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Conductor: David Alan Miller

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February 10-12, 2024

Oregon Symphony Orchestra

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Portland. OR

From its ominous opening — “Fate knocking at the door” — to the closing passages of radiant triumph, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony charts an exhilarating spiritual journey. Beethoven’s legacy looms in works by Carlos Simon and Timo Andres, whose Blind Bannister reimagines the grace and wit of Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto.

Beethoven: Egmont Overture

Timo Andres: The Blind Bannister, Piano Concerto

Carlos Simon: Fate Now Conquers

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

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February 16, 2024

National Symphony Orchestra on Tour

Palau de La Musica
Barcelona, Spain

C. SIMON: Concerto for orchestra

E. W. KORNGOLD: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op. 35

D. XOSTAKÓVITX: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op. 47

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February 16, 2024

Here I Stand (World Premiere)

Paramount Theatre
Oakland, CA

Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Oakland Symphony Orchestra
Oakland Symphony Chorus

JOAN TOWER: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 6
CARLOS SIMON WITH LIBRETTO BY DAN HARDER: Here I Stand: Paul Robeson (World Premiere – Oakland Symphony Commission, Generously Funded by The Robeson Centennial Committee)
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

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February 15 & 17, 2024

ASO: Carlos Simon Curates

Atlanta Symphony Hall
Atlanta, GA

Carlos Simon Motherboxx Connection

Various Composers TBD

Uzee Brown We Shall Overcome

Carlos Simon brea(d)th

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February 7, 8, 24 2024

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD

Jazz is America’s greatest indigenous art form. BSO Artistic Partner Wordsmith leads listeners on an exciting journey along the path jazz followed on its way to the concert hall and the contributions of Baltimore artists like Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle, Cab Calloway, and Billie Holiday. Join us for this multimedia presentation of iconic works by great American composers: Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, and many more.

Conductor: Wordsmith (known as Anthony Parker)

Repertoire TBC

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March 1-3, 2024

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Bass Performance Hall
Fort Worth, TX

SIMON: Amen
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Oboe Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7

Anne Manson, conductor

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March 9 & 10, 2024

Des Moines Symphony

Civic Centre of Des Moines
Iowa

Joseph Giunta, conducting

Michelle Cann, piano

Carlos SIMON                         Amen!
GERSHWIN                             Rhapsody in Blue (100th Anniversary)
FRANCK                                 Symphony in D Minor

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March 14, 2024

Requiem for the Enslaved

The Kennedy Center Studio K
Washington, DC

From the piano, Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon leads a small ensemble in Requiem for the Enslaved. The program invokes African American spirituals and the form of a Catholic liturgical mass to tell the story of 272 enslaved people sold in 1838 to pay the debts of Georgetown University.

Carlos Simon, piano
MK Zulu, trumpet
Marco Pavé, writer and spoken word artist
Hub New Music
    Michael Avitabile
, flute
    Gleb Kanasevich, clarinet
    Meg Rohrer, violin/viola
    Jesse Christeson, cello

ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN
Pedazos intermitentes de un lugar ya fragmentado

JESSICA MEYER
Spirits and Sinew

TYSHAWN SOREY
New work

NICO MUHLY
New work

CARLOS SIMON            
Requiem for the Enslaved

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April 6, 2024

Sacramento Philharmonic

SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center
Sacramento, CA

CARLOS SIMON Fate Now Conquers
GRIEG Selections from Peer Gynt
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Conductor: Timothy Myers

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April 13 & 14, 2024

Winston-Salem Symphony

R.J. Reynolds Auditorium
Winston-Salem, NC

Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3

Ludwig van Beethoven “Mir ist so wunderbar” from Fidelio

Carlos Simon Fate Now Conquers

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Conductor: Michelle Merrill

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