Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Knight after Knight

As part of the run-up for their first European tour, The Knights are giving two performances in New York City.

Please try to catch these fascinating programs on whichever side of the Atlantic you happen to find yourself.


May 15, 2009
8:00 PM
Schubert and Solitude with Osvaldo Golijov - Angel Orensanz Foundation, NYC
The New York Institute for the Humanities and the Humanities Initiative at NYU in association with In a Circle present "Schubert and Solitude" with Osvaldo Golijov, in conversation with Fred Child.

The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Tehila Nini Goldstein, soprano
Brooklyn Rider

Golijov - She Was Here (a cycle of four songs steeped in Schubert)
Works by Beethoven, Schubert, Glass, and Ives

Art Exhibition and Projections by Lennie Peterson

Free and Open to the Public



May 16, 2009
8:00 PM
Benefit Concert for Riverside Food Pantry - Riverside Church, NYC
The Knights present a benefit concert for the Riverside Soup Kitchen. This will be the final concert before they head off to Germany and Ireland for their European tour!

The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor

Bach (arr. by S. Beck) - O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Chorale for Orchestra)
Copland - Appalachian Spring (13 instrument version)
Songs of Golijov, Sondheim, Rodgers, and Bernstein
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7

Suggested donation $10

Riverside Church - www.theriversidechurchny.org



May 20, 2009
8:00 PM
Opening Night at the Dresdner Musikfestspiele - Dresden, Germany
The Knights, in their first European tour will open the Dresdner Musikfestspiele with soprano Dawn Upshaw as their guest soloist at the Frauenkirche.

The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Ives - The Unanswered Question
Golijov - She Was Here
Golijov - Night of the Flying Horses
Rodgers - He Was Too Good To Me
Sondheim - There Won't Be Trumpets
Sondheim - What More Do I Need?
Bernstein - "Somewhere" from West Side Story
Bach (arr. by S. Beck) - O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Chorale for Orchestra)
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7

Dresdner Musikfestspiele - www.musikfestspiele.com



May 21, 2009
8:00 PM
The Knights with Christina Courtin at the Dresdner Musikfestspiele - Dresden, Germany
The Knights present their second concert at the Dresdner Musikfestspiele with Nonesuch recording artist Christina Courtin at the Alter Schlachthof.

The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Christina Courtin, vocal
Ryan Scott, guitar

Ives - The Unanswered Question
Beethoven - Coriolan Overture
Glass - Company
Copland - Appalachian Spring (13 instrument version)
Christina Courtin - Original Songs

Dresdner Musikfestspiele - www.musikfestspiele.com



May 23, 2009
7:30 PM
The National Gallery in Dublin, Ireland
The Knights continue their European tour in Dublin with soprano Dawn Upshaw and Nonesuch recording artist Christina Courtin.

The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Christina Courtin, vocals

Bach (arr. by S. Beck) - O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Chorale for Orchestra)
Glass - Company
Golijov - Night of the Flying Horses
Rodgers - He was Too Good To Me
Sondheim - There Won't Be Trumpets
Sondheim - What More Do I Need?
Bernstein - "Somewhere" from West Side Story
Copland - Appalachian Spring (13 instrument version)
Christina Courtin - Original Songs



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