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| | Holiday Brass Quintet
Friday, December 13, 2024 6:30pm
Chester County History Center
225 N. High Street, West Chester, PA 19380
Conductor: Michael Hall
Program:
Get into the holiday spirit with festive music for brass!
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| | Family Concert with KSO Woodwind Quintet
Saturday, February 22, 2025 2:00 pm
Kennett Library
320 E State Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348
Conductor: Michael Hall
Program:
A fun and interactive concert for kids. This is an ideal concert for the entire family and a fun, engaging way to learn about the instruments of the woodwind family.
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| | Masterworks 2:
Inspirations
Sunday, March 23, 2025
7:30 PM
Longwood Exhibition Hall
1001 Longwood Rd, Kennett Square, PA 19348
Michael Hall, Conductor
Program:
Gabriel Fauré - Masques et Bergamasques
Luigi Boccherini -Cello Concerto in B Flat Major - Bennett Tsai -solist
INTERMISSION
Caroline Shaw - Entr’acte
Ottorino Respighi - Three Botticelli Pictures
A graceful program inspired by the beautiful surroundings of Longwood Gardens. Faure’s elegant incidental music was originally written for the theater.
Respighi was inspired by three Botticelli paintings. Caroline Shaw, a contemporary American composer, took her inspiration from a string quartet of Haydn.
We complete the program with Boccherini’s charming Cello Concerto, performed by Bennett Tsai. | Buy tickets |
| | Masterworks 3:
FIESTA!
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 7:30pm
Open Air Theatre, Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Rd, Kennett Square, PA
Michael Hall, Conductor
Program:
Gabriella Ortiz - Kauyumari
Manuel de Falla - Ritual Fire Dance
Joaquin Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez - Ana Vidovic- soloist
INTERMISSION
Lloyd Weber - Music From Evita
Arturo Piazzolla - Libertango
Georges Bizet - Selections from Carmen
Alberto Ginastera - Estancia: Ballet Suite
Come celebrate with us in a festive atmosphere. It is a fiery program with dance music from Ginastera, Piazzolla and de Falla. Gabriela Ortiz, a contemporary Mexican/American composer, wrote music that celebrates the spirit animal that guides the Wixarika people of Mexico. The classical guitar, performed by Ana Vidovic, adds to the colorful sounds of this festive concert.
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