RCO's Notes from the Program with Chris Morrison

Finishing off our 22nd Nevada Chamber Music Festival, featuring Galaxy Su. 

An NCMF tradition. This year's performance features Ray Ushikubo 

Songs of the British Isles. Featuring Chicago Fire's Hanako Greensmith. 

Cello Under the Northern Lights featuring Clive Greensmith and James Baik 

Folk Trios Featuring Ravel 

Opening night of the 22nd Nevada Chamber Music Festival. Featuring Trio Azura the Ensemble-in-Residence at the Colburn School and Molly Carr. 

The RCO's second concert of the 25/26 Season features works by composers who immigrated to America. Including Igor Stravinsky's Concerto in E flat Dumbarton Oaks. The piece was written at what Stravinsky refers to as the most difficult time in his life.

Program notes by Chris Morrison 

Talented Nevada youth perform side-by-side with RCO in Barber’s famous Adagio for Strings before the winners of our concerto competition take the stage as soloists. RCO’s Sound Investment commissioning program makes its debut with a new work before the season concludes with a symphony chosen by you, our audience and supporters.

One Performance Only

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Tickets to Salute to Youth must be purchased individually and may be added to your season subscription purchase.

Kelly Kuo, conductor
The Gilbert & Elizabeth Lenz Podium
Nika Kalanaki, Violin
Claire Lin, Piano

SAMUEL BARBER     Adagio for Strings

FELIX MENDELSSOHN     Violin Concerto in D Minor, 1st & 2nd mvt
Nika Kalanaki, Concerto Competition Winner, Junior Division

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN     Piano Concerto in E Minor, Op. 11, 1st mvt
Claire Lin, Concerto Competition Winner, Senior Division

TANNER PORTER     Sage-Grouse
2025 Reno Chamber Orchestra Sound Investment Commission

LOUISE FARRENC    Symphony No. 2 in D Major op. 35

Handel’s Messiah returns to the RCO after over two decades in a Spanish translation as we highlight Easter selections from El Mesías: Messiah for a New World. A chamber orchestration of Gershwin’s infectious Havana-inspired Cuban Overture and Piazzolla’s fresh tango-jazz-classical Sinfonietta fill out this program influenced by Latin connections.

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Kelly Kuo, conductor

Gerardo de la Torre, baritone
Zulimar López-Hernández,  soprano
Genaro Mendez, tenor
 

GEORGE GERSHWIN (arr. Diaz)    Cuban Overture
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA    Sinfonietta    
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL     excerpts from The Messiah (en Español)