RCO's Notes from the Program with Chris Morrison

KARIM AL-ZAND   String Quartet No. 4 "Strange Machines"
(Chamber Music America Commission 2022)
MOZART     String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421 
DVOŘÁK    Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155

NCMF celebrates the return of rising chamber music stars, the Balourdet Quartet. This concert opens with an exciting new piece commissioned by Chamber Music America in 2022 from composer Karim Al-Zand. The Balourdet Quartet will be joined by festival favorite Steven Vanhauwaert for the Dvořák Piano Quintet which was featured in the very first Nevada Chamber Music Festival. 

Balourdet Quartet & Steven Vanhauwaert

The program notes podcast for the Reno Chamber Orchestra's second concert of the 23/24 season. Please join us at Nightingale Concert Hall on November 18 & 19, 2023, to experience this storytelling concert for yourself. It will be an event to remember.

THE STORIES WE TELL

This multifaceted program features opera, narration, and visual art. First, Kevin Lau's fiery portrait of the Greek Goddess, Artemis demands attention. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw’s musical telling of a beloved children’s book, features narration, original animations from local students, and the conducting debut of the RCO's assistant conductor, Sara Aldana. The program closes with Rossini’s signature wit and sparkle on full display, in his take on the Cinderella fairy tale. 

Kelly Kuo, conductor
The Gilbert & Elizabeth Lenz Podium

Megan Moore, Mezzo-soprano*

David Portillo, Tenor

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LAU   Artemis

SHAW  The Mountain that loved a Bird 

ROSSINI  Excerpts from La cenerentola

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RCO joyfully celebrates Hispanic Heritage month with music by celebrated Venezuelan pianist, Teresa Carreño, Spanish Basque composer Juan Crisótomo Arriaga who tragically died at the age of 20, and a concerto by the founding father of 20th century Mexican music, Manuel Poncé, featuring Grammy-nominated guitarist, Mak Grgić.

Attend our performances at Nightingale Concert Hall on October 7, 2023 at 7:30pm and October 8, 2023 at 2:00pm.

Tickets available now!

And don't forget to check out the rest of our season, too!