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Presented by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin
Taking Flight
Saturday, May 17, 2025
7 PM
Zankel Hall
The New York premiere of Eric Whitacre’s THE PACIFIC HAS NO MEMORY, for Anne Akiko Meyers, takes its place in the repertoire alongside Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending. Orpheus continues to expand the scope of the chamber orchestra in a new transcription of Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata. Works by Joseph Haydn and Caroline Shaw offer different perspectives on taking flight and seeking refuge.
Tickets start at $90 ($80 + $10 fee)
Performers
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin
Program
HAYDN String Quartet in D Major, Op. 64, No. 5, "Lark" (orch. Dov Scheindlin)
CAROLINE SHAW and the swallow (arr. Julian Azkoul)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending
ERIC WHITACRE THE PACIFIC HAS NO MEMORY (NY Premiere)
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight" (orch. Sahun Sam Hong)