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he ARCOS ORCHESTRA was founded in 2005 by conductor John-Edward Kelly and concertmaster Elissa Cassini. Inspired by the great creative spirit of Béla Bartók — who himself once sought to found such an orchestra — the Arcos Orchestra offers the listener an artistic bridge from the known to the unknown, extending from the origins of European musical culture to the most exciting contemporary music of our time. As the orchestra in residence at Temple Emanu-El, the Arcos Orchestra will perform two concerts this year. Attendance is free and open to the public.

SENSATIONAL SWEDEN
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 • 7:30 PM
I.M. Wise Hall (One East 65th Street)

JOIN THE Arcos Orchestra on this journey through Sweden’s extraordinary musical soundscapes. The program includes the North American premières of Acintyas (1985) by Jan Sandström and Sinfonia Concertante (1986) by Hungarian-Swede Miklós Maros, along with a recent work by Arcos Composer in Residence Anders Eliasson.

A pre-concert talk with composers
Anders Eliasson and Miklós Maros will be held at 6:30 PM.

TRANS-EUROPEAN EXPRESS *
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 • 7:30 PM
I.M. Wise Hall (One East 65th Street)

THE LAUNCH CONCERT of Arcos’ third European tour highlights a world première of the newly completed Wind-blown Seeds (2012) by the exceptional Harvard-trained Irish composer and York composition professor Nicola LeFanu. This special program also includes performances of Alban Berg’s marvelous Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite, Tristan Keuris’ intriguing Variations for Strings and the Shostakovich Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a.

A pre-concert talk with composer Nicola LeFanu will be held at 6:30 PM.

* Program subject to change.

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