10 years of WHCO
WHCO Concert: Dances
Sunday, November 3rd, 3pm-4pm
Fort Washington Collegiate Church, 729 West 181st Street, New York, NY, 10033
The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra presents our season opener Dances, exploring music written for and inspired by dance around the world.
Béla Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Brian Morales: Harlem Dances
(premiere of arrangement for string orchestra commissioned by the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra)
Leonard Bernstein: Fancy Free
Prior to the concert, at 2:15pm bring the whole family to our "Meet the Instruments" petting zoo where even our youngest listeners can get up close and personal with their favorite instruments before seeing them come alive onstage.
WHCO Concert: Echoes
Sunday, January 26, 3pm-4pm
Fort Washington Collegiate Church, 729 West 181st Street, New York, NY, 10033
Join the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra as we present Echoes and discover how music that tells the stories of our past affects our present and future.
Valerie Coleman: Tzigane
Emmy Wegener: Suite for String Trio
Bohuslav Martinů: Nonet
Antonin Dvorak: String Quintet No. 2, op. 77
Prior to the concert, at 2:15pm bring the whole family to our "Meet the Instruments" petting zoo where even our youngest listeners can get up close and personal with their favorite instruments before seeing them come alive onstage.
WHCO Concert: Landscapes
Saturday, May 17th, 3pm-4pm
Fort Washington Collegiate Church, 729 West 181st Street, New York, NY, 10033
Featuring the string players of the orchestra, the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra concludes our season with Landscapes, a musical homage to the distant lands that are a part of our heritage.
Fela Sowande: African Suite for Strings
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
Prior to the concert, at 2:15pm bring the whole family to our "Meet the Instruments" petting zoo where even our youngest listeners can get up close and personal with their favorite instruments before seeing them come alive onstage.
Thank you to all who make our performances possible.
WHCO’s programming is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature as well as the following incredible community partners.