2023/2024 Concert Programs and Tickets

Classical Treasures
Saturday, August 26, 2023, 3:00 PM
Christ Church, Cooperstown, NY

Musical masterpieces by Haydn, Mozart, and Schubert in a masterly performance by Fenimore Chamber Orchestra conducted by our Artistic Director, Maciej Żółtowski. Steven Harmon will perform Mozart’s Horn Concerto in E-flat, K. 495. This concert will also feature the vivacious overture to one of the best of Joseph Haydn’s operas, Armida and the Symphony No. 5 written by the greatest master of melody, Franz Schubert.

This concert will be repeated on AUGUST 27, 2023, 3:00 PM
Old Rexmere Grounds: Churchhill Historic Park District, Stamford, NY
https://friendsmusic.org/events/

Aeolian Dance
Saturday, October 14, 2023, 3:00 PM
Christ Church, Cooperstown, NY

Feel the rhythm and grace as the wind section of the FCO performs enchanting works by Enescu, Mozart and Saint-Saëns. Blind and shackled, biblical Samson awaits his fate, as the priests and priestesses of the Philistine pagan god dance their wild and uninhibited song of victory – the Danse Bacchanale. Well, their victory is short lived, for we all know what Samson does at the end.

This concert will be repeated on OCTOBER 15, 2023, 2:00 PM
Walton Theatre, 30 Gardiner Street, Walton, NY
https://www.musiconthedelaware.org

Christmas Concerto
Saturday, December 2, 2023, 3:00 PM
Christ Church, Cooperstown, NY

Get ready to experience the magic of the season with our “Christmas Concerto” featuring acclaimed mezzo-soprano Joanna Porackova. We prepared for you a program full of season delights, including the Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 8 – Christmas Concerto by Arcangelo Corelli, excerpts from Handel‘s Messiah, Il Tramonto (The Sunset) a rarely performed masterpiece written by Ottorino Respighi, and – to crown the evening – the Serenade No. 3 by Robert Fuchs, which will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression with its cunning use of folk melodies from Central Europe.

This concert will be repeated on DECEMBER 3, 2023, 2:00 PM
Tompkins Chapel, Masonic Care Community, Utica, NY
https://masonichomeny.org/giving/holiday-benefit-concert/

SteamPunk
Saturday, March 16, 2024, 3:00 PM
Christ Church, Cooperstown, NY

David Bruce, a modern-day Master, has ingeniously crafted compositions that embody the essence of a Victorian-inspired, steam-powered universe. With an ingenious fusion of classical sophistication and avant-garde ingenuity, Bruce’s works capture the very essence of this alternate reality. Be prepared to be swept away by the haunting melodies, pulsating rhythms, and breathtaking orchestrations that are guaranteed to leave you awe-inspired. In the Nonet No. 2, Bohuslav Martinů‘s vivid imagination takes flight, guiding you through a soundscape that pulsates with the energy of progress. Compositions by Louis Spohr, like the turning gears of a steam engine, exude a sense of purpose and urgency that captivates the listener from start to finish.

This concert will be repeated on MARCH 17, 2024, 3:00 PM
Panther Creek Arts Center
1468 Sawyer Hollow Rd, West Fulton, NY 12194
tickets: https://www.panthercreekarts.com

In Quest of an Ideal
Saturday, June 1, 2024, 3:00 PM
Christ Church, Cooperstown, NY

The season’s finale, where we’ll explore the pursuit of perfection in the adventures of Don Quixote deftly painted with sounds by the master of German baroque, G. Ph. Telemann. You will also listen to one of the most famous works by the great Johann Sebastian Bach – his unforgettable double concerto for oboe and violin, featuring two of our principal musicians: Randall Ellis and Debrah Devine. Fenimore Chamber Orchestra’s second season ends with the classical elegance and virtuosity of the Three Mannheim Symphonies by the Czech composer Johann Stamitz.