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Yoon Jae Lee, Conductor & Artistic Director
Lisa Yui, Director, Ensemble 212 Young Artist Competition Series
Huang Ruo, 2011-12 Composer-in-Residence


Our Upcoming Concert

UPDATE: The dealine for submitting applications has been extended to Wedensday February 15, 2012


2011–2012 CONCERT SEASON

Current as of January 4, 2012. All programs and soloists subject to change.


Orchestra Concert

Remembering 9/11: Memorial, Reflection, Assurance
Saturday September 10, 2011 7:30 PM
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church
directions & map

Mohammed FAIROUZ

Funeral March from Symphonic Aphorisms

George Frideric HANDEL

Two Arias from The Messiah "The People That Walked in Darkness" "Why Do The Nations"
George Rockman, Baritone

Jules MASSENET

Meditation from "Thaïs"
Sheng-Ching Angel Hsu, Violin

HUANG Ruo

Leaving Sao for Soprano & Chamber Orchestra
Fang Tao Jiang, Soprano

Johannes BRAHMS

Adagio from Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
He Ren, Piano

Gustav MAHLER

Adagio from Symphony No. 3 in D Minor
(orchestral reduction by Yoon Jae Lee)
World Premiere
dedicated to the memory of Andrew J. Kim

Admission (Advance purchase): $20 general / $10 seniors
(At the door): $25 general / $15 seniors / $10 students with ID.
Doors will open at 7:00 on the day of the concert.


Ensemble Concert

Sunday November 13 7:30 PM
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church
directions & map

HUANG Ruo

Divergence: Chamber Concerto No. 3 for 5 Players

HUANG Ruo

The Lost Garden: Chamber Concerto No. 2 for 8 Players
Huang Ruo, Conductor

Johannes BRAHMS

Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36 (arranged for double wind quintet by Mark Popkin)

Admission (Advance purchase): $20 general / $10 seniors
(At the door): $25 general / $15 seniors / $10 students with ID.
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Doors will open at 7:00 on the day of the concert.

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"Festival of Music" Holiday Concert

in conjunction with the Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church
Saturday December 10, 2011 7:30 PM
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church
directions & map

Arcangelo CORELLI

Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8 "Fatto per la notte di natale"

Johann Sebastain BACH

Violin Concerto No. [2] in E Major, BWV 1042

Franz SCHUBERT

Benedictus from Mass in G Major, D. 167

George Frideric HANDEL

Hallelujah Chorus (Sing Along) from The Messiah

Operatic Arias, Christmas and Hanukkah medleys and much more!

FREE admission. Donations will be accepted.


Poems and Prayers

Thursday February 16, 2012 8:00 PM
Miller Theatre at Columbia University
(2960 Broadway, New York, NY 10027)
directions & map

Mohammed FAIROUZ

Symphony No. 3 "Poems and Prayers" for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone, Mixed Chorus & Orchestra (2010)
World Premiere
Rachel Calloway, Mezzo-Soprano
David Kravitz, Baritone
David Krakauer, Clairnet solo
Hwi-Eun Kim, Violin solo
with the Young New Yorkers' Chorus, Michael Kreshner, Artistic Director

Ensemble 212 will join the Young New Yorkers' Chorus, Rachel Calloway, David Kravitz, David Krakauer, and Hwi-Eun Kim in the world premiere of Mohammed Fairouz’s Third Symphony. Commissioned by the Middle East Center for Peace, Culture and Development at Northwestern University, this work explores both Arabic poems and texts from Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai.

Tickets: $25. Because this event is being presented by Columbia University, discounted ticket prices are not available for this event.

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Orchestra Concert

Music of the "Sturm und Drang"
Saturday March 17, 2012 7:30 PM
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church
directions & map

Carl Phillip Emmanuel BACH

Flute Concerto in D Minor
Jessica Taskov, Flute

Franz Joseph HAYDN

Horn Concerto in D Major
Alma Maria Liebrecht, Horn

HUANG Ruo

The Three Tenses for String Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

Rondo in C Major for Violin & Orchestra, K. 373
Miyun Chung, Violin

Johann Christian BACH

Symphony in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 6

Admission (Advance purchase): $20 general / $10 seniors
(At the door): $25 general / $15 seniors / $10 students with ID.
Doors will open at 7:00 on the day of the concert.


2011-12 Young Artist Competition

Final Round
Friday April 27, 2012
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church
directions & map

Featuring talented young musicians from the metropolitan New York area.

Admission: Free and open to the public.


Chamber Music Concert

Friday May 4, 2012 8:00 PM
Second Presbyterian Church
directions & map

Program TBA

Suggested Donation: $10 (all proceeds benefit the church Organ Preservation Fund)

We do not have advance ticket sales for this event.
Doors will open at 7:30 on the day of the concert.


Ensemble 212 4th Annual Gala Concert

Wednesday May 30, 2012 8:00 PM
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
directions & map

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

Der Schauspieldirektor Overture, K. 486

TBA

Concerto work(s)
featuring Grand Prize Winner(s) of the 2011-12 Young Artist Competition

HUANG Ruo

TBA

Tickets: $25 / $10 students with ID (on the day of performance)