Orpheus Chamber Project

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the musician-led group will present a panel discussion and performance of Cynthia Wong’s Piano Quartet. Wong, a Ph.D. candidate and Enhanced Chancellor’s Fellow at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, is a winner of Orpheus Project 440, which this year commissioned new works from four young composers. Wong's winning work for the orchestra, Memoriam, will be presented in Carnegie Hall on October 13. The pre-event schedule on October 4 includes open rehearsals and a performance, which begins at 6:30. All events are free.

12-2:30pm Orpheus core rehearsal for Haydn Symphony No. 73, "La Chasse." Open door policy—students and public may come in and out to observe at any time (quietly!).

3:30-6 Orpheus core rehearsal for Wong (first rehearsal). Same open door policy.

Event 6:30-8pm

6:30pm Discussion and Concert featuring Project 440 composer Cynthia Wong with faculty members Joseph Straus and David Olan (moderator), and Jonathan Spitz (Artistic Director of Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, cellist).

Robotic Song (2010) Cynthia Wong
Emily Eagen, soprano; Mary Hubbell, soprano; Barrett Hipes, percussion
Piano Quartet (2010) Cynthia Wong
Based on "Ligeia" by Edgar Allan Poe: Kinga Augustyn, violin; William Hakim, viola; Wendy Law, cello; Karina Glasinovic, piano; Roy Lewis, narrator