Orchestra of St. Luke's – Past Concerts
Orchestra of St. Luke's: Valerie Coleman’s 'Portraits of Josephine' [LIVE] (on-demand until 6/16/2021)
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Online event
OSL performs Valerie Coleman’s Portraits of Josephine, a celebration of the life of famed performer/social justice activist Josephine Baker, with an original narrative by playwright/actor Kirya Traber.
Free (Free (ticket required))
Orchestra of St. Luke's: Coleridge-Taylor meets Chopin [LIVE] (on-demand until 6/2/2021)
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
Frédéric Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Frédéric Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
$1-$100
Orchestra of St. Luke's: The Voice at Ease [LIVE] (on-demand until 5/26/2021)
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Sinfonia" from Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Sinfonia" from Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Gratias" from Mass in G major, BWV 236
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Aria: Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen" from Selig ist der Mann, BWV 57
Johann Sebastian Bach – Ich habe genug. BWV 82
Alessandro Marcello – Oboe Concerto in D minor
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Sinfonia" from Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Gratias" from Mass in G major, BWV 236
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Aria: Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen" from Selig ist der Mann, BWV 57
Johann Sebastian Bach – Ich habe genug. BWV 82
Alessandro Marcello – Oboe Concerto in D minor
$1-$100
Orchestra of St. Luke's: Gift of Music Gala [LIVE]
Monday, May 17, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Orchestra of St. Luke's 2021 Gala honors 3 visionary NYC arts leaders, and features performances by OSL musicians, Wynton Marsalis, & the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
$25+
Orchestra of St. Luke's: Gabriela & Johannes [LIVE]
Monday, May 10, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:45pm (EDT)
Online event
Johannes Brahms – String Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op. 88
Gabriela Lena Frank – Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Gabriela Lena Frank – Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Free (Free (ticket required))
Orchestra of St. Luke's: Sounds & Stories – Rita Dove [LIVE] (on-demand until 5/12/2021)
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Poet Rita Dove & the OSL pay homage to George Bridgetower, black composer & the original dedicatee of L.v. Beethoven's "Kreutzer" Sonata. Works by Beethoven, F.J. Haydn, & Ivan Mane Jarnović, with poetry by Dove.
Free (Free (ticket required))
Orchestra of St. Luke's: Plucked & Bowed [LIVE]
Monday, April 26, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Carlos Chávez – Trio for flute, viola, & harp
Marco-Adrían Ramos – Jarochito or Caprice for harp
Claude Debussy (arr. David Noon) – Piano Works TBA
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Poco adagio – Allegro" from String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Marco-Adrían Ramos – Jarochito or Caprice for harp
Claude Debussy (arr. David Noon) – Piano Works TBA
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Poco adagio – Allegro" from String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Free (Free (ticket required))
Orchestra of St. Luke's: The Musical Storytelling of Valerie Coleman (on-demand until 6/1/2021)
Friday, April 23, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (EDT)
Online event
This interactive educational concert celebrates flutist/composer Valerie Coleman’s journey as a musician & her creative inspiration. Featuring Coleman's works for woodwind quintet & a special appearance by Coleman herself.
Free (Free (registration required))
Orchestra of St. Luke's: Bach in Three [LIVE] (on-demand until 4/19/2021)
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Johann Sebastian Bach – Organ Sonata No. 1 in E-flat major, BWV 525
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Bernard Labadie – Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 525 (for string trio & harpsichord)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major BWV 1015
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Sonata sopr'il Soggetto Reale" from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Bernard Labadie – Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 525 (for string trio & harpsichord)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major BWV 1015
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Sonata sopr'il Soggetto Reale" from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Free (Free (ticket required))
Orchestra of St. Luke's: Classical Interludes – Sounds & Stories with Teju Cole
Sunday, April 18, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Artist, critic, & photographer Teju Cole curates an event that pairs readings from his story Radia with pieces by Hildegard von Bingen, Unsuk Chin, Kaija Saariaho, Caroline Shaw, & more.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Orchestra of St. Luke's: The Lark & the Titan (rebroadcast)
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 @ 8:00am – 7:59am (EDT)
Online event
Conductor Tito Muñoz leads the OSL in chamber arrangements of Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending (violinist Tai Murray, soloist) & Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1.
$1-$100
Orchestra of St. Luke's: Letters from Home [LIVE] (on-demand until 4/19/2021)
Monday, April 12, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Iman Habibi – Uproot
Antonín Dvořák – String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97, B. 180
Luigi Boccherini – Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid ("Night Music of the Streets of Madrid"), Op. 30, No. 6
Antonín Dvořák – String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97, B. 180
Luigi Boccherini – Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid ("Night Music of the Streets of Madrid"), Op. 30, No. 6
Free (Free (ticket required))
Orchestra of St. Luke's: The Lark & the Titan [LIVE] (on-demand until 4/14/2021)
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Conductor Tito Muñoz leads the OSL in chamber arrangements of Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending (violinist Tai Murray, soloist) & Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1.
$1-$100
Orchestra of St. Luke's: Sounds & Stories – Anna Clyne & Jyll Bradley [LIVE]
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Johann Sebastian Bach – Selected Three Part Inventions
Steve Reich – New York Counterpoint
Johann Sebastian Bach – Contrapunctus I-IV from The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
Anna Clyne – Strange Loops (world premiere)
Anna Clyne – Woman Holding a Balance (world premiere; film by Jyll Bradley)
Steve Reich – New York Counterpoint
Johann Sebastian Bach – Contrapunctus I-IV from The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
Anna Clyne – Strange Loops (world premiere)
Anna Clyne – Woman Holding a Balance (world premiere; film by Jyll Bradley)
$1-$100