As the chill of winter descends, the Fenimore Chamber Orchestra embarks on a series of enchanting performances that promise to illuminate the frosty months ahead. The season commences with 'A Winter’s Tale,' a program that intertwines the vivacious melodies of Mozart, Rameau, and Haydn, featuring Principal Bassoonist Daniel Hane. This musical journey continues with the 'Young Person’s Concerto Competition Winner' event and culminates in 'Sumer Is Icumen In,' each showcasing a splendid blend of classical masterpieces and celebrated artists in the historic setting of Cooperstown, NY.

A Symphony of Seasons: Fenimore Chamber Orchestra's Captivating Concerts

The season opens on August 24th with a delightful program featuring Mozart’s beloved Bassoon Concerto, showcasing Principal Bassoonist Daniel Hane. Also on the program are Jean-Philippe Rameau’s “Airs de Ballet” from his exotic opéra-ballet “Les Indes Galantes” and Haydn’s ever amusing Symphony No. 83, “La Poule.”

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A Winter’s Tale

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The season opens on August 24th with a delightful program featuring Mozart’s beloved Bassoon Concerto, showcasing Principal Bassoonist Daniel Hane. Also on the program are Jean-Philippe Rameau’s “Airs de Ballet” from his exotic opéra-ballet “Les Indes Galantes” and Haydn’s ever amusing Symphony No. 83, “La Poule.

Sounds of America

Elegance and Passion

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.

In Quest of an Ideal

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

SteamPunk

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.

Christmas Concerto

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.

Aeolian Dance

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.

Classical Treasures

Souvenir de Florence

Powdered Wigs

Come and celebrate the Holiday Season at Christ Church in Cooperstown, NY with a special concert showcasing the luminous string section of Fenimore Chamber Orchestra conducted by MACIEJ ŻÓŁTOWSKI. Featured will be ever popular works by Handel, Mozart and Dvořák. A special delight will be Leroy Anderson’s celebrated Suite of Carols. Program: MOZART Divertimento, K.136 in D Major; HANDEL Messiah, HWV 56: Pastorale (Pifa); ANDERSON Suite of Carols; and DVOŘÁK Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 in E Major.

Festive Strings

Come and experience a bit of Parisian charm at Christ Church in Cooperstown, NY. Fenimore Chamber Orchestra led by conductor MACIEJ ŻÓŁTOWSKI will delight us with masterpieces by Parisian composers DONIZETTI Sinfonia for Winds in G Minor; D’INDY Chanson et Danses, Op. 50; MILHAUD Chamber Symphony No. 5, Op. 75; and GOUNOD Petite Symphonie, Op. 216.

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