The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra (WHCO) is set to captivate audiences with a series of concerts that blend music, literature, and cultural heritage. From the evocative echoes of history to enchanting stories for young minds and a final tribute to diverse landscapes, the WHCO's upcoming events promise an unforgettable experience. Mark your calendars for a journey through time, stories, and places with performances at Fort Washington Collegiate Church and Recirculation. Join us as we explore how music connects us to our past, enriches our present, and inspires our future.

Echoes, Stories, and Landscapes: The WHCO's Musical Journey

The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra is set to captivate audiences with a series of unique events that blend music, story, and culture. 'Echoes,' 'Storytime with the Symphony,' and 'Landscapes' are a trio of experiences that will explore past narratives, engage young minds, and celebrate musical heritages. These events promise to offer a deep dive into the rich tapestry of sound that defines both personal and community histories.

Echoes and Landscapes: A Symphony of Stories in Washington Heights

The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra is pleased to present a 3-concert series in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop, featuring books from the “Uptown Kid Lit” list with thoughtful connections to themes that will be familiar to every child growing up in Washington Heights. All performances will take place at Recirculation, a project of Word Up Community Bookshop.

EPSG:4326

Storytime with the Symphony

Recirculation

Join the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra as we present Echoes and discover how music that tells the stories of our past affects our present and future.

WHCO Concert: “Echoes"

Fort Washington Collegiate Church

The program begins with Mizzy Mazzoli’s “Violent, Violent Sea,” a work for chamber orchestra that explores the juxtaposition of dark and light that the sea can evoke in our senses. Explore urban ornithology in the city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico in Angélica Negrón’s “Lanzarse.” Keep things local with Washington Heights composer Paul Brantley’s musical love letter to Fort Tryon Park: “Linden Terrace” with Washington Heights internationally acclaimed soprano Jennifer Zetlan as soloist. Our program concludes with Aaron Copland’s iconic “Appalachian Spring.” Originally a composed for ballet, many themes of this well-known work have come to be synonymous with depicting the sights and sounds of Americana. 

Atmospheres | Atmósferas

Celebrate Earth Month at the Fort Washington Green! From 3-5 on Sunday April 14th come to the Fort Washington Green for gardening activities, arts and crafts, and of course our Storytime at the Symphony performance at 4:15pm. Also, from 12-3pm is family game day at FWCC so come early for basketball and board games! 

A family-friendly, fun for all ages, story-driven concert experience featuring Calliope Brass (including principal brass players from WHCO). Concert is free.

Calliope Brass

Bennett Park

Pair music performed by principal wind players of WHCO with Ethiopian coffee and food for an afternoon to remember. Admission is free, purchase of beverage suggested.

Winds of WHCO

Buunni Inwood

Enjoy an hour-long performance by principal string players of WHCO and browse the bookshelves at Word Up's Recirculation for "pay what you can" books and records. Spoken remarks in Spanish and English. Suggested donation: $5

Strings of WHCO

Metamorphosis | Metamorfosis

Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church

Featuring the string players of the orchestra, the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra concludes our season with Landscapes, a musical homage to the distant lands that are a part of our heritage.

Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra

May 17, 2025

WHCO Concert: “Landscapes"

Feb 9, 2025

Storytime with the Symphony

Jan 26, 2025

WHCO Concert: “Echoes"

Articles & News

Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra