BELMONT MUSIC PUBLISHERS - The Works of Arnold Schoenberg

The Metro Chamber Orchestra concludes it’s Seventh Season, Sunday evening, April 25, 2010 with a gala concert featuring two exciting premieres. Arnold Schoenberg, long known as the father of twentieth century music also dabbled in the music of the street; Cabaret. The MCO gives the New York premiere of Schoenberg’s Seven Cabaret Songs in a chamber orchestra arrangement by Davin. Soloist to be announced. Continuing the MCO tradition of commissioning new works, Maestro Philip Nuzzo will lead the orchestra in “Born in Buenos Aires from the Argentine born composer Sebastian Pablo Modarelli. This exciting work, featuring the virtuoso wind section of the Metro Chamber Orchestra, evokes the flavor of Argentina with hints of the great Piazzolla. Punctuated with traditional percussion, Modarelli has captured the soul of his country in this exciting tour de force. ` Back by popular demand pianist Christopher Vath again pairs with MCO concert master Una Tone in the beautiful Mendelssohn Concerto for Piano and Violin in d minor. Rounding out the program is Debussy’s stunning “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” in the arrangement by Arnold Schoenberg. Sunday, April 25, 2010 7:30 PM Christ and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 120 West 69th Street - New York, NY 10023 (between Broadway & Columbus Avenue (212) 787-2755 All tickets $30 www.Brownpapertickets.com