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CONCERT 2
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Winner 1 - College
TBD
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Winner 2 - HighSchool
TBD
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Elizabeth A Kelly - Stop, Drop, and Listen
(for Actor, Orchestra, and Audience) 5’
with Kerry and Abby, comedians
1 1 1 1
3 1 1 0
Percussion and Actors
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Aristea Mellos - Fountain of Steel (2011) - 8'
for sinfonietta orchestra
Flute doubling piccolo, oboe, clarinet doubling bass clarinet
Bassoon
Horn in F, Trumpet in C, Trombone, Tuba
Percussion 1:
Snare Drum, Temple Blocks (3), Slide Whistle, Suspended Cymbal (medium size), Tom-toms (2), Tambourine, Siren Whistle, Tam-Tam (with a bucket of water), Vibraphone (shared with Perc. 2) and Castanets.
Percussion 2:
Vibraphone, Sizzle Cymbal, Xylophone, Egg Shaker, Crotales
Piano, Harp
Strings - bass with C-extension
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Osborne - Smoke, Steel, Stone, Cinder
15 instruments
fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, tbn, 2 prc, pno, 2 vln, vla, vlc, db
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Schickele - Eine Kleine Nichtmusic - 12'
1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0; Str.
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CONCERT 2
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Winner 1 - College
TBD
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Winner 2 - HighSchool
TBD
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Elizabeth A Kelly - Stop, Drop, and Listen
(for Actor, Orchestra, and Audience) 5’
with Kerry and Abby, comedians
1 1 1 1
3 1 1 0
Percussion and Actors
​
Aristea Mellos - Fountain of Steel (2011) - 8'
for sinfonietta orchestra
Flute doubling piccolo, oboe, clarinet doubling bass clarinet
Bassoon
Horn in F, Trumpet in C, Trombone, Tuba
Percussion 1:
Snare Drum, Temple Blocks (3), Slide Whistle, Suspended Cymbal (medium size), Tom-toms (2), Tambourine, Siren Whistle, Tam-Tam (with a bucket of water), Vibraphone (shared with Perc. 2) and Castanets.
Percussion 2:
Vibraphone, Sizzle Cymbal, Xylophone, Egg Shaker, Crotales
Piano, Harp
Strings - bass with C-extension
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Osborne - Smoke, Steel, Stone, Cinder
15 instruments
fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, tbn, 2 prc, pno, 2 vln, vla, vlc, db
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Schickele - Eine Kleine Nichtmusic - 12'
1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0; Str.
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CONCERT 2
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Winner 1 - College
TBD
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Winner 2 - HighSchool
TBD
​
Elizabeth A Kelly - Stop, Drop, and Listen
(for Actor, Orchestra, and Audience) 5’
with Kerry and Abby, comedians
1 1 1 1
3 1 1 0
Percussion and Actors
​
Aristea Mellos - Fountain of Steel (2011) - 8'
for sinfonietta orchestra
Flute doubling piccolo, oboe, clarinet doubling bass clarinet
Bassoon
Horn in F, Trumpet in C, Trombone, Tuba
Percussion 1:
Snare Drum, Temple Blocks (3), Slide Whistle, Suspended Cymbal (medium size), Tom-toms (2), Tambourine, Siren Whistle, Tam-Tam (with a bucket of water), Vibraphone (shared with Perc. 2) and Castanets.
Percussion 2:
Vibraphone, Sizzle Cymbal, Xylophone, Egg Shaker, Crotales
Piano, Harp
Strings - bass with C-extension
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Osborne - Smoke, Steel, Stone, Cinder
15 instruments
fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, tbn, 2 prc, pno, 2 vln, vla, vlc, db
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Schickele - Eine Kleine Nichtmusic - 12'
1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0; Str.
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CONCERT 2
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Winner 1 - College
TBD
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Winner 2 - HighSchool
TBD
​
Elizabeth A Kelly - Stop, Drop, and Listen
(for Actor, Orchestra, and Audience) 5’
with Kerry and Abby, comedians
1 1 1 1
3 1 1 0
Percussion and Actors
​
Aristea Mellos - Fountain of Steel (2011) - 8'
for sinfonietta orchestra
Flute doubling piccolo, oboe, clarinet doubling bass clarinet
Bassoon
Horn in F, Trumpet in C, Trombone, Tuba
Percussion 1:
Snare Drum, Temple Blocks (3), Slide Whistle, Suspended Cymbal (medium size), Tom-toms (2), Tambourine, Siren Whistle, Tam-Tam (with a bucket of water), Vibraphone (shared with Perc. 2) and Castanets.
Percussion 2:
Vibraphone, Sizzle Cymbal, Xylophone, Egg Shaker, Crotales
Piano, Harp
Strings - bass with C-extension
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Osborne - Smoke, Steel, Stone, Cinder
15 instruments
fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, tbn, 2 prc, pno, 2 vln, vla, vlc, db
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Schickele - Eine Kleine Nichtmusic - 12'
1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0; Str.
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Season 2025-26
PASSIONS & PLACES
CONCERT 1
Saturday, MARCH 21 at 7:00 PM
Artisan Works
Wine and Cheese reception, with cashbar
CONDUCTOR
Rachel Lauber
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SOLOIST
Winner of the Nico Toscano Competition,
Austin Shilling, saxophone
- senior division
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HOST
WXXI's Mona Seghatoleslami
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MUSIC by
Adolphus Hailstork
Paul Creston
Emilie Mayer
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Austin Shilling saxophone, soloist in Paul Creston:
Concerto for alto sax, mvt. 2&3
PASSIONS & PLACES
CONCERT 2
Sunday, MARCH 22 at 2:30 PM
Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word
CONDUCTOR
Rachel Lauber
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SOLOIST
Winner of the Nico Toscano Competition,
Alex Gagne, horn soloist
- junior division
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HOST
WXXI's Mona Seghatoleslami
MUSIC by
Adolphus Hailstork
Lars-Erik Larsson
Emilie Mayer
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Alex Gagne, horn, soloist in
Lars-Erik Larsson:
Concertino for horn
GENESIS
Saturday, MAY 2 at 7:30 PM
Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word
CONDUCTOR
Raúl Munguía
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Genesis
by
H. John Hartmann
Season 2026-27 Preview
VIBRANT VOICES of
Living American Composers
Save the dates:
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Saturday 10/10/26 evening
Concert - location TBC
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Sunday 10/11/26 afternoon
Concert - University of Buffalo
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Monday 10/12/26 tie TBC
Concert - JCC Hart Theater
Cordancia in collaboration with:
Evan Meccarello, conductor​
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Performing: ​​​
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​Reich, Steve: Tehillim
for female voices and full orchestra
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Bryan, Courtney: Requiem
for four soprano voices, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba, and percussion​
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CROSSING SEAS
Rescheduled from 2026 Spring
CONDUCTOR
Evan Meccarello​​
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SOLOISTS
Winner of the Nico Toscano Competition:
Alex Gagne, horn
- reschedule to March concert
- junior division
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MUSIC by
Huang Ruo, Chen Yi, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Bela Bartok, Julie Reisserova, Ruth Gipps, (Lars-Erik Larsson - rescheduled to March 2026 and not includede in Crossing Seas 2027)
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Sunday's concert host:
WXXI's Mona Seghatoleslami
- also presenting the winner's certificate
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This concert is supported by:
