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Season 2025-26

Details for the new season
will be announced soon

Save the dates:
SAT OCT 4
SUN OCT 5
SAT JAN 24
SUN JAN 25
SAT MAR 21
SUN MAR 22
The Nico Toscano
Competition for
Young Musicians

Announcing the 2025 themes & dates:
2025
Audition date:
FRI NOV 14
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Application deadline:
WED OCT 15
Junior Division: Music written after 1900
This theme will remain the same in upcoming years

Senior Division: US composers
This theme will continue to change annually 

Season 2024-25 in review

Season Concert 1: Alchemy

November 2, 2024
7:00 pm -  Greece Baptist Church

November 3, 2024
2:30 pm - The Lutheran Incarnate Church

 

Rachel Lauber, conductor
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The Nico Toscano Competition
for young musicians, December 2024

Winners will perform with Cordancia

on the May 2025 concerts

We Write Classical Music!
2 FREE Childrens Concerts
Evan Meccarello, director

Saturday January 25, 2025
2pm - Rochester Central Library
 
Sunday January 26, 2025
2pm  - Stardust Ballroom

 

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Kevin Leysath II, Composer

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Alyssa Rodriguez, Composer

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Eno Okung, Narrator

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Funded by the City’s ArtsBloom program

Season Concert 2: Presence​

Saturday, March 29
7:00 pm - Greece Baptist Church

Sunday, March 30
2:30 pm - The Lutheran
Church of the Incarnate Word

Evan Meccarello, conductor
Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello soloist
Inspired by Vasks’ words "With every breath I am here in this world, with all my ideals and dreams of a better world," the repertoire on this program seeks to create a meditative atmosphere and a chance to breathe. 
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North American premiere
Suita by Julie Reisserová

Season Concert 3:

Concerto do Brazil​

Saturday, May 17
7:00 pm - ARTISANworks


Sunday, May 18
2:30 pm - School of the Arts

Allen Main Stage

Soloists:

WINNERS of the Nico Toscano

Young Musician Competition​

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Music and games by the Capoeira Group
Evan Meccarello, conductor
 
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Thank you!

The Nico Toscano Competition for Young Musicians is supported by the Toscano family and, this year, by a generous donation from Carolyn Maruggi.

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Orchestral Children's ConcertMusicians of Our City

Saturday June 7
2pm - Rochester Central Library115 

Sunday June 8
3:30pm - The Community Place

Evan Meccarello, conductor
 

Soloists:

Epongue Ekille, violin

André Washington, flute

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Funding provided by the City of Rochester through the ArtsBloom grant, a program of the City’s Percent for Art initiative.

Hosted by

Eno Okung

Rochester composers:

Alyssa Rodriguez & Kevin Leysath II

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Vibrant Music for our Vibrant Communnity
Innovative, ear-opening, award-winning programs since 2009

Thank you to our generous Sponsors
2024-2025

© 2025 by CORDANCIA Inc.

 

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