Gershwin, Jazz, and the Music of Jewish Émigrés

This program compares the musical styles of five Jewish composers—many of whom were Eastern European émigrés to the U.S.—writing during the explosive rise of the Jazz Age in the early 20th century. Written pre-WWI, Ignatz Waghalter’s expressive Violin Concerto exemplifies the European style before jazz took hold, while Lazare Saminsky, who was critical of the new musical form, gave us the vividly mystical triad Vigiliae. Written at the height of the Roaring Twenties in Germany, Ernst Toch’s Comedy for Orchestra in One Movement incorporates a vibrant and witty rhythmic pulse that represents the impact jazz had on the European avant-garde. Louis Gruenberg’s 1925 Jazz Suite demonstrates the marriage of jazz with the traditional classical form, which reached its pinnacle with An American in Paris by George Gershwin, an American capturing the energy of Europe through a thoroughly jazz-colored lens. Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater The concert will last approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission. Create your own TŌN series and save 25%. In-person tickets start at $15 Livestream Pay What You Wish Livestream Schedule November 14 at 7 pm November 15 at 2 pm Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater The concert will last approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission. Create your own TŌN series and save 25%. In-person tickets start at $15 Livestream Pay What You Wish Livestream Schedule November 14 at 7 pm November 15 at 2 pm Leon Botstein conductor Mira Wang violin Louis Gruenberg Jazz Suite (First New York performance since 1930) Ignatz Waghalter Violin Concerto (U.S. Premiere) Lazare Saminsky Vigilae, Triad of Poems (New York Premiere) Ernst Toch Comedy for Orchestra in One Movement (First New York performance since 1928) Gershwin An American in Paris Ignatz Waghalter Violin Concerto Gershwin An American in Paris Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater The concert will last approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission. Create your own TŌN series and save 25%. In-person tickets start at $15 Livestream Pay What You Wish Livestream Schedule November 14 at 7 pm November 15 at 2 pm Nearby villages and towns in the Hudson Valley boast a large selection of restaurants, as well as a variety of hotels, motels, inns, and bed & breakfasts. Bard College’s main campus is located in Annandale-on-Hudson (a hamlet of Red Hook), New York, on the east bank of the Hudson River, about 90 miles north of New York City and 220 miles southwest of Boston. The Taconic State Parkway and the New York State Thruway provide the most direct routes to our campus. Click the Google map below, or get directions by entering the following address into your GPS: 60 Manor Avenue, Red Hook, NY 12571. From the East If you are traveling from east of the Hudson River in New York State, take the Taconic State Parkway to the Red Hook / Route 199 exit, drive west on Route 199 through the village of Red Hook to Route 9G, turn right onto Route 9G, drive north 1.9 miles, turn left onto Annandale Road, then turn right onto Manor Ave. From the West If you are traveling from west of the Hudson River, take the New York State Thruway (I-87) to exit 19 (Kingston), take Route 209 (changes to Route 199 at the Hudson River) over the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge to Route 9G, turn left onto Route 9G, drive north 3.5 miles, turn left onto Annandale Road, then turn right onto Manor Ave. Accessible Seating Wheelchair-accessible seating is available in all seating areas for patrons in wheelchairs and their companions. There is an elevator to all levels of the Sosnoff Theater and a wheelchair lift is used to access front-row wheelchair seating. Wheelchair-Accessible Restrooms Restrooms at all locations are wheelchair accessible. Single-use restrooms are available at most locations. All-Gender Restrooms Bard College and the Fisher Center support guests of any gender identity/expression in using the restroom of their choice. Additionally, all-gender restrooms are available at all venues. Find answers to some of the most common questions patrons have regarding our venues and performances. If you have a question not answered in our FAQs, please call 845-758-7900 or email [email protected] during regular Box Office hours. Our “Know Before You Go” guide answers all of your pre-show accessibility and navigation questions for your next performance at the Fisher Center!