Concert Programming Ideas

Seven possible orchestra concerts of exclusively 20th century music:

Concert I:

Moments In & Out of Time Jonathan D. Kramer
- Intermission -
Symphony No. 3 Witold Lutoslawski

Concert II:

The Unanswered Question Charles Ives
The Seasons John Cage
- Intermission -
Ritual Pierre Boulez

Concert III:

Short Symphony (No. 2) Aaron Copland
Variations for Winds, Strings, and Keyboards Steve Reich
- Intermission -
Concerto for violin, viola, cello and orchestra Michael Tippett

Concert IV:

Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") Alban Berg
- Intermission -
Turangalila Symphony Olivier Messiaen

Concert V:

Duo Ye Chen Yi
Folk Songs Luciano Berio
- Intermission -
Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum (1964) Olivier Messiaen

Concert VI:

Short Ride In A Fast Machine John Adams
A Haunted Landscape George Crumb
- Intermission -
Arcana Edgard Varese

Concert VII:

Orchestral Set No. 2 Charles Ives
Perspectives II (1985) Arthur Berger
- Intermission -
Violin Concerto (1993) John Adams




One possible chamber orchestra concert of exclusively 20th century music:

Concert I:

CHAIN 1 for chamber orchestra Witold Lutoslawski
Exotic Birds for Piano solo and Small Orchestra Olivier Messiaen
- Intermission -
Modules: An Intermezzo for Chamber Orchestra Mel Powell