The Grand Tour Orchestra, founded by flutist Charles Brink in 2006, is dedicated to music of the Enlightenment (ca.1750-1800). This young orchestra aims to contribute to the public's appreciation of this rich, yet surprisingly unexplored repertoire. Through arresting programming - including masterpieces never heard in America's concert halls - and the use of the instruments and performance practices befitting the era, the ensemble presents the full spectrum of late 18th century music; from Galuppi to Jommelli, from the sons of J. S. Bach to Haydn and from Myslivecek to Mozart.

Announcing our 4th Season

Friday September 11, 2009 at 7 p.m.
An Observance at the Old First Reformed Church
729 Carroll Street (at 7th Avenue) Brooklyn, NY

Niccolo Jommelli (1717-1774)
Lamentazione del Mercoledi Santo, (1751) (US premiere)

with
Soloist TBA, soprano
Soloist TBA, alto

Admission to the September 11 observance is free of charge.

3 concerts in the Theater of The Italian Academy at Columbia University
1161 Amsterdam Avenue (at 117th Street) New York City

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 8 p.m.

Programs to include works by Handel, Galuppi, Vivaldi, and C.P.E Bach.

Admission to the Spring 2010 concerts at the Italian Academy of Columbia University is $20 for the general public, $10 for students and seniors.

Tickets can be purchased and reservations can be made online at tic.columbia.edu or by calling (212) 854-1623.

Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 3 p.m.*
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
157 Montague Street (at Clinton) Brooklyn Heights

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu (1778)

Oratorio in two parts for three soloists, choir and orchestra (NYC premiere)

Niccolo Jommelli (1714-1774)
Victimae paschali (ca. 1771)

Oratorio in two parts for three soloists, choir and orchestra (NYC premiere)

with
conflitti di voci choir
Anne Carolyn Bird, soprano
Matthew Garrett, tenor
Randall Scarlatta, baritone

* This concert is presented by Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music as part of its 2009-20010 concert series.

Tickets for this concert are $30 and can be purchased at the door or by calling 718 ­ 855-3053.

© 2008 The Grand Tour Orchestra