Upcoming Events.
FSO: Music Drama
Alan Hovhaness: Alleluia and Fugue
Augusta Read Thomas: Centennial Commission [world premiere]
Sergei Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
Richard Wagner: Excerpts from Gotterdämmerung
San Juan Hill: A New York Story by Etienne Charles
Featuring Etienne Charles & Creole Soul, Frost Symphony Orchestra and special guests, this piece is a testament to the enduring spirit and forgotten stories of a community that helped shape the city's cultural landscape.
Jazz Roots | "Kind of Blue: Celebrating the Music of Miles Davis"
Shelly Berg, artistic director
Scott Flavin, conductor
Born in 1926, Miles Davis was among the greatest innovators in jazz. This centennial concert celebrates his unparalleled legacy, which includes the albums Sketches of Spain, Tutu, Birth of the Cool and Kind of Blue. Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, both Grammy Award winners, will pay tribute to the magical pairing of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, alongside vocalist Veronica Swift and the Frost School of Music’s Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra.
FSO: From Darkness to Light
Andrzej Panufnik: Sinfonia Sacra
Devin Cholodenko: Do the Angels in the Sky Sing to the Moon? [World Premiere]
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto TBA
Student Soloist TBA
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major
Patti Austin & The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra | "The Music of Patrick Williams
Steve Guerra, conductor
A Night of Legacy, Voice, and Vision. Patti Austin Pays Tribute to Patrick Williams.
GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist Patti Austin joins the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra and Big Band for a powerful tribute to the late composer, arranger, and musical visionary Patrick Williams. This unforgettable evening brings to life Williams’ rich, genre-defying legacy—music that was, as lyricist Arthur Hamilton described, “muscular, sensuous, powerful, and captivatingly rhythmical.”
FSO: Fantastic Symphony
Aaron Copland: Symphonic Ode
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Student Soloist TBA
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
FSO: A Journey
Zoltán Koldály: Dances of Galanta
Ernest Bloch: Suite Hébraïque
Student Soloist TBA
Richard Strauss: Symphonic Fantasy from Die Frau ohne Schatten
Music Expresses Life | Maria Schneider & The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra
Maria Schneider, conductor & artistic director
Steve Guerra, Studio Jazz Writing Program director
Music expresses life. A uniquely personal musical voice is something AI cannot replicate. For this concert, the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra will perform music by composers from Stephen Guerra’s studio writing program. Each will share an impactful life experience expressed through their own musical prism.
FSO: Undercurrents
Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Naoko Takao, piano
Dimitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor
Vince Mendoza & The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra
Vince Mendoza, conductor
Shelly Berg, piano
Multi-GRAMMY award-winning composer and arranger Vince Mendoza steps to the podium with the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra for an evening devoted entirely to his original works in both big band and orchestral settings.
FSO: Apotheosis
Bernard Rands: Chant [World Premiere]
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor
Santiago Rodriguez, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major
ISB Presentation
I’ll be presenting my research, “The Double Bass: Becoming the Foundation of the Orchestra,” at the 2025 ISB Convention, thanks to winning first place in the Student Division of the ISB Research Competition. This paper explores how the double bass rose to prominence in the orchestra, focusing the instrument’s evolving role, the adaptations players made to secure their place, and how bassists shaped their own legacy through innovation.