CLASSICAL TREASURES

NOVEMBER 7, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
First Church, Boston

The radiant soprano Amanda Forsythe opens the COB season with Mozart’s exhilarating “Exsultate jubilate.” Also on the program is a beautiful but rarely heard Classical-era bassoon concerto by Jan Kozeluh, featuring Adrian Jojatu, as well as the intensely lyrical “Albinoni’s Adagio.”

Franz Josef Haydn Symphony No. 23 in G

Jan Antonin Kozeluh Bassoon Concerto in C
Adrian Jojatu, bassoon

Robert Edward Smith Lento (In loving memory of Lorraine Steele)

Remo Giazotto Albinoni Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Exsultate jubilate, K. 165
Amanda Forsythe, soprano

FOUR SEASONS OF TANGO

FEBRUARY 6, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
First Church, Boston

We bring you Astor Piazzolla’s dazzling re-imagining of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with all the fire and passion you would expect from the composer of the world’s most beloved tangos, played by the superb young violinist Alina Kobialka.

Select tangos, old and new, round out this program.

Astor Piazzolla The Four Seasons in Buenos Aires
 Alina Kobialka, violin

Select tangos 

AMERICAN VIEWS

April 17, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
First Church, Boston

We explore different ideas of America, including Granville Bantock’s take on the Far West, Lisa Nardi’s depiction of the desert, Mark O’Connor’s spin on the evolution of fiddle tunes, Florence Price’s soulful Andante cantabile and Copland’s rollicking “Hoe Down” from Rodeo. 

Granville Bantock In the Far West

Lisa Nardi The Desert 

Richard Meyer Birch Bay Celebration  

Florence Price "Andante Cantabile” from String Quartet No. 2 in A minor 

Mark O'Connor Selections from “Strings and Threads”

Victor Herbert Forget-Me-Not 

Aaron Copland “Hoe Down” from Rodeo