AUDIO PORTAL
As a new benefit to donors at the $500 level and above beginning in the 2023–2024 season, New Century is thrilled to launch this audio portal—a rotating collection of gems from our audio archives. These recordings were all captured at live New Century performances and are not available to the general public.
Our November 2023 update includes the selections below, recorded between 2021-2023; the next update will likely be in the spring of 2024 as more recordings from recent performances become available. We hope to include a mix of old and new selections as this portal evolves, and we welcome your feedback and requests for future selections! Please note that not all past performances may have been recorded or made available for this use.
If you have donated $500 or more to New Century within the past 12 months, you are eligible to receive access to this audio portal. If you did not already receive an email with the password for access, contact Interim Director of Development Lillian Archer (larcher@ncco.org) to confirm your access and receive the password.
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CURRENT SELECTIONS
(updated November 2023)
14′30″ Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 for Violin and Viola
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I. Allegro maestoso
Daniel Hope, violin
Paul Neubauer, viola
Recorded live at Herbst Theatre, May 2022.
5′ “With Malice Toward None” from Lincoln
by John Williams
Recorded live at Presidio Theatre, May 2023.
4′ “Die Novaks aus Prag” from Berlin 1938: Broadcasts from a Vanishing Society
by Hermann Leopoldi
Horst Maria Merz, vocalist
Recorded live at Presidio Theatre, September 2022.
10′ Doña Sebastiana (Santa Muerte) for solo violin and strings
by Nicolás Lell Benavides
Daniel Hope, violin
[World Premiere, New Century Commission]
Recorded live at Cowell Theater, November 2023.
6′ Concertino for Violin and Strings, Op. 42
by Mieczysław Weinberg
II. Allegretto cantabile
Daniel Hope, violin
Recorded live at Herbst Theatre, October 2021.
4′ Erlkönig, D. 328
by Franz Schubert
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Recorded live at Cowell Theater, November 2023.
19′ Stranger, for tenor and string orchestra
by Nico Muhly
Nicholas Phan, tenor
[Originally commissioned by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society with support from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. The version for string orchestra was co-commissioned by Palaver Strings and New Century Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Hope, Music Director.]
Recorded live at Presidio Theatre, May 2023.
7′ Serenade for Strings in E flat Major, Op. 6
by Josef Suk
IV. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo presto
Recorded live at Herbst Theatre, October 2021.
7′30″ “Sandman’s Aria” and “Evening Prayer” from Hansel & Gretel
by Engelbert Humperdinck (Arr. Paul Bateman)
Nikola Printz, mezzo-soprano
San Francisco Girls Chorus
Recorded live at Green Music Center, February 2023.