AUDIO PORTAL
As a benefit to donors at the $500 level and above, New Century is thrilled to offer 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 Fall 2024 update (see below) includes select highlights from the 23–24 concert season as well as favorites from the 22–23 30th Anniversary season. We hope to continue including 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 Fall 2024)
14′ Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
by Johann B.G. Neruda
Lucienne Renaudin Vary, trumpet
Recorded live at St Stephen’s Church, December 2023.
4′ “Dance of the Furies” from Orpheus
by C.W. Gluck
Recorded live at Bing Concert Hall, March 2024.
5′ “Prayer”, from From Jewish Life
by Ernest Bloch
Sterling Elliott, cello
Recorded live at Bing Concert Hall, March 2024.
15′ Selections from Desert Ecology
by Gabriella Smith
I. Seed
II. Nocturne
V. Cactus - Yucca Shrub
Alexi Kenney, guest concertmaster
Recorded live at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, January 2024.
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.
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′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.