Program & Artists
Herman Whitfield III Scherzo No. 1 NY PREMIERE
Debussy Nocturnes
Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet Suite
Zachary Schwartzman conductor
Tickets
FREE
Advance RSVP requested
Part of TŌN’s Free Concerts series
TŌN Resident Conductor Zachary Schwartzman returns with the orchestra to Symphony Space for another free concert. The program comprises Debussy’s colorful Nocturnes and selections from Prokofiev’s three Romeo & Juliet suites, plus the NY premiere of the Scherzo No. 1 of composer Herman Whitfield III, a Black man who died in April 2022 after he was restrained by the police when his parents called 911 because he was having a mental health crisis.
Concert Details
Brief remarks by TŌN violinist Jonathan Fenwick
Herman Whitfield III Scherzo No. 1
NY Premiere
8 min
>Read concert notes by TŌN flutist Olivia Chaikin
Claude Debussy Nocturnes
25 min
Listen
>Read concert notes by TŌN horn player Ziming Zhu
Intermission
20 min
Brief remarks by TŌN horn player Tori Boell
Sergei Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet Suite
36 min
Listen
>Read concert notes by TŌN violinist Chance McDermott
All timings are approximate.
Sample the Music
Herman Whitfield III Scherzo No. 1
Debussy Nocturnes
Sergei Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet Suite
Photo: Zachary Schwartzman by Jito Lee
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