Debussy and “Romeo & Juliet”

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

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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
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>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
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>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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