Spring Benefit: TŌN + ABT Studio Company
- Feb 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM & Mar 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
- Fisher Center at Bard, Sosnoff Theater
Program & Artists
Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
Music only, by Mikhail Glinka
Tarantella
George Balanchine; Music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Night Falls
Brady Farrar; Music by Frederic Chopin
More Than Nothing
James Whiteside; Pre-recorded music by Jorge Ben Jor
Birthday Variations (Pas de Deux)
Gerald Arpino; Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Crimson Flame
Madison Brown; Music by Philip Glass
U Don’t Know Me
Houston Thomas; Music by Arvo Pärt
Swan Lake Act III Pas de Deux
Kevin McKenzie after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov; Music by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Human
Yannick Lebrun; Pre-recorded music by Blick Bassy
Interplay
Jerome Robbins; Music by Morton Gould
Charles Barker conductor
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
Tickets
- From $29.50 ($25 + $4.50 fee)
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Part of TŌN’s Fisher Center concert series
Two of New York’s finest artistic training programs join forces as the talented graduate musicians of TŌN welcome the exceptional dancers of American Ballet Theatre Studio Company to the Fisher Center at Bard. Enjoy works by Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Kevin McKenzie, and others set to music by Verdi, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and more performed live by a full symphony orchestra.
All proceeds support TŌN’s innovative graduate program that is training the next generation of music professionals to become creative ambassadors for classical music, offering students a full-tuition fellowship and stipend.
Event Details
The dancers performing each piece will be different on each night.
Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
Music by Mikhail Glinka; performed by TŌN
5 min
Tarantella
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music: Grand Tarantella for Piano and Orchestra by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, reconstructed and orchestrated by Hershy Kay; performed by TŌN
Night Falls
Commissioned by ABT Studio Company
Choreography by Brady Farrar
Music: Nocturne No. 19 by Frederic Chopin; performed by TŌN pianist Neilson Chen
More Than Nothing
Choreography by James Whiteside
Pre-recorded music: Mas Que Nada by Jorge Ben Jor, arranged and recorded by Matthew Whitaker
Birthday Variations (Pas de Deux)
Choreography by Gerald Arpino
Music by Giuseppe Verdi, arranged by Jonathan McPhee; performed by TŌN
Crimson Flame
Commissioned by ABT Studio Company
Choreography by Madison Brown
Music: String Quartet No. 2, Company, mvt. IV by Philip Glass; performed by TŌN musicians Angeles Hoyos violin, Lana Auerbach violin, Michael Halbrook viola, and Elvira Hoyos Malagon cello
This piece will performed on Saturday night only.
U Don’t Know Me
Commissioned by ABT Studio Company
Choreography by Houston Thomas
Music: Fratres by Arvo Pärt; performed by TŌN musicians Emerie Mon violin and Neilson Chen piano
Intermission
20 min
Swan Lake Act III Pas de Deux
Choreography by Kevin McKenzie after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Music by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky; performed by TŌN
Human
Choreography by Yannick Lebrun
Pre-recorded music: Ngwa by Blick Bassy
Interplay
Choreography by Jerome Robbins
Music: American Concertette by Morton Gould; performed by TŌN
Program and artists subject to change.
Sample the Music
John Williams E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Musician photo by David DeNee; Dancer photo by Erin Baiano
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