Ensemble Spotlight Series – April 19, 2026

Sunday, April 19, 2026  1 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York

https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2026/04/19/Ensemble-Spotlight-Series-0100PM

MidAmerica Productions presents an afternoon of emerging performers from West Virginia, Washington, and Connecticut. The Ensemble Spotlight Series features the Cabell Midland High School Orchestra, conducted by Vera Miller; performers from the Hanford High School Music Department, led by Christopher Newbury; and the Choate Rosemary Hall and St. Margaret’s Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Linling Hsu and Gene Wie.

Ensemble Spotlight Series: Hanford High School Music Department

STEVEN BRYANT, Dusk
ARTURO MARQUEZ, Danzon No. 2
CHARLES CARTER, Overture for Winds
CAIT NISHIMURA, Breath of The Mountains
KATAHJ COPLEY, Iridessi

Christopher Newbury, Conductor

Participating Ensembles:
Hanford High School, Hanford Symphony Orchestra  (Christopher Newbury, Director)
Hanford High School, Hanford Symphonic Winds (Adam Hancock and Cole Lobdell, Directors)

​​​Ensemble Spotlight Series: Choate Rosemary Hall and St. Margaret’s Symphony Orchestra

SOON HEE NEWBOLD  Gravitas
EJAE, MARK SONNENBLICK, IDO, 24, TEDDY PARK/arr.  PAUL MURTHA Golden (from KPOP Demon Hunters) (Carnegie Hall Premiere)
ROSSANO GALANTE Genesis
MODEST MOUSSORGSKY/arr. MICHAEL SWEENEY Pictures at an Exhibition

Gene Wie and Matthew McLean, Co-conductors
Linling Hsu and Chris Carbajal, Co-conductors

Ensemble Spotlight Series: Cabell Midland High School Orchestra

EDWARD ELGAR ARR. ANDREW DACZYNSKI Andantino and March (from Six Easy Pieces, Op. 22)
LARRY CLARK Dance of the Harlequins
KATIE O’HARA LABRIE Tanc Furioso
arr.  ROBERT LONGFIELD Romanza Espanola
BILL DANOF, TAFFY NIVERT, JOHN DENVER arr. BOB CERULLI Take Me Home, Country Roads 

Vera Miller, Conductor

TICKETS FROM $35-$136
For single tickets call 212-247-7800 or visit carnegiehall.org
Student and Senior Discount Tickets Available at the Box Office