Repertoire
Cynthia’s repertory includes the standard repertoire, American music, contemporary music, opera and oratorio, as well as a rich selection of works by women and BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color) composers, especially for chamber orchestra.
Works currently on Cynthia’s desk include:
Florence Price Piano Concerto in One Movement.
Ben Morris Hill of Three Wishes, world premiere.
Ludvig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A Major
Caroline Shaw Entr’act. Shaw received the Pulizer Prize in Music in 2013.
Arnold Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht.
Wolfgang A. Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola.
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 14, for Soprano, Baritone, Strings (6.4.4.3.2) and 3 Percussionists. The work has 11 movements on texts by Federico García Lorca, Guillaume Apollinaire, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Wilhelm Küchelbecker, originally in Spanish, French, German, and Russian. Shostakovich performed the work in Russian, authorized a version in German, and encouraged others to do the music in the vernacular. Cynthia has done it in the original languages and is preparing an English translation. The work is emotionally devastating and best paired with something comforting, such as a Bach Cantata.
Jessica Montgomery Starburst and also Strum, both for string orchestra.
Rudy Perrault (Haitian composer) Exodus for String Orchestra.
Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout for String Orchestra.
William Grant Still Panamanian Dances and the Afro American Symphony
Johann Sebastian Bach Mass in B Minor and Christmas Oratorio
Richard Einhorn Voices of Light Oratorio written for the famous silent film, The Passion of Joan of Arc.
Jeffrey Nytch Concerto for Violin and Strings: Costa Concordia. Commissioned by Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra for Edward Dusinberre. 6-4-4-4-3 (minimum) / 1 perc. / harp / vln. solo. A work that reflects on the capsize of the Costa Concordia. 32 passengers and crew perished. Among these was Hungarian violinist Sandor Fehér, a member of the ship’s orchestra who was reported by survivors to have assisted numerous children with their life-jackets and helping them board lifeboats before returning to his cabin to retrieve his violin.
Max Wolpert Baroque in Mirror. A 12-minute work for chamber orchestra in three movements. Each movement plays homage to an Eighteenth Century fiddler. The slow movement pays homage to the Jewish fiddler, Abraham Caceres, and is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Tree of Life shooting. The work is for strings, harpsichord, and oboe.
Grazyna Bacewicz, Award-winning Polish composer of the 20th Century. Concerto for String Orchestra, four symphonies, seven violin concertos, one viola concerto, two cello concertos, and a concerto for one piano and another for two pianos.
Jennifer Higdon Dance Card for String Orchestra
Florence Price Four symphonies, two violin concertos, and Piano Concerto in One Movement
Philip Glass Symphony No. 3 for String Orchestra and Violin Concerto No. 2: American Seasons
Astor Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Osvaldo Golijov Oceana, a cantata.
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas brasilieras No. 9 for String Orchestra
GF Handel Messiah