BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Queens Symphony Orchestra - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Queens Symphony Orchestra REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190414T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190414T150000 DTSTAMP:20260416T060442 CREATED:20181123T201931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190326T163853Z UID:619-1555254000-1555254000@www.queenssymphony.org SUMMARY:Family Concert: Heroes’ Adventures DESCRIPTION:Three heroes\, three different journeys. Candide is travelling the world\, learning bitter lessons about life through the series of increasingly bizarre adventures until he starts seeing the world as it truly is. Leonore\, disguised as a man\, undertakes a perilous journey to save her husband from an impending death. For good measure\, she helps to overthrow a tyrant. Háry János is a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. Back in his native Hungarian village\, he spins fantastical stories that take him from the battlefields of Russia to the arms of the Empress of Austria. \nWorks Featured : Bernstein: Candide: Overture\, Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3\, and  Kodály: Háry János Suite \nWe look forward to seeing you there! \n  \n  URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org/event/family-concert-heroes-adventures/ LOCATION:LeFrak Concert Hall\, Kupferberg Center for the Arts\, Queens College\, 65-30 Kissena Blvd\, Flushing\, NY\, 11367\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts,Family Concerts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190330T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190330T193000 DTSTAMP:20260416T060442 CREATED:20181123T195751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190329T193707Z UID:614-1553974200-1553974200@www.queenssymphony.org SUMMARY:The Romantic Heart DESCRIPTION:Wagner wrote the piece for his wife’s birthday. Cosima woke up in the morning to the sounds of this music being played under her bedroom window. The ultimate romantic gift! With Mendelssohn\, we will visit the Romantic era before Romanticism got dense with mystical and philosophical connotations. The early Romantic music was more like a Classical music sprinkled with the pixie dust. \nBeethoven was the man who crossed the bridge from Classical to Romantic era. Although Symphony No. 4 contains fewer Romantic elements than No. 3 or No. 5\, it is a great example of the transition from one style to another. It is also Beethoven at his wittiest! \nFeaturing: Ania Filochowska\, violin (2012 QSO Young Artist competition winner) \nWe looking forward to seeing you there! \n  URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org/event/a-romantic-at-heart/ LOCATION:Flushing Town Hall\, 137-35 Northern Boulevard\, Queens\, NY\, 11354\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts,Masterworks Concerts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190210T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190210T143000 DTSTAMP:20260416T060442 CREATED:20181112T043332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T061147Z UID:548-1549809000-1549809000@www.queenssymphony.org SUMMARY:QSO Celebrates Black History Month DESCRIPTION:Join the Queens Symphony Orchestra as we celebrate Black History Month and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.  Make Gentle the Life of this World by Raymond Horton features the speech by Senator Robert Kennedy on the night of Mr. King’s assassination. This performance marks the New York Premiere of this poignant work. Cellist Sujari Britt\, an emerging young talent will join us playing the Elgar Cello Concerto. Works by two African-American composers will be performed\, including Darker America\, by Grant Still and Castle House Rag by Reese Europe. \nCome and join us as we pay tribute to one of the most influential leaders of our time. We look forward to seeing you there! \nRESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEATS\nMake a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself\, a greater nation of your country\, and a finer world to live in.”\nMarch for Integrated Schools\, April 18\, 1959.- Martin Luther King Jr. \n  URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org/event/queens-college-family-concert-commemorating-mlk-65/ LOCATION:Kupferberg Center for the Arts\, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard\, Flushing\, NY\, 11367\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Concerts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181230T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181230T150000 DTSTAMP:20260416T060442 CREATED:20181112T042426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181123T204120Z UID:543-1546182000-1546182000@www.queenssymphony.org SUMMARY:Happy Holidays! Music of the Season with the QSO DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO RESERVE TICKETS*\nOur Holiday Concert offers a plethora of beloved seasonal tunes. The Symphony will perform holiday favorites as well as popular winter fare\, including excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite\, Humperdinck’s  Hänsel and Gretel\,  Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and other surprises. \nSoprano Christine Lyons joins us to perform Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate.   \nJoin us as we celebrate the holiday season with these joyous works. We look forward to seeing you there! \n*RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED – General Admission –  Reservations will be given priority seating. and all seating will be first come/first served. \n  URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org/event/december-30-lefrak-concert-hall-queens-college-family-concert-happy-holidays-music-of-the-season-with-the-qso-55/ LOCATION:LeFrak Concert Hall\, Kupferberg Center for the Arts\, Queens College\, 65-30 Kissena Blvd\, Flushing\, NY\, 11367\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Concerts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180724T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180724T210000 DTSTAMP:20260416T060442 CREATED:20180704T191640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180704T191640Z UID:322-1532458800-1532466000@www.queenssymphony.org SUMMARY:A Midsummer's Enchanted Evening DESCRIPTION:20th Annual Great Lawn Summer Concert\nPresented by St. John’s University\, in partnership with the Queens Symphony Orchestra and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz\nEnjoy an evening of enchanting arias and songs sung by Tenor Christopher Macchio and music performed by the Queens Symphony Orchestra led by Maestro Martin Majkut. \nRain Location: The Little Theatre \nFREE Admission and Parking URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org/event/a-midsummers-enchanted-evening/ LOCATION:St. John’s University\, Great Lawn\, 8000 Utopia Pkwy\, Jamaica\, NY\, 11439\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.queenssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/M1-11837-Queens-Summer-Concert-Flyer.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="St. John's University Office of Community Relations":MAILTO:communityrelations@stjohns.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180628T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180628T210000 DTSTAMP:20260416T060442 CREATED:20180618T163539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180817T215945Z UID:306-1530214200-1530219600@www.queenssymphony.org SUMMARY:A Night at the Opera with the QSO DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss your favorite operatic arias and songs performed by two of opera’s rising stars. \nMaria Natale\, Soprano\nMatthew White\, Tenor\nThe Queens Symphony Orchestra\nMartin Majkut\, Conductor \nWorks by Puccini\, Verdi\, Donizetti\, Mascagni\, Mozart and more! URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org/event/a-night-at-the-opera-with-the-queens-symphony-orchestra/ LOCATION:Russo’s on the Bay\, 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd\, Howard Beach\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.queenssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/night-at-the-opera.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180627T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180627T220000 DTSTAMP:20260416T060442 CREATED:20180615T160116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180615T160116Z UID:273-1530126000-1530136800@www.queenssymphony.org SUMMARY:2018 Gala DESCRIPTION:7:00 PM Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on the terrace\n8:00 PM Dinner & Honoree Award Presentation\n9:00 PM Dancing & live music with special guest artist \nClick here to download an RSVP card and information about purchasing journal ads. URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org/event/2018-gala/ LOCATION:Russo’s on the Bay\, 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd\, Howard Beach\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.queenssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/QSO_Gala-2018_Invite_web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180617T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180617T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T060442 CREATED:20180618T154041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180821T120724Z UID:281-1529247600-1529254800@www.queenssymphony.org SUMMARY:1\,001 Nights DESCRIPTION:A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS – Rimsky-Korsakov wrote the classical music’s most famous foray into the world of exoticism. His Scheherazade is clad in luxurious orchestral colors. – the fairy tales of the One Thousand and One Nights have never been told with more vibrancy! \nWhen you want to take a fantastic journey into the Far Far Away lands\, there is hardly a better vessel than the orchestra. Symphonic music is peerlessly evocative. Just consider this description from our featured composition: the ship breaks up against a cliff surmounted by a bronze horseman. Now imagine the full orchestra playing that scene! \nRecreating the legend of the Sultan Schahriar and the Sultana Scheherazade\, the Russian Romantic composer Rimsky-Korsakov wrote the classical music’s most famous foray into the world of exoticism. His Scheherazade is clad in luxurious orchestral colors. The majestic tutti sections are intertwined with numerous instrumental solos. This is a perfect family outing – the fairy tales of the One Thousand and One Nights have never been told with more vibrancy! URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org/event/1001-nights/ LOCATION:LeFrak Concert Hall\, Kupferberg Center for the Arts\, Queens College\, 65-30 Kissena Blvd\, Flushing\, NY\, 11367\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts,Masterworks Concerts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180506T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180506T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T060442 CREATED:20180618T155018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T123551Z UID:287-1525618800-1525626000@www.queenssymphony.org SUMMARY:Dance! DESCRIPTION:The Queens Symphony Orchestra will present the second in its series of Family Concerts titled “Dance!” conducted by the company’s Music Director Martin Majkut on Sunday afternoon\, May 6\, 2018 at 3:00 PM in LeFrak Hall at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College. \nRepertoire includes Dances from Three Cornered Hat by deFalla\, Valse Triste\, by Sibelius and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. \n“Dance and movement are music’s closest cousins” states Martin Majkut\, QSO’s Music Director. “On May 6\, we offer three different takes on how classical composers used dance as an inspiration for their creations”. \n“Our excursion starts in Spain with a selection of dances from Falla’s ballet Three Cornered Hat. This music has a strong Andalusian flavor\, mixing Spanish and Arabic influences. You will have no trouble spotting several spots where the orchestra sounds like a flamenco guitar”.\n“A contemplative mood sets in for our second piece. Finish composer Sibelius wrote Valse triste as a brief meditation on the last moments on the Earth. An ailing elderly woman raises from her deathbed and dances with the crowd of invisible guests. Sibelius employs very simple means\, intimate orchestral forces and unadorned musical phrasing to create an atmosphere that is retrospective without being sentimental”.\n“For his Symphony No. 7\, German composer Beethoven distilled the elements of dance to their very essence. The entire piece vibrates with sharp rhythmic motives that propel the symphony forward. The first movement starts with a slow introduction but soon the pace picks up and does not let go until the final note. The third movement is breathtakingly quick and\, for the most part\, very soft\, with unexpected accents creating moments of true exhilaration. And the fourth movement is one endless whirlwind! For contrast\, the slow second movement proceeds with a measured pace\, giving us an ample time to enjoy one of the most beautiful harmonic progressions in all of music”. \nTickets are free to the public. Reservations can be made at www.universe.com Seating will be on a first come-first-served basis. URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org/event/dance/ LOCATION:LeFrak Concert Hall\, Kupferberg Center for the Arts\, Queens College\, 65-30 Kissena Blvd\, Flushing\, NY\, 11367\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts,Family Concerts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180429T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180429T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T060442 CREATED:20180618T163022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180821T115401Z UID:302-1525014000-1525021200@www.queenssymphony.org SUMMARY:Fancy Free & Enigmatic DESCRIPTION:“Fancy Free and Enigmatic” opens with the salute to Leonard Bernstein\, for his 100th birthday year with Three Dances from his first major Broadway hit\, Fancy Free. Next we will hear Mozart’s 23rd piano concerto. One could say that Mozart lived a “fancy- free” lifestyle and he also remains one the great musical enigmas. Our soloist for the concerto is the Israeli pianist Alon Goldstein\, an impeccable Mozart interpreter. In the second half\, we’ll feature Elgar’s Enigma Variations – with the immensely popular Nimrod movement – is a colorful musical sketchbook of the composer’s friends. URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org/event/fancy-free-enigmatic/ LOCATION:LeFrak Concert Hall\, Kupferberg Center for the Arts\, Queens College\, 65-30 Kissena Blvd\, Flushing\, NY\, 11367\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts,Masterworks Concerts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180323T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180323T213000 DTSTAMP:20260416T060442 CREATED:20180618T162401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180817T185946Z UID:296-1521833400-1521840600@www.queenssymphony.org SUMMARY:Destination: Italy! DESCRIPTION:The Queens Symphony Orchestra presents the second in its series of Masterworks Concerts titled “Destination Italy” conducted by the company’s Music Director Martin Majkut on Friday evening\, March 23\, 2018 at 7:30 PM at Flushing Town Hall. Repertoire includes Schubert’s Overture in the Italian Style\, Stravinsky’s Pulcinella and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons featuring violinist Kinga Augustyn. \nTickets are free to the public. Reservations are Recommended. Seating will be on a first-come-first-served basis. \nAbout the Repertoire\nFor centuries\, Italy was the musicians’ Mecca. Italians brought the art of polyphonic singing to its highest peak and discovered the power of melody for the world”. Franz Schubert\, known as one of music’s greatest melodists\, had never been to Italy but he felt the bond with his spiritual ancestors on the other side of the Alps. Overture in Italian Style is his homage to the style of music that is mighty in its simplicity. \nStravinsky’s Pulcinella\, composed in the “neo-classical style” and features one of the characters from Italian commedia dell’arte. Stravinsky took early 18th century tunes and modernized them as he saw fit. This music is both old-fashioned and modern\, realistic in one moment and distorted like a portrait by Picasso immediately thereafter. \nAnd finally\, we get a true Italian! The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos\, one for each season. Antonio Vivaldi created a work with irresistible melodies and a violin part that is not only virtuosic but also tells a story. URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org/event/destination-italy/ LOCATION:Flushing Town Hall\, 137-35 Northern Boulevard\, Queens\, NY\, 11354\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts,Masterworks Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.queenssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/destination-italy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180202T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180202T220000 DTSTAMP:20260416T060442 CREATED:20180821T130702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180821T130702Z UID:468-1517599800-1517608800@www.queenssymphony.org SUMMARY:Go Baroque DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org/event/go-baroque/ LOCATION:Flushing Town Hall\, 137-35 Northern Boulevard\, Queens\, NY\, 11354\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts,Masterworks Concerts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171217T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171217T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T060442 CREATED:20180705T122634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180821T120830Z UID:402-1513522800-1513530000@www.queenssymphony.org SUMMARY:Family Christmas Concert DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.queenssymphony.org/event/family-christmas-concert/ LOCATION:LeFrak Concert Hall\, Kupferberg Center for the Arts\, Queens College\, 65-30 Kissena Blvd\, Flushing\, NY\, 11367\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts,Family Concerts END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR