2007-2008 Subscription Concerts - New York City

The Broadway Presbyterian Church
Broadway at 114th Street

The 36th Year in NYC! Modern Haydn -- Then as Now

For the 2007-2008 season New York Philomusica explores the immense spectrum of musical innovation embodied by Joseph Haydn.

Thursday, October 4, 2007, 8PM Thursday, December 6, 2007, 8PM Thursday, February 21, 2008, 8PM Thursday, May 1, 2008, 8PM Detailed programs at a glance

One of the most prominent composers of the Classical period, Haydn has been called the “father” of many of the musical forms common today. Artistic Director A. Robert Johnson has put together a wide range of music similar to that which Haydn would have been commissioned to write in a typical season by his patron, Count Nicolas Esterhazy, to give modern audiences a taste of the many ways in which Haydn contributed to our understanding of music as we know it today.

In keeping with New York Philomusica’s tradition of presenting and contrasting masters from all ages, the music of Haydn will be juxtaposed with numerous others of note, including Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms and our current Featured Composer Michael Berkeley.

What more appropriate composer than Haydn to explore the subject of how we have come to appreciate music of the past while pondering the future? Of Haydn, Johnson says, “Tradition! Who ever heard of Wagenseil? Or Cannabich? Haydn did. In fact he borrowed some good ideas from each and made them his own, standing the tradition of his day on its head.” This is what New York Philomusica does for today’s listeners.

We've loved the music of Joseph Haydn since forever! Subscribe to the 2007-08 concerts, and you will love it forever!