Schedule

July 2 and 9, 2025

Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

Capitol Square
Madison, WI

Program to include Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances

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July 9, 2025

Aspen Music Festival

Klein Music Tent
Aspen, CO

Program to include Carlos Simon's Motherboxx Connection

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July 10, 2025

Boston Symphony Chamber Players

Seiji Ozawa Hall Tanglewood Music Festival
Lenox, MA

Program to include Carlos Simon's move it, between worlds, and Giants.

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July 11, 2025

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Dunham Recreation Center
Cincinnati, OH

Program to include Carlos Simon's Motherboxx Connection

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July 11, 2025

Houston Symphony

Miller Outdoor Theeatre
Houston, TX

Program to include Carlos Simon's Holy Dance

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July 11, 2025

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Ravinia Festival Pavillion
Highland Park, IL

Program to include Carlos Simon's Amen!

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July 12, 2025

Scarborough Symphony Orchestra

Methodist Central Hall
Scarborough, UK

CARLOS SIMON Fate Now Conquers
EDWARD GREGSON
Trumpet Concerto
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.7

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July 12, 2025

Interlochen Center for the Arts

Corson Auditorium
Interlochen, MI

Program to include Carlos Simon's Go Down Moses

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July 3-13, 2025

Louisville Symphony Orchestra

In Harmony Tour
Various cities, KY

Program to include Carlos Simon's The Block

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July 16, 2025

Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

Capitol Square
Madison, WI

Program to include Carlos Simon's loop and move it.

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July 18, 2025

US Army Band

Schlesinger Concert Hall
Alexandria, VA

Program to include Carlos Simon's Sweet Chariot

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July 20, 2025

National Youth Orchestra of the USA

Carnegie Hall
New York, NY

CARLOS SIMON Festive Fanfare and Overture (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall for NYO-USA)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E Minor

RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

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July 20, 2025

NSO Summer Music Institute

John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, Dc

Program to include Carlos Simon's Fate Now Conquers.

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July 24, 2025

National Youth Orchestra of the USA

Symphony Hall
Osaka, Japan

CARLOS SIMON Festive Fanfare and Overture (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall for NYO-USA)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E Minor

RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

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July 26, 2025

National Repertory Orchestra

Riverwalk Center
Beckenridge, CO

Program to include Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances

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July 26, 2025

National Youth Orchestra of the USA

Suntory Hall
Tokyo, Japan

CARLOS SIMON Festive Fanfare and Overture (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall for NYO-USA)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E Minor

RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

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July 27, 2025

TLI Presents: African Queens

Linde Center for Music and Learning
Lenox, MA

A dazzling collaboration of music and storytelling featuring soprano Karen Slack and new music by acclaimed composers Jasmine Barnes, Damien Geter, Jessie Montgomery, Shawn Okpebholo, Dave Ragland, BSO Deborah and Philip Edmundson Composer Chair Carlos Simon, and Joel Thompson along with carefully selected traditional repertoire. Each work reflects the beauty, humility, passion, and power of the Queens being celebrated. The Boston Symphony Orchestra on behalf of the Tanglewood Learning Institute is a project co-commissioner of African Queens.

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July 28, 2025

National Youth Orchestra of the USA

Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Hong Kong

CARLOS SIMON Festive Fanfare and Overture (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall for NYO-USA)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E Minor

RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

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July 30, 2025

Lakeside Symphony Orchestra

Hoover Auditorium
Lakeside, OH

Program to include Carlos Simon's Holy Dance

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August 3, 2025

National Youth Orchestra of the USA

Shangai Oriental Art Center
Shanghai, China

CARLOS SIMON Festive Fanfare and Overture (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall for NYO-USA)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E Minor

RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

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August6, 2025

National Youth Orchestra of the USA

Seoul Arts Center
Seoul, South Korea

CARLOS SIMON Festive Fanfare and Overture (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall for NYO-USA)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E Minor

RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

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August 11, 2025

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

Seiji Ozawa Hall Tanglewood Music Festival
Lenox, MA

Program to include Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances.

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August 16, 2025

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra

Chautauqua Amphitheatre
Chautauqua, NY

Program to include Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances.

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August 24, 2025

Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Koussevitzky Music Shed
Lenox, MA

Program to include Carlos Simon's Words and Prayers of My Fathers (*world premiere, Boston Symphony Orchestra commission).

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