Photo credit: Zac Nicholson

The Knights
Colin Jacobsen, Artistic Director & violin
Eric Jacobsen, Artistic Director & conductor

The Knights are excited to return to the iconic Naumburg Bandshell on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. No tickets are required to attend this celebratory outdoor performance with Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, and seating will be offered on a first come first serve basis. The concert will also be broadcast live on WQXR.

Program:

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Concerto Grosso from L’Estro Armonico for Two Violins, Cello, and Strings in G minor, Op. 3, No. 2 (RV 578), (1711)

1. Adagio e spiccato, 2. Allegro, 3. Larghetto, 4. Allegro

Colin Jacobsen and Nanae Iwata, violins, Alex Greenbaum, cello

William Grant Still (1895-1978), Summerland: for Flute, Harp, and String Trio, (1935)

Alex Sopp, flute, Megan Conley, harp

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 1038, (1732-35)

1. Largo,  2. Vivace, 3. Adagio, 4. Presto

Colin Jacobsen, violin, Alex Sopp, flute, Eric Jacobsen, cello, Steven Beck, harpsichord

Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889), Gran Duo for Clarinet and Double Bass

1. Allegro - Andante 2. Allegro vivace - Moderato

Agnes Marchione, clarinet, Zachary Cohen, double bass

Intermission

Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Danses sacrée et profane, (1904)

Megan Conley, harp

Chen Yi (b. 1953), Sound of the Five (arranged for marimba and strings), (2001)

3. Romance of Hsiao and Ch’in, 4.Flower Drums in Dance

Joseph Gramley, marimba

Traditional, arr. Danish String Quartet (from Last Leaf)

Polska from Dorotea, Unst Boat Song, The Dromer