SCHEDULE

Nabors, "Pulse" for Orchestra

Taichi Fukumura, Conductor

The Cleveland Orchestra’s 46th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert features soprano Latonia Moore and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Chorus, an all-volunteer community chorus. The program takes the audience on a journey through Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s evolution as a prominent servant leader.

Although the concert is free, tickets are required and available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning on Saturday, January 3, at 10 a.m.

Other works by Beethoven, Thompson, Loggins-Hull, Gounod, Rossini, Bonds, and more.

"...and Beyond" for solo cello and fixed electronics, Dennis Parker, cello.

Experience innovative new musical works from LSU's creative minds! Join us in the LSU Digital Media Center Theatre for an evening of recent chamber music and digital media compositions. Faculty composers showcase their latest creations, brought to life by talented LSU faculty and student performers. Discover the cutting edge of contemporary music right here on campus—an inspiring celebration of artistic excellence and collaboration.

Nabors: String Quartet

"Pulse" for Orchestra

The sumptuous brilliance of Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 holds its own alongside the iconic works of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Tchaikovsky – performed with the joyful lyricism of rising-star American soloist Aubree Oliverson. Guest conductor Kensho Watanabe opens the program with Brian Raphael Nabors’ rhythmically charged rhapsody Pulse, followed by Prokofiev’s popular Symphony No. 5, a bold, triumphant work that captures the spirit of human resilience.

MTNA Gala
World Premiere of Nabors "Piano Sonata No. 3,"
Lewis Warren, Jr., piano.

Guest Artist Recital
Nabors, "Polaris" for solo piano

"Hammond Organ Concerto"

Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Brian Raphael Nabors, hammond organ

CLARICE ASSAD Baião N’ Blues
BRIAN RAPHAEL NABORS Hammond Organ Concerto
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”

Trailblazing chamber musicians Poiesis Quartet and rising star pianist Amiri Harewood perform a uniquely beautiful evening of musical homages and tributes.

GABRIELA LENA FRANK – Tres Homenajes
1. Scherzo para Sipan
SHOSTAKOVICH – Prelude and Fugues Op. 87, No. 7 in A Major
J.S. BACH – The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888
BRIAN NABORS – String Quartet
GABRIELA LENA FRANK – Tres Homenajes
2. Adagio para Amantani
JEROD IMPICHCHAACHAAHA' TATE – Pisachi
J.S. BACH – The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893
SHOSTAKOVICH – Prelude and Fugues Op. 87, No. 6 in B Minor
GABRIELA LENA FRANK – Tres Homenajes
3. T’inku

"I, Too, Sing America"

Nabors: String Quartet

"Hammond Organ Concerto"

This can’t-miss concert is a celebration and exploration of Black ritual and spirituality through the music of the African diaspora. A wide array of instruments, traditions and guests take center stage in this powerful program.

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR
The Bamboula

GREEN
Testify

OKOYE
Voices Shouting Out

NABORS
Concerto for Hammond Organ

"Pulse" for Orchestra

Under the direction of Antony Hermus, the Concertgebouw Orchestra is performing music by Black American composers. Principal trumpet player Miro Petkov appears as soloist in Wynton Marsalis’s spectacular Trumpet Concerto. In this concerto, we hear a trumpeting elephant, references to the French Baroque style, the blues, Louis Armstrong, the European-Jewish trumpet tradition and much more.

Clarinet Instructor Chadwick Thomas presents a concert by his chamber music ensemble, the Ecor Quartet, featuring violinist Sahada Buckley, cellist Trace Johnson, and pianist Yujin Lee.

Cornerstone pieces in the group’s repertoire include the Quartet by Peter Schickele, “Nine Episodes for Four Players” by Ned Rorem, “Quartet for the End of Time” by Olivier Messiaen, and the Quartet by Walter Rabl. The Ecor Quartet has performed other works by John Mackey, Brian Raphael Nabors, and more.

Program

Brian Raphael Nabors: Bootleg Hoedown

Walter Rabl: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 1
Allegro moderato
Adagio molto – Un poco più lento – Allegro vivace – Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante ma non troppo – Lento grandioso
Andantino un poco mosso
Allegro con brio

Intermission

Franz Joseph Haydn: Divertimento in C major, Hob.IV:1 (London Trio No. 1)
Allegro moderato
Andante
Finale

Peter Schickele: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano
Moderate
Fast, driving
Slow, elegiac
Quite fast, dancing

Nabors, Sonata for Oboe & Piano

Join us for a Blair Master Series recital featuring internationally recognized oboist Jared Hauser on Thursday, October 1, 2026. A performer, recording artist, and champion of new music, Hauser will present a program highlighting the oboe’s extraordinary expressive range, lyricism, and versatility. Known for his engaging artistry and imaginative programming, he brings audiences a compelling blend of beloved repertoire and contemporary works.

Orpheus & Lucas and Arthur Jussen
Nabors, Mozart, & Schumann

NABORS
Groove Studies for Chamber Orchestra

MOZART
Concerto in E-flat Major for Two Pianos, K. 365

SCHUMANN
Chamber Symphony after Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 63

NY premiere of "Groove Studies" for chamber orchestra.

It’s a family affair when brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen perform with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, intertwined in effervescent phrases first played by Mozart and his sister. Schumann’s Piano Trio, a creative leap fueled by his intimate collaboration with his wife, Clara, radiates passion and power in a new expansion by Michael Stephen Brown. Brian Nabors, the son of a church musician, brings a lifetime of immersion in America’s soulful traditions to his Orpheus commission.

In celebration of America’s 250th and in anticipation of America’s 251st (and beyond…), the Raleigh Civic Symphony presents an all-American program which straddles the 20th and 21st centuries, featuring the World Premiere of Brian Raphael Nabor’s Trombone Concerto.

Program:
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland: Suite from Our Town
Brian Raphael Nabors: Union, Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
(World Premiere)
Jennifer Higdon: blue cathedral

World premiere of String Quartet No. 2 "Mania Amour"

From buzzing metropolis to the deep wilderness, everything is connected in Brian Raphael Nabors Pulse through the colorful harmonic language of the orchestra. Not to be missed, this inspiring concert features the return of violinist David Kim to perform Bruch’s stunning Violin Concerto No. 1. The orchestra will end the evening, led by Music Director Finalist Tristan Rais-Sherman, with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4—a dramatic take on Fate’s inevitability and how we must still rejoice in the rejoicing of others despite this.

Brian Raphael Nabors
Pulse

Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4

"Shades of Africa"

with guest artists Rudy Perrault (viola) and Jason Wells (bass)

Brian Raphael Nabors Piano Trio (2020)
Gabriela Lena Frank Four Folk Songs (2012)
Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A Major, D.667 “Trout” (1819)
David Baker Roots II (1992)

CSP Quartet: Tradition and Transformation

Our season finale features a string quartet by Brian Nabors. Written in 2024 as part of the Resonate project, the piece explores the full range of colors a string quartet can produce. Also on the program is Brahms's bright, joyful String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major. And we're especially excited to close the season with a world premiere from our own Mable Lecrone! The concert is followed by a catered reception, and all proceeds go to our free education program!