orchestra new england

Orchestra New England (ONE) is one of the most versatile and exciting orchestras in America. The Orchestra is committed to quality and innovation, a commitment that has made its artistic achievements possible by generating and nurturing an unusual workplace and a remarkable orchestra.

Photo by Harold Shapiro

Upcoming Concert:

Debut Night!
Saturday, April 10, 2010 8PM

***Note to subscribers: This concert date has been updated as of January 27th 2010.***

ONE presents the world premiere of Mark Kuss's new work for our principal violist, Marlene Segelstein, together with Stravinsky's charming l'Histoire du soldat.

At the United Church on the Green, New Haven, CT

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Of Note: Our own Joe Russo

Ayers, subject of “The Soloist,” cuts first CD 

In Wednesday’s (2/3) Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez writes, “I was beginning to think we’d never get around to making the CD that Nathaniel Anthony Ayers has been talking about for years. Last summer, on a trip to San Francisco, where Mr. Ayers was honored for his spirit by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, we came up with the perfect name for it: ‘Putting on Ayers.’ … A few weeks ago, it all seemed to be coming together. We had a day booked in a Silver Lake studio. A pal of his, Joe Russo, had agreed to fly in from Connecticut to record with him. L.A. Philharmonic pianist Joanne Pearce Martin and violinist Robert Gupta had juggled schedules. And Michael Balzary, also known as Flea of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers, was eager to join us.” Ayers had second thoughts, but went ahead with the sessions. “Mr. Ayers played violin, cello, bass, piano and trumpet with varying degrees of success. … He’s got his own sound, for sure, unstructured and sometimes unresolved, manic, lost. He plays his life, and he plays it in a jazzy, bluesy voice framed by the classical training.”

See our own Joe Russo in this video (select the 2nd story).