Stravinsky’s airborne neoclassical dances; the soaring flute lines of Nielsen’s concerto; Stanhope’s wind octet, a tribute to space exploration; Beethoven’s first ascent to the symphonic stratosphere: this propulsive program draws together eclectic styles across three centuries under the heartfelt leadership of Maestro Umberto Clerici. Igor Stravinsky’s Dances Concertantes (1941–42), written after…

Richard Strauss’s late masterpiece Metamorphosen stands among the most moving works of the 20th century: a lament for a world destroyed by war, written for 23 solo strings whose lines weave together in an outpouring of grief and beauty. In striking counterpoint, American composer Missy Mazzoli’s These Worlds in Us…