The Young People’s Concert is back! Narrator Greg Jukes and Dance Connections join the Orchestra for Prokofiev’s immortal Peter and the Wolf, Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty, Encanto, and more!

As the title implies, we are thinking of tunes about spring. “Spring is Here”, “Spring Can really Hang You Up the Most”, “Up Jumped Spring” and “You Must Believe in Spring” as well as tunes about the season including “Easter Parade” and “I’ll Remember April”. It’s all thoughts of warmer weather as the CJB swings you into spring.

A concert journey through winter landscapes, including orchestral selections from the seasonal favorite, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. Bookending the program is Elinor Remick Warren’s musical depiction of a placid and frozen lake as seen on a hike in the High Sierras, “The Crystal Lake” and Tchaikovksy’s First Symphony, aptly titled “Winter Daydreams” – an early work that he continued to hold in high regard throughout his life.

From classic big band Latin tunes like, “Begin the Beguine”, “Caravan”, and “The Peanut Vendor”. To new arrangements of “Black Orpheus”, Mueva Los Huesos”, and “Mas Que Nada” arranged by our own John Zontek. You will have learned all about the clave and other Latin music rhythms by the time you merengue out of the hall.

Hear the heartbeat of classical Argentinian tango channeled by a quintet of top-notch female chamber musicians and their crackerjack bandoneon player. This is tango like you’ve never imagined it: classical chops, jazz harmonies, and intimate arrangements written for the group by outstanding composers in Buenos Aires.

This highly acclaimed American string duo, featuring violinist Peter Wilson and double bassist Aaron Clay, offers a unique voice to many musical styles by uniting instruments from opposite ends of the string family while performing music of the classical tradition, jazz, big band, folk, film music, popular song, and even funk.

Brian Ganz is widely regarded as one of the leading pianists of his generation. For many years Mr. Ganz has made it his mission to join vivid music-making with warmth and intimacy onstage to produce a new kind of listening experience, in which great works come to life with authentic emotional power.