Presenters and performers: To let us know of a performance for possible inclusion in this calendar, please email us at: October 2 Kuai Le Silk Road Ensemble Opening Ceremony Shanghai Special Olympics October 5 Last Round Third Angle Ensemble Portland, OR October 5 Last Round The Charleston Symphony Orchestra Charleston, SC October 10 Ainadamar IUSM student soloists, Women of the Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Carmen Helena Tellez, conductor Auer Concert Hall, Simon Music Center, Indiana University Campus, Bloomington, IN October 12 Ainadamar IUSM student soloists, Women of the Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Carmen Helena Tellez, conductor Auer Concert Hall, Simon Music Center, Indiana University Campus, Bloomington, IN October 13 Last Round Nashville Chamber Orchestra Nashville, TN October 13 Last Round South Carolina Philharmonic Columbia, SC October 13 Last Round The IRIS Orchestra West Bloomfield, MI October 13 Last Round Finnish National Opera Helsinki, Finland October 19 Ainadamar Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Opera Boston Chorus and Orchestra, Gil Rose, conductor; Peter Sellars, director Cutler Majestic Theater, Boston, MA October 20 Youth Without Youth (World Premiere) Soundtrack to the Francis Ford Coppola film Rome Film Festival October 21 Ainadamar Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Opera Boston Chorus and Orchestra, Gil Rose, conductor; Peter Sellars, director Cutler Majestic Theater, Boston, MA October 21 Deaths of the Angels Hilton Head Symphony Savannah, GA October 22 Deaths of the Angels Hilton Head Symphony Savannah, GA October 23 Ainadamar Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Opera Boston Chorus and Orchestra, Gil Rose, conductor; Peter Sellars, director Cutler Majestic Theater, Boston, MA November 8 Last Round Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Kitchener, Ontario, Canada November 9 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind David Krakauer, clarinet; Pacific Symphony, Carl St. Clair, conductor Santa Ana, CA November 10 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind David Krakauer, clarinet; Pacific Symphony, Carl St. Clair, conductor Santa Ana, CA November 11 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind David Krakauer, clarinet; Pacific Symphony, Carl St. Clair, conductor Santa Ana, CA November 11 Last Round Ohio University Orchestra Athens, OH November 16 Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra Madison Symphony Orchestra Madison, WI November 17 Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra Madison Symphony Orchestra Madison, WI November 18 Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra Madison Symphony Orchestra Madison, WI November 24 Ainadamar Katrin Gerstenberger/Allison Oakes (Margarita Xirgu), Sonja Borowski-Tudor (Federic Garcia Lorca), Aki Hashimoto/Margaret Rose Koenn (Nuria), Damendshor des Staatstheaters, Staatsorchester Darmstadt, Mei Hong Lin Stage Management/Choreography, Martin Lukas Meister, conductor Darmstadt, Germany November 30 Ainadamar Katrin Gerstenberger/Allison Oakes (Margarita Xirgu), Sonja Borowski-Tudor (Federic Garcia Lorca), Aki Hashimoto/Margaret Rose Koenn (Nuria), Damendshor des Staatstheaters, Staatsorchester Darmstadt, Mei Hong Lin Stage Management/Choreography, Martin Lukas Meister, conductor Darmstadt, Germany December 6 Azul; Omaramor Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Michael Ward-Bergeman, Hyper Accordion; Jamey Haddad, Percussion; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Symphony Hall Boston, MA December 7 Azul; Omaramor Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Michael Ward-Bergeman, Hyper Accordion; Jamey Haddad, Percussion; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Symphony Hall Boston, MA December 14 Ainadamar Katrin Gerstenberger/Allison Oakes (Margarita Xirgu), Sonja Borowski-Tudor (Federic Garcia Lorca), Aki Hashimoto/Margaret Rose Koenn (Nuria), Damendshor des Staatstheaters, Staatsorchester Darmstadt, Mei Hong Lin Stage Management/Choreography, Martin Lukas Meister, conductor Darmstadt, Germany December 21 Ainadamar Katrin Gerstenberger/Allison Oakes (Margarita Xirgu), Sonja Borowski-Tudor (Federic Garcia Lorca), Aki Hashimoto/Margaret Rose Koenn (Nuria), Damendshor des Staatstheaters, Staatsorchester Darmstadt, Mei Hong Lin Stage Management/Choreography, Martin Lukas Meister, conductor Darmstadt, Germany January 5 Ainadamar Katrin Gerstenberger/Allison Oakes (Margarita Xirgu), Sonja Borowski-Tudor (Federic Garcia Lorca), Aki Hashimoto/Margaret Rose Koenn (Nuria), Damendshor des Staatstheaters, Staatsorchester Darmstadt, Mei Hong Lin Stage Management/Choreography, Martin Lukas Meister, conductor Darmstadt, Germany January 16 Ainadamar Katrin Gerstenberger/Allison Oakes (Margarita Xirgu), Sonja Borowski-Tudor (Federic Garcia Lorca), Aki Hashimoto/Margaret Rose Koenn (Nuria), Damendshor des Staatstheaters, Staatsorchester Darmstadt, Mei Hong Lin Stage Management/Choreography, Martin Lukas Meister, conductor Darmstadt, Germany January 26 Mariel for Cello and Orchestra Alban Gerhardt, cello; Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Carnegie Hall, New York, NY January 26 Night of the Flying Horses Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Hamilton, Ontario, Canada January 28 Last Round A Far Cry Cambridge, MA January 29 Last Round A Far Cry Brookline, MA January 31 Last Round A Far Cry Boston, MA January 31 Chamber and choral selections Columbus Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Weigel Auditorium, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH February 1 Last Round A Far Cry Andover, MA February 1 Last Round;Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra Jessica Rivera, soprano; Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Scott Yoo, guest conductor Ohio Theater, Columbus, OH February 2 Last Round;Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra Jessica Rivera, soprano; Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Scott Yoo, guest conductor Ohio Theater, Columbus, OH February 6 Last Round Orchestra London Canada London, Ontario, Canada February 7 Ainadamar Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Emily Albrink, soprano; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, Chicago, IL February 8 Last Round Cincinnati Symphony Chamber Players Cincinnati Memorial Hall February 8 Ainadamar Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Emily Albrink, soprano; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, Chicago, IL February 8 Last Round Columbus Symphony Columbus, OH February 8 Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra Columbus Symphony Columbus, OH February 9 Ainadamar Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Emily Albrink, soprano; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, Chicago, IL February 10 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Manchester Music Festival Manchester, VT February 12 Ainadamar Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Emily Albrink, soprano; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, Chicago, IL February 16 Ainadamar Katrin Gerstenberger/Allison Oakes (Margarita Xirgu), Sonja Borowski-Tudor (Federic Garcia Lorca), Aki Hashimoto/Margaret Rose Koenn (Nuria), Damendshor des Staatstheaters, Staatsorchester Darmstadt, Mei Hong Lin Stage Management/Choreography, Martin Lukas Meister, conductor Darmstadt, Germany February 22 Ayre Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Los Marranos Camp Concert Hall; University of Richmond, VA February 23 Ayre Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Los Marranos Page Auditorium, Duke University, Durham NC February 29 Ayre Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Los Marranos Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA February 29 Ainadamar Jessica Rivera, soprano; Leanne Kenneally, soprano; Kelly O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Adelaide Festival Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, Australia March 1 Ayre Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Los Marranos Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, CA March 2 Ainadamar Jessica Rivera, soprano; Leanne Kenneally, soprano; Kelly O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Adelaide Festival Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, Australia March 2 Night of the Flying Horses Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra Columbus, OH March 3 Ayre Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Los Marranos Philharmonic Society of Orange County; Orange County, CA March 4 Ainadamar Jessica Rivera, soprano; Leanne Kenneally, soprano; Kelly O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Adelaide Festival Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, Australia March 9 Ainadamar Katrin Gerstenberger/Allison Oakes (Margarita Xirgu), Sonja Borowski-Tudor (Federic Garcia Lorca), Aki Hashimoto/Margaret Rose Koenn (Nuria), Damendshor des Staatstheaters, Staatsorchester Darmstadt, Mei Hong Lin Stage Management/Choreography, Martin Lukas Meister, conductor Darmstadt, Germany March 13 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Todd Palmer, clarinet; Boston University Orchesrta, Richard Cornell, conductor Town Hall, New York, NY March 13 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind David Krakauer, clarinet; Phoenix Symphony, Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Phoenix, AZ March 13 Last Round Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Adelaide Town Hall, Australia March 14 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind David Krakauer, clarinet; Phoenix Symphony, Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Phoenix, AZ March 14-16 Ainadamar The Curtis Institute of Music; Corrado Rovaris, conductor; Layla Claire (Margarita Xirgu), Federico García Lorca (Rinnat Moriah), Katherine Lerner, Tammy Coil; Chas Rader-Shieber, stage director Perelman Theatre, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA March 15 La Pasión según San Marcos Luciana Souza; Schola Cantorum de Caracas; Moscow Soloists; Orquesta La Pasión, Maria Guinand, conductor Milano, Basilica Sant'Ambrogio (Universita Cattolica), Italy March 15 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind David Krakauer, clarinet; Phoenix Symphony, Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Phoenix, AZ March 16 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind David Krakauer, clarinet; Phoenix Symphony, Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Phoenix, AZ March 17 La Pasión según San Marcos Luciana Souza; Schola Cantorum de Caracas; Moscow Soloists; Orquesta La Pasión, Maria Guinand, conductor Teatro Comunale, Ferrara, Italy March 19 La Pasión según San Marcos Luciana Souza; Schola Cantorum de Caracas; Moscow Soloists; Orquesta La Pasión, Maria Guinand, conductor Roma, Parco della Musica (Auditorio – Berio Hall) (Accademia Nazaionale di Santa Cecilia) Italy March 24 Ainadamar Jessica Rivera, soprano; Leanne Kenneally, soprano; Kelly O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Adelaide Festival Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, Australia April 4 Last Round Musique 21 Michigan State University April 5 Ainadamar Katrin Gerstenberger/Allison Oakes (Margarita Xirgu), Sonja Borowski-Tudor (Federic Garcia Lorca), Aki Hashimoto/Margaret Rose Koenn (Nuria), Damendshor des Staatstheaters, Staatsorchester Darmstadt, Mei Hong Lin Stage Management/Choreography, Martin Lukas Meister, conductor Darmstadt, Germany April 6 Suite from Youth Without Youth Featuring members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Brad Lubman, conductor Presented by MusicNOW Harris Theater, Chicago, IL April 7 Youth Without Youth (concert World Premiere) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Brad Lubman, conductor; Michael Riesman, Piano; Michael Ward-Bergeman, Hyper Accordion; Kayhan Kalhor, violin; Kalman Balogh, Cimbalom Harris Theater, Millennium Park, Chicago, IL April 8 Last Round Oberlin Conservatory Finney Chapel, Oberlin, OH April 8 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Musicians of the Juilliard Chamber Program, James Conlon, conductor New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York, NY April 10 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Musicians of the Juilliard Chamber Program, James Conlon, conductor Terrace Theatre, kennedy Center, Washington, DC April 10 Ainadamar Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Rivera, soprano; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, conductor Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK April 12 Yiddishbbuk; The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Borromeo String Quartet Fairfield University Fairfield, CT April 12 Night of the Flying Horses Charlottesville Symphony Charlottesville, VA April 13 Yiddishbbuk Borromeo String Quartet Forsyth Chapel at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, MA April 13 Night of the Flying Horses Charlottesville Symphony Charlottesville, VA April 13 Ainadamar Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Rivera, soprano; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, conductor Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall, London, UK April 19 Last Round Finnish National Opera Orchestra Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland April 24 Last Round Orquesta Sinfonica Sinaloa de las Artes, Alondra de la Parra, concudtor Teatro Pablo de Villavicencio, Culiacan Sinaloa, Mexico April 24 WORLD PREMIERE: She Was Here (based on Schubert Lieder) Dawn Upshaw, soprano; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Douglas Boyd, conductor Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, MN April 25 Last Round Orquesta Sinfonica Sinaloa de las Artes, Alondra de la Parra, concudtor Teatro Angela Peralto, Mazatlan Sinoloa, Mexico April 26 She Was Here (based on Schubert Lieder) Dawn Upshaw, soprano; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Douglas Boyd, conductor Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, MN April 27 She Was Here (based on Schubert Lieder) Dawn Upshaw, soprano; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Douglas Boyd, conductor Mandel Hall at University of Chicago, Chicago, IL May 3 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Todd Palmer, clarinet; BBC Scottish Symphony, Robert Spano, conductor Haymarket, Glascow, Scotland May 9 Last Round Ensemble ACJW, The Academy—A Program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute Weill Recital Hall, New York City, NY May 10 She Was Here (based on Schubert Lieder) Dawn Upshaw, soprano; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Douglas Boyd, conductor McCarter Theater, Princeton, NJ May 11 She Was Here (based on Schubert Lieder) Dawn Upshaw, soprano; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Douglas Boyd, conductor Zankel Hall, New York City, NY May 13 Ainadamar Katrin Gerstenberger/Allison Oakes (Margarita Xirgu), Sonja Borowski-Tudor (Federic Garcia Lorca), Aki Hashimoto/Margaret Rose Koenn (Nuria), Damendshor des Staatstheaters, Staatsorchester Darmstadt, Mei Hong Lin Stage Management/Choreography, Martin Lukas Meister, conductor Darmstadt, Germany May 23 Ainadamar Katrin Gerstenberger/Allison Oakes (Margarita Xirgu), Sonja Borowski-Tudor (Federic Garcia Lorca), Aki Hashimoto/Margaret Rose Koenn (Nuria), Damendshor des Staatstheaters, Staatsorchester Darmstadt, Mei Hong Lin Stage Management/Choreography, Martin Lukas Meister, conductor Darmstadt, Germany May 23 Ainadamar Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Emily Albrink, soprano; Phoenix Symphony, Michael Christie, conductor Symphony Hall, Phoenix, AZ May 24 Ainadamar Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Emily Albrink, soprano; Phoenix Symphony, Michael Christie, conductor Symphony Hall, Phoenix, AZ May 24 Night of the Flying Horses Teatro Argentino de La Plata, Dante Anzolini, conductor Teatro Argentino de La Plata, Argentina May 30 Last Round Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional, Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico May 30 Oceana Lafayette Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra Bethany Lutheran Church, Englewood (Denver) May 30 Lua Descolorida Lafayette Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra Bethany Lutheran Church, Englewood (Denver) May 30 Mariel for Cello and Orchestra Ilya Finkelshteyn, cello; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Music Center at Strathmore, Baltimore, MD May 31 Mariel for Cello and Orchestra Ilya Finkelshteyn, cello; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD May 31 Oceana Lafayette Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra Mountain View Baptist Church, Lafayette, CO May 31 Lua Descolorida Lafayette Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra Mountain View Baptist Church, Lafayette, CO June 1 Oceana Lafayette Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO June 1 Last Round Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional, Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico June 1 Lua Descolorida Lafayette Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO June 5 Ainadamar Katrin Gerstenberger/Allison Oakes (Margarita Xirgu), Sonja Borowski-Tudor (Federic Garcia Lorca), Aki Hashimoto/Margaret Rose Koenn (Nuria), Damendshor des Staatstheaters, Staatsorchester Darmstadt, Mei Hong Lin Stage Management/Choreography, Martin Lukas Meister, conductor Darmstadt, Germany June 6 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Todd Palmer, clarinet; Super Nova Quartet Dunn Theartre, Dalhousie Arts Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada June 6 Last Round; The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind; Youth Without Youth (suite) David Kraukauer, clarinet; Kalman Balogh, Cimbalom; Michael Ward-Bergeman, Hyper Accordion; Kayhan Kalhor, Kamancheh; Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Jorma Panula, conductor Muziekgebouw Lyric Opera, Amsterdam, Holland June 12 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Todd Palmer, clarinet; Atlanta Symphony, Robert Spano, conductor Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA June 13 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Todd Palmer, clarinet; Atlanta Symphony, Robert Spano, conductor Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA June 14 The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Todd Palmer, clarinet; Atlanta Symphony, Robert Spano, conductor Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA June 15 Ayre Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Andalucian Dogs Musiktheatre, Holland Festival, Amsterdam, Holland June 17 Ayre Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Andalucian Dogs Pallas Theatre, Athens, Greece June 22 La Pasión según San Marcos Biella Da Costa, jazz vocalist; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Reynaldo Gonzalez Fernandez, vocalist and dancer; Deraldo Ferreira, Schola Cantorum de Venuzuela, Orquesta la Pasion, The Camillion Ensemble, Robert Spano, conductor Royal Carre Theater, Amsterdam, Holland July 4 Last Round Quatuors a La Folie, Quatuor Debussy Cathedrale de Viviers, Festival Les Cordes en Ballade, Ardeche, France July 5 Azul Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Michael Ward-Bergeman, Hyper Accordion; Cyro Batista, Percussion; Aspen Chamber Symphony, David Robertson, conductor Benedict Music Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO July 26 Last Round Domaine Forget Francoys-Bernier Hall, St.-Irenee, Quebec, Canada August 1 Last Round La Jolla Music Society Sherwood Auditorium, La Jolla, CA August 1 Last Round Grant Park Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Harris Theater, Chicago, IL August 2 Last Round Grant Park Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Harris Theater, Chicago, IL August 10 Last Round Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor Mission San Juan Bautista, CA October 18 Last Round Oregon Symphony, Carlos Kalmar, conductor Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR October 19 Last Round Oregon Symphony, Carlos Kalmar, conductor Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR October 20 Last Round Oregon Symphony, Carlos Kalmar, conductor Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR October 21 Last Round Oregon Symphony, Carlos Kalmar, conductor Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR October 21 Last Round Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Yutaka Sado, conductor Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany October 23 Mariel for Cello and Orchestra (Chicago Premiere) Ken Olsen, cello; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Chicago Symphony Hall, Chicago, IL October 24 Mariel for Cello and Orchestra Ken Olsen, cello; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Chicago Symphony Hall, Chicago, IL October 25 Mariel for Cello and Orchestra Ken Olsen, cello; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Chicago Symphony Hall, Chicago, IL October 28 Mariel for Cello and Orchestra Ken Olsen, cello; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Chicago Symphony Hall, Chicago, IL October 30 Last Round The Florida Orchestra Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, FL November 9 Last Round Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Von Braun Center Concert Hall, Huntsville, AL November 9 Azul (Hong Kong Permiere) Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Michael Ward-Bergeman, Hyper Accordion; Jamey Haddad, Percussion; Hong Kong Philharmonic, Lan Shiu, conductor Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong November 11 Azul (Switzerland Permiere) Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Michael Ward-Bergeman, Hyper Accordion; Jamey Haddad, Percussion; Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Paul Goodwin, conductor Lucerne, Switzerland December 7 Ainadamar Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Emily Albrink, soprano; Jesus Montoya, Cantaor; Orchestra of St Luke's, Robert Spano, conductor Carnegie Hall, New York, NY