Daniel R. Afonso Jr.

Sound Bite / Reimagine Vivaldi's Four Seasons with Audrey Wright!

This November 1st & 2nd, Music Director Nicholas Hersh has put together a fun and exciting program that reimagines the Classics-favorite, Vivaldi's Four Seasons with The Four Seasons Mixtape! Who better to take on the challenge of four different composers for each of the seasons than New York Philharmonic violinist Audrey Wright.

See Audrey & the MSO perform The Four Seasons Mixtape this November 1st & 2nd, 2024 at the Gallo Center for the Arts.

Sound Bite / Celebrating Brotherhood & Joy: Beethoven's 9

MSO Chorus Director, Daniel R. Afonso Jr. joins MSO Music Director, Nicholas Hersh as they discuss the joys of uniting two musical forces: orchestra & chorus in Beethoven's masterpiece: Symphony No. 9!

They also provide insight about the challenges of singing in acapella and English for the Chorus' performance of Amy Beach's "Peace I Leave With You" (Don't get them started on diphthongs!)

See the MSO & MSO Chorus perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 live this May 10 & 11, 2024 at the Gallo Center for the Arts.