Friday, November 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Jordan Hall

Delight of the Muses

Anthony De Ritis Jiggedy Jingle Jaunty Jaunty (2026)*

Samual Barber Knoxville Summer of 1915 (1947)

Matthew Aucoin Selections from The No One’s Rose (2021)

Charles Wuorinen Delight of the Muses (1991)

Gil Rose, conductor

*World Premiere

Inspiration and memory abound four eclectic works on tonight’s program. Anthony De Ritis’ Jiggedy, Jingle, Jaunty, Jaunty a world premiere for orchestra and electronics, pays homage to two 20th-century giants, James Joyce and Luciano Berio through a dialogue that stretches across time. BMOP welcomes soprano Julia Bullock for Samuel Barber’s iconic Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a setting of James Agee’s 1938 prose text whose childlike recollection of a summer evening remains one of Barber’s most beloved creations. In addition, Ms. Bullock also performs two movements from Matthew Aucoin’s The No One’s Rose, settings of poems by Paul Celan that explore memory, language, and loss. The evening concludes with Charles Wuorinen’s Delight of the Muses, a homage to Mozart built from material in Don Giovanni—by turns outlandish, sentimental, and a rousing good time, this ballet shows this iconic American composer at his irreverent best.

Concert is subject to change

Composer

Anthony De Ritis

Samuel Barber

Matthew Aucoin

Charles  Wuorinen