September 19-20
A Hero's Life
Saturday | 9.20.25 | 8:00 PM
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street
Artistic Director Matthew Aubin kicks off The Chelsea Symphony’s 20th anniversary season with Richard Strauss’s thrilling epic Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life). Each night showcases a different work with solo flute. Friday’s performance features Leonard Bernstein’s Halil, a haunting meditation on the ravages of war. Saturday’s performance includes Anže Rozman’s Phoenix, a cinematic journey through the life cycle of the mythological firebird. A premiere by new TCS Composition Fellow Ben Murphy opens the program.
Program
Music for Orchestra in D
Halil
Phoenix
Ein Heldenleben, op.40
Featured Artists
Joseph Morag, acclaimed by the New York Times for his "gorgeous tone,"and "physically expressive cues,” has performed extensively as a soloist,chamber musician, and orchestral violinist. He studied with Aaron Rosand under the prestigious Dolan Prize, awarded by Columbia University. Joseph has also studied conducting under Joshua Gersen at the New York Youth Symphony’s Apprentice Conducting Program, Victor Yampolsky at the Wintergreen Music Festival, and Michael Jinbo at the Monteux Festival. In 2019, he was music director of the Columbia New …
Kim Lewis is a New York-based flutist with immense passion as a performer and teacher. Informed by a rounded education in the arts throughout her childhood in Ohio, including study in dance, voice, and piano, she brings a wealth of experiences to her focus on the flute. As a soloist, Kim has received first place in the 2017 New Jersey Flute Society Concerto Competition, as well as the 2014 Central Ohio Flute Association Competition - Collegiate Division. She was also …
Jackie Traish is originally from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and currently lives in New York City as a musician, teaching artist, and arts administrator. She is a graduate of the Mannes School of Music at the College of Performing Arts at The New School where she received her Masters of Music in Orchestral Studies and her Professional Studies Diploma under the instruction of Judith Mendenhall (principal flutist of the American Ballet). Prior to this, she received her Bachelors in Music …
Conductor
A leader in the 21st century orchestral landscape, Dr. Matthew Aubin is constantly reaching new audiences through innovative performance formats and creative initiatives both on and off the podium.
The 2022-23 season kicks off Dr. Aubin’s inaugural year as Music Director of the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, he is Music Director of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra and serves as Artistic Director of The Chelsea Symphony. In his role at TCS, he has led highly visible collaborations with partners such …