Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra

…And Bold To Fall Withal * (Henry Hudson in the New World)-excerpt
for Tenor and Chamber Orchestra

Libretto and Music by Gary S. Fagin

Commissioned by The Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts in celebration of the
400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s sail into New York Harbor.

Premiere performance, January 16, 2010
The World Financial Center Winter Garden, New York City
The Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra, Jason Danieley, tenor
Gary S. Fagin, conductor

*from an entry in first-mate Robert Jouet’s journal on the day Henry Hudson’s Halve Maen (Half Moon) sailed into New York Harbor for the first time, “The land is very pleasant and high, and bold to fall withal.”

The debut concert of the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra was held in Lower Manhattan's premier performance space, the World Financial Center Winter Garden, on January 17, 2009. The concert featured extraordinary violin soloist Elizabeth Pitcairn playing the legendary Red Violin.

Photos by Robert Simko.

Music Director Gary S. Fagin and the musicians of the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra accept accolade from the audience at the conclusion of the "18th Century Classics" concert at Pace University's Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts on May 15, 2009. This concert featured celebrated Spanish clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester. Photo by Adam Hume.


Music Director Gary S. Fagin and the musicians of the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra acknowledge the applause of the audience at the historic John Street United Methodist Church on March 15, 2009. The concert featured the chamber choir Seraphim and cellist Astrid Schween. Photo by Robert Simko.