Jay Friedman

Jay Friedman appears in our directory as conductor of the Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest, leading programs of Vaughan Williams, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Dvořák, plus a world premiere. Listeners can expect well-loved orchestral staples paired with a new work, presented by a regional orchestra in the western Chicago suburbs.

The three programs listed here range widely: hushed English string writing in Vaughan Williams' Greensleeves fantasia and his Tallis fantasia for two string orchestras, the youthful drama of Tchaikovsky's First Symphony, the weight and structure of Brahms' First Piano Concerto and First Symphony, and Dvořák's rarely heard First Symphony alongside a brand new orchestral suite drawn from King Lear. A listener new to these pieces can expect a mix of familiar romantic-era favorites and more unusual repertoire choices, framed for a community orchestra audience, including a holiday sing-along and a concerto competition winner still to be announced.