On March 8th, O.N.E. brings you an eclectic concert featuring a charming symphony, Symphony No. 101 by Franz Joseph Haydn, a song cycle for tenor and chamber orchestra by Yale School of Music alum Lori Laitman, and short works by Maurice Ravel and Jacques Ibert.

Haydn's Symphony No. 101, ‘The Clock,' is a late Haydn symphony, written in 1793 or 94; the work got its nickname from the ticking rhythm in the 2^nd movement. Maestro Sinclair calls the symphony “brilliant,” given that Haydn created the symphonic template that was later adopted by Beethoven and others. The symphony was received enthusiastically at its premiere and continues to be performed regularly.

Composer Lori Laitman and Maestro Sinclair met at Yale in the early 1970s; Maestro Sinclair is thrilled to present Ms. Laitman’s song cycle Becoming a Redwood on the March 8^th concert. Based on a poem, Pentecost, written by Dana Gioia after the sudden death of his infant son, the cycle includes two other poems by Gioia, Curriculum Vitae and Becoming a Redwood, and begins with a poem loosely based on text by Rainer Maria Rilke. Ms. Laitman is known for her facility at setting text for voice, both in the melodic structure of her works and her use of “word painting” – matching words to musical motifs. Orchestra New England will be joined by acclaimed tenor Thomas Cooley.

The concert also includes two short works: Jacques Ibert’s, Hommage á Mozart, and Maurice Ravel’s Pavane pour une infant défunte.