WSO Opens its 3-Concert Newtown Series with sublime 'Echoes of España', Sunday, November 2nd, 2025

Echoes of España:

With Ritual Fire Dance, Carmen Fantasy with Solo Violin

Sunday, November 2nd | 4:00 PM | Edmond Town Hall, Newtown, CT

Let the passion of classic Spanish music whisk you away to a sun-soaked land of fiery rhythms and lush melodies. With two award winning soloists joining a WSO 26 musician chamber orchestra, this performance brings Spain’s rich musical soul to life. From vibrant flair to tender romance, it’s an afternoon that dances between drama, passion and beauty—perfectly timeless.

(Left) Violinist Nathan Meltzer and (Right) Guitarist Nathan Huvard will join the WSO Chamber Orchestra for an evocative and spirited evening of music

“Echoes of España will feature the largest and most colorful orchestra ever to perform on the stage of Edmond Town Hall. We’re performing music of sun-drenched Spain, featuring glittering guitars, clattering castanets, and tremulous tambourines. Here in Connecticut, with winter on the way—join us for one last slice of Spanish sunshine and music that is muy caliente!”

Maestro Leif Bjaland, clearly brimming with excitement about the upcoming Sunday November 2nd 'Echoes of España' concert kicking off

WSO's 2nd annual Newtown Series at the historic Edmond Town Hall

Featuring the much beloved work for guitar and orchestra, Roderigo’s tuneful and expressive "Concierto de Aranjuez' and the violin fireworks of Pablo de Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy, this performance brings Spain’s rich musical soul to life. From vibrant flair to tender romance, it’s an afternoon that dances between drama, passion and beauty—perfectly lit, perfectly timeless.

This performance will feature a breadth of WSO’s professional orchestra musicians as a  26-piece chamber orchestra, including strings, winds, brass, percussion, and keyboard. Joining the WSO are two acclaimed soloists – violinist, Nathan Meltzer and guitarist, Nathan Huvard.

Come for the music, stay for the magic.

Program:

Chabrier:  España

Falla: Ritual Fire dance

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, for Chamber Orchestra and solo Guitar

Falla: Danse Espagnole

Turina:  La Oracion del Torero

Bizet/Sarasate:  Carmen Fantasy, for Chamber Orchestra and solo Violin

About our two soloists:

Guitarist Nate Huvard \/

Regularly performing with the Metropolitan Opera, Nate Huvard is a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and music professor based in New York City. He has built a reputation of sublime performances across multiple genres including early music, jazz, classical, new music, theater, and opera.

Nate's musical career has included extended roles in both Broadway theater and as chamber and orchestral musician across the United States.  His theater roles holding chairs on Broadway (Camelot 2023) and on tour (CHICAGO, 2022).

To experience Nate's sublime mastery of the guitar treat yourself to listening to: Capriccio Diabolico (1935) - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, ed. Nate Huvard on natehuvard.com/videos

Violinist Nathan Meltzer \/

Described by Gramophone as "Supremely polished...and exuding maturity ... stunning", Nathan Meltzer is a Juilliard graduate and student of Li Lin and Itzhak Perlman. He is winner of the 2023 Concert Artist Guild Competition, a major prize winner at the 2022 Sibelius and Singapore International Violin Competitions, recipient of the Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant, and youngest ever to win the Windsor Festival Competition. 

Nathan has performed as a soloist with major orchestras across Europe and North and South America as well as as a recitalist and chamber musician at celebrated international series. nathanmeltzer.com

The 2025–26 Newtown Series are made possible through the generous support of Northwell Health/Nuvance Health with Thermo Conductor Services as WSO’s Title Sponsor for its whole 10-concert Season. 

Calendar Listing

WSO Concert: ‘Echoes of España” 

Sunday, November 2, 2025 4 p.m. 

Edmond Town Hall, Newtown, CT 

Theatre Doors Open 3:00 p.m. 

Free accessible parking on site 

Tickets $40*;  [$10 for students with ID, please call box office]

*Plus standard booking fee

For tickets online, visit: waterburysymphony.org 

For ticketing by phone (WSO/Palace Box Office]: 203-346-2000

For more info:  WSO Telephone: 203-574-4283  

Or!, Join us for the whole 3-concert Newtown Series including our 2nd annual Candlelight Concert perfectly scheduled for that special treat on Valentine's Day!

Take advantage of our Flex Package Offer - purchase tickets to any 3 or more concerts* from WSO's whole 10-Concert Season and receive 10% off ticket prices and waived booking fees. [Available by calling our Box office 203-346-2000 [Mon -Fir 10-4pm] * Flex Package Offer applies to all regular season concerts and excludes Jurassic Park Cinema & Symphony at the Palace Theater on March 14th!